BC - Fri, 8/5/11

Did you hear there was a fire at Oakhaven? No, actually, I did NOT because they jumped ahead and it happened off-screen between JaNut showing Erica the gasoline she had saved up in a shampoo bottle and Kendall and Bianca talking about the fire.

I really HATE the fact that they are showing T__ C___ commercials during AMC, but even more than that I hate that they are showing them as the last commercial before returning to AMC after a spate of commercials, so even if you FF, it's hard to miss at least part of it as you jockey to get to the beginning of the next segment of AMC. How UTTERLY disrespectful to longtime fans of AMC!

I just LOVE JaNut! It was GREAT when she reminded Kendall that she was her cellmate back in 1991 or 1992. Damn, that's about 20 years ago! Kendall had already been aged to her early twenties by then, which means the current Kendall should be in her early 40s. I'm not going to try to pin ages at this point, though, because trying to figure out the Erica/Kendall age timewarp is enough to give ANYONE a migraine.

So not only did Oakhaven burn, but it burned to the ground? That's some kind of fire!

Leo has BEEN in Bhutan or is GOING to be in Bhutan? Or are they in Bhutan NOW? WTF? I can see why David's legs would be cramped after the long drive from Pine Valley to Bhutan. I had to look up Bhutan, which, according to Wikipedia is described as: "officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China."

Hmm, Zach has a tan, too. That David sure knows how to treat his living corpses well! Can't have them looking wan, now can we?

I'm not even sure how I'm feeling about all this. On the one hand, this is GREAT STUFF! On the other hand, it's pretty far-fetched. But since they are going away ANYWAY, WTH? Might  as well pull out all the stops!

Robin "I hope the ending consists of the entire still-living cast, past & present, giving the finger to Brian Fronz" Coutellier

BC - Tue-Thu, 7/26-28/11

This is ridiculous! Cervical cancer doesn't develop in a matter of 2-3 weeks after exposure to HPV! If Amanda has cervical cancer as a complication of the HPV virus, then she's had the virus for a very long time and there's no way she got it from JAR  unless she got it from one of their earlier go-arounds.  Which means Jake was also regularly exposed to it prior to her "slip-up" with JAR.

Angie sends Maya in to change the baby so that she can talk to Jesse. After a brief discussion between Jesse and Angie, Maya returns to the room and says that the baby has been changed, they had a little play time and now the baby is asleep. A "little" playtime?  How about a nanosecond? Unless the playtime consisted of the baby flinging her own poop around the room while she was being changed, there definitely wasn't any time for play. There wasn't even any time for proper diaper-changing.

How did Dixie's clothes get changed? She was wearing all gray; when she woke up, she was wearing all brown.

Why would Jack need TAD'S help to find a way to legally get into Oakhaven to see Erica? JACK is the lawyer!

I enjoyed all the repartee and in-jokes about show/character history that were being flung right and left at the Oakhaven


David has very good color for someone who just had, as Griff put it "invasive abdominal surgery".

Robin "will Dixie see Janet &  remember she killed Will?" Coutellier

BC - Mon, 1/17/10

(This is from last Thursday, but didn't seem important enough to warrant it's own Boogie Chillen.) Greenlee says the hospital isn't regulated by the SEC. Didn't she and David get control of the hospital by buying controlling shares of it? If shares are being sold, doesn't that fall under the auspices of the SEC? I don't know, I'm asking.

Greenlee asks Ryan what will happen if it turns out that the bad guys really DID sabotage Zach's plane. Will they come after Kendall and the boys. Ryan says he'll be careful. Hmmm, here's an idea: tell the widow that YOU are about to stir the pot and possibly bring the bad guys to her door. Kendall might actually have something to say about that.

Opal says she's sensin' heart-thumpin' triple espresso when it comes to the attraction between Erica and Caleb? Really? I'm not getting that at all. Yeah, they are theoretically fighting attraction, but I think Opal was right the first time when she compared it to watered-down decaf.

I thought Erica, Kendall, Bianca and Opal all got together to plan Erica's 11th wedding. So why did their get-together break up within a couple of minutes, at which time Opal and Erica went to Krystal's?

Can Greenlee legally divorce David while he's in a coma? I know that can be done after a certain amount of time, but he's only been in that condition for seven weeks.

Okay, it takes about 4.5 hours to fly from the east coast to the west coast (if you're lucky), and that's only counting actual flying time. People were already out and about in PV before Ryan left. Then Ryan had not only landed, but was out on the beach where the plane crashed (it crashed on an island, so some boat time would be involved, too). While he's out on the beach, Kendall urges Greenlee to join Ryan. So Greenlee rushes off to be with him. Within minutes she, too, is on the island beach in CA (I think they said something in an earlier episode about it being near Long Beach). The PV Transporter is working overtime today.

Is it up to Liza to drop the charges against Erica, as Erica put it "just like that"? Doesn't she have to run it by anyone else first? DAs drop charges if they know the defendant didn't do it, can't PROVE the defendant did it, know that there is a high likelihood that the jury won't convict, or possibly because the state doesn't think the costs involved will justify a trial. DAs do not generally drop charges because they are depressed and don't feel like prosecuting it anymore or because the defendant is annoyed by it. If Liza's not up to it, Liza should consider assigning it to an Assistant DA.

David wakes up and says Erica's name right after she gloats to him that it's OVER and he can't her her or anyone she loves EVER again. Erica, who was walking out, hears him say her name and looks back at him, horrified.

Robin "what will she do now, given the he might be able to tattle on Kendall?" Coutellier

BC - Wed, 12/1/10

Bianca tells Kendall that Spike and Miranda are at school. WTF? It's the day after Thanksgiving -- why would they be at school? Their school has a play ON Thanksgiving and they don't get Friday off, either. Man, what a sucky school!

Why is David breathing so hard and fast while in a coma? Does he have a fever?

Caleb starts off his speech in the courtroom by saying Erica is NOT a runner and has never run from anyone or anything in her LIFE! BZZZZZZT!!! She's run on several occasions. For instance, before Bianca was born, Erica was on the run (for the murder of Lars Bogard, I think) for several months before she was caught and thrown in prison with Kathy Bates. She ran away with Bianca when Bianca was a baby and renamed her to Betsy. She wore jeans. She started Enchantment as a pseudo-Avon company, marketing it as good makeup for people who couldn't afford the expensive stuff (she was hiding out from Travis at the time). She tried to break Jeremy out of prison and take off with him in a helicopter. And who can forget her sojourn as Desiree of the Desert? And those are just SOME of the well-known instances that come to mind. She is a recovering drug addict with the means to flee whenever and wherever she wants. That doesn't necessarily mean she shouldn't get bail, but please spare us the blarney about her not being a runner.

David is in critical condition. He's in a coma. Everyone in town hates his guts. He's also a prisoner. Yet there is no guard to keep him in or anyone else out of his room.

Robin "people will soon be lined up, snaking out of his room, like the line of people waiting to beat up the hysterical woman in Airplane!" Coutellier

BC - Tue, 11/30/10

Tidbit: The penthouse is located at 450 Old Cedar Lane in Pine Valley. That's a quaint name for a place that's located in a busy downtown area.

Why didn't Jesse already know that David had escaped by the time David was shot?

Well, I guess now we know where the stray bullet went. Isn't this the second time Madison has been shot, or am I confusing her with so many others on the show who have been shot?

Robin "PV, a town of bullet-ridden, yet scarless people (except Dixie, who's dead, but not from a bullet wound)" Coutellier

BC - Fri, 11/19/10

I'm about to start watching Friday's show. The Tivo description for it states "Griffin is introduced to Kendall". I can only assume that he'll be her grief sex partner for this go-around.

How far away is the island from civilization that the plane crashed at night, Greenlee called for help right away, but the Coast Guard didn't arrive until the next morning?

Not that I would mind for a second that Greenlee would be going to prison, but how is she supposed to "be there for Kendall, even if it's in handcuffs" if she's incarcerated? In what way is that "being there" for Kendall?

WTF is the MATTER with Amanda? Does her head have ANYTHING but air in it? Her husband obviously has a MAJOR problem with Griffin, so she invites Griffin to lunch with her to make up for Jake punching him? In what possible universe is this a "good" thing?

If the Coast Guard knows about Zach's plane going down, why hasn't anyone notified Kendall yet, even though enough time has gone by for Greenlee and Ryan to be immediately flown back to Pine Valley (via the Pine Valley Transporter, no doubt) from somewhere off the coast of California?

Robin "Kendall can't commence to have grief sex until she knows Zach is dead, after all" Coutellier

Wait a sec -- are those DISCO BALLS over Erica's table in the background (to the left of the painting on the wall)?

Am I getting deja vu with that monster mask? Didn't Ryan get accused of raping That Kit Fisher Person (Jack's sister, aka TKFP) while wearing a similar mask, which was found in Ryan's room? The rapist turned out to be Braden (aka Just Braden), Ryan's brother. The DNA matched 50%, so naturally Ryan was arrested and tried for it, given such compelling DNA evidence .

Why is Jack telling Krystal that Erica surprised him last night by admitting that she thought Greenlee was guilty. It's STILL last night. It's STILL Halloween. That happened only a few minutes ago and then Erica went to Wildwind, alone, to celebrate Halloween with her family. Jack, who didn't want to be interrupted on his daughter's murder case, then went to Krystal's instead of staying home and working on the case. Later he went to Wildwind to spend the ultra-important holiday of Halloween with Erica. Apparently he's going to let Greenlee fry.

The thunderstorm doesn't seem to be making Erica nervous.

The doorbell had not finished ringing for even a full second before Bianca came into the living room and asked if she was the ONLY one who hears the doorbell. No, but you have the patience of a newborn, only you express it more quickly.

Robin "is that scorched squirrel I smell?" Coutellier

BC - Mon, 8/9/10

I meant to post this first paragraph last week but it got lost in the shuffle:

Ryan is RICH. If PVH has become so abysmal in its care due to budget cuts, why doesn't he just transfer to a hospital in Center City or Philadelphia or NYC? Yeah, the story needs to take place and be part of whatever impending disaster is surely going to strike DUE to said budget cuts, but it doesn't really make sense realistically. As David is so fond of saying, PVH is a BUSINESS. If PVH is going to do things on the cheap, then the people who can afford to do so will take their business elsewhere.

David is so delusional about his methods. He's basically coming right out and telling Greenlee that she WILL be his Stockholm victim. He's not even pretending he's not trying to brainwash her.

So the beach cottage is LESS than 10 minutes from the Chandler mansion? More like 3 minutes? It takes me longer than that for me to get from my room, down the stairs, through the garage, open the gate, maneuver my car out, close the gate, buckle up and leave the driveway!

Wow, it's KENDALL!

Robin "I wasn't expecting THAT" Coutellier

BC - Wed, 7/21/10

Scott and Annie went all night and well into the next morning without him answering her about getting married? I find it hard to believe that Annie was willing to wait that long. Actually, I find it hard to believe that ANYONE would wait that long without at least DISCUSSING why they were waiting to answer.

I also find it hard to believe that eBabe didn't realize that it was morning and she had been up studying all night (apparently everyone in the house was up all night for one reason or another). Is she that oblivious to AJ?

Wait a second -- it's theoretically morning in PV -- so why is everyone gathered for a party (with cake) for Damon when they should be thinking about breakfast? IS it morning? Is it in the evening of the next day and neither Scott nor JAR was home all night or all of the day? What the hell TIME is it? Okay, FINALLY Damon mentions that it's lunchtime. So that means eBabe still hasn't checked on AJ since the night before. And since there was no peep from them and everyone else, including Krystal, left the house, Kathy and Jenny were apparently not even invited to the Welcome-To-The-Family party for Damon. Nor was Opal. If I were Damon, I'd consider blowing off the lame-ass party, too.

Scott gets a ring and proposes to Annie at the yacht club in front of JAR and eBabe and, at the last moment, Colby. Scott says doing it in front of family makes it even MORE special. WTF? The Chandler family is TOXIC! Would YOU want family members like them around when you proposed to someone, even if you knew what the answer would be? JAR, especially, is likely to sneer and say something really nasty to ruin the moment. At least eBabe has a touch of class, even though she's probably pricing guns and/or divorce lawyers at this point.

As part of his proposal, Scott tells Annie that she's all fight and fire and that when she wants something, NOTHING stands in her way. Uh, YEAH, she kidnaps, stabs and MURDERS people (that's PLURAL persons) that get in her way. I'd hardly call that an ADMIRABLE trait. All things considered, Scott looked like a total imbecile (to me) proposing to her with his face all glowing with love and sincerity. I think I'm going to HURL!

Liza is clearly obsessed about how Tad hurt her by having sex with her mother when Liza was a teenager. It keeps coming up between them. She is NEVER going to let that go, so why is Tad staying with her? If she can't get past that, then their marriage is going to be miserable. Well, given how much of a stone cold bitch Liza is and how Sanctimartinous (tm) Tad can be, not to mention the fact that they live in Pine Valley, it will be miserable in any case.

Okay, so now the adoption papers were signed "weeks ago" (when Damon kissed Liza) as opposed to "last night". I think AMC is on the wrong channel -- it should be on a science fiction channel.

Robin "Pine Valley, PA, where there IS no space-time continuum" Coutellier

BC - Mon-Tue, 7/19-20/10

Why would home services show up to inspect a home at NIGHT for a routine adoption check? And it IS night, in July and it's been dark for a while now, which means it's probably after 9pm (and Trevor should be in bed, not playing with the toddler 4 floors down). Do they really do surprise visits at NIGHT? If Damon really WERE 9 years old, he'd probably be in bed and the social worker would be disrupting their routine.

As I mentioned previously, Trevor has been reverse SORAS'd. Although he should be about 13 months old, there's no way the baby portraying him is walking yet although Amanda made it sound like he was.

Okay, Damon is all scattered, almost stood her up and he's not dressed for a party, but Colby has been bitchy and emotionally demanding to him for a while now. This couple is DOOMED.

If the social worker JUST left the house after her surprise night inspection, how did the adoption papers magically arrive? Wouldn't she have to do some paperwork and have the papers filed with the court, etc.? Apparently not in Pine Valley! She must have filled them out and put the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania Seal on it in her car at the curb, called an all-night messenger service, had them come to the car in front Tad's house and then deliver the papers to him (even though they probably weren't even COPIED unless she also has a copier in her car plugged into the cigarette lighter). Lame, lame, lame.

How often does Damon have to take those pills? Didn't Liza take his pills away earlier the same evening? Does Damon have to take them every couple of hours or he goes off the rails? Liza is still wearing the same clothes and even the same bracelet (and you know soap divas never wear the same outfit twice), but Colby is talking like Damon's been behaving erratically over the course of at least several days if not longer. I HATE it when they timewarp everything! It gives me a headache.

Damon KNOWS he's supposed to be taking his pills, so if it's been more than just a couple of hours that they've been missing, he knows enough to try to get them replaced, even if he IS being scattered right now.

Jamie Luner is fabulous shape, but the wardrobe dept should really consider putting her back into more Liza-like clothes (i.e., not sprayed on). All those tight skirts in profile aren't as flattering is they might be on someone a little younger.

Is Liza carrying Damon's pills around in her purse? If so, not only would it be easy for Tad to find them inadvertently, but they'd be rattling around every time she moved her purse.

JAR tells Colby that eBabe, AJ and Colby are his FAMILY and they will ALWAYS come FIRST with him. BULLSHIT! The only thing that comes first with him is his dick. I can't believe he said that right after Colby catches him making out with Annie. Way to put your family first, ASSHOLE!

Robin "JAR and Annie make me sick" Coutellier

BC - Thu, 7/8/10

NOTE: I'm just now picking up where I left off on Sunday with this episode. Sorry about that! Some of my observations/questions have probably been answered, but I don't know about it yet.

Is Erica launching her new perfume in Italy before she launches it in the U.S.? That's the only reason I can think of to send Amanda there when she hasn't done anything so far but photo shoots in [snort] the Fusion office.

Angie still hasn't told anyone but Jake about her intermittent blindness. Does that mean she's still driving?

I KNOW I'm not the only one who thought of Erica and the word "Grandmother" when Frankie said something to Madison about the dreaded "g-word" (Greenlee) not coming up

Angie tells Jake that her vision disappeared, but came back after she banged her leg into a table. Where THERE is her solution! She just needs to keep a hammer handy and whack herself with it whenever she feels her vision start to blur. She could wear it around her neck like a stethoscope. In lieu of that, I'm sure David would be willing to smack her anytime she asks.

Oh, Angie IS taking meds? It's about TIME they let us in on that little tidbit.

Amanda says she's going to pass on the Italy shoot if Jake can't go with her. Doesn't she have a contract that REQUIRES her to go? Contract? Oh, they didn't REALLY mean it. I mean, going to the zoo with her husband and baby is MUCH more important than the thousands of dollars it's going to cost the company for her to back out of it NOW. I thought she has already been identified as THE model/face of the company, at least for Erica's glamor side of things. The web is all atwitter about it (Twitter, too). She has a fanbase. She's already been announced and touted in the press. She acts like it's a vacation instead of a working, contractual obligation. Italy-schmitaly, my ASS! I hope Fusion takes her to court over it.

Why is Madison buck nekkid in the Hubbard living room? Yeah, I know it was so Frankie could catch her, but how stupid was THAT? Talk about making yourself at home!

Randi's top is nice, but that bolero/jacket/jacklette/whatever-the-hell it's called is BUTT UGLY! Whoever decided that it would be a good look should be FIRED!

How long was Jesse in WV that days would go by without him telling her he loved her? He and Bianca must have been in the same time warp. And, like Bianca, I don't remember him even leaving. And being in another state is hardly an excuse -- he DOES have a cellphone, after all.

So now they're going to send Randi to Milan instead of Amanda? Excuse me? Haven't we been down this road before? Randi was a H-O-O-K-E-R. There are videos of her having sex out on the internet. She WAS going to be the face of Fusion, but they had to scrap that campaign when the videos surfaced. Nope, looks like they've ALL -- including Randi -- completely forgotten about it.

Madison and Frankie have an mutual admiration fest. I had to LOL when Frankie told Madison that Ryan was a lucky guy and he just didn't know it yet. Uh, Madison MURDERED her husband and was a gambling addict, alcoholic (they seem to have completely dropped those two storylines) and blackmailer. Yeah, Ryan is a lucky, lucky guy! Not that Ryan is a prize. I wouldn't blame Madison for murdering husband #2 if said husband turned out to be Ryan.

I'm curious -- who's the blond child in the photo behind Jake and Amanda's couch? The child is too old to be Trevor. It looks more like AJ.

Robin "late to the party" Coutellier

BC - Thu-Wed, 6/9-10/10

I liked Frankie's little quip when looking for the ring. He said he knew a friend with a metal detector. Randi looked really surprised and said: "You DO??" Frankie: "Don't ask." I gather the implication was that his friend has employed his metal detector to find metal objects embedded within people at the hospital. It was cute [IMG]http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj154/boogiechillenamc/Smilies/smile-simple.gif[/IMG]

Okay, Madison was dismayed that she wore shoes from two different pairs and there wasn't enough time to stop and change them without being late to the wedding. A little while later she and Ryan show up at the Yacht Club. Jake, in the meantime, is still at home with baby Trevor. Neither one of them is dressed in anything suitable for a wedding and Jake has dirty hair and hasn't shaved for what looks like several days. And he's sitting down making wedding day video memories. Hello? Time warp, anyone? Madison could probably have gone comparison shopping for shoes in the amount of time it will take Jake to get ready, get the baby ready and get to the wedding.

Speaking of Madison and shoes, she and Ryan were at the casino/hotel. You KNOW Ryan could have snapped his fingers and had someone bring her another pair in nothing flat. Worst case, he'd have someone bring some to the wedding.

I see Jake had no plans to shave before the wedding. He appears to have washed and partially combed his hair, at least.

Ugh! I DETEST it when ABC/Disney does such BLATANT product placement. Having that guy sing and make such a big deal about HIM makes me wonder if the entire wedding storyline was merely a method to incorporate HIM into the storyline to sell recordings to make money for ABC/Disney. I didn't even get his name (on purpose).

Robin "don't know, don't care" Coutellier

BC - Tue, 6/1/10

See signature for links to Boogie Chillens on the web.

AMC - Boogie Chillen, Tuesday - 6-1-10

All things considered, that's an extremely neat, clean and dust-free cabin Erica and Caleb are sleeping in. Even the blanket Erica is using looks fresh out of the package. The couch is a deep, vibrant brown and looks like it might have a velvet-like texture to it. It looks like it's fresh from the factory. There are some artfully strewn leaves and twigs, but there's no accompanying dirt, although Erica's outfit is smudged all over. It looks more like she was working on a car though.

Wait a second. What was the timeline with the kid in the ER? The last time I saw the show (last week), Angie was intubating him while the other two people in the room stood like statues. She was screaming for a mask and gown. The next episode (Tuesday) starts with her standing in the hall talking to Jesse, quite calm and joking about how she must be out of her mind to invite David and Greenlee out to dinner. Then, about 12 minutes into the show, she's in the room staring at the kid again and saying he's breathing better as someone squeezes an air bag and she briefly gives non-information to the guy she paged. Then she goes into the hall again and Jesse compliments her on saving the kid's life. The crisis seemed long over, yet why would someone still be squeezing an air bag for the boy instead of him being on a ventilator? For that matter, if the crisis part was over, why was she just holding a mask to her face, belatedly, instead of having it tied on before entering the room, never mind putting a gown on first. Then Jesse points out that she has something on her face (blood). The blood was NOT on her face at the beginning of the show. Continuity, folks, continuity!

Robin "unmasked" Coutellier

BC - Thu-Fri, 4/20-21/10

Amanda apparently thinks Jake and Angie plan to have her committed (for no reason whatsoever). Maybe she IS crazy, because it's hard to fathom that kind of STUPID.

Jack tells Greenlee that he's used to being at odds with Erica, but he'll never get used to seeing Greenlee unhappy. He's in for a bumpy ride then, because Greenlee is rarely happy.

I know people recover quickly in Pine Valley, but how is it that Greenlee is now JOGGING given that she had such major spinal cord injury not so long ago? I can see where she would be exercising, but jogging, especially on cement, would be very hard on the back.

What is that THING Erica is wearing? It is NOT flattering and it's much too babydollish for her to be wearing. She MIGHT get away with it if it were a little longer and in the form of a dress, or possibly even with black pants, but the white-on-white combination just doesn't work. I'm wondering if Baby Jane Hudson met up with the Good Humor Man and that outfit was the result.

Scott and Annie seem to think that since Palmer died, the revolutionary product he and Scott were working on now belongs to Scott (because he stole it). Scott, himself, SAID that Palmer was bankrolling a team that was working on it. Uh, wouldn't the people on that TEAM know that it was Palmer's product?

What the hell time is it in Pine Valley? Everyone is at the Fusion office in full force (the sometimes there but mostly NOT there office staff to answer the usually silent but now ringing-off-the-hook phones). It's certainly daylight out. Erica is on a plane that has to make an emergency landing (wouldn't a missing fuel pump keep it from taking off in the first place?), JAR just got out of his morning shower, and Madison is working at the casino. WTF? What kind of hours does she HAVE? I thought she worked for Greenlee during the day and for Ryan in the evening.

Robin "what does she DO at the casino?" Coutellier

BC - Mon, 4/19/10

The Fusion office is suddenly buzzing with phone calls, staff and activity ... for no apparent reason. Here's what I'm thinking: every now and a GREAT while, Fusion airs a commercial for a BIG discount on something, so they bring in extra staff to answer the phone and take orders from people who can't resist an add containing the phrase: "Operators are STANDING BY!" Everyone knows, after all, that when you call to order products, the calls go straight to the Executive area of the corporate office. Yup, that must be it.

Why is Erica back in Pine Valley? Wasn't she supposed to visit Bianca and the girls in Paris after she left Kendall? Or did she go see Kendall instead? I won't even address the time-warp of Greenlee, Ryan and Erica all flying to Majorca and back in such a ridiculously short period of time.

They're really cramming the Liza-is-brilliant-and-should-be-the-D.A. crap down our throats. She's is NOT a brilliant lawyer. She's a downright STOOPID (spelling intentional) lawyer who doesn't even have an office! She does most of her work via her PERSONAL cellphone and a bar. She even does most of her paperwork in the bar. Now she's doing post-trial interviews in the bar. Maybe the state officials were confused over the definition of "bar exam" when they granted her a license to practice law. Besides, wouldn't a D.A. be required to have at least SOME experience prosecuting cases and rising in the ranks with experience?

Okay, I LOVE the timing of this! I'm doing an Anacrostic as I'm watching Monday's show. One of the definitions is: Incredibly Stupid Person. 9 letters. L-I-Z-A-C-O-L-B-Y -- it FITS! Okay, so the definition is only ONE word, but it works for ME at the moment.

Robin "It's about TIME they acknowledged the death of James Mitchell" Coutellier

BC - Fri-Mon, 4/9-12/10

OT: My apologies for my absence. I am 6 days behind on AMC! It's not unusual for me to watch 2-3 episodes at once, but this time I've been delayed by a new vice -- watching The Tudors starting from episode one -- now THAT is a soap opera! Every time I would tell myself to start catching up on AMC my willpower would weaken and I would watch another episode of The Tudors (On Demand) instead. I'm about halfway through season 3 now.

Back to AMC, Annie, fresh from her high of testifying before congress, is gushing to JAR about how great she feels and how worthwhile they made her feel. She's planning from now on to talk to children about being kind and generous. As if any parent would want their children being influenced by such a narcissistic homicidal psychopath.

Erica tells Kendall that she and Ryan ended their romance LONG before they even knew Greenlee was alive. Yeah, it was at LEAST a day, and possibly even TWO days before they found out she was alive.

While examining Nurse Gayle, the DA asks her if she was aware that, while under the influence of the drugs she gave him, Adam shot and killed Stuart, Liza vehemently objects and says the facts are not in evidence. A short time later Adam is testifying and the DA asks if it's true that Adam shot and killed Stuart while under the influence of the drugs, and Liza doesn't bat an eyelash. What facts came into evidence in between the witnesses?

If this case can make or break Liza's career, why aren't their any interested spectators? Most of the usual characters are elsewhere doing whatever they are doing and there aren't even any extras in the courtroom watching. Maybe this case isn't as important to her career as Liza seems to THINK it is. She doesn't even have an assistant.

Annie invites eBabe to come with her and JAR to the dinner at the British Embassy where the President will also be dining. Uh, if the President is going to be there, wouldn't people have to be investigated or, at the very least, INVITED through official channels in order to attend? For that matter, why is ANNIE being allowed to go. Just because she donated bone marrow and testified in front of Congress doesn't mean she isn't still a homicidal nutcase who could be a threat or, at the very LEAST, an embarrassment and unnecessary distraction.

Robin "was her invitation emailed to her?" Coutellier

BC - Wed-Thu, 2/17-18/10

Erica tells Greenlee: "Ryan and Kendall are long over -- Ryan and I are, too." Long over? LONG OVER? They broke up, what, the day before yesterday?

You know, with all the people that Tad and the gang have tied up, you'd think they would have done a better job of it. A CHILD could have gotten out of those bonds, yet David didn't even ATTEMPT to do so. Considering all the time HE has been tied up, you'd think HE would have done a better job of it, handcuffs or not.

Why would Ryan and Greenlee have planned to go to PARIS on their honeymoon? That was Greenlee's special place with LEO! Then she flippantly says he forgot about getting her a poodle and he said he was waiting until after they got back to Pine Valley for the dog. Again, LEO gave Greenlee a little dog. She named it Happy. Happy was never seen or heard from again. Something tells me a similar fate would befall any dog given to Greenlee. She's not really a pet person. She's not a people person, either. She's only a GREENLEE person.

Greenlee remembers Ryan saying: "I walk in a room and you're there, and I -- I feel it's my home." I finished that thought for him: "And when you're NOT there, I immediately have sex with someone else."

Robin "Ryan DOES have a history of problems with his memory & women -- out of sight, out of mind -- & sometimes even IN SIGHT & out of mind" Coutellier

BC - Mon, 12/28/09

It's a sad day, indeed when AMC dispenses with so many characters like used tissue because the AMC production crew is moving to California. It's even worse that they are getting rid of Ruth and Joe! They are CORE characters. The show was BUILT around them! Now the only person left on the show from the original days now will be Susan Lucci. That's not to say that Ray MacDonnell and Lee Meriwether (aka CatRuth) don't WANT to retire, necessarily, but it's sad just the same.

David should be smart enough to know that someone in a coma MIGHT actually be able to HEAR people talking. But nooooo, there he sits, going on and on about how Kendall and Ryan forgot all about her and hooked up before she was even cold in her presumed grave. It's TRUE, but Greenlee doesn't need to know that just yet.

David talks to Nurse Gayle about the past (so everyone can catch up, because Nurse Gayle should have already known all this stuff), and David goes on to tell how he found Greenlee, all washed up in her wedding dress. Then he says: "And I made a promise to her right then and there that I would do everything in my power to heal her. When she came to, I'd let her know how she'd been betrayed." So let me get this straight: David saved Greenlee for the sole purpose of telling her how horribly she had been betrayed by the man she loves and her best friend? Man, THAT is COLD!

Ruth STILL hasn't met eBabe? Where the hell has SHE been?

Zach tells Kendall that Erica keeps talking about "that night that we got stuck in the snow." Hello? It was LAST NIGHT, you time-challenged IDIOT! You woke up in the car on Christmas day. It IS Christmas day -- you came home in time to spend it with the children!

Why would Tad joke about Krystal burning down the house? She almost DID burn down the house while under the influence of drugs and David. I think it's a little soon to JOKE about it.

Robin "remember the time you betrayed me with my worst enemy? Ah, good times!" Coutellier

BC - Tue-Wed, 12/8-9/09

I think I'm getting the dates mixed up here as to which show is on which date, so please bear with me. That can happen when one gets behind AND has two versions of the same show (ABC vs Soapnet).

If the interview with Zach has been in evidence since day 1, why did Liza have to submit Nurse Ratchett's statements as Exihibit A? Don't they know how to count or alphabetize?

Well THAT was probably the fastest verdict in the history of television. I think they took a whopping 30 seconds! Oh please! The jury didn't even get instructions from the judge. They didn't even have time to introduce themselves to each other or pass out the forms, let alone SIGN them. I think I would have been happier if they had just not shown ANY of the trial and just told us about it after the fact.

I agree that charging him with first degree murder was totally bogus. There was no INTENT to murder his brother and there were no circumstances whatsoever that justified that particular charge.

Is it just me, or is Stuart's father sporting a barber-shop quartet hairstyle?

How many times did Liza say "Listen" in the last couple of days? Are we seeing another Brooke on the horizon?

Robin "Is anyone going to visit Marian for Christmas?" Coutellier

BC - Wed, 8/19/09

Wow, it's about time Colby had a decent hairdo. This is the first time I've seen her that she actually looks like she might be a grownup.

The nighttime shot of the exterior of PVH shows a man jumping off the ledge again. What were the odds of that?

How come Liza's baby is SOOO much smaller and younger looking than Amanda's? It looks like it's only about a month old whereas baby Trevor looks like he's about three months old.

Why can't Opal use her clairvoyance to find out where the baby is? All she really needs to do is deal some cards to at least get a clue as to his fate, right? Or she could read Amanda's palm

Robin "Or she could do what no one else will and call the police to report a missing baby" Coutellier