BC - 8/8/11

Tad's supposed to be a crackjack PI (and, yes, I believe he DID get his PI license in a Cracker Jack box, but that's beside the point). You'd think he would notice someone standing behind him at the park when everything else is so quiet because it's night.

For a couple of people who are about to go on a delayed "honeymoon", Tad and Cara really don't seem that hot for each other. If I were about to go on a weekend jaunt to Martha's Vineyard with my sweetie and we HADN'T had sex yet, we'd probably be all over each other before we got to the point of agreeing to go on a trip where we were, indeed, going to have sex (with each other).

What is the beeping medical equipment supposed to signify? If it's supposed to be Zach's heartbeat, it's WAAY too fast. If that's a normal sound for that room, you'd think it would drive anyone who had to be in the room (including the patient) bonkers.

So are Dixie, Zach and possibly Leo zombies now?

Okay, I know Greenlee is now dealing with Zach being on a bed in the same room (or one that LOOKS like the same room) as Leo was in. You'd think she would at least be gnashing her teeth to get back to finding Leo again, but she seems to have put him completely out of her mind to deal with Zach. I know she thinks it was a dream, and maybe it was, but now she's there with ZACH, right, so how can she know what's real and what's not? How can WE? At this point, as far as Greenlee goes, it's almost like one of those dreams where you dream you were dreaming, and you woke up, and WHEW, it was only a dream, but it seemed so REAL; and then something really bizarre happens, which seems perfectly normal to you, or at least acceptable as reality, and THEN you wake up for real and realize that you dreamed you had a dream and they BOTH seemed really real while you were dreaming them. Don't you HATE that?

Did you hear David refer to Angie as Andy Hubbard?

Robin "the scenes at Ryan's were just plain weird" Coutellier

BC - Thu, 9/16/10

The show started with Ryan remembering/dreaming about the fight preceding David's presumed death. Ryan was being tortured by David saying "Greenlee is mine, Greenlee is mine, Greenlee is mine", ad nauseam. I kept thinking that what SHOULD have been said and repeated was "What the hell kind of name is GREENlee??" [Yes, I know that Greenlee is the surname of Greenlee's maternal grandparents]

In a new role, the biggest since it portrayed Kendall's home pregnancy test, we have a character-prop labeled "Digitalis", making new appearances as often as possible when it really ought to stay hidden, especially when Greenlee, herself, says that her possessions are being searched for evidence.

That is one extremely unflattering top Bianca is wearing. Actually, it kind of looks like TWO unattractive (not to mention bland) tops, ripped up and loosely basted/glued to each other. What did the wardrobe dept do, tell her to twirl around the set while they threw tops at her, vowing to go with however they landed?

Tad says he can't imagine Ryan poisoning David, and he doesn't think Ryan can imagine it, either. Really? This from the man who buried someone alive and tortured him for, what, weeks, before he died in an "oopsy!" moment? Ryan has tied people up plenty of times, and wasn't he part of the group that strung up Richie with a noose and a chair (just to scare him)? Ryan was raised by a man who routinely beat his wife and children. He was a con-man. He's a man who drives motorcycles off of cliffs and callously lets people think he's dead. He was also the man who went to Fight Clubs and almost punched his wife with his clenched FIST! Being a soap hunk/"hero", he has moved from one violent storyline to another for years on end. Hell, he was beating the SHIT out of David minutes before David died! Ryan is a man of impulsive AND planned violence. He's lost his memory on several occasions and had a brain aneurysm. His brain is obviously f**ked up, probably in part due to all the blows to his head (fists, feet, bullets, rocks, pavement, boards and various handy instruments). Even titanium will break eventually. Poisoning should be a piece of cake (so to speak) for him, especially when it comes to protecting his lady-love (the aforementioned near-punchee).

Kendall says Ryan couldn't possibly have used Digitalis to poison David -- how would he even know what the drug would do? Uh, one word: I-N-T-E-R-N-E-T. Oh, looks like she figured that out by the end of the show (via his phone search history). Now the vial of "D" has fingerprints from, at a minimum, Greenlee and Kendall, both of whom are obvious potential suspects.

AJ got into a fight with another kid, who required 11 stitches. The principal discusses it with JAR who bribed him to let it go via an offer of new playground equipment, which makes me wonder why they are sending their precious little heir to a school that's so cash-strapped it can't even afford decent playground equipment. In today's politically correct, zero tolerance atmosphere, I'm surprised Jesse wasn't there arresting AJ.

Okay, THAT much invocation of Leo's name is a pretty good indication that Leo may show up again. And they aren't just showing LEO's photo -- it's a photo of Josh Duhamel playing Leo. I would LOVE to see him on the show again, but I have my doubts he'll return; they couldn't afford him anymore, and he's busy making several movies. However, I could easily see them pulling a JaNut and have him return after extensive plastic surgery, looking like a "new" man. If he does, that would make TWO of her husbands that have returned from the dead (THREE if we assume that David is not really dead and will eventually come back). Greenlee, herself, has returned from the dead. She's not a Black Widow so much as an out-of-control dead/not-dead remote control, not unlike a malfunctioning garage door opener.

Robin "whatever happened to her 'natural look' makeup campaign?" Coutellier

BC - Fri, 4/3/09

I missed the first minute or so due to a special report. It rejoined with Annie telling Aidan she knows she killed someone else and is sure of it. What did Annie see/remember to make her think this? I gather she had a dream of some sort.

Annie wonders why Aidan sticks with her. He says he loves her. WHY????? WTF is WRONG with him? What part of her is the lovable part, other than, perhaps, her nether regions which, let's face it, he can get from any number of sources that aren't necessarily homicidal and psychopathic and don't come with enough baggage to buckle the carousel at an international airport.

I still don't believe Aidan is constantly going in and out of Annie's room at Oakhaven, having sex with her and giving her frequent psychiatric counseling sessions, yet we NEVER see an actual DOCTOR come in, and no one but Tori even suspects that he's ever been there -- and Tori is imaginary (confirmed by the end of today's show).

Oh look, Tori does have different clothes (a yellow sweater vs a blue one)! I guess even imaginary people like to wear different colors occasionally. The yellow is very Easter-ish.

Did I miss something? David said Ian RECENTLY underwent a sternotomy to have a hole in his heart repaired. When did that happen? What's his definition of "recently"? I'm pretty sure I would remember Kendall and Zach agonizing over THAT or, at the very LEAST, mentioning it in passing, but all we've seen is Kendall coming out of her coma, driving around in another state and killing her best friend, and then f**king Ryan over and over again, leaving her children with others most of the time. Am I missing a big chunk of time? Do I have Alzheimers? I'm guessing he's talking about something that was done when Ian was first born, but if that's the case, they should clarify it. The word "recently" has a whole different meaning when you are talking about a toddler vs an adult or even a 3-yr-old.

Oh, I SOOOOO wanted to just slug Ryan in the belly with a mallet when he told Erica he's going to the hospital to make sure Zach isn't going to try to use baby Ian's illness to manipulate Kendall. WTF???? That's EXACTLY what Ryan is doing in going to the hospital -- using the baby's condition to manipulate Kendall AND Zach and to stick it to Zach when Zach is at his most vulnerable!

There's been a lot of speculation for quite a while now that David Hayward might be murdered. And that's just been on the internet -- now even PETEY voiced a concern about it within the show. I'm beginning to think that's not going to happen, though. Now I think RYAN is the one who will be murdered and it will be at the hands of fed-up AMC fans. One day he'll open his mouth and say and/or do something and the fans, in a single moment of clarity, will collectively say:

"THAT'S IT!!!"

Everything that has ever gone wrong in our entire lives will suddenly coalesce into that one moment in time and that one character. If David Hayward gets killed, it will only be because he wasn't fast enough to get out of the way and was crushed by the stampede of pissed-off fans (no doubt carrying torches and pitchforks) who are trying to get to RYAN. At the very LEAST, Ryan will get a thong wedgie that he'll NEVER forget! He'll be singing soprano and trying to dig that thong out of his butt-crack for the rest of his life!

Aidan researches something on the internet and discovers that a little girl named Tori Atherton went missing in 1987. So Annie either had something to do with it or she IS Tori. I wish they wouldn't go that route (of missing children). It's very upsetting with so many of them in the news. It's also upsetting to be constantly reminded of how bad the economy is. I watch AMC to ESCAPE reality, not to be reminded of it at every turn.

How did the hospital rule out anything based on STUART'S medical records? It makes NO SENSE that Adam was able to check in as Stuart and get by with STUART'S medical records. Stuart hasn't had any strokes, only Adam has. Why is the doctor even talking to JAR and Tad? It's a matter of public record that Stuart is married to Marian, so wouldn't they need HER permission to talk to anyone else? I suppose I could fanwank it so that Adam, pretending to be Stuart, told the hospital it was okay to talk to JAR about it, or even that Marian and Stuart are in on it and playing along, but this whole thing is just plain STUPID.

And now Adam has a "mood disorder"? Are they going an Uncle Junior (The Sopranos) route with him, giving him real or pretend Alzheimers? Wait a second! Are he and Stuart swapping in and out of the hospital? No, Stuart wouldn't be drawing Erica; but Adam has never exhibited the slightest interest in drawing things, whereas Stuart has been a lifelong artist. Hmmmmm. Maybe there's a THIRD brother or Adam has multiple personalities (pardon me -- Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)). Okay NOW it's starting to at least get slightly interesting.

Adam looks HOT in street clothes! JUMP HIM, ERICA!

Robin "TWO Alzheimers & TWO Soprano references in ONE Boogie Chillen!" Coutellier

BC - Wed, 3/4/09

It was kind of a pot/kettle moment when Kendall said something to Reese about wringing her scrawny little neck. I'd say they are (forgive me) "neck and neck" in that particular category

Geez that kiss David planted on Krystal (after, in a sinister manner, saying "NOW you're MINE!") was creepy -- it wasn't so much a kiss of affection or even ownership as it was a KISS OF DEATH. I did notice that there WAS a witness to the wedding, though, which I hadn't noticed in the episode prior. The accompanying music (by AMC, not within the story) sounded downright DEMONIC and Krystal, clearly feeling like something is NOT right and walking over to one of the many rows of candles made me think of Rosemary's Baby. That wasn't a wedding -- it was a SATANIC CEREMONY!

When David walks back in and asks if Krystal is all right, she says she's just chilly. How can she possibly be chilly with all those lit candles in the room? That must be why she walked over to them although, honestly, she would have been close to candles no matter WHICH way she turned.

Okay, that's just WEIRD -- there HAD to be a deliberate Rosemary's Baby vibe to the wedding of David and Krystal considering that the next scene I see has him delivering Krystal's fantasy baby, which turns out not to be a baby so much as a THING.

If Greenlee's memorial service isn't going to be until the next day, why is Opal putting her picture all over ConFusion the night before? If the bar is open for business, that's kind of a downer and there's a good chance the photos will end up with mustaches, drinks and God knows what else on them before the next day.

Wow, JAR sobered up FAST!

Robin "he always DID have amazing recuperative powers" Coutellier

BC - Fri, 2/6/09

Tidbit: The Fusion office is located at 500 Front Street. (Isn't Front Street where Erica went to score drugs when she was hooked on painkillers?)

It seems to me that if BOTH Ryan and Greenlee are ~repeatedly~ having dreams where one or the other of them is dead or near death, then maybe they should rethink getting married. I mean, CLEARLY there is some subconscious angst going on. Maybe it's not FEAR of the other one dying a horrible death, but a DESIRE to see the other one die a horrible death. Obviously they are picking up strong vibes from viewers of the show :-)

Zach offers the VIP Suite at the Casino for Bianca and Reese. JUST the place to bring a bunch of CHILDREN to soak up a nice, quiet, family atmosphere.

Why does everyone on the show always have the staff pack and unpack their things or have their stuff "sent for"? I don't know about you, but *I* HATE the thought of anyone else going through my personal things and deciding what and what not to include! Assuming someone is able-bodied enough to pack (or at least CHOOSE) their own things, they SHOULD do it themselves! I mean, they never show Winifred packing up the vibrators, porn, thongs, lubricants and other "personal" products. What about jewelry and other valuables? How about compromising photos and diaries?

Robin "I'm just sayin' ..." Coutellier

BC - Fri, 1/30/09

I just realized that Annie's hair seems considerably darker. How is she getting her hair dyed in Oakhaven?

Why isn't there a big red spot (and possibly whitish WELTS) on Reese's face after her mother whalloped her SOOO hard across the face that it was practically a PUNCH?

I know Tad is REALLY hurt and very angry, but he should shut his trap when it comes to slamming Krystal where Kathy could overhear. He sent her upstairs to play so he could talk to Krystal. Kathy is NOT an idiot. If I were her, I'd be listening to them as hard as my little ears COULD listen. Oh look, there she is NOW, sitting on the stairs! And she stomped up them when Krystal finally left, but Tad didn't even notice the commotion.

Is anyone going to tell Alice Hart that Kendall is awake? Has anyone mentioned to her that Kendall was even in a coma, let alone that she had a heart transplant? For new watchers, Alice Hart is Kendall's VERY sweet and loving adoptive mother who raised her FROM BIRTH. She lives in Florida.

I'm SO glad that Reese and Zach did NOT have sex in the wake of her mother's slap! That doesn't mean they won't still do it, but it would have been easy (and predictable) for them to have sex and, because they are busy getting busy, have Zach not answer his phone when Bianca called to tell them that Kendall was awake. Zach said everyone has impulses, but it doesn't mean they have to ACT on them. What a REFRESHING idea for a soap! The characters aren't going to act like normal people most of the time, because then there wouldn't be any dramatic stories, but it's nice to see them behave once in a while and maybe set an example to people that actually makes sense while at the same time acknowledging that people DO have impulses.

OT: I told someone (who smokes) recently that I quit smoking when I was 18 and am, in fact, allergic to cigarette smoke and can't STAND it, but that, every once in a while, I have a dream where I not only smoke, but I LIKE it! He looked crestfallen and said that didn't bode well for him quitting eventually. I reminded him, though, that we all dream about doing things that we would NEVER do in real life :-) For instance, in my DREAMS, I often glide or sometimes just levitate merely by concentrating really hard. I run a lot in my dreams, too, and the gliding in between touching down can be quite extended. I also race along on something akin to a combination magic carpet/bobsled -- it doesn't leave the ground, but it goes really FAST and is quite maneuverable just by my pulling on one side or the other :-)

Is it REALLY necessary right NOW to tell Kendall that Zach was the donor father to create Gabrielle? It's not enough of a shock to Kendall to find out that a) she's in the hospital and doesn't know how she got there, b) she's been in a coma for three months, c) she had a heart transplant, and d) the heart donor was her own brother? And she doesn't even know about MYRTLE (or Babe) yet!

Robin "FGS, PACE yourselves!" Coutellier

BC - Wed, 1/14/09

Frankie is being an ASS! He pushed Randi and pushed her and pushed her to make her feel safe and open up to him emotionally and let her know that he understands about her past and does not judge her for it. Then, at the first bump in the road he turns his back on her BECAUSE of her past.

What is Greenlee so upset about with that dream about the motorcycle? Ryan's crashed before and he'll crash again (many times, no doubt) -- it's what he DOES. And as I say every time he crashes, his head is made of titanium and his body will BOUNCE. I mean, REALLY -- are we supposed to be even REMOTELY concerned about him crashing his motorcycle? Or anything else, for that matter? He's clearly indestructible.

Why is Reese thanking Erica for brunch? She was only there for a couple of minutes before Bianca showed up and she didn't even EAT anything! Not that she or Erica have eaten anything since last year anyway ...

Why is Kendall's heart beating so fast? Is that a symptom of it "failing"? Does she have a fever? I mean, she's just LYING there (looking fresh as a daisy at a point where most people would be atrophying and their hands getting clawed). For that matter, why is the heart monitor beeping at ALL? They can turn that off and there's no reason for it to be annoyingly beeping 24 hours a day. What if Kendall can hear it and it's driving her CRAZY (even more crazy than she normally is)?

Robin "at least we aren't getting a non-stop jabberfest from inside her brain this time" Coutellier