I'm fine with it when it's just a small day player role. That's really normal within the industry and not specific to #GH
The problem becomes when the person really isn't qualified for more than that (or is totally wrong for the role) and they end up inhaling airtime for months or yrs
He looks like he can still pass for mid-20s, even if he's over 30... but who knows how recent that pic was from the article
As long as he's not a recast Aidan or a new member of the teen set, it should be fine... Completely unnecessary, but fine 😂
They shouldn't even be hiring day players 🙄 #GH
Don't think that's the same guy lol
This Elliott Carr looks maybe mid-20s at most 🤷♀️
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As if this cast isn't big enough already! 😂
They go out of their way to not say what role he'll be playing, so he'll just as likely be a day player... but seriously!?
This show has 36 MINUTES to tell EVERY story. The last thing they need to be doing is hiring anyone. Good budgeting lol 🙃🤦♀️ #GH
But TBH most people hate when I deconstruct media bc they think it "ruins" it lol. I apologize if I've ruined any tv for you in the past
It's not intentional. Just result of giving someone few degrees in media and 25+yrs working in it lol
The classes in propaganda were prescient and esp useful tho
Not sure anyone's learning critical thinking anymore. Or if they ever were, not just STEM students... based on how easily they're all getting sucked in by our current media hellscape lol 🤦♀️
I usually just deconstruct the "argument" and ask pointed questions on known/agreed upon facts. Result 50/50 😆
OMG, what was she, a comatose incubator for baby litters??! 🤣🤣
Please, no! Do not give them any more bad ideas... for every time they write one character into a corner or get bored and want to start over again 😂 #GH
The problem isn't the writers. I've lost count of how many head writers Frank's had under his regime. At some point you have to consider maybe the boss is the real problem lol
He seems to prefer the ones who give him what he wants or agree w/ his bad choices. Patrick's efforts were all undercut #GH
True... Tho Nina wasn't patient zero of that DNA, Madeline & Liesl's parents were 🤣🤪
My version is how you do a quick repair - any decent writer could do it. Patrick tried. But it can only happen if they dump the people who messed up the story/show in 1st place lol, and clearly they refuse to 😒 #GH
Well it's not proper way to construct that story lol... but there is simple fix - if they cared:
Trauma from lifetime in cults/abuse buried. DarkWillow is trigger/disassociation from kids being taken... I'd add buried memory teen pregnancy, baby taken. 2nd pregnancy, she left cult. Done lol #GH
If Ethan actually were there to infiltrate Sonny's org, now THAT would be a real dramatic twist! 😆
Of course they'd never write that, much less have him succeed at taking Sonny down, so Ric's concerns are meaningless
Tho 3rd gen con-Ethan working for WSB or cops is actual soap story lol #GH
Well they'll never actually write Willow dealing with all her trauma - ie. being stolen, raised in cults, s*x trafficked by the woman she thought was her mother, etc lol - so the character's basically a wash
Don't even care if they do/don't redeem her. It's all empty plot-driven garbage lol #GH
It's possible. Most "reality" stars in 2026 are playing roles... plus the editing and story editing will maintain the narrative... tho at least it's less manipulative now and the players are active participants lol
But they're also broken/awful enough where they're happy to keep feeding into it 😂
Did you write that? You have beautiful penmanship if you did! That's a really nice "font" lol
It looks a lot like my lists when I compile them... except mine are usually overloaded w/ things I need to do/want to do/aspire to do. That way if I can check off even half I've accomplished something 😂🤪
I'd guess she was raised by narcissist, experienced all kinds of traumas, then became narcissist as result of upbringing
Main reason I don't watch "reality" tv is bc it's so scripted and performative - when not exploitative lol. It's just as likely she's putting it all on, which is itself a choice
Haven't watched any of those Housewives shows in decades, but I'll take your word for it that she's awful lol
Did you ever see that Alicia Silverstone show (American Woman) that was a fictionalized version of Kyle's childhood? If even part of it was true, it would all kinda track 😂
Don't even get me started on Trina and every path/profession they should've had her going down! lol
By 80s/90s metrics (when #GH was shockingly somehow more progressive and less racist than now), Trina would 1000% be a doctor... not sure she's got spy vibes but she def would've helped in a caper
Maybe not lately - haven't seen much of her bc I find Gio unwatchable lol. But her basic character traits are more calculated
Emma feels more like rogue/unpolished spy (like Frisco) who's essentially good at job but gets in trouble bc of emotions... vs Joss who's just opposite of spy criteria #GH
I'm still watching scene clips and following some storylines... but sadly it's getting less and less. Bc while many of the performances are great, and the individual scripts/scenes might be good, the overall storytelling is just failing everywhere. Even when they start off on the right track #GH
Joss is inherently not the sharpest character, and very ill-suited to being a spy. She makes impetuous, emotional decisions and doesn't know how to play it cool or hold things back
Emma on the other hand, esp in this iteration, would've made a great spy. She's very cautious in sharing anything #GH
They don't do any types of storylines well anymore 😂
But they fundamentally don't understand spy stories or how the characters NEED to be smarter and more clever than any situation they're in
And it's impossible for characters to be 10 steps ahead when stories are being structured as they go 🙄 #GH
Well Joss is a proven idiot so it could really go either way 🤣🤣
But it's still super dumb and weird even if she were just throwing it out there to test him... she's a terrible spy! 🤦♀️😂 #GH
CBS ages quite old in their primary demo - whether they like it or not lol. But realistically it's an important demo, w/ A LOT of ad dollar value... and you're prob still on younger side of that CBS demo
Ghosts and Eternally Yours have same writers/producers and will shoot in same location
Oh, it's not even the execs. It's the people at top and C-suite
They got rid of most of really good execs and kept "yes men" middle-management types who wouldn't push back at deliberate mediocrity lol
The few good execs are hanging on by a thread. It's not good rn. Lots of Xers in the biz are f'ed
There's only ONE night in their entire lineup I'd watch, and even then they f'ed it up
- Hold Georgie & Mandy til midseason
- Instead pair Eternally Yours w/ Ghosts (tho that might've been too much for the Joes)
- Save Elsbeth and pair lawyer shows Matlock w/ Cupertino
It's not rocket science 🤦♀️
Spinoffs used to be great... when they were based on great original platform shows (Cheers/Frasier, Good Wife universe etc)
All these super-mid and hack generic "franchise" shows aimed at lowest common denominator in the flyovers are so forgettable they don't even need to be renamed to spinoff 😂
The problem isn't lack of creativity or creative ability. Proven, talented writers can't get their more original ideas/projects made anymore... it's 100% bc of the so-called "business" people controlling/ruining the studios and networks now
Franchises/spinoffs/sequels feel like safer investments 🙄
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But seriously... Faison NOT being a doctor was why he needed Obrecht to do his evil doctoring for him 🙄🤦♀️😂
At best he was a dilettante amateur scientist who dabbled in things like controlling the world w/ alien crystals 🤣🤪 #GH
OMG what a 💩show. WTAF w/ this nonsense?!! 😂🤦♀️
This is why I've watched maybe 4 scenes in 2 wks... and even today (LOVE Tracy - she's ALWAYS right! lol) there was a huge but easy to explain plot hole... um, where exactly did BLQ's car disappear to? lol 🤔
Answer: obvs having snow tires removed 😆 #GH