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In Los Angeles on The Bold and the Beautiful produced such an old-school cliffhanging episode for Monday that all hats go off to the writing team!  Two people called me and asked, “What dog you really think us going to happen?” Not texts — actual phone calls. Five major storylines, all strong leaves the ‘what will Ridge do?’ issue as the most exciting and important.

Bold and Beautiful,
season 34
episode 202

In Genoa City Wisconsin on the Young and the Restless, new foundations are made, while Ben “Stitch” Rayburn is starting to creep out a lot of people. Meanwhile, the addition of Ashland and Tara Locke have made Victoria finally shine in her role in the business world.

Young and the Restless
season 48, episode 2

On The Young and the Restless, the episode is features Nick and Summer played by Joshua Morrow and Hunter King in scenes that depict the hardest of all human encounters: the long, bittersweet goodbye. Meanwhile in Genoa City Lily has overcome cancer, a dead husband and a 6 month prison sentence for manslaughter as she giggles about Ashland Locke’s condition. At the Abbott mansion, as Harrison has moved in with Tara, is finally introduced the fabulous Aunt Traci and Aunt Ashley while Billy and Jack round out the scene for a full-Abbott celebration.

Young and the Restless
season 48, episode 198
The Bold and the Beautiful
season 34, episode 197

On The Bold and The Beautiful, Ridge deduces that Justin Barber must be lying about Thomas because of the ‘Eye On Fashion’ related “he left his phone here on business” excuse. Ridge, citing how young people do not make a move without personal cell phones asserts to Justin, “He wouldn’t have made it to the elevator” much less “take a business trip” without his cell phone. Liam is making a better case for himself than Justin is, yet all he is getting as a reward is a trip from L.A. County Jail to the Maximum Security system, whatever that means to Detective Baker, the Chief of the L.A. police department.

On The Young and The Restless, Christian LeBlanc asks a fresh-from-Portland Kevin a brilliant multi-layered question.

Young and the Restless
season 48, episode 197

On The Bold and the Beautiful, Justin seems to have shown a side that is ugly, jealous, envious and petty. Who would have thought that the viewers would be routing for Thomas?

The Bold and the Beautiful
season 34, episode 196

On the Bold and the Beautiful on Tuesday, American actor Aaron D. Spears as attorney, Master of Business Administration and best friend of Bill Spencer,  Justin Barber, MBA, Esq.,  tries to establish some realistic, legally based thinking into the fiasco that is the Vinny situation.

The Bold and the Beautiful
June 22, 2021

On the Young and the Restless, veteran actor Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott tries to ensure that he shows his son Kyle how to be a father to his son, Harrison Locke.

Young and the Restless
June 22, 2021

Marriage contracts, as other contracts, must be signed, sealed and delivered. As an attorney I learned the kindness of strangers through this reality. Walking in a glow of victory over a contract that I did not think would ever be completed, a young man tapped me on the shoulder as I was delivering the contract from the New York City Bar Association on West 44th Street 5 blocks to a law firm still located in the Met Life building. I had told the firm, “Forget the provess server, this is a 10-minute walk I would be glad to make.” The weqather was early winter, dark and misting snow – and I listened to the young man, “Sir, I think you dropped this.”

I had been holding the contract in an FedEx waterproof envelope which unbeknownst to me had fall from where I was clutching it under my right arm until the water let the contract slide out from me and on to the street. I said to the young man, “Sir, you just saved my life.” He did change my life – had I lost that contract on that late afternoon in December the blowback would have been epic enough for the firm to send me packing.

It was delivered, yet to this day, decades later, I never told the partners who might have put me out on my own but for the kindness of this stranger.

Yes, most people are good.

Water-Is-Wide

What is the business creed of the Newman family of Genoa City?

The Young and The Restless, June 17, 2021

In my house growing up the rule was as follows, as laid down by my mom: “Never disrespect the name ‘Victor Newman'”.
In episode 182 of season 48, the beauty of the hearsh truth of Victor, played with pure brilliance by German/Californian actor Eric Braeden, the middle section of which I transcribed below. The scene between Victor and Victoria shinesas one of the best of the season 💪🏼 ♥︎.

Eric Braeden as Victor Christian Newman, Amelia Heinle as Victoria Newman
Tangled Up in Blue, Bruce Hornsby and Bela Fleck
Tangled Up In Blue,
Bob Dylan