It’s Only My Opinion
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■ As a longtime soap fan who loves flashbacks (and living in the past), these classic episodes are found money.
■ Jack vs. Victor on Y&R over Newman Enterprises in 1999 is as good as it gets.
Victor: “Only the lowest form of vermin would go behind a man’s back the way you did. That obnoxious character Baldwin will not sit on my board.”
Jack: “It ain’t your board anymore, pal.”
Victor: “I didn’t spend a lifetime building this company to have it taken away by the likes of you.”
Jack: “Funny, that’s exactly how my father and I felt when you stole our company. Now get out of my office.”
Victor: “When I’m through with you, you’ll have nothing. You’ll be nothing. You think you have won? You don’t begin to understand the power of Victor Newman. [Rips Jack and Brad’s portrait off the wall and smashes it over a chair.] I will crush you!”
Their conflict used to sizzle off the screen and was the highlight of “Rivals Week”, but there were other bonus moments: Paul’s mother battleaxing Chris with a book of baby names when Paul and Chris weren’t even pregnant ... Jill oozing to Malcolm, “You’re a hunk and you’ve got talent”... Victor surprising then-paramour Sharon (ew) with a new horse but vindictive Nikki riding it first because “that sort of thing doesn’t seem to bother you, Sharon” ... Jill and Katherine fighting over Phillip’s will.
Katherine: “He used you like a common whore.”
Jill: “I will kill you.”
Ch-ching! But — again — it’s not “Rivals Week” without Sheila vs. Lauren.
■ B&B gave us another week of locations, this time with Forrester fashion shows. It was so lovely to see Sally Spectra again in Lake Como (with Y&R’S Lauren!) and reminisce about “The Showstopper” being the high point of those dressy, messy dramas.
Ridge (joining Quinn onstage after she secretly donned his gown): “How dare you?”
Quinn: “This old thing?”
Ridge: “I hate you.”
Quinn: “I know. But someone had to wear it.”
Here’s hoping B&B does a “Rivals Month”. Kick it off with Stephanie’s horror
You can never have enough references to past A-listers like Bo Brady.
at Brooke’s Bedroom Line, throw in some Brooke vs. Taylor (mud fight, water fight, cake fight) and end with Sheila vs. Lauren. I really want to watch that one again, can you tell?
■ Life goes on at DAYS with no pandemics disrupting the action — just brain chips, doppelgängers and baby swaps. The debate over Kristen’s “fitness” was entertaining.
Brady: “She’s not going to hurt Sarah.”
Xander: “Oh, no? She killed
that nurse. She stabbed Victor in the heart. I think it’s safe to say she has a habit of losing her temper.”
Ya think? In the end, Brady let Kristen go on the run with their little urchin and headed back to Salem to face Grandpa Victor’s wrath. Brady: “Maybe that picket fence was never in our future.”
It is in Ben and Ciara’s future as they remain one of soaps’ cutest couples, recreating their first date in the park with Chinese food.
Ben: “It’s funny that we were celebrating on our first date me getting a job with Stefan.” Ciara: “And now we’re celebrating you getting a job with Stefan’s look-alike. He’s just as dangerous. Can’t you get a job with some sweet old woman?” Ben: “At least I have a job.” Ciara: “I never quit Titan, so ha.”
She opened her fortune cookie, which read, “Will you marry me?” and they finally
gave Ciara a scene with her mother. It never made sense that the first thing Hope did after getting de-chipped was to move in with Steve.
Ciara: “How are you doing?” Hope: “I haven’t worn a tiara in months.”
That’s better. Hope’s initial reaction to Ciara’s engagement to Ben wasn’t very regal, but she came around.
Ciara (showing off her “ring”): “It’s a washer from Dad’s bike. It’s like he’s giving us his blessing.”
You can never have enough references to past A-listers like Bo Brady.
■ Speaking of past A-listers, GH killed Holly on a mysterious WSB errand, which prompted Robert to grill Anna and drown his sorrows with Mac and Felicia and then show up drunk on Laura’s doorstep.
Laura: “Holly broke your heart and ran away with a piece of it.”
That about covers it. Except for the part where Mac handed Robert a “heavily redacted” report on her death and it looked like Holly isn’t dead after all but we will have to wait until ... fall? ... to find out. Sigh.
Elsewhere, Nelle drove salacious story, touching every Quartermaine and Corinthos with her smug sarcasm.
Julian: “We’re closed.”
Nelle: “Door’s wide open.”
Julian: “We’re closed to you.”
Naturally the little eavesdropper lurked, giving her the chance to overhear Brook Lynn torment Julian over having tampered with Brad’s brakes, which made Nelle late to meet her lawyer.
Martin: “Where is that little nutcase?”
Gathering blackmail material. She showed up looking like the psycho that swallowed the canary, and then eavesdropped again as Lucy announced she was off to officiate Michael and Willow’s wedding.
Nelle: “It’s so obvious what Michael’s trying to do.”
Martin: “If Michael chooses to marry a delightful young woman who he’s known for more than a year who is devoted to Wiley and who Wiley loves, I can’t imagine the court will object.”
Michael and Willow’s lastminute nuptials played all the beats as the Corinthos family filed into the Quartermaine mansion. Michael slipped Lila’s diamond and sapphire ring on Willow’s finger, Brook Lynn dug up a white dress, Josslyn rounded up some flowers, and voilà! Instant bride. The payoff was Monica finding out Lucy would be officiating.
Monica: “Couldn’t you have found anybody but Alan’s ex-bimbo?”
Nope! Talk about found money.
■ Hey. It’s only my opinion.