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General Hospital: Five Years is Not Enough

Now I am hardly the first person to be complaining about it, and I spent a good chunk of yesterday having a bit of a meltdown about this. But sometimes a thing just needs to be documented.

There is a disclaimer over all of this that maybe General Hospital is playing an absolute genius long game here and that we're all meant to be freaking out about this massive continuity lapse so they can give us a Big!Reveal! that, as one viewer I wish I could find again suggested on social media, maybe Nikolas got into some of Helena's concoctions and has drugged or mind-chipped Laura, Curtis, and Sam into conveniently forgetting what they know. If an explanation to this is forthcoming, I welcome it. I'd love to be proven wrong here.

Because they know. Boy howdy do (Mayor) Laura and Sam and Curtis know that Nikolas was the one who hired the hitman to kill Hayden. And Curtis knows that Laura and Elizabeth know. Wait, are we sure? Maybe they just momentarily suspected it and then let it go? Maybe it was no big deal and it's just one of those soap things where we have to hand-wave a minor piece of retroactive continuity for a great new story? 

No. We're sure.

Nikolas: Who the hell do you think you are?

Curtis: I'm the man that knows enough to put you in prison for attempted murder. Like I said, I got proof you had Hayden shot.

Hayden: It's true, Nikolas.

Curtis: Hayden hired me to find proof that she was the intended target that day in the garage. Once I found said proof, I took steps to safeguard Hayden.

Nikolas: Wow.

Curtis: And myself.

Nikolas: Convenient. What kind of steps?

Curtis: Like I'm gonna tell you. Let's just say it's enough evidence to get the case reopened. And it's a good bet that they're probably gonna drag your moms in for questioning. Now, is that what you really want?

Nikolas: Every word that comes out of your mouth is a lie.

Curtis: All the cops have to do is assemble ballistics tests to prove that the bullet they took from Hayden's head did not come from Shawn Butler's gun. That'll open a second investigation. I can make that call at any time to make that test happen. And then the dominoes fall. Next thing you know, your ass is on trial for conspiracy and attempted murder. Unless you cooperate. It's really up to you.

2020 Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced

This'll be updated as more nominations are announced....

Best Drama Series
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Best Actor
Steve Burton, (Jason) GH
Thorsten Kaye, (Ridge) B&B
Jon Lindstrom, (Ryan/Kevin) GH
Thaao Penghlis, (Tony/Andre) Days
Jason Thompson, (Billy) Y&R

Best Actress
Finola Hughes, (Anna/Alex) GH
Katherine Kelly Lang, (Brooke) B&B
Heather Tom, (Katie) B&B
Maura West, (Ava) GH
Arianne Zucker, (Nicole/Kristen) Days

Best Supporting Actor
Mark Grossman, (Adam) Y&R
Bryton James, (Devon) Y&R
Wally Kurth, (Justin) Days
Chandler Massey, (Will) Days
James Patrick Stewart, (Valentin) GH
Paul Telfer, (Xander) Days

Best Supporting Actress
Tamara Braun, (Kim) GH
Rebecca Budig, (Hayden) GH
Susan Seaforth Hayes, (Julie) Days
Christel Khalil, (Lily) Y&R
Annika Noelle, (Hope) B&B

General Hospital: Nurses Ball Day Two, A Modest Proposal

First of all I loved that the "Everyday People" opening number actually had pretty simple choreography that you could actually buy a group of nurses could learn (instead of a bunch of professional dancers). And Jacklyn Zeman always makes me so happy when she's up there dancing her little heart out.

Also Felix! Epiphany!

I absolutely adore Kim's dress from the top all the way down to.... right above the knee, where the weird multiple ruffles begin. 

Why complicate a good thing?

Speaking of which, it's no secret that I'm completely smitten with the idea of Finn and Anna (because I approve of how smitten he is with her, as everyone should be), but they've now moved Alexis and Finn past "casual sex" into "actual dating" and the last thing I want is a love triangle where Alexis and Anna are somehow competing for the same man, so that's disappointing. And yet here we are.

I continue to not care in the least about Henrik/Peter. He's just kind of dopey and I will also lose any semblance of calm if I start articulating how I feel about the completely insane retcon of Anna effin' Devane willingly having sex with Faison and carrying his child to term. (Just in case nobody's noticed, she happens to be my all-time favorite character on this show and I have decades worth of feelings feeding into this ...nope, I'm going to stop.)

Nothing in the performance Chase got "hazed" into by Dante (DEAR SOAP GODS PLEASE GIVE DOMINIC ZAMPROGNA SOME REAL MATERIAL, HE IS ONE OF YOUR BEST ACTORS) suggests that anyone else (besides the backup dancers) was supposed to be in it, so that made no sense.

The actor did a good job and it would've been super-cute if (a) I'd ever heard that song and (b) he weren't a brand new person we barely know. 

Curtis in his magician's outfit? How is any man hot in a magician's outfit? Because he's Curtis, that's how. Continues to be the dreamiest dude on the show.

I also loved that act because, as I've mentioned, I love when the Nurses Ball feels like an amateur talent show instead of an over-produced night of lip-syncing ringers. And it was an act leading up to Curtis's proposal but there was still an act, you know? 

General Hospital: For Your Consideration

(aka Nurses Ball Day One)

Okay, today we got the pre-show and the red carpet and I'd like to take a moment to highlight a guest star who, if he doesn't get nominated for the Best Guest Actor Daytime Emmy in 2019? I will riot.

His name is Dutch and he is a star. Truly, Mark Teschner deserves another Best Casting Emmy for this one. What a find!

What a performance! I believed he was really eating. So convincing, so moving. Dutch needs a contract pronto.

 

• Otherwise, not a ton to say. I'm on record as disliking how they've glossed up the Nurses Ball in its "reincarnation," what with the red carpet and the overproduced music videos and bringing in a bunch of ringers as dancers instead of letting our characters do a full-on amateur talent show. So today's components were not my favorite. (Although I will absolutely take any Nurses Ball over no Nurses Ball any day, to be clear!)
  
  
• I did crack up at Joss being all, "This is unreal! I feel like Cinderella or something!" when she got to the step-and-repeat but then knew exactly how to pose for the cameras. I also cracked up that Sonny and Jason went to the Nurses Ball while Carly was spending the night in jail.
  
  
• So far I'd give "Best Dressed Couple" to Jordan and Curtis. 
  
  
  
• Also, how dumb is it that the Quartermaines' former (dearly departed) chef was actually named "Cook" but now they just call this one "Cook 2?" Is her name also allegedly Cook? I don't know, the whole thing is just a bit cheesy and maybe super-classist. And if they meant for it to be classist, like "see how these millionaires take the humanity away from their staff?" then I'd be fine with it, but that doesn't really seem to be the point. Also, how the hell is she supposed to be the chef for an entire gala full of people right before it starts? Now I'm babbling.
  
  
• Valentin looked....stressed. A lot.
  
  

 

• I haven't got the slightest idea who all those guest stars were* so I don't have any reaction. What, no AC Slater this year? 

Daytime Emmy Creative Arts Award Winners

Last night was the Creative Arts Awards leg of the Daytime Emmys, which has always meant all the designers and tech folks, but for some reason also includes acting/writing/directing for any of the Digital Dramas. They don't air the ceremony anywhere at all, but they did have the red carpet online with Carolyn Hennesy hosting. I watched that and... there were some awkward moments. They clearly did not prep her very well. But it was really cool to finally see all the designers and editors get all fancy and get some attention! (B&B had five women nominated for hair and makeup.... four of them were near identical white-blond-haired ladies. Heh.) (She got Lamon Archey's name wrong about seven times.)

There are a lot, so I culled the soap-related categories so you don't have to! Winners in bold.

BEST DIGITAL ACTRESS
Mary Beth Evans, “The Bay”
Vanessa Kelly, “Giants”
Lilly Melgar, “The Bay”
Alicia Minshew, “Tainted Dreams”
Anne Winters, “Zac and Mia”

BEST DIGITAL ACTOR
Kristos Andrews, “The Bay”
James Bland, “Giants”
Richard Brooks, “The Rich and the Ruthless”
Van Hansis, “Eastsiders”
Kian Lawley, “Zac and Mia”

BEST DIGITAL SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Molly Burnett, “Relationship Status”
Jade Harlow, “The Bay”
Terri Ivens, “The Bay”
Kira Reed Lorsch, “The Bay”
Alexis G. Zall, “Zac and Mia”

BEST DIGITAL SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brandon Beemer, “The Bay”
Stephen Guarino, “Eastsiders”
John Halbach, “Eastsiders”
Eric Nelson, “The Bay”
Derrell Whitt, “The Bay”

BEST DIGITAL GUEST PERFORMER
Jennifer Bassey, “Anacostia”
Thomas Calabro, “The Bay”
Patrika Darbo, “The Bay”
Chad Duell, “The Bay”
Mike E. Winfield, “Conversations in L.A.”

BEST DIGITAL WRITING
“The Bay”
“Conversations in L.A.”
“Eastsiders”
“Relationship Status”
“Zac and Mia”

BEST DIGITAL DIRECTING
“The Bay”
“Eastsiders”
“Relationship Status”
“Venice”
“Zac and Mia”

BEST CASTING
“Days of Our Lives”
“General Hospital”
“The Young and the Restless”

BEST ART DIRECTION
“The Bold and the Beautiful”
“Days of Our Lives”
“General Hospital”
“The Young and the Restless”

2018 Daytime Emmy Nominations

They're here, they're here! And there are actually a couple of surprises and cool things in addition to the frustrating absences.

It's sweet that the tech and design awards mostly just included all four shows, but that means the ones that didn't stand out even more. Poor Days of Our Lives costume designers! Guess they don't think much of The Bold & the Beautiful casting!

Anyway, I included all the digital soaps here, too, because (a) I'm personally invested in some of them and (b) they have a lot of crossover with the network daytime talent. For instance, hey, if you wanted Chad Duell to get a nomination for General Hospital, you'll be bummed but then a little glad to know he still got a nomination elsewhere.

Shall we? (Sorry the formatting's a mess, I'll clean it up when I have a little time but just wanted to get this out there!)

 

Outstanding Drama Series

 

The Bold and the Beautiful  

Days of Our Lives    

General Hospital   

The Young and the Restless    

  

Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series

The Bay The Series                                         

Eastsiders                                

Ladies of the Lake                              

Tainted Dreams                                       

Venice The Series                         

Zac & Mia                                       

 

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 

Eileen Davidson, as Ashley Abbott
The Young and the Restless                         

Nancy Lee Grahn, as Alexis Davis
General Hospital                                   

Marci Miller, as Abigail Deveraux
Days of Our Lives                                               

Maura West, as Ava Jerome
General Hospital                                               

Laura Wright, as Carly Corinthos
General Hospital                                            

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 

Peter Bergman, as Jack Abbott
The Young and the Restless                        

Michael Easton, as Hamilton Finn
General Hospital                                   

John McCook, as Eric Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful                                    

Billy Miller, as Jason Morgan/Drew
General Hospital                                                 

James Reynolds, as Abe Carver
Days of Our Lives                                                      

                                                                                                    

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 

Marla Adams, as Dina Mergeron
The Young and the Restless                                             

Camryn Grimes, as Mariah Copeland
The Young and the Restless                                            

Susan Seaforth Hayes, as Julie Williams
Days of Our Lives                                                             

Elizabeth Hendrickson, as Chloe Mitchell
The Young and the Restless                                               

Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, as Steffy Forrester Spencer
The Bold and the Beautiful                                                

Mishael Morgan, as Hilary Curtis
The Young and the Restless                               

 

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 

Wally Kurth, as Ned Quartermaine
General Hospital                                  

Chandler Massey, as Will Horton
Days of Our Lives                                                   

Anthony Montgomery, as Dr Andre Maddox
General Hospital                                                    

Greg Rikaart, as Kevin Fisher
The Young and the Restless                                   

Greg Vaughan, as Eric Brady
Days of Our Lives                                        

Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series  

Reign Edwards, as Nicole Avant Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful                                       

Hayley Erin, as Kiki Jerome
General Hospital                                            

Cait Fairbanks, as Tessa Porter
The Young and the Restless                                

Olivia Rose Keegan, as Claire Brady
Days of Our Lives                                        

Chloe Lanier, as Nelle Benson
General Hospital                                        

 

Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series 

Lucas Adams, as Tripp Dalton
Days of Our Lives                                      

Rome Flynn, as Zende Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful                                

Tristan Lake Leabu, as Reed Hellstrom
The Young and the Restless                     

Casey Moss, as JJ Deveraux
Days of Our Lives                                      

Hudson West, as Jake Webber
General Hospital                                           

Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series 

Ryan Ashton, as Zach Sinnett
The Young and the Restless                                      

Robb Derringer, as Scooter Nelson
Days of Our Lives                                                  

John Enos, as Roger
Days of Our Lives                                           

Morgan Fairchild, as Anjelica
Days of Our Lives                                                             

Vernee Watson, as Stella Henry
General Hospital                                                        

 

Daytime Emmy Pre-Nominations Are Out and Hoo Boy is the list...

....well, here.

These feel so insignificant these days with so few actors, so until the actual nominations there are hardly any major shocks. (Though it's funny to me that some of the Younger performer pre-noms are kids I've seen all of one time at most, but other the other hand I think that category is usually almost everyone who submitted.)

I do enjoy thinking about the actors' strategies for whether they should submit as Lead or Supporting because some of these are interesting to say the least.

Anyway, here we go:

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Sharon Case, as Sharon Newman
The Young and the Restless, CBS

Eileen Davidson, as Ashley Abbott
The Young and the Restless, CBS 

Melissa Claire Egan, as Chelsea Newman
The Young and the Restless, CBS

Judi Evans, as Adrienne Kiriakis/Bonnie Lockhart
Days of Our Lives, NBC

Mary Beth Evans, as Kayla Johnson
Days of Our Lives, NBC

Nancy Lee Grahn, as Alexis Davis
General Hospital, ABC

Marci Miller, as Abigail Deveraux
Days of Our Lives, NBC

Kelly Monaco, as Sam McCall
General Hospital, ABC

Gina Tognoni, as Phyllis Summers
The Young and the Restless, CBS

Maura West, as Ava Jerome
General Hospital, ABC

Laura Wright, as Carly Corinthos
General Hospital, ABC

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES 

Peter Bergman, as Jack Abbott
The Young and the Restless, CBS

Scott Clifton, as Liam Spencer
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Michael Easton, as Hamilton Finn
General Hospital, ABC

Billy Flynn, as Chad DiMera
Days of Our Lives, NBC

Galen Gering, as Rafe Hernandez
Days of Our Lives, NBC

Eric Martsolf, as Brady Black
Days of Our Lives, NBC

John McCook, as Eric Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Billy Miller, as Jason Morgan/Drew
General Hospital, ABC

Stephen Nichols, as Steve “Patch” Johnson
Days of Our Lives, NBC

James Reynolds, as Abe Carver
Days of Our Lives, NBC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES 

Marla Adams, as Dina Mergeron
The Young and the Restless, CBS 

Nadia Bjorlin, as Chloe Lane
Days of Our Lives, NBC

Eileen Davidson, as Susan Banks/Kristen DiMera/Sister Mary Moira
Days of Our Lives, NBC

Camryn Grimes, as Mariah Copeland
The Young and the Restless, CBS

Susan Hayes, as Julie Williams
Days of Our Lives, NBC

Elizabeth Hendrickson, as Chloe Mitchell
The Young and the Restless, CBS

Lisa LoCicero, as Olivia Falconeri
General Hospital, ABC

Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, as Steffy Forrester Spencer
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Mishael Morgan, as Hilary Curtis
The Young and the Restless, CBS

Arianne Zucker, as Nicole Walker
Days of Our Lives, NBC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES 

Darin Brooks, as Wyatt Spencer
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Steve Burton, as Jason Morgan/Patient 6
General Hospital, ABC

Chad Duell, as Michael Corinthos
General Hospital, ABC

Bryton James, as Devon Hamilton
The Young and the Restless, CBS

Wally Kurth, as Ned Quartermaine
General Hospital, ABC

Chandler Massey, as Will Horton
Days of Our Lives, NBC

Anthony Montgomery, as Dr Andre Maddox
General Hospital, ABC

Greg Rikaart, as Kevin Baldwin
The Young and the Restless, CBS

James Patrick Stuart, as Valentin Cassadine
General Hospital, ABC

Greg Vaughan, as Eric Brady
Days of Our Lives, NBC

General Hospital: An Adult Mean Girl Kicks It Up a Notch

Oh Carly.

Carly, Carly, Carly. What are we going to do with you?

The return of original Jason has reverted her full force to her Queen Bee of the Cool Kids Quad that she held on so hard to back when Jason was married to Courtney (YES I TYPED OUT HER NAME).

Yesterday she hilariously went to Sam under the guise of being her friend and Drew's friend, to explain that Sam will never love Drew the way she loves Jason and will ultimately break Drew's heart as a result, so she should get rid of him now. In fact, Carly has a special understanding of this particular set of empirical facts because she and Jax were basically her version of Sam and Drew. Safe, comfortable, but not the deeeeeeeeep connection to the other dude. (No, Carly, you went to Jax because Laura Wright had more chemistry with Ingo Rademacher than Maurice Benard, unlike Carlys #1 and #2.)

So don't you see? It's not because she wants her Cool Kids crew back together at all. It's because she really cares about Sam and Drew's feelings!

via GIPHY

 Really, it was a selfless act.

Carly: Sam, you know I loved Jax. I did, I felt safe and secure and I was happy, and he was a nurturing father to my kids and our daughter. When I married Jax, I thought were were going to spend the rest of our lives together! But I wasn't honest with Jax or myself about the hold Sonny has on my heart. It definitely had nothing to do with Sonny marrying Brenda during that time since she is obviously meaningless and it totally didn't bother me at all, nope because soulmates. No big deal about the Claudia marriage or the whole Kate relationship, that didn't make me jealous at all.

Carly: And it doesn't make any sense, it's not logical because Jax is a dream come true and Sonny is a nightmare but it doesn't matter. My first loyalty is always to Sonny. If he needs me, I will be there. If he smiles, I'll cave, if he holds out his hand I will always take it. My sick dependence upon and addiction to Sonny is way more important than the lives and safety of my children, because it's hot, Sam. Don't you get it? Hot! I can't stop how I feel about Sonny and because of that, I broke Jax's heart. Don't do that to Drew.*

So heartfelt, Carly! So heartfelt. 

2017 Soaps Round-up(ish) and Round Table(ish)

I thought about trying to do some sort of year-end post since I've been a much more active viewer this year, but then I realized... not enough. I looked back through posts and I checked in on General Hospital in January and then again in May and I truly can't remember how much of The Bold and the Beautiful I watched because it's so repetitive that's it confusing to track time. And I believe I've been watching Days of Our Lives since late October. So I'm going to half-ass it, with just some random thoughts and the major disclaimer that this is by no means thorough. But let's take a look at a few bests and worsts.

 

WORST STORYLINE

GH: Did someone say "Ask Man Landers?" There's really no need to expand on that.

 

BEST STORYLINE

DAYS: Will's not dead. It involved so many people and Alison Sweeney, Deidre Hall, and Chandler Massey gave truly incredible performances. The best part was that it was told with compassion.

Honorable mention goes to GH for Jason's return, but points were deducted for the ridiculous preparation for it in which all the characters started announcing Jason just hadn't been the same since his new-faced return from the dead (in stark contrast to literally everything we saw over those years), and even more points deducted for playing it safe-and-boring by having Jason completely the same and unaffected by his five-year ordeal.

 

MOST UNDERUSED CHARACTERS/ACTORS

This one's surely a tie between two shows.

GH: Are you freaking kidding me with how little you use Dominic Zamprogna? There are literally dozens of ways Dante could be involved in every storyline, and they have one of their best actors just standing around delivering support and exposition.

B&B: Avants and Avant-adjacent people. Are Maya and Rick on this show anymore? They friggin' should be! And then they have actual legends playing Maya's parents and barely bother, because lord knows we need to see more of Steffy and Bill for some reason.

 

BEST COUPLE

B&B: Katie and Wyatt. Don't even act like it's scandalous, it's a smaller age difference than most of the couples on that show and they are hot as hell. Now let's just give them more screentime.

GH: Hayden and Finn. They knew they were writing her off and all of a sudden knew how to write a great couple. It's a shame they ended it, but pretty quickly we'll get to why we can live with it. Kevin and Laura are an honorable mention, but The Olds don't get much attention. Drew and Sam are another honorable mention, but they only seemed to heat them up in service of the oncoming triangle with the Holy Hitman.

 

WORST COUPLE

GH: Carly and Sonny. The full-on smug has returned and it's unbearable.

 

MOST DISAPPOINTING FALLOUT

GH: Nelle's scam. Months and months and months of the poor (very good) actress having to play virtually no context, and then it turned out she was just mad because her dad had also been Carly's adoptive dad and abandoned Carly? Huh? "What goes around comes around, bitch" should've been a line for the ages but it just sort of sputtered. We want "chickens coming home to roost" stories for Carly (and DEAR LORD FOR SONNY), but they never actually follow through. Even since then Nelle is a cipher. Here's hoping she and Ava actually become confidants so we know anything real.

B&B: Literally anything that happens with Bill. It's a friggin' joke.

General Hospital: Disney Promotion Day

I'm just actually going out on a limb with that title, as they did a lot of Star Wars advertising today and also mentioned Frozen and I'm just making a guess that those are both Disney movies even though I'm too lazy to look it up. I've never seen either so... shrug.

So! We had Q scenes today! Michael offered Monica egg nog and clarified that it's non-alcoholic, which was a quick reminder that Monica is one of the 45% of characters on this show who are on the wagon. Monica invited Ma and Son Nero for the holiday, but apparently Oscar didn't want to come and Kim went ahead and let him just go do his own 14-year-old thing for Christmas. (Okay, I guess this is actually Christmas Eve, because it better be.) (Wait, no, it's Christmas because that was the planned wedding day.)

Oscar did actually show up later, though.

Across town, Kevin and Laura were getting ready for the wedding when Maxie showed up yelling at them about bad omens. Laura wore a black tunic top and pants, which I respect.

I kept wondering if Kevin was ever Maxie's stepfather for a minute, but probably not? I know Felicia dated Ryan and he went psycho and then Kevin showed up and was a good guy, but did they ever date? Anyway, they had it snow out to justify the obviously anticipated absences of Lucas, Lucky, and Spencer. (They are maniacs for not recasting Lucky this very second as that would add a whole new wrinkle into this Another Dad For Jake storyline, but they literally haven't mentioned him at all in that context, similarly to how nobody cares to tell Jason that his best friend murdered his brother in cold blood and bragged about it to Michael later.)

Joss went shopping for Jason's bio-son Jake (I specify that since Lucky is Jake's legal father and Jason hasn't actually been Jake's father at any point thus far), while Jason shopped for Danny himself, purchasing only things for the dog... that isn't even Danny's. This is a weird gift choice, but Joss told him it was awesome, which led to Jason telling Joss she's just like her mother. Which, yes, I agree, Jason going to a store and buying a thing with minimal thought is indeed something Carly would praise Jason for to the heavens to the point of deification. And Joss gave Oscar a biography of Edward Quartermaine because, you know, that's his biological great grandfather! Then Oscar gave Joss a mix CD and a discman and it made me feel one million years old because they were talking about how retro it was and looking at it like an artifact, in the way I'd look at one of those old-timey hand-crank phonograph players.

Look, I'm openly a total luddite, but is it that bad that a CD is like a museum piece now? All the music I buy is on CD or vinyl, because everything's still available that way! So how can it seem that obsolete? Ugh. Aging blows, y'all.

Drew proposed to Sam, formally, with a new ring and all that good stuff. This was the second time this month on this show that a woman proposed to a man and then the man had to turn it around on her like the next day, because we can't go laughing important traditions in the face like that! Even Maxie would tell us it's a bad omen for a woman to propose to her ex-maybe-still-husband's amnesiac-twin-brother-who-has-the-ex's-memories. The man has to be the one!