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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Cricket and Danny’s Wedding Reception: Tessa and Daniel Kiss, Phyllis Make a Toast, Patty Weaver Brings Gina’s Heart and Spunk

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If you caught the Monday, November 24 episode of The Young and the Restless, which brought with it part two of the nuptials of Cricket (Lauralee Bell) and Danny (Michael Damian), but this time the wedding reception, the show had heart at its epicenter, utilized moments from its history and may have brought a tear to your eye. That said, it may have also angered you with the final kiss by the time we fade to black.

As the guests are celebrating Danny and Cricket finally tying the knot, and after Cricket slips into her “slip dress,’ and as previously previewed exclusively at Michael Fairman TV, the speeches from family and friends stole the show. Chief among them, let’s give a round of applause to the returning Patty Weaver as Danny’s big sis, Gina Roma.

Looking at Danny and Christine, Gina says she takes credit for bringing the couple together many years ago, and even though they missed years together, thanks to a “certain shrew” (yeah, you Phyllis!), now as she is growing older, she doesn’t have to worry about her baby brother anymore, because she knows Christine will be there to take care of him (Hankies!). Weaver brought the sass and the love that we remember Gina to have had many years ago.

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Nina (Tricia Cast) goes next, and does recall her “Eliza Doolittle” story, when Cricket and Danny taught her to be a proper lady, and how much their friendship has meant to her over the years. When its Michael Baldwin’s (Christian LeBlanc) turn, he reminds Danny that he donated his own kidney to save him, so their marriage better not go belly up. Michael also recalls how his wife, Lauren (Tracey Bregman) was oh-so-hot in Danny’s 80s music video. It is still a thorn in the side of the story (or is it?) that Michael’s creepy past with Cricket has all been but buried, and they are now dear friends, and he officiated the wedding, no less.

Daniel (Michael Graziadei) goes next. He tells an endearing story about how his entire image of his father, a world famous rock star, changed when he went on tour with him and became his photographer. He explains that he is so proud of his dad for setting an example as the best father and grandfather there is, and how he treated everyone around him with respect. Just then. Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) arrives with Cane (Billy Flynn). Daniel continues to say Cricket is what’s best for his dad and then raises a glass for a toast.

Next, Phyllis grabs a glass and she and Cricket have a stare down. Cricket lets Phyllis have the floor, basically telling her rival, nothing she is going to say can ruin this day for the newly married lovebirds. In this moment, Michelle Stafford plays all the levels of Phyllis: sorrow, vengeful, love lost, jealously, but in the end with tears in her eyes, she has to agree with her son, Daniel. As much as it kills her, she is glad to see Danny happy. She even offers up congratulations to the duo that they never gave up on love, as Cane drags her out of the reception.

Upstairs at the GCAC, the two (Phyllis and Cane) play a game of “strip” over each being a loser in love: Phyllis with Danny, and Cane with Lily. Downstairs, Daniel is nervous about his guitar playing debut and accompanying Tessa (Cait Fairbanks) in the song they prepared to perform at the reception. Daniel gets all up in his insecurities that he doesn’t want to embarrass himself or her. Tessa assures him, he’s got this and the two perform their touching song.

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After Danny and Cricket make their exit for their honeymoon in Paris, and as family and friends throw rose petals at the newlyweds, back inside the GCAC, Daniel thanks Tessa for getting him out of his head. She says he’s done the same for her on many occasions. Maybe that’s why they seem good for each other.

Now alone with just Michael and Lauren, the two congratulate themselves for pulling off the reception, as Tessa and Daniel say the day was perfect. Michael tells the two he loved their song, and he and Lauren exit. Tessa says it was quite the romantic day. Daniel looks at her and says he can think of one more thing to make it perfect. Next, Tessa and Daniel share a passionate kiss, just as Phyllis and Cane come down the staircase at the club, and Daniel’s mom sees it all unfold.

Longtime fans of Teriah, are not going to be happy with this story move that we all saw coming. With trouble in her marriage to Mariah (Camryn Grimes), it’s clear that the show had been moving in this direction to bring Tessa and Daniel together, which would look to signify the end of Y&R’s same-sex couple.

So, what did you think of the wedding reception of Cricket and Danny? Did you enjoy the speeches from Gina, Nina, Daniel and Phyllis? What did you think of the song performed by Daniel and Tessa? Are you rooting for Daniel and Tessa as a couple, or beyond upset they ruined Teriah? Weigh-in via the comment section below. But first, check out the scene where Phyllis toasts the happy couple, followed by our livestream chat with Michael Damian and Lauralee Bell on the Michael Fairman Channel where they talked about several of the moments you saw play out.

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Who has their reception in the restaurant near the open lobby of a hotel?? Any guest of the hotel would walk into that wedding. How about a reception downstairs, a little more private where people just can’t drop in on you. What did they have, a dozen guests?? So many attendees were “sick.” The whole thing was a joke, and it doesn’t advance story line for anyone, because Danny & Cricket will vanish for a year, the majority of the guests are non-contract players. Two wasted episodes.

I want to puke whenever the BUG and Danny are on but I love the idea of Daniel and Tessa together. The Bug makes my skin crawl. Always has.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Did the ABC Soap Opera Just Tee Up a Jason and Serena Pairing?

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The Tuesday, October 6 episode of General Hospital kicked-off with Serena Baldwin (Kelly Kruger) literally turned upside down and stuck on the Quartermaine roof in front of Jason (Steve Burton), who came to her rescue.

This marked the first time that Kelly Kruger and Steve Burton shared any substantial screen time together since Kruger debuted on the ABC soap opera back in July.

In story, Serena was trying to save the peregrine falcons’ nest that Tracy (Jane Elliot) wanted exterminated. Jason agreed to help Serena relocate the nest to the nature preserve. Said relocation would be put in the preserve adjacent to the property, think where Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) buried Brennan (Chris McKenna)!

Later, when they returned to the Quartermaine mansion, the two have more banter where Serena told Jason they should both check themselves for ticks. Serena has done a full body check in the bathroom, but then asks Jason to go through her hair and look for any signs of ticks. Clearly, one or both may have ticks prompting suspicion if they wind up at GH with Dr. Isaiah Gannon (Sawandi Wilson) as their doctor who previously treated Ava for the tick stuck in her hair!

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ROMANCE SWITCH-UPS

While initially General Hospital fans suspected that the character of Serena was being brought back to the canvas in the form of Kruger as a love interest for Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson), in recent weeks and in admission by Tanisha Harper, it appears that GH is teasing a Michael and Jordan romance. The two have been spending more time together at Aurora, and Michael helped her get accepted into the burn clinic in Germany to treat her facial scars from the car accident.

Meanwhile, after Steve Burton returned to GH after his extended hiatus this June, it was clear that the writers were heading in the direction of a Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) and Jason break-up.

Eventually, a few weeks ago, the duo called it quits after Anna (Finola Hughes) tried to kill Britt, and Jason would not help Britt press charges against his friend, who was suffering from delusions after being mentally gaslighted by Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) and Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and company.

So, what did you think of the scenes between Jason and Serena on today’s GH? Do you think Kelly and Steve have on-screen chemistry that you would be open to be seeing how it plays out? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair

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On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!

Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).

GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.

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A VISIT WITH DAD

Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.

Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!

Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.

Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!”  The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.

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MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR

While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).

Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.

An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process.  As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”

CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER

At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.

Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.

So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section,  but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava and Drew Revealed to be Behind Framing Sonny for Sidwell’s Prison Beatdown

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If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).

In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.

Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.

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BOATHOUSE BRAWL

In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.

Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.

However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.

Rocco

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Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.

WILL SCOUT WISE UP?

At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.

Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.

So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.

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