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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 1h

I only use niblings in the plural, like when I'm referring to my nephew and nieces as a group... bc saying "nephew and nieces" every time is a mouthful, esp in texts 😂

Without looking up the origins lol, I've always just assumed it was a phonetic combo of siblings and nieces/nephews

Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 9h

OMG I totally forgot that he didn't get treatment! What hubris!!?

Neither of my grandmothers got treatment for their cancers... but not by their choice. They were deemed "too old" (at 80 and 89) to be worth trying to save 🙄 ...The 89yo wasn't even told she had cancer!?

Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 9h

This! There is SO little that's working... only scenes/sls I'm still consistently watching are Tracy/fakeRonnie (bc of the actors, the story is dumb/predictable) and the Ava/Alexis/🤢Krissy coven keeping Ric tied up 😂

I'll watch odd scene w/ characters I like, but not invested in their sls #GH

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 9h

He also had Steve Jobs money... and he's still gone 😞

I'm really hopeful tho from what I've been hearing about the various cancer vaccines moving along well at the testing stages 🤞

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 9h

I think you're giving Willow WAY more agency than this regime would ever dare allow her to have 🤣🤣

They have no clue how to write her. But they do enjoy using her as a useful story/victim puppet lol... Tho I could imagine your theory being partially true, as far as Drew being the "mastermind" #GH

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 10h

Most "best case scenarios" I've known got extra 18mos w/ aggressive treatment. But it came really quick w/ my grandma

Only exception ever known was friend's stepmom. She was a nurse, got tested VERY early bc of Isabella/Days!? Died 20yrs later of unrelated cancer

Pancreatic cancer needs cure asap!

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 10h

Who ever knows what nonsense Ketamine-brain and this regime might come up with 😂

They remove stakes at every turn and nobody ever pays for crimes - unless they're a non-pet female they feel needs to learn some misogynist lesson lol 🤦‍♀️

So Drew paying someone to stage a murder attempt tracks 🤷‍♀️🤣 #GH

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 12h

Considering he's still breathing and is basically fine, it wouldn't be the most outlandish theory... esp given today's political theatrical performances 😂 #GH

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 22h

Well, the lighting grid is always way more interesting than anything going on in the scene 🤣

Tho once you notice it, you'll see this on most shows. Babies and toddlers are fascinated by the lights, boom mic, and all the BTS activities... esp when they're not being engaged lol #BTG

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 2d

If he's well enough, there's no reason he can't continue acting

However, the insurance companies that bond film/tv might refuse to cover him or project. Bc even 1hr of tv costs +1M$ to produce. They'd see him as liability 🙄

It's awful reality of production. But still not reason they'd cancel show

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 3d

I randomly just did this past week! It's so crazy that she passed. I can only hope it wasn't a shock to her family and friends. RIP

Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 4d

The real issue is that all her scenes were "in the can" (ie. completed) before she even aired. There's no room to pivot if they see it's not working - it's same problem streaming shows (or Days) have

So unless they bring her back for reshoots, or pre-shot a few alts, it'll be whatever they have #GH

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 4d

Only way I'd be "right" were if they never had a plan and just threw this in last minute lol. They rarely arc for comedy anymore. Frank isn't funny

Sounds like ES worked A LOT in those 3wks so I'd guess it could stretch as long as 3-6 months, depending on how frequently they insert her scenes #GH

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 4d

They'll prob drag this way too long for any twist to work... But smart version would be leaning in to will being fake

Except instead of Ronnie as con, reveal is that she's actor hired by Monica for final game in honor of Q tradition. And of course "house is Tracy's bc Monica gave it to her" lol #GH

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 6d

I was the wrong demo when it was released so I never saw it... until whenever they did that sequel and watched both - thought reboot was entertaining enough to watch once on my computer 😂

The original is... weird. But also kinda dark in that genX way where they didn't sanitize kids content 🤣🤣

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 6d

Ya. That's usually the best course w/ stuff like that... tho I haven't been to an Applebee's in decades lol

I don't eat hamburgers or cheeseburgers either. The closest I'll get is a grilled chicken burger w/ cheese, and even then I might skip the cheese if I'm not making it myself at home

Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 6d

Maybe you can do what I always do at In-N-Out... order a cheeseburger w/out the burger. Or in this case, a cheeseburger w/out the cheese 😂

It's actually part of their "secret" menu. But I have a huge bag of allergies so I do a version of this everywhere lol

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 7d

🤣🤣🤣

Oh, in no universe do I believe Sasha retcon, or conception timeline, or Robert as baby daddy! It's not even head canon to me lol... same as Cody being impossible spawn of Mac & Dominique 😂

But Dawn was one of Ned's 2 virginal brides... tho they did retcon Jenny as knocked up teen so... 😂🤣 #GH

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 7d

😂

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 7d

Wrote Anna Lee's name then deleted it from post lol! And ya, they don't care. They quiet fired her, taking her off contract. But it was pre-social media and they didn't recast role

Unless #GH was still paying LC, keeping her on books even tho she wasn't working, med coverage is tied to hrs worked 🤷‍♀️

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 7d

Right?! I have no clue what universe this regime is living in, but it's neither ours nor any Port Charles I've ever seen 😂

Boomers are very online now and so easily brainwashed by everything bc they have no tools to filter real from fake

Ronnie should be all about latest TMZ dirt on BLQ! 🤣🤣 #GH

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 7d

Yes. When you watch old episodes, even now knowing the outcome, the stories were just told so much better that you get fully hooked into the stories they're telling... the words, the performances, the character nuances and depth, the layers to it unfolding... They're just not the same soaps anymore

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 7d

To be fair, this is very common and wouldn't have been personal. They would've seen it purely as a business move...

However, not sure any of them would've been willing to take that chance if LC wasn't ok w/ it. Bc in online age, they can't just quiet fire/replace a vet w/out it backfiring big #GH

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 7d

I could safely put money on them definitely having had that conversation of ES replacing LC as Monica, and prob more than once 😂

I'd guess the biggest obstacles to it happening would've likely been ES's unwillingness to relocate. And her earned quote would (rightly) be quite high #GH

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Rita Marshall @ritamarshall.bsky.social · 8d

Sounds like clickbait fiction. ES did that grind for 40+yrs. You don't lose that skill. She lives on East Coast and role seems to have been designed w/ her in mind

From her interviews, it sounded like they block-shot her for 3wks, which I'd guess they'll stretch out for (too) many months lol #GH

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