Daytime Confidential

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Best and Worst of Soaps in 2024, Part 1 Dec 17, 2024

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On episode 1144 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe, Joshua Baldwin and Melodie Aikels look back at 2024 and the Best and Worst of The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including all your favorite long-running categories.

Most Improved Character:

Best Male Character:

Best Female Character:

Biggest Waste of Talent (Male or Female):

Most in need of a Makeover:

Character Most in Need of a Recast:

Dreams Really Do Come True:

Be careful what you wish for:

Best Couple or Triangle:

Worst Couple or Triangle:

Worst Storyline:

Best storyline:

All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast!

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Court Verdicts and a Heartbreaking Memorial Dec 11, 2024

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On episode 1143 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Joshua Baldwin and Melodie Aikels dish the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:

Carter actually files some legal paperwork correctly on The Bold and the Beautiful. What will Ridge and Steffy do now? Does Eric have the right to feel betrayed, considering his history with Carter over Quinn?

Salem bids goodbye to Doug on Days of Our Lives. Susan Seaforth Hayes gives a powerful performance. Does this make her the frontrunner for whichever Daytime Emmy category she submits herself in? Little D steals the Horton heirloom. Wayne Northrop passes away.

Ava's verdict is in on General Hospital and she's free. Was there any question she'd be locked up? The verdict reopens the healing rifts between Molly and Kristina. Lulu reunites with her Port Charles family and friends.

Sharon gaslighting Phyllis on The Young and the Restless is a thing of beauty. Jack lets Victor know he got Glassad on the cheap.

All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast!

Bluesky: @DCConfidential, LukeKerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels.

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Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire and Mourning Doug Williams Dec 03, 2024

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On episode 1142 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Joshua Baldwin and Melodie Aikels dish the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:

Carter pulls off a coup on The Bold and the Beautiful. Brooke spills the tea to Ridge.

Doug passes away on Days of Our Lives. Susan Seaforth Hayes delivers a powerful performance that blends real-life loss, with her character Julie's loss. Jack and Jennifer return to Salem and Jennifer lets Hope know her dad has passed. Were the Horton living room scenes cathartic for the DAYS cast? Bo's finger twitched.

Chad Duell is out as Michael Quartermaine Corinthos on General Hospital. Alexa Havins' Lulu returns to Port Charles and interacts with multiple characters. Ric Lansing grills Kristina and others on the stand in Ava's trial. Should GH pursue a bipolar storyline for Kristina?

Jack and Diane admit their plan to the other Abbotts on The Young and the Restless. Billy wants Phyllis' help taking on Victor? Can Jack and Billy take on Victor independent of each other? What is going on with Jill? What are TPTB doing with the character?

All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast!

Bluesky: @DCConfidential, LukeKerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels.

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Top 5 Things We're Thankful For in Soaps For 2024 Nov 28, 2024

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Daytime Confidential kicks off its 19th season by counting down the Top 5 Things We're Thankful For in Soaps for 2024. Join Luke Kerr, Joshua Baldwin and Melodie Aikels as they celebrate the people, moments and things in soap opera they are thankful for in 2024.

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Deadbeat Dad Nov 21, 2024

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On episode 1140 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin dish Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:

Beyond the Gates announces its behind-the-scenes team.

Carter has a plan to take on Steffy and Ridge on The Bold and the Beautiful. Why are the agendas on B&B so obvious? What happened to Brooke being co-CEO of Forrester Creations? Electra has a stalker. What is going on with Luna? Could she be the next Sheila Carter in training?

Rafe is in his feelings about not getting his old job back on Days of Our Lives. Tate is DEFINITELY Brady's son. Does he need to grovel? Does DAYS need another teen male character as competition for Tate?

Turns out Rober Scorpio is a deadbeat dad on General Hospital. What was the point of Holly returning to Port Charles to reveal Sasha is his daughter, and then they both leave? How did Michael's broken marriage become all about Carly and Jason vs. Drew? Shouldn't it be about Michael and Willow? How long will it take for Lucky to take a bath or shower? Does GH need to bring Vanessa Marcil back to bring in the ratings? Who else might GH bring back to boost ratings?

The Young and the Restless celebrates 13,000 episodes. Melissa Ordway confirms she's not on contract. Jill returns to Genoa City. Has Josh the Writer undercut years of storyline by having Jill sell to Victor? Who had Jordan and Ian teaming up on their 2024 bingo card as the ones behind Heather's death and Sharon's mental state? How did the wedding guests hear the Phyllis and Sharon crash from the new/old Neman Ranch house?

All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast!

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I Rebuke You in the Name of Soap Jesus Nov 13, 2024

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On episode 1139 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin dish The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:

Carter takes on Steffy and Ridge over the firing of Hope from Forrester Creations on The Bold and the Beautiful.

Ken Corday goes on a publicity tour to talk about the new writing team and also talks about the previous era at Days of Our Lives. Emily O'Brien returns to DAYS. There's a whole lot of scenery chewing going on amongst the Kiriakis boys. Vivian and Ivan are up to their old tricks.

Sasha is kidnapped on General Hospital. Robert and Holly get Jason's help in rescuing her. Michael sees the video of Willow and Drew having sex in the nursery. Nancy Lee Grahn is putting in DAILY Daytime Emmy nomination worthy performances.

The old Newman Ranch house is back on The Young and the Restless. Y&R gears up for its 13,000th episode. This is the most "Phyllis" Phyllis has been in a long time and the Phyllis vs. Sharon scenes have been very dynamic. The green screen cemetery scenes were not good, very bad.

All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast!

Bluesky: @DCConfidential, LukeKerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels.

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DAYS Renewed and BTG Casting News! Nov 06, 2024

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On episode 1138 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin dish the latest Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:

Beyond the Gates drops big casting news. The DC crew reacts to the character descriptions. Ron Carlivati joins the BTG writing team.

Steffy fires Hope on The Bold and the Beautiful. Enough with Steffy vs. Hope. What's up with Carter?

Days of Our Lives is renewed for a 61st season. Brandon Barash is OUT as Stefan DiMera. DAYS introduces two new characters. JPL returns as Philip Kiriakis and Louise Sorel is back as Vivian Alamain.

General Hospital sends Kelly Monaco off by killing Sam onscreen, leaving few options for the character to come back to life at a future date. Will Sam's death evolve into Alexis vs. Laura or is it more likely to end up being a storyline about Kristina vs. Lulu? Michael finds out about Drew and Willow.

Ed Scott returns as a senior producer on The Young and the Restless. This Diane and Jack storyline just doesn't make sense. Victor keeps Nikki out of the loop. The Heather murder storyline is just as head-scratching.

All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast!

Twitter: @DCConfidential, Luke_Kerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels.

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Secret Scorpio Children and Ultimatums Oct 22, 2024

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On episode 1137 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin dish the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:

Hope and Carter get hot and heavy on The Bold and the Beautiful. When did Hope for the Future become the make it or break it fashion line for Forrester?

Casey Moss returns as JJ on Days of Our Lives for fake Abby and Chad's Paris Wedding. Patrika Darbo returns as Nancy and brings her daughter Joy to Salem. Fiona ends up in jail.

Sasha is Holly and Robert's daughter on General Hospital? Does this revelation even make sense? Sam prepares for surgery as Laura and Lucky find out the odds of the transplant being successful are very low.

What the world is going on with Jack and Diane on The Young and the Restless? Are their fights real or are they all a ruse? Daniel gives Chance permission to search his home and Chance discovers what Sharon planted. Jill gives Billy an ultimatum.

All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast!

Twitter: @DCConfidential, Luke_Kerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels.

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Daytime Loses a Icon and Legend in Drake Hogestyn Oct 02, 2024

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On episode 1136 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin dish the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:

Taylor collapses on The Bold and the Beautiful.

Daytime and Days of Our Lives loses an icon and legend with the passing Drake Hogestyn. Sarah lies to save Brady and Xander.

Who had Jason and Anna kissing on their 2024 General Hospital bingo card? GH casts Van Hansis as Lucas.

The Young and the Restless celebrates the lead up to Sharon Case's 30th Anniversary by having Sharon Newman kill Heather.

All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast!

Twitter: @DCConfidential, Luke_Kerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels.

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Beyond the Gates Sep 25, 2024

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On episode 1135 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin dish the latest Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:

The first casting for Beyond the Gates is announced. The DC crew dive into the casting and character descriptions.

Taylor has a secret on The Bold and the Beautiful. Ivy returns with someone to meet the Forresters.

Connie is eating Days of Our Lives alive. Xander finds out about Brady and Fiona.

Alexis' court hearing doesn't go as planned on General Hospital. Anna and Jason run into Holly.

Valerie Pettiford joins The Young and the Restless. Billy and Phyllis face off against Lily and Victor.

All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast!

Twitter: @DCConfidential, Luke_Kerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels.

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