*stops and thinks*

Has Josh even MET his paternal grandmother, RUTH?!  Seriously... Have they met?  It seems ludicrous in the extreme for them not to have any interaction whatsoever.  Which, of course, brings me to another character who's been seriously underused:  Ruth Martin!  They brought her out of the attic for Jenny's Christening, and a scattered appearance here and there, but really... we haven't seen or heard from Ruth in some very important ways that we absolutely SHOULD have.  Is she even a nurse anymore?  Is she retired?  Baking pies?  What?!  If they are not going to bring Ruth more front and center, and only mention her occasionally, then the kindest thing they could do, is send this character off to her eternal reward.  (i.e.: kill her off)   Personally?  I'd rather they use her, but I don't see it happening, unfortunately, so my next choice would be to kill off her character - and by kill, I don't mean MURDER.  (Please, no more murder stories!!)  She could die of natural causes, heart disease, or cancer - give her an emotional send-off, you know?  Something that would really bring the family together.  Here's an idea... since they plan on bringing Dixie back (as a ghost) why not have her be there to guide Ruth to the hereafter?  AFTER they BOTH help Tad see what's been right under his nose this whole time:  Kate is Kathy!!!!!1eleventy!!1  Once they've set things right, Dixie and Ruth can go into the light together!  See that?  I just came up with that right off the top of my head, so I know it's not difficult for the writers to have ideas!

All I can say is, don't let the door hit you on the way out of town!!!

While we're on the subject of Jax, I have to give him kudos-within-a-scolding, too.  Jax was dead-bang-ON with what he said to both Sonny and Carly regarding Michael and his lack of consequences.  He's absolutely right about what it was that paved the way for Michael to become what he's become.  He's also right that by covering up his involvement in Kate's shooting, they are doing him more harm than good.  Even if he doesn't feel it right now, the guilt will stay with him - under the surface - and it will manifest in all kinds of ways.  He may not even realize that's what it is, which could easily lead to more psychological damage.  Also, it sends a very clear message to him:  You never have to take responsibility for anything you do wrong.  I mean, he was responsible - however accidentally - for nearly killing a woman!  That's SERIOUS!!  However, with that said; I truly wish they would have had him hold off on sharing those pearls of wisdom - with CARLY.  He can berate Sonny all he wants; I encourage that.  Sonny's been a total tool for a while now and I love seeing Jax getting the upper hand with him lately.   As much as those things were true and NEEDED to be said, they didn't need to be said to Carly while she was lying in a hospital bed on the verge of having a miscarriage.   Just saying.  Other than that?  Yeah!!!!! 

I know I wank about this time and time again, but until TPTB do something to correct it, I suppose I'll continue to bring it up:  C-O-N-T-I-N-U-I-T-Y!!!!!!!  The cliffhanger Friday (the Cannery explosion) was fantastic.  Couldn't wait to tune in on Monday and see how everyone managed to survive it.  One by one, we caught sight of the survivors - save for two.  Yes folks, I'm talking about SPIXIE!!  We know they were there just seconds before the explosion tore through the building.  Hell, they were standing right beneath a pillar where one of the bombs was counting down!  With each passing day I was left to ponder their fate.  What happened to Spixie?  Where are they?  Did they get blown into the water?  Were they buried under some rubble?  There was no sign of them, nor any mention of them being there.  Did the writers and DIRECTOR just...FORGET they were there?!  All week long, I heard the cries on the message boards wondering what fate met our beloved Spixie and then on the following Friday...we finally saw Spinelli. 

*blink-blink*

Not one mention of the cannery explosion, or Maxie, or how they got out.  Not even so much as a murmured thanks to the Cyber-Gods that they escaped unharmed - NOTHING!!!  Shame on them for such a glaring lapse in continuity!  Also - shame on them for another glaring lapse in continuity:  Jason's hands.  One week, one or more of them are literally hanging by a thread - very nearly severed - and the very next week, he's not only gone to Seattle for intensive surgery, but has had the surgery and is back in fighting form with not so much as a bandage on the nearly severed appendages!  WTF?!!!!!  Yes, I know he has these nifty black leather wrist brace-guard-thingies, but... it wasn't his WRISTS that were damaged!!!  It was his FINGERS!  Trust me, we know the difference!

*swears like a sailor*

*breathes*

Unfortunately, one thing they DON'T have a continuity problem with is making Lucky look like an idiot, and making Sam a bitter, vengeful, pathetic witch.  They seem to have no problem deviating from that course with those two.   Good GAWD!   Now, when I say Lucky is behaving like an idiot, I don't mean because he is giving Sam a twenty-fifth chance... Nope.  He's a big boy and if he wants to play Russian roulette with his heart - again - at least he now knows what the woman is capable of and how low she will stoop to try and get payback.  BUT... Him coming right out and telling Elizabeth that HE wants Sam to be around HER kids (her being Liz) is just about as idiotic as they come.  It's one thing to put his own heart on the line, but to involve those boys?  NO WAY!  That man needs to be cut off at the knees for this one; and so what if he doesn't continue pretending to be Jake's father because of it!  Bottom line?  He may be pretending to be Jake's father, but those are Liz's kids - period.  If he places conditions on continuing to act as father, then his motives aren't really about keeping those boys safe to begin with.

*breathes again*

Let's move on to the little ray of sunshine I like to call Dilexis!  ZOMFG, how much do I love those two?!!!!  The banter is fun, believable and intelligent.  Two women "of a certain age" and they are STILL the brightest spot in the GH universe!  (Frons, I'm talking to YOU!)   The two of them together are a sheer delight.  I hope they do eventually open a law firm together - preferably upstairs from a bar!  HAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!  They could take Lulu under their wings - steer her away from becoming too overly dependent on having a man in her life and give her some direction and a real purpose in her life.  Spixie could do a little P.I. contracting for the Dilexis Law Firm, too.  Brilliant!  I love the possibilities this could bring!