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On 6/16/2025 1:23 AM, marika wrote:
> We never really got to know anything about Dex, which allowed them to
> easily erase him.
>
> There must be a good reason why Kai has no back story.  Maybe they will
> propel Trina towards a more mature relationship and erase Kai.
>
> Or it will be discovered he has a long distance GF studying abroad. She
> will surface when she sees the documentary with Trina showing up as the
> Faithful GF, who stood by thru the tricky surgery.  Trina will break up
> with him once she learns, but then finds out she is pregnant.

I really hope Kai does not have a secret overseas girlfriend. It would
be refreshing if one apparently just really nice guy was exactly that: A
really nice guy.
I've wondered if there isn't some as yet unrevealed complication
involving Kai's parents. It was not surprising that they were not seen
while he was being the football star, because he was away at school. But
when he was getting very risky experimental surgery, it was odd that at
least one of his parents was not there for him. I can't recall if any
explanation was given for their absence.

marika wrote in <CTN3Q.1227335$6%s6.1188126@fx12.iad>:

> We never really got to know anything about Dex, which allowed them to
> easily erase him.

There were at least two good reasons to have red-shirted Dex: One, so
Joss could become a secret agent, something that would have been hard to
hide from a cop boyfriend. And two, to give Joss a reason to stalk and
kill Cyrus, whom they need to get rid of because they wanted to bring in
a new villain.

> There must be a good reason why Kai has no back story.  Maybe they will
> propel Trina towards a more mature relationship and erase Kai.

I could be wrong of course, but my guess is that Kai was brought in
because there were no good boyfriend candidates for Trina among the
existing cast of characters.

When they bring in new characters who have no connection to established
characters, the new ones usually have either no back story or a very
vague back story. Portia is a recent case in point. They brought in
Portia's father and brother for her wedding to Curtis, and there was
some offhand comment made about her mother being too ill to attend.
After the wedding, Portia's family disappeared and AFAIK haven't been
mentioned since.

> Or it will be discovered he has a long distance GF studying abroad. She
> will surface when she sees the documentary with Trina showing up as the
> Faithful GF, who stood by thru the tricky surgery.  Trina will break up
> with him once she learns, but then finds out she is pregnant.

I'm still not convinced that the documentary was just Drew's attempt to
get up Curtis's nose. Maybe that's all Drew intended with it, but there
must be more to it than that in terms of the overall story. They keep
beating us over the head with the thing, yet Curtis's annoyance with it
has barely registered.

I'm not totally convinced that Kai is out of the woods yet with that
so-miraculous-it-didn't-even-leave-a-scar back surgery. Since when does
someone have major surgery on GH that doesn't end in disaster? Add
Drew's involvement into the mix and it seems to me to be a recipe for
just that.
--
K

SteveR wrote in <102t491$2nn6b$1@dont-email.me>:

<snip>

> I've wondered if there isn't some as yet unrevealed complication
> involving Kai's parents. It was not surprising that they were not seen
> while he was being the football star, because he was away at school. But
> when he was getting very risky experimental surgery, it was odd that at
> least one of his parents was not there for him. I can't recall if any
> explanation was given for their absence.

He mentioned once in passing that his parents couldn't be in PC for the
surgery because they were vacationing overseas. Lame!
--
K

On 6/18/2025 3:28 PM, Kaitlin wrote:
> SteveR wrote in <102t491$2nn6b$1@dont-email.me>:
>
> <snip>
>
>> I've wondered if there isn't some as yet unrevealed complication
>> involving Kai's parents. It was not surprising that they were not seen
>> while he was being the football star, because he was away at school. But
>> when he was getting very risky experimental surgery, it was odd that at
>> least one of his parents was not there for him. I can't recall if any
>> explanation was given for their absence.
>
> He mentioned once in passing that his parents couldn't be in PC for the
> surgery because they were vacationing overseas. Lame!

True. If there ever was a reason mandating cutting a vacation short,
that was a perfect example.

Kaitlin <kelly's.diner@324.wharf.st.INVALID> wrote:
> marika wrote in <CTN3Q.1227335$6%s6.1188126@fx12.iad>:
>
>> We never really got to know anything about Dex, which allowed them to
>> easily erase him.
>
> There were at least two good reasons to have red-shirted Dex: One, so
> Joss could become a secret agent, something that would have been hard to
> hide from a cop boyfriend. And two, to give Joss a reason to stalk and
> kill Cyrus, whom they need to get rid of because they wanted to bring in
> a new villain.
>
>> There must be a good reason why Kai has no back story.  Maybe they will
>> propel Trina towards a more mature relationship and erase Kai.
>
> I could be wrong of course, but my guess is that Kai was brought in
> because there were no good boyfriend candidates for Trina among the
> existing cast of characters.

I am reminded of Rory.  They started to develop him, including the detail
that he loved graphic comic books.  He and Spencer were probably going to
be set up as rivals.  But they ended up killing off both, because both
actors were offered good opportunities on other shows.  Cam was also
briefly a possibility.  He left to go to college and play music.

I assume he may be back after he graduates.

Now, if you haven’t seen Thursday’s show, here is some spoiler space





Drew is hiring him as an intern.  Either he will be Drew’s unraveling.  Or,
they will absent him in DC (where Drew never seems to go) until they figure
out what to do with him.


>
> When they bring in new characters who have no connection to established
> characters, the new ones usually have either no back story or a very
> vague back story. Portia is a recent case in point. They brought in
> Portia's father and brother for her wedding to Curtis, and there was
> some offhand comment made about her mother being too ill to attend.
> After the wedding, Portia's family disappeared and AFAIK haven't been
> mentioned since.

Portia’s brother slept with Jordan.  He was Drew’s incompetent lawyer in
the insider trading case.

Jordan dumped him, only because he was related to Portia.

All the Jordan fans were really hoping she wouldn’t dump him.

Here is another spoiler space






Now, same thing seems to be happening with Isaiah.  Jordan is dumping him,
too.

They did vaguely allude to Isaiah’s  criminal family.  If they don’t get
rid of him, they might be steering him towards Lulu.


>
>> Or it will be discovered he has a long distance GF studying abroad. She
>> will surface when she sees the documentary with Trina showing up as the
>> Faithful GF, who stood by thru the tricky surgery.  Trina will break up
>> with him once she learns, but then finds out she is pregnant.
>
> I'm still not convinced that the documentary was just Drew's attempt to
> get up Curtis's nose. Maybe that's all Drew intended with it, but there
> must be more to it than that in terms of the overall story. They keep
> beating us over the head with the thing, yet Curtis's annoyance with it
> has barely registered.
>
> I'm not totally convinced that Kai is out of the woods yet with that
> so-miraculous-it-didn't-even-leave-a-scar back surgery. Since when does
> someone have major surgery on GH that doesn't end in disaster? Add
> Drew's involvement into the mix and it seems to me to be a recipe for
> just that.