iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 27/09/2026

Last week's #GH highlighted the show's long, long, *long*-running problem with sloppy writing for a character who has absolutely aged out of the role he's supposed to be playing. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime pleads for change: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/09/crit...

Yuri backgammons; Carly corrects; Charlotte argues; Jordan smirks; Chase thinks; Valentin counsels; Hudson bores us; Willow wonders; Desmond wants to go home

11339

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 21/09/2026

Last week's #GH could have been worse. This is not necessarily an endorsement. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/09/crit...

Molly rolls her eyes, Joss is sarcastic, Alexis is appalled, Brook Lynn prays to St. Lila, Ava pauses, Dante does yoga

11319

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 13/09/2026

I went into last week's #GH with low expectations... and came away very pleasantly surprised, at least in some respects: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/09/crit...

Brook Lynn cries, Trina yells, Ned counsels; Emma and Gio sigh, Anna fires, Jordan questions; Britt rages, Drew smarms, Willow sasses

8228

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 09/09/2026

This edition of Critical Diagnosis is late because I spent a lot of Labor Day weekend wondering what there is to say about #GH right now... and thinking about the show's relationship with the depiction of labor in general: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/09/crit...

Charlotte screams; Anna shoots; Nina picks, Ava ticks; Laura laughs, Sonny boggles; Outback sits; Tina sings, Gio plays; Baines gives orders; Sidwell sighs

10218

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 30/08/2026

A fully functional soap knows how to stagger its story-building so something meaningful is happening on any given day. Right now, #GH is not a fully functional soap. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime bemoans this sorry state of affairs: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/08/crit...

Lucas, Fitzpatrick, and a Swiffer; Laura looks; Brennan broods; Willow whatevers; Martin grimaces; Isaiah realizes he's being wasted; Anna can't breathe

10338

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 23/08/2026

#GH is woofing through the dog days of summer, and it's left me with some bones to pick. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime is an airing of grievances: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/08/crit...

Lucy's skeptical, Jason's malfunctioning, Joe's barely on, Phoebe's had enough of Joss, Trina's had enough of the writers, Sidwell's ready for his new cellmate, Curtis is behind bars

12288

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 16/08/2026

Last week's #GH was better than the one before it, but that was an alarmingly low bar to clear. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/08/crit...

Scout is sad, Jacinda is mortified, Anna is pissed; Peter is slimy, Curtis is delusional; Willow is confused, Hudson is lame, Michael is in charge

6173

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 03/08/2026

Last week's #GH featured some "War of the Roses"-type black comedy, a disastrous recast, and a truly absurd display of post-paralysis muscles. Breaking it down for Diagnosis Daytime here: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/08/crit...

False Ethan; Doofus Gio; Skeptical Liz; Twitterpated Nina and Brennan; Sportsy Liz and Dante; Jackass Drew; Lame Hudson; Brief Olivia and Ned

14298

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 26/07/2026

Last week's #GH was stuffed with fluff, but we did get an intriguing recast and a Friday cliffhanger out of it. I go over the highs and lows in my latest for Diagnosis Daytime: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/07/crit...

Scout schemes; Brook Lynn's neck itches; Quinn seethes; Nina shoves; Britt has hat hair; Anna freezes; Tracy feigns surprise

7303

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 19/07/2026

Last week's #GH proved that while the show still has narrative momentum on its side, the writers haven't learned enough from mistakes of the past. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime breaks it down: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/07/crit...

Britt huffs; Jason weeps; Tristan grins; Anna and Valentin embrace; Portia contracts; Molly and Cody experience s'more withdrawal; Brennan and Nina smooch; Baby Ashford experiences his last moment of true peace; Drew shushes

3377

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 13/07/2026

There are a number of important things #GH is doing right — and there's at least one crucial area where the show is well and truly screwing everything up. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/07/crit...

Chase thinks; Brennan disappoints; Liz deduces; Peter haunts; Anna panics; Carly and Valentin suck face; Jordan touches face; Fitzpatrick Fitzpatricks

2285

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 05/07/2026

Last week's #GH was an action-packed doozy that ended a major storyline in a way that sets the stage for several others to advance. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime offers two thumbs up: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/07/crit...

James and his uncle point weapons; Carly gets ready to swallow a planet; Cullum and Sidwell sneer; Joss and Liesl save the world; Fitzpatrick emotes; Nina wonders why Brennan isn't breathing; Z says hello

7413

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 02/07/2026

She learned everything she knows from Peter Cetera's "Glory of Love" video:

231

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 29/06/2026

A busy weekend delayed this edition of Critical Diagnosis, but (hopefully) better late than never, here's a rundown of last week's #GH: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/06/crit...

Rocco is pained; Felicia, Mac, Emma, and Anna are reunited; Drew is devious and Sidwell is intrigued; Charlotte is eavesdropping; the WSB is slipping; Fitzpatrick is a graduate of the Cameron Mathison School of Eye Acting; Alexis is exasperated

3124

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 26/06/2026

And less subtle than peek-a-boo Ethan!

060

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 21/06/2026

Last week's #GH found the show taking a breath after a burst of action, which means a lot of what happened was kind of inessential — but it still had its moments. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime breaks it all down: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/06/crit...

Molly is grossed out; Brook Lynn is peeved; Dante is unamused; Valentin and Carly are horny; Britt is psychosomatically unwell

7205

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 14/06/2026

For the second week in a row, #GH served up a (mostly) full buffet of the good stuff. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime gives credit where it's due: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/06/crit...

Stella shouts; Sidwell aims; Laura grimaces; Fitzpatrick swoons; Curtis threatens; Cassius intercedes; Ethan steals

4237

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 07/06/2026

Last week's #GH was a lot of fun! Dare we hope for more of it? My latest for Diagnosis Daytime breaks it all down: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/06/crit...

Cullum lurks; Valentin smirks; Sidwell is irked; Joss goes Bill Nye; Pascal's afraid to die; Sonny says hi; Lucas steals; Lucy feels; Liesl squeals

7194

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 31/05/2026

It was a short week for #GH, but there was still enough room for an out-of-the-blue development that I found objectively funny yet also rant-worthy. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/05/crit...

Kristina swallows a fly; Chase thinks hard; Apollo is supposed to be dashing; Ava is convinced; Alexis isn't

7295

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 24/05/2026

Its current major storyline has finally reached the stage where people stop keeping stupid secrets, which helped make last week's #GH fairly fun. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/05/crit...

Anna vandalizes; Isiah winces; Fitzpatrick mugs; a chair explodes

5267

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 18/05/2026

My latest Blindspotting column offers a first-timer's perspective on Iggy Pop's "The Idiot" — an album I ultimately found easy to respect, but hard to enjoy: www.jefitoblog.com/blindspottin...

010

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 18/05/2026

Last week's #GH was pretty skippable overall, but it had its moments. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime breaks it all down: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/05/crit...

Brennan gets poked; Brennan takes a nap; Charlotte is shocked; Lulu sneers; Curtis punches Isaiah; Elizabeth sees through it all

8275

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 12/05/2026

My latest Nielsens column looks back at what we were (and weren't) watching this week in 1986, including a certain all-star sequel miniseries led by one Patrick Swayze: www.jefitoblog.com/the-nielsens...

Patrick Swayze and some other guy from "North & South Book II"

5102

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 12/05/2026

This #GH column was delayed by Mother's Day, which is fitting, because last week's show was driven by a lot of mom-related action: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/05/crit...

Elizabeth puts the pieces together; Valentin gets the drop on Brennan; Cassius chokes out Joss; Dante reels; Nina wails

8174

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 07/05/2026

In which the mighty @milesklee.bsky.social points at the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine like Donald Sutherland in the closing moments of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and eloquently, persuasively argues that it is "a reminder that we are not meant to play god": flaminghydra.com/issue-559/

031

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 04/05/2026

It was a scattered week of random asides and wheel-spinning on #GH, but things look like they're about to pick up. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/05/crit...

Lucy smirks, Liesl seethes, Ava grimaces, Valentin and Carly suck face, Cassius yells, Brick oozes, Brennan hyperventilates

10163

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 04/05/2026

Monday being a little rough with you? Take the edge off with my latest Let's Get Soft column, which takes a hard look at Air Supply's "The One That You Love" album: www.jefitoblog.com/lets-get-sof...

Air Supply, "The One That You Love" (1981)

062

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 26/04/2026

Last week's #GH sent a couple of young lovebirds to New York for "Aladdin" on Broadway, but in all other respects, these episodes were not a whole new world. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/04/crit...

Valentin frowns; Cassius yells; Liesl declines; Ric objects; Gio and Emma remain adorable; Nina sighs; Isaiah thinks about brushing up his resume; Drew blinks; Rocco confesses

8247

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 20/04/2026

Have you ever wondered what happened to Louie Louie after he scored a Top 20 hit in 1990 with "Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury"? Probably not! But I'm here to tell the story anyway: www.jefitoblog.com/the-one-afte...

152

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 19/04/2026

Last week's #GH included some tearful blackmail, some sloppy spy work, and a baby. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime breaks down the highs, lows, and many in betweens: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/04/crit...

Cat fight! Bar fight! Baby face! Ethan face! Baby secret agent face!

4217

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 12/04/2026

Soap fans know that whenever someone gets behind the wheel of a car, an accident is about to happen. Last week's #GH indulged in that trope, as well as a few others: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/04/crit...

Brennan pleads; Jacinda spies; Valentin helps; Trina sings while Gio plays; Curtis smiles while Jordan screams

5216

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 05/04/2026

Last week's #GH forced us to reset the show's "Days Without a Long-Lost Twin Incident" counter back to zero. Read all about it right here: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/04/crit...

Cassius is nefarious, Britt is pissed, Jordan is over it, Willow is shocked, Pascal is drunk, James is adorable

5214

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 29/03/2026

Last week's #GH was close to perfect. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime urges you to see for yourself: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/03/crit...

Cullum threatens Britt; Jason punches Cullum; Rocco shoots Cullum; Dante has a headache; Marco bleeds out

6385

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 22/03/2026

While last week's #GH didn't accomplish much, it did include a pregnancy scare, a little in flagrante delicto, and a comically stupid assassination attempt. Read all about it! diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/03/crit...

Tracy smells like manure, Jordan smells a rat, Olivia smells sex and candy, Michael smells a family meeting brewing, Chase smells Brook Lynn ovulating, and Jason smells like old leather and potato chips

8216

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 15/03/2026

Last week's #GH included lots of conversations about people doing major things, but very little in terms of those things actually getting done. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime tries to make sense of it all: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/03/crit...

Charlotte is cunning; Dante is surprised; Maxie is hurt; Britt is panicked; Jason looks the same as always

11245

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 08/03/2026

Last week's #GH was full of surprises — and while some were quite silly, most of them point in positive directions for the show. My latest for Diagnosis Daytime breaks it all down: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/03/crit...

Valentin gets caught; Chase and Brook Lynn get a surprise; Carly gets some; Emma gets pouty; Delilah got a tattoo

11327

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 01/03/2026

Last week's #GH was all about revealing how deeply a certain bad guy has his hooks into half the town. Read all about it in my latest for Diagnosis Daytime: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/03/crit...

Michael bleeds; Laura seethes; Willow smirks; Gio woos; Ric confesses; Sidwell gloats

14346

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 26/02/2026

I'm pleased to report that my latest Blindspotting column put some Scott Walker in my ears for the first time: www.jefitoblog.com/blindspottin...

061

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 22/02/2026

Last week's #GH included a hospital homecoming, some political gamesmanship, and a tribute to a legend of daytime drama. It's all in my latest column for Diagnosis Daytime: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/02/crit...

Lucas is sad; Chase is dumb; Alexis is intrigued; Ric and Elizabeth are kissing; Dante and Nathan are perplexed; Wiley is a narc

8206

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 22/02/2026

This week's music recommendations include new tracks from SleazyWorld Go, Julia Cumming, Ashley McBryde, Labi Siffre, and more: www.jefitoblog.com/new-music-fr...

Cropped cover art from Lucid Express' "Instant Comfort" album (2026)

042

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 16/02/2026

A terrible person made me listen to Train covering "Led Zeppelin II," and it made me think about Bad Bunny, Kid Rock, and cultural Overton windows. Wait, I can explain: www.jefitoblog.com/earmageddon-...

Train singer Pat Monahan, preparing to eat whole my entire will to live

1132

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 15/02/2026

Last week's #GH was... fine. But as my latest Critical Diagnosis column argues, were it not for some frustrating failures of imagination, it could have been so much more: diagnosisdaytime.blogspot.com/2026/02/crit...

Brennan and Dante broing down; Lucas realizing he's in deep doo-doo; Joss and Jason staring vacantly at one another; Maxie's family reacting to her suddenly regaining consciousness; Maxie looking glam as hell after a six-month coma

7213

Jeff Giles @jefito.com · 14/02/2026

This week's New Music Friday recommendations include the latest from Bleachers, MUNA, Boy Golden, Cat Clyde, and more: www.jefitoblog.com/new-music-fr...

Still from MUNA's video for "Dancing on the Wall"

022