Overview

• Thursday’s episode delivered the CBS daytime drama’s first major on-screen shake-up since its February debut.
• Co-star Lauren Buglioli posted video from Graham’s final day showing a standing ovation and an emotional goodbye.
• Series creator Michele Val Jean acknowledged the twist publicly with the comment, “I’m a horrible person.”
• Fans are speculating about potential reversals common to soaps, though the on-set wrap footage points to a real exit.
• The series is renewed for Season 2, with multiplatform viewership up 67% year over year and a lead over General Hospital among women 25–54, per Nielsen.