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DAYS: December 2025 Discussion Thread

Welcome back, Liam!
I still have no idea where they're going with this storyline, but it's nice to see him. And even though Jeremy stepping in to be his substitute mentor seems really random, I'm not against it. For the first time, Jeremy as a teacher actually made a little sense to me lol I wonder if the two of them bonding is going to mean something somewhere down the line, or if Days is gonna go with what we speculated about on here a while back. If they do, I just hope they don't screw up the timeline. I'm also wondering if Liam's interest in the Dimeras and Abe and Theo's relationship with them is going to mean something as well.
Speaking of Abe, I liked that he and Paulina comforted each other about Theo and that Abe was able to share his fears with someone. Abe's perspective is a very important part of this storyline that needs to be utilized more. I liked the way his fears and worries were juxtaposed against Theo's determination and persistence to find a way out of the crypt, and to comfort Chad too. Theo using his own past with losing his mother to help Chad see what Thomas and Charlotte are going through was a good idea.
And yeah, I'm not sure about Steve moving in with Stephanie and Alex either. Even with Stephanie having a stalker, it seems a little stupid and unnecessarily campy. They deserve a better story than this. And like I said before, Days doesn't need humor as much as everybody thinks it does. Their final scenes weren't bad though and I have no problem with them suspecting that Jeremy might be the stalker, mostly because of what it could lead to. Hopefully, that will lead to this storyline, as a whole, flowing into a better storyline for Alex and Stephanie.
Btw, if we took a shot every time Stephanie said "Papa" today, we'd all be passed out in 10 minutes 😂😂😂

By AbcNbc247 · 25 minutes ago25 min
One Life to Live Tribute Thread

Now I remember how in the beginning Cain reminded me of Patricia Highsmith's Talented Mr. Ripley. But only in the beginning. A failed actor, using his talents for presenting as different people, changing his accent to suit the role... I think I even called him Ripley in the beginning. The influence only in characterization.
I also found many nuances of Bronte's Jane Eyre in the Addie hidden in the bedroom/Blair/Dorian storyline. So much of that gothic atmosphere and the element of the hidden in the other room madness. I instantly thought of Bertha when I heard Blair talking to that mysterious entity in the beginning.

By Maxim · 35 minutes ago35 min
DAYS: December 2025 Discussion Thread

Tbh, the previous Jeremy's run was so brief that I'm completely fine with them glossing it over and rebooting the character. They've acknowledged his past and him actually changing for the better seems fine to me. There's been far worse on DAYS where the character didn't even get a lengthy hiatus and recast.

By te. · 43 minutes ago43 min
Y&R: Old Articles

They messed that up. Mrs. Bell isn't related to Irna.
Bell often told the story about his introduction to Irna. He was working for a Chicago ad agency. He heard Irna might be looking for an assistant writer, as one of her writers was leaving. He called Irna's secretary and was advised to submit a sample script. He did. But the writer who was thinking of leaving decided to stay.
Several months later (or years later), he crossed paths with a lady who said she was Irna Phillips's niece. He said, "I sent your aunt a script one time, but nothing came of it." The niece said, "I believe she's looking for someone right now." The niece mentioned her conversation with William Bell to Irna, and Irna said, "If you see him again, tell him I need an assistant. I believe he's the boy who's married to the talk show hostess, and he sent me a script once."
That time they connected, and she hired him.

By Broderick · 49 minutes ago49 min
BTG: December 2025 Discussion Thread

Darlene "The Invisible Woman" Hawthorne is a ridiculous character to be utilizing the way that they're using her. She currently exists on canvas, but not in plain sight, as the wife of the Chief of Police and mother to the three Hawthorne sons. She supposedly just had a dinner date with Jacob and Izaiah and she shares a home with her husband Elon. Why are they utilizing this character without a face in the role? Mentioning Luke is much easier because he's not in close proximity. But Darlene lives, works, and interacts with her family without a visible presence. At this point, at least hire a quick day player actress to play her.

By Vanguardian53 · 59 minutes ago59 min
One Life to Live Tribute Thread

It's totally a Dorian thing to set up, for real. 🤭 Lindsay could have been a really fascinating character. I really like the actress. Actually, she was my favorite along with Iris in AW when I was watching.

By Maxim · 1 hour ago1 hr
R.I.P.: Anthony Geary has passed away

It's too bad that there weren't better writers for Geary's final years with the show, writers that could have done justice and given a proper closure to Luke and the pairing of Luke and Laura. That attempt in 2015 to explain the character of Luke by revealing he killed his parents was so bad. And then having Luke's final adventure be a quick return of Frank Smith; truly horrible and beneath everyone.
It would have been interesting to see what Guza might have done to bring the character of Luke to a close.

By Jdee43 · 1 hour ago1 hr
Another World Discussion Thread

I know what you mean - I feel that way when I try to go through ATWT and GL from 93-95 or so.
Any thoughts you have on this episode or DAYS or The Doctors I would enjoy reading. DAYS of this period in particular is something I'd always love knowing more about.

By DRW50 · 1 hour ago1 hr
One Life to Live Tribute Thread

Thanks @Maxim I appreciate the details about the changes you think Griffith is making, and the various books Malone is adapting to Llanview.
The main reason for the change in this story is soon Clint Ritchie will be offscreen for a good long while due to having an accident on his ranch.
I knew Lindsay was there for Clint, but I wasn't expecting her to also make a play for Sloan.
It's as if Marty and Lindsay have been conjured up to make Viki pay for her wicked ways.
I wonder if they may have originally planned to reveal that Lindsay was on Dorian's payroll.

By DRW50 · 1 hour ago1 hr
Another World Discussion Thread

It's interesting; back in 1979, I was disappointed in all three of these soaps, because to me, DAYS had fallen apart in early 1977 with the dismissal of Pat Falken Smith, AW had been crippled by the cast massacre of 1975 and the continuing decline in its writing, and The Doctor had also been the victim of poor writing under various scribes like Mel and Ethel Brez and Linda Grover. BUT! With modern-day viewing of episodes from this period, my criticisms are less harsh than they once were. While I still lament the less-than-stellar quality, the shows are/were much better than we have seen on daytime for a long time. Just seeing familiar faces is a treat in itself.
Thanks for the tag.

By vetsoapfan · 2 hours ago2 hr

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