Bright Eyes

I will say though, it does add to all the devastation going on with John, Bo, and Philip, especially with that Steve/Kayla scene discussing it all. It's a shame Pease seems to be completely done with the show, whether by choice or necessity.

It'll be so sad not to have Kim there. I really wish the best for Patsy Pease.

Even when they mentioned the possession, it was still heaped in emotional truth, which I was relieved by. I also meant to state, I'm loving the classic soap opera direction the show has employed in a couple scenes lately. The first I noticed it was when Sarah was in the doorway talking to Xander, and again in the chapel scenes. The perfect blend of dark and light to make the scene feel correctly atmospheric.

I re-watched the Day of DAYS promo and the only scenes we haven't seen yet are the one with Carrie and the very last one with Hope and Julie. It's funny to see everything in context now.

These writers had me by crying like a bitch today. I loved literally every scene! We are being invited to watch high stakes emotional drama that has me glued to the screen. Great acting all around. Applause, applause! Maggie really has went ridiculously easy on Xander through the years, so to see her turn on him so ferociously was delicious. The beauty of it all, is now Xander has become the underdog, which puts him in a great place to watch as a viewer. I'd like to see Sarah and Brady be built up as a strong male/female friendship, just like I think could work between Gabi/Alex as well. There's a sick sort of irony in the (presumed) fact that amidst all this drama with Xander (a Kiriakis) in connection to John/Marlena and the Bradys, a DiMera (EJ) will stand to gain from it. The real villain of the piece swooping in when their attention and vitriol is elsewhere.

Was that Peter Pan ever made?

Watch it still be more of a classic than what B&B and Y&R would show.

Aw, I care about Melissa. Hope's OG bff, and I'm talking before the SORAS. #neverforget I think the polite thing to do is just a simple Happy Anniversary, plus heartfelt message, without the mention of specific years. Did Melissa ever interact with Billie or Carly? I'm guessing fake Melissa did with the latter before she left? That picture made me realize I've never really thought about how it was pre-Steve and John existing. And no Roman, or Kayla, or Doug and Julie. Who was Bo's best man? And who are the three people next to him in that picture?

Peyton Meyer is 26, but I'm telling myself Doug's about 21, since all the actors in his group (Tate/Holly/Arianna/Sofia) are all a few years older than their characters. Actually, Leo Howard is a decade older than Tate! Still not the greatest optics, but still much more tolerable.

Does anyone else think Lauren Buglioli talks too softly? I get she's supposed to be a pampered princess, but I can't connect to her performances because I always feel like she needs more grit or something. She needs to be more ferocious for me. More of a firecracker, because she's coming off like less than a sparkler. I will say bringing on Tracy was exactly what Anita needed because she's been all stoic all the time. Seeing her be infallible made her feel human, rootable, and relatable. This was the first episode where I feel like the new Ted had settled in well. Pretty good for a near immediate recast.

Pretty much my exact sentiments. The good DAYS are here again! We are so back! Rejoice! Viva la Salem! (Am I being too extra?) To add to this, Ari being immediately dick hungry made me instantly like her. I think Julie's scenes today added so much, too. They could have easily not been part of the episode, but it just added to the emotional stakes. Was her flashback part of the CoD story? And that little scene Maggie had with Philip earlier in the week added so much heart to drama of that story. Matriarchs are so back! When Kayla had to tell Marlena that John was hurt again, I couldn't help but think back to when she went off on Bo for leaving Roman to go after Stefano. I wonder if they'll have her go off on someone like Kayla or Steve and initially blame them for John's death. It should be stated Kristian Alfonso still looks amazing, but I did think it was ridiculous that she was wearing a Chanel suit to go help with the dangerous mission, but it was good to see her be part of it while we had Kayla and Marlena sitting back and waiting for the best. The only part I didn't like was Ciara mentioning how great Ben is. Not buying sis, but the fact Konefal returned and immediately was crying her eyes out was impressive. Since Hope mentioned her, I wonder if we'll get a Chelsea return next week? Also, during Bo's dream/purgatory scenes, did anyone think we were going to see a return from a dead character? Isabella or Zack since he was mentioned in the episode would have been a good shout or both. I can't think of a better one where the actor hasn't also passed. I can't decide if that John Black montage were the most emotional moment of the episode, but holy f*ck was it bittersweet to see Drake Hogestyn back on my screen again. Phew! Again, a great week, and a fantastic episode to finish it off.

Not to harp on, and I don't know if it's always been there and I just noticed it today, but why the hell does Ashley have her microwave on top of the fridge? What sense does that make? Irrationally, It made her more intolerable than she already was in this episode.

Steak and a tomato salad, with some Italian bread.

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A fly. Would you rather type one word per hour or speak 1000 words per second?

X - Xavier

On

... a sign of life, a creature unknown to me. I've found myself in my favourite soap opera town, I'm going to make sure to ...

N - Nada Surf

X - Xanadu (Rush)

W - Wings

I - Ian Gallagher (Shamless)

In addition, no one seems to be eating the show right now. EJ is a great example. James Scott's EJ is one of my most hated characters, and that's nothing against the actor, because he was gorgeous and great in the part when he wasn't having a blinking fit, but the amount of episodes he racked up in his relatively short amount of time on the show is absolutely insane. Coming back to this show as a regular view last fall, I was prepared for that hatred to be further ignited, but I needn't have worried, because the only true albatross on the show is Leo, but he's not even on that much, he's just that awful.

It's sad she can't be a part of his on-screen tribute somehow.