Bright Eyes

He better be amazing or else I'm going to start seriously questioning MVJ's taste level.

We musn't forget Andrea Evans was not the original Rebecca Hotchkiss, that honour (?) goes to THEE Marcia Brady.

I don't think Derek is going to be recast because I think it's clear he's only going to be around for storyline dictated reasons and will be naturally be gone sooner rather than later.

History question: Did Kim or Kayla ever miscarry?

You'll hate me for saying this, but I realized watching the other week that Brandon Claybon's voice reminds me so much of how Joseph C. Phillips speaks. Obviously, the latter is a talent, and somehow Claybon feels completely unnatural, but I had to share that niggling thought.

I'd happily take daddyTed as a Jonah Carver recast on DAYS. This is a damn shame. I hate recasts, but it is what it is. I don't know anything about this guy they're bringing in, but I wonder if it could be because Maurice Johnson was too likable and MVJ is set on having Ted become a surprise villain? Johnson made it very easy to buy that Leslie would lose her mind over losing him. Hopefully we hear from Maurice Johnson soon and he'll soften the blow.

I've always wanted him to secretly still be a serial killer all this time, people from where they live have found out about his past and there's a couple bodies that have turned up. Naive and desperate Ciara moves them back to Salem, not being able to deal with the pitchforks and still believing Ben's innocence. This obviously intrigues nosy ass Leo, so Ben can at least kill him. When all is revealed, Ben is killed off and Ciara has to deal with the fallout of her toxic love.

Probably would have had John raise him and then kidnap him and make him a new pawn when he was old enough.

Unless, this was another Stefan situation where RC was forced to writer her exit, but wanted to do so in a way where things were left unfinished.

Stephanie was her most interesting when she was a desperate/insecure basket case, so I hope the eventual fallout from her keeping two major secrets from Alex will bring that messy girl back.

I checked today because of Hauser's passing, and I couldn't find anything to suggest he was. Brian Kerwin still is, but I'm assuming you meant Howard McMillan. He did, however, marry a man in 2013.

I was pretty much going to post the exact same sentiments with about the Kate/EJ scenes. That music cue needs to be thrown in the trash. This show proved last week they know how to do drama correctly, I don't understand how they dropped the ball so quickly. However, in regards to Gabi, I actually don't think she was supposed to be the bad guy, but instead was being written as the Greek chorus for those who hate Leo. Maybe that's my bias talking, or the remnants of how great last week was, but I thought Javi also came off as incredibly naive and Leo was just a problem that would soon sort itself out. JJ has never been married. After wondering if today was Joy's last episode, I went to her Instagram to see if AlexAnn Hopkins mentioned anything, but her account is private, which could be proof in itself. Plus, there's no mention of DAYS in her bio, but that was also the first time I went to her page so could mean nothing. If anyone sees confirmation of her exit, please post it.

To me, Daniel Cosgrove's best role will always be the one where he had to joyously eat dog jizz.

Wings Hauser (Greg Foster #3, 1977-81, 2010) has passed away... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/wings-hauser-dead-vice-squad-soldiers-story-1236169294/

Emily O'Brien's accent was all over the place today, but other than that (and her horrible wig) her scene with Xander was the best of the episode for me. I look forward to her returning as Gwen where she can just talk normally. And what a treat that Mary Beth Evans was actually given the opportunity to act again today. She was probably more emotional than normal because of real life circumstances, but it was refreshing to remember what she's capable of when given even the tiniest of material. The show came to halt when it was about the Joy/Alex/Steph story. Joy should not actually be pregnant, and Abigail Klein can not pull off acting. If she has no haters, I'm dead. It's tiresome when I'm rooting for the two pregnancies on the show to result in miscarriage. When Shane or potenitally "Shane" said Estonia, all I kept thinking about was the Conan O'Brien joke at the Oscars.

River City has been cancelled. Premiering in 2002, the show will end in Sept. 2026. https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/river-city-to-end-2026-bbc-plans-next-generation-of-drama-production-three-new-titles

Respectfully, your mind blank after posting these two thoughts after the other was hilarious. But yes, as Jane said, the third is Arnold Feniger a.k.a Rafe2.

I've been wondering, is Sami the only soap character to be raped by three different people?

Last week was great, except for Wednesday, with the reveal on Friday even making me cry. Having Lauren Koslow come in after Roman accidently dropped the bomb about EJ was a smart move to secure that the emotional stakes necessary were struck. Prior to this reveal, Carson Boatman was someone I had a contented like about as Johnny, but now I feel this story has solidified him as someone I can be truly invested. I had no idea he had it in him. It's nice to be surprised by this show, in a good way, in 2025. His scenes today with EJ made me cry again. The scenes were a bit longer than usual and more in depth. I find it very hard to believe the new writers didn't have some sort of hand in the writing dig deeper. This rape reveal has really lit a fire under the show's ass and I hope they can keep up the momentum, especially for Carson Boatman and Johnny. I've even liked the show more than BTG in the past week because of it. Once the happens, the only thing I'll know is upcoming story wise is John passing away. It'll be exciting to be basically completely spoiler free.

I think Billy Flynn will just be another Trevor St. John situation for Griffith. Heck, by the time he finally airs on DAYS, Griffith will probably have gotten bored of him.

It is a damn shame to lose him. I can't tell if he was fired or quit, but either way I'll miss him. He's a grounding presence and even though his last name is DiMera, he's blended into the Hortons seamlessly. However, this does not deter me from being excited for the new writers, helped by the fact he'll be around nearly a year from now. Count me as someone who doesn't think killing off Abby and having her stay dead was a mistake. They've gone through three adult actresses, all whom don't want to come back. It makes perfect sense for her to be dead. What is concerning is Errol mentioning the budget cuts on a show that already has no budget. Could cancellation be looming? Their contract is up next year.

Does anyone know the name of the actor who plays Det. Marcel Malone?

Well, hopefully Sophia miscarries and Joy isn't really pregnant. The Shawn/Jada baby is the best option. Today was pretty solid. I agree that Gabi tearing Belle/Paulina a new one was the best part of today, and I'm happy to say that is actually saying something because I was completely invested in Ava seeing the light about Brady, Rachel turning on EJ, and the Shawn/Jada hookup aftermath. And yeah, I'm excited with all the build up for the upcoming Bring it on!

If we're repping for a white woman to be on this show, I'm going to always say Fiona Hutchison, but ya'll are getting ahead of yourselves as per.