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Who has this kind of time on their hands? Jesus.

Chase is too nice to Willow and Michael. We had to sit through Lucky spewing awful things to Liz after the affair with Nikolas, and these two just get off and get to live happily ever after? Nope. Bring on the drama! Stop being afraid of being a soap!

I know the story with Carly/AJ’s baby was one of the things Guza didn’t have planned and also thought was a great idea to build upon. It also helped him set up Tony for the downward spiral.

There is a comment in the thread that she liked that also said Carly’s name was Drew in Guza’s original document. Now I wonder if he created Jax as well…

We were just talking about this!

Very interesting! I wish more of this stuff would come out!

As much as I hated Phelps and Guza’s GH- at least it was well written. I may not have liked the stories or the characters they choose most often to focus on, but the daily writing and events were so much stronger, the drama had stakes and it was emotional. Way too dark, way too many characters killed off with potential, overly indulgent to MB, SB and to lesser extent, TG. But it was well written darkness. It’s just pathetic at this stage watching the show. They did the same thing with Ryan’s return last year- they missed the climax and the story has just kept limping along with him still there. Peter should be gone- I get him being alive to not taint Liz and Finn. But then Anna should have killed him. Roger should have been killed off as Franco and been done. Austin will never work for me because it’s Roger, again. And it’s not working for those crazed Roger fans because they want Franco (vomit) back with Liz. And this storyline with Sonny is a huge bust.

Ron C on DAYS rushes past all the suspense to get to the climaxes and twists, and the GH writers play all the beats and then can’t stick the landing, so all their suspense and building falls flat. I wish anyone in these shows could still get it right- the build when done properly and then an actual climax drives up ratings you fools! It has on every soap I ever watched!

We should have had the film stuff bringing it up again while Doug was having his medical issues for at least a couple of weeks before everything converged. Marlena should have had conversations with the twins about what happened to her, not just John. If anything, that would make more organic sense as to why now- she started opening that door in her mind again. It could still have been faster than Reilly, but not it all happened in two episodes fast.

I have to give Ron credit- I have been expecting him to revisit this storyline. But the way it has begun, focusing on Doug was really a surprise. A great one. I love that they appear to still be working regularly, so that means they are still an important part of the story.

I actually thought Sonny’s reaction was true to him. I can’t wait to see what complications arise from all this. Especially with Nina. Watros has done the unimaginable- she made Nina interesting without going full Annie. I still hope we get that down the road though…

Even with there is a change, he rushes to put it all back together almost like it was! Roger Howarth as Austin. Peter alive. Drew back (although this Drew is working for me). Victor back. I wish the ratings were higher because I do think the show is better than it has been…but I also see why people are tuning out.

The extreme dragging out of the Jax/Nina stuff and Carly/Jason’s wedding reminds me of old school soap plotting, but not as interesting. They are trying to do soap again, but it still lacks something. As ridiculous as James Reilly could be, he at least knew how to make an endless day interesting.

Thank you! Just mentioning her name and I remembered how labored that relationship was all because of Tyler. And her crazy backstory with the sister who was killing patients at GH. That was her, correct?

I just remember laughing when Sonny/Carly slept together and Burton had to play like it was a betrayal. Now you care? He publicly stated Carly was not the kind of woman Jason would fall in love with and he hoped Kimberly would keep coming back and keep that relationship viable. Then he lured her back and she told Guza she didn’t want to do Jason/Robin again. Until Liz and then later Sam, I felt he tanked every relationship. Tyler Christopher did it too with the attempted relationship after Emily died, I think she was a nurse but my memory is hazy on her name. It’s pretty clear that Frank/someone or both are shuffling the decks and once again propping pets. Austin is on too much and has a very nothing character, whatever Alexis was going to be doing got wrapped up way too quick and she’s clearly in a holding pattern, and Peter is back for what appears to be not the short term.

I agree. She was really great in her return, finding Roman, the affair and dealing with Sami. The show was incredibly campy for a few years there though, I can’t blame her too much. One of the reasons I loved her scenes with CM early in the Will coming out story is that she was more grounded and there were layers there.

I am also in the camp of really enjoying the earlier parts of the story. For me, what felt like weeks of random people being in her bedroom while she ranted about Father John went on way too long. Caroline was knitting next to her from what I remember. It got stupid real fast.

Those are great photos!

I really do try to be more on the positive side when it comes to this topic. I would hate to be under this scrutiny and at times really mean comments. But I think Deidre’s work is very noticeable, and while she looks great, she could very easily go too far if she doesn’t lay off for a few years of any procedures. And I wish Leslie Charleson had stopped with her work by the time we got to that bottom photo posted earlier. She still looked like Monica, just older. Now she suffers greatly from her face not moving at all. Jackie does look much better. Still kind of breaks my heart when you look at her when she had that major work done that changed the shape of her face in the very late 1990’s. I thought she looked great, just older. Then she came back and it was so noticeable.

Thank you for clarifying that! Did the original actress play her with as much sarcasm as Sherry did? That trait was even present with Liz in later, less well written eras.

Part of what made it work was the production they had then. The soft focus, gothic storytelling and excellent sets. And of course Ron would get back to this.

It reminds me of all the momentum the show had when they tried to put Genie on recurring. There was a lot of good stuff happening, long term stories playing out, and it all was unraveled and it took them at least 6 months to get back on track.

What about a character like Blake on GL? I have read she was introduced by scab writers, and Pam Long came back and made her Holly and Roger’s child after the fact when the strike was over. I would say that is a fundamental part of who Blake was.

It was one of the last showcases for her deep sense of longing, insecurity and pain being a tool to lash out at others. Erica always had a point of view, but the story didn’t necessarily revolve around her like later ones did, or be told in such a way that the audience could only root for her against her circumstances. I still think the baby switch was a terrible idea- a step too far for Erica, and some of that biased writing was done to bring her back away from outright villainy.

It’s sad that today’s episode would never be done on the main show. It’s fun, sexy, and while not exactly modern, it certainly feels more modern than any of these soaps do. Soaps- DAYS included, didn’t used to be so afraid of everything. Chandler really won me over again with his enthusiasm in the club scene. Even before they were in drag, he couldn’t stop dancing next to Leo. I also love how awesome Billy Flynn has been in every episode.