Soaplovers

I was bummed that 2.0 ended because Mcpherson (headwriter) had really set up some interesting stories and we never got to find out where the stories would go once they resumed production on 'season 2'. I remembered the EP (Ginger Smith) and a lot of the stars gave a lot of credit to McPherson being able to come in on very short notice and come up with stories/plots (I think it was a very short turnaround time of a few weeks). It was nice that she got to redeem herself after her year long Days stint was not well reviewed/liked.

I do agree that a revival of EON would work, if it doesn't fall into doing all of the typical soap opera tropes... which it became guilty of in the final few years of the show with the over abundance of Raven/Sky at the expense of the actual detectives, police, etc. And I know it was mentioned earlier that Raven had lost any true connections on the show with the death of her on screen mother, and the loss of April/Draper/Deborah.. and I do agree with that. I actually thought the show would have done something with the Shelley character that could have connected her to the Raven character. There were a few scenes where the two would have scenes and size one another up before they would go their separate ways.. so I assumed perhaps they would have been revealed as half-siblings and/or perhaps cousins. Alas.. not to be.

Part of the reason that Courtney worked at OLTL was because the show had an actual character for her to play. One that was somewhat different than her character on AW, and after the way she was treated over at AW.. it had to have been nice to be courted onto a new soap that actually valued your contributions.

The show has finally figured out the correct scene to have at the end of the episode. The one thing I loved about the show today was that we got a pretty decent length scene of Silk Press Sheila at the celebration without any cutaways. It reminded me of an old school soap opera scene that would run several moments (i.e. Renee's long speech going after the upstanding citizens of Salem on Days in 1983 before her murder). I think Anita and Silk Press Sheila would be evenly matched.. she would be the one person that Anita would have to work to get the best of. I do agree that Derek/Ashley were probably cut from the episode.. and maybe their scenes will be used in a different episode. The scenes that were included (Bill/Hayley and Vanessa/Doug) had something to do with the scenes going on at the party. Unpopular opinion: I actually prefer Bill with Hayley.. .they make a good couple.

My late mom remembered Jordan Clarke as Tim Ryan.. and she said he was vastly different than Billy. She also said she remembered that Rita and Evie were more tangled up with Tim when both came on the show.. while he ended up leaving with another character. Then Rita was moved into the Ed/Holly orbit taking on the scheming traits of Holly (this was around the time of the original Holly leaving), and Evie got pulled into Ben's orbit.. but not sure if this was during his brief relationship with Hope or not.

Team Silk Press Sheila! I hope she topples the mighty Duprees because that family has it coming. The spoilers that were posted last week for today's episode had Ashley/Derek mentioned, but as we saw, they weren't featured at all. Was that part of the spoiler a mistake, or did the show edit them out. Nice to see a bit of Vanessa/Doug.. and I'm fascinated by Vanessa's perspective in regards to Dani/Bill's marriage vs Nicole/Ted's marriage. While this was a good episode, it does highlight that the show is lacking non-Dupree related characters.

The last scene of the final episode did show that life on Wisteria Lane would continue on once the toxic housewives moved away. It won't be as good as the original, but I'm intrigued to see what these new people do with the concept.

This underscores the biggest issue that the show needs to work on. The majority of the characters on the show are all related to one another, which is why we have that B&B esque Dani/Andre hook up situation

Because that particular primetime episode kick started stories where the effects are still felt on the show to this day.

If the show was interested in tying in one of the three prime time specials in the 90s, the smarter choice probably would have been Night Sins from 1993. Night Sins was the ushering in of Titan Publishing, the first mentions of Kate Roberts coming in to run it, plus it had involved Jack retyping a manuscript he had found in the new house he and Jen moved into... which ended up being a thinly veiled story written by Kate about her dalliance with Bill Horton that produced Lucas. However, I doubt the writers were even thinking about the prime time episodes when deciding to name the manuscript One Stormy Night. I also don't see Stephanie being the one that would be writing it. The current actress playing Stephanie seems to play a more passive version of Stephanie vs the previous takes by Shayna and Shelley..imho. Javi is cute... much too good for Leo. He can do so much better.

I do wonder if the show realized that fans would take to Silk Press and Eva as much as we have? To me, I think the core four was mostly used to get eyes on the show since all four were familiar performers in both daytime and primetime. Of the four, I think Nicole is used most effectively where it doesn't look as though she's hogging airtime. She works as a lead and as a talk to. Anita has been the most under utilized of the four, but I do have a feeling that might be changing once the Ted/Nicole/Eva/Silk Press Story goes back to support status. Of the four, I think Dani has been over-used.. but I do still see potential for the character. I know some people think she's the modern day Erica Kane, but I don't see that. Erica was a Have Not that became a Have while Dani is a Have by birth and has done nothing to have earned being a Have. Good cliffhanger.

I faintly remember the tv movie where Ted Danson played the lead.. my late mom liked the movie and she also read a few of the novels and enjoyed them.

USA Network ran the last 3.5 years back in the 80s.. and there was a rumor that they were one of the interested parties that wanted to carry the show with new episodes. However, the cost was too high so they just aired the reruns. They selected June 1981 as the starting point since the Emily plotline was tied up, Draper/April were preparing to leave, Lisa Sloan debuted as Nicole, and Raven/Sky were going into high gear.

Yeah... now I understand why people don't like Leo. I was with Gabi and was hoping she would punch the SOB in the face. Susan is much better in smaller doses, but I will say that SH plays her much better than Eileen did. This was a strong Paulina episode where she provided good support/wisdom to both Chanel and Johnny.

Bert was the poster child for toxic feminity. She learned her lesson later on that being such a negative toxic individual didn't make her happy nor content. Bert of the 70s and 80s still had a backbone, was self-sufficient, was active in her community, and had an active social life... and had leaned into her maternal nature.

And CBS renewed their coverage of these games till 2030 after their ratings came out in 2024, and they wouldn't do that if the ratings weren't strong and/or the $$ didn't come through for the games.

Pre-emptions have been a tradition in daytime for decades. It isn't as if it's something that just developed over the last few years, but I guess society has gotten more entitled and more prone to demanding instant gratification instead of enjoying the anticipation of a show and/or event.

I remember his character during his return in the early 10s... and didn't his character end up distantly related to Julie Carp and Eileen G? Speaking of which, it's so typical of this show to bring back a formerly cheerful positive character like Julie and saddle her with a very grim story.. just to usher out Eileen. Whatever happened to just coming back for a visit and having an ok existence?

I could see Vernon possibly having a soft spot for her because he would be aware of the spell Bill cast on his precious Dani.. and would try to be a father/grandfather figure.. which would anger the domineering Dupree women. Would be a good character driven conflict that wouldn't need to be an A plot.. but character building. I know the actress that played Hayley recently said during that brief interview she did with Michael Fairman (the one she did with Timon) that Hayley was getting more development/focus on the episodes they were just filming so perhaps after May sweeps the focus might shift back to her and her backstory. Maybe it's just the actress playing Dani that I have a problem with. She would be more at home on a Tyler Perry production and a superior actress could be cast in her place. An unknown... like Dominique Jennings on Sunset Beach back in the day. But yes, I do like that we do get a couple days break from characters and that no one character is totally hogging the airtime. That's a big plus in my book

I remember during the era when John Edward the 'medium' was popular and the show utilized that type of character for one or two episodes hosting an event that Ed and Michelle. And the implication was that Maureen was communicating through this medium and it was hella cringe. Back when this individual was popular, I knew he was a fake and having a similar character appear on GL was just one of many examples of the soap world trying to jump on the bandwagon instead of picking and choosing which trends to utilize.

I would agree with that. I have a feeling that had Beck not opted to leave the soap.. she and Trucker would have settled down as a newly married couple with her having a problem with Curtis dating Dinah Lee.. the woman that Trucker cheated on her with. So Trucker/Trisha would have been married and having conflict because of Dinah Lee still having a place in the Alden family due to her dating Curtis. Once Trisha was gone.. and Curtis was written out, the show focused on pairing Trucker/Dinah Lee as an end game couple. I also think once Jessica Collins leaves in mid 1994, that also reshaped the show.. especially when her replacement didn't fare well and was written out within a few months.

I think what separated those three plus Agnes/Claire/Harding was a passion for writing and creating. Plus, they were almost OCD in terms of plotting. I remember in that post 1988 writer strike article from SOD where Long said before the strike that she knew where each and every character from inside and out all the way to the times of day they went to the bathroom so during the strike, she was anxious about where the strike writers would take the character. Aside from those choice of words... it showed that they had a passion for their shows and characters. If a writer and/or EP has an investment on the show they're on... it will show up in the quality of the writing, sets, lighting, and vibe of the show.

I liked the callback to the 1st episode of Days of Our Lives with the mention of Julie being caught shop lifting. Julie should be doing more than just volunteer at the hospital, but what? Maggie calling Phillip to task was a good scene, although she was blind to the toxicity of her insta son Daniel. While I understand Sarah's reasoning for not cluing Xander in regarding her knowledge of Phillip's fraud, this is a soap opera and he will find out. I assume he'll find out before their 1st wedding anniversary. Chanel/Johnny was so I understand both of their viewpoints, but I agree with Chanel that she needed time to digest the news Johnny was telling her before he told Sophia/Tate that the adoption was off. Days may have a lot of faults and things to fix... but the one thing they know how to do is an end of episode fade out. Beyond the Gates... take notes.

On Jen Jacobs Instagram, she had a post from earlier this month with her, Derek, and Andre together after filming scenes so I assume maybe this 'Apartment merge' story is a step toward breaking up Ashley/Derek up so that she turns to Andre. The way people feel about Derek/Ashley is kind of what I feel toward Dani. The last two or three episodes have flowed very well without Dani being on, which tells me she's also out of place on the show.

Ashley's mom saved their scenes LOL Shame we can't revive Claire Labine or Harding Lemay LOL