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Will with old Sonny and cheats on him.   Me: I don't blame you Will. I would cheat too. 

Will with NuSonny after one episode and might be having an affair:  Me:  How [!@#$%^&*] dare you Will!!!

I also just finished up watching.  Overall I liked it. There was some exposition, likely to help catching up viewers haven't watched DAYS in years, what's been going on, but that's to be expected. It was also a lot of setup, but not a bad first episode by any means.  You could tell they spent more money on this, the production values are higher than the main show. 

I think Zach Tinker did a really good job in this first episode as Sonny. Not that I was worried, but he stepped into the role perfectly. I do like how all the stories are intertwined. 

They both are up for being on the mothership. Hopefully that happens if they haven't been asked already. 

If characters might be dressing up in drag, then that could be what the "Chad, WIll, Sonny step out of their comfort zone" spoiler is about, rather than the foursome that entered my dirty mind.  

Both other versions of WilSon got a shower scene. I don't know why NBC would be all of a sudden afraid to show that shower scene in the trailer. 

I'm sure they'll get people to pay it, but asking that much for a virtual event seems insane. 

Maybe because Freddie's trying to become a youtube star, he's doing it to get more people to his channel, but it does seem a bit shady. Especially since Zach is doing one solo. Wouldn't it make more sense to have Zach and Chandler do one together, so then people can hear them talk about how it was like working together?  

They probably won't, but they should make Noah bisexual or gay like MAB originally planned to. 

3 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

Episode 4 sounds like a threesome between Will Sonny and Leo.

I thought the same thing when I read that spoiler. We don't really know how risque the show will end up being.

A big congrats to Jamey. He was always my favorite DaytimeConfidential personality (even though he could overboard sometimes). He clearly loves soaps and DAYS.  I also enjoyed his show Ambitions. 

1 minute ago, AlexElizabeth said:

Zack Tinker's shirt is awful lol, but at least he's not in one of Sonny's old suits with his hair slicked back. I'm excited for Leo.

I was just going to say the same thing. He's not in one of those awful suits Sonny used to wear, so it's still a wardrobe upgrade. 

Will and NuSonny is HOT!!!! They need to be back on the mothership ASAP!!  

Him staying on as EP has to be temporary. If he is unfit to be host, then he shouldn't be Executive Producer either. 

Wow. He needs to be removed pending an investigation. Between this and the Jeopardy drama, not a great week for SONY. 

I am saddened, especially for the women who did get to live better lives for 20 years, that'll now likely come to an end, but this was inevitable. It didn't matter how much longer we were going to stay there. Afghanistan isn't a real country and you can't forcibly turn it into one.  It was originally created as a buffer zone between British Raj (India and Pakistan) and Russian Empire. Since then, it was invaded twice by British, the Russians and us. There is no national identity or patriotism and we did almost nothing in the 20 years we were there to create one. People think of themselves citizens of the tribes or region they live in first. 

Is this exit messy? Yes, but I'm not sure exactly what people expected. I'm not sure how much damage it'll do politically in the long term either. Sadly most Americans stop caring long ago and have wanted us out for a while.  Multiple Presidents deserve blame. Bush for taking his eye off the ball and getting us into Iraq, Obama for doubling down on Afghanistan instead of withdrawing, Trump for making a terrible peace deal with the Taliban. 

I haven't watched DAYS in forever and wasn't originally planning on watching the spin-off either, but this news has got me excited. I am so thrilled they FINALLY recast Sonny. Zack Tinker and Robert Gorrie have been my two dream Sonny recasts for a while, so I am very happy DAYS chose one of them. I am also glad Greg is coming back as Leo. I didn't think we'd see him again. 

I have to imagine Will and NuSonny will eventually end up on the main show. Seems odd to recast for a 5 episodes series, they could have just cut them out instead. 

I stopped watching Holby a few years ago, because the quality of the show got so bad. Ratings wise, the show hasn't been doing well either, so it's not a complete surprise, but it's still shocking. 

Even though it's not exactly the same, feels almost like when CBS announced Guiding Light got axed. The dam has now been broken. If you can axe a 23 year old Holby, you can EastEnders. I've long felt that the UK soaps have been largely on the same path as ours, just on a 10-15 year delay. 

While I don't think Casualty or EastEnders will get cancelled right away, those two shows should consider this an early warning to get their [!@#$%^&*] together. 

I don't have much confidence in a new northern soap. Corrie and Emmerdale viewers aren't going to switch. Plus their existing main soap, EastEnders is in terrible shape, perhaps fix that fist. 

Yeah, from a writing standpoint, EastEnders no longer any better than the US soaps. Only thing it's has over them is they haven't done a bunch of return from the dead stories. The show is making the exact same mistakes the US ones did. It's very sad to watch. 

They really missed the mark on this serial killer story. First, it's offensive that this what a domestic violence story has been turned into. Second, the actor is terrible and the character isn't that interesting. Only positive aspect is the actor is very attractive, which isn't reason enough to keep him around. 

It does feel like killing off Kush was a breaking point for many people. Hopefully it is also the breaking point for the BBC brass. Jon Sen and Kate Oates tenure is the equivalent of  Chuck Pratt at All My Children. Both are destroyed and dismantled the core of the show. I just hope it's not too late for EastEnders to turn it around. 

Good. I was really worried how the jury would rule.  I hope he rots in hell. 

I sure hope so. I don't see how the BBC can continue to ignore how much terrible shape the show is in. Both Jon Sen and Kate Oates need to go, but even just getting rid of Jon Sen would be a massive improvement. 

The current state of LGBTQ characters on soaps is pretty dire and in many ways, feels worse now than 5 or 10 years ago. I think a lot of it is the soaps are so risk averse now. The ratings have fallen so low, they are afraid to offend anyone. Not that I necessarily agree with that logic, but I think that's how a lot of soap execs feel. 

I do have to give DAYS some credit though, they reversed their decision to kill off Will when a lot of other soaps wouldn't have and just kept him dead. Plus, even though Sonny and Will is one of the most boring gay couples ever, overall DAYS, kept them on longer than just about any other soap has with their gay characters, and they did get a lot of story for several years, especially early on. 

As for the UK Soaps, 

Hollyoaks does get a praise for the number of LGBTQ characters is has, something that few other soaps have. The problem is, that soap isn't for everyone and bit of an acquired taste. There also seems to be some unwritten rule that every gay character has to sleep with the god awful Ste at some point. 

EastEnders I thought did well with their gay couple, Ben and Callum at first and are still one of the shows main leads. The only ones that get more airtime then they do are Mick and Linda. The problem is that show is abysmally bad across the board. I don't think I've seen a soap this bad since Chuck Pratt's tenure at All My Children. 

7 hours ago, I Am A Swede said:

Maybe they should focus more on improving EastEnders instead....

I was just going to say the same thing. They need to fix the mess that's EastEnders first. 

Sharon Osbourne was disgusting today. I get Piers Morgan is her friend, but he's not worth going to bat for. Good on Sheryl. 

I noticed that too. I wonder how of that support is based mostly on Queen Elizabeth's likability. I do wonder once she passes away, how long it'll continue to survive. At the very least I can see some commonwealth countries going separate ways. 

Here's a link to a Snap YouGov Poll,  pretty interesting to see the difference between the US and UK.  Polar opposite reactions. 

https://today.yougov.com/topics/entertainment/articles-reports/2021/03/08/meghan-markle-prince-harry-oprah-interview-poll

UK, don't send him back here! We don't want him either! LOL