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When will this great show ever land on one of the streaming channels?

Haven't missed Ben one iota. Actor seems like a really good guy, but I just can't get behind a serial killer as a hero. If they really wanted to keep him, they should've done the twin thing...or it turns out he never did it to begin with...brainwashed...whatever...but not the whole town thinking he's a saint now.

It was nice seeing Jennifer and Lucas interact again. I hope we continue to see more of the Horton house.

I think it could work. Will it be different? It has to be. It's primetime. It'll be a smaller cast obviously. But, it could be a great way to sort of reinvent Agnes Nixon's creation. I'm hopeful because of the people involved. La Lucci HAS TO  be in it.

It would be awesome to have AMC back in some sort of incarnation.

4 minutes ago, prefab1 said:

That's great news! Now they just need to give Lucas a storyline of his own. 

I read he's supposed to be mixing it up with Sami in a new story. Those two will always be end game for me.

Yay!!! Finally!

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On a side note...it's nice seeing the Horton living room again. It's classic Days.  I wish it were one of the more permanent sets. There's certainly enough Horton cousins to live there.

2 hours ago, Chris B said:

My thing is, I don’t mind her with Abe and I don’t begrudge Abe a love interest, but every Black woman shouldn’t be with him. Valerie for example could’ve been tested with Steve or Rafe and Sheila never should’ve even been considered romantically for Abe. That was ridiculous. I wouldn’t mind Jackee going against Lauren Koslow for Abe though. 

Valerie was such a missed opportunity. I thought Vanessa Williams really shined with the little that gave her, and she could have done much, much more with her. I was very disappointed when they let her go.

Oh, wow! Are they actually going to give Abe a new love interest?

50 minutes ago, asafi said:

I forgot about Macy (B&B). I don't understand the point of bringing back a popular character from the death just to kill him/her again so soon after.. Couldn't TPTB just sent Macy overseas to do a concert tour instead of killing her with a chandelier? 

 

Same can be said about 

Stephanie Woodruff/Brooke Hamilton (Days of our lives) and Sarah Gordon Buchanan (One life to live). TPTB brought Sarah back in 1991.. just to kill her off yet again in 1993. ridiculous. 

 

Why killing a character brought back from the death.. again? and so soon after returning? 

Same happened to AJ Quartermaine on GH

9 hours ago, Forever8 said:

Colleen Cecile Carlton - YR 

 

That Damn MAB! Just the idea of killing off Traci and Brad's only child and John Abbott's eldest granddaughter. Let's not forget Brad had died some months before her. Only to come back in the technicolor dream to bring her into the afterlife. 

 

We should be seeing her with her family, friends, working at Jabot and potentially a romance/supercouple status with Scotty Grainger. Imagine if Traci and Lauren wasn't keen on their kids respectively seeing one another. Or perhaps they would contend with their own version of Sheila Carter (With Better Writers)

 

So much potential wasted in my opinion. 

 

Tammin grew into the role by the time she left.

 

But they could've sent her off to go with Steve and Traci to New York City. Or perhaps she went out of the country to find herself and come back within six months with a new face. Maybe Colleen could've stayed in a coma to a recast could be found. Perhaps some top-notch surgeon could've helped her to wake from her slumber?! 

IMO I totally agree! I remember watching it when it happened and was just stunned they would kill Traci's only child. I know the last actress didn't really set the world on fire playing the part, but she could have easily been recast. It was very short-sighted and done for just a moment of shock.

On 11/22/2020 at 1:18 AM, te. said:

I'm a bit disappointed that they've written Jan into such a corner as I would've liked to watch her manipulate and fake a friendship with Claire for a few more months as I've always thought Heather Lindell is great, though with Ron's love of recurring villains I'm sure she'll be back.

I was enjoying Jan, too, and was hoping there was a long-term plan for her. We need more people like her and Gwen to stir the pot!

5 hours ago, DynamiteKiddo said:

.  I am trembling in fear that Gwen is a Jack/Laura baby!  LOL.

 

OMG...I'm not sure how they could possibly play that one as Laura returned to Salem right after having sex with Jack...but what a crazy twist that would be!

7 hours ago, prefab1 said:

I was just getting ready to post this. Cady McClain and Lauren Koslow really brought it today. Loved the way they mentioned all the history with Laura and Bill and even (the unnamed) Curtis. 

 

And speaking of Gwen's secret, note how they yet again reminded us of the years Jack spent away from Jennifer after young Abby fell ill...

Today was good. I really loved the Kate/Jennifer scenes and the use of history. I watched during that original storyline when Kate first came to town, and I thought she was such a fascinating character. I think digging more into her backstory could reenergize the character. And, someone finally mentioned poor Lucas, but it would have been better to pull him into some of those scenes in person...the conflict! It writes itself. I hope they eventually take advantage of that story beat.

I'm really loving Cady in the role of Jennifer. She's bringing out some stronger aspects of the character's personality. I always felt like Jennifer was the type of character that things just happened to and she reacted in a passive way, but I can see THIS Jennifer being more of a take charge kind of character. I'm wondering if Cady really is going to stick around long-term and this was the story they spun to make the transition easier for some of the audience.

I'm really loving Gwen and wondering what her secret is and her grand plan. She's the best addition in a VERY long time.

2 hours ago, victoria foxton said:

Lani constantly defending Kristen. Is beyond annoying. I know Days wouldn't go there. But Lani developing lesbian feelings. Would be an interesting way to go.  Elani deserve better than this Kristen #$@&%*!  Cady and Casey have really good mother and son chemistry. Loving Gwen. She's came from nowhere. And quickly became a captivating character. 

Oh, if only they would go there with Lani! Or, at the least, they should up the reason why Lani defends her...maybe Kristen actually saved her life at some point. Although, I usually do enjoy their friendship.

I agree about Cady and Casey. I know a lot of people love MR, but I'm not missing her. Jennifer feels interesting again! But, when is the story beat going to be played that Kate is Lucas' mother and Lucas is Jennifer's half-brother. Lots of conflict there. It at least deserves a few scenes.

Gwen is AWESOME. I hope they keep her around. With Sami gone, we need someone who stirs the pots of other people's lives.

On 11/15/2020 at 6:34 AM, Vee said:

I didn't mind Molly Burnett on DAYS either, btw. It always seemed insane to me that people were so enraged by her. She was a fun, idiosyncratic actress, it was the show and stories that were bad. She should be Maxie on GH again right now tbh, unless they choose to finally rest that character. She was a good temp.

I actually enjoyed MB/Melanie, too. I really liked her pairing with Nathan, who I also thought was quite good, and was very disappointed when they ended that relationship suddenly.

I think saddling Melanie as being Daniel's daughter killed a lot of the joy the character bought just by her connection to him.

But, the initial relationship between Melanie and Maggie, before they magically made them related, was such as sweet one. I thought that Maggie was especially utilized well during this time by making her a surrogate mother to characters that had no family ties in Salem.  It was great to see a strong, loving inter-generational friendship between two characters.

I'm loving Cady as Jennifer...it feels like the character has received a jolt of energy. I like a more sassy Jennifer!

11 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

 

True, but JER never cared about those types of mandates - he just wrote whatever he wanted. He had Marlena get pregnant again in 2005 or so, which was pretty nuts. 

Talking about messed up ages...wasn't EJ born AFTER Will?

I agree that the Kate/Jack thing has come out of nowhere. If the writers were going to go there, they should've been foreshadowing it much sooner so we'd think it makes sense and adds up.

I'm enjoying Cady as Jennifer. There's a bit more of an edge to the character, and with her in the role, they can take the character in new directions that they couldn't with MR in the role.

There does seem to be a missing story beat in these episodes though. Lucas should be at the party and enraged at seeing Steve there with the story with Allie and Trip.

7 hours ago, KMan101 said:

 

I would have loved Bill and Kate explored more. Sigh.

I would have loved to see that story played out. I thought there was some hope when they recast Bill for Alice's funeral and Kate and Bill shared scenes. Seeing a triangle with Bill/Kate/and a pissed off Laura would have been great. It would have created Lucas/Jennifer conflict and would work towards making the Hortons feel more like a family versus scattered relatives.

I think Paul on Y&R owns this thread. He started off as a solo character, had a whole family built around him, but not long after that Mary was the only family he had on the show.

17 minutes ago, BetterForgotten said:

I wonder what's going on with Tonya Lee Williams and if they've even bothered to ask her back. Olivia too has a son on the show, and they don't even bother to make the connection that he's tied to a once important character from the past. 

Olivia would make a great addition as the matriarch for the Winters/Barber clan (Nate, Lily, Devon) and as a love interest for Jack?? with her connections to the Abbott family.

Theo has definitely been missing from the canvas. For me, Ciara and he were set up to be endgame a long time ago...

But, then we got Ben.

I do wonder why the original actor wasn't brought back.

Hopefully, this will give poor Abe something else to do.

I'm loving Gwen...and wondering if she has some sort of connection to the Horton/Deveraux family.

Kate and Stefan....Kate deserves some fun for a change.  Maybe?

I'm really liking the new Trask. She's a complex character in a lot of ways. It'd be great to see them keep an Asian actress around as the show needs more diversity...big time.

1 hour ago, Khan said:

 

I'm not one of 'em.  I've always thought LR was/is the definitive Billie.  Her first run, when Billie was written with more emotional layers, was so wonderful to watch.  I wish Billie hadn't regressed so much by the time she'd returned.

When Billie first came on the scene she was definitely a complex character and LR was refreshing to watch. I know they couldn't stand each other, but she had great chemistry with RKK. I remember loving the twist when it was revealed that Billie and Austin were Kate's presumed dead children...a great twist!