carolineg

It's funny no matter how many times that question about JER and the murders is asked no one has ever had a definitive answer on what his original story was. He really must have kept it secret. You'd think by now all these years later someone, somewhere would know the answer lol.

But, again, I don't like the Possession story so some of my memory may be tainted. I just remember extra padding and then we finally moved on to Aremid which is probably my favorite JER story.

I really don't know, but I remember literal flashback episodes of the entirety of the Possession happening regularly. I don't actually think it was JER's choice and I do think it went on a bit too long. John was carrying "dead" Marlena in the streets in the rain for like two full episodes😂 The 90's dialogue on Days wasn't exactly a parody but it went like this: Carrie- "I think Sami is up to something" Marlena-"I think Kristen is lying" And various versions of these same conversations over and over. But I can't tell John/Austin because they would be heartbroken or some other nonsense.

I never heard it was JER himself, but NBC. I could absolutely be wrong, but he didn't have much more material to extend it. I can see your point. I just felt day to day a lot of the dialogue got very stale and the show would build up to a climax that just wouldn't happen unless it was sweeps.

I have been pretty vocal about not being a fan of the Possession and I do think it went on too long. It was a very cool talking point among random non-soap fans, but did it help Days in the end? Idk..

I believe the show also extended the Possession much longer than planned due to popularity. You can see the points where a lot of the action is very superfluous and I think NBC wanted a sweeps ending in the summer.

Well, there are a lot of good things I can say about JER. I loved the way he wrote John/Marlena. I loved his events. But pacing was never his strong suit. Everything lasted forever when a few clear conversations would have changed the entire story. It did dumb everyone down. Although I do still love the era.

OG Dorman was very shady about Stone and his diagnosis. I think that was his whole bit. Tony had to be like whoa slow down there bro. He can still live out the time he has left. And OG Dorman, was like, no thank you, I am a bigot lol.

I can write you an entire essay about how stupid Sonny/Brenda's reunion we waited years for was tied to an origami gum wrapper serial killer and it still wouldn't be enough. It was that bad. I thought V was a vague replacement for where Miranda should have been in the story although I liked her. Bringing Julia back was long overdue, so props for that.

I, as a John/Marlena fan, do know that lol.

I will agree John/Drake looked pretty rough back then lol. Benjy had so much potential and again it was never really used. Benjy/Benji-not sure lol.

Nothing, so nice happy ending for both of them. Win Win. Btw, I hate Lois's outfit. It's too far on the tacky end even for Lois. Rena looks great, but I still don't get the vibe that anyone on GH currently "gets" Lois at all.

All those stories were just odd for lack of a better word. JER possibly could have done something with it, but the Roman/pagoda story was a big let down from the beginning. It was clear Deidre was in talks to return and it didn't happen so the story just puttered out. Benji might have been the only real story with legs. It could have been explored more. The Shane/Drew stuff was DOA on arrival although the show has used the twin fact in recent years. Lol! We started getting into weird JER territory where John was going to drink Poisoned! Brainwash! Soup. His haircut was the most realistic thing airing at that point.

100%. And I am not even a fan.

So strange. I am not asking for in-depth Sonny/Nina scenes, but we were just left hanging with the whole thing. The romance is over now? Lol. Lois had more to say about the breakup then Sonny and Nina have.

You know, if that's the last thing Harris does on this show then Steve Burton's run was entirely worth it lol

I know you watch GH, but I am not sure for how long. Today's show reminded me of the Lullaby Massacre from 1994? on GH when Laura was singing to baby Lulu and various places around town got shot up (L&L's house, Sonny's apartment, Luke's club, etc.) Obviously, Days had 1% of that budget, but it gave me the same vibe although not as hauntingly effective. Shame about the Horton house, but I like the idea of multiple places and people being involved. And well, Harris got shot. It's material I am sure SBu is very comfortable with😂

I do wonder when Ingo's politically extreme views took shape. He seemed fairly normal and laid back most of his run. I am not sure he was miserable on the GH set. He seemed to enjoy his job. I just don't think the people around him enjoyed him lol. Horrible picture aside, I still think Ingo is very good looking. Even with sun damage, he looks better than whatever is going on with Steve Burton lol.

You know, I have a feeling Ingo's lost a lot of friends. I wonder if he speaks to anyone from his GH days. Even Steve's views aren't as openly outlandish as the stuff Ingo puts out and I doubt they were close after Ingo blasted Monavie all those years ago.

Honestly, it's nice Drake stood up for his character, but he also knew and agreed to host the SOD awards (I believe), so it's not really Days fault. They just worked around it.

I thought it was written in fine, tbh. Stefano had John and Marlena clean up and dress up for the dinner where John was going to eat the poison soup that would brainwash him again. I actually knew why it was happening, but didn't think it was ridiculous. In my mind it made sense that Stefano would want Marlena/John to look fancy and dressed up if he was having dinner with them.

I feel like I explained this entirely already 10 posts ago. There are reasons Jagger hates Sonny, but Karen made peace with Sonny long before she died. Jagger/Karen broke up (offscreen) because he was cheating. No one is a saint here. Wagger is the best name ever. Still don't know why he is back either. So many people in this world can hate Sonny because he's a literal criminal. Bringing back his "enemy" from 30 years ago is so weird. It's not relevant to anything currently.

I still feel like Nina is one bad move away from a breakdown. Even though I hate weepy, insecure, apologizing Nina I do think CW is playing it like she is slightly unstable and trying desperately to keep it all together.

I don't think it's the craziest idea, but I think Drew is short on time here. Once Steve is back Drew will be marginalized and gone again.

Lol. I don't care that much either. I am just a completionist I suppose. It just feels unfinished at this point and pushing Sonny towards Anna or Lois or Ava or whoever feels strange. I guess we will see what's next.