carolineg

Yes! The things Olivia was saying about Lois needing Sonny's approval was so strange!! This is a woman who once convinced Sonny's girlfriend to wear a wire on him to get Sonny in trouble because he was breaking the law. Lois loves Sonny as an old friend, but she never compromised on his bad behavior. As far as Nina, I could see her disliking her on principle or to have some solidarity with Brenda or something, but she just hates her to hate her which is weird. I feel weird vibes from it all and I hope they move away from the Lois/Sonny thought when PM and Korte take over.

That's fine if that's her wish and I do respect her beliefs. I am just not sure why she is on a soap if that's her way of thinking. If the show allows it, though, I can't really say much. I don't think what Sonny did was rape. It was just very exploitative and a villian move, but I think Karen is the main motivator in Jagger's hatred. John/Jagger treated Karen like crap too and I expect he has guilt himself because she's dead and taking it out on Sonny.

Jagger has good reason to hate Sonny. He got an underage Karen hooked on drugs, slept with her, and employed her as a stripper. He also was not so great to Jagger's ex Brenda. Yes, he was there for Stone, but the point still remains Sonny has exploited underage/nearly underage women for years. I love Sonny/Brenda more than anything, but she was 18 and he was near 30. Karen was spiraling after revealing her sexual abuse and Sonny took that and ran with it to control her. Listen, it's been very whitewashed over the years but the Sonny Jagger knew was pretty scummy. Is it silly 30 years later to still hold that grudge? Maybe. Jagger didn't treat Karen or Brenda all that well, but I can understand his anger even if both women long forgave Sonny.

It just doesn't seem like the right job for you if you are against love scenes lol. I did like early Chase/Willow, so it might be an Amanda Setton thing more than a JS thing. Exactly. You are in the wrong business if you don't want to pretend to be in love scenes. It's not porn lol. I know AS was a little body conscious post-baby so it may be more that than a moral objection.

While I absolutely respect their personal boundaries it defeats the purpose of being on a soap. You can't just say you hard pass the love scenes because you are married. Most couples on soaps aren't married to one another and have no problem acting through love scenes.

He's the best member of his stupid family, but that's saying very little. I find Brook Lynn and Chase boring. They were cute in the very beginning, but he just drains the life out of her. She tries so hard to be this amazing person, which is fine, but it doesn't feel right for Brook Lynn. Adrienne Leon had more fire as Brook Lynn. 😂

I think she does have spunk, but we don't always see it. Chase has pretty much ruined her character. Agreed. I knew you would suggest it. I am not against it lol

The only time I liked Chase was back when he and Willow started dating many moons ago. I actually thought the first iteration of Willow/Chase was cute. Now I can't stand either of them. I don't think Chase and Brook Lynn have much chemistry, his family is annoying, his singing is annoying, and I'd prefer Brook found someone who could match her spunk.

I always thought ALW was an odd choice for Chloe. I could see her as Belle, but never as Chloe lol.

I honestly do not want to see ALW's take on any character ever again 😂

The character has had a lot of insane writing and I do think she works better as a vixen as opposed to a good girl. She really isn't necessary for the show, but I do think her and Brady as endgame would help stabilize Brady as a character. Theresa and Brady will never be an endgame, true love couple and it was blasphemous when she compared her and Brady to John/Marlena the other day. It seems like she does enjoy the show and the part. I would have recast Belle years ago, but it is what it is. I wouldn't recast MM now. It's just ridiculous John/Marlena's only biological child has no place on this show.

Absolutely. Obviously CC has all but retired, but not having Belle there to even represent Tate felt odd. Honestly, even all this Xander/Sarah and Brady/Theresa/Alex stuff feels weird without Chloe. She could have easily been part of both stories-instead she just abruptly left with Phillip mid-story lol.

I suppose. It's just a crappy way to treat an obviously loyal employee, but she's not the only one who got this treatment. I can't stand MM's Belle, but she's another one that is clearly loyal and never used properly. Gabi/CM is someone I can take or leave because I don't actually think she leaves a hole in the show, but Belle and Shawn not being around is noticeable.

Got it. I think I remember hearing some of those RM rumors. Hope all is well. For some reason I like the actor that plays Dex better than Chase (clearly not enough to look up his name, but...). I do tend to think Dex looks too much like Michael and his characterization is awful like you said, but I think he has more appeal than JS as Chase. I think Dex/Joss as a couple has just sucked the life out of him. He just follows Joss around and does silly missions for Sonny that often involve costumes. That being said if Dex disappeared I wouldn't cry or anything lol.

I actually wonder why the show struggles so much with Chloe. It seems like a fairly easy character to write and Nadia is a pretty solid performer overall. She's not winning emmys or anything, but I've never had an issue with Chloe or Nadia.

Well, I mean Nadia is fired and re-hired every few years lol so that's fair.

I didn't say I like Dex/Joss, but WL and EM have no romantic chemistry at all lol. In some ways I actually think Dex has some potential to do something interesting though. I sort of like the actor. Thanks everyone for the responses about RM. I really was under the impression she was ill, but it was temporary. I find Heather to be exhausting in general, so I guess AM is fine. I just think RM played Heather cooler and a bit more quietly unhinged.

Maybe. I am actually surprised no one co-filed with AZ to be honest. Nadia and Camilla both seem to have big issues as well.

I like Cam so much, but Eden and the actor that plays Dex have so much more romantic chemistry than WL and EM ever did. Oh well, Cam deserves better anyway. I know a lot of people like AM's take on Heather, but I find it so over the top. Is RM not ever coming back? I thought Alley Mills was more of a temporary solution, but it feels permanent.

I wouldn't be surprised if Martha Madison sued. She allegedly seemed to be one of the worst affected by Alarr. Anyhow, I don't think there is any evidence Annalynne McCord is a recast anyone lol. JS may not be the best actress, but I think she does a good job as Sloan-no need to recast. And I doubt the show would recast Nicole at this point. I don't think it would be very good optics to replace AZ with an actress several years younger than her while she's suing lol.

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I am not a legal expert by any means. My sister is the lawyer in the family. But I think she has a pretty solid case? Corday will pay her out IMO.

Well, it's still on Missy. She didn't have lawyers, advisors, or agents to advise her against making moves towards another soap? At the end of the day Corday was right to sue. It put Days in a hell of a bind. They had to emergency recast, scrap spinoff plans, and move on with no notice because Missy had an affair. Her creepy husband aside, MR was an adult and screwed up. If she wanted to save her family that's absolutely fine, but she's still lucky they ever invited her back. Unfortunately, nothing I have seen has made me think she's a good person and I don't even like CM as Jen but at least she's a reliable, seemingly nice human who will show up when she needs to.

Okay, for discussion sake, Missy was legally bound by her contract on Days at the time. She left before it finished. That's 100% a reason to sue by law lol. And her seeking out other daytime contracts while still under a Days contract is ridiculous. Her personal problems mean nothing in a business transaction. She is expected to fulfill the terms she agreed to.

AZ has truly been through the ringer on this show. She deserves a pay out. But I don't know how they can continue this main story without her.