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Lol Michael Sutton just is gorgeous but this was right before Stone died.  He actually looked thin and sickly.   I think his physical transformation was really great for Stone's death, although he became 100 times hotter when he ditched the long hair.

Or this

But does anyone in the viewing audience really think Will is dying?  Considering Days  is about 10 years ahead in filming and the fact Chandler still taping there is literally no investment for me.

Poor Claire though.  I know she is trying to light people on fire, but instead of playing tricks on her (Ciara/Ben) or covering for her (Eve) could someone call her parents or grandparents? 

Not to feed a troll or anything, but I have a severe dislike of Diane.  I am okay with CH and I think Diane has some good one liners and is good with Alexis, but I hate her constant trashing of Sonny and Jason's lifestyles.  They totally deserve it because they are trash people, but it rubs me the wrong way that she freely takes their money to support her own lifestyle, but hates everything about doing her job.  I am not even clear what her status is with them now-I just think if you are going to be employed by them you need to shut your mouth.  And I guess Max is fine because they are together?  Isn't he part of the same thing just at a lower level?  I like someone is saying these things to Jason/Sonny, but if I told my boss they were a bad person and constantly butted in with my own thoughts on their personal life I would be fired.

Alexis is the only weird inclusion on the list.  I would barely put her in my top 30 GH characters.  I don't know if I would rank Scotty that high either.  I would put Robin, Robert, Holly, Felicia, Tracy, Alan, Monica, Leslie even Carly, Jason, Liz and Brenda ahead of Alexis and Scotty.  And I don't even like Jason or Carly lol.

3 minutes ago, Marlenaphan said:

 

You’re not going to change my mind.

Okay? Lol.  Not trying to change your mind about something that won't happen.  There are just valid reasons why it makes no sense.  Carry on.....

3 minutes ago, John said:

yes regardless if Harmony & Diane are related, Nina is Willow's Bio Mom whch mean she has bio family in James and Lesil on Canvas

Thats a RUMOR That Skye will return with a teenage Lila Rae

I heard the Skye rumor.  If Lila Rae returns they should bring Skye back, but I certainly don't find either of them necessary.  Maybe to pair her with Jax.

1 hour ago, Marlenaphan said:

Because Willow being connected to a character I care about makes her a little more tolerable than just another random newbie.

 

Willow should have been Lila Rae Alcazar. At least now she has some tie to the canvas if Diane is her aunt.

I don't mind Willow.  Isn't her tie to the canvas Nina?  Isn't that what they are setting up? 

I also don't care about Lila Rae at all.  Unless Skye returns she really has no ties to the canvas either.  She's not even a Quartermaine.

20 hours ago, Marlenaphan said:

 

If they weren’t related, they wouldn’t tie Diane into this. Soaps don’t do stuff like that.

GH literally had a character named Cooper Barrett in a contract role that was unrelated to both Brenda and Julia Barrett.  And no one in town even asked if they were related, so soaps do stuff like this.  In fact this particular soap.  I don't care if Diane and Willow are related I am just not sure how it would benefit either character.  Diane is barely on.  So willow is her niece, or whatever, so now she gets 1 scene with Diane a month?  Free legal help?  Gets to hang out with Max?  I am not trying to be argumentative but what would be the point of tying Willow to a character that appears so infrequently?

38 minutes ago, Marlenaphan said:

Well I’ll try to keep an open mind with Carrie. She’s wearing her wedding ring in the promo. Maybe after kissing Rafe, she’ll come to her senses and realize she needs to re-commit to Austin. 

It could be a dream/fantasy.  She looks gorgeous in the promo so there is that.

Just now, Marlenaphan said:

 

Sure, but Frisco’s return was more damaging than if he’d just remained offscreen. Ron brought back Frisco short term and made things *worse* for him, and he’s doing the same to Carrie with her short return by ending her happily ever after with Austin. 

I don't find Frisco's return more damaging than Brenda's.  I actually liked Frisco acknowledging some of his past mistakes and talking to Maxie.  Meanwhile Brenda is throwing bread rolls at Carly and pretending to have sex with her stepson that she has known since he was a baby...  Frisco came off okay IMO.  Besides I low key love Mac and Felicia.  Mac is such a good guy.  He raised her freakin children for her.

Anyhow, I would wait for Carrie's actual return to judge.

1 hour ago, Marlenaphan said:

 

He shouldn’t have been brought back at all if they weren’t going to reunite F&F. 

Idk.  They brought Brenda back to break up the off screen relationship with Jax, fake sleep with Michael, and talk to Sonny a bit about how they still loved one another but nothing had changed.  It was more for buzz/ratings.  Not a supercouple happy ever after for the 50th.

I may be the only one here who likes Cin.  The story is stupid and yeah, he's a serial killer, but they are very pretty and have some chemistry.  Lol, I am clearly the viewer Ron is going for: blinded by pretty and a minor amount of spark.   I will look for anything when John and Marlena are STILL the couple with the most chemistry on the show.

4 minutes ago, AlexElizabeth said:

Ciara and Ben are horrible, and I hate that Ciara no longer has a life outside of him. Almost all of her scenes are either with him or her talking to someone about him. Begging Lani and Rafe to let him see David, trying to convince people that he's good, acting like Eve is crazy for hating her daughter's murderer. She has no identity outside of him. Does she work? Does she go to school? What does she do all day besides hang around Ben's house waiting for him to get done working so they can f-ck? Not to mention she looks like a moron going around town making sure everyone knows how good and changed Ben is, meanwhile he's threatening to strangle Rory. She looks stupid as hell. The actress is too good to be stuck on Ben propping duty.

Ciara works at the Brady Pub allegedly.  Living the dream I guess.  None of the teens seem to go to school and all work waiting tables.  Oh well in a year or two they will be doctors, cops, or lawyers.  I get that Cin kinda sucks but they really don't bother me that much.  Again I find VK really gorgeous and am usually just marveling at her pretty hair in scenes.

9 hours ago, John said:

So did Leslie Horan  who was on GH as Jax's ex wife, Miranda

Well, I think we now all can imagine the worst case scenario for a Victoria recast.

CC can't get in the door, but they let Leslie Horan screen test?  Not a single thing she did in a year at GH led me to believe that acting was the right career path for her.  I don't think CC would have been good as Victoria, but dear God, she's better and more well known than the chick who played  Jax's first ex-wife that conveyed every emotion by looking doe eyed and bored.

46 minutes ago, Bright Eyes said:

 

DAYS is my first soap, but I can still admit that going into the 80's and beyond, the show never really had that powerhouse ingenue that the others shows had. But just Christie's mere presence brings a wealth of nostalgia that is worth a fortune these days.

I always considered her the Robin of Days.  We saw her grow up so I like her for that.  She certainly isn't as talented as KMc or as charismatic as some of the 90's ingénues, but I actually prefer her to Ali Sweeney and Ari Zucker as well.  While Austin and her are boring I always liked Carrie with her family.

1 minute ago, John said:

pretty much ddnt that Horrid Nik recast hire her

I think so.  I just realized I can't read and misunderstood your post lol.  She auditioned for Summer in 2002 not she auditioned for a GH part in 2002.  haha!  Oh well, it's good she didn't get it. 2002-2003 GH was pretty messy.  It seems like a lot of stories got dropped as well as characters.  I think VM's return and sudden exit messed things up a lot.  Hence the need for the Sam character to finish out the bare bones of the Brenda story.  I can't really imagine CC as anyone but Carrie tbh.  I can't see her on GH.

Just now, Marlenaphan said:

It’s cruel that they made her re-audition. Maybe they wanted to make sure she had chemistry with Pat.

I know there is an SOD article where she talks about re-auditioning with PM and how it was a secret from Tracey.  She did mention she went to prom and stuff during her time off, but it was very clear it was never her choice to leave in the first place.  I think Days wanted to make sure she looked old enough and had chemistry with PM, something Middendorf lacked.

Just now, John said:

The role was Summer 

Brittany Powell played the part

She was in a triangle I guess u can call it with Luke ( she reminded him of Laura) & his son Lucky

She died in June 2003

was on the show 7 or so months

I remember Summer.  Glad she didn't get it.  That was a lame character.  Wasn't she a hooker?

2 minutes ago, John said:

I wish I could find some of her GH work. She also auditioned for GH's summer in 2002

For what part?  Sarah Webber?  I can't really remember Summer of 2002 on GH.  I only tuned back in fall of 2002 for Brenda's return.  And I feel like the latter half of 2002 was all Brenda all the time.  She would have been a good Courtney.  I loathed ALW. 

1 minute ago, Marlenaphan said:

Christie chose to leave in 1990 to focus on school. In 1992, she expressed interest in returning, so they fired TM, who never caught on as Carrie.

I am 99% sure it was not Christie's choice.  She had to audition in 1992 for Carrie again.  It wasn't her expressing interest to return.  She played Robin's friend on GH in the interim.  She wasn't taking a break from acting for school.

1 minute ago, John said:

Okay I thought she was fired in 1990 for being difficult

I don't think there has ever been a rumor anywhere about CC being difficult.  They just wanted a more adult Carrie.

2 minutes ago, John said:

Dies anyone know why Clark was fired in late 1990, replaced by Tracey Middendorf and then rehired in DEC 1992

 

Was Tracey's Carrie not liked?

They were trying to age Carrie up a bit.  Tracey's Carrie was bratty and a bit sexier and more adult.  I think she was basically disliked by most.  I didn't mind her.  Once Sami came into the picture Carrie's minor spats with Roman became redundant and CC returned as the 'good' daughter vs. Sami's bad daughter.  I always loved Christie Clark and her relationship with John especially.  I like Carrie/Marlena too.

2 minutes ago, John said:

Oh 100 Percent given that he killed MA off in 2003. Seems like bad blood who knows 

Mark was Good

Steve? O have no idea thought he was a good fit for jack

I mean by the time SW came along I had zero investment in that Jack and Jen.  I remember them joining the circus and the story seem to drag out endlessly. But I am not a big J&J fan.  They are my least favorite 'supercouple' pairing on Days.  Jen actually kind of bugs me in general.

2 minutes ago, Marlenaphan said:

 

 

 

Yes, it’s quite the contradiction. I love JER’s writing but he hated Matt. I always liked Matt’s Jack growing up (before and during JER 1.0) and I became a huge fan of Matt’s Jack under Langan and Brash/Cwikly. I just rolled with his firing in 1993 because A. I was young and B. I was heavily invested in Caustin and Jarlena. Nowadays, I walk away from the show when Matt is fired (like in 2006 and 2012).

  Well Caustin and Jarlena were JER's 2 faves.    Joking aside, I didn't hate Caustin.  I just felt it drug on way too long with the Sami stuff.  I was over it.  Jarlena/Kristen lasted forever too, but it was less bothersome to me.  Maybe because I was more invested in John/Marlena as an endgame couple.  I honestly felt Carrie was too young and too awesome to waste years on waiting for Austin to figure his [!@#$%^&*] out.

2 minutes ago, John said:

I feel JER didnt mind writing Jack if he wasnt played by MA. He seemed to have issues with Matt but not Mark or Steve's versions of Jack. Hmmmm

Mark and Steve's version of Jack were like different characters.  MV was fine, but he wasn't the same Jack at all.  He was a more typical JER hero.  There was clearly an issue with MA and JER.

2 hours ago, Marlenaphan said:

 

I’m more of a JER fan than a Days fan. The years bookended by his runs (1993-2006) were my favorite years. Didn’t bother watching again until his protégés MarDar were hired in 2011 but stopped in 2012. Started watching again infrequently in 2017-18 when Ron brought back Bonnie, Hattie, Susan, Rolf,  Princess Gina, Carrie, Billie, and Mimi. Started again full time when Jack returned.

I am surprised you like JER so much if you are a big Jack fan.  JER clearly hated MA/Jack and hated writing for him

4 minutes ago, Wendy said:

I had no issue with wanting Judith Chapman back, but she should have been Anjelica, her former character! Just brain wipe the awful Morgan Fairchild version. Justin and Adrienne could have had something to play in doing that, but that would have made sense, so of course Ron didn't do that.

I agree, but I will say Justin and Adrienne bore me to tears.  I want GH Ned full time.. It's very odd they brought JC back as a different character, especially as Dianna who she was just nothing like
 

1 minute ago, Wendy said:

As you say, to each their own.  But RoJohn and Diana (GF version only) were good, too. I don't know why the hell Ron wanted to wreck that character, but the Judith Chapman debacle did the character absolutely no favors.

OMG agreed.  I don't even have much love for GF but JC was all wrong.  It was just so off the RoJohn/Diana relationship, however marginal she may be, to the John/Marlena cannon.  She was more important than that and not a lunatic

4 minutes ago, Wendy said:

 

Wasn't lame to me. I FAR preferred her to Doc. None of Marlena's pairings does anything for me personally. And RoJohn did just fine without her when she was believed dead. LOL!

Marlena is a queen, and I respect your opinion, but RoJohn and Izzy B?  Blah... There was so much hair involved.  I like RoJohn and Diana though.  Genie version only of course.  I just really disliked Isabella until she was terminal and then I like their story.  I always thought the Tale of 2 Romans had such an awkward ending.  There should have been a lot more to it.

14 minutes ago, Wendy said:

 

Hi! I'm the lonely fan who was glad when John stayed with Isabella instead of fighting Roman for Doc! Just sayin'!

WHAAAATTT?  Isabella was super lame, but to each their own.  Clearly John was still into Doc!!  Thanks for dumb ass Brady, Izzy B!