carolineg

Bo/Hope truly had some of the worst stories after KA returned. The Princess Gina rehashes and inserting Billie and Carly just never worked. Even when stories had potential it seemed a regime change would happen and things would get rewritten or scrapped for them. Post 1994, the only story I thought was strong for them was the baby switch and they ended up killing off Zach and J.T. was never heard of again, so it ended up having little long term effect. Going further into it, KA seemed to flounder in most stories away from Bo, while PR/RKK proved Bo could stand on his own a little easier, so I think the defacto storyline for them was break them up over something stupid then get them back together after a few months/years.

I loved Salem Place. You could see it from the street if you drove past the studio in Burbank. The last big set I remember Days doing is that huge set for Basic Black. John had a humungous office with views lol. The moment Marlena sold the penthouse (offscreen-while John was in a coma) I knew the money was gone for Days.

I will have to look that up. I don't recall much about Gossett's Lexie. I believe you. Drake seemed to be someone who had chemistry with quite a few women on the show.

For sure. It's not even that they wear inexpensive items. Gabi and Ciara definitely wear pricier, trendy items. It seems like wardrobe lets the actors wear their own personal style whether or not it fits the character they are playing. MM's Abby wearing every dowdy floral maxi dress in existence doesn't fit the character. Kate Mansi wore a completely different look.

I actually don't think she looks dowdy. She looks put together-it's just ugly and boxy and well, butch lol. I never thought Marlena had great styling, but it's gotten progressively worse. Her hair and makeup usually look good though and I notice even with the ugliest outfits she's wearing high heels lol. But this really isn't just a Marlena problem. Half the cast wears hideous clothes. Gabi and Chloe are probably the only two characters that look consistently good.

Marcus really got the shaft his entire run. For someone who was on the show for 7 years he didn't do much of anything. He had chemistry with a few women on the show, but the pairings seem to be squashed because they were white. Even though I don't hate Shane/Kayla, it's way more offensive than Marcus/Kayla IMO.

They did not go all the way with Kayla/Marcus. I believe Marcus was in love with her, but she thought it was too soon after Steve's death and then the show went with Shane/Kayla. That reeked of network interference

Or, you know, reveal herself to her family and get herself some clothes lol. I never got her lurking around for so long. Sure RoJohn's engaged, but people would probably like to know your alive. I forget what company it was @JAS0N47 would know, but Deidre Hall had a wardrobe by credit back then. So someone besides Dee had input in that whole situation.

I thought it might have worked. Probably too controversial to pair their lead heroine in an interracial relationship at the time, but I always thought JR/DH worked well together. But after the Richard Cates pairing and pre-Drake the show was kind of testing Marlena with a few guys that went nowhere. I swear though after Abe's brother died and Richard was killed Abe/Marlena were close for a minute.

Which one? There are several pastel ones still in rotation lol. Are you talking about the pink one she wore for weeks and weeks when she returned in 1991? Because that was a choice lol. Good thing it's what she's wearing in the most played John/Marlena flashback ever so I get to see it often.

I have never heard anyone say that. With the first actress to play Lexie? Because John was John by the time Renee Jones took over. Interesting idea. I am probably crazy, but I swear I thought for a minute they might pair Abe/Marlena up between Roman/RoJohn after Richard Cates died. That's probably not true, but they were pretty close there for a bit.

I don't think Ciara was a bitch, but she had a weird reaction and I wasn't sure why. That's a fairly normal thing for a friend/family member to offer. Maybe she was weirded out because the clothes were clearly not for a newborn and for like a 2or 3 year old lol. I know. I know. She used to at least wear dresses or change it up. It's gotten worse over the years and they are always so ugly lol.

That's a choice lol. He seems very, very different from his Real World days so I am interested in what he is up to now. The one thing I wish the show would do is update us about the castmates quicker. It comes in pieces. Like Melissa mentions her children, but is she married/divorced/how old are the kids etc. I know nothing about Jamie and what he's doing. I honestly would like a quick catch up when they come back into the house to know where they are at in the beginning.

I am not going to lie, David/Tami was exhausting. I would have liked to see more about Beth S. I found her very interesting. But.......Irene isn't really that interesting. She made little impact on the original show to me and I wasn't clear why she wasn't invited back. And Jon was so guarded about his personal life that he wasn't giving anything away either. While I am interested in what they are doing Tami/David were good tv but it was uncomfortable to watch most of the time. Perhaps in the future they can add an episode or two to the season so important events don't get left out. And did anyone get a clear answer as to why NOLA David changed his name to Tokyo? He just tells the group he's "Tokyo" now but I never heard a reason why lol.

Yes. How easily you forget the epic tale of Virtual Garden of Eden. I actually do think Austin/Greta were a couple but that was during the time AP and JM were very vocal about their Christianity and pre-marital sex, so I just don't think it really advanced too much. Honestly, with Greta she was EVERYWHERE when she first appeared and then the show slowly lost interest in her. I actually think Eric/Greta was the better pairing though.

Yeah, Jamie probably didn't do much of anything other than be the hot, straight, party guy. Honestly, even seeing clips of Matt doesn't ring a bell for me. He is literally non-existent, but even 22 years ago I assume I just blocked out everything about him saying how religious he was and everyone else is sinning.

I remember liking Jamie alot but I assume that was solely based on looks because I can't remember a single thing he did on the show. Didn't he hook up with Melissa? lol. I don't mind him back. So far Matt is useless. To be fair, how was it ever NOT going to be the Tami show? Tami had the biggest arc on that season and she is a reality tv vet. She was going to always make it about her. I would have liked to see more of Jon/Irene, but let's be real-they are too normal and low key.

I like Kelly too. GO is one of my favorite movies of all time so Scott Wolf is a legend to me. I just wish the show would let Kelly and Jamie talk or be more present in the episodes because it was all about Julie the first few episodes and even though I like Julie, I think I like everyone in the cast more than her except for Matt, who I barely remember.

Does Danny make jam as well? 🤣 @SoapsudsDanny does look different. I can't put my finger on it, but his face looks very different than it did 22 years ago. Not aging exactly, but something. And does Kelly even have a purpose? I remember liking her back in the day, but she has barely said a word. I am jealous she's married to Scott Wolf though lol.

I obviously liked the flashback in that episode because it was new to me, but it just seemed so long lol. I guess it gave MC a break for the day. He had about 6 lines the entire episode. Like you said, I don't mind flashbacks, but it's the length. Only about 1/2 that episode was new material. Anyhow, I sound like an ungrateful person who is criticizing an episode that is rare and I am so glad I could watch it. I watched that AW scene mentioned about change/breaking a $10 and not only was it padding, but it was awkward padding. You could tell the actors were uncomfortable with it too. I can't imagine how bad the padding was in a 90 min episode.

Jason/Brenda would have been amazing at that particular moment and time. I have never shipped them any other time, but if the show kept VM it would have been great. It felt like such a welcome change from Sonny/Jax/Brenda. By 2010 the schtick of Jason/Brenda and the bickering felt old.

Lol! I think Jamie is still attractive but not the hottie he was. I wouldn't kick him out of bed. He's just visibly aged. Something about Matt is so off putting to me like he's trying too hard. "Guess how many kids I have?" Ugh. No one cares. I do think overly religious people on the Real World never come off well. They get really boxed into a corner with their beliefs, but that's why MTV hires them so IDK. I don't expect 3 months with strangers to change their entire belief system or anything but the most religious come off so overzealous they actually seem like they are hiding something.

IDK, apologizing on camera 22 years later seems false to me and I actually like Julie. I do think she was the "breakout" star of the show and let it go to her head. I used to think Jamie was sooooo hot. Not so much anymore, but, hey, we all age. I can't remember much about Matt either. Even with the clips they showed I was like "nope, don't remember you" lol

Jason and Brenda on GH. They could have been something good circa 2002.

I just think it's more of a theater thing with these early actors in soaps. They are selling to the cheap seats and haven't quite figured out a soap audience. I think Susan Flannery is subdued on Days (from what very little I have seen). SSH never really changed her style of acting and it does work for Julie most of the time. She's just a fiery character (no pun intended about the stove fire lol). She is just a different type of character from let's say Marlena, who is more reserved. Julie literally is hammy and OTT.