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Checks out lol! Could you even imagine bringing back DJ? Deidre Hall probably forgot she had a pairing before Roman lol. I lowkey don't want to put this in the universe, but I thought the whole Alex North nonsense was leading to a child between them that was given up and bitter and resentful.

NEW PLAN TO SAVE DAYS!! Resurrect all Marlena's children. Is it BEN? The often mentioned possible 1986 baby? CHAD? LEO? Does Belle have a secret (cooler) twin?

DEAD🤣 Somehow younger than all Marlena's other children........

Yeah, you could totally make Claire Phillip's kid. It wouldn't bother me. Funny you say that they were forced and I was a teen as well in that era. I didn't hate them and JC and KS had some chemistry-it was just like you had to ship them because that was the pairing. On paper it's cute to have Bope and Jarlena's kid be together, but I have stated at length my thoughts on aging Belle too soon. I would have made her Abby/Will's age.

I think unfortunately you have to keep Belle, but I would make Sami's kidnapping successful and this lame-o Belle is not their real child. And the new Belle is awesome and cool. As far as Brady, I don't really care one way or the other. It honestly still bothers me he doesn't call Marlena mom to this day. That lady raised you!!! John just dropped you off as a package deal with Belle! I would never, ever go there but that is interesting. I think you can almost whitewash the whole thing because Shawn and Belle would only be cousins if John was Roman. First cousins lol but it's been done before and I don't think it's illegal lol.

I will try to be objective here. I always found Isabella* to be sanctimonious and obnoxious-pushing John to commit. BUT in the scheme of things I have no problem with John having someone of his own that didn't love him because he was Roman. I just thought the show really stacked the odds against Jarlena with her getting pregnant because you knew exactly what those two would do. It took a lot of the suspense out of it, you know? Obviously, it's of no consequence because she died and Jarlena have been together for like 1000 years. I just don't think Days utilized the beats of that story. John was 100% into Isabella and Marlena with Roman, and six months later they couldn't keep their hands off one another. I don't hate John for being with Izzy B-I just thought she was a lame character lol *Although her death scenes make me sob to this day. It's so sad.

I just don't see how you do that. It would diminish the partner to allow that and I don't think the audience would accept that type of women. Because I think any Sonny fan ships him with either Brenda or Carly and you want him to be better. Idk, your idea is good I just thing any effort into Sonny died a long time ago. He's reckless! He's off his meds! He's dangerous! Blah. Send him off screen to Rome to marry Brenda or kill him off.

I remember liking Isabella and Jack's friendship. I have a visceral hate for her character and I truly know she's not that bad-especially in rewatch. I still think her and John were very rushed due to DH returning. I don't think the character is awful, but I think it was a mistake to make her pregnant. It stacked the odds so against John/Marlena. Unless the affair was always the plan, which if so, good slow burn. I just don't think Days had that foresight lol.

I will make no bones about it-I think Sonny was an awesome character. He is just a character with a clear expiration date. I think Sonny leaving Brenda at the altar was an obvious end for Sonny's storyline. I think early Carson was good and gave him life but there is really no way to make Sonny the main guy on the show. He had 1 or 2 good pairings, some good stories 30 years ago, and is an all around douche lol. You can only go in circles about his business for so long. If he's not willing to change for Carly/Brenda, what's the point? Even Luke had growth under Labine (but did regress in a horrible way). Sonny hasn't changed in 30 years and they have saddled him with numerous kids and romances. It was fantastic when Brenda was the woman he truly loved and didn't know how to handle the emotions. I can rewatch their romance all day everyday. I can't stand Sonny now. MB has regressed as an actor and couldn't appear more bored. He doesn't even learn his lines. I think MB is a good guy and I love his mental health work and will stan him and Brenda to the end of time, but c'mon...He hasn't been a useful character in years.

Bo's her brother so I hope not 🤣. Who's the goofy non-ME scofield? Brian? He's probably the daddy. Was Izzy B ever even tested with anyone other than RoJohn?

How would they not be his kids? Maybe Isabella ran around, but I think the only options for Belle are John and Roman lol. I would laugh if Saint Isabella had an affair on John and Brady wasn't his. I have so many fond memories of John carrying babyBrady around like a football.

I mean, I don't know how more relevant a thread could be with Chandler's shirtless pics and discussion of Deidre Hall's best 70's looks lol.

No lies here.

He really can't. The Shawn/Belle, Thersea/Brady incest would be too weird. I might let it slide overall, tbh, though. I can forget about Tater tot, but Shawn/Belle/Claire are kind of a thing lol.

Truth. He definitely gives 100%. There's a reason he's lasted so long. He's just not a great actor, but I would rather watch him than GH's Julliard trained actors....just saying. There is something serious to be said about someone that clearly loves their job. He projects that in all his scenes. Drake literally seems like a guy you want to have a beer with and that projects better than any acting skills.

This is a great post. His inexperience and natural nervousness worked so well in 1986. Not to mention his rocking chemistry with Marlena. And Marlena had been alone for a minute, so it felt okay. Marlena's fear that John was Stefano, but still was into it works perfectly. I can't complain about John's intro story at all. I still think it was A LOT to believe Drake and Wayne were the same person, but whatever lol. One is just six inches taller lol. I thought John/Rojohn was a natural as Roman. He had chemistry with everyone. He was just very earnest. Drake has good chemistry with women, friends, kids etc. The Diana story got a little weird and I am not convinced the entire Isabella story wasn't rushed, but he worked. I liked the RoboJohn stuff initially. Dee did some great work around John's death. The back and forth got tiresome. Some days Marlena was all in with RoboJohn and the next day she wanted a divorce. I think the Alamain stuff just didn't age well. The show was going for that family to be the next Kiriakis's or Dimera's and then they faded out, so no one cares now. It probably goes back to the fact they wanted Carly/CC to be the next big lead and she up and left. I liked John/Vivian together though.

Now I can see a difference, but when I was 15 I was sure they were the same person lol! I do wonder if that effected PG's ability to get a job after SB though because she's a decent actress.

Lol! I would assume your soap opera fanfic would be amazing. I think the bones of the Roman/Marlena story are great. It's very old school and classic. No one would notice. Tbh, it's sad it all didn't work out for them because it was a very good concept. I mean, bummer that Drake and his abs showed up.

Lol I thought I was alone in this world think PG and KD looked so much alike. And they both were Spelling productions so it is highly confusing. I was sure Brooke from Melrose Place was playing Gabi on SB for awhile...lol

If it happened before I was born I assume it's fair game. Were Roman/Marlena the original plan? Or were they a spoiler for her and Don getting back together? It seemed like the show was leaning into a reconciliation and then just stopped it. The show wasn't wrong. I am just curious if the plan was to make Roman/Doc a supercouple.

Even as Brenda's #1 Fan the story got tiresome. It's one thing to be young and be confused about Sonny/Jax-it's another to purposely play them off eachother at 40. And at some point Brenda was doing that full well knowing they would fight over her. Anyhow, Sonny never really evolved. It's always been the same seduction routine. I understand there is some trouble living up to iconic storylines/pairings that happened right off the bat, but ugh. I get why Brenda/Carly love him, but he is a great B character not an A character.

If we are talking about Days (even older Days) is it a thread derailment?🤣 Given the current state of Days, I would assume this thread would be lucky to have a watch post about Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall story.* Message me if anyone finds that movie for free!!

Agree 100%. Even if you didn't agree with the point, the Possession had one. It was a very clear lovestory underneath it all. JER gave it a very obvious beginning, middle, and end-even if I suspect it changed half way through to make it more Marlena/John centric. It will never be a story I like, but it was well crafted overall.

I still can't buy Roman/Anna but we never saw the romance so no big deal I guess. It does sorta track now with Roman/Kate. ETA-Anna's intro was bizarre. It involved white slavery.

Early Roman/Marlena is amazing. They are so likable. I honestly don't see Roman (Wayne's version) in a triangle with mother/daughter. He seems too blue collar and pragmatic for that. I honestly had a hard time picturing him with Anna. She seemed way too glamourous for him (no offense to Deidre as Marlena is glam as well, just more down to earth) Got you. They did interact a bit in their first run for sure. Carly was a big part of the Tale of 2 Romans and she and Bo had that Mayan wedding. Anyhow, the show did back off their interaction after that. I am not sure if it was an actual personal issue or just the fact Deidre Hall did nothing for the entirety of 1992