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I am pretty sure Lani was into Rafe too and he hooked up with Hope instead. The Shawn stuff was the reason she left Salem initially. It wasn't memorable.

Why is Kristina a bartender? She's on so rarely I must have missed an explanation. Didn't she go to Yale?

Didn't Lani and Shawn date? And she was in love with him, but he dumped her for Belle? I vaguely remember this happening awhile ago but that's never been spoken of since so? Belle and Shawn have been made to be lame. They lack something both of their parents had/have and I don't think it's the performers fault. They need a super villian or adventures and they don't get that. Plus, MM/BB don't have much chemistry.

And therein lies MM's problem. She is good and does great with her material, but Belle should be a lead and Martha just lacks something to be a lead. She is just sort of bland

That would be an awesome idea! It's very hard to find on you tube unless you're a Days fan and know some unlisted playlists. I wonder how expensive it would be and if anyone would watch. Do we know how Beyond Salem did?

She wouldn't need an annulment. The marriage is invalid since she's married to Sonny. I guess she could be conflicted on whether or not to divorce Sonny but since nothing happened except a few kisses between her and Jason I don't anticipate that. Unless the show goes all out and does a Roman/Marlena/John style affair like mentioned above and I just don't think they will or even the chemistry is there.

Have we actually even seen the product? Aside from a few donuts would it hurt Days to shows some cookies or cakes or something besides paper bags and boxes? All the budget is going to the Possession. Everyone is going to have scenes at the Park bench moving forward.

Lol! So we end with Marlena's now Possessed and we will just take a break for 2 shows. Ugh...sounds about right. Hope MarDevil doesn't kill John or burn down the bakery in the meantime off screen.

I think MM is a good actress, but I honestly have always thought Belle was lame. I don't think a recast would make her less lame unless they decided to ditch the Shelle pairing as endgame. ETA-Agreed she's always skewed old. I would never buy KS's Belle being a parent to an adult.

MM/BB are on contract. I assume Belle will be a part of this story. And, yeah, it would have made more sense for Marlena to take Belle's place. Because, obviously, this would never happen on a soap and Marlena would never do this, but letting Doug die to avoid unleashing the devil on an entire town/world was probably the better choice for Marlena. Not advocating killing off Doug or anything. It would have made more sense to be someone a little closer to Marlena.

I believe MM/BB are away for a bit currently because MM's mother passed away and she was off for awhile. It doesn't excuse everything before though. It's weird because Belle share scenes with Phillip, but not with Chloe or Brady in this triangle. It's like the show is allergic to Brady/Belle scenes which is so bizarre. It is very weird how fast this is happening since they had to plan it way in advance. It reminds of when VM returned as Brenda in 2010 and Guza knew for months, but every single character suddenly started talking about her the day before she appeared after not mentioning her for years. It's a little clunky and quick, but I did enjoy the show today. I just worry about the momentum going forward long term

I do feel like the DH's were missing for awhile in the summer, so you might be right. I do feel like the guarantee stuff disrupts the flow especially when certain characters that have a lot of guarantees are lame. But for all I know the DH's could have signed a different contract recently. I don't really understand how Days contracts work. I think the Charlie murder/Jan stuff stalled so bad because it's clear MM and BB don't have much in the way of guarantees. I assumed the devil would jump around a bit more and he still could. We will have to see. Good thing John still has his exorcism kit. I like the idea that no one knows because Jarlena never talked about it and it makes sense because the show never really talked about it. I am still confused how Sami told Will all those details since she was not around and Marlena couldn't remember much. Unless John, Caroline, or Carrie told her. @j swiftI have the same questions about Sami's movie ending. I would assume it ends with her going to LA. So maybe Will/Johnny would have to change it? But I think Johnny might switch to Marlena as the subject and the Possession is only the tip of the Iceberg on that story.

Well this is all happening rather quickly. Instead of making it even slightly organic they talk about the Possession non stop for 3 days while no one has mentioned it in years. I feel like they could have dropped hints throughout the last few weeks but full speed ahead with no subtlety at all. I thought the show was good again today, but this certainly doesn't have the build up that JER gave it 25 years ago. I am still willing to watch it play out and I assume RC doesn't have the luxury of being able to use the DH's 4-5 days a week anymore, but it's happening fast for sure. I continue to enjoy the twins and I though Johnny/Chanel and John/Allie were very good. Deidre was fine today too.

Good Show. IA Deidre was a little off. Drake was pretty good. I love how much they are using Abe and that his friendship with John/Marlena gets remembered. I had to LOL at DevilDoug. The Devil was acting like him and Marlena were a romance or something. All those nights we shared in the penthouse.. I giggled. I also laughed when Ali said something like Marlena was the most buttoned up dressed person in town. So true. And at least Johnny is considering making the movie about Marlena now instead.

Lol! I don't think locking your twin in a sanitarium and taking over her life is merely creative. But okay......I honestly can't tell if you are being serious or sarcastic. To be fair, she wasn't crazy when she was murdered.

Has Sami ever taken anything ever as a rational adult? That's part of her 'charm'. There is a reason they call her hurricane Sami. Oh man that child was obnoxious. I wish she said to Sami, "I really wish DJ lived" every time Sami messed up Or "maybe it was a mistake to name you after my crazy twin". Thanks. For some reason I thought she reappeared more at the hospital during the Mike/Craig/Ali etc stuff.

Okay, fair enough. I think there is something in Sami that craves Marlena, Roman and John's approval. I think Belle is Marlena's favorite by a mile, but she has taken a lot of crap from Sami and just took it from her for years and always tried to defend her. I think Marlena loves Sami very much, but I do think she likes Carrie as a person more as a friend as well as a defacto daughter. I don't think Marlena gives a [!@#$%^&*] about Cassie. She is Kate's daughter anyhow. Sami is more of a heroine now, but she did a lot of crappy things for years and blamed it on Marlena, John, and Carrie most of the time. I am not going to say what Marlena/John did wasn't awful, but Sami spent YEARS being mad about it. I guess my bottom line is if the only bad thing was Sami drugging Austin that's one thing. She was a messed up kid and MarDevil told her to do what she could for Austin, but Sami did numerous bad things after. I totally understand not being a Marlena fan, but I don't think it's fair to blame Marlena for Sami's bad decision. But YMMV on this.

Umm.....Sami is the main perpetrator here in this situation. MarDevil didn't tell her to drug Austin. She did that on her own. I like Sami a lot, but the devil didn't make her do all those bad things. I enjoy AS and Sami and always have. She does to this day have a habit of blaming others for her mistakes and Marlena/John were her main scapegoats in the 90's I don't think Marlena's Psychiatry skills really have anything to do with the situation. It wasn't Marlena talking to Sami it was MarDevil. And Sami is her daughter so again it's just two different things. I don't think Marlena is better or worse than most tv shrinks though. It is bizarre she shrinks her close friends and family. I don't think being a Marlena fan hasn't anything to do with my comments. I am a Sami fan too. I like her by far the best out of any of Marlena/John/Roman kids except maybe Carrie, but it's been years since Carrie was a true factor on the show.

Whatever happened to Nurse Lynn? I remember her drugging Laura and then I don't remember anything after. I mean, what didn't Sami try to blame on Marlena or John lol? It was bad advice, but Sami's always been one to hear what she wants to hear and run with it. But it was reinforcement enough to convince Sami it was a good idea. I never really 'got' Sami's plan because it wasn't to get pregnant. It was to sleep with Austin and he would know she was better than Carrie? That's a dumb plan, Sami. That was a weird time where AS was gone (due to backstage stuff with RKK and her mom) and I would assume JER probably wanted her more involved in the possession than she was, but it was all very dramatic when she came back in time for the wedding. It moved so quick from the Possession to the Carrie/Austin/Sami stuff into Aremid. JER was pretty good at flowing one story into the next.

MarDevil gave Sami the advice to do whatever it took to get Austin, so I guess? Sami was already pretty nutty over Austin, but after that discussion and encouragement from Lucas she decided to drug Austin. So MarDevil gave Sami bad advice, but Sami made her own stupid decisions in that regard. It's not like Sami was close with Marlena back then or ever listened to her, so I am not sure if MarDevil's advice made a difference one way or the other.

Lol! I am sure Ron will have some tongue in cheek casting comments if Never Say Never ever gets made. Julie/Doug appeared for Tom's funeral and Hope/Gina's reappearance, but they had nothing to do with the Possession. The main players in the Possession that I recall were John, Kristen, Father Francis, Gabe the Angel, Mike, Carrie, Stefano, and Caroline but everyone else knew and were only mild to moderately concerned lol. Sami wasn't even around. She came back like the day after it was over to interrupt Carrie/Austin's wedding. Haha! I love those scenes after the Gemini twins landed or whatever and Belle and Shawn D were explaining it to their parents and John, Marlena, Hope, and Bo could barely keep a straight face or take them seriously and were all secretly thinking they raised two idiots for children. I think Deidre was supposed to play it low key. I don't think she was immediately supposed to lose her [!@#$%^&*]. I assume she thinks Doug is crazy still but we will see how it continues Monday. But Deidre played the whole episode low key with her odd reaction to the movie and her disbelief the affair would be portrayed in it. John was the one immediately losing it over the thought of it, which, again, in reality the Possession would only be vaguely touched on at the most in SAMI' s story.

I think it's cool Ron used Doug as the devil. Really random, but cool they are using the Hayes for something substantial. It's a full on geriatric devil possession, but that's fine. They all seem up for it.

🤣 I was literally about to make a joke about how Johnny could watch the Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story for inspiration, but I refrained. Thank you for making that joke! I mean Sami will love a movie about her and totally thinks she deserves it. Also, Marlena, umm one of the most important moments of Sami's life was catching you banging John on a table. OF COURSE that would be in the movie lol!

For sure both would, but Marlena's life is more complete. Not like she's dead or anything lol, but Marlena and John will end up together regardless and honestly they should make it about the entire family. Anyhow, I think it would be more interesting for Johnny. If he didn't know about the Possession I assume he doesn't know about Marlena's marriage to Don, her dead son, her twin sister, the Salem Strangler etc. It would be a cool nod to Dee's 45 years, but this is more than enough. And just Sami shooting Alan's balls off is worth a movie, tbh lol. I mean out of all Marlena/John/Roman's kids Sami has the most interesting life but how would they even end it lol? Again, I am nitpicking, but it would just make more sense to choose someone in their 70's as opposed to someone in their 40's.

I am assuming Dee was playing it like she misheard him and that's he's mentally ill. I don't think even Marlena would automatically jump to the fact that he's the devil since no one has literally mentioned it in years until today. I love that John kept his priest collar. It makes sense, but it's just so weird because no one has mentioned this stuff in so long. How does Marlena being possessed by the devil play in to the Sami Brady life story that much? She was out of town most of it as a runaway. Johnny should really make Marlena's life story not Sami's since Sami is only like 45 and it's more interesting.