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I am surprised Don and Marlena ever got married. Don kind of sucks. Marlena could have done better lol. I did always think Marlena/Don ended abruptly. I assume they were going to get back together at some point. But Marlena was hanging out with Josh Fallon way too much and then Roman appeared. Very true about Marlena/Sam being not different enough. Once Sam became 'good' there really wasn't a difference. I just thought it might have been interesting to see Sam progress throughout the years. And it would have been nice to give Marlena blood family outside of her kids.

Didn't Sam need a kidney or something too lol? And just randomly date day players? I think I would have just left it open for Deidre to do a double roll. From what I have seen of Andrea, she isn't an actress and comes off incredibly cold. But I guess it was such a pivotal moment in Days history it's fine, but I wonder if PFS would have done things differently in hindsight, knowing DH would become the leading actress on Days for 40 more years. Who knows? I can't even remember the last time Marlena mentioned having a twin or her marriage to Don lol I always thought the protest was serious and real lol

I was going to say wasn't Sam on drugs as well lol? Anyway, they really didn't play the fallout between Sam/Marlena or Sam's psychological issues enough. I know it was drugs influencing her, but that's some crazy scheme she pulled. A year later wasn't Sam living her best life as a successful actress? I have often thought it was short-sighted to kill Sam off so early in Marlena's run. I think the Strangler story is really good, but think of all the stories Sam could have been involved with over the years. And Marlena never got any other family aside from a cousin that got killed off as well. Idk, seems like a waste of potential.

Agreed. I liked them at first. I thought it was a great revenge plot by Kristen and ED and EM had good chemistry. SH and EM don't really have much chemistry and they don't make sense as a couple or a love story. Kristen should be a villian, plotting revenge against John/Marlena for all eternity, not whining about a kid she knew when he was a toddler. Brady is no prize, but there are better options for him.

I am glad I am not the only one who has huge issues with the Sam/Marlena switch. They are obviously twins, but you can literally tell them apart. The whole story is just implausible. I get it was cool because Deidre had a twin IRL, but c'mon, I doubt Sam could have pulled off such an elaborate scheme. It made everyone, especially Don, look ridiculous. Sam and Marlena were fine by the time Sam died. They had long since reconciled. I assume they wouldn't have named a twin after her if she hadn't died. Eric Brady, Sr. molestation stuff wasn't known until after the twins were born.

I feel like people should be WAY more creeped out by Kristen and Brady, but they aren't. Marlena is Kristen's bff, so 🤣🤣 I am also excited about nuEJ. I just never liked EJami. Sami should be with Lucas. She was never meant to be with the Austins or EJ's of the world.

It is ballsy, but I love Lumi so I am okay with it. Offscreen EJ is a drag...I really don't think Sami should be saddled with that baggage tbh. I am more of a Phloe fan, but I think Chloe is 1000 times more appropriate for Brady than Kristen. I can never get that 1997 scene of ED's Kristen telling Brady she is his new mommy out of my head.

😍 Back when Marlena/John were super hot and dead sexy. Poor Roman! Your wife actually prefers your imposter to you. The Affair is probably my favorite Days story of all time. Yeah, I am not going to judge her entire character on one person's assessment of her, especially someone who only worked with her briefly.

I want to say Deidre had nice things to say about her when she passed, so I think they got along. The internet is not giving me evidence to back this up, but I remember her saying kind words about her. You know how co-workers are. I don't get a long with everyone I work with, but that doesn't mean they are bad people. I just don't like them lol. I am sure MF was fine.

That makes sense. PC had good ideas: bringing back Scott and Karen, the initial interns, etc. but it never felt like a true GH spin off. Just a show that took place in the same building. It tried too hard to be glossy and fresh and it fell flat to me. I think the ingredients were there but the execution wasn't. I think it may have been better to have a show peripherally tied to GH like Labine's show. Ryan's Hope meets Bensonhurst. And people from GH could come in and out, but it wouldn't be so tied to GH like PC was. Where the events had to line up until, obviously, the show went off the rails into arcs... Idk, I could see that crashing and burning too because I wasn't terribly intrigued with Lois's 17 brothers or whatever, but I think it had the chance to be more interesting. I just love Labine's GH years as depressing as they were. I would have loved to have seen more.

I cannot see him as Peter at all. JB was dead sexy. ML is not lol.

I am okay with Kevin/Lucy leading a spin off, I just wonder if another couple would have worked better. Ned/Lois were more popular I think. And, assuming Rena stayed, it would have been an easier way for some of the power players of the late 90's-Sonny/Jax/Brenda and the Q's to cross over more frequently. Though I imagine I would have tired of Lois's extended Bensonhurst clan. Anyhow, I don't even know much about the Labine spin off so I could be wrong about it. I think the Kevin/Lucy/Serena/Christina stuff was fanfic as well. It seems unlikely they were setting Kevin/Lucy up for that much story. They were barely used.

I totally forgot that Duke stuff. I just remember Kevin disappeared for awhile and they were divorced when he came back. Kevin/Lucy were one of my favorite pairings in the 90's, although they were more comic relief most of the time. I would take them over Laura/Kevin or even Felicia/Mac. I often wonder how wise it was to make Kevin/Lucy the leads of a spin off. They were both great actors, but were more B characters and a B coupling. I would love to know the thought process behind choosing Lucy and Kevin specifically. I wonder if the Labine Ned/Lois spinoff would have done better.

Lucy and Kevin were married when they first re-appeared in 2013. They had the whole Lucy thinks John McBain is a vampire stuff and I believe Kevin and Lucy were estranged. Then Lucy had an affair with Scotty and Kevin and Lucy divorced by the time Kevin came back a year or so later. The last time they really acknowledged Kevin/Lucy was a few years ago at the beginning of the Ryan stuff. Idk, I figure it all was dropped for Laura/Kevin because GH doesn't care to play Lucy/Kevin. It would require more airtime. My first thought is they might possibly re-pair Alexis/Ned? Their one night stand came out of nowhere, and he was so prominent in that episode yesterday. It's weird they hardly touched the Sexis stuff. It's a big part of Alexis's history.

Not an actual date, but she first showed up when Marlena/Kristen were in the secret room. She was looking for Susan because she got a weird message/phone call saying Susan was married to John. Then Vivian and Ivan interacted with her in her convent because they thought she was Susan. Thomas didn't show up until after everything was revealed and he/Susan/Sister Mary were trying to stop Kristen from stealing EJ in late 1997.

Totally. If Ben was showing signs of psychological issues or something it would be fine, but it's played like a romantic love story. And Ben is the injured party. Just give the girl some space. He's not even really taking the time to access the situation before making Marlena hypnotize her, which Marlena should not have done. Gross. Please no.

I don't get this Cin story. Why isn't Ben more happy that his wife is alive? I know she doesn't remember him, but shouldn't he be happy she is alive and let her recover and regain her memories slowly? Why is he forcing her? It's almost creepy. Her being alive and not remembering you is a bummer, but Ciara being dead is worse lol. Also, why is Marlena getting involved with this when John has a more pertinent crisis currently happening? It's really stupid.

The fact that they are 2 nice people that are basically normal for a soap and just love their kid is boring!!! I guess I can see the appeal but neither actor is great, they have no chemistry or heat, and they are literally the equivalent of watching paint dry. Willow is a lost cause. She looks bland, she acts bland, she's not connected to anyone, and I wouldn't miss her for a second if she was gone. Michael should be better. CD had potential when he started, but it's all gone downhill. They should bring RAGEMichael Drew Garrett back. I looked him up and he's pretty hot now and it's not like he's had much acting work. Actually, they could just make DG Morgan and call it a day.

Agree to disagree. I don't consider her a daytime superstar, but I do think she is a great actress. She does excel in pretty much everything she is given, but she's not given that much. I have to say she is supporting to me. She has definitely had years where she has had major stories, but she has also had a lot of time doing little to nothing or in a very B story. She's never had a breakout pairing. I don't know. I would consider Julia on SB the role that made her famous and Alexis is just a role she's played longer. Don't get me wrong, I am fine with her getting an episode for Alexis as opposed to the usual suspects (Jason/Sonny/Sam/Carly), but I guess I just don't see why Alexis deserves one when many other characters anniversaries were ignored. In the scheme of things I have no problem with it, but I definitely think it's strange.

I don't think him and RB are great or anything. But it would make sense. Yeah, CM has sort of an Ingo/Jax feel. Can lead stories, but are mostly handsome and bland. I mean he is too old, but he's only 4 years older than GV, so the show was already stretching it. JJ is about to turn 39, JY is 41, GV is 47, so that already puts GF having Lucky in her teens regardless.

He definitely doesn't have a JJ vibe, but he does have a GV Lucky vibe. I don't think he's any worse than JY or GV as Lucky in theory. And if they want to bring RB back it would make sense to set up a Hayden/Liz/Lucky triangle. If JJ isn't willing to come back, Lucky is necessary on the show. Especially without Lulu. I'd rather that than Ryan. Even though I loathe Ryan, at the end of the day CM is a handsome, likable actor. Nothing amazing, but nothing awful. Ryan was awful. CM really wasn't.

It does seem odd they are giving Alexis a special episode. NLG is popular, but she's not TG or GF or even MB or SBu. It's a great achievement, but it's not like Alexis has driven that many stories in 25 years lol. She's had stories, but she's definitely more supporting than a lead IMO. There are loads of characters on the show that have been on it longer that have never gotten anniversary episodes. I'd be annoyed if NLG kept 'status quo' just because she got her own episode, though. It kind of goes against everything she always standing up for on social media.

Could he be playing Lucky? I know he's quite a bit older than JJ, but he's only a few years older than GV. I would storm ABC studios if he was playing Ryan again. Out of all the characters to spend money on......

I am fine with Belle/Shawn being endgame, but I think NBC/Days was short sighted in not playing off Belle/Phillip's chemistry. Roman/Marlena were endgame, but eventually the story was adjusted to John/Marlena when the stronger story and chemistry was there. Belle needed to be a hybrid of Carrie/Sami. Not evil, but more of a vixen or a mild schemer or even a spoiled brat. When KS started playing Belle she was briefly like that. She's too much like the perfect John/Marlena spawn. There is no drama or conflict there. Carrie vs. Sami still works. Belle vs. Sami does not. They never fought over romantic rivals, they didn't grow up together, they don't really have any conflict outside of Belle's parentage and Sami trying to sell her, which is great conflict, but Belle doesn't seem to care about that. I feel like the non stop drive by visits or firing/hirings get in the way of Belle, Shawn, Chloe, Phillip, Carrie, Lucas, etc. stop the growth and maturity. Everytime Carrie or Chloe come back they have a new career or new issue, but we don't see it on screen. Carrie/Belle consistently cheat on their spouses, but we just hear about it later. Where's the story in that? Brady is the only character of that generation that spent a consistent amount of time on the canvas and he's one of the least interesting of that group. It's disappointing to me because the Sami/Austin/Carrie/Lucas and Belle/Shawn/Chloe/Phillip generations carried so much story and then were fired and/or left. If you told me in 1997 that Carrie would not be the lead heroine on Days in 2021 I would have thought you were crazy. Same with Belle in the early 2000's.

Isn't titan still around? Isn't that what Phillip and Xander are fighting over? And Dimera Enterprises which does a little bit of everything and everyone seems to be fighting over it too? I think Basic Black is solely fashion. I don't think they do anything else. I though John just bought it with his Alamain or Toscano fortune. I didn't think it was part of the Alamain empire but I guess it's possible since he was still thought to be an Alamain back then.