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I cannot get over the inappropriate chemistry Gwen/Jack have. It's uncomfortable. Did Sami and Lucas get out of the secret room okay? Did Marlena just give up her Chloe search? That story probably should have been on today. I did like the Shawn/Jan/Belle stuff even if it was sorta dumb. Ugh to Ben/Claire. This is such a predictable story.

They are boring with no chemistry. I guess they look okay together. Chanel is a spoiled, whiny girl, but at least she has a personality. Tripp does not. To each their own though. I got a friendship vibe too. Which I am happy about. I don't love Elani or anything, but I think they are a solid B couple. And they are pretty. I had to LOL at Brady sending Marlena to the D mansion. Because why not send a 70 year old woman to find Chloe or Lucas or whoever without any back up? Is it sad I actually want Xander to get the 10 million dollars from EJ?

I never really saw the appeal in Tripp. He's okay, but just a general bland soap guy. I like Allie and I like Chanel. They have a little more personality. I am not wholeheartedly against Tripp/Allie, it's just not exciting. It's like one notch above Michael/Willow on GH. Maybe if they played a little more angst about the rape accusation, but everyone's over it lol.

I am sure AS was fine with it. It was said in an obviously joking manner and Lucas did say he was out of shape. I just felt like it was unnecessary to say to any character, especially a character like Sami who has had body image issues. It's just not a very Lucas thing to say. I had to laugh at Nicole saying sleeping with Xander was the worst thing she ever done. I can literally think of like 10 things off the top of my head Nicole has done that were worse. Allie/Trip are really boring. I think I am rooting for Allie/Chanel. And is Chanel going to get the hots for Eli? The show really has no idea what to do with Chanel lol. But I like her. I think someone said on another board the actress is 30. If she is she looks super young.

Lucas was lifting Sami up in the Secret Room to get out through the ceiling and he made several references to her being heavy and hurting his spine. He called her a "baby hippo". It was in "jest", but it felt very awkward, especially knowing how fans used to make fun of AS's weight. Yeah, I am not usually that sensitive but Sami/Ali both have struggled with weight issues, and it was in "fun", but it was uncomfortable. I know they are fictional and the actors seemed okay with it, but the show didn't need to go there. I usually love everything Lumi but that stuff made me cringe.

What's with the Sami fat jokes today? I love Lucas and Sami, but Idk, she might be sensitive about her weight since she had an eating disorder back in the day? Also, maybe Sami and Lucas could have used one of those many wine crates to get out.... I am also really confused why Xander is so poor. I know living at a hotel and drinking their entire mini bar is not cheap, but he had a job for a long time. He could also take Sarah's ring to a jeweler or the pawn shop to make money instead of trying to sell it to random people he interacts with. Dear God, can Lani turn Kristen in please?

It does feel like that. And some stories are interesting. Charlie's murder, Jan, Allie/Chanel, Paulina, Sami/Lucas, etc but they are dropped for long periods at a time. I just don't even know why Kristen is wasting all this effort on Chloe. Just trust freakin Brady. He has shown to be dumb loyal to Kristen. He's not John panting after Marlena like in 1997. That was a "legit" reason to scheme. John would have left Kristen for Marlena. Brady has been bending over backwards for Kristen and turned Chloe down. Anyway...whatever. The show is very disjointed and the masks are awful. Like why is Kristen in her Kate mask today with Xander? Is it a guarantee thing for Lk?

Well, the Kristen plot seems to get all the airtime. Are we ever gonna solve Charlie's murder lol? And Nicole could have been a normal human being and just called Eric back. Or went to visit him. Or anything other than what she did. Clearly the show has no idea what to do with Xander without Sarah. Same with Ben.

Yeah, I am not sure about that. I thought that would go somewhere, but it didn't at all. Maybe it still will? I think they are still married? The pacing of the show is awful. Nicole/Xander hooking up was super random too. They haven't had scenes for months.

Is this Chanel/Allie stuff actually going somewhere? I thought it was a shock value thing, but it seems like Chanel really does have feelings for Allie.

Thanks! I thought the Enrique stuff came before the Thorne stuff. And Enrique wanted to marry Claudia, but she wanted to marry Thorne lol. I guess it was all dropped. It really didn't make a ton of sense.

I don't really remember what happened to Enrique, but wasn't Claudia involved with Thorne for a bit after that? And Macy was jealous and called INS on her lol. But then Thorne was into Taylor and Claudia didn't need to be the third wheel in Macy/Thorne. That's how I vaguely remember it but I could be wrong. Lilly Melgar is gorgeous, but she's dull as dirt, so I am assuming B&B just cut their losses because she probably didn't come cheap after her GH run.

I think the Claudia/Enrique stuff was dropped pretty quickly because Bold wanted to stunt cast Lilly Melgar and George Alvarez after their GH stints and the minor hints that Det. Garcia had a crush on Lily on General Hospital. I think B&B quickly realized Lily/Det.Garcia were not the draw in the "Clink/Boom" storyline and both actors were pretty boring and they just moved on like they do with most of their stunt casting. I am not even sure why they were cast. She played one of the most hated characters on GH and he was nothing more than a glorified day player, so I am not sure who they thought was going to follow them to B&B. Bold is full of dropped storylines and actors, moreso they any other soap I think.

I guess that's fair? But I don't even see any potential conflict. Where do you think it's going? It's 2 B/C characters. Maybe it will be amazing and I will eat my words, but I don't have high hopes. Most likely, as @AbcNbc247 said, she will lose the baby.

I loved her as a cokehead. It wasn't good acting, but at least it was mildly entertaining. I prefer her to Willow by a lot so I wish she would do something. I would even take a wacky Deception story with Lucy over this. I used to like the Katherine/Lucy/Brenda shenanigans back in the day.

Lol. It's 2 unattached adults that have jobs and are basically okay people having a baby. Is that even a story? I don't see any conflict there at all. Sasha is a women in her 20's/30's? who can support a baby on her own. Unless there is a WTD twist this whole thing is dull.

I like Sasha more than most, but her having a kid with Brando is zzzzzzzzzzzz... Does anyone even really care lol?

I am a die hard Jarlena fan. I have loved them since 1991. By far my favorite couple on Days to this day lol. But I liked John/Kate. They were hot. It was something different. They thought their spouses were dead. It's a soap. There should have been more conflict with John/Kate/Roman/Marlena after they returned but after Roman/Marlena's geriatric pregnancy JER just moved into the ridiculous Alex North story and Kate/John haven't acknowledged they were engaged since 2006. I get Jarlena fans were mad, but did anyone ever think Jarlena wasn't endgame? Kate's been through a million pairings since then and I honestly think she fits better in her own age group. LK is super gorgeous and looks great, but she needs to be involved with her family and age appropriate love interests. Jake sucks. It's a shame they killed off Stefan and I do like BB, but this character is a miss. I don't even think him and CB have much chemistry this time around.

I think I would feel a lot worse for Kate if I bought the Jake relationship at all. Kate has had like a million love interests in her time on the show. It's hard to invest in any of her relationships. The last time I bought a Kate relationship was her/Roman or her/John. Age appropriate love interests.... Jake is an ass for doing that to her and Gabi should want more, but Kate will be fine lol. Think about Kate's love interests through the years: Bill Curtis (not really a love interest but her ex hubby) Victor Roman John Stefano Clyde Rafe Ian Daniel EJ Nicholas Alamain Ted Andre Deimos Eduardo Jake I am sure I am missing some, but that's off the top of my head Honestly, good for Kate, but she is practically Salem's one woman welcoming committee for Salem's new men on canvas.

SH is okay. She's not Eileen. She's not exceptionally talented or charismatic enough to even try to pull this stuff off. It's a huge ask for ANYONE to even remotely pull it off, but I figure I might care more if Eileen was trying. To me, everything about Kristen that was interesting, fun, or had any layers is gone. Kristen is ruined. Unless they get ED back in a few years I would say leave the character alone. It's played out. That was pretty unbelievable and I definitely eye-rolled that, but the story was a lot better. Same with the Tale of Two Romans. It made everyone look like idiots (especially Marlena) to think DH and WN were possibly the same person lol. Drake is like 6 inches taller and has different color eyes, and hair, and everything lol. While those stories (and the possession) are not my favorite, they were at least decent and had a rooting value for a core character(s). I cared about Tony, Roman, Marlena, Anna, John, etc. I don't give two craps about Kristen or Kristen/Brady. The Nicole mask stuff was mildly clever but enough.

Yeah, that's all fair. The build up for the Susan/Kristen/John/Marlena stuff was lengthy and unbelievable, but the payoff was good. Although, in 1997 they immediately stalled everything with the Roman recast and the clear intention to use Eileen, but knowing she was already leaving and just giving her lame stuff to do. The luster of Kristen has worn off. It was good in 1997 because everyone thought she was good. It was decent in 2012 because we knew Kristen was bad but we didn't know what she was up to. But your are right, now we are just like Kristen being Kristen lol. What's next? I think I would be more invested because I am invested in Eileen's Kristen. I love ED's Kristen. SH's Kristen has never resonated with me. She's just not Kristen, but she's had stinker after stinker of story. Long winded response made short, she needs to be rested. Brady needs to hook up with Chloe. Phillip needs to be thrown into to that triangle or with Shelle and the Last Blast Crew need more story. Lani/Eli need more. There are plenty of characters to pick up the slack that I like.

While I do agree that the initial Kristen stuff was a new novelty and had much bigger implications because she was the main obstacle in the main story and main couple in the 90's that story was ridiculous af as well. It required John and Marlena to both be unbelievably idiotic (especially John). And it really was implausible the Susan stuff could ever be pulled off ever. It was campy and I enjoyed it, but let's be honest, no one but Eileen could have pulled it off. Towards the end of Eileen's run, after the reveal, I was ready for her and her characters to be gone though. But I couldn't even imagine SH trying that story. And I do hate this Ron/mask stuff and it's doing a decent actress a disservice, but Eileen probably could of made more of it. Although, Eileen's Kristen wouldn't even waste her time worrying about Chloe or Sarah, so Idk, it's basically two different characters. It's not SH's fault, necessarily, but I think Eileen's mere presence would give Ron more pause to make the story more worthwhile.

It's pretty awful, but I think Eileen could. She sold all those ridiculous Banks siblings including a male one. I mean, it's hideous writing, but Eileen sells Kristen as truly threatening, devious, and cunning. SH is trying, but she lacks the gravitas and history Eileen has and ED has better chemistry with her co-stars. So, I don't think we'd be raving about this story with Eileen, but I think it would be better. Plus, I feel like Ron would have amped up Jarlena's involvement with all this if ED was playing the role. I just think the whole story would have played out differently with Eileen.

Ugh! I hated all that Sami/Rafe/EJ baby switch stuff. I felt like Ali/Sami was crying everyday. I never bought Sami as a true heroine and the show gave her so many kids so quickly. Idk, it just never felt like the right fit for Sami as a character. I know a lot of people liked that era though. Lucas and Chloe were always random for me. But then again, every time a writing regime changes so does Chloe. Sometimes she nice, sometimes she's a schemer, sometimes she's a vixen etc. I don't think anyone has ever had a clear idea what to do with Nadia/Chloe since appox. 2002. Chloe seems like a generation too young for Lucas, but Adrienne was a generation too old.

Lucas definitely brings out a comedic side to Sami and she works best as a schemer or as comic relief. She never has worked for me as the tortured heroine. She's not her mother or her sisters. I hated the years she was the lead and all the EJ stuff and the baby storylines. AS/BD really excel at humor and work with each other so easily. I guess they have been doing it for 25 plus years, but their connection really shows. It's really obvious when BD does scenes with Sami and Chloe. He and Nadia have no chemistry. Why were they ever paired up lol? Lucas has had some weird pairings-Adrienne, Chloe, Nicole? Random....