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I always felt JER made KA's Billie sluttier and sexier than was necessary, but that's for another thread. Billie became more a victim with soft core torture porn on Days. She was writhing around on a bed, heavily pregnant in real life, coming off heroin for weeks. It was a lot. I have only seen a handful of scenes of her as Taylor and I am not a real watcher of B&B. I still think she has enough spark to play off a half comatose Mo at this point though lol. As long as she's not a cop, DA, FBI agent, etc, etc.

Alexa Havins as Lulu? But I think Krista is good. She's just had tough shoes to fill everywhere. Building her own character would be great to see for her.

Same it seems like the obvious thing to do instead of trying to create a rando pairing with Sidwell's wife, but that's probably Frank's doing. Make DA a thing.

I actually could see KA having chemistry with MB. Don't kill me lol.

I was thinking Shanelle Workman but I think that's pre-Frank.

Molly Burnett was an untapped star. They used her so poorly. All the time, but not well lol. Tate is Brady's son with Theresa (Jeannie) Donovan Holly is Daniel's child with Nicole Allie is Johnny's twin with Sami/Lucas (different dads, I know) Belle's child is Claire, who was aged way too soon, with Shawn-D. I think the show could do a lot more with Chanel. RB is great and she's stuck in this mid pairing with Johnny. She's sexually fluid so she could be paired with a lot of people, but she's stuck wanting to be a mommy.

I agree with you. Days hangs on old supercouples for years and years without developing new ones. As crass as this is to say, Marlena and John are done because Drake passed, Doug/Julie are done for the same reason. Bo/Hope are out there somewhere. Jack/Jen make a few guest appearances, and Kayla and Steve are duller than dirt. Belle and Brady were never developed in the way they should have been because their parents would carry the story weight. But, God forbid, any of the three main ladies (Julie, Malena, Maggie) are ill or have to leave the show for whatever reasons, who leads? Ari Zucker and Ali Sweeney are long gone. Christie Clark left acting. So who is the next person in line? Belle has failed for years, so Stephanie? Maybe Godfrey's Sarah? That's a bleak outlook.

Oh, boy. I am going to argue Ben/Ciara. That couple had a lot of buzz and I don't want to talk about it. I do think EJ/Sami were very popular, but I think it was most fangirls lusting after James Scott. I can't even hate that. He is a very handsome guy lol.

Sophia will bury her and Johnny in donuts.

Lol. I was just thinking of all Melissa's love interests in general. The dancing with Pete and Lars. So 80's cheese. I thought they sort of did Emillio dirty. He wasn't abusive until 5 mins before he died. But I also didn't care much about him either. I might be interested in Chanel being buried in donuts. Lol. Vivian just getting her homicidal kicks out haha.

I think Carly/Bo, Isabella/John, and Jack/Jen were the bright spots in that era. But the show kept trying to make things like Molly/Tanner or Melissa/whoever work lol.

I don't agree with this. Jeremy's past has been brought up. Jen literally had a car accident. She wasn't trying to kill Gwen lol Doug was a con man 50 years ago and has passed away. Nick is dead Jack raping Kayla was brought up in not so many words two days ago. I actually like Cat and think ALM is really good, but Jen and Jack not wanting to forgive her is up to them. We live in a Salem world where Dimera's get off free for everything and you're being petty about some basic Horton crimes? That's kind of ridiculous.

Ha! Britt needs a suite at the Metro Court provided by Joss because that wouldn't raise any red flags. Nina's penthouse is worth nothing because Britt might actually have to explain a few things. Is Britt even paying rent at Kelly's? I thought Jason was taking care of it. Britt has an actual job so, Idk, find an apartment? She's a Dr. I don't know why she's having to depend on others at all times. Sonny being involved with a shady character would work for me. It would play into the "whore/angel" trope he's always had.

Any career that has some leeway besides law enforcement where your main job is to uphold laws lol. Also, Britt calling Jason to the hospital to tell him to leave her alone was such wacky soap logic. You actually made him come to see you, Britt. He's not stalking you or anything because no one would lol. Willow seems the most likely Drew shooter at this point.

Oh, man. Can they give her a day off? She's like Courtney circa 2001. Just randomly popping up everywhere.

Especially since you would expect them to be "smart" women. When you consider that Sonny told his own wife (Brenda) that he was addicted to power and would never leave the mob you can't take any of this seriously. Like, blowtorch your entire career to have a few nights with Sonny for him to say, "J/K, I am not serious about you, nor will I stop committing crimes. You are now compromised and can't prosecute me. Thanks, XOXO,-Sonny"

How are the Hortons being hypocritical? I don't like the way Jen's being written, but it's her daughter Cat was impersonating, Thomas is clearly traumatized, and she can feel how she wants. It was a celebration of Missy's 40 years on the show, so I can leave it at that. I wish they'd give Flynn and ALM something better to do since they are both very capable.

It's my least favorite Sonny trope. Women that would jeopardize the careers they built their entire lives on just for the chance to sleep with him. Even in the 90's Sonny wasn't that charming. That's why I wish the show would keep him with women like Carly, Ava, Nina, etc. Woman that have some moral ambiguity.

Age gaps don't necessarily bother me especially when someone's age is vague. Ari's age isn't vague. She's 18, just graduated high school, and just started college. She's not only way younger than Theo, but her life experience is so different from Theo's. I know Ari is literally related to EVERYONE, but the show should at least acknowledge there's a huge gap there. Clearly, personally, I can get over an age gap. Sonny and Brenda are my favorite couple ever and she was 18 when he was 30, but they had chemistry and GH acknowledged she was young for Sonny. "Cannon based" age gaps are important to address to flesh out a believable relationship. But, hey, Theo and Ari haven't even gone on a date yet, so it might not matter at all.

I don't think it's unfair or hacky to ask how old Theo is lol. He is JJ's peer, was engaged to Ciara, and lived with Claire in a serious relationship for several years. His life experiences, not just relationship experience, widely vary from Ari, who just turned 18. All that being said, I think JJ, Theo, Gabi, and even Ari look vaguely the same age range lol. I am not even against and Ari/Theo pairing. They were cute. I do think it's valid to ask if it's a bit odd for Theo to be potentially dating someone so young. Not worse than Chad dating a woman that pretended to be his dead wife, but enough to raise a John Black eyebrow on my end.

Lol. I can hand wave everything with Brenda/Sonny because she was young and in love and it was before he had 24 kids. I can't imagine a women in her 40's wanting to hit that with all the ex-wives, kids, grandkids, and also deathly mob stuff. Especially since she is a DA that likes the law. It's so tired.

I liked Abby lol 🤷‍♀️ I think that was Chad's Michael's best pairing. Considering she was a hooker/stripper with a heart of gold I guess that's okay lol. DA lady can't even figure out the Q's address, so her work mode fun is coming to an end. She was distracted by Sonny's 60 year old hotness, which is fine for Brenda, but not fine for people that met Sonny 2 months ago.

I don't really mind Jacinda that much. She's basically Abby 2.0. I will never get over Abby dying by a crane accident off screen. So when Jacinda's on I think about that and laugh. DA lady is absolutely awful. Very pretty while not making a single scene believable. I totally get finding Sonny hot these days is a task, but she's not up for the challenge.

I wished the show would have focused on Sophia wanting to live her life. She didn't want the child, couldn't get an abortion, and wanted to move on. She seems to be clinging to Tate because of the trauma-not because she actually wants him. There is something empowering about Sophia making choices for her future, but it became derivative when she decided she only wanted a man instead.

I would only give Rachel Boyd credit for playing the birth and aftermath well. Most of the time she seems very robotic, barely human, and completely transparent. The dots don't connect at all with the story. Sophia had 9 months to set up her plot and she only goes after Tate when the baby is gone? It makes no sense. Teen Sami would never....lol