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That's how she "died" lol. I sadly didn't make that up. Ernesto Toscano put her above a vat of acid and the cave she was in exploded.

I can see your point there. Stefano could have gone off the grid and still possibly be lurking somewhere and I'd be okay with that. Yes. In the vat of acid. I don't really like Hope that much if you can tell lol.

The "honor" of killing Stefano absolutely should have gone to John or Marlena. I actually don't think that's a minor quibble.

Yeah. I guess I just assumed NuRachel would be older and become part of the teen scene even if she was a bit younger. With the Tate/Sophia/Holly stuff I think a scheming Rachel could be interesting. IIRC, little Rachel disliked Holly when EJ was married to Nicole.

I didn't think it was deep. I was just curious if anyone knew why since they appear to be the same age. Probably. I don't think Ken actively tries to kill the show. I just think he'd rather do pretty much anything else than run it and pretends to take control every 5 years or so.

I've always heard that too. Ken still seems to make some unilateral, uneducated decisions with his show though. On different note does anyone know why they recast Rachel? The new little girl seems like the same age? Lol. I thought she was being aged up.

I agree. I wish we got to see a little more of Serena and didn't have to use Dr. Rolf's serum to "fix" Sarah, but it was a decent story.

You forgot about the time Sarah thought she was Renee Dimera 😂 (I don't blame you) Paul and Linsey definitely have great chemistry, but I agree they are stuck in a rut. It makes me feel like Xander/Sarah love one another but don't trust each other at all. It's a little hard to root for. I do think there is a lot of story to still tell there so I hope they at least get some different material.

That's an interesting take. I feel like Kayla moving from nurse to Dr. made me think she had her life in control as a single mom in LA. We know so little about Kayla's LA life post-Steve. It could be a great angle for Stephanie to talk about-witnessing her mom never move on and grieve for Steve all those years. It would explain why she clings to her romantic partners.

Same. I really like Abigail Klein and think she has charm. I just feel like Stephanie has jumped from man to man since she started and pretends to have agency and feelings for herself, but doesn't.

Stephanie is like a little housewife to Alex. She's not dynamic IMO at all. And sure, Jada and Gabi have potential, but there has to be a strong leading man and Alex, Rafe, and JJ don't fit the bill. Days has always been very super couple based and there is not a single couple on the show that's even close right now besides the older vet couples. Xander and Sarah are the only couple I would consider to even be near that space and they aren't that great.

Yes, obviously it is Paul Narita and Christopher Sean.

I definitely don't think Days is in as bad of shape as it has been several times in the past. Yes, Ron had some horrible ideas, but he also had some decent ones. He was just struggling to execute them and it's been an issue for too long. That being said, Days does have at least a few solid episodes a week in general. Consistency and favoritism to certain actors is more the issue than out right horrible story telling (Body and Soul aside). There were times in the Higley eras where I absolutely wanted to give up. Now, I am just more annoyed than actually upset with the show. I also think Days severely struggles with the "next" generation of actors. With John gone, who takes his place? Brady is a wimp, Eric is gone, Rafe is Rafe, Billy Flynn is out the door, Shawn, JJ, Tripp are too bland and they have never done a good job building up the next group of actors. They've been relying on the vets to carry them for far too long.

Yes. And Willow, as dull as she's been for years, is someone who is ripe for manipulation. It makes so much sense she'd fall for it without question. I am pretty sure both Jason and Sonny consider themselves heroes in their own stories, so why shouldn't Drew lol. There was a lot of Laura Wright screeching today. I did laugh when Jason told her to put down the knife though. "Are you going to stab Willow?". Lol, Steve-you are funny sometimes.

I think with Drew's upbringing and life experience it makes sense he would be very controlling and think he's the hero in most situations. I do think CM gets that aspect of the character or at least it works on screen.

Yeah, I don't really think Cameron Mathison is that bad as Drew. He works better as a smarmy rich guy than he does as a kindhearted hero. That always felt like a fake personality to me.

Yeah. I agree. Drew is just a jerk. He's not a psycho cult leader (yet). It's almost like a certain sector of fans need Drew to be worse than Sonny and Jason and he's not. I still can't get over the fact that Sonny shot Wagger and no one even cares-and I generally defend Sonny!!!

Well, I am glad today is the last day. It's extremely obnoxious that Leo and Javi think it's appropriate to spend $100's of dollars for a date with Alex when they don't feel the need to pay Rafe rent. I assume Gabi chips in so I am fine with her bidding to make JJ jealous. JPL looked exceptionally tan today. I don't know if he needs to go that far with the self-tanner lol.

I don't read Soap Twitter so I have never heard this Shiloh theory. How would that even make any sense? Drew/Shiloh has just been playing this long game to get Willow? Lol.

100% TRUTH lol.

It looks like the company was around until last week under the name ShopHQ lol. If I am reading it right it was under the QVC, HSN umbrella. ShopNbc existed until 2009. I don't know how long the buy "Belle's eyeliner" phase lasted, but I do vaguely remember this.

Megan Ward was basically gone before Vanessa even came back. I was actually hoping Brenda and Kate might share some scenes, but MW popped up once, asked Lulu to get Brenda on the Crimson cover, and that might have been the last time we saw her. Sonny was hanging out with Claire Walsh instead because I guess Dahlia Salem needed a job or something. And instead of even making Claire vs. Brenda dramatic Claire got dumped, vowed revenge, had one scene with Brenda, and moved to Alaska. I am not making that up. She really got transferred to Alaska lol. I assume we will get Blaze's dad, long lost sister, homophobic grandmother, and possibly a few cousins before we get JGL back lol.

It will probably just be Michael Easton or Roger Howarth's 7th role tbh.

Yeah, I thought she was perfect for the part. I didn't think MW was going to be winning a million Emmys or anything, but she was refreshing in the fact she actually did seem to sparkle with Sonny and she was just a different type of love interest for him. I am actually worried about the day Blaze's dad shows up. It will probably be a recast Alcazar or some other major threat lol.

Meh. I think Vanessa would agree Brenda is a chaos monster. Benard and Sullivan had okay chemistry-I guess. The story idea with them re-connecting when Brenda left started well. I just can't get the image of Ksu's Konnie recounting her rape and putting her baby in a drawer lol. C'mon! Ridiculous. Megan Ward and Ingo had chemistry because Megan Ward and her fabulous bob hairstyle had chemistry with everyone.