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True. They could make it a matter of pride for EJ; not wanting to lose Nicole to Eric. Or he could blackmail Nicole into staying with him by threatening to reveal the truth about Daniel’s death to Holly.

A new set! And finally, an actual baby 😂😂😂

I wouldn’t mind him taking out his anger on Eric and Nicole, instead of him keeping the secret just because he doesn’t want to lose her. I always felt EJ worked better as a villain

EJ definitely does 😂😂

His last line was, “More sorry than you know”

I did have a feeling that there was some kind of policy in place. There were just so many changes that muddled a lot of the storylines. Holly, Bobby/Everett, even Konstantin. Agreed. It was good to see some drama, but they just needed to build it up better. And I rewatched the scene where EJ found out, and he didn’t say “commoner”

Uggghhh they’re gonna waste him on Joss?

As an individual episode, I thought that today was good. I like the juxtaposition of scenes like Chad/Thomas/Julie and Julie/Paulina against scenes like Nicole/Holly and Paulina/Chanel. It was good to see some drama that could drive future storyline. And good to see that younger characters Holly and Chanel be so angsty. But it all seemed to come out of nowhere. The same could be said for Sloan asking Nicole to hold Baby Jude 😂😂 I like this, but there really needed to be a lot more coordination between Ron and the scab writers, that the way the storyline could flow more naturally and we’d end up expecting things like this. The cliffhanger was good too. I’m curious as to what gonna happen, now that EJ has the proof that Eric is the father. His actions could drive a lot of storylines and I’m really looking forward to that.

Part of me is glad that happened What’s next? Leave town and just pop in for visits, I hope.

Just as long as it’s more respectful than a Ron Carlivati story 😂

Yeah, Natalia just needs to go away. And, all this stuff with Heather is stupid. It’s the weakest storyline on the show right now.

I guess I’m slacking. I gotta step my game 😂😂😂

But I’m sure the reunion on Melaswen was so nice and friendly 😂😂

Could be 😂😂

Kinda sad, when you think about it. 30+ years of friendship and now nothing

I thought that was actually happening, in an episode last week I think 😂😂 But then they were in the same shot together.

They’re definitely more interesting the character of Konstantin in general 😂😂 The way Marlena/DH sounded when she opened the door today makes it seems so obvious. I hope it doesn’t cause any problems on set though. Well, Stefan’s not the sharpest pencil in the box 😂😂😂 Did Clyde actually tell him to pin Harris’ shooting on Xander? Or did Stefan do that part on his own? I can’t remember.

I’m a little disappointed that Maggie actually wasn’t playing Konstantin. The way it was written and the way SR was playing it kinda suggested that that was going to happen. Oh, well. I still like they’re all teaming up to stop him now. Btw, based on what other posters have said, I paid closer attention to Maggie and Marlena today and they were right. There did seem to be a little tension or something between them, especially when Maggie first showed up at the townhouse. There also did seem to be a lot of foreshadowing with Xander today, based on the talk that he had with Sarah about his mother and in his scenes with Stefan and I like that. It’s actually making me think a lot of fanfiction right now about what could happen after he finds out that he’s Victors son lol that could all be a really good mess. Btw, Stefan’s a dumbass 😂😂😂

It’s been a while for me too, but I remember there being a lot of behaviors that people would consider toxic nowadays. As for the current teen generation, they seem to be a little too brainwashed by whatever their social media pages say. Which was one of the reasons why I didn’t mind that Tate/Holly/Aaron/Sophia were so corny and cliche.

That’s what I was worried nuTate was gonna be 😂😂 None of them have really wowed me as much as Jamie Martin Mann did, but I’m still cautiously optimistic. They just need to tell this story at a reasonable pace. Rushing it would ruin it. I forgot that too, actually 😂 But I wouldn’t mind that happening. That would be a good way to weave Aaron into the storyline. Well tbf, real teens from pretty much every generation are probably the toughest ones to write realistically.

There were some pretty good scenes today. A lot of them felt really natural, based on the directions that their storylines are going, especially the EJ/Johnny scenes. For the first time, I’m interested in something that has to do with all the radiation stuff. And I really liked Eric admitting to Nicole that he’s making the same mistakes with Sloan that he did with her. It’s always nice to see a character so self aware and pretty much realizing that they do have flaws. As for the teens, their scenes seemed a little corny and cliche lol but I liked them. And besides, who would want to write teens the way that they really are? 😂😂 It’s too soon to make any judgments about new character Aaron but I’m glad to see friends as part of the Tate/Holly storyline. They definitely needed them. And I don’t really know what Holly’s doing when it comes to all the prom stuff but I kinda like it lol these teens should be messy. And in some ways, it’s better than the Romeo and Juliet-like stuff that Tate and Holly were doing a few months ago

Idk maybe. But I love a good (unbiased) surprise. But for me, personally, I find that the stupid choices and the biased writing that always otherwise ruin a good storyline or character arc that fuel my negative opinions lol

I knew Doc was gonna be able to snap John out of those trances. This isn’t her first rodeo 😂 There were a lot of smart people in today’s episode and some dumb ones too. John and Marlena were totally the MVPs today. And I’m glad that the story is being written like this. I love that they conned the Kon 🖕😂😂😂 And I’m glad that Maggie was smart too. I still think she knows Konstantin is full of crap. And it’s nice that she plans to share her inheritance with everyone that Victor cut out of his will lol it really is crazy how many people got cut out. As for the dumb ones, poor Alex is gonna be in for a rude awakening when all the secrets come out. And he’s gonna deserve it in someways too lol I’m glad he’s being written as the villain though. Honestly, that’s the way the story should be. Plus he’s a much better villain than Konstantin. I just hope he and Kristen don’t just become one of those obnoxious, annoying villain couples that Ron loves to write for. This could be such a good mess that involves so many characters and that would just mess it up. Speaking of Alex, where the hell is Justin? He should still be a part of this storyline. And not to go off topic, but where’s Ned too lol And I guess we finally got an explanation as to why Theresa did what she did. Still doesn’t make that much sense though.

Chad’s in a similar situation as Scott Clifton; he’s a nice looking guy but the character he plays just makes him so unappealing. Part of me still wonders how Willow chose him over Chase 😂😂 And I don’t know if it’s the writing or the way that Chad portrays it, but Michael’s biggest problem is that he’s literally a child trapped in a man’s body. Most of the time when he’s angry, he just comes off like a bratty little kid. There’s been no growth in his character over all these years

Today was a long one. 46 minutes. That being said, I sort of have mixed feelings about today. I liked it, but I was hoping for a little more. The EJ/Sloan scenes should have lasted for the entire episode. They seemed a little rushed. I’m still glad that he’s probably gonna keep the secret though but I hope that he’s written as the villain, not as the sad sack who’s just trying to keep Nicole in his life, sort of like how Sloan is for Eric. I also liked the Johnny/Chanel scenes. I actually do like their part of this storyline but at the same time, I think they’re still too young to be saddled with a baby. They should still be a messy young couple, and so should Tripp and Wendy lol maybe this story should have gone to other characters. As for Bobby/Everett, his storyline is still so convoluted. Idk how just seeing the name could trigger the change in him and I kinda this storyline ends soon… or he just becomes a full on villain.