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I wonder if Paula/Jeanne changed any of Ron’s story projections. I know he changed some things when he first came on. And agreed, that most of the stuff mentioned sounds a lot like Ron (Chad/Cat, Stephanie/Alex, Fake Rafe) And that Gwen is not needed. Theresa is needed a lot more, especially now that she may become a grandmother. It stinks that they’re recasting Sophia, but it could be the actress’ decision, like with Jamie Martin Mann. As for Leo… 🤮🤮🤮 I’m still optimistic though.

Just trying to get people to watch 😉😂😂 Did they have any chemistry in their scenes together? I can't remember. I do agree that Mark needs to get out of prison. I like the Greenes, even though I hated that they ended up being tied to Clyde.

Writing out Linda and Stephanie in 1980 was a big mistake. There was so much that could have been done with both characters in the aftermath of Bob’s death, and the reveal that Stephanie was Brooke. I can understand them writing out all the deadweight characters. And even Bob and Phyllis too (agreed that the two of them did pretty much run their course by that point), but what were Al Rabin/Elizabeth Harrower/the network, whoever, thinking when they decided that the two of them had to go?

I’m hoping for that every day 🙏 Especially now that his biggest fan was finally fired.

Happy New Year y’all 🎉🎉🎉 Today started off a little clunky and the party was very rushed too. Some of these scenes really should’ve taken place in an earlier episode. But I liked how everything ultimately came together… except for Fake Rafe lol Belle’s dress was a little… ehhh lol but everyone else looked good, especially Johnny, JJ and Gabi. I had no idea Belle and Chanel were the same size though 😂😂 I liked seeing all the potential couples that are on track to reunite, even though I wasn’t a fan of the first few scenes between EJelle. Idk if it’s the writing or the way that Dan Feuerriegel plays it, but seeing EJ act like such a bumbling fool didn’t really work for me. He can put on a much better show than that, like he did with Gabi and JJ later in the episode. But I like that Belle wasn’t able to tell him yet that she was the new DA. I wonder how that reveal is gonna be used; if it comes out immediately I don’t mind either way. I also enjoyed JJ/Gabi and Philip/Stephanie too. There was still some tension between EJ and JJ/Gabi in their brief scene today. And I hope that means that their thing isn’t going to be completely dropped. EJ/Gabi doing anything together would be a good way to cause conflict for both EJelle and Jabi. And despite JPL’s previous acting choices, he is starting to grow on me as Philip. I think he still has some work to do but I thought he did well today. He does seem to work very well with Abigail Klein too. And I’m looking forward to the Philip/Stephanie/Alex triangle. With the new writers coming in, I imagine that it will be written on a more even playing field, instead of being so biased in favor of Alex/RSW. Plus, if both Philip and Alex are written as grey characters, maybe it’ll lead to my idea of a Stephanie/Xander situation lol And Johnny looked hot 😍😂 I know we’re supposed to hate him right now lol but since it was obviously written that way mostly to prop Alex instead of for what he did, I’m not drinking the Kool-Aid. But I am looking forward to the Johnny/Chanel/Joy scenes tomorrow.

Channeling his inner Bo Brady 😂😂

Gotta say, the actor playing Remy is doing a really good job. Btw, Will today 😂😂😂 That's all I got.

I agree that it's the wrong choice, but at the same time, I'm glad that they're not making Tate out to be the perfect young hero.

He's a dummy, just like his father 😂😂 Idk, I was hoping they'd be done with all that rape stuff

The last episode of the year! Too bad it was a little… ehhh. I see Amy was channeling her inner Tom Horton today. I almost expected her to say that Tate and Sophia needed to get married in order to avoid a scandal, and to give the baby a name. Idk about this part of the storyline though. I don’t dislike it, but it just seems so dated and unnecessary. There are so many other ways they could have caused conflict with the younger crowd until the inevitable pregnancy happened. Not only would have been better than this but also would have seemed more current. Maybe I’m wrong but I think all Tate needed to do was to tell Amy to go f*ck herself, and then take Sophia to get the abortion anyway. 😂 And I think it’s also time for Tate to meet Doug III, who seemed to shine with Holly again today. They have nice chemistry. But I would’ve liked to have seen him and Tate have a rivalry first before all of this happened. As for Doug III’s line, “You can’t be alone when the ball drops. It’s bad luck”… Not to get too personal but I think that might be true 😂😂😂 Btw, we all know that Brady’s not the sharpest crayon in the box, but you think he would’ve realized that his little demon spawn was probably the one sending the texts after Ava told him where they were coming from. And yeah, Paulina’s still a lousy Mayor. Can EJ sue, like Rafe can? Which still would have been a much better way to cause conflict for Rafe/Jada than Fake Rafe 2.0. They’re getting it right with Shawn/Belle; they could’ve also gotten it right with Rafe/Jada too.

James was the first thing I thought of after Valentin’s somewhat quiet and mysterious, “Hello Lulu” 😂😂

I’m still hoping Shawn turns to Jada, especially since she and Belle are becoming so friendly.

Yeah… Valentin is no James Stenbeck Not really sure about Lucky being a bartender though. I figured he’d become like a PI or something. As for Sonny… I just don’t care 😂😂

It’s real. And not over the top. I think that’s one of the reasons why I’m really enjoying their storyline.

Damn… Tate was pathetic lol He couldn’t even bring himself to say the words to Holly. And was still more concerned with his relationship with her than the abortion. I wonder who’s gonna win if we end up getting Tate vs. Doug III. Honestly, I didn’t dislike the way Tate was written, but that was not a good look for him. Not at all. Sophia definitely had bigger balls today 😂😂 Speaking of Sophia, I’m glad that they finally cast her mother, even though Amy seems a little cliche and sounds like she stepped out of the 1970s. I think it’ll help us see why Sophia is the way that she is and if it leads to Sophia getting more depth and more layers, I’m all for it. I really liked the Shawn/Belle scenes though. It was one of the best parts of today. I like the situation that they’re in and I hope they play the long game with the two of them, especially now that they’re going to be working together. Belle as DA could be really interesting too. EJ vs. Paulina would be a lot better if that was the thing that was used to cause conflict for Johnny and Chanel. As for Rafe and Fake Rafe… Skip. It was the cruelty of it that I hated more than anything. Ron let his worst qualities as a human being write that story for him. Then, you add in Jamey Giddens, who just makes everything ten times worse and that was the mess we got. Hopefully that, along with Body&Soul, contributed to his firing.

I wonder why no writer ever chose to let Mary have a baby.

That’s what I meant. Sorry for any confusion.

Happy to help! The plot summaries section is a good place too.

👍 Another World Home Page is the best place for any AW-related information.

@Maxim Sven was a conman who forced Mac and Rachel’s maid, Helga, to convince them to hire him. He wanted to get in his hands on Mac’s money. To do this, he ended up drugging Helga’s daughter Regine, and Mac and put them in bed together. When Regine found out she was pregnant (by her boyfriend) everyone thought Mac was the father and he planned to divorce Rachel and marry Regine. When the plan was exposed, he killed Rocky, the stable man and kidnapped Rachel. Eventually, he was caught and sent to prison. That’s the bare bones of it, but from what I hear, it was much more layered than that. Harding Lemay wrote it. He ended up hating the storyline though, but I’m pretty sure it was the last time that AW hit #1 in the ratings.

Agreed. Every soap writer has their highs and lows, but Ron’s lows were pretty low. In some cases, he couldn’t get lower even if he tried. The only thing I’ll give the Body&Soul storyline is that it’s not as awful as the Dimitri storyline. That was just disgusting.

That current era (1995-1996) It seemed somewhat darker and more gothic. And they tried to do that thing with Tomas and the vampires not long after Marlena’s possession ended. But I will say that, from watching the early 1995 episodes of AW, I believe the mandate to make it more like Days came down before Jill Farren Phelps got there

My first experience with AW was in 1996. But I was 3 going on 4 so idk if that really counts. That year, it was first written by Tom King&Craig Carlson. And then by Margaret DePriest again. It was also a time that the network was really trying to turn AW into a Days clone. I got back into it when it first started being shown on SoapNet in 2003. The first episode I saw was MJ watching her hooker tape 😂 I remember liking most of it, but at the same time, I didn’t have much to compare it with. But I also remember thinking that it was weird that the Michael/Donna/John triangle was dropped so suddenly.

😂😂😂 And I’ll be there every day 👍