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So sad, but also not surprised, to read what she experienced. I believe social media instead of connecting us has just made us more divided and often alone. I see young people all the time consumed by their phones and social media...and they also seem more isolated, anxious, and struggle to connect with people in a face-to-face situation.

There are WAAAAYYYYYYY too many Dimeras on this show. Stefan seems very redundant as a character. Love the actor, but the character bores the hell out of me. There just doesn't seem to be a point to him. Johnny needs a new direction if they're going to keep him. I would rest Kristen for a good while, too. She's a character that works best in small doses to stir the pot. Again, I'd love to see them bring Theo on full-time and have him torn between his Carver and DiMera sides just as his mother was once.

ITA. One of the reasons I stopped watching cold turkey about a year ago is that DAYS started to feel like a PARODY OF DAYS. The mask wearing took me over the edge. They need to get back to simpler family based stories and romance. Give us a reason to CARE about these characters! Regarding Johnny, has anyone else noticed that he FAR MORE looks like he could be Lucas's son versus EJ. The same height and similar features. That could be a great twist and would upend EJ's life.

As someone mentioned, more of Los Angeles needs to be brought into the show. None of these people feel like they live in LA. We basically have three sets...the two Forrester offices (where people just have sex or talk about sex...is there an HR office in this place? LOL) and Deacon's Pizza Shack. It's soooooo claustrophobic. Hollywood is right outside their studio. Can't they do some budget location shoots? Even that outdoor gym set they had at one point made the show feel more "open." There are so many characters that need to be rested...looking at you Liam. Time to go! I would even argue Ridge is an albatross around the show's neck, and I like TK as an actor. But, Ridge is just sooooo insufferable. The show is set in LA and in the fashion industry, but the show feels like something written from the 1950s. Where are the gay people? The Latinos? I, mean, hello?! This is LOS ANGELES~ I know this is a 30 minute show, but there is still room for a lot more diversity to make the show feel modern, current, and now which could get more young viewers interested. Instead, we're getting recycled stories from a 1950s WASP soap. What little diversity they have...Walton (the sad sidekick) and Zende (the possible rapist) is just a disgrace. More than one storyline an episode! The show gets so hyperfocused on one story, and if I'm not into the story, I turn it off. Having an A and B story every episode would work to keep more of the audience interested. A true story for Brooke that does not involve running after Ridge's toxic ass. She needs to dump him and move on...OR...have Brooke and Ridge remarry and then he drops dead from a heart attack...maybe because Brooke had her famous "accidental sex" with someone. But, as a result, she inherits Ridge's part of FC. Now that would give Brooke, Steffy, and Hope something to really fight over. It would reshape the whole show with endless NEW possibilities. We need an underdog. Right now, everyone is SUPER UBER SUCCESSFUL. Even Luna became the world's BEST intern ever in like five minutes. Yawn. Where are the upstarts clawing their way up the top? Like, the "young Brooke" maybe Latina with eyes on RJ and ready to knock Luna out of the way. This is why the original Spectras worked so well. We need that contrast.

This is one of the things that finally got me to stop watching the show after many, many years....waaaaay too much emphasis on the Dimeras. They took over the whole entire show, and as a result DAYS lost its heart IMO, the Hortons and the Bradys. The Hortons are practically nonexistent at this point which I find so sad. So, so many Dimeras. Why do we need Stefan? Even Johnny? Chad is a keeper, maybe EJ, but we don't need the rest of them. Kristen really needed a rest. If there was one single Dimera I'd bring on it would be Theo. It would be interesting to see him torn between the Carver and DiMera worlds, and I always liked his relationship with Chad. I enjoyed a lot of RC first few years, but then I started feeling like I was watching Days fanfiction versus something professionally written.

No one ever works at FC. They just talk about their sex lives!

Serious question here...did Brooke and Ridge actually remarry? Are they married at this point? Do Brooke and Ridge even know???

I had enjoyed a lot of his work on OLTL, and I also liked much of his first few years on DAYS where he did some umbrella stories and dug into the show's past for story ideas. I even liked Gwen's initial introduction and her rivalry with Abby. But, after many years of watching, I finally started losing interest when Ben, the serial killer, became a romantic hero. Then, the DiMeras literally totally took over the entire show, and I believe they always worked best in smaller doses. The Hortons all but disappeared. Then came all the mask wearing and switching which made all the characters look like idiots. Leo, the most annoying character ever created, pulled a "Dimera" and also took over the show. Then, Marlena, Kate, and Kayla were put on ice and visited heaven before being saved, and I was DONE. I couldn't take any aspect of the show seriously anymore. Haven't watched an episode in over a year now and cancelled Peacock.

Just waiting for Det. Baker to show up and start talking about these silly ass murders. Remember when Det. Baker had that hot son for a millisecond? Of course, he was extremely handsome and a person of color, so they did nothing with him.

Deacon's Pizza Shack really is a one-stop for all your needs in Los Angeles. Why would anyone go anywhere else? OMG...I can totally see this happening.

Wow...two murders! A homeless guy and Hollis, who was hot as hell, but they did nothing with! What an exciting summer storyline! On the edge of my seat! Maybe the killer will be... 1. Poppy's mints 2. Eric's stapler 3. Sheila's missing toe 4. Paris to finally give her some sort of a personality 5. The mannequin who looks like Hope 6. Douglas who's tired of switching up who his Mommy is all the time 6. Carter who's tired of being "just like family" 7. Katie because she was bored and had nothing else to do! 8. Zende whose defense will be "But, I thought they wanted to be killed!" 9. Luna's as of yet undiagnosed multiple personality named Tuna. 10. A random extra in the background at Deacon's pizza shack! The possibilities are endless!

We have almost no Hortons left, but hey, Leo has three love interests!

I actually really like Michael Graziadei as an actor. I thought he still had great chemistry with CK. Why they separated the two...I have no idea. But, now they don't seem to know what to do with either character.

The show DESPERATELY needs at least one other restaurant set. Having Deacon's place be the ONLY place people eat is ridiculous. Hope and Finn have zero chemistry. I wish they would finally develop a story for Hope and Steffy besides their man swapping.

Wow...so Carter and Katie broke up off screen? I didn't even register that information. LSV should be front and center, IMO and not a second rate sidekick for the Forresters. Are Brooke and Ridge married at this point? Does anyone know? Do Brooke and Ridge know??? lol

OMG...this show is just so...BAD. So, Thomas spends a few episodes talking about how in love he is with Paris, etc. only to propose to Hope AGAIN while Paris is outside the house. Why Hope would be there at this party to begin with is a whole other bizarre question to ask. WTH? This is what's soooo soooo wrong with this show. Everything is just...pointless. There are no lasting ramifications to ANYTHING. For this story to have worked on some level, Thomas really needed to be in love with Paris and steadfast about this. He should truly be torn and not just toss Paris aside the moment Hope looks all interested again. Instead, Paris, who's wooden as all get out, is just used as a prop for the show to drag out to look like it's diverse. The same way they bring out Carter and do nothing with him at all or turn Zende into a rapist. This show can not and refuses to make characters of color three dimensional. They're just shoehorned into random stories and then dropped like a hot potato. They really had a chance with the Avants and for some unknown reason let them all fade away. LSV is THE hottest man on the show with amazing presence, and what do they do with him? Nada! Nothing since Quinn and those two were the hottest thing the show had in years but they dropped the ball yet again. Is he still dating Katie? Who the hell knows? Do we care? No? But, we're reminded that he can officiate weddings and is "like family." They ruined the character of Zende...for what? They could have built a true rivalry between Zende and RJ and a love triangle with Luna in the middle and introduce another young female troublemaker character to round it out. But, that insane "mints" story ruined all of that potential. I feel like they introduce stories that could be compelling at times, but the follow through is just awful. Then, we get a homeless guy murdered with random people we haven't seen in forever popping up to be "suspects." What's the point of that? Why is the audience supposed to care? I'm just hate watching the show at this point when I tune in on occasion. There are some great actors on this show, and they deserve SOOOOOOO much better. The underuse of KKL is criminal.

Why is this show so intent on making Leo HAPPEN???

If the show is the one that provides the details for the CC, it's a reminder of how much importance they give their AA characters.

Justin popping up out of nowhere...WTH???? Again, it feels like the show just keeps doing random things with no build-up. Why should we care who killed this guy? He was barely there to begin with!

Exactly...that's what SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. They almost went there with a Bill and Li pairing at one point. Then, have Poppy and Luna show up. But, as others mentioned, Luna is so one dimensional. She's "perfect" just like Carter "is like family." We're told these things but with no actual development of the idea.

I agree that the current shows aren't allowing their characters to "age" and this keeps the younger set from being fully developed. IMO, Nick on Y&R is the perfect example of this, and as a result, his children are not allowed to become fully developed characters. Honestly, I think Liam on B&B wins the award for this thread. The show keeps recycling the same triangle for him over and over. Somehow, despite being the most wishy-washy man on daytime, we're supposed to believe that these smart, beautiful women (Steffy and Hope) stay hung up on him...why????

This is why the show needs some fresh new characters badly! Would it kill them to introduce a brand new character for Hope that doesn't have all that baggage?

Hope - "You were my rock, Thomas! The one man I could count on! From the time you stole my baby and told me it was dead to when you made out with a mannequin that looked like me, no man could ever replace you!"

Oh wow! I really like this idea. The modeling agency could even be part of Forrester.

The former Little Eric would be a great character, too. He could upend Hope's life or become involved with Steffy without her knowing who he is. So many possibilities, but we just get wash and repeat.