MissPhoenixGirl92

Are we ever going to meet Vanessa and Doug's kids? I feel like the only time we're ever going to see them is whenever they kill off Doug and they show up briefly for his funeral before going back to wherever they came from.

I highly doubt it. They are not going to saddle him with a kid right off the bat, especially a character that a large majority of viewers don't even like anyways. Plus, we don't even know if he's going to be white or black. Also, if the writers are intending to keep Joey around long term, they may want to give him some serious roots, and that might include tying him to some other characters on the canvas, like making Ashley his long lost daughter.

I really hope they don't change anything about Vanessa once Guza leaves. I'm really looking forward to her becoming a badass mob queen with Joey by her side especially once Doug bites the bullet.

Before the whole Emily O'Brien debacle I thought that Briana Lane (who temped for Amanda Setton as Brook Lynn on General Hospital a few years back), would have been a good fit for her.

That would not surprise me in the least. Knowing this show, if Jeremy does come back to town, he's going to be the same person that he's always been just to make Alex look better in comparison. I just can't see him be redeemed, especially since he hasn't been on screen in over two decades. I feel like his only purpose would be as a temporary interloper for Alex/Stephanie and then maybe if he actually sticks around long term, he could be paired with another bad girl/schemer type. But as of right now there aren't too many options for him.

This was a pretty decent episode. But oh my God... what is this show doing pivoting back to Derek and Ashley? What on earth are they planning? Are they going to have Ashley and Andre sleep together and then Ashley is going to have an epiphany similar to Kat where she decides that she doesn't want Andre after all and she's going to go straight back to Derek? Because this is the only thing that makes sense to me. Maybe the whole Derek/Shanice thing was temporary after all because from the look of things perhaps the writers were always planning on circling back to Derek and Ashley sooner or later anyway. Maybe Derek and Ashley really are endgame and Dani and Andre might also be endgame. I just can't see Dani and Bill lasting long term even if at some point Bill breaks up with Hayley and gets back with Dani for a while.

I think Brady needs a brand new love interest that doesn't have the baggage of all of his previous love interests and has a clean slate; he would benefit greatly from that and he wouldn't have to recycle the same old boring love interest. Besides, I'd rather have Chloe be with Philip anyway. I also don't really want Brady and Theresa together either especially since she basically chose money over love and for Brady to go back to her after everything she did to him recently would make him a lot stupider than he already is. Besides that pairing has long since sailed anyway. What is there to revisit? They're about as played out as Kristen/Brady. And these writers have done such a massive hatchet job of Theresa that I really can't see her be a regular character on this show ever again. I won't mind her popping in for occasional visits to see Tate and/or her grandson but that's basically it. If Ken Corday is really serious about Brady being the next gen version of John then he needs to move forward not backward and he needs to finally grow up and be a man. And that includes getting him a woman who doesn't have history with him and doesn't have criminal tendencies or any type of emotional baggage. If that means bringing on a brand new woman in town for him, so be it.

I'm not too bothered by Sharon and Tracy not having had husbands or children. It's not like they are going to stick around long term anyway beyond this reunion concert story. Also I find them pretty annoying and irritating in general, especially Sharon. I just want this story to be over already. Also, what is with everybody trying to push Martin and Smitty back together? Why is this show so afraid of having characters splitting up and getting divorced? Why can't Martin and Smitty just break up permanently and move on to other pairings for a while? They also need to do the same with Ted and Nicole. When is Nicole going to get a divorce from Ted?

I don't know... There is no way that Tyrell and Samantha aren't June's kids because as far as I know, there isn't anyone else currently on canvas that are that age. The only other set of kids I can think of that are that age are Vanessa and Doug's twins but they are away at college right now and I highly doubt we'll see them on the show anytime soon, if ever. Also as far as I know, Vanessa and Doug have never mentioned anything about them being adopted. The one twist I can think of that could happen is if it turns out that June never had any kids and Ron and Cecile are actually Regina's kids and all of the accusations that Regina is hurtling at June... she's just projecting them because she was the one that was a drug addict and abandoned her kids. But it doesn't seem like we're going that route. Then again, you never know with this show. Or maybe the writers introduced Regina as a way to possibly usher the kids off the show if Martin and Smitty actually get divorced and Tyrell and Samantha don't want to live in a divorced household since they are so anxious for their parents to get back together.

It's possible. Who knows at this point?

You mean make her asexual? That would be quite a first for soaps if they go that route.

Regina said that June decided one day that she didn't want to be a mom anymore and walked away from them, so into the foster care system they went. I'm starting to think that Tyrell and Samantha are June's long lost kids. Yeah, this is not putting June in a good light so far. Regina seems like a good person and I'm interested in learning more about her. Edit: Oh, wait... never mind. As I was writing this, Regina actually explained more by saying that June had some kind of mental breakdown and said that she couldn't handle the kids anymore and CPS just snatched the kids from her without even giving Regina a chance to fight for custody. Ugh, now I feel bad. If it does turn out that Tyrell and Samantha are June's long lost kids, I definitely want Regina to have a relationship with them.

June sure was acting very antsy when Naomi brought up that phone number. I'm starting to think that she may be hiding something and she did something really bad that caused her sister to cut all ties with her. I really need Samantha to stop begging her parents to get back together. I get that having your parents break up sucks royally, but if Smitty really wants to divorce Martin and move on with his life, then she needs to accept it. I also need for Nicole to divorce Ted and move on. I honestly don't know why aside from Derek/Ashley, this show is so afraid to break up any other couple thus far.

Didn't Pamela own a spa at one point? Shouldn't they just use that? Why go through all that trouble opening up a new modeling agency?

At least that stupid secret is finally out and over with. Now it's up to Willow to decide if she's going to stand by Drew or even forgive her mom or not. I'm pretty much expecting her to disown Nina at this point.

Willow's not the only one. Nelle was pretty whacko too. Definitely runs in that particular family.

I agree, and if he ever does become president, (very unlikely at this juncture, but you never know), he is going to need a vice president to keep him steady and levelheaded and be a stabilizing force for him.

I actually won't be surprised if that's the case. Whatever was interesting and compelling about Ted is pretty much gone now. And I'm now at the point where I don't even want Ted and Nicole back together anymore, especially since they don't really have the same chemistry they used to before the recast. I would wait until Ted and Eva's father/daughter relationship is developed enough to have enough impact for Ted's death as well as the potential reveal that Eva is actually Nicole's daughter and not Leslie's. On the other hand, Ted potentially dying could really shake things up and I definitely think we're long overdue for an on-screen major character death.

So I have some thoughts... Honestly, I hate that the writers had Vanessa interrupt Joey when he was right about to dispose of Randy. They should've had Joey kill Randy and then have his body turn up somewhere and Vanessa and Doug can be suspicious about what really happened to Randy but not have any solid proof. That would have established Joey as a major threat and given some real teeth and also establish the danger that Vanessa's getting sucked into. I would have had Martin tell Smitty the truth before he had the press conference because that's more or less what ended up happening anyway. Having Martin hold a press conference only for him to cancel it at the last minute just made him look dumb and incompetent and that annoyed me to no end. I would rather not have him had that press conference if that's what going to happen anyway. I also agree that having the threesome storyline occur largely off-screen was a bad call especially now that Allison is getting involved but I'm actually liking the Chelsea/Madison romance, even if it's a bit rushed. It's a hell lot better than that whole Chanel/Allie/Johnny saga on Days Of Our Lives, that's for sure. And I wanted to like Chanel/Allie as a couple especially since they were the first lesbian couple on the show in years. But I digress... Anyway.... And one more thing... I think it's time for Nicole and Ted to get divorced. Having them be in this limbo for weeks on end is getting ridiculous. If Ted is barely trying and Nicole doesn't want to be with him anymore, then she needs to file for divorce and move on. And Ted needs to let her go. Same for Martin and Smitty. They need to break up for a while and move on in new pairings. If some years later down the road they want to get back together, it's fine. It's not like there isn't a precedent for it in soaps, since plenty of soap couples have broken up and gotten back together many times before for eons.

I really wish that Patrick Mulcahey was allowed to get rid of Sasha like he wanted to. We would all be better off. Sasha wouldn't have a baby that she really doesn't need, especially with Michael, and she wouldn't have turned out to be Robert and Holly's kid. What an absolute waste of a character. Sasha was interesting in the very beginning but I pretty much lost interest in her after a while, especially after they made her Robert and Holly's kid. That's what really ruined her for me... that stupid retcon. Honestly, if Tristan wasn't so sick, I would undo that retcon and just keep Sasha as Holly's kid and have Sasha not turn out to be Robert's daughter after all and Holly made up the whole thing. This feels so pointless to me. We wasted 7 years on this nothingburger character for what? Good riddance I say!

True but Martin is a Black man and historically to my knowledge Black people have been treated a lot more harshly by the law in comparison to white people so I can definitely see why Vernon and Bill would be very concerned. But yeah I think the coverup seems to be a lot worse than whatever happened to Martin that night. I still don't think his political career is going to be left unscathed; I actually won't be surprised if Martin ends up resigning at some point in disgrace and shame. Not to mention his marriage is toast with Smitty already planning on leaving him.

I really hope Martin's secret is revealed tomorrow and if it is, that it's actually good. Because otherwise a lot of people are going to be extremely annoyed and maybe even tune out. Although I wish Martin would've just told Smitty the truth beforehand, if he's really going to go through with the press conference, then he needs to finish what he started. On the other hand though, if Martin ends up losing his Congressman seat and his political career is in tatters, what else is he going to do for an alternative career? I hope the writers have a plan for that even if he somehow manages to avoid jail time.

Right. Still, I wish Corday would've asked her back one more time. He's still an idiot.

I agree. Killing Renee in hindsight was pretty short-sighted. I mean, I'm not hating that Philece got a nice voiceover career out of her leaving Days, but I really wish that she was able to come back at least one more time before she passed. I would've paid big money to see her face off against Megan. Stupid Ken Corday.

I agree with all of this. I especially agree with bringing on a younger brother for Maggie and having him have all of Mike's stories. What name would be good for him though?