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A friend told me. I hope it's a fake death.

It's Days and I'm pissed.

I've always thought that.

KA played Hope more severely after Zach's death. That combined with the cop business sort of wrung Hope's charisma. I wasn't watching a ton when Cosgrove was on but he and Kristian had chemistry. I liked when he tried to kill Hope though. 😄 Is Colleen Zenk working? She'd make an interesting Vivian if Louise won't do it.

That's kind of how I feel. I like Hope but I can take or leave her. I'd like her there for family stuff but I'm not really missing her either. I'm open to any character being recast except J&M, Sami and a few others.

#1: I'd like to see Martha Byrne as Hope. I heard they were recasting a few weeks ago. #3: Galen/Rafe, please.

All of this. I love Paulina and Marci's Abby.

James Scott played EJ kind of fluid when he first came on. I remember EJ at the police station flirting with a male officer to get him to uncuff him from the chair. There were some other scenes but they never went very far with it. With Dan in the role and his chemistry with the cast I'd be down for bi/fluid EJ.

😄😄😄 Perfect!

That's how I feel. I'm not against it but I always liked Craig and Nancy. They were a fun scheme team, unconventional and adored each other like you said. This seems abrupt and I'm nervous Ron will make a joke of it. Guess we'll see.

So we have Gwen in a Sarah mask and Ava in a Gwen mask. Who the hell manufactures these things? Good Guy, Inc.? Magnum BareSkin? I'm glad they're building a story despite the absurdity. Kristen is spinning tops, Gwen and Ava are up to their necks and S&K/Abby are in the crosshairs. I hope it leads to a good payoff. Gwen's downfall should be fun. I liked Chanel/Paulina and Johnny/Allie but the devil needs to go. Ron botched the whole thing. Call it a loss and move on. I echo everyone re: Nancy's hair. What is that? Reminds me of Jan from Trinity Broadcasting. I'm nervous about the Craig story. I want to look forward to it but I know Ron. All I see is Leo plowing Craig to Let's Hear It For The Boy.

I agree with that. I think it applies to Sami/EJ as well since EJ was John's "son" in '97 (EJ = John Jr.) and Sami's his stepdaughter. Sami gave him grandkids with the guy who used to be his kid. That with the SORAS and the rape always made Sami/EJ weird to me. Unfortunately Days is weird with ages and pairings so it is what it is. Accurate.

Ron's devil is lame. It's just another alter. Steve and Kristen need to bump into each other one night at the Cheatin' Heart. Steve/Kayla both. They're empty nesters and you know drunk Kayla would be down to get down. Stephen and Stacy have chemistry.

I hope Manchin and Sinema enjoy being out on their asses.

I think the reason they SORASed EJ is because they (stupidly) never intended to bring Kristen back. Not reintroducing her sooner was a mistake.

That's true. They've forgotten more significant parts of history so I'm willing to ignore it too if the story's worth it. I think of EJ as John's son for the first 6 months of his life. J&M weren't together yet but Kristen had to push him away from her fake belly for months. Then they raised him together. Now he's Sami's stepdad and she's given him grandkids with the guy who used to be his son. Kristen was gone when EJ was reintroduced but she's always been my favorite so those things stuck out to me at the time. Plus the extreme SORAS, the rape...

I was grossed out at first, but then I remembered Sami married EJ who was was an infant when Will was 5. When it comes to SORAS I ignore it. Only way to enjoy the story.

I'd rather they say Rafe drugged her or something. Bad meds. She has enough reason to want to mess him up without the 'out' of a brain tumor. Dude lied to her over and over. Galen is one of Corday's dudes so he's forced into story like JT's Roman but Carlivati can't stand Rafe, I know. He writes him unflatteringly but the way Nicole lusts after him is unwatchable. It probably wouldn't bother me with another actor but Galen has annoyed me since July 5, 1999. It has promise except they'll pair him with Leo and say Nancy forced it when she stopped using box dye. I can't understand why they decided to make the devil just another villain. Why even do a possession story? Just give the whole town D.I.D. and call it a day.

I don't know what happened to Sheri. Probably told Ron he has less taste than processed cheese and got booted. I've been watching loosely and some of this stuff is too stupid for words. Sarah with 4 faces, Ava vs. the bear. The believability isn't the issue, it's taste. I agree Ron is on brand. He gets the show and is imaginative as hell but we're going to end up with Reilly 2.0. if they don't hire someone to balance the crazy. They could fire Ron and reinvent the show altogether but that didn't work with Dena, Tomlin, etc. At least Ron pushes the right vein. He just pushes so hard it usually blows. I think it feels stale because of the inconsistencies. If you constantly break your own rules nothing means anything. Sami could drive a stake through Marlena's heart tomorrow and I'd be like, "Cool, it's probably Orpheus in a Sami mask and Marlena's a clone. We'll find her on an island next month." Then Rolf would bring the clone back and we're back to square one. Imagination only gets you so far if you don't remember/understand the rules of your own fictional reality. Every story shouldn't feel like an episode of Punk'd. I'm available! 😄 Can you believe they actually shelled out cash for that bear costume? This is proof the brain protects us from trauma. I'd forgotten more than half of that and you didn't even mention Garden of Eden. This show...

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I love that.

Stacy's Susan reminds me of Annelle from Steel Magnolias and I like her with Dan's EJ but I've needed Susan to die since 1997. Give EJ a real reason to be angry.

😄😄 If she can't exist without a man they should bring back Brandon. He's the only love interest of Sami's who didn't make me want to hit the TV. It keeps Sami and Nicole crossed without putting pairings in limbo.

I love Carson and Johnny. He has just the right amount of piss and vinegar to pass as the DiMera/Brady spawn who in my mind was always bound to lead us on the path to hell. Great casting with him, Dan, Raven, etc.

That's fair. I see potential with tweaks but you're not wrong about any of that. Just, if this is what they're going to do they need to do it... not like this. I think there's value in showcasing some form of the Salem High crew. Most of that didn't appeal to me but they had fans. When I told my sister I was watching Days again her first question was "Is Chloe still there?"