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I don't care that there was supposed to be no one else in that building (save for security). It made absolutely no sense for that dude to run to the bathroom without a stitch of clothing on (what, you couldn't stop for a moment and put on some pants?). That only happened because the writer(s) needed him to be embarrassed later in the elevator and at the security desk. It's exactly the kind of plot-driven [!@#$%^&*] that I hate.

Well, if you think about it, Abby's arc had reached its' natural conclusion. She started out as a recently divorced woman, willing to do just about anything to improve her lot in life and those of her children as well; and by hook or crook, she achieved it. As it was, Abby was beginning to repeat herself. If she had stayed, one of two things would have happened: either she lost it all and had to start all over again, or she would have had to outdo herself with even more outrageous stunts to remain on top. The former option sounds intriguing, but with the latter, you run the risk of turning Abby into the kind of one-note villain that hampered the other nighttime soaps -- and part of Abby's appeal, after all, was that she wasn't one-note.

That reminds me of something that Linda Dano said to some interviewer years ago (either back when she was joining GL, or when she was leaving). I can't remember her words exactly, but they were to the effect of, "Everybody dies or gets killed off now, nobody ever just leaves town." And that's definitely true today. If you aren't killed off a soap, you just stop appearing with zero explanations.

We all missed it. I realize DAYS can't function without a Big Bad causing trouble for everyone, but are Clyde Weston, Orpheus and the devil the best they can do now?

Sorry, one more: * The devil is finally exorcised from Johnny's body, but all of Salem is beside itself when they learn it's now inhabited by the spirit of the late Amanda Howard Peters.

Nope, it won't. Instead, we'll get EJ thinking he's Kellam Chandler while wearing an Alex Marshall mask.

Echo sounds like something that would have been right up her alley. But, I thought Kim Zimmer was pretty good in the role, too.

At last! A Ron Carlivati plot twist that makes perfect sense!

I like Dan Feuerriegel so much better than James Scott. It's just too bad the dude's stuck playing a rapist.

Yeah, Alan really tried to kill Rick and Monica before saving them at the last moment. Collapsed roof and all.

Perhaps. But, again, I don't think the Lechowicks were that deep, lol. From the start, it was just so obvious where Danny's story was gonna go. It's almost as if you expect JVA or Ted Shackelford to break character and say, "Oh, just get in here, Danny, and terrorize us already! We've got to get the bank by five!".

So, what happens to EJ? Does he get drugged, too? Does he also wake up thinking he's some forgotten and unrelated character from when this show didn't suck (as much)?

Wasn't it enough for Sarah to develop amnesia (and forget all about her love for Xander) after being drugged? Why drag a long-forgotten character like Renee Dumonde DiMera into it? That's the trouble with Ron. He never knows when enough is enough.

Yup, lol.

NBC could have had a much more successful lineup if the network would have just gotten out of the shows' way. Otherwise, at its' best, it was sort of a cross between CBS' traditionalism and ABC's youth-targeted aesthetic.

When you have Valene Clemens Ewing Gibson profess that she loves Danny [!@#$%^&*] Waleska more than she ever loved Gary OR Ben, you might as well hand over your keys to the studio and go work on your own show, because it's clear you hate KNOTS LANDING, you hate everything it ever stood for, and you hate the people who cherished it for exactly those things, too.

Or, if they DO bring him back, he'll be played by Brian Gaskill or some [!@#$%^&*].

When Lynn Marie Latham took over as PC's HW, she spoke very fondly of Nolan North, comparing him, I think, to Michael Zaslow (ex-Roger, GL). Yet, I can't recall if she wrote anything significant for him.

Plus, P&G was arguably the leading soap sponsors, and most of their shows were on CBS.

Me (circa 1997): "So, Canadian Becky's back, eh?" Anyways. When was the last time DAYS wasn't a cringe-fest?

Here are the spoilers they forgot to include: * Kristen injects Abigail with the same serum she injected Sarah with, and Abigail awakens believing she's Megan Hathaway. * Kayla accidentally gets stuck with the needle as well, and SHE wakes up thinking she's Lisanne Gardner. * Roman gets whacked on the head by a falling vodka bottle at the pub and when he comes to, he's under the assumption that he's Chris Kositchek. (Actually, I'm good with that last spoiler.)

Not really. I spoke years ago with Pamela K. Long's co-HW, Jeff Ryder, via email. Although he was vague about his and Long's intended plans for Brandon's second family, he did emphasize the fact that P&G was extremely nervous about how such a revelation would go over with their more "conservative" viewers. Of course, JR might have been lying through his teeth, so to speak, but given that this was almost 20 years later and he was no longer working in the industry, I don't see what he'd have to gain by lying to someone who wasn't in any way connected to the business aside from being a fan.

It also would have helped to land a bigger "name" than Mariel Hemingway, lol.

Well, like the song says...