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Agree. With everything. DYNASTY went off the rails fairly quickly, but it was originally built on a solid foundation (Krystal as the working-class secretary marrying into a rich family and clashing immediately). What was THE COLBYS built upon? That's always been my number-one question about this show.

Please don't give that man any ideas. Let the Andersons rest in peace. I guess it's too much to presume Kellam Chandler is the one behind it?

It figures that Frank Valentini won't sign him to a long-term contract. I mean, God forbid he does anything to please long-time fans.

Apropos of nothing, but I always thought ATWT should have concluded with a montage of some sort set to this song:

Another option: stay with the "serial killer concept," but add a tornado and a deadly virus to the mix. Together, the three are bound to wipe out much of the cast, lol. That's pretty good, too. It could be like "The Towering Inferno," or SCTV's brilliant parody of it.

P&G should have never retired that theme. If anything, I would have brought it back at some point, accompanied by new visuals (perhaps, the spinning globe, then a montage of clips of various people "in action" to emphasize the drama, the passion, the adventure, etc., then back to the globe, as we zoom out to show the title).

It's like God told ABC, "If you can find one Republican who isn't crazy or a moron, I will save 'The View'."

I feel like many in the U.S. have just thrown up their metaphorical hands and said, "You know what? [!@#$%^&*] it. If we die, we die."

I think Carrie White wore the same outfit when Tommy Ross asked her out to the prom.

In other words...

Of course! That would be my first order of business: remove Josh Taylor as Roman, bring back Wayne Northrop the next day, and then, a month or so later, bring back Josh as Chris Kositchek, and not make a big deal about any of it. Even worse, with SSH/Julie getting on in years, and DH/Marlena not exactly the strong, capable, professional woman she used to be, Laura was a good candidate to replace Frances Reid/Alice as DAYS' new central matriarch.

If Laura were to come back from the dead -- and again, I'm not supporting any more characters coming back from the dead, on this or any other show -- then I would want to see her fall gradually into a relationship with Roman, thereby having her and Kate square off once again.

Well, Darius McCrary's Malcolm was pretty dynamic making all those sandwiches. Devon sleeping with Tyra. Lawd. Even Bill Bell would have recoiled in horror from that plot twist, I think, and he was the guy who often had siblings falling for each other!

Ironically, that's where Dena wrote most of her story projections: on the back of ketchup packets. NO!! I HATE that Ron killed off Laura, but I am sick to death of people coming back from the dead on this damn show!

Soapsuds: "I keep waiting for Johnny to make the moves on Tripp. I always thought Johnny was fluid." Honestly...? The last thing we need is Ron Carlivati conflating same-sex attraction with demonic possession. (And no, I'm not putting spoiler tags on what I just said. I'm too busy putting GLAAD on speed-dial to bother right now.)

Agree. Not every gay character has to be as pure as snow, but Leo reinforces some stereotypes about gays at a time when we are still fighting for greater visibility and credibility in all forms of entertainment. Look, I don't watch movies like "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Exorcist," because I simply don't want that [!@#$%^&*] "in my spirit." And when JER began his story, I stopped watching DAYS, because that was a line that I was never gonna cross. But I give him props, because, from everything that I've read about it, he took the subject matter seriously (or, as seriously as a truly fucked-up man like JER ever could) and crafted a real love story (John & Marlena's) out of it. But Ron Carlivati has conflated demonic possession with wacky hijinks; and that is not only distasteful, it's dangerous. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Marlena has now been possessed by the devil twice. She can't just shake this off and head into another go-round with Kristen, or whatever. If this "story" does not end up with Doc joining the convent, or becoming an evangelist, or just making fundamental changes in her life, then this story was meaningless. Moreover, if DAYS does not emerge as a more spiritual show -- I don't necessarily mean religious, like maybe "Touched by an Angel" or early GL, but definitely a show where matters of faith gain greater importance in the overall storytelling -- then all they have done is to exploit a very real, existential danger for a cheap ratings ploy; and whatever karma the show yields from their heinous actions, they deserve.

Bill Bell was not afraid to revamp his entire show. If only someone at CBS/Sony had that kind of courage. I have my list of potential victims, lol. But it really doesn't matter, so long as the murders get SOMEthing going on this boring-ass show.

At this point, I'd even welcome a serial killer storyline. Anything to get this show moving again.

I still say they could have said Bill Foster had had an extramarital affair and that he brought home their daughter (Jill) to Liz after her bio mom either died or skipped town. That way, Jill remains (or goes back to being) a Foster. But, that ship has sailed.

It's a shame that Ed Scott didn't work out as EP at DAYS. He was probably their last shot at turning things around.

Oh, God, are we really gonna get excited about who the devil might possess next!? I hated this storyline when JER was writing it, and I hate it even more now, because at least Jim Reilly took it (somewhat) more seriously than Club Kid Ron Carlivati does. Stories about demonic possession have no business appearing on DAYS -- and frankly, I'm with Robin Strasser and Jane Elliot. I think actors, writers, producers and directors in general need to be a little more careful about what they bring into people's homes. Because, this [!@#$%^&*] is something you don't mess with, especially for "entertainment purposes." I wish this story would end, and end for good, and never be brought up again. Then, I want someone to contact a host of religious leaders -- priests, rabbis, shamen, you name it -- and perform an exorcism to rid the studio of whatever demons these two stories have unleashed, because if you ask me, they're precisely the reason why DAYS has been on the decline for over two decades.

And, like so many others have brilliantly said, Y&R isn't suffering too badly in the ratings, so TPTB feel they can just coast on this boring b.s. instead of giving the show the shakeup it BADLY needs.

That's the way it should've been all along -- the devil suggesting this-or-that character commit such-and-such heinous act -- instead of this morphing crap.

TBF, Pilar wasn't much of a character.

I know she still has her fans, but Ann Wedgeworth always struck me as being one-note.