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We knew it would be shocking and even upsetting. Just keep on reading. The story is just heating up.

We love Ali too but sometimes the story is too good to pass up. Plus, cast cuts were needed. I just don't think people expected this but it was a can't miss opportunity to set up some big stories. We promise you all won't be disappointed with what is coming

Damn! Did not expect the Ernesto/Cal twist! ut what? No mention of Marina? She was, after all, Ernesto's favorite daughter, supposedly.

Roman vs. Orpheus at last.

I just added her Keith. She was in the breakdowns but when I transferred the episode over her name got cut off . No way would we intentionally forget her. Glad you liked it

Eee to the Victor/Greta scenes!

Loved how Austin felt like Patrick Muldoon in his goodbye dialogue. So sad.

Thanks Keith. We were worried about the length since the last 3 episodes have been lengthy but we wanted to do the stories justice. Hope we did.

I really wanted it to be in character but not be over the top. The idea was to have him try to avoid the issue of dying and then slowly except it as his goodbyes went on. Glad you liked it. Hope others do too.

It felt good to finally reach the Victor/Greta reveal. We have put so much buildup into that and it really sets up alot of story for us.

Good job!!

Don't apologize for the length. Sometimes episodes have to be long to get your vision out there and to do what you want to do right.

It's not about the length. It's about the quality and this was definitely quality. Good work, again.

I can't believe you killed Eric.

I'm stunned

It was a hard decision, especially after nearly killing him off in December.

The story potential was too great and we do need to cut the cast so this is just the beginning.

One thing we wanted to do is make sure that when we killed him, we did it right. I only hope we did in the readers' eyes.

I love the Benji stuff!!

I hate Jeremy. Ugh.

Are there more shocking twists coming up later this summer?

Will there be more Chapters in this storyline?

Well, Vendetta works into this Voyage of Vengeance story and then we will have the aftermath to these stories so, yes, you could say there will be more chapters.

There are many shocking twists coming. Every day will bring forth something that will change stories and characters, The next 8 weeks are huge. We will be delivering payoffs and big shocks at a record pace so it will be dramatic and entertaining to say the least.

I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! WOOHOO!

Great job, guys.

I figured you did.

Glad you liked it

Wow! Just wow! I love that you guys remembered the history regarding Days - a great connection! Love this episode and I wouldn't of changed a thing!

Thanks Jen. That means alot and we appreciate it

Who is it? lol. Is this the orignial Cal Winters?

I will PM the name to you Amello.

I don't want to post it and spoil the episode

Oh, and thanks Ryan for your kind words. Roman and I really worked hard on this. We are so happy to hear good reviews and can assure you that the best is truly yet to come.

Will you let us know if either Daysfan or myself were correct in our guesses?

A post will be late tonight that will formally announce the winner and give out the details in regards to prizes and so on. I will also let you both know what you got right and wrong via PM

Please. Isnt it possible to at least summarize this whole MCF story from the beginning in chronological order, and post it here at the blog?

It doesnt have to be very detailed, just sum up the story in short.

I am very excited about the Big Reveal tomorrow. I have a few suspects, but it will be nice to finally see who it really is!

I am working on summaries for all the stories.

This past week recapped the whole story in detail and who was involved so if you want recaps ASAP check those out. That is why the episodes were a bit longer this week. I am doing my best to get the summaries done as fast as possible

You will be very pleased with tomorrow I hope.

These past few episodes with the rehashing is so great for me....hellooooooooo recaps!

I love, love, loved the reveal of Julie and Maggie and the fire at Chez Rouge. Doug's reaction, and Victor's defense...wonderful.

Loved the little tease with Hope/Chelsea, and Bo punching the mysterious cloaked figure.

I knew you would like it.

A little more recapping tomorrow before things explode.

The Doug/Julie/Victor/Maggie stuff is just beginning to get going. Big stuff ahead.

I know that I don't comment often, but this great guys!! Loving the storyline and can't wait till Friday!!!

Thanks Josh!!!

Great to hear from you

It was really great Keith.

Loved the Sami/Lexie stuff.

I also liked how nice and simple it was.

Nice way to ease readers in. Good job.

Marlena Evans was born to be a bad girl if you ask me. Evilness becomes her very well.

I have two questions to the Headwriters:

1. So the chat was cancelled, when will the next chat be?

2. Is it possible to get some kind of monthly summaries from the beginning to now?

I would really like to see how all storylines started, and how they progressed until now, but I am too lazy

to read through every single episode.

We are going to schedule a chat for next week in conjunction with the MCF reveal. It will most likely be sometime next weekend.

It is possible as I usually recap things for people who request recaps. Just give us a little bit and monthly summaries will either be posted or sent out to you. Not a problem

Ok, what does second or third place get for points because I am way behind?

Your not way behind, Tishy.

Your way ahead. Check the standings below this post. Your in first, daysfan in 2nd, and Ryan in 3rd.

2nd and 3rd place gets minor characters written into the blog with minor input. First place gets a major character written into the blog with alot of input.

Yeah. That's because it will bring up anything under the tag "Days Promos."

As for the MCF, I guess you could say he or she is in the promo.

Intrigued by Maggie/Julie...mostly because I have no idea what it's about, since my comment campaign has made me start reading certain blogs hardcore for the first time lol

Victor/Kate was great to. Love to see him get all forceful.

Just as a brief refresher on Julie/Maggie...

Maggie and Victor began to develop feelings late last year. Maggie started involving herself in Victor's mob business and shady dealings. Victor grew frustrated. Circumstances led to him faking his death in January. He came back to Maggie to show her he was alive but that he was leaving her. He didn't want to put her in danger or to have her get hurt. He left town. Maggie kept the secret that he was presumed dead. She turned back to the bottle and had another relapse. One night, she spilled to Julie that Victor was alive while in a drunken state. Julie saw what Victor's absence did to Maggie so she confronted Nico and got the truth out of him about Victor. She tracked Victor down and convinced him to come home to either reunite with Maggie or cut her from his life completely as he left her in limbo. Victor obliged. The trouble is Doug had already been upset with Julie for pushing the Victor/Maggie relationship and siding with Victor alot due to her past with Victor. He warned her not to get involved or there would be problems. Julie lied to Doug about where she went.

Victor returned and set up a deal with Nicole...she helps him and he gives her a job at Titan and helps her adopt Evan. Nicole's part of the deal was she had to help Victor make it appear like they slept together. They did just that and Julie and Maggie walked into the trap and saw it. Maggie was so hurt she got drunk and set fire to Chex Rouge in a fit of rage. Doug tried to rescue her and ended up getting injured and was in a coma for months. Many other Salemites were in danger trying to rescue Doug and Maggie fron the fire.

In the aftermath, Julie and Victor teamed up to help cover up Maggie's involvement in the fire. Julie knew it would hurt the family name and that Maggie would be in big trouble. They covered up her drinking and pinned the crime on Marlena, who was in the psych ward and was associated with the MCF so she was an easy target. Maggie didn't like doing that but her and Julie have been lying ever since and it's worse now with Doug awake. Maggie is still angry with Victor too.

Hope that helps.

Thanks for the compliment, PR. It looks like you guys have some interesting stuff going on here, as well!

Have you said when the MCF will be revealed?

Not really. I have thrown out a few subtle hints.

We are going on a hiatus. Friday is our last episode until June 18 so that will be a major cliffhanger show.

I recomment reading that one and keeping an eye out on the weekend. Alot more will be known then for sure

No problem, Tishy.

We always try to add humor where possible. There is some moments of humor and comedy coming up but we will take your words into consideration

I have so much catching up to do with this blog.

What the hell is up with Marelna!?! Is she possessed? That sounds a lot like something MarDevil would say.

I love the Belle/Eric interactions. I'm sure many people don't even remember Belle has another older brother besides Brady.

I just want to know who this damn MCF is. Take the damn cloak off! It's almost June, it has to be getting hot under that hood.

She's not possessed but she does come off like she is. She has multiple personalities. At one point, she had 3 other personalities in addition to the normal Marlena personality but the "Samantha" personality (which is the evil, vengeful, heartless personality) has become dominant and has taken over. More about this will be explained in the weeks ahead as far as why Marlena ended up like this. It all started due to all the brainwashing she dealt with last spring when I started the blog. After she returned from being presumed dead, she seemed ok but it soon became apparent she has gotten worse and here we are.

Oh, and Tishy, she was about to shoot but the MCF grabbed her and knocked the gun loose.

As for the MCF, it's coming.

That is very bold, King, I applaud you for it.

This definitely made things more emotional and life changing, which is exactly how you want a storyline climax to be. Good work.

Yep, Drew. It will be COD-like but it will have a much different spin on it.

Am I on contract here? I demand that the writers of "Salem Lives" gives Stefano DiMera a frontburner storyline.

You are contract and you will have frontburner story. Just have to get things in place to get it going.

You are one of our faves to write for. You have nothing to worry about.