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12 hours ago, DaytimeFan said:

Pump it directly into my veins. I have missed our girls so much.

And as I thought, Ramona has been edited out of it within an inch of her life. 

I couldn’t be more excited. I got more from this promo than the entire season of the reboot.

9 hours ago, carolineg said:

You might be right.  I could have sworn EM's Brady and Nicole have discussed it, but they may have only talked about it.  Nicole may not have been drinking.  I just remember she was drinking in the morning at some points and characters commented on it.  I don't know if it's forgotten, but I do sort of like the idea that characters go through up and downs and sometimes go on benders.  Shawn's alcoholism felt so out of the blue to me.  

I definitely remember Nicole’s drinking being a topic of convo at some point. I did originally enjoy drunk Nicole quite a bit if she was sparring with Kate or Sami. 

26 minutes ago, soapfan770 said:

And lol wasn’t Katie presented as a raging alcoholic a few years back, yet here she is sipping a big glass of Prosecco?

I don’t remember Kate being an alchy, I thought that was Nicole?

25 minutes ago, j swift said:

When people in Salem randomly decide to get married that day, in their living room (where someone was shot a few weeks ago) - are we to assume that they all just have a closet filled with wedding dresses (including maternity options)?

And just for consistency’s sake, now that Gabi & Stefon are going to torture Li for his vote, when is this board meeting, and what are they trying to achieve?

I genuinely don’t know why running DiMera is so important to these people. They all live rent free in a mansion and I imagine could make millions at any high level position in this company that we have no idea what it does.

So tragic. His portrayal of Nikolas was always one of my favorites back when I still watched GH. Always hoped his struggles would turn around and he’d return to Daytime:

On 10/25/2023 at 4:42 PM, 1974mdp said:

ITA. Audra is one of the highlights on the show for me, mostly due to the actress and how she elevates the material she's given. You never quite know whose side Audra is really on, perhaps just her own!

It would be fascinating to find out what in her past made her to be the woman that she. The actress is Latina, and I think it would be wise for the writer's to slowly build a family around her and add more diversity. Newmans and Abbotts have married each other so many times that they're practically one family now.

Agree as well, Audra is one of the few reasons to still watch the show.

Watching today’s episode after Nick finds everything out and I’m still so baffled by this Victor storyline. Victor out of boredom, demoted two of his children to lesser roles and then began to fake dementia to see which one of them he pissed off enough to turn on him, even though they rightfully should. This is absurd.

1 hour ago, Cat said:

First of all, I am truly honored you mistook me for DaytimeFan!

Secondly, I get what you mean. The cast has been practically the same for the past four seasons and it needs juujing. Although I like that The Coven is without two of its most virulent henchwomen and is now, finally, on the back foot. I see Dorit, Kyle and Erika ALL came hot out of the gate this episode to earn their spot. By contrast, we saw approximately zilch of Crystal, and Sutton was more or less reduced to horse talk.

 

I'm going to give it to Potomac -- they at least tried with those taglines. Moreover, it pains me to say it, but Gizelle and Robyn's were actually the standouts. 

Ashley: something-something gold-digger.

Wendy: something-something professor.

Candiace: "I may be small -- ooowa"

 

Newbie: I'M NIGERIAN

Karen: I'm not riding Fitz. Fitz is riding me!

@Cat you are a damn mess!! First with the Kandi gif and now Scandal

50 minutes ago, DaytimeFan said:

Yes, that first return was incredible. Kristen's romance with Brady, her sexual assault of Eric, Victor and Marlena blowing up the wedding, Kristen and Marlena's confrontation - it was an umbrella storyline that enhanced the show incredibly. And yes, it won Eileen her first Emmy.

It totally reinvigorated the show so naturally they squandered the next return by putting her in Daniels orbit

Lord is Phyllis falling for Danny again?!

7 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

They keep covering the same ground. Mark Grossman is solid but if this is what they brought Adam back for, it wasn’t worth it. They need to move them off the hamster wheel or consider taking some of them off canvas if they can’t find other things for them to do. It’s boring. 

I’d be fine resting all of them except Nikki.

1 hour ago, NothinButAttitude said:

These are mostly awful. And Kyle robbed of us “in this town”

The Newmans are so tired to me. Victor is so bored now that he decided to fake dementia just to test his kids because he has nothing else to do. This is ridiculous. Does Abby even know anything is going on with her dad? She’s so isolated from the Newmans AND the Abbott’s somehow.

8 hours ago, carolineg said:

I am a few days behind on the show because of life things, but I think EOB's wig is much worse than her American accent.  She does fine with it IMO.  The show can ditch the wig immediately though. I don't think the audience is confused about the fact another actress is playing Theresa.  

It's clear I am a big fan of Jen Lilley, so I can be biased, but there is something warm and likeable about her Thersea and that's just not the type of character EOB plays well.  It's just an ill fit for EOB in general.  We are obviously stuck with her, but it really is a baffling decision for the show.  I really do think EOB is a good actress and does have charisma and a certain charm, but this character is just not for her.

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The show just makes weird casting decisions.  I thought Blake Berris and Nick got a raw deal, but I don't need him as another character at all either.  LA is full of actors.  Days just wants to reuse the same ones over and over lol.  I just don't get it.  Only soaps do these sorts of shenanigans.

 

The show Chucky has reused one actor every season as a new main character but no one does the wink wink nod like on soaps.

On 10/20/2023 at 8:36 PM, j swift said:

Stefan and Gabi need a cause.

The whole idea that they want everyone's voting shares would make sense if we knew the issue for which the board is voting.  For example, if EJ wanted the board to fund Dr. Rolf's Youth Serum, and Stefan wanted them to back his idea to build Dimera Mobile Mausoleums, then we would know what they're fighting about (of course, Kristin would pitch low cost latex masks or pre-fab underground tunnels).  BTW, she quickly dropped her desire for power in the company once Megan died.

As it stands, I have no idea who to root for in this argument.  Because both parties seem ill-suited to run the company, and there's no logical reason that they couldn't manage it together. 

We never see them actually go to the office.  Unlike, Titan, it is still unclear what their company does (shipping?, drugs?, films?)  There's never been a scene where one man was an impediment to the other.  And, everyone seems to have forgotten that the mansion only belongs to the CEO, so they'll all still be rich and have a house no matter who wins the vote.

Where's the conflict? When is this stupid vote going to happen? And, while Tate's whining about not seeing his Dad in two years, has Gabi even FaceTimed her daughter since she moved to New Zealand?

I thought Megan escaped on a submarine?

I saw a report they were bringing back the entire OC cast as is and I think it’s an excellent decision. This is the first season in ages that felt like OC. Even Emily and Gina whom I’ve never understood the purpose, may have finally found their place.

Definitely raising my hand as someone more into the Abbott’s than the Newmans. They seem incapable of really giving the Newmans anything to do for long that isn’t the exact same story they always have.

Also I much prefer Nate’s usage now than in previous years where he was literally an after thought. The Devon/Nate rivalry is the best thing to happen to both characters in years.

I know we’ve been through this before with DAYS, but it seems like we just had a completely unnecessary mass exodus of characters in the last week or so. And today being reminded that Leo and Dimitri are still on canvas and are being presented as a happy couple, I just had to roll my eyes and sigh. Also Clyde unnecessarily being back in the thick of things.

Can Lucas ever get out of prison? No one in Salem serves terms this long. Kate needs her favorite son back in town.

Eileen returning as Kristen for the first time since the 90’s was SO SO good that first run. I believe it earned Eileen her first Emmy too. 

Honestly I feel like I barely ever saw Tate or Holly and developed no connection with them as kids like Ciara and Theo and even Johnny as a child, so the sudden recasts into teenagers doesn’t bother me at all.

I actually have enjoyed both new actors this week, but I’ve learned not to get attached to too many people on this show as they get bored quite quickly with a lot of newer characters not named Leo/Gwen. 

Theresa’s faces in the background on Monday hearing about the will seems to make it obvious she had something to do with changing it.

RHONY

Sai truly is a miserable woman.

19 hours ago, 1974mdp said:

People are ALWAYS drinking on this show. The only time it's not alcohol is when they're drinking coffee at Crimson Lights.

Just a town full of drunks and caffeine addicts.

On 10/6/2023 at 6:40 PM, carolineg said:

I think Megan did explain Dmitri's birth briefly in one episode.   It wasn't anything too exciting IIRC.  

But AGREED.  The show absolutely dropped the ball with Dmitri.  So much to explore with him and PP was wasted on frickin Leo!

Anyhow, I wonder why the show finds Chloe so difficult to write for.  Nadia gets fired every few years and she's just a solid, run of the mill heroine.  NB is beautiful, can act decently, has been in popular pairings and is clearly loyal. She's the type of actress/character soaps are built on and the show constantly just runs out of story for her.  I don't think Chloe or NB brings anything amazing to the table, but she should be an easy character to write for.   

I really don’t get why they always run out of ideas for Chloe. I actually really enjoy Nadia despite what her limitations may be but I can never get fully invested because she’s constantly coming and going.

31 minutes ago, 1974mdp said:

I like that there's another twist to this story. I can't imagine at this point who she could be in cahoots with.

I legit have no idea who it could be since Tucker is so focused on Jabot.

Loved the first episode of the new season. This show has been really enjoyable.