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At the same time, they're throwing hints that Dani's a daddy's girl through and through - whatever Dani wants, she gets. Hell, didn't even Anita shut down Nicole when she tried to interject? Definitively gives off spoilt younger sibling energy.

This is actually one thing that made me happy about it lol. It just came off as parody in the previews, which isn't a good thing for a soap that's trying to play it straight.

I think it's time to stop worrying, let the cards fall where they may and enjoy the moment. This show won't stand or fall on illegal streaming, if anything it's CBS not being patient with it.

I guess DAYS isn't the only soap using AI-generated stock footage lol. I'm not sure where that office is meant to be.

They will either get completely wrecked or get quietly written off.

Oh, the nerve of this bitch to claim being close.

"Set Dani off again". And yeah, we're getting different credits post-the core four.

Yep, I suspect it's just overloaded. Which is good news for the show I guess. Oh well, I can wait.

I'd want a full on Finnish song:

This should win:

Chuck Pratt is coming onto the show - I'm not sure if they're going to resume recaps for a bit though. ETA: sounded on them like they're going to resume recaps a bit and bring in Chuck a bit later.

Huh, I can watch that feed from Europe. At what time is BTG supposed to air? It might be early evening for me. ETA: it would air at 8PM where I am. That's certainly a decent time slot.

IDK, I've been re-watching Peyton Place lately and am in the middle of Rodney's trial for Joe's death. We know what happened, but what's far more interested is how it affects the entire canvas in one way or another. I guess that sort of tight soap umbrella writing really is done anymore. Plus I think they're also afraid if a storyline flops, it's easier if it's not all over the canvas. Then again, we recently had Body & Soul, so...

I mean, for someone who was essentially brought in as a Tootsie replacement and was incredibly flat in her first few months, I think Cantu has certainly proved herself. It's a shame her sister storyline fizzled out since it would've been nice for her to have a bit more family connections in Salem to solidify her on the canvas. Maybe Shawn / Jada could go long-term. Needless to say, I'm on Thursday and this show has really bad writing. I didn't mind them doing a closet-size Maison Blanche because I'm sure they steal spare change from the actors to fund the show, but if they're going to make us believe they now house several hostages in there... well, it's just lazy writing. I'm always fairly amused by these kidnappings which never seem well thought out by supposed "smart" villains.

Opening is fine, I'd just like a bit more "oomph" to theme. But maybe they felt like that would evoke too many comparisons to those 80s prime time soaps and being dated. At least it's not a complete buzz killer like the Generations theme as previously mentioned, lol.

Add that if you're going to go extra with expenses of a lot of people on set, would you rather go for a trial or a big party scene where people can actually interact with each other and not just mostly sit quietly in a courtroom set? I love a good soap trial, but from an expense point of view you don't get as much meaty material out of it necessarily for all actors.

CBS is killing it with the promotion. My only wish now is that other cast members but the Core Four start doing promotional duties in minor markets.

lmao - I just skipped to the opening credits and apparently they did not just need to title it "Secrets" (Salaisuuksia), but also felt the need to subtitle it "around Europe". In case we didn't grasp that I mean.

Oh I thought it was good to discern it - Salaisuuksia is the Finnish title if anyone wants to search for it.

That's from Finnish tv btw, not Swedish.

I mean, if this was DAYS that would literally mean nothing.

I don't mind unlikely couples, but I still don't get what exactly he sees in Leo. Again, it just seems like self-inserted fanwank courtesy of Ron.

God, that makes me sad how little has survived of these shows. I've always loved messy sibling dynamics on soaps and this certainly seems like one. Every episode from that 50s era has been a great watch.

It was Alexis's plastic surgeon, looking for an extra pay day after fixing Steven's face.

Oh, Hattie was jettisoned off with Body & Soul? Thank God. I tend to catch up on the weekends but good to know because that was one of the things I hoped for. Too bad she couldn't take Leo with her.