StevieM

I haven't watched DAYS in years, so I have some questions for anyone who can answer them. Is the show actually acknowledging that Jeremy abused Stephanie? The things he did to her back in 2007 were reprehensible. I wasn't watching too much when that was happening, but I seem to remember that the show (at the time) didn't outright label him an abusive partner and instead acted like he was just badly behaved or something like that. Could someone who was watching back then tell me how they remember it?

Because their relationship is part of her character's identity. When Jason came back, there were scenes in the which he talked about Britt, both when Anna told him about her death, and also later. When Luke and Laura came back in 1993, they had scenes in which Luke talked about Robert and Robin discussed how her father had always said they would return some day.

At this point it seems like Brit's history with Spencer has been retconned. How is it possible that she hasn't mentioned him once? The only other explanation is that Spencer is alive, Brit knows, and her mysterious situation is somehow connected to him.

I am glad that they are referencing Charlotte's relationship with Nina and are preparing for them to have scenes together. Charlotte and Nina have had a real scene drought in recent years. I really liked when Charlotte told Rocco that she "totally got where he was coming from" with regards to wanting to know about Britt. It seemed to be laying the groundwork for her to make reference to Claudette. Charlotte actually remembers Claudette and being her daughter for all those years. That should be part of her story, and her identity. It would also be good to have scenes with Charlotte and Willow that reference their history together, and how ironic it is that Willow turned out to be Nina's daughter. Harkening back to that chapter, with Willow, Charlotte and Aiden, would be interesting, especially if they are going to move forward with a story of Charlotte as a troubled teen. I hated that Charlotte never had any scenes with Nicholas Chavez's Spencer. The two of them had a lot of history together that could have been alluded to, even if it needed to be tweaked to account for SORASing. So far, I like this recast a lot, and I say that in spite of the fact that I didn't dislike Scarlett Fernandez the way many on this site seemed to. I think that the time had come for the part to evolve, and be picked up by a more mature actor, kind of like when Nicolas Bechtel gave way to Nicholas Chavez. It was terrific when the show had Emma talking to Danny and Rocco about her history with Britt. I had been expecting GH to totally ignore that part of Britt's past and treat Emma like a non-issue and a person of no significance to her. That expectation was based on the way the show completely ignored Emma's history with Spencer for the longest time, until we finally got a single allusion to it. They still haven't had her talk about Spencer with Trina, even though you would think that Spencer (or at least Jocelyn) would have mentioned his years-long super crush to Trina at some point. Speaking of Spencer, it is kind of amazing that Britt hasn't mentioned his death to Jason yet. I find it hard to believe that even this writing team could justify downplaying their relationship or how important they were to each other. I suppose it is possible that Britt doesn't know about Spencer dying, but that seems unlikely given that she has been checking up on people's social media and she appeared to know that Jason was alive, even if she wasn't clear on how he survived. Who is Mauro?

They actually just referenced it recently. I couldn't believe they acknowledged it, even referring to the fact that she had deceived him. I agree that it isn't nearly enough, but that was more than I ever expected we would get. Jake Doe/Franco's friend/Oscar's father seems like an altogether different character than the man who Drew is now, even before he turned evil.

Maybe Scout shot Drew because at some recent point she overheard him talking on the phone and realized that he is Shiloh, not Drew. They have been reminding us, quite a lot lately, that Drew was once a great guy.

My gut tells me it is Jerry Jax. He has a history of locking doctors up in a lab and demanding that they do research and produce results. If it is not Jerry, then I suppose it could be Lorenzo Alcazar. That would be a lot more interesting, and unexpected. It could lay the groundwork for Sam to be brought back, since they have history and she is someone he might be inclined to kidnap. Here are a couple of other possibilities: Drew Cain. Maybe he really has gone that far to the dark side. Of course, maybe Drew is actually Shiloh. Morgan Corinthos. Who knows how far he has spiraled without his meds?

Maybe. But not until after she marries him. It feels like she is going to go through with the wedding and then take it from there. She seems to think that the marriage to Drew is her best shot at getting the kids back...even if she now realizes that he is the whole reason she lost them in the first place.

I think Mike had always been portrayed as coming and going. He turned up from time to time, only to take off again. I remember one story about Mike showing up, stealing Sonny's bike and selling it for gambling money, and then leaving town.

There are couple of thoughts I would like to share. I haven't been around for a while, so it's possible that other people have already addressed these matters. 1. The other day, Michael referred to Scout as his children's 2nd cousin. That is not right. Drew and AJ were half-brothers. That means that AJ's son, Michael, and Drew's daughter, Scout, are half 1st cousins. That, in turn, means that Scout is half 1st cousins, once removed to Wiley and Amelia. 2. I wonder if the show will have Monica and Lesley die on the same day, perhaps a few hours apart. That would be an interesting end for their characters.

I haven't posted in a while or spent too much time reading the board. I have some questions to ask of whoever wants to answer. 1. Does it appear to anyone else that Emma's history with Spencer has been written out? I haven't heard the show ever reference it, even as they have mentioned other parts of Emma's history. It would have been interesting to see Trina and Emma talking about him. 2. I have never seen Alexa Havins in the opening credits. Ever. Has anyone else noticed that? 3. The focus of Brooklynn's anger with her mom and grandma seemed to be entirely about the fact that Gloria knew about the adoption. They seem to have ignored the part where Lois knew that Brooklynn had a son. It seems like Brooklyn quickly adjusted to the fact that her baby was a boy and that part of the secret wasn't worth dwelling on. 4. Taggart is totally gone from Trina's life. Curtis is her father in every way now, including being called dad. 5. The show didn't think there was anything worth discussing when it came to Lucky and Cam's relationship during William Lipton's brief return over Christmas. There was no tension or sense of abandonment. There was no emotion from Cameron regarding the only man he ever called dad. It was all pretty much mailed in, with the main focus being on Cam's new GF. BTW, did anyone else notice that he quietly broke up with Yuki, the girl who we were previously told he had been dating? Have any of these subjects come up here?

There is also no way that any hospital, in real life, would have allowed Lucas to operate on Sam.

For that matter, she doesn't know that Spencer died.

CM's Drew is essentially a brand-new character. There are no references to Drew having Jason's memories as part of him, or that he was once believed to be Jason. He has no relationship with Jake, who was like a son to him. His personality and character are completely different. The only things that have remained the same are his place in the Quartermaine family, having a daughter with Sam named Scout, and having a son named Oscar who died of cancer. This was hammered home by Drew's scenes with Ric, who he used to hate. Rick Lansing hired Hayden to pretend she was Drew's wife. He was determined to keep Drew (Jake Doe) and Elizabeth apart by whatever means necessary. This is what finally helped Elizabeth see that, in many respects, Ric was irredeemable. I still remember her words to him at the Nurses' Ball: "Whatever good there was in you is gone. Or maybe it was never really there. Maybe...you were never good." Actually, I found that scene. It was really good and worth watching.

Drew ran for Congress. The United States House of Representatives. And, yes, elections to the U.S. House are every two years. U.S. Senators are elected to six-year terms. In the state legislatures, the lower house, usually called the Assembly or the state House of Representatives, has elections every two years. The upper House, called the state Senate, varies from state to state. In some, state Senators are elected to four-years terms, while in others, they are elected to two-year terms.

I don't know if anyone else has pointed this out, or even if the topic has been discussed here, but there is something that really should be said about this upcoming surgery: there is no hospital in America that would allow Lucas to operate on Sam. Doctors cannot operate on family members. That includes not allowing them to "sign a waiver." It goes against the most basic standards of medical ethics.

We are definitely in agreement about this. I always thought Kristina was bi. But to be fair, she was questioning her sexuality for a really long time. It feels like PM decided to settle it, and that he did so with very little fanfare. He suddenly had Kristina identify as gay, and people around her began to say it too. I would love for the show to unsettle this matter with a few well-placed words. Kristina has a long enough history of romance and sex with characters of both genders that it would be believable. And I agree that it would open up a lot of possibilities for her stories, including examples like the one you just gave for dark Kristina.

I looked back over the last few pages. This was only the second post of yours that I replied to. That doesn't seem excessive. Also, please note that my reply addressed several different topics you brought up in your post, not just the baby. Never-the-less, your point is taken. I won't continue to engage with you regarding this storyline.

The baby was Kristina's. She was the mother. The baby was her daughter. And I do think that Kristina would have ultimately made the decision to keep her child and tell Molly that the adoption she had been hoping for was not going to take place. That's who Jason is. It's who he has always been. Jason is Sonny's enforcer. He would never abandon Sonny or the business. I am thinking that the Ava we have been watching is actually Olivia Jerome. The real Ava is stashed away somewhere. I picked up on two major hints on the first two days of EK/CVE's material. First, Trina said that something about Ava seemed off. Second, when Ava was talking to Jagger, she referred to Dr. Collins, before quickly correcting herself and saying "Kevin," like she suddenly remembered that he was on the list of people who she was supposed know fairly well and would call by his first name.

Bygones.

Thanks Toups!! I appreciate the kind words. I never actually posted at Dustin's message board, and didn't realize that he had one. But I did read his page, along with Beth's page. The place where I started posting was the Coffeerooms. I think that our page there was called Todays, but we usually just called it the Coffeerooms. I believe you were Jim Reilly Jr. over there. Then there were a couple other sites we were both on, Turtle Run and Soap City. And maybe you occasionally stopped by the Connotator, the Jack and Jen page. Of course, we probably got to know each other originally on Channa's page. That was where you first came of age as a reporter.

I am not a troll. I have posted here, on occasion, for many years. Apparently, I just got moved up to Explorer, whatever that means. I have known Toups since 2001. My opinion sincerely differs from yours. We seem to look at this story--and this issue--from a different perspective. That doesn't make either one of us a troll. As far as I am concerned, the baby was TJ and Kristina's. I regard Kristina as the mother, not as the carrier for Molly. Even if the adoption had happened--which was looking less and less likely--I still would not have regarded Kristina as having been a "carrier." She would have been the expectant mother when pregnant, the new mom after giving birth, and then the birth mother after the adoption papers were signed.

Kristina absolutely was the baby's mother. Any custody battle would have been initiated by TJ and Molly. They would have been wrong to do so. Instead, they should have accepted the fact that the adoption they hoped for didn't work out. And then they should have sat down with Kristina and worked out a plan for joint parenting and joint custody.

Kristina would not have been keeping her sister's baby. She would have been keeping her own baby, rather than following through with an adoption plan. That would have been her right, both legally and morally. Willow had the right to change her mind about the adoption she had originally agreed to for her baby. She did nothing wrong when she vacated the adoption within the agreed upon window for her to rescind. The only bad guys were Julian, for illegally learning her identity and approaching her (which was inherently coercive), and Brad&Lucas for trying the challenge her right to rescind by falsely asserting that it would be damaging to the baby if he was returned to his mother, when in reality they just wanted the kid for themselves. Molly, through her actions, showed herself to be no better than Julian Jerome. Ironic, given how much she used to hate him.

It's not about being a legal expert, it is about knowing the basics. Your parental rights cannot be terminated until the child is born. And no court will issue an involuntary TPR based on your past promises while you were pregnant. I disagree that being pregnant through insemination, with a plan to surrender the baby, is that different from planning to give a baby up for adoption. The mother's feelings are the issue and in both cases it is highly possible that the expectant mother will not be able to give up her child like she thought she could. Of course other people had rights. TJ could petition the court for a paternity test. When it showed that he is the father, he would have been named the father on the birth certificate. He could have then gotten shared custody or visitation. He also could have fought hard and asked the court for sole custody. But even if he had won, Kristina would have remained the mother and had liberal visitation rights. Other people with rights are Alexis, Sonny, and Jordan. They are grandparents and, in many states, may have the right to visit with their grandchildren. Molly, on the other hand, had no rights other than those that she received from TJ and Kristina. The baby was never hers.