Anyone know today's script writer and director?

James Baffico and Bruce Neckles/Neckels directed and wrote today's scripts.

Thanks, Kirk.

Today's episode was fantastic.

Great to see Victor back in action.

John was hilarious today. Thank you Hogan for making him fun to watch again.

Shawn just keeps getting hotter and hotter but I'm glad Max and Bo are using the Salem brain and realizing something isn't right with Shawn's new job.

The Lucas and Belle scenes were nice. Under different circumstances, those two would be neat to see as a couple. I think Hogan and the writers are lurking on the Internet message boards---Belle's speech about being a princess is what so many other Belle haters keeping calling her.

I know it's a little May/December, but I think Frankie and Steve and Kayla's daughter have a little chemistry. Don't leave Billy Warlock, Don't leave!

By the way, NBC promoted DOOL during their Friday night primetime line-up. I saw a promo featuring Steve and Kayla during the 1 against 100 show.

That's a pretty good strategy. I bet a bunch of those lapsed viewers watch that show and saw that ad.

Nice move NBC.

It seems as though this November sweeps will be so much more interesting than last year. Todays show was excellent, in every way.

Bo and Hope, be still my heart. It was fantastic to see them with the old chemistry. I hope it become permanent very soon.

Steve and Stephanie are just brilliant together. Why is she in a wheelchair? It should be addressed why she is and how long she will be hospitalized, in my opinion. Is she going to walk again? We don't really know that. Is it her back as she has no casts on??? But she isn't shown in traction either for her back. Explanations needed because Steve and Kayla aren't the only injured ones here and we need to know about her, too.

There is a lot I cannot exactly remember now and after reading spoilers a good deal of the day, I may give something away if I say anything more. I just know it was a very good day to watch Days.

John and Kate in the van was HILARIOUS. When Kate asked him if it was good enough for the internet, and John was like "meh" I was LOLing. I haven't genuinely laughed at DAYS in a *good* way in a long time. Then when he told her to get some rest before he popped his head back into the van...hahaha. I love it! Great show today, only one I got to watch this week. Definitely glad I did!

Looks like Kate is in this deeper than we've been led to believe from the get go.

I can't believe everyone's getting suspicious of Shawn's job already. I love Hogan Sheffer.

Memory lane made me SQUEE (hair aside). Bo & Hope had some nice moments (GROVEL, [!@#$%^&*]! Bo, grow some balls and chew her out, please?), and the memories were SUPERB.

VICTOR! Nice to see you. Already, Philip's being brought back into the mix and it's only November. We have to wait until January? I loved the Belle/Victor/Lucas liason. Great stuff.

MAX! He just popped up out of nowhere in the last half. He and Mimi seem so forced. I know I'm biased as a MABBY fan, but it's really tacky, because Abby & Max at least were in each other's circles from the get go, bt Mimi is just suddenly his best friend in the whole world! And vice versa. I don't get any warmth from them. The hug was so ... cold. Stiff. Gimme MABBY!

For someone that's always wanted the show to give Lucas and Belle a try, it was a great birthday treat seeing Bryan Dattilo and Martha Madison in scenes today. They do have some fine chemistry.

I like Victor going through Lucas to get to Belle. That's very Victor-like of him, never getting his own hands dirty. I can't wait for Philip to return (and hopefully with JKJ). I LOVE HOGAN!

I'm in no way a fan of Max/Mimi, as you all know. I've been a MABBY fan from the first day Darin Brooks came onto the show. However, I do like Max and Mimi as friends. I'm going with this angle in my blog, but it seems that the real show is going one way (a more serious) and I'm going a different way (more fun and light-hearted). As long as MABBY is the light at the end, I'm willing to go through this tunnel until February when Farah Fath and Mimi finally get the boot.

All I can say is...HOPE IS BACK!!!

This is the Hope I remember. Her look yesterday when Steve asked her to buy a gift for Billie was like the first sign she was really back but today she was in her element. Her scenes with Bo were great and I just loved the flashbakcs. They were perfect and I loved how they were trying to help Steve and Kayla and it led them to reminisce about themselves. Bo should make her grovel but I don't care. This is the Hope I love with her raising her eyebrow and being so coy with Bo. Her scenes with Steve were excellent and she looked so emotional when he said he wanted to help Kayla.

SN is playing all this beautifully and so is Shayna Rose. Steve's emotions and reactions are spot on and Rose has been really good in the scenes with her father. I also just love the Steve/Hope friendship being remembered. Excellent history nods there.

I am liking Mimi because this is the old Mimi. She is in people's business and coming across things by accident and gossiping. Her and Max are a nice short-term thing but won't work long term. It's ok with me for now. I like how she came across Patrick and Shawn and I like her wanting to make up for what she did. I also love how Hogan has people getting suspicious of Shawn's job and Patrick having the money. I can see this is becoming a major umbrella story now with Shawn working for EJ and Mimi and Max being suspicious of Shawn's job with EJ and Patrick's money. That combined with everyone else already being involved is the makings of a great tale, especially with Shawn being in this deep now.

Loved Belle/Marlena and what a nice treat getting some Lucas/Belle scenes. Belle figuring out Victor sent her the check was good and I also like how Philip is back in the mix. Victor trying to make amends and being rejected by Shawn and Belle is a nice way to setup what is coming. I was also happy Titan was mentioned and I thought for sure when Victor mentioned replacing Carrie that he may go ask Belle as a way of making it up to her but I guess that won't work out since she hates him.

I liked Sami interrupting Kate and EJ. Poor EJ can't get any action with all these interruptions . Sami taking the bra and showing it too Lucas was priceless. That and John and Kate in the van talking about her escapades with EJ were hilarious. My favorite line was when Kate said "Was it good enough for the internet?" and John was like "Eh.." I love the humor we are getting.

The big surprise was the ending when Kate turned on John. Looks like she is in this very deep, much deeper then we all thought. That was a nice little shock at the end.

Awesome show today. Everything flowed and I can't wait until next week. This week definitely got better towards the end for sure.

I actually wasn't shocked when Kate did what she did at the end. I never expected to be right, but remember I suspected her once the EJ/Patrick reveal happened.

I only have one thing to say after watching Kate today. Welcome to Salem, Ms. Ryan

Wow, everyone has already summed up my feelings.

I loved the f/b's. Loved the 80's hair, that always makes me laugh. This is my first time around with Patch/Kayla so it is nice to see these.

I do have a question about Kate's bra. Was teh letter Sami showed Lucas an E? That is what it looked like to me. Unless her middle name starts with an E, why was it there. Did it say Kate?!

Was teh letter Sami showed Lucas an E? That is what it looked like to me. Unless her middle name starts with an E, why was it there. Did it say Kate?!

Kate's middle name is Elizabeth.