SOD summary:

Cover article - Marlena will face her toughest battle yet when she learns John's brain will never recover from the effects of being shot by EJ. But Marlena is not giving up and she will fight an uphill battle against the health care professionals relentlessly. When John sees Steve, his blood pressure starts going nuts. But the audience will see that John is still in there. Also, apparently John will visit with and "talk" to Marlena in her dreams while she sleeps (?) and Ken Corday says it will go beyond just who shot him, this will have an impact on other people in Salem. Deidre Hall loves it. She says it's a 'warm bath of love'.

HOTN - MBE, SN, S&K

Thumbs Down - Alone Again, Naturally (about Billie being the perennial loser in love. Says they need to find a real romance for her.

Mary Beth Evans has a cute anecdote about being recognized - a woman came up to her, shopping in NYC, and held up her daughter, telling her she named her 'Kayla' after her character. Then, there was another time, where her son swims, where this woman approached her and said "Oh, gosh, don't I know you?" and Mary Beth was all "Well, I do daytime TV..." and the woman goes "No, no! Aren't you Danny's mom?"

What Will Happen:

Billie turns to an old habit for comfort.

Max and Mimi learn the shocking news about the skeleton they discovered.

Someone is investigating Shawn and Belle.

Sound Off has a letter from a John and Marlena fan, happy about how Hogan is writing them.

Mail Bag says DOOL fans are excited for the return of Jay Kenneth Johnson as Phillip.

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SOW summary

Has an article about Bonnie learning about the skeleton and freaking out. It's obvious she knows something about it. Patrick apparently does too, and Bonnie is panicking about their secret coming out. Since Patrick will be going to jail,. she will be getting Connor to come home to help her deal with this. Bonnie and Connor will hatch a plan to make the skeleton disappear forever.

HIT - Happy Days Are Here Again - for giving DOOL fans warm and fuzzy togetherness for their favorite couples.

What's Been Your Wildest NYE?

Bryan Datillo and his brother take shotguns and shoot them into the air in the middle of nowhere in Indiana (his brother's backyard). Letting all the artillery off is like fireworks for them and they can do it because it's the middle of nowhere.

Sneak Peeks

Week of Jan 1

Belle has to surrender Claire to Child Protective Services.

Shawn meets his baby sister.

Marlena is devastated by John's prognosis.

Steve collapses.

Nick and Billie have sex.

Can't Miss - Tues Jan. 2 - Lucas and Sami reunite at the hospital.

Week of Jan. 8

Marlena hears John's voice.

Steve has another episode.

Bonnie and Connor sneak into the morgue.

Lexie is called to identify the killer.

Random Quotes

"Is she hot? I have a hot mom? That's good to know!" - DOOL's James Scott on being told about Eileen Davidson (ex Susan/Kristen/etc.)

pro-Lucas/Sami letter in Public Opinion

Mail Call - DOOL - John and Marlena are back where they belong - together.

Viewers Voice

Should Sami be with EJ, Lucas, or someone new?

79% Lucas

19% EJ

2% Someone New

http://www.steveandkayla.com/forum/index.php?topic=490.30

Maybe Bonnie's husband was a civil war reinactment junkie....and when he tried to leave her, she killed him by locking him in a church basement, lol

I cannot wait for this John story!!!!!!!!! Deidre is going to rock it! Marlena will finally be the one not in danger.

Interesting about Bonnie, Connor, and the skeleton.

Glad Patrick is going to jail, I take it then he's gone for good? If so, yay!

Belle has to hand Claire to Child Protective Services? Interesting, sounds good.

Nick and Billie... Sort of gross, but I'll hold my judgement.

I'm beginning to really wonder about this skeleton....

Nick and Billie have sex.

So gonna have to set the VCR to tape DAYS that week!!!!

Wow! I like Queen Nubia's idea that David Lockhart (Bonnie's huband) is a Civil War re-enactor. We're going to be having a Lockhart overhaul in 2007

The John/Marlena story does excite me. The part about his brain not working right bothers me though. For some reason, I see John waking up thinking he's Roman Brady I certainly hope not.

Nick and Billie make me sick. Go ahead and just further the destruction of Billie Reed.

The Claire storyline is definitely picking up. We get to see JKJ in 2 weeks!

This all sounds good. I wonder what this whole skeleton thing is about. Sounds like Bonnie's sendoff story.

BYE BYE PATRICK!!

J&M is going to be so good. Communicating through dreams? Sounds interesting.

OMG!!! John! YIKES!

This all sounds OUTSTANDING!

Here's your action, King. FINALLY!

December was a great month for Days but I think that it was only the beginning based on these spoilers and the rest of the 2007 previews.

Here's your action, King. FINALLY!

ha...he already gets enough action as it is....

HAHAHAHA.

I looooove the action!

"Is she hot? I have a hot mom? That's good to know!" - DOOL's James Scott on being told about Eileen Davidson (ex Susan/Kristen/etc.)

Oh, yes you most certainly do, James Scott!

That James Scott comment is hilarious

lol, funny guy. James is great. I loved him with Alicia on AMC....shame they wasted his potential.

Seeing Eileen Davidson and James Scott as mother and son is going to be a hoot! It's as bad as Cady McClain and Jacob Young on AMC

Reading that about Bonnie/Connor really makes me think that they will not keep Farah on the show. Either Bonnie/Connor will be leaving together or Mimi/Bonnie/Connor will all leave the canvas together and Mimi wont be recasted. I honestly do not see the point in having Mimi on this show now and with Farah leaving pretty soon it wouldnt suprise me.