I agree with Kenny here. Rape is inexcusable, but they do have amazing chemistry and I can see EJami being a couple in the future.

Look at Luke and Laura on GH.

so we should celebrate a guy because he has amazing chemistry with his victim?

Also does anyone know how i can get in touch with soapnet/deborah blackwell of soapnet?

Should you celebrate a man trying to kill his supposed lover and now they are together? Cause Lucas did that twice to Sami.

People took a discussion about a fictional show and started discussing their own real-life issues within the conversation, which is fine, except that from there I think that lines were tangled and misunderstandings occured.

Oh well. I know what my intentions were, and it certainly wasn't to diminish anyone.

I haven't taken any offense to you at all Kenny. Your still my future husband

I just found the whole rape excuses to be in poor taste, and some comments making light of the situation. I probably shouldn't even have posted considering how my day has been, and the fact that I can't let go. Guess it was my day to play the martyr?

Andre, Sorry for grouping you in that category as I cannot possibly know how others would feel, just how I do. I hope no offense was taken?

I haven't taken any offense to you at all Kenny. Your still my future husband

I just found the whole rape excuses to be in poor taste, and some comments making light of the situation. I probably shouldn't even have posted considering how my day has been, and the fact that I can't let go. Guess it was my day to play the martyr?

Andre, Sorry for grouping you in that category as I cannot possibly know how others would feel, just how I do. I hope no offense was taken?

All's good. It was, all around, an element that shouldn't have entered the conversation.

I haven't taken any offense to you at all Kenny. Your still my future husband

Oh, Rick, I still love you, silly! My luscious lips are always yours, LoL

Whether it was rape or not, the fact that the whole situation has been so glossed over by other characters is the worst part of this story.

You would think Marlena would be horrified either way, especially considering her past similar situations with Stefano at Maison Blanche to save John and then again in Paris in order to be free from her golden cage. Roman and John, her fathers, should be pissed either way. And Lucas should be conflicted, either way.

What is the point of doing something so drastic if we don't get to see the reactions to it?

I agree with Kenny here. Rape is inexcusable, but they do have amazing chemistry and I can see EJami being a couple in the future.

Look at Luke and Laura on GH.

Please don't compare them to Luke and Laura, Luke was actually redeemed after he raped Laura, EJ has gotten to the point where he's completely unredeemable.

Luke actually felt remorse what he did to Laura, EJ hasn't felt any remorse or anything for raping Sami, IMO he feels he was justified.

Whether it was rape or not, the fact that the whole situation has been so glossed over by other characters is the worst part of this story.

You would think Marlena would be horrified either way, especially considering her past similar situations with Stefano at Maison Blanche to save John and then again in Paris in order to be free from her golden cage. Roman and John, her fathers, should be pissed either way. And Lucas should be conflicted, either way.

What is the point of doing something so drastic if we don't get to see the reactions to it?

AGREED. I think Lucas has been more emotional about how he feels about it, the others have not. I missed some of the show yesterday and some of it last week so I was under the presumption that what E.J. did was revealed to everyone and thus explained their reactions, or lack thereof today at the Pub. But it turns out the writers overlooked that. Everyone seems to have a different opinion and although I believe it was indeed rape, I think we can all at least agree that that some of the fallout and character reactions to this could have been better.

A Zendull fan against James/EJ LOL

Doesn't have to do with your BULLY love now does it? Yup!

A Zendull fan against James/EJ LOL

Doesn't have to do with your BULLY love now does it? Yup!

AMC Zendall Fan made a valid statement.

There was no purpose in bringing up another actor or character from AMC that you hate.

Let's not turn this into a James Scott vs Thorsten Kaye thread.

Thank you.

Thank you Toups

If the characters call it a rape, it's their world, so I'll go with what they say about it. The two actors have great chemistry, and I'm sure that DAYS is going to go with that. GH did it, and that was a much more brutal, intense, onscreen rape. They also went for the chemistry, even though Scotty was a popular character back then, and his story with Laura helped save GH from cancellation.

The difference was GH spent months showing Luke broken by what he did, and Laura conflicted about her marriage and her feelings for Luke. The rape happened in the fall, and they went on the run in the following summer. They didn't even make love for some time after that. Genie Francis consideres it a rape, even if the show ignroed it for years. I think she even refused to play the seduction line, and Luke first hears that in a letter from her. I could be wrong about that part though.

EJ has been in your face bad since the rape. I have a hard time thinking that he has paid for what he did yet.

Sami is a nasty person at times. No one deserves to be raped, no matter how nasty they are. Look at Marty Saybrook on OLTL. She was pretty awful, and she did not deserve the gang rape. When the show flirted with pairing her with Todd, the actors fought against it bitterly. I would not have watched or supported that story. That rape was brutal, even though both actors had chemistry, it was not worth it.

Sami is a little different, because she can relate with wanting what you want, no matter the cost. Doesn't make it right, it just is what it is. I just wish it were being written that sharply, that we were exploring her character more. I wish a writer like 1990's Claire Labine was on this storyline. Sami reminds me so much of classic Lucy Coe on GH, and she should be written with that complexity.

Great post!

Yeah I remember reading OLTL wanted to pair up Todd and Marty and RH and SH fought against it, which I'm glad of, that would just been beyond wrong on so many levels.

I'm not the biggest Luke and Laura fan, but at least the rape is being dealt with and is STILL having repercussions and fall out(Lucky finding out, Lulu finding out, etc...)

Roger Thorpe and Todd Manning both remained brilliant villains after committing rape. In Roger's case, GL did something no soap could probably ever safely do again, by continuing to tease and play with Roger/Holly for decades after and making it feel organic and right. That was a product of the time it started in, I think. I think EJ and Sami have the same chemistry, and that that connection should drive more story, but you could probably never really truly pair them again in this day and age like they played around with Roger and Holly after that rape.

I'm not really going to talk about Todd because I've always felt that Roger Howarth was totally overrated, but I disagree with the comparison to Roger Thorpe. The GL writers toyed with the Roger/Holly relationship for years, but make no mistake, they never brushed the rape under the rug NOR did they make Roger and Holly a "romantic" couple. IMO, the appeal to Roger and Holly was that they WEREN'T a supercouple like everyone else. The rape was an ever-present hurtle for the couple, despite Roger's emphatic appologies. The key factor was also time. It took Roger and Holly a long time to be even remotely intimate. The couple had sex for the first time since the rape in 1993, 14 years (over 20 in soap time!) after the rape in 1979! Even then, Holly and Roger hardly got together.

Back to the ORIGINAL discussion...

TVG: After EJ raped Sami, were you worried about your future on the soap? And why isn’t Days playing out the fallout of the rape?

James Scott: I would be lying if I said I didn’t worry about my future on the soap. I don’t think they handled the rape very well, and I’ll tell you why. EJ raped Sami, and then afterwards, he’s hanging out in her house — alone with her. It’s irresponsible on so many levels. However, had it been handled well, I think it would have been an interesting story choice. Now the story focus has shifted to her pregnancy and the classic soap story of paternity. Having said that, I chose to believe that EJ is in love with Samantha — he just can’t communicate it.

From the actors' own mouths-it's rape

And from the actor's own mouth, the writers have little or no interest in addressing it.