Days:Sami/Stefano spoilers

[KevC1980]

Linn i usually agree with most of your thoughts and posts..But your dislike of Sami/Ali puzzles me...I don't understand how you can't recognize she's an incredibly huge star of Days and has been for the last 13 or so years...If you asked a fan of the last 15 years what the main characters of Days are Sami would be at the top of the list, with Marlena, John, Bo, Hope, Jack, and Jennifer of course...

[Pest Spray]

I just can't stand the character of Sami. I never have. I prefer villains who are complex and multi-layered with the ability to entertain you (it's why I love Marlena, there's a reason for everything she does, and the history is so rich and so dark, there's so much to use that they never do anymore). That's just not Sami to me. Sami is a one note villainess who does the same thing over and over and then blames it on her mother, her (step)father and her sister, depending on the moment. The one thing they could do to make me actually root for Sami is if they gave her a backbone. Have her stand up to her father for once. I'm just waiting for the scene where Roman's disagreeing with John and Marlena, and they get into it about Sami's childhood, and Sami responds "Back off. Yes, they messed up, but at least they stayed and faced the music. They didn't leave me to fend for myself while nursing their injured ego in a suicide mission."

And trust me, after Sheffer, I don't hate Sami as much as I did before. It's just time for a break IMO, she's never been on the backburner, this pregnancy story was the perfect time for it and it should've happen.

I don't dislike Ali. She's a person, I don't know much about her, but acting wise, I'm just not as impressed as JSF seems to be. Who's saying I don't recongnize that Sami's popular? She's popular, I've never denied that, and I would be intrigued in reading an example where I have. I can dislike a character and still view that characters popularity or lack thereof objectively. I still enjoy Lucas/Sami. I love Lucas, and he's one of the two people I tolerate Sami around.

[R!ck]

Anyone remember the spoiler that "Sami would have to make the ultimate sacrafice to save her family"?

Could this be it?

[KevC1980]

It was the Ali doesn't have the chops for primetime, that made me think you disliked her..But thanks for clarifying Linn..I think JER regressing Sami during his past run, was one of the reasons for your Sami hate..I could barely stand Sami then, but i'm liking this more mature Sami who has forgiven John and has a nice relationship with her mother...

[IMissAremid]

I've hated the way Sami was written the past several months, too. The slurping and giggling with Lucas was just too much. And boring. The bipolar disorder of one minute being scared to death of that "monster" EJ Wells and then the next cackling like a hyena when that monster gets poked in the eye when her fiance sprays him with a fire extinguisher. Or one minute I'm doubled over in anguish over thinking I burned alive this guy who may be the father of my baby but wait 30 minutes have passed let's have sex all night Lucas. Ugh.

I mean, honestly I don't see why her winding up with EJ or the storyline outlined in these spoilers would turn/keep her into a weeping sack of sadness or cause her to lose her edge. She WILL fight back and at least initially reject Stefano's offer, she (and EJ?) will scheme to find another way to resolve the feud that doesn't involve the forced marriage and even if that happens, I mean she and EJ are friends again (as weird as that is how quickly he was forgiven) and has anyone gone to live at the Dimera mansion and gotten less wicked? I could see the hypocritical, uppity Bradys not appreciating what she did for them and her coming to resent them for it, too. This could result in her being the anti-heroine of the show or a straight up villainess. Which either IMO would be better than what we have had the past several months because it just wouldn't ring true to try and pretend Sami is another goody goody Marlena type of heroine.

Of course that's just my opinion. One of the things I find fascinating about the character of Sami is that maybe because she lies so much she is something different to every person. Some think she's one-note psycho bitch, some think she's just a misguided soul who wants to be loved, some see her as the selfish schemer and I've even seen her compared to Lucy Ricardo (lolololololololololol). To me, Sami hasn't been Sami the past several months. She was written to be manipulating EJ when said stuff about how she lies and manipulates people and never mind the body count, but to me scenes like that were her actually speaking truth about the real Sami. So that's a big part of why I want her with EJ. No matter what he's done.

I loved Sami in that great great episode last October where she had her self-absorbed pity party for herself going on and on to EJ at the bar about being the anti-Brady that was followed by her winding up drunk at Austin and Carrie's wedding telling everyone off. And I loved Sami as the seductress when she was setting up EJ to go to the cabin. Yeah those were really dumb, short-sighted things to do, but that's what Sami does.

[Keith]

Great potential with the marriage thing. This sort of reminds me of the will-feud between Tony, Anna(?!), David and Renée in the early eighties, the way Stefano made it into a game.

Poor Lucas seems like he's getting the shaft.

[JER Soaps Fan]

OMG, I agree with you.

And that spoiler about Sami and EJ HAVING TO MARRY?!!! YES, GOD, YES!!!! Hogan has heard my prayer!!!!

Thank Hog!!!!

[dawn9476]

This is fricking bs. Looks like I am done with Days.

[PhoenixRising05]

This sounds very good. Great to see Stefano back and I agree with Keith. The marriage angle is reminiscent of that time.

I am liking what I am hearing.

[JER Soaps Fan]

I can't believe that some people don't see that Sami is obviously the next Marlena. Um, no, sure she's no doctor or exhibits the same characteristics as Marls, but COME ON! A DiMera is obsessed with her, she's not scared of him, but she's going to be a victim and a whole DiMera-centric story will center on her. She will be the face of "Days of Our Lives." -- all things that were true of Marls in the '90s.

Sami is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooo the next Marlena.

[dawn9476]

I hope Sami is the next Marlena. That will only mean that EJ will only be obessed with her and will never actually be with her and earn her love.

[JER Soaps Fan]

Well, Hog willing, that will be the thing that separates the two ladies apart! lol.

EJAMI FOREVER, BABY!!!

(Come on, EJami, clearly, would have MUCH hotter sex than Lucas and Sami.)

Meanwhile, I have to wonder how Dee feels about all this. Oh, she puts up a good front but as a human, I don't care what anyone says, she has to be REALLY jealous of Ali right now and with the DiMera angle, you just KNOW she's thinking, "That was me... that... was me..."

[IMissAremid]

Well actually if Sami is the new Marlena then it could mean EJ is the new John Black. Bye bye Roman/Lucas.

[xDaysAddict]

Linn,did Days really fire her? I remember watching the never say never: deidre hall story and there it was said she decided to leave?

and the problem with Sami now is that she is The next Marlena..the weak,pathetic victim she was.I dont want that.that is just not sami.