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Stefano just showed up!

Wow at that preview of Marlena yelling at Stefano, "Get out!!"

Nice little cliffhanger for a magnificent episode. It was one of the best, heart-warming episodes ever on DAYS. Great acting all around and awesome writing/directing. Loved all the history nods and flashbacks. It's episodes like this that mades me proud to be a DAYS fan.

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^^ Am coming out of SON retirement to add to what has already been said, but this was the single best episode in the history of Days of our Lives, no exaggeration.

It delivered in every category, with specific high-level amounts of respect delivered to both the character of John Black and to fans of the show. It was unbelievable, truly unreal.

... now back the shadows I go... B)

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this episode sounds fantastic..I can only watch about 20 mins, then i have to go to work..so i might just wait to watch the whole thing tonight..Yesterdays hit me really hard..Its just a tv show as all my friends say..But i've watched John for almost 20 years, and its like losing someone very close to me..Weird i know...

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Thank you to my special source who knew I would love this little tibit (because I'm obsessed with knowing about soap opera writers :lol:)........... I was told that Tom Casiello (Associate Head Writer) wrote the funeral scenes (the breakdown for today's episode) and co-wrote some of the script with Jodie Scholz (Script Writer). Opening the show with the 1991 Pier scene was pure genius! Very nice breakdown today.

So kudos to the both Tom and Jodie (her stock went up with me today too!) for writing and to Kathy Foster (Director; Y&R was so stupid to not value this woman!) for this unbelievable, memorable episode.

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Kathy Foster is my new favourite director. Having the camera flash to Marlena everytime someone spoke was genuis. And her sitting there, so regal and so beautiful, grateful. I loved how Deidre played it (she said she wanted to play it "Jackie Kennedy"). Marlena was the source of strenght, the way she always is (as John also mentioned before he died), and so very true to character, doesn't break down until she's either alone or with John (John was one of the few, few people who saw Marlena's vunerability).

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I think I've cried more today than I did during yesterday's episode. If anyone was ever a doubter of Deidre Hall, I hope her performances have shut them the hell up.

I'm only a few minutes into today's episode, so I'm sure I'll be crying uncontrollably before the end of the episode.

Has anyone mentioned that they thought John used to be Roman? :(

I loved the Vivian mention. :(

I think Roman killed John......

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