How do we bring Drake back?

[IMissAremid]

I discovered this week I love love love John Black but even so I want that character to stay dead dead dead.

I could deal with Drake coming back as a new character like the one Drew described, as the Santeen love child younger brother of Stefano who was the model for the pawn yet has no history with Marlena (yet...) and perhaps even as the professor with a wife and teenage son who shows up in Salem in January like the one described in the rumor I've seen going around today. I don't want him to be revealed as John Black though the way that Gina became the real Hope. He needs to be someone with a totally new history, but I don't really care whether Drake plays him pretty much the same way he played John.

Now am I craving this story? Not really. But after being forcefed Ejamicas, Shellip, Payla and Stephanie/Chelsea stories non-stop for the last year I am certainly willing to give any stories involving a new Drake character a chance just for the sake of something different on this show where a backburner character or characters get a chance to move to the frontburner.

[Toups]

JER *just* didn't give Drake campy writing. JER also gave Drake many dramatic scenes (1993-1996) in which Drake hit it out of the ballpark. Drake proved it again last week that if you give him dramatic material, he'll step.

Drake coming back as another character is just stupid. He's John Black and has been for the past 21 years.

[dragonflies]

I'm not even a major Drake/John fan and I couldn't disagree with you more Daytime Fan. IMO Drake is just a scapegoat for fans, who have to blame someone for something

WORD Toups

[MikeGoldy]

Sorry, have to disagree with you on both counts. Other than a scene here or there, I think JER brought out the worst in Hogestyn, and I certainly don't think it's a stupid idea to bring him back as a full and complete new character, cause, I came up with it lol

[Ryan]

Actually....

He was Roman for 6 years. Then he was briefly John Black until he found out he was Forrest Alamain. He's only been going by the name of John Black.

[Toups]

Damn you and your details. You know what I meant. LOL

[Ryan]

Love you Toups

[dragonflies]

LMAO Ryan

[sungrey]

Drake under JER the first time around had some really good stuff to play (Yes, I did like parts of Reilly's first tenure with the show...)

The second time around he was mostly a buffoon.

I tend to believe not all is as it seems. I think John's dead, but Drake returning to play someone else isn't out of the question.

All I gotta say -- and I know the show has to stop kowtowing to the fanbases in part -- is you're not going to change that behavior overnight. You've just ticked off John/Marlena supporters even though the material was some of the best stuff Days has presented in years. You're about to upset the Shelle supporters with this upcoming storyline (and thrill Phelle fans, I know... lol)

With ratings where they're at, this might not be the best strategy.

Or might it?