DAYS: January 8

[ArizonaDaze]

Wow, what a great episode. Everything was just terrific. Although I knew what was going to happen in the scene when EJ found John, it was so much better than expected. Great acting by James Scott. He can really convey every emotion. And that is saying a lot since EJ is not one of my favorite characters, but James is growing on me.

[PhoenixRising05]

Another superb show.

Dee was the star today. She was amazing. Loved her taking the SPD to task and Roman, in particular, sure was getting pounded on for not doing anything about John. Sami even got on him. Loved the history mentions of all Stefano has done, especially to Roman. Roman looked real uncomfortable. Probably that John jealously coming out a bit. Also loved the scene where Marlena and Kate interacted and she said she thought Lucas should get a medal. I like those two as enemies but they understand each other as well and know they are protecting their families. Loved seeing Abe again and the whole investigation. C.B. Dimera is obvious but I like how things are unfolding and Marlena with her daughters by her side is great.

I also loved how Marlena called Belle out on leaving Claire with Philip and only apologized about how she said it, not for saying it. Their scene at the end with the ice cream and watching the movie was adorable.

James Scott was the other star today with his performance when finding John. Loved the unveiling and Stefano talking about how John was bred for this. Kudos on John being revealed early on. Joe was great today too. Loved Stefano vs EJ and Scott played how appalled and shaken EJ was well, especially when with Sami. I am actually enjoying Sami and EJ right now. I never thought I would say that . Loved the last couple scenes with Stefano and John. Drake is almost like a different actor. So cold, distant. Wow...he impressed me and he didn't even say a word. Loved the talk of the woman and his mission.

Kate/Billie was nice and it's scenes like this that tell you how hot the show is. We would've never seen reaction scenes like these last year. They would be talked about but never seen. Days is doing alot of this lately and it makes all the difference seeing family and friends interacting and reacting. Loved Billie reminding Kate of the advice she gave her and the Kate/Philip scenes continue to be entertaining.

Shawn/Chloe are hot. Wow...BB was glowing and so was Nadia. You can tell they are a couple. Loved their scenes. Nice setup and nice interaction. The Phloe scenes were good as well.

The show is flawless IMO right now. Flawless.

[Noel]

I pretty much agree with the majority with everyone with todays show! Wow! Deidre Hall once again blew me away today and Martha Madison is starting to grow on me just a little bit. I liked how Belle had that small flashback of talking to Hope and she pretty much called Hope a hypocrite and reminded Hope of her little fling with Patrick Lockhart LOL!

I can't type too much because if I did, I'm probably going to end up sounding like a broken record!

[koos]

I thought this was a great episode for once. It's getting better. My only confusion is EJ: let's not forget that he tortured Steve and programmed him the way Stefano had and has programmed John... so why is he so shocked when Stefano does it? Are we supposed to forget the totally F'd up, sinister EJ?

[ArizonaDaze]

I agree with you Koos, I think TPTB are trying to rectify the mistake they made with EJ by hoping we viewers won't remember all his (EJ's) past bad deeds. We all saw the flashbacks of Steve's torture so why do they think we have forgotten it??

The episode and Days as a whole is really good now though.