DAYS: Week of March 10

[JackPeyton]

I cant wait to see days today. This is the best the show has been in years. i *know* bo wont die because ya know he is bo and this is days and all, but i am loving this storyline.

[Noel]

When is Peter Reckell's contract up? I just need this for my own selfish purpose. If I lose, I have to buy my friends dinner at a restaurant. If I win, I'm going tanning and I'm getting a massage.

[JackPeyton]

^Aug 08, i think.

[Ryan]

Plotting Dena Higley's and Ken Corday's demise

[Toups]

I don't understand why Max is sabotaging Nick. What's his motivation? Where is this coming from?

So Dr. Jonas doesn't tell anyone about this procedure because it was too dangerous but when Lexie/Kayla find out about it, he decides to do it? What a freakin waste of time! And if they can't diagnose what Bo's illness it, how can they know how to help Bo?

Today we first saw Paul Hollingsworth (great casting choice here, I like Linden Ashby), but he doesn't have an accent like his daughter Morgan? Maybe Paul moved all over the country while Morgan stayed at home and that's why she has an accent while he doesn't?

I'm very confused on these topics.

Also, they ended Wednesday's show the exact same way they ended Tuesday's show - Hope laying beside Bo. I hate when that happens.

Again, Max and Stephanie were talking to each other like they weren't part of THE SAME FAMILY.

Max: "My family can't catch a break."

Steph: "I'm sorry."

Next scene:

Max: "So what's wrong with your family."

COME ON NOW!!!!!!!!

Yup, I'm complaint central over here. LOL

[JackPeyton]

I dont know the first one, but i hope to find out. I do like that right now we do not know. I dont mind that as long as we find out down the line what the reason is. I am loving Max right now tho.

Yes i agree. However as far as for the reason it happened, that doesnt bother me at all. That happens a lot. People get something major all the time and the dr's have no idea why or what the reason is. it still needs to be treated tho.

I hope for a hostile relationship between them. Give Morgan some layers and depth.

[Days4Life]

Toups, I agree completely with your post. This show is frustrating me right now. Same conversations day after day, the stories aren't going anywhere, and we're seeing way too much of Stephanie and Max, who IMO are the weakest links on the show.

[Ives]

I just finished Tuesday's show.

One thing that I think the show is beginning to do better is dropping hints about future storylines in the middle of current ones. For example, when we learned of Bo's illness before the plane crash or the priming for the Jawn/Dimera v. Kiriakis showdown in the midst of Bo's illness storyline. Hogan's weakness (for whatever reason) was the whipflash that we seemed to get with changes in storylines.

Nice to see Philip's conversation with Bo. The little moment in the chapel at the end when Belle turns and Philip's has this very lonely look was very good. It is good to see that reminder of their relationship being acknowledged in a tasteful way. And, boy, did it make me really want a good romance for Philip. He really deserves it.

Victor totally rocked. I loved the way he talked down John, his total desperation to help Bo and the sweet moment when he walked in to the chapel with Chelsea with his arm around her. I think the Kiriakis v. Jawn/Dimera business war will be interesting and can bring a lot characters into play ( I bet Max will be involved also). But I was happy to hear about it because I am really going to enjoy that we will continue to get Victor on our screens more.

Kristian is doing such a great job showing Hope's strength and despair. Peter is also doing a great job showing his acting chops, especially when you think about how little movement and variation options he has.

As for not knowing what caused the pancreas shut down, I don't see that as lazy writing. If they really wanted to come up with something, they could just stick to the motorcycle accident theory and work off of that.

As for realism, it is probably more realistic than people want to think about that major and horrible conditions don't always get diagnosed. I had an uncle who out of the blue one day just fell down and died when he was 50 years old. Even after an autopsy, they were never able to determine what caused his death.

For some reason, I don't seem to be feeling the storyline stalls to the same degree that some others feel. A stall is what happened in the Spring of 2007, IMO. Even if people wanted Bo's illness and hospital stay to be less than 2 weeks, I still see a lot of other future storylines being set up. Last year, we had *nothing* else going on other than the 3 main storylines which primarily isolated characters and did not have many other major characters involved.

[Sweet_VeeVee24]

Can you answer a question for me.

What is up with Max and Nick? What is it about the notebook that he keeps messing with?

[DaysForever]

I don't think they even mentioned WHY. Something about Nick's grant...

This "storyline" just came out of left field. What the hell?

[Toups]

Okay so Chelsea gets drunk (Kate's sitting there letting her?) when she knows that she could be a match as a donor?? It makes no sense at all for Chelsea to get drunk.

The doctors didn't want, at first, to reveal the name of the donor because they have to inform the donor first? That happens in real life? They sure wasted time because you would think they'd want to tell the people who might know where to find her - her family!!

Yesterday, Ava doesn't believe Eddie when he tells her that the "blonde woman" is Patch's wife, yet Ava still thinks it's Hope because of a the way Hope/Steve were hugging??

[Ives]

LOL And also because Hope is the one who looks most like her or seems to be most like her (Ava). I also suppose Ava is sticking to her theory because Hope said she loved Steve. Ava does not seem like the type who might understand that platonic type of love.

[JackPeyton]

^i agree, however MUCH worse has happened on days (coughJERSHITcough)

As for the doner thing, that does happen in real life... but wtf? they ntell everyone bo is sick before bo but wont tell chelsea's family shes a match so they can go get her? whatever.

and as for chelsea getting drunk, i so buy it. she is 21ish yearsold and has had a damn hard life in recent years. i dont even think shes thinking about being a match for bo. shes thinking about herself, her pain, how this related to her. shes being selfish. shes being like she was before. and i dont see anything wrong with that. even when people mature and grow they do sometimes fall back and hit the bottom again before relizing what they are doing.

[Toups]

I don't buy the timing and reason though. She knows that she could be a match. Today she was whining how it's taking forever to find a donor but it's only been less than 24 hours since everyone got tested.

It would make more sense if they couldn't find a donor and then she started to drink.

[JackPeyton]

^I agree, but from her view... idk. i guess i could see myself doing the same.

i will say this, wtf? kim is being tested in la, but not sami and roman in salem? okay...

however, i do give them credit for bringing up philip only having one leg. i dont really know why, but good nod to recent history none the less.