DAYS: Discussion for the month of January

[Antoyne]

I just can't like Dan. He's just so sleazy to me. And I really liked Lucas and Chloe at one point.

It'll never cease to annoy me to listen to Chelsea and Steph talk about their uncle they both have dated and apparently Chels is about to date again.

[Ponz]

DAYS always spikes in Dec/Jan. The Feb/March numbers will be more revealing.

[Antoyne]

I just realized what an awkward party this is of trading spouses....

[Steven]

gush why people your so negative my god

[DrewH]

Today's show was okay, but only because of the engagement party scenes. John, Marlena and Charlotte's scenes were a complete bore and I no longer care about this story, which is a real shame considering we're about to lose two staples of this show in a matter of days.

Also, I don't know if anyone's noticed, but the dialogue has been very poor lately. Today's show was an example of this. The dialogue today, for the most part, was awful. How obvious was it that Daniel and Chloe have something to hide, yet the characters don't notice a damn thing. You have some very smart people in that room, yet no one can notice that Daniel and Chloe are acting the same kind of weird, and are probably sharing the same secret. What the hell?

I think Victor was a little over the top with some of his comments, but they were funny. However, I just think the cranky old bastard needs some ass to calm him down a little bit. The comments were funny yes, but Victor can be used for more than calling Chloe a whore, Lucas an idiot and Nicole a goldigging killer. John Aniston deserves better than that.

And the only thing that keeps me interested in this affair storyline is the pay off, which I'm hoping is all that I expect. I can't wait for Kate to find out that Daniel and Chloe have been going at it this entire time, making everyone around them look like fools for holding them up on pestidals. However, Higley sucks at payoffs, so I'm not getting my hopes too high. But that will be the saving grace for this storyline because the so-called chemistry between Nadia Bjorlin and Shawn Christian, I just don't see, so that's not keeping me invested in scenes involving the two.

I'm not even going to discuss John, Marlena and Charlotte's scenes. Why waste my breath?

It was refreshing to se EJ and Nicole come to the party at Victor's. I was sick of seeing the same old people at that "party," which up until now, was nothing but a family gathering. Again, while I thought some of the things Victor said to EJ and Nicole were funny, and well deserved on Nicole's part, I couldn't help but wonder, why does he care so much to waste his breath on these two? EJ is going to learn on his own that he made a mistake hooking up with Nicole. Victor gave him a warning when he learned that the two were together, but the rest of this is growing tiresome.

The pacing with Philip and Stephanie just all over the place. First, they were moving too fast, now they're moving too slow. Within a couple of weeks of bumping into each other at the bar, they were already having those close moments, nearly kissing and feeling each other out. And then just last week, they were nearly about to have sex, but they stopped. Now, Philip's starting to think of the sexual harrassment accusation and this is affecting him now? This should've taken place a month or a few weeks ago. Here's an example of chemistry between the actors keeping me into the story. Shelley Henning and Jay Kenneth Johnson look great together, but the story is all over the freaking place. It's so annoying.

In complete contrast, the pacing with Max and Chelsea is going just smoothly. I love their little love story progressing, because it's progressing realistically, considering that these two used to date. In a typical DAYS story, two ex-lovers would've already hit the sheets. But the writers are giving the fans actual build up to Max and Chelsea coming together, and I'm enjoying it. I really hope Darin Brooks doesn't go anywhere, although he got that new show. I'm already a Max and Chelsea fan again.

[JackPeyton]

i am loving the max & chelsea story.

i see nothing wrong with the pace of stephanie and philip at all. she became single, and the two started to flirt.. and it went from there. it was just flirting for a bit, then some feelings came, then dates, etc... after etty much dating they almost had sex and decided to wait. now philip is worried... seems like a normal couple to me.

the lucas/chloe/daniel/kate storyline is going ok.

i really want the sami/nicole/ej/babies thing to kick into action now.

and charlotte/john/marlena is ok. loving sandra & dee tho.

[JackPeyton]

i was just watching some episodes i missed around xmas and does anyone else think they are possably going to do a brady/melanie thing.

[Vee]

Sorry, but no couple is real when they first start working together in like late November tops and are already all over each other in January. It's rushed [!@#$%^&*] like everything on this show. I actually think the Titan stuff with Phillip into Stephanie and trying to ride herd on crazy Melanie and prove himself as Victor's heir is a great idea, but I can't stand Shelley Hennig and the storytelling is just awful. As usual, no couple is "real" to Dena - they are almost always chess pieces for her to move about to fulfill a certain function and service heavy plot (see: Lucas/Chloe, Daniel/anyone, etc), and when they're not that, then they're overexposed and overpropped.

[DrewH]

I pray to God not.

[JackPeyton]

philip & stephanie started scenes together in oct, not nov.

and by the way most 20 somethings (that i know anyways) would be in bed after 2 months.

[JackPeyton]

i am loving how much suzanne rogers has been used recently!

[detroitpiston]

Those Nelsea scenes were bitter sweet

And PLEASE get Molly Burnett some acting lessons cause she is just horrid.

[Antoyne]

I really like how they're portraying Tony these days...

And I'm very intrigued by this Charlotte/John/Marlena story, despite it ending oh in what 4 days?

[quartermainefan]

Speaking of Tony, where is Anna? I can't remember the last time she was on. I don't even know if she was on for Christmas.

[Vee]

Yes, thank you, I'm still in my 20s. Try again.

Regardless on a soap it came suddenly and without point or depth for the story they are allegedly telling.