DAYS: Discussion for the month of June

[Cat]

Is Gordon Thomson joining the show? If so, when?

But when I RWed my tape, I noticed that Bo made a point of grabbing his cell and seemed like he was flipping it open when they left the pub...

[Ann_SS]

So was that a generational shift in the Kurikis/DiMera war yesterday? Philip and EJ taking over as the heads of their respective families.

[Cat]

Clearly there is a fight to the death going on between the "actresses" who play Mia and Melanie as to who is worse. The Mia chick looked like she was sleepwalking in her scenes with Maggie (Maggie! I mean, how difficult can it be to act opposite a pro like Suzanne Rogers?). And Melanie's "Oh, Max you cain't go to Lunnun!" speech rivalled Charity Rahmer in epic shittyness.

Speaking of epic shittyness, who murdered the dialogue in yesterday's episode? OMG. I felt sorry for Wes Ramsay (aka the next Tom Pelphrey -- you know that's what the soap hacks will be calling him) having to breathe his way through "Ooooooo. What is that enticing perfume you are wearing, Stephuh-nuuhhhhhhhh" pant--pant. That was some cringeworthy stuff by Owen's stalker standards.

"I hate that sniveling little Brit." Victor rules!

"Mmm Humph. I don't like texting. And, besides, my phone doesn't have one of those little keyboards on it." So does Maggie!

[JackPeyton]

Not really, they have been going back and fourth with philip/victor and stefano/ej for months now.

I like the actress who plays mia, i think she did esp well during the baby's death. but those scenes were bad.

and i love Molly, who plays Melanie. I am not gonna say shes a good actress by any means, but shes so campy, so ott, so bad that it works so well for the character and days! lol.

Victor & Maggie are love. I wish they would go forward with caroline/victor and a=i wish they would toy with maggie/stefano.

[Ann_SS]

I want Victor and Caroline to get together if only to see the look on judgmental Bo's face. I loved Victor telling him off a couple weeks ago for using his resources, while being embarrassed that he is his father.

LOL! I cracked up. Victor is the best. I miss Nico as his trusty foot soldier. I saw the actor on an American Express commercial not too long ago. He still looks good. Days should find and re-hire him as Nico.

[JackPeyton]

what a great family connections episode...

rafe/sami/roman was great. "i know what im in fore. i know ej is gonna come after me. i am sad for my little girl. but im scared. im scared about what hs gonna do. but im still glad i did what i did" - wow, i think this is the first time sami has ever plotted soemthing and it blew up in her face and her not try to manipulate it. i like it. she told everyopne whys he did what she did, gave the reason, but didnt excuse it. i cant believe what EJ is gonna do.... i hope she becomes a fighter again and takes him on. LMAO at "I wasnt exactly a perfect mother before this"... oh, so true sami. so true.

Maggie's house was good too. Melanie/Nathan? Hummm... idk, im not sold yet. IDK if i think they have chem. But im looking forward to seeing what happens. Maggie/Melanie scenes were sad about her moving. I really like the connection they have. I am loving Maggies Home for Strays, lol, Melanie, Mia, Nathan... who is next? LMAO at Melanies line about being in a pool or out of a pool can describe any moment of her life. The guy who plays Nathan is great... i know him from something.... OK, Hannah Montana!! Oh, and he was adult Johnny in a dream! He was great in that.

The coffee house scenes were good too. I am loving Mia & Will. and this little bitch reminds me of Cynthia from belle & the teens days. Will back at the place with Sami was good, im glad he is pissed. he should be. hes a very typical teenage boy.

Caroline/Stephanie scenes were good. I actually am glad it was Caroline, and not Kayla. The history between Caroline & Victor plays so well into Stephanie/Philip.

Then Bo & Hope.... man, that was sad. So glad they played that angle of the story.

EJ & Nicole.... my sami love makes me hate them more and more. lol. But i sooo understand EJ. The only thing i will give Nicole credit for is not taking Syd to the funeral.

i also like how roman and bo are mad at rafe. rafe and hope have nice chem. and awwww, little johnny is sooo cute!

The funeral is gonna be insane with what EJ is gonna pull on Sami and Stephanie maybe taking on EJ. Ha, remember when Stephanie, Max, and EJ were all race car drivers!

Ali Sweeney & james Scott are just rocking it.

[Toups]

I like the actress that plays Mia. I think she's pretty good in crying scenes. She's still young and learning and I think she has the tools to improve (unlike someone like Farah Fath who doesn't have the tools to improve).

Why was Roman so hard on Rafe? Did I miss something?

It was a good start. Mainly because the actor playing Nathan is pretty damn good. He's very smooth and has a lot of energy. He doesn't have the techniques of a bad actor. But we'll see how he handles dramatic scenes. He's like the opposite of the guy playing Will.

Ahh.....I remember thinking the guy playing Johnny was great. I'm glad Marnie Saitta remembered him too.

I got my Bo/Hope remembering Zach scenes, now I want my Bo/Hope/Sami scenes! I thought the Hope/Rafe scenes were pretty good, how she told him that she knows what he's growing through - we should see the same scenes with Sami.

EJ vs Sami, EJ vs Steph - I can't wait to see it.

Uh....let's forget about that! LOL

[JackPeyton]

I agree about TS, who plays Mia. She also reminds me of Mia from OTH.

Roman and Bo were both hard onr afe because everyone now knows EJ is the father and thatw as Sami's baby. They think he manipulated her. Im sure its angle they are going to go back to after the funeral.

yeah, he is good. He did an interview and said that MS called him in to read for Will and he pretty much had it then they cast TS as Mia, and decides to make Will younger than they were going too. Good thing, I cant see him as the son of Sami & Lucas, nor should Will be 20.

Yeah, i knew you would be happy about bo/hope scenes. i just want a bo/sami scene, i dont care about hope being there. lol.

I really want Sami/Steph scenes. They should play up their relationship on screen.

and yeah, lol.

[Toups]

Ah okay thanks. Yeah, I must've missed a scene or two.

Yeah, glad they didn't make Will too old.

When Steph said she was going to the funeral, I wanted a Sami/Steph scene too where they talk about EJ. Plus they're cousins and should interact!

[JackPeyton]

Yeah, Roman pretty much walked in sneering at rafe, lol. And Sami told him not to blame Rafe and he said something about how he does but thats not something tod eal with today, or something like that. And when Bo seen him at the church he left the room and Hope had a line about Bo being mad. I am sure its soemthing they will go back to - as part of Sami & Rafe's us against the world type romance. Also, i think it may play into his past. Something is fishy with him, IMHO. This is all just my thoughts but i think Sami is the second or maybe even third or so woman with a child Rafe has come into the life of, and soemthing tells me they all end up dead....

Yeah, Will in his 20's would just be too much, tho he, philip and EJ were born around the same time frame and now EJ is what, mid 30's? Philip is late 20's? so....

I really hope that the common ej hate might finally make a relationship between sami/stephanie. It really tie the war storyline and the baby storyline together too. And Caroline is a good common ground for both of them, if you know what i mean. I liked the Sami/Chelsea relationship, and always wondered why they enver tried a sami/steph relationship. Both are in desperate need of a female friend as well.

[JackPeyton]

i love this pic

[YRBB]

^^That pic is exquisite!

[SouthOfSoap]

Sami doesn't have female friends - she's one of those girls that doesn't play nice with other girls. She only forms alliances with other women out of need. Of course the exception to this was Jamie, but that friendship had a Peppermint Patty/Marcie vibe going on with Sami and her baseball interest and Jamie being being all "yes sir" to Sami. They should of gone there with them.

I could see Steph being good friends with Carrie, but not Sami. But yeah, both could use a BFF. I guess Sami has Lucas now as her best friend, but its complicated. I can see Arianna buddying up with Steph.

[JackPeyton]

I agree, to a point.

Even girls like Sami eventually end up with one female friend, and Stephanie being her cousin makes it believable. Lucas is her only friend, and thats sad.

There was a scene where Sami found out EJ was a dimera and she was so upset and hurt because, as she said herself, he was her friend. and she doesn't have friends, ever. i feel like shes in the same boat with rafe now.

gos, Carrie... hopefully she never returns.

[London]

I agree about the actress playing Mia, it took awhile but she's slooooooowly growing on me and I don't mind her in the majority of her scenes. The dude who's playing Will on the other hand is just HORRIBLE! I can't stomache him and mute or FF him when he comes on. Srsly I could have settled for the lasta ctor that played Will.

Melanie I only like when she has scenes with Brady, IDC but I really like those two together. Molly and Eric have chem. IMO.

ITA about Stephanie/Sami this is the time where we could see some strong emotional scenes between the two cousins. We only really hear Sami refer to her when she's exacting revenge (I forget when but she did once) or making a point of something (and includes her in the list).