did anyone else get no opening today?

I went from the lead out scene that would normall go to the opening to the next scene. lol.

I've finally started to watch again after almost 5 months of not watching. The show has slowly improved. Still don't care for the Daniel/Chloe/Lucas/Kate crap. I'm totally loving EJ & Sami as rivals though.

EJ & Sami so remind me of classic Stefano & Marlena cat and mouse scenes.

James & Ali play bitter ex lovers scorned and out to get eachother so well.

I am loving that Ali went makeupless after Grace died too. Adds a touch of more realisim IMHO.

Abby was mentioned today. And the show finally wrote Patch & Kayla out of town.

Nicole needs to be killed.

Oh, and Sami/Stephanie... i like it. I hope they keep it up.

The only time i wish Kyle Brandt was still philip is in scenes with Sami. Ali & Kyle are great together, anyone ever listen to the podcast they do? Its called In Pod We Trust.

Hot damn. AS and JS are on fire.

Ejami as mortal enemies is just about the best thing this show could have done in the last few weeks. Every time they have a confrontation, it's like a fight to the death. I can't tell whether these two want to rip each other's eyes out or tear each other's clothes off. OK, obviously everybody is sad about baby Grace and all. But you know, eventually, down the line, somebody over at Days is going to say "Hey. May Sweeps. Sami and EJ giving in to their love/hate passion." In the meantime, I am just going to love them doing battle because they do it so well. EJ bending waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down to whisper sweet threats to "Samantha" is absolutely priceless.

Daniel. OK. I still can't get into Dr. Pelvis. Shawn Christian goes all cross-eyed everytime he does his "Ah cain't keep away from u Chloe" speech. And his "sexy" hoarse voice is bordering on Sam McCall whispery ridiculousness. I mean, I know he hasn't got much to act against (a plank of wood with a weave) but, really. He is letting his hairy chest do all the acting for him.

I will say that Days does brilliantly what no other soap does right now -- delayed sexual gratification. Eternal foreplay. Soaps pioneered and excelled at this once upon a time. When EJ and Sami fight, you feel it. When Daniel zips up Chloe's dress and start panting, you feel it.

Poor Lucas. Always the guinea pig, eh.

Sami turning to Philip and Stephanie just moved the Kiriakis/DiMera feud up a couple of notches. I like how the Bradys are just bystanders caught in the middle at this point.

I can't tell whether these two want to rip each other's eyes out or tear each other's clothes off. OK, obviously everybody is sad about baby Grace and all. But you know, eventually, down the line, somebody over at Days is going to say "Hey. May Sweeps. Sami and EJ giving in to their love/hate passion."

Gross, no thanks. LOL When EJ/Sami go into Santo/Colleen mode and become all romantic, it ruins them.

In the meantime, I am just going to love them doing battle because they do it so well. EJ bending waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down to whisper sweet threats to "Samantha" is absolutely priceless.

They are better like this, it's way more enjoyable.

Daniel. OK. I still can't get into Dr. Pelvis. Shawn Christian goes all cross-eyed everytime he does his "Ah cain't keep away from u Chloe" speech. And his "sexy" hoarse voice is bordering on Sam McCall whispery ridiculousness. I mean, I know he hasn't got much to act against (a plank of wood with a weave) but, really. He is letting his hairy chest do all the acting for him.

I'm so glad Kate's back to revenge mode - it's fun watching her try to kill/harm Chloe and like I said before, she is what makes this storyline watchable.

I will say that Days does brilliantly what no other soap does right now -- delayed sexual gratification. Eternal foreplay. Soaps pioneered and excelled at this once upon a time. When EJ and Sami fight, you feel it. When Daniel zips up Chloe's dress and start panting, you feel it.

Yup. It's too bad Daniel/Chloe are getting the "I want to be with you but can't" angle - if this were a different couple I would be enjoying all the sexual tension. Reilly-1 was very good at this. This and Kate trying to kill Chloe with poisonous eggs are just more thing that this regime does to remind me of Reilly.

Sami turning to Philip and Stephanie just moved the Kiriakis/DiMera feud up a couple of notches.

Even though nothing came out of it, I still liked it those scenes because I'm a big fan of character/family interactions.

I'm still on yesterday's show thanks to the stupid pre-emptions that put me behind. Was it ever mentioned where Steve and Kayla are before? I haven't missed an eppisode in years and I never heard anyone say that they left to a third world country to help out. Did I miss something? I thought they were supposed to just wander off screen and still be in town. Which would really suck and there would be no explanation for them not being with Stephanie given all that she has been through. But still, that was the first time I heard of them being gone.

Nicole really has me feeling sorry for her. Ari in really stepping up in these scenes. I hate to say it but I'm on her side and not Sami's right now. Nicole is showing more of a human side to her than I've really ever seen from Sami. She hates Sami yet she feels sorry for her. Sami would never show any type of empathy for Nicole. Just for that alone imho Nicole is the better person right now.

I'm still on yesterday's show thanks to the stupid pre-emptions that put me behind. Was it ever mentioned where Steve and Kayla are before? I haven't missed an eppisode in years and I never heard anyone say that they left to a third world country to help out. Did I miss something? I thought they were supposed to just wander off screen and still be in town. Which would really suck and there would be no explanation for them not being with Stephanie given all that she has been through. But still, that was the first time I heard of them being gone.

I think this was the first time it was mentioned that they were in the 3rd world country.

Nicole really has me feeling sorry for her. Ari in really stepping up in these scenes. I hate to say it but I'm on her side and not Sami's right now. Nicole is showing more of a human side to her than I've really ever seen from Sami. She hates Sami yet she feels sorry for her. Sami would never show any type of empathy for Nicole. Just for that alone imho Nicole is the better person right now.

I'm loving Nicole/Ari too. I was surprised to see her call Sami and offered to help her see Johnny. Nicole feels so guilty, but of course she won't tell the truth, and I like that in Nicole.

Hot damn. AS and JS are on fire.

Ejami as mortal enemies is just about the best thing this show could have done in the last few weeks. Every time they have a confrontation, it's like a fight to the death. I can't tell whether these two want to rip each other's eyes out or tear each other's clothes off. OK, obviously everybody is sad about baby Grace and all. But you know, eventually, down the line, somebody over at Days is going to say "Hey. May Sweeps. Sami and EJ giving in to their love/hate passion." In the meantime, I am just going to love them doing battle because they do it so well. EJ bending waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down to whisper sweet threats to "Samantha" is absolutely priceless.

Daniel. OK. I still can't get into Dr. Pelvis. Shawn Christian goes all cross-eyed everytime he does his "Ah cain't keep away from u Chloe" speech. And his "sexy" hoarse voice is bordering on Sam McCall whispery ridiculousness. I mean, I know he hasn't got much to act against (a plank of wood with a weave) but, really. He is letting his hairy chest do all the acting for him.

I will say that Days does brilliantly what no other soap does right now -- delayed sexual gratification. Eternal foreplay. Soaps pioneered and excelled at this once upon a time. When EJ and Sami fight, you feel it. When Daniel zips up Chloe's dress and start panting, you feel it.

Poor Lucas. Always the guinea pig, eh.

Sami turning to Philip and Stephanie just moved the Kiriakis/DiMera feud up a couple of notches. I like how the Bradys are just bystanders caught in the middle at this point.

AS & JS are magic together. Love, hate, the inbetween. They just have it and have from the first moment they met on screen. I hope Days forever plays this up.

I love Daniel. LOL. IDK, but i do.

Lucas is what he should be.

And i so agree. The Bradys who? OK, well Steph and Sami are Bradys so they are involved, but really the only Brady who really thoguht of Sami as one is Caroline, lol. I do love how Bo is just trying to stay out of it. he is like yeah, me and hopeless have delt with them long enough. we r done, yall r stupid. lol. But i do love Sami going to Stephanie. I like the family relations being played up, i just wish they had more of Bo/Philip brother scenes.

I'm so glad Kate's back to revenge mode - it's fun watching her try to kill/harm Chloe and like I said before, she is what makes this storyline watchable.

Kate is the worst part of the show. I wish someone would kill her off.

I disagree about Kate. While I will always fondly remember Deborah Adair, Lauren Koslow is a treat to watch, even if she is treading water through the same old "No woman can have my son but me" story (Nicole... Sami... now Chloe). More than that, she and Shawn Christian have explosive chemistry together and I sort of wish Daniel would go back to his hot affair with the cougar.

Chloe: I'm not cut out for TV. I've been saying that from the beginning.

She said it, not me!

SalemPlace, I agree about AZ and Nicole. I don't know how she's done it, but yesterday she had me feeling for her and was Voice of Reason with Stefano. BTW, I love the way AZ and JM naturally integrate in their scenes their interaction with the baby who plays Sydney.

Thoughts on Stephanie & Philip? I know she's all Stepford-y and stressed with the pills and Owen but... it's like the actress is shy about looking into her fellow actor's eyes! I wasn't feeling their connection yesterday.

I know it's the actors, not the characters, but seeing Stefano with his arm on Dan's shoulder is all kinds of bizarre. Maybe Dan will be just one more of Stefano's long lost children.

Edited June 29, 200916 yr by CarlD2

When did they start doing that little trivia segment during the show?

^^ It's been a few weeks now. They are so quick I almost missed it the first time and FFd through it. I like them and find it a nice little addition to the show.

AS & JS are magic together. Love, hate, the inbetween. They just have it and have from the first moment they met on screen. I hope Days forever plays this up.

Yeah but they do have to tread lightly. As Toups said, when they get all Santo/Colleen, the whole vibe is ruined. No matter what happens, the knock-down drag-out adversarial nature of their relationship has to be preserved.

I love Daniel. LOL. IDK, but i do.

I love him too. I don't know why either. I'm just a sucker for hot, hairy chested man-hos I guess. I just can't help myself.

Lucas is what he should be.

But I have to wonder if Bryan Datillo ever gets tired of the Loser McClueless routine.

Kate is the worst part of the show. I wish someone would kill her off.

There's just something about Koslow, I can't hate Kate even when I want to.

^^ It's been a few weeks now. They are so quick I almost missed it the first time and FFd through it. I like them and find it a nice little addition to the show.

I had been behind and have been watching it online so I didn't know when they started.