When i met Susan Hayes she said her & Bill wouldnt mind appearing more often on Days. So, i am happy to see the show using them beyond the three episodes they originally came back for. I am also glad to see the show using Justin & Anna so much. This is how recurring on daytime should be done.

The Samiy/EJ/Rafe/Anna storyline is moving along well and the relationship between Rafe and Sami is falling apart at just the right pace. Whatever EJ does is going to be so vile, I really hope the writing doesn't box him into a corner too badly. I love that Anna is involved, Leann Hunley is a delight.

I thin k that once EJ sees that Sami/Rafe have fallen apart he is going to regret whats hes doing as he cant swoop in and take her like he wants to.

Vivian. Where do I start except FABULOUS. Louise Sorel really makes people up their acting, Kristian Alfonso is really watchable in her scenes with Louise. I prefer naughty Hope to Ms Goody Goody. Louise and Lauren Koslow still have it, I just want to see more, more, more! I also think Louise has fabulous chemistry with Molly Burnett and I think it's going to make the Melanie is Carly's daughter reveal all the juicier, Vivian actually seems to like Melanie, so it's going to be explosive. I loved when Vivian said "Be still my heart" to Melanie's musings about marriage. Really good, touching writing.

LR is just too much for me. But i LOVE the way they are playing the story.

Maggie. There seemed to be some foreshadowing going on in her scenes with Kate when Kate said "I don't know how you get through something like this without something harder than coffee" (lines to that effect). I REALLY hope we're going to get Drunk Maggie. And I really hope we get her at Melanie and Phillip's wedding and for a few months after that. I really, really, really, do not want Suzanne's storyline to wrap up quickly, it's been SO great to see her in one at all.

What was maggie drink of choice? She doesnt seem like a vodka lady. Im going with a whisky or scotch or something classy like that.

I hope she falls off the wagon and is a drunken mess!

The Teens. They really need to be minimized because the only good actor in the lot is the one playing Chad. He's a talent, engaging and likeable even though his character has been a jerk for most of his time on the show. Gabby is tolerable, as is Mia. But Will, Kenzie and that random guy are all terrible.

I dont think they can be minimized much more than they are. lol.

Casey D. (chad) is an amazing find. I wouldnt be surprised when Chad finishes high school he gets tossed Melanies way since the actors are together in real life.

Bo/Hope/Carly/Victor/Justin is excellent because I am so on Hope's side in this and like that Hope is being kind of against type in how she's acting. Hope is almost excited at the prospect of going with Justin and her discussions with Julie (Susan Seaforth Hayes and Kristian Alfonso have chemistry to die for) are interesting. The Julie/Hope dynamic is unique in daytime, Julie's her sister and (let's face it) her mother too. If Susan Seaforth Hayes hadn't been, to her own admission, such a bitch to Ken Corday when he started as EP, she would be in a much more central role. I think she adds something to the show now that Frances Reid is not appearing, though I think Maggie is much more the Horton matriarch.

I need Hopelesstwitbitch to fall into another vat of acid, for real this time. She is the most hypocritcal, judgemental, vile piece of trash on this show. I hate her with everything in me. She left him, she took his kid away, she moved in with his father around all kinds of danger, she told him its over, she cut him out. So his life doesnt fall apart and she cant take it. I hope Bo & Carly have a nice relationship and Hope can choke on it and die. I have to move on now..

The Drug storyline is lame, though it's clear that Lindsay Hartley is making an attempt. I do think she needs to figure out how she wants to play Arianna. She is not a bad actress and she carried Passions for a decade, she's capable of much better than she's doing on DAYS, though it isn't bad work. She just needs to make a decision, she did that with the Theresa character on Passions, she can do it on DAYS.

the story is just terrible. its actually not so much the story, the writing, or the acting. Its just not working. It doesnt fit. It doesnt seem to have a longterm purpose now (early on it tied in with dimvera vs kirikais but both have moved into other stories). Drop it, move on.

Loved the Mel\Viv\Carly scenes at Java Cafe. I was feeling so bad for Carly, though! Having to see her worst enemy talking to her daughter, and still having to hold back the truth about everything. I think CC is doing a really great job with this storyline, she makes it so believable and all the more intriguing to watch, IMO. Glad to have Carly back. Mel so should not be trusting Viv right now!! I was even liking Daniel. I usually despise him, LOL.

Daniel and Carly

Wow any opinions on DOOL's from anyone?? Thoughts?? I think the show is really great overall, loving Vivian!! LS's Campiness is so weird, but it fits the show! Carly slapping Justin today, woah!!!

Still enjoying the show but there's not much to comment on. It's the slow period (which is good, you need a slow period) leading up to a big sweeps (at least I hope so).

That scene between Carly and Justin was FIRE. Finally these two are stepping up a gear. I love how all these characters in this quadrangle are not black-and-white good/bad. They all have good reasons as well as agendas for acting the way they are.

And even better was the Rafe and Sami scene. I love how even though this is a "slow period," the writers are avoiding repetition or filler flashbacks in favor of dialogue which deepens the relationships between protagonists. Seeing Rafe look so sad about how he has no claim on Sydney (and yet, as Sami's love and given his attachment to Grace, he is potentially another father figure for Sydney) and Sami's heart breaking on his behalf... that was a really affecting scene.

Contrasting the Vivian/Melanie scenes with Maggie/Melanie was a stroke of genius. I love that Vivian and Maggie are on the same level of importance in the Days-sphere.

Roman's cotton-wool voice shtill makesh me laugh sho hard. "Duh HEY-elle, Adwiana!"

Heh. Stefano doesn't trust EJ either.

So Enjoying my Days right now!!!I hope the sweeps bring us a drunken Maggie and a good friend to help her cope (Neil, Anyone?). wish they will get off Carly's back about going to Maggie's house. Carly was apart of Mickey/Maggie's life from 1990-1993 and they knew her and she knew them, of course was going to offer condolences to Maggie and Melissa. They all make Carly seem like a bad person to make Hope look good. I wish Melissa would have stayed longer and shared some scenes with Bo, Hope, and Justin and more Hortons could have return.

It's been a building week, enjoyable for sure though.

Vivian taking a shine to Melanie is a nice touch and it humanizes the character and keeps her grounded. If she'd gone after Melanie, it would have really been a bit much. Vivian is wicked, she isn't evil. It's clear that John Aniston is having fun acting with Louise Sorel again. It really was the perfect time to have Louise back on canvas, sometimes things just line up.

Kate and Phillip continue to be the parental misstep to watch. Lauren Koslow and Jay Kenneth Johnson have tremendous chemistry. I've noticed that with Koslow, she has really great chemistry with everyone she interacts with, she's been like that at Y&R and B&B as well. It really is something unique about her. I can't think of another actress who hasn't had a flop interaction.

By far my favourite recent scenes have been Maggie, alone, in her pyjamas, in her dark house. OHHHH I want DRUNK MAGGIE, I am practically salivating at the thought of it. It has the greatest potential for any story currently on the canvas. I want drunk Maggie for at least a few months, I want her drunk at Melanie's wedding, then drunk some more, then, if they must, they can do her intervention for May sweeps. I want it to last that long. I really, really, do.

DaytimeFan, you make me want to watch!

I think Lauren Koslow HAS had two bust pairings (no chemistry). On DOOL, it is with Josh Taylor (IMO). On B&B, it was with John McCook.

Victor's choking laughter when Phillip asked him if he was in love with Vivian was hilarious. I loved Victor's nonchalant reaction when Phillip said that he often fell in love with difficult women. LOL!

I'm losing interest with the rest of Days, but Victor keeps me coming back.

DaytimeFan, you make me want to watch!

I think Lauren Koslow HAS had two bust pairings (no chemistry). On DOOL, it is with Josh Taylor (IMO). On B&B, it was with John McCook.

Mark, you SHOULD watch, it's so much better than the rest of what's on daytime.

Lauren's chemistry with Josh Taylor was very popular among some fans, they even nicknamed the couple Kaman...she's the only person Josh Taylor has ever clicked with. 'Ol Cotton Mouth couldn't believe his luck with la Koslow.

John McCook, hmm...but wasn't that quite intentional? Margo freaking LOVED Eric, but he never quite 'got' it, he was dense. Which then resulted in Margo going after Bill Spencer Sr, plus a daliance with Clarke.

I'm glad Days is showing Maggie grieve over Mickey. The scenes today with Maggie and the bottle of alcohol are a natural next step in this storyline. So many times once a character dies, everyone goes on like nothing happened so this is a nice change.

I always loved Michael Sabatino and enjoyed the Lawrence and Vivian scenes today. Vivian going through with her plan to kill Melanie will put her at odds with Victor. I'm interested to see how this plays out.

I'm enjoying the Bo/Hope/Carly/Justin quad. As Cat said everyone here is making mistakes and there is no clear bad person. That was some slap Carly gave Justin yesterday. Justin was being hypocritical in talking about not acting on his feelings for Hope. I guess he forgot pretty quickly about kissing Hope.

Hopefully we have come to the end of the drug storyline. I'm not a big EJ fan but I find there is chemistry between EJ and Arianna. The kidnapping storyline is dragging and needs to be wrapped up ASAP. I think Stefano is going to turn the tables on EJ somehow in this story.

Loved the alcohol scenes with Maggie today...the show is taking this slow, and I like it. One step at a time

Hopefully we have come to the end of the drug storyline. I'm not a big EJ fan but I find there is chemistry between EJ and Arianna.

ITA, I see chemistry to. If the show isn't going to move forward with an Ejami pairing (which I hope they will!!), i think EJ and Ari would make for a great pair.

Vivian (reading Edgar Allan Poe): Maybe I should wall her up in a basement. Let her starve to death...

Victor (exasperated): Damn it, woman! Are you going to sit there and fanatsize all day or are you going to act?!

Victor

Maggie toying with that bottle of (bourbon? scotch? rum?) was sooooo good.

I loved how Suzanne twisted the glass so that it sparkled in the light and then looked towards the picture of Mickey and then clutched the booze and the glass as if they were a baby in her arms.

The music in that scene was also very well chosen. Sort of Celtic but sinister at the same time.

The Vivian/Lawrence scenes were campy, but reminded me of the twisted relationship between those two.

Rafe/Sami/EJ is losing steam at this point, something needs to happen to spice it up.

And I really dig Hope the Angry Bitch. I really want her and Carly to engage in a full on catfight, complete with sequined evening gowns at Chez Rouge in front of the whole town.

Edited January 28, 201015 yr by DaytimeFan