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Thanks for posting this rare ep! Narrowed it down to 5/16/83.

 

WEEK OF MAY 9 - MAY 13, 1983

Neil hovered over Marie who came out of a coma but is paralyzed. Daphne blurted out that she knows Anna is a criminal. On Daphne's advice, Liz threw her gun into the river.

 

4451...5/16/83: 

Cast: Alice, Maggie, Neil, Marlena, Marie, Liz, Renee, Tony, Roman, Anna, Oliver, Daphne, Melissa, Dr. Fred Kingsley, Vito/Salem Inn Waiter.

Sets: DiMera Study & Foyer, Marie’s I.C.U. Room & Corridor on 9th Floor, Liz’s Living Room, Hospital Coffee Shop, Salem Inn Dining Room, Anna & Tony’s Bedroom.

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Alex Marshall was such a fun villain.  Charming, nasty, but also a real threat.  He was made into more of a comedic numskull at times, but this period was great.

I adore Tony's mother, and her threats to her maid.  At first, I thought the maid was played by Elinor Donahue, the oldest sister on Father Knows Best, but then I looked it up and she played Nurse Hunnicut.  Two similar characters with the same hair, but very different accents.  Nurse Hunnicut would not arrive until 1984.  BTW is it true that Daphne's sister was Philamena Alamaine? I've missed that connection.

I also adored Anna's outfit.  Just a simple sweater with a matching pashmina to visit friends before lunch.  There's something about the sophistication and maturity of how female soap characters dressed in the 1980s that is still appealing.

Finally, it is remarkable how much Julie/SSH has shrunk with age.  40 years ago, she was almost as tall as Hope.  But in today's episode, she barely reaches her chest.  I miss when Julie was a little snobby.  I wish she would come back to either decorating or selling antiques.  Goodness knows, Maggie could use some help updating the Kiriakis place.

I complain about everyone going to The Pub all the time, but that restaurant doesn't look like the place to take two teenaged girls during high school.  Salem needed something a little more casual.

It was also interesting to remember, given last week's episodes, that it was really Hope and Melissa who grew up together.  Jennifer was younger, and wasn't around while Hope was in high school. I know Jen and Hope grew closer as they aged, but the real history is between Hope and Melissa.  And, talk about things you couldn't show today.  The age difference between Bo and Hope seems almost creepy in this episode.  Maggie is taking Hope out of high school, while Bo is a fully grown man investigating a murder.  It is a little icky that they are romantically drawn to each other.

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But, practically, in that episode, doesn't the gap in their maturity stand out to you?

Despite Hope saying that she feels so much older than Melissa, she is treated like a teen, and acts like a teen.

Also, Maggie's kind of a dunce.  She wants to bond with her daughter, so she takes her out of school to go to the same spot for lunch where her lover is dining.  Not that I blame her.  Don is so much more suave than Mickey.

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To me, Hope's most interesting period developmentally was when she was no longer Doug's little girl, or Bo's princess, and she had to be on her own. 

It is sort of the same thing with Marlena.  That they hardly allowed her to breathe without John or Roman beside her.

Other soaps, like GH with Anna and Felicia, allowed the female parts of their super couples to evolve.  But, DAYS seems unwilling to allow these women to grow on their own, regardless of the headwriter.

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There was a time when DAYS could sucker-punch you with emotional stuff better than any other soap on the air.  That scene and montage was a nice reminder of what DAYS used to be.  I miss it (and Bill Hayes/Doug) so much.

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