Sami would never have the same relationship she does with Brady as Eric, because when Brady came into her life he was the son of John, the man who broke up her family's marriage. It's taken a long time for Sami and Brady to consider each other siblings. I think it happened shortly after he came back with his drug addiction.

Rafe and Jordan with this damn cookie are in the running to become the new "EJ and Taylor and the scarf" flashback.

i have their closeness odd bc it's not Luke they grew up together. She was a teen and he a baby. There was like a good 15 years that separated them and John/Marlena weren't stable together with merging their families till like the mid 90s. Sami was an adult by then and yeah, she and Brady were never close till he was recasted a few years ago

I like that they emphasize the sexual nature of Sami & EJ's relationship. I infer that sex is the glue that keeps them together, even after all the horrible things they've done to each other. (Whether the writers are actually implying that is another matter.) I've been quite shocked at the tone of some of their sex scenes over the past year. They're certainly not the typical sappy soap stuff -- I'd venture to say they border on dysfunction. I think that's appropriate given their history, and I like that it may leave Sami open to more emotion-based appeals from other men. (Though she'll probably always go back to EJ's apparently magical penis.)

I wasn't watching yesterday's show closely -- do we know how EJ found out about Kristen and Eric?

James Scott aside, what would have been better was if EJ was the age he should be and Kristen could have stepped in as that guiding mother figure. Susan would have lost it. It's really too bad DAYS screwed so badly with everyones ages in their desire to age Philip, Belle and that insane Nicholas (Victor Webster aside) recast. They missed the boat when it comes to their younger generation. (They missed the boat with their next generation 30/40/50s group too, Mike and Carrie should be much better established on the canvas and not MIA)

How the ages should be (and I know I could be off a year ... sorry! Just going off of memory):

Shawn - 27/28

Stephanie - 22/23

Abby - 21

Brady - 21

Belle - 20

Philip - 18

Will - 18

EJ - 16

Pretty sure Andrew would be Shawn-D's age, as would Nicholas (Nicky and Shawn-D were close in age during Carly's first run). I think Jeannie should be around Stephanie's age or a year older. I'm iffy on EXACT years, sorry. Can't recall how old Alexander Kiriakis should be but probably near Shawn-D as well. I think having Andrew, Nicholas, Alex, Shawn-D and Philip all the same ages was a mistake. So much untapped potential with Andrew, Nicholas and Alexander. And look at how wasted the character of Philip became as did Shawn-D.

Just figured I'd throw it out there.

You are right, SORASing certainly ruins the potential of great storylines as,much as it opens it

Whenever I think of Sami and Eric I think of that scene early in JA's run where Sami needed Eric to feel how much pain she was in, because of their twin bond, and he would be suspicious if she wasn't in enough pain, and so on, so she cut her hand open, just so that the twin bond would make him feel her pain.

So very JER.

James Scott aside, what would have been better was if EJ was the age he should be and Kristen could have stepped in as that guiding mother figure. Susan would have lost it. It's really too bad DAYS screwed so badly with everyones ages in their desire to age Philip, Belle and that insane Nicholas (Victor Webster aside) recast. They missed the boat when it comes to their younger generation. (They missed the boat with their next generation 30/40/50s group too, Mike and Carrie should be much better established on the canvas and not MIA)

How the ages should be (and I know I could be off a year ... sorry! Just going off of memory):

Shawn - 27/28

Stephanie - 22/23

Abby - 21

Brady - 21

Belle - 20

Philip - 18

Will - 18

EJ - 16

Pretty sure Andrew would be Shawn-D's age, as would Nicholas (Nicky and Shawn-D were close in age during Carly's first run). I think Jeannie should be around Stephanie's age or a year older. I'm iffy on EXACT years, sorry. Can't recall how old Alexander Kiriakis should be but probably near Shawn-D as well. I think having Andrew, Nicholas, Alex, Shawn-D and Philip all the same ages was a mistake. So much untapped potential with Andrew, Nicholas and Alexander. And look at how wasted the character of Philip became as did Shawn-D.

Just figured I'd throw it out there.

Near perfect post. I'll add in the birth years for you.

Sami/Eric - 1984, Andrew - 1986, Shawn - 1987, Alex - 1989, Jeanne/Stephanie - 1990, Sonny - 1991/1992 (offscreen) Brady/Abby - 1992, Belle - 1993, Phil/Will - 1995, EJ - 1997, Chelsea - 1998

Edited November 6, 201312 yr by JtSmarts

Thank you JtSmarts! I knew I could look them up but was trying to go off of memory. I also forgot to add in Sami and Eric, because they really shouldn't be pushing 40. They'd be pushing 30.

When Kyle Lowder played Brady, he and Sami used to trade insults.

Thank you JtSmarts! I knew I could look them up but was trying to go off of memory. I also forgot to add in Sami and Eric, because they really shouldn't be pushing 40. They'd be pushing 30.

JJ would really be 9

JJ would really be 9

Yep Theo - 2003 JJ - 2004, Claire - 2005, Ciara - 2006, Johnny/Allie - 2007, Joey - 2008, Sydney - 2009

And you're welcome KMan101! The ages and birthdates of characters has already fascinated me. When I first started to surf the internet back in the late 90s one of the first things I did was browse character biographies and look up the actual ages of characters.

But wow, how brilliant was today? Even DongalongDan couldn't rain on this episode's parade!

EJ vs Kristen was fire - great scenes, and I never say that about James Scott lol.

Nicole blowing up at Marlena was amazing.

All the situational irony before the wedding, such soapy greatness.

Victor gets the best lines on this show: "That so called hacker you sent me couldn't open my front door with a key!"

and to Brady on his DVD plan: "Ahhh! Kristen DiMera's greatest hits! Maybe you'll give out false teeth as wedding souvenirs?"

Can't wait for this wedding to begin!

Today made me realize that Marlena really does share a tiny slice of the blame for what Kristen has done. Marlena is the psychiatrist, yet she pushes Kristen's buttons and has to gloat when she wins. I bet she does it again on Friday. If she would just stop chumming the waters this might not be happening.

Today made me realize that Marlena really does share a tiny slice of the blame for what Kristen has done. Marlena is the psychiatrist, yet she pushes Kristen's buttons and has to gloat when she wins. I bet she does it again on Friday. If she would just stop chumming the waters this might not be happening.

Absolutely! Marlena used to be a great, morally-centered character who HELPED people. However, she's become a sanctimonious hypocrite. If Marlena had shut her trap or at least been more gracious when Bristen Wedding 1 was blown up, Kristen would've never lashed out at her. Of course, we wouldn't have this delicious scandal without it! I just hope Kristen tells Marlena that it's her fault for pushing her after she tried to do the right thing (giving up her revenge against John because she found love with Brady). I also hope that Eric hates her for playing it for the entire world to see. Marlena needs serious psychological help regarding her hate for Kristen.

Absolutely! Marlena used to be a great, morally-centered character who HELPED people. However, she's become a sanctimonious hypocrite. If Marlena had shut her trap or at least been more gracious when Bristen Wedding 1 was blown up, Kristen would've never lashed out at her. Of course, we wouldn't have this delicious scandal without it! I just hope Kristen tells Marlena that it's her fault for pushing her after she tried to do the right thing (giving up her revenge against John because she found love with Brady). I also hope that Eric hates her for playing it for the entire world to see. Marlena needs serious psychological help regarding her hate for Kristen.

I love Kristen, but to be honest if a bitch tried to kill me and also locked me in a secret room I can't see myself ever moving out of the way of her happiness especially if she randomly popped back up in town after 15 years.

Marlena doesn't have to move out of the way, she just has to stop baiting someone she claims is a sociopath.

Marlena loses all sense of rationality when it comes to Kristen. She hate her and sees red when it comes to her

Kristen: "Samantha's family loyalty is about as changeable as her nail polish" Her scenes with EJ were fab. Both actors did great. Ouch to he taking Kristen's side. Its gonna come back to bite him in the butt with Sami