Members Soaplovers Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 Normally I'd say that Kassie doesn't have the mannerism or aura of Eve... but she did play a character for almost 20 years that started out as Asian.. so this could be seen as old hate for Kassie.. playing a character totally differently as written or played in the past. Plus, Eve has been gone for over twenty years, so I could buy a personality change.. but she will show wipe the floor with Jennifer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 I think Faith was pretty much a sexist, misogynistic caricature for Bob Guza and a blow-up doll for Brian Frons, but Cynthia Preston somehow managed to play her to the hilt and made her truly scary at times. I still remember her quietly telling Jason Alcazar she'd killed little Michael and dumped his body in the lake swamp. You believed she could do it. I rarely believed any of Sonny's handicapped adversaries would or could, Julian Jerome included (Ava is another story, when she's not weeping and moaning over Morgan in Ron Carlivati's misguided attempts to give her more longevity - you don't need too many more human qualities to keep Ava Jerome making chaos for another year or more). I'd welcome Faith back, but at the same time I think she'd be redundant of Ava, and I also think it would just be more cartoon antics for her. Faith, Alcazar - both characters wasted under Guza, and characters I suspect RC would reduce to two-dimensional cartoons. At least Ric Lansing was always sick and twisted and can't get much moreso. I do think Eve could be interesting for KDP. With Blair on OLTL, the character was spikier early on, and then she grew as a character to become more of a heart-on-her-sleeve vixen, then to a fiery mother and family tentpole - she put her family over her schemes, IMO - and without that heart and KDP's absolute devotion to giving her that and walking that good girl-bad girl line the character would not have lasted so many years. But at the same time, a lot of that "growth" was at least partly a result of writing regimes reducing Blair largely to a reactive character - either to Todd or to Victor, or to other crazy boyfriends she'd get who were designed to prop up Todd or Victor. She'd react, react, react, but KDP did it with such dedication and passion that I felt it retained a core of strength. The problem is almost no one has written for Blair as Blair on a regular basis since the '90s. The only time she'd get up to something on her own is when they wanted to make her act a fool to help another storyline. It got better on the PP reboot - they let her have more of a voice and more grit - but she was still largely linked to Todd's story. Which is fine if you give her a solo journey of her own as well, but that show ended before they could get to that step. She is not a master thespian, but she is awfully good at what she knows how to do. Edited because the memory cheats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 2shane8 Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 Looks like I will be starting to watch Days! My second favorite actress ever! Is Days more of a female centered show like OL was, or more male focused like GH? If you never saw Kassie on OL, she is a wonderful, multifaceted actress, and amazing in bitchy smackdown scenes. I understand this is a big deal to people as she is a recast and that some may not like her, but wow am I exited to have a soap to watch again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 I like KDP and wish her luck I the role, as I think she's going to need t. I'm hoping she returns for Theresa's funeral or to usher in a recast Theresa played by an actual actress. Eve was one of my faves in the 80s, so I hope Kassie can nail it. She's the only Donovan daughter they need in Salem. I like KDP and wish her luck I the role, as I think she's going to need t. I'm hoping she returns for Theresa's funeral or to usher in a recast Theresa played by an actual actress. Eve was one of my faves in the 80s, so I hope Kassie can nail it. She's the only Donovan daughter they need in Salem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MissLlanviewPA Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 HELL TO THE MOTHEREFFIN YES! WAY TO GO, KASSIE! So happy to see her back in daytime. I've stopped watching GH (for now, at least), but for Kassie (or James, or Fiona ), I'll be happy to watch another soap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cassadine1991 Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 oh no, now people want Erika Slezak and Jerry verDorn to play Bill and Laura, TSJ to play Mike Horton and Florencia to play April Ramirez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MissLlanviewPA Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 Fiona has Days as one of her likes on her FB page, so I'm guessing she's a fan of the show. I'd certainly welcome her alongside Kassie . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mathewson Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 Sounds good! I liked Kassie a lot as OLTL's Blair. I'm glad she's not stuck with godawful Cartini on GH. She's better off away from those two hacks. I might start watching DAYS more now. Weird to think of her as an Eve recast though. I loved Charlotte Ross's Eve, she reminded me so much of Andrea Evans as Tina on OLTL. I think Kassie will be great. From what I've seen of Cynthia Preston, she's only good at being the heroine. She doesn't work as a lead actress for me especially not as a vixen or villainess. She's terrible at playing a complete bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nate4 Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 YAY! Great news! I cannot wait to see Kassie as Eve. I've missing you my bitch Kassie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cassadine1991 Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 looks like we'll get some Eve/Will scenes Guy Wilson @THEguywilson38m .@KassieDePaiva very excited to meet and work with you! Welcome to #Days !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members darraholic Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 I'm must picturing a scene between Fiona & Lauren Koslow. That would be a dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 They can do a duet on the old Donny and Marie song, "I'm A Little Bit Country, I'm A Little Bit Country too" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JAS0N47 Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 EVE'S RETURN AFTER ALMOST 23 YEARS IS 2ND-LONGEST BREAK EVER FOR A "DAYS" CHARACTER The return of Eve Donovan this summer means Eve will become the 2nd-longest break a character has ever had on "Days." It will have been almost 23 years since Eve was last seen on July 12, 1991. Eve places 2nd only to Jessica Fallon (Nick's mother), who had a 29-year+ break from November 9, 1982-August 31, 2012. Here's a complete list of "Days" characters who have had more than 10 years in between appearances. 29 YEARS+ Jessica Fallon...11/9/82-8/31/12 22 YEARS+ Eve Donovan...7/12/91-(6/2014) 21 YEARS+ Tony DiMera...10/24/85-7/19/07 (Note: Re-written history made it Andre in Salem while Tony was stuck on the island for 20+ years) 20 YEARS+ Anna DiMera...7/10/86-6/21/07 18 YEARS+ Justin Kiriakis...2/5/91-8/11/09 17 YEARS+ Jeremy Horton...8/2/89-6/1/07 16 YEARS+ Larry Welch...12/9/85-10/15/02 Benjy Hawk...10/26/90-11/13/06 15 YEARS+ Lawrence Alamain...10/18/93-10/2/09 Carly Manning...10/18/93-10/2/09 Bill Horton...7/19/94-6/15/10 Adrienne Kiriakis...2/5/91-5/1/07 Steve Johnson...10/26/90-6/9/06 Theresa Donovan...12/24/97-7/3/13 14 YEARS+ Kristen DiMera...4/24/98-10/11/12 Stephanie Johnson...5/26/92-7/4/06 Kayla Johnson...5/26/92-6/12/06 13 YEARS+ Frankie Brady...7/12/91-6/27/05 Laura Horton...3/25/80-11/12/93 Susan Banks...4/24/98-12/7/11 Marie Horton...11/15/96-6/11/10 Calliope Jones...10/26/92-2/24/06 Max Brady...5/26/92-6/22/05 12 YEARS+ Eric Brady...8/23/00-11/13/12 11 YEARS+ Taylor Walker...5/24/99-1/26/11 Ivan Marais...2/22/00-9/21/11 Nicholas Alamain...6/28/00-8/19/11 10 YEARS+ Mike Horton...11/19/99-6/23/10 Sandy Horton...6/16/72-8/12/82 Shane Donovan...10/7/92-11/8/02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VirginiaHamilton Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 Is Jennifer a truly awful character or is she one that sucks whenever she is in that gargoyle's presence? I ask because I'm not sure if the hate is due to the suckiness of the character or because she is portrayed by a stupid bigot and I'd like to know in preparation for Eve's return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 Honestly, its all of the above. The best thing about Jennifer is that she gives Anne material. Anne is a woman at the hospital that hates her and most fans love Anne bc she speaks for the audience, calling Jennifer out on all her crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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