Caroline just told Victor that the Bradys went to midnight mass and when Silent Night was sung, Ciara burst out crying. THANK you Days for sparing us having to see that. Please let all her heavy material occur offscreen with people recounting it

 

LMAO at Chad threatening to put out a restraining order on thirsty Abby

Edited December 25, 20159 yr by Cheap21

Cheap, that was my thought exactly. Maybe by this point in the taping they realized the more time off-screen for the kid the better.

 

Abby sad-sacking in the background of all scenes because of what I assume is her potential d--k dumping her is kind of obnoxious.

 

WTH with that ending? So Ava had Steve's baby? Did they sleep together at all before she left town before? A kid would have to be about Joey's age. Unless they bring on a new teen, I wonder if they would make Chase this boy.

 

Phillip looks like the walking dead

You know, with as many ornaments as the Hortons have christened and handed out over the years, I'm surprised their tree isn't as big as the one in Rockefeller Center.  I mean, if nothing else, the tree in the Horton living room should be lopsided or bent over by now.

Caroline just told Victor that the Bradys went to midnight mass and when Silent Night was sung, Ciara burst out crying. THANK you Days for sparing us having to see that. Please let all her heavy material occur offscreen with people recounting it.

LMAO, Cheap.  But seriously, that's NO way to write drama.  They can't have the heavy stuff happen offscreen just because the actor can't bring it.  Either recast, DAYS, or send Ciara off to boarding school.

For a Christmas episode ... they could have done better.

 

To be fair to Jovanni, crying is all she can do that's very good so I'd have rather seen the Brady's going to mass. And Hope/Ciara having breakfast with Caroline. Or a cameo by Eric before next week.

 

I could have done without shady Philip or Caroline spending the day on-screen with the Kiriakis clan [which is clearly her future; Maggie you will be dumped, just a matter of time]. I could have done without the "poor Theresa" crap [and I used to love this girl and her mouth but they're trying way too hard here], although I'm glad she finally had some scenes with Caroline.

 

Why not show Eric and Brady and Belle and Claire with John and Marlena?

 

It was nice seeing Justin, I guess.

 

With Doug and Julie taking over the Horton tree trimming it seems, and further cementing their place as matriarch and patriarch, it was fitting for Maggie to read the Christmas story at the hospital. At least that was on-screen.

 

I love Chabby but I just don't care for this brainwashing stuff. They could have at least given this couple a happy Christmas before it all began. Give the couple at least five minutes to breath .. I have no issues with it except for the timing.

 

EDIT: Forgot about Steve and Kayla and Ava. LOL. I don't care. I do love the writing for Steve and Kayla. I'm such a fan of theirs now. The last return did nothing for me but this one is. Love seeing them strong and happy together. I liked the scene of Joey, Steve and Kayla with Stephanie on the phone. I'd like to see Stephanie come back. I know it won't be Shelly, but I'd be good with a recast if the actress is strong and fits the role.

Edited December 26, 20159 yr by KMan101

Janice's ornament front and center was odd.. I had I look up who Janice even was! Very odd...

I also agree that JJ and Claire singing was not good. They really should have had everyone singing together or had a full montage like they normally do. I appreciated seeing quite a few Horton's together though. 

Could this casting be a recast for Janice???

 

 

Alla Koro

I feel like Shelley if she really wanted to could pull off being on Days and Teen Wolf at the same time, I mean this maybe a bit different but Victoria Rowell did Y&R and Diagnosis Murder at the same time for several years...

JJ's singing was as bad as Ciara's acting.  HORRENDOUS.

This year's Christmas episode was okay.. Not the best, but not the worst. Thankful Orange-glow wasn't there. And are they going to read the Christmas story this year?! I love that tradition too and it's been a tradition since 1983. If they don't read the Christmas story this year it will be the first Christmas since 1995 without reading the Christmas story! C'mon writers!! 

This Christmas episode was automatically better than last year's which ended with this

 

People may disagree with me but I still hate that Daniel, Melanie, Parker and now Victor have Horton ornaments. They are NOT Hortons! Maggie will always be an honorary Horton but her expanding family after her marriage to Micky shouldnt count IMO

Totally agree.  All that you just mentioned should NOT have ornaments. 

Phillip looks like the walking dead

LMAO!! So he looks like Helena?

No its the right word bc  Belle IS being a bitch. If it a man we'd be calling him an a$$hole. Different word; same meaning. Why is she being a bitch? I think its obvious bc she's bitter bc she's going through a divorce.

 

I guess my problem with Teresa/Kate is that it's slanted writing, first of all. Second of all, Teresa was definitely out of line [and I loved it] but so was Kate. Yes, Kate should be respected. She has loads of experience. But that doesn't give her the right to constantly cut Teresa down and look for any chance to undermine and talk down to her. Last I checked, Teresa was an owner and Kate was NOT her boss. Oh well. The scenes were all still fun though. Anne's inclusion is fantastic. I'm so happy they're keeping her.

Is Teresa an owner? Im so confused with this all but I thought the way it worked was that Teresa had no money to buy BB, so she had Kate be her investor. Kate was supposed to be a silent partner with Teresa running the thing but thats not what happened. The money put up was Kate's therefore Kate owns it, hence why Teresa is treated as a subordinate worker and not given the same level of respect and stature that Kate and Nicole, both of whom actually paid for the company

 

LOL. I'm so confused over it too. What you explained is how I'm remembering it. Somewhere I assumed they were all 'equal partners' but now it makes a little more sense ...

How I remembered as well. Except Nicole did not want to work with Kate and the only way Kate was going to get Basic Black at all was if Theresa stood in for Kate...which she would not do unless 1) kate was a silent partner and 2) Theresa got to have equal say being the artist. Kate wouldn't have a stake without Theresa thus the back and forth.

Phillip looks like the walking dead

 

LMAO!! So he looks like Helena?

worse. She's at least supposed to be 80 years old

 

Seriously, what IS going on with JPL's hair?  I feel as if he should be on tour with the other members of The Police.

Too many rough nights with David Vickers....Rolled outta bed and straight to his scenes...LOL

Janice's ornament front and center was odd.. I had I look up who Janice even was! Very odd...

I also agree that JJ and Claire singing was not good. They really should have had everyone singing together or had a full montage like they normally do. I appreciated seeing quite a few Horton's together though. 

Could this casting be a recast for Janice???

 

 

Alla Korot

 

Janice's ornament front and center was odd.. I had I look up who Janice even was! Very odd...

I also agree that JJ and Claire singing was not good. They really should have had everyone singing together or had a full montage like they normally do. I appreciated seeing quite a few Horton's together though. 

Could this casting be a recast for Janice???

 

 

Alla Korot

Don't see that happening because Janice has been dead since 1988