Members Wendy Posted October 9, 2018 Members Share Posted October 9, 2018 John/Isabella were also very popular. I recall SOD saying it was inundated with mail for Marlena/Roman and John/Isabella, wanting those couples to remain together. John as Roman and Marlena were popular in the '80s, but I think that was in part due to the built-in history established by Wayne Northrop's version of Roman. And as for John not being interesting without Marlena, he seemed to do fine when she was gone. RoJohn had fans with his pairing with Genie Francis' Diana (as a matter of fact, I recall a SOD cover with them in wedding garb; apparently, they were to marry but it got scrapped. Maybe because of the '88 Writers' Strike?), his flirtation with Yvette (remember her?), and so forth, including as John with Kate - and the mini meltdown that followed I can still remember. I think both Drake and Deidre were lessened a bit by having their characters solely defined by the other, losing their individualism. But they still have a following. Maybe because of their long history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carolineg Posted October 9, 2018 Members Share Posted October 9, 2018 I don't remember much about RoJohn's other pairings pre-Deidre Hall coming back, but I heard him and Diana were fairly popular. I believe John/Isabella were very popular they were meh to me, but I would have loved to see a true Isabella/John/Marlena/Roman affair story to see how it played out. I think the DH's have by far the strongest chemistry and would be my pick as each character's best pairing by a longshot. They both definitely had other popular pairings. I just don't find John super interesting in any scenes outside family and Marlena. Marlena I find to be a much more fully developed character, but that's probably because her backstory hasn't changed 10000 times. John/Kristen/Marlena (along with the B story of Carrie/Austin/Sami) basically carried the 90's and gave the show it's last big ratings boost. I can see why they put them together as endgame. I get your point that they have been written as tied together for the last 15 plus years, but I also think the show needs that core couple to stabilize it. There's no Bope, Steve/Kayla, Jack/Jen (currently), Mickey/Maggie to take the place of John and Marlena. And I think it's silly to break J/M up at this point in their lives. I am not a super hard core Days fan anymore (gave up awhile back), but I have been tuning in since their non-wedding although I have been skipping more and more episodes lately........I get why they have a following still. Good chemistry, long history, strong family ties. They are just easy for me to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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victoria foxton Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 I simply loved Sheila calling bland Lani a skank. I hope Days isn't going to do a romance with Sheila & Grumpy old man Carver. I can't picture those to together. Sheila will ended up losing her edge. Brady & Kristen were boring as hell. I'm not ready for a Ericole redux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted October 9, 2018 Members Share Posted October 9, 2018 I really like Sheila and TBOZ is a fairly good actress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted October 9, 2018 Members Share Posted October 9, 2018 Why is every set sooooo green? And Marlena's office now used as a hotel room. Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carolineg Posted October 9, 2018 Members Share Posted October 9, 2018 I actually like T-Boz too. She much more dynamic than Lani who is zzzzz... So I know this is Days, but shouldn't the cops ie Hope/Rafe be doing the leg work in this investigation? It's seems like John is basically doing all the work on Marlena's shooting. And is Hattie still masquerading as Marlena? Can't they switch them back again now? Since the Salem PD can only handle so much I think they would be fine to get away with it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted October 9, 2018 Members Share Posted October 9, 2018 Anything is better than boring Lani and she even makes what's his name interesting......LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted October 10, 2018 Members Share Posted October 10, 2018 All of this lol I like Lamon Archey but he's not exactly the most exciting here as Eli. I wish he brought even a tenth of the personality he has outside of the show to Eli. Lawd. Eli is SO [!@#$%^&*] boring. And so is Lani. I want to like both of them, I do, but zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz seriously. The actors aren't boring or lifeless (outside of the show), so why are their characters? Sigh. I love me some T-Boz Please register in order to view this content her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted October 10, 2018 Members Share Posted October 10, 2018 So Xander who's son is he? Another brother of Victor's we don't know about, had a son? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xtr Posted October 10, 2018 Members Share Posted October 10, 2018 Count me in as another person who is really enjoying T-Boz as Shelia. I love how breezy and unbothered she is. I liked the way she dealt with Lani the other day. And she brightens up Eli and makes his handsome self him smile. I enjoy their interactions. I think there is potential for Eli, I do think they need to move him away from Lani. (Though, I with they hadn't killed their baby.). But IMO, unfortunately they don't have chemistry and she is dull. I agree with Shelia, I don't care for the way she treats him. She treats him like he's not good enough for her. Let him get in a storyline with Shelia where maybe they need to help each other, maybe get into some high jinks. Maybe she also has a younger sister or cousin he can date. And I could see them trying to put Shelia with Abe, especially since him and Val are having some tension do to their differing opinions on whether Lani and Eli should be together. So they could also have Eli involved there, if Abe ends up actually torn between Shelia/Val. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted October 10, 2018 Members Share Posted October 10, 2018 +1 on the Eli potential. He just needs a better romantic pairing and a friend that isn't Rafe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoria foxton Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 RC has never bothered to flesh out the character. It would be great if his backstory with Sheila was finally explored. Through Sheila we see glimpses of a personality. It would be great if Eli became friends with his Horton cousins Will and JJ. Who are only a few years younger than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sindacco Posted October 11, 2018 Members Share Posted October 11, 2018 A brother named Titus that had never been mentioned pre-2015. A year later they created yet another brother in Deimos. Sigh this show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted October 13, 2018 Members Share Posted October 13, 2018 Nicole and Mimi hogging up an episode is horrible beyond words. What a terrible terrible episode. Fake Kristen talking/looking at some mystery man the whole hour was zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz This soap is getting worse if possible..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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