That would certainly generate buzz for the show, lol.

 

On 6/14/2019 at 9:35 PM, Khan said:

That would certainly generate buzz for the show, lol.

 

What would generate buzz is for Days to write some compelling stories instead of insulting their audience.  I pretty much said that on Chandler Massey's FB page and my post got deleted. 

1 hour ago, Soapsuds said:

What would generate buzz is for Days to write some compelling stories instead of insulting their audience.  I pretty much said that on Chandler Massey's FB page and my post got deleted. 

Ron is the right writer for Days but he’s hindered by a bad cast and no budget. I’d scrap the entire cast except for Jack, Marlena, Victor, John, and Jennifer and start fresh with returns and “new” characters (Andrew Donovan, Alex Kiriakis. Steven Hawk, etc). 

I’m kind of glad Eileen didn’t return for Kristen to be wasted on that loser Brady Black. I’d be over the moon with this Nicole mask story if Kristen were pulling out all the stops to get John back, but because it’s Brady, I just don’t care. AZ is turning in a fun performance, though. Sadly, “Bristen” is just one of the many awful TomSell legacies this show is unable to get rid of. 

On 6/14/2019 at 1:17 PM, Marlenaphan said:

It’s funny, I love Dee, but not as Hattie. That’s Andrea’s role. Andrea was the superior Hattie. 

 

Somewhat off topic but I wish they would’ve asked Andrea back as Samantha for Marlena’s recent out-of-body experience where she encountered Tony, Andre, and Gina 

I also agree about Judi. I can’t stand Adrienne but I love Bonnie. That scene last year where she made a pass at Patch was hysterical. I’d love to see Bonnie return and interact with Jack. It would be a lot of fun (and funny, since Bonnie and Jack are comedic characters).

 

I agree about Andrea as Hattie. But JER brought Hattie back and turned her into a cartoon. Andrea's Hattie, while slightly one note about Marlena, had some depth. Deidre's Hattie is just campy and almost like if Marlena were a split personality. I don't mind because Deidre is clearly having fun but I agree on Andrea's Hattie.

 

I'd like to see current Jack's reaction to Bonnie. He'd be mortified by her. LOL. I think it'd be priceless.

 

Sidenote, I also don't understand why, even though Jack has no memory, he hasn't made an effort to bond with anyone (like Adrienne). It just feels a little strange to have him so isolated with Eve, but I guess I can get why (plot purposes).

7 minutes ago, Marlenaphan said:

I’m kind of glad Eileen didn’t return for Kristen to be wasted on that loser Brady Black. I’d be over the moon with this Nicole mask story if Kristen were pulling out all the stops to get John back, but because it’s Brady, I just don’t care. AZ is turning in a fun performance, though. Sadly, “Bristen” is just one of the many awful TomSell legacies this show is unable to get rid of. 

 

I agree. I thought Eileen spiced up Eric Martsolf and he's been better ever since, but yeah ... Ari looks to be having so much fun and I love how Kristen has been reminding viewers Nicole wasn't such always a crying wet dishrag. I don't mind folks evolving but I miss the spark Nicole used to have. I get the character has been through the absolute ringer and any real life person would be traumatized, so no wonder she cries all the time, but I think they can better balance her. It was like when 2009/2010 and they tried to turn Sami into a supermom heroine. It didn't work.

 

Anyway, yeah I'm kind of glad it's not Eileen's Kristen playing this Brady [!@#$%^&*]. But I still will always prefer her. I think Haiduk does a good job, and is capable in the role for sure. I'm also guessing Eileen may not want to be tied down to soap contracts anymore and I think they want Kristen on contract. But I'm not sure how they can after this Nicole stuff. Maybe Haiduk's just on contract for this story so they can play it out?

 

And I 100% agree I hate that Kristen is doing all of this over Brady Black. Laaaawd. But I'm sort of entertained by the story so ... Ari and Stacy seem to be having the time of their life.

Edited June 17, 20196 yr by KMan101

Well Om hoping that changes with Jack but Ive liked MAtt since he was Tom Hardy on GH and liked his 2001-07 & 2011-12 Days returns

His OLTL as serial Killer Stephen was creepy as hell

2 minutes ago, John said:

Well Om hoping that changes with Jack but Ive liked MAtt since he was Tom Hardy on GH and liked his 2001-07 & 2011-12 Days returns

His OLTL as serial Killer Stephen was creepy as hell

 

I've always loved Matt. It's always pissed me off royally every time they fired him. It always felt wrong. Jack as a character should be a DREAM to write for.

I truly can’t blame Jack for not wanting to get to know Adrienne, lol

 

I am more interested in him getting to know Will (his nephew by marriage) and Sonny (his namesake nephew), especially since Will is supposedly a journalist.

6 minutes ago, KMan101 said:

 

I agree about Andrea as Hattie. But JER brought Hattie back and turned her into a cartoon. Andrea's Hattie, while slightly one note about Marlena, had some depth. Deidre's Hattie is just campy and almost like if Marlena were a split personality. I don't mind because Deidre is clearly having fun but I agree on Andrea's Hattie.

 

I'd like to see current Jack's reaction to Bonnie. He'd be mortified by her. LOL. I think it'd be priceless.

 

Sidenote, I also don't understand why, even though Jack has no memory, he hasn't made an effort to bond with anyone (like Adrienne). It just feels a little strange to have him so isolated with Eve, but I guess I can get why (plot purposes).

 

I agree. I thought Eileen spiced up Eric Martsolf and he's been better ever since, but yeah ... Ari looks to be having so much fun and I love how Kristen has been reminding viewers Nicole wasn't such always a crying wet dishrag. I don't mind folks evolving but I miss the spark Nicole used to have. I get the character has been through the absolute ringer and any real life person would be traumatized, so no wonder she cries all the time, but I think they can better balance her. It was like when 2009/2010 and they tried to turn Sami into a supermom heroine. It didn't work.

I don’t think JER did anything wrong with Hattie. He only wrote her for two episodes. And I didn’t mind Dee in those episodes. Dena wrote Hattie longer and worse. As for Ron, I’m fine with his writing for Hattie, but Dee's performance just doesn’t work. Your assessment of her being like an alter of Marlena’s is spot on.

9 minutes ago, KMan101 said:

 

I agree about Andrea as Hattie. But JER brought Hattie back and turned her into a cartoon. Andrea's Hattie, while slightly one note about Marlena, had some depth. Deidre's Hattie is just campy and almost like if Marlena were a split personality. I don't mind because Deidre is clearly having fun but I agree on Andrea's Hattie.

 

I'd like to see current Jack's reaction to Bonnie. He'd be mortified by her. LOL. I think it'd be priceless.

 

Sidenote, I also don't understand why, even though Jack has no memory, he hasn't made an effort to bond with anyone (like Adrienne). It just feels a little strange to have him so isolated with Eve, but I guess I can get why (plot purposes).

 

I agree. I thought Eileen spiced up Eric Martsolf and he's been better ever since, but yeah ... Ari looks to be having so much fun and I love how Kristen has been reminding viewers Nicole wasn't such always a crying wet dishrag. I don't mind folks evolving but I miss the spark Nicole used to have. I get the character has been through the absolute ringer and any real life person would be traumatized, so no wonder she cries all the time, but I think they can better balance her. It was like when 2009/2010 and they tried to turn Sami into a supermom heroine. It didn't work.

Bristen also creeps me out because I watched her mother him in the 90s. Plus, the Brady character has always been a waste of airtime as an adult, IMHO.

 

I hope Nicole gets her edge back when she reclaims her life from Kristen. Speaking of Jack, I loved Nicole and Jack’s dynamic circa 2002. Would love to see that revisited.

10 minutes ago, Marlenaphan said:

I truly can’t blame Jack for not wanting to get to know Adrienne, lol

 

I am more interested in him getting to know Will (his nephew by marriage) and Sonny (his namesake nephew), especially since Will is supposedly a journalist.

I don’t think JER did anything wrong with Hattie. He only wrote her for two episodes. And I didn’t mind Dee in those episodes. Dena wrote Hattie longer and worse. As for Ron, I’m fine with his writing for Hattie, but Dee's performance just doesn’t work. Your assessment of her being like an alter of Marlena’s is spot on.

Bristen also creeps me out because I watched her mother him in the 90s. Plus, the Brady character has always been a waste of airtime as an adult, IMHO.

 

I hope Nicole gets her edge back when she reclaims her life from Kristen. Speaking of Jack, I loved Nicole and Jack’s dynamic circa 2002. Would love to see that revisited.

 

Yes! I enjoyed Jack and Nicole in 2002 as well. Brash and Cwickly were quite good and never given much of a chance.

 

I kind of agree about Brady as a character. Every "romance" of his has felt like a waste of time. But I like Eric Martsolf and I like when Brady's reacting to Xander or other things, Martsolf does comedy well. I thought Martsolf was awful on Passions but he's grown leaps and bounds. I agree Brady feels fairly pointless. So does Rafe.

 

And LOL at Jack not wanting to get to know Adrienne. 

 

Agreed, I very much would like to see Jack bond with Will and Sonny. I also wish while Jack had been gone that they had used Steve more with Abby and JJ. But I guess when you have a kid who kills a woman, a bastard child to track down and being framed for espionage you're kind of busy ...

On 6/14/2019 at 1:19 PM, carolineg said:

 

Deidre is definitely the more watchable and charismatic actress.  I think the OTT is a JER thing as well, at least in Deidre's case.  You can see a shift in the way she plays the material of, say, the affair to the way she starts playing things from Maison Blanche on forward.  But to be fair the material was ridiculous.

Suzanne has always been way OTT and hysterical to me in her acting, and while I didn't mind her as a talk to and Alice's support she could have been given at least 1 story by JER lol.  I like her as drunk Maggie right now.  It's not good acting, but if I was offended by bad acting I would have stopped watching Days ages ago. 

 

I agree about the acting, lol! 

 

Drunk Maggie was fun and unintentionally hilarious at times. I also liked the weird Maggie/Xander bonding "sesh" they had and how Xander's so caring of her already (setting up Xander/Sarah, I presume, which I could potentially be here for as long as they don't water both of them down too much to make it work)

 

Very true on the shift Deidre makes in her acting. I'll have to rewatch more closely, but thinking back, yeah she does start to shift her style. I guess it makes sense because, like you said, the material ... she handles key scenes well though when it's called for.

Edited June 17, 20196 yr by KMan101

Will: What if I scare her by the way I look.

 

Really?? You don't look sick.

 

This story sucks.

5 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

Will: What if I scare her by the way I look.

 

Really?? You don't look sick.

 

This story sucks.

What a boring wedding. Will scaring Ari. He looks like he came from a day spa. 

Edited June 17, 20196 yr by victoria foxton

4 minutes ago, victoria foxton said:

What a boring wedding. Will scaring Ari. He looks like he came from a day spa. 

The story is horrific. They aren't even trying. And the Nicole story is another doozy.

I miss when Freddie Smith was "fat" by soap standards.

 

RIP Sonny Bear.

I actually feel Chandler did well today

It’s nice that Sonny and Will got a Pride Month wedding and with the real actors (sorry, Guy). Now write them out and bring back Paul (recast?) and Leo.