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Hm. Same technique. And this episode was more 'no movement' and thus no pace. What really made this episode shine for me were all the little moments.
Hayley code-switching was completely out of Kristen Dimera's playbook and I had to laugh. I think that might have been the first time in a while that Tomas/Kat looked compatible comparing notes on Lynette, which reminded me of the potential in Tomas if they truly played him as a social climber which he has had hints here and there.
Kat vs Eva is always fun. But I'm going to take a detour for a moment...since I have not had time to say it before now. I really don't like how people are about the whole rivalry online. I know, I know...they are new viewers for the most part and don't know how soaps work, but for me, Kat vs Eva was (and still is) a great rivalry to use on this show. I would rather have last year's writing for them where the rivalry was more gray vs now where it feels like people let Eva get away with anything while Kat is scorned for her very justified feelings. And lest we forget...Kat was about to call a truce with Eva when she walked right into Eva sleeping with Tomas. Kat was. That said...the plot thread needs to stay out there to be played with...and that I have felt the writers have done a good job of letting Kat have her life, Eva have her life, and they cross paths once every few weeks/months. I want Kat vs Eva to go on as long as they are on the show so I'm looking forward to them entering each other's story orbit again at some point. For now, it's cute they had a nice moment at Kat's birthday party.
It's a no, no, no on Ted/Nicole. In fact, all of these Ted scenes are reminding me of last fall/winter when Andre had those left-field insecurities after finding getting his backbone to give the Bill/Dani/Andre triangle some real heat. Basically...abrupt. And the dialogue about off-screen talks with Shanice...though interesting the writers tried to pinpoint WHEN it happened in Ted's dialogue...doesn't make it any better. Because I don't recall the actual on-screen scene playing out like that.
I love that they have kept the Devon Winters plot thread dangling out there. And I'm looking forward to it. I think my only worry for it is that when it finally gets active and they try to use Silk Press Sheila for drama in it, that she will not at all be as compelling as when the Barbara reveal occurred.
Don't they dare do anything to Vernon! I do hope that it is a case of exhaustion on him per his conversation with Dani.
It has been a minute since Martin, Kat, Chels, and Naomi have been in scenes together so I was happy to see that. But I've been happy to see an increase in Martin's presence again...period.
Ooooo the Kristen Dimera really jumped out of Hayley in her scenes vs Silk Press Sheila.
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