Members prefab1 Posted July 20, 2020 Members Share Posted July 20, 2020 I think you're right. Bryan Dattilo doesn't fit the producers' romance-novel inspired vision of what a male romantic lead might look like. It's a shame, because he's aged very well and often generates a lot of chemistry with his female co-stars. When he had scenes with Nicole last week, she actually came alive, and there was some great banter between them. (Unlike with Greg Vaughan, who has the "soap hunk" look, but tends to suck the life out of his romantic scene partners). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carolineg Posted July 20, 2020 Members Share Posted July 20, 2020 I agree 100%. It's not that he's not attractive, but he's not as dreamy and hunky as EJ or Austin or Brandon or Rafe. It worked well with Sami because she also didn't fit the female lead role the way Carrie or Marlena or Belle did until Days made Sami the main heroine. He probably was effected the most long term by the show's EJ/Ejami obsession, but it could easily be righted now. Lucas is charming, funny, has important relationships with the current cast, and never phones it in. There isn't really anyone for him to pair up with in the current cast besides Nicole (and Sami), but he's not related to Sarah technically, so they could pair him with her. Maybe it'll make her more likable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted July 20, 2020 Members Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) The Ben/Marlena scene was great today. The only problem was it was about 2 years too late. The chemistry between Gabi and Jake is so strong, maybe even stronger than the chemistry between Gabi and Stefan Edited July 20, 2020 by AbcNbc247 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RavenWhitney Posted July 21, 2020 Members Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) Why is Ron Carlivati still employed as a soap head writer? I mean all the exec producers needed to be fired, not just Meng, but what evidence does Corday and NBC/Sony need that Carlivati has driven the show 6 feet under when the ratings dropped further even though it's the only soap airing original episodes and millions are home in front of tv.... I'm trying to figure out who's tied for worst head writer, Higley or Ron. Edited July 21, 2020 by RavenWhitney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted July 21, 2020 Members Share Posted July 21, 2020 Yup. They finally struck gold with Lumi and then EJ came along and Lucas was yesterday's news, and since then, like others pointed out, he's the interloper of a stronger couple. Lumi endgame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ranger1rg Posted July 21, 2020 Members Share Posted July 21, 2020 That was a great scene with Ben and Marlena, but what happened when she left didn’t make sense to me. i don’t understand why Ben then had another Jordan vision. The Marlena visit should’ve wiped that from his head, so that didn’t work for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members prefab1 Posted July 21, 2020 Members Share Posted July 21, 2020 I actually liked that the short talk with Marlena didn't automatically erase all of Ben's fears and doubts from his head. He murdered several innocent people, so he really should be haunted by that. I just wish the show had spent more time in the past few months showing us this tortured part of Ben's psyche--his fears that he's not good enough for Ciara and that he might someday "snap" and hurt her. That would go a long way toward humanizing the character and giving him psychological depth beyond the "reformed bad boy" sex object. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Antoyne Posted July 21, 2020 Members Share Posted July 21, 2020 Like I knew it was coming but I was SO annoyed at Will for getting upset at Sami for not being a fan of the man who tried to kill him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted July 21, 2020 Members Share Posted July 21, 2020 I can't believe they continue to write this garbage to prop a serial killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members prefab1 Posted July 21, 2020 Members Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) Relationship goals: find a man who looks at you the way Will looks at Ben. (What do you mean, those two aren't the ones getting married this week?) Please register in order to view this content Edited July 21, 2020 by prefab1 Trouble uploading GIF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted July 21, 2020 Members Share Posted July 21, 2020 You're right. He does not fit the cliche soap hunk model (even though he's a good looking guy whose aged far better than most his contemporaries) and he is punished for it. He also plays Lucas with a snarky edge (which is great) and makes the character memorable, but it takes a good writer to appreciate the unique elements an actor can bring to a part, and unfortunately for DAYS and Lucas/Bryan, few have understood how useful and fun Lucas is for the canvas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted July 21, 2020 Members Share Posted July 21, 2020 It's like they included this part of the scene in order to tell everybody that Ben killing Will is pretty much forgotten, but it ended up being like a bad parody of Luke and Noah's first kiss on ATWT If you ask me, that means that our Dr. Evans is not as good a shrink as people say she is lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted July 22, 2020 Members Share Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) Luke and Noah jumping on the bed like two school girls playing pat-a-cake was worse. Edited July 22, 2020 by BetterForgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LostinSalem Posted July 22, 2020 Members Share Posted July 22, 2020 Is it me or does it look like DAYS got a little bump in their shoestring budget the last few episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lucaslesann23 Posted July 22, 2020 Members Share Posted July 22, 2020 I thought they got that a few months ago with the new sets. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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