3 hours ago, RavenWhitney said:

Notes on the last several episodes:

 

Charlie and Zander have more sexual chemistry than vapid Claire (and non actress portrayer).  Zander being the gay/bi daddy to Charlie would be an interesting storyline.

 

I'd like to think the Jan plot was thrown together when Aly Sweeney delayed her return. But knowing Ron, this was his pre planned primary sweeps story. Those wedding scenes live along side all the other lows during his tenure as head writer.

 

In between the Jan crap, the other stuff has been great, including Kate/Jake, Jack's story angle, NuJenn, Doug/Julie's Thanksgiving.  I can even stomach Chad right now. Emily/Gwen is a revelation but Ron will likely turn her into a murderous psycho.

 

The lighting and sets have massively improved as has the directlng. It's hard to believe Alaar and crew had it in them after several horrible years.  The exceptions are the DiMera set and that tired Brady set. They should be thankful they have Noel Maxam and Scott McKinsey.  The episodes they direct are always outstanding.

 

Wasted talent: Eric Marstoff

 

Most Annoying Actress: continues to be Lindsay as Sarah. Her performances have gotten so bad, all the ticks and exaggerations.  I can't believe the directors are letting her do it.  They must like it.

 

Most Annoying Actor: Jay Johnson; he just don't got it anymore.  Time to retire Philip.  

 

Most Improved Character: John. I can't stand Drake's mannered performances, never could. But since his conk on the head, he's been more watchable.

 

 

 

I agree with most of your assessment. 

 

It's a shame Xander and Charlie off the carts sexual chemistry wouldn't' be used. But i have to disagree about the sets. Hope's home or whatever that's supposed to be being the worse set. 

Edited November 28, 20205 yr by victoria foxton

Why not just have Rafe tell Roman that he read all about what happened online? Or that someone in town told him in an email? Those scenes were beyond boring filler.

I love it when characters return, but these really short stays don’t help the show and only make us think about what could have been.

 

The return of Theo — for what, 3 days? Total waste. I don’t understand JJ leaving already.  And why bring Gabi back the same episode as Rafe? Rafe did nothing and Gabi pretty much just rolled her eyes in every scene.

 

All these ins-and-outs are giving me whiplash.

Edited November 29, 20205 yr by ranger1rg
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Am I the only one who thought ending Jan's condition on a cliffhanger and not talking about it all for the rest of the week very jarring?  While everyone is celebrating Thanksgiving is John in jail?  Finding out Jan's condition offscreen?  Hanging out with Marlena and Brady at the police station until Monday?  Maybe it should have been a Friday cliffhanger lol?

11 hours ago, RavenWhitney said:

I'd like to think the Jan plot was thrown together when Aly Sweeney delayed her return. But knowing Ron, this was his pre planned primary sweeps story. Those wedding scenes live along side all the other lows during his tenure as head writer.

 

Honestly, I would've liked the Jan story to be a slow burn - her worming her way back into Belle and Shawn's life via Claire and maybe the story peaking at the earliest in February sweeps, maybe even May sweeps. I always liked Heather Lindell and thought she was wasted the first go-around, though now I guess she'll be a part of Ron's Villain of the Month stable that he likes to pull when he needs quick filler.

15 hours ago, victoria foxton said:

I agree with most of your assessment. 

 

It's a shame Xander and Charlie off the carts sexual chemistry wouldn't' be used. But i have to disagree about the sets. Hope's home or whatever that's supposed to be being the worse set. 

I totally agree with you. I forgot about. It's almost as if they tried to make it incredibly ugly to make Kristin look bad. Someone had dropped some acid or rolled some mollies then dipped into the the set treasure chest of tacky leftovers.  That set alone may have precipitated KA's decision to leave the show!

So I'm kind of confused about what they're doing with Gabi. Is she really going to be off-canvas in Arizona for at least the next month or so? (Based on who we saw coming back for the holidays in the Winter Promo preview video, I'm guessing she comes back for Christmas as well). 

 

On 11/29/2020 at 1:45 AM, te. said:

 

Honestly, I would've liked the Jan story to be a slow burn - her worming her way back into Belle and Shawn's life via Claire and maybe the story peaking at the earliest in February sweeps, maybe even May sweeps. I always liked Heather Lindell and thought she was wasted the first go-around, though now I guess she'll be a part of Ron's Villain of the Month stable that he likes to pull when he needs quick filler.

 

Yep. 

 

This is how it should have been.

 

It felt rushed and ended quickly.