1 hour ago, OzFrog said:

This is what I’d like to see happen with the rape storyline:

 

• Kayla has a nagging feeling that something still isn’t right about Tripp’s involvement in the whole situation, even though she saw the DNA results herself and had convinced herself that Tripp did rape Allie. So she does some further investigating about the nature of the DNA test that was run and the kind of results it brings about.
• She realises from her research that the DNA results did not actually tell the full story - she brings in Steve and tells him her discovery: Tripp is NOT baby Henry’s father, however Tripp has a brother out there somewhere who is.
• This sets Steve and Kayla, along with Lucas and Sami, on a mission to London to retrace Allie and Tripp’s steps on the night of the rape...

Fill in the rest of the story yourselves!

 

  

 

  

Ron always has to touch the third rail in his story twists.  Ben's serial killer balls should not be on Alice Horton's Christmas Tree. Period. 

7 hours ago, victoria foxton said:

 

  

 

Sometimes we all have to suspend some belief. And DAYS isn’t exactly renowned for its ultra realism 😜

I was disappointed by the Horton Christmas Eve eppy.  I loved that Eli & Lani got so much focus, but the rest of the episode was devoted to Ben's pain!  And I noticed that they didn't include ANY interaction between him and Jenn, not even a look.  Wonder WHY?!?  And the writers were acting like Ben had no idea what happened with the ornaments . . . Ben was there celebrating with Abby before he went necktie psycho!  God, the lengths this show goes to for Ben?!?  I also thought the Rafe/Nicole stuff did not belong in this episode, but I guess they snuck in his connection to Hope to make it work?  And I get that Shawn & Belle would skip the party after their wedding, but I was disappointed that Abby, Chad, Lucas, Will, Maggie, and Sarah weren't there.  I hope it was because of Covid and not because of misguided priorities.

 

The Brady episode was nice, but still no Shawn.  I hadn't realized just how depleted this family has become.  The Allie/Sami scenes were intense.  Even though this story is providing great emotional moments, it's still so tone deaf and irresponsible.  On today's episode, Marlena, a psychiatrist, rape survivor herself, and Allie's grandmother, coaxing John to cut Steve slack was really mind blowing.  It made it look even more insane that later in the episode, she was consoling Allie.  Ron is SO all over the place with this story.  Anyway, I'm not sorry to see Joey go, but I'm very glad they tied up this loose end.  It would've been nice to see him and Claire interact to give a nod to the 2015 teen scene--she could've mourned Ciara with Joey, not freaking Ben.

 

Always great to see Val.  Why isn't she on full-time?!?

8 hours ago, OzFrog said:

 

Sometimes we all have to suspend some belief. And DAYS isn’t exactly renowned for its ultra realism 😜

 

But, the rape storyline has been nothing short of irresponsible -- even by DAYS' shoddy standards on the subject.

10 hours ago, RavenWhitney said:

Ron always has to touch the third rail in his story twists.  Ben's serial killer balls should not be on Alice Horton's Christmas Tree. Period. 

Well maybe someday Ben's balls will be retired, just like Chloe's, Nicole's and a lot of other Horton ex's

 

Or maybe if Ron is replaced as HW. He does seem to have an obsession with Ben's balls lol

Edited December 26, 20204 yr by AbcNbc247

7 hours ago, DynamiteKiddo said:

I was disappointed by the Horton Christmas Eve eppy.  I loved that Eli & Lani got so much focus, but the rest of the episode was devoted to Ben's pain!  And I noticed that they didn't include ANY interaction between him and Jenn, not even a look.  Wonder WHY?!?  And the writers were acting like Ben had no idea what happened with the ornaments . . . Ben was there celebrating with Abby before he went necktie psycho!  God, the lengths this show goes to for Ben?!?  I also thought the Rafe/Nicole stuff did not belong in this episode, but I guess they snuck in his connection to Hope to make it work?  And I get that Shawn & Belle would skip the party after their wedding, but I was disappointed that Abby, Chad, Lucas, Will, Maggie, and Sarah weren't there.  I hope it was because of Covid and not because of misguided priorities.

 

The Brady episode was nice, but still no Shawn.  I hadn't realized just how depleted this family has become.  The Allie/Sami scenes were intense.  Even though this story is providing great emotional moments, it's still so tone deaf and irresponsible.  On today's episode, Marlena, a psychiatrist, rape survivor herself, and Allie's grandmother, coaxing John to cut Steve slack was really mind blowing.  It made it look even more insane that later in the episode, she was consoling Allie.  Ron is SO all over the place with this story.  Anyway, I'm not sorry to see Joey go, but I'm very glad they tied up this loose end.  It would've been nice to see him and Claire interact to give a nod to the 2015 teen scene--she could've mourned Ciara with Joey, not freaking Ben.

 

Always great to see Val.  Why isn't she on full-time?!?

I want Jackeeee to knock that obnoxious wig off of Valerie's head. Every time she moved it teetered and shifted.  I'm all for natural hair but that was not natural and it made the scenes sort of comical (unintentionally).

4 hours ago, Khan said:

 

But, the rape storyline has been nothing short of irresponsible -- even by DAYS' shoddy standards on the subject.

Shoddy even by DAYS' standards? I think that by DAYS' standards, it's not even the most irresponsible rape-related storyline they've got currently running. I mean, this is the show where we're supposed to root for Brady's undenying love for the woman who raped his stepbrother. 

2 hours ago, prefab1 said:

Shoddy even by DAYS' standards? I think that by DAYS' standards, it's not even the most irresponsible rape-related storyline they've got currently running. I mean, this is the show where we're supposed to root for Brady's undenying love for the woman who raped his stepbrother. 

Totally agree about Kristen—everything involving her is NUTS and her history is being really contradicted to not only make her pairing with Brady work, but her friendship with Lani, too.

 

But the Allie/Tripp story would be irresponsible anytime, but right now there is a cultural reckoning to hold men accountable for their sexual transgressions against women and to dispel this attitude that women have anything coming to them for being drunk or “promiscuous.”  This story is literally about a girl who was too drunk to remember who raped her and who’s now falsely accusing the wrong guy who needs to be vindicated.  It feels like a controversial response to the #metoo movement.  Much like that Blue Lives Matter story with JJ/Theo, I have NO idea why THIS is what Ron is going for.

Joey’s gone already?? Where did he go?

33 minutes ago, cassadine1991 said:

Joey’s gone already?? Where did he go?

Stephanie got Joey a job in Seattle. Joey appeared in the Christmas Eve episode. He told his parents he was leaving the next day.  

Edited December 27, 20204 yr by victoria foxton

Obviously Ben got to be part of the Horton Christmas tree hanging at the expense of actual Hortons like Abby and Lucas. It's already pretty ridiculous that he's there with Jennifer but having Abby and Lucas there also acting like Ben is a regular staple of the family probably would have tipped the scales

16 hours ago, DynamiteKiddo said:

This story is literally about a girl who was too drunk to remember who raped her and who’s now falsely accusing the wrong guy who needs to be vindicated.  It feels like a controversial response to the #metoo movement.  Much like that Blue Lives Matter story with JJ/Theo, I have NO idea why THIS is what Ron is going for.

 

Part of me thinks Ron Carlivati has designed the story in such a way to provoke exactly the range of reactions he's receiving.  The other part...?  It thinks Ron doesn't know how to read the [!@#$%^&*] culture.

On 12/26/2020 at 4:51 AM, DynamiteKiddo said:

  On today's episode, Marlena, a psychiatrist, rape survivor herself, and Allie's grandmother, coaxing John to cut Steve slack was really mind blowing. 

 

Well, this is a woman who was one of Ben's biggest supporters even though she was stalked by a serial killer who killed her twin sister and had a cousin killed by another serial killer. She's either the most tolerant woman in the world or has a very bad memory.