On 12/24/2021 at 10:06 AM, AbcNbc247 said:

I really enjoyed today's episode. Sometimes Ron Carlivati gets it right lol

This is what the possession needed to be from the very beginning. John facing down the demon with the medal and fighting him off was campy, and Drake was hammy but I wasn't laughing. It wasn't the kind of camp that Ron is accustomed to: that stupid, silly crap. This was more the shade of JER and I really liked that. And it was nice to see that everyone was still able to hang the ornaments on the tree despite everything that happened. It sent a nice message to the audience lol

 

On 12/24/2021 at 12:20 PM, carolineg said:

John fighting the Devil was fantastic lol.  That's the entertaining camp I need because Drake sure takes this Mardevil thing seriously and he is not afraid to give it his all.  I actually think these type of stories work to Drake's 'strengths' because he can just let it all go. 

I was able to watch the show on Friday and I appreciate that Corday is always going to get the scene with the Hortons hanging their ornaments, with lingering shots on each one, come hell or high water.

The camp with John fighting the Devil is, of course, hammy and insane...but I liked it a lot. To make this kind of camp work, the actors have to take it dead seriously and Drake commits to these kinds of scenes and he makes them work.

21 minutes ago, DaytimeFan said:

 

I was able to watch the show on Friday and I appreciate that Corday is always going to get the scene with the Hortons hanging their ornaments, with lingering shots on each one, come hell or high water.

The camp with John fighting the Devil is, of course, hammy and insane...but I liked it a lot. To make this kind of camp work, the actors have to take it dead seriously and Drake commits to these kinds of scenes and he makes them work.

Drake takes this stuff deadly seriously for sure.  And let's be real, he's the only character that does in this story, so I do think it works.

12 hours ago, Manny said:

@Soapsuds yes, it's good to see so many people from way back when still (or again) posting. When I came back to SON few months, I didn't think I'd find anyone who was posting from the early days of SON, but I was wrong, so that was cool  Although I am not sure I remember KevinC? Hmmm...

@KLN It has been long time indeed. Yeah, doing good, thanks! Hope you are too. It has to be like 10 years since we chatted, probably even more. Back in the day when we used to have those group video chats and played online Big Brother hhahaha Fun times!

Speaking of MM and BB, I always thought MM was a decent actress, she just never was Belle to me, even if she was a good casting choice as Marlena's daughter. I remember when we went from KS (to Charity Rahmer, eek!) to MM, it was so jarring becuase Martha was nothing like KS. She was older (and looked it) and while KS was bubbly and sweet, Martha seemed way more mature and serious. They never should have aged Belle and Shawn so much. 

Beermer was okay to me. Never had an issue with him. 

KevC! He's still around. Watching Days and loving it. I reconnected with him on Twitter, seems like he's doing good.

SON has always been like home to me. I remember bonding with one of the original staffers who lived in New York on 9/11. We'd gotten in an argument the night before on another board and said some mean things to each other. The next day we bonded in our grief like the fight never happened. I always think of that when I think of SON because it was born less than a month later. As I recall we were trying to escape the tyranny of another board. 😄😄

I also remember the staff chats with Toups, Errol, etc. Good times! 

I take your point about MM/Belle. I think the reason I loved her years ago was because I was so done with Kirsten. Now I can take or leave her, no huge complaints though. The Valley Girl vocal inflection can go though.

Edited December 27, 20213 yr by KLN

I don't think "Scryber96" is Ron Carlivati.

Watching Friday's episode. This is a joke, right??? They can't be serious with this devil stuff and Belle who is Jan and suddenly Fake Belle is turned into Jan? Stupid. I'll be glad when the devil stuff is over and we can get back to the real soapy drama. The devil stuff was great back in the 90's when they had a budget and a writer who could tell a story. Ron Carlivati is not a good fit for this show but he remains. There's no hope for Days getting  any better. I'd be embarrassed to present this show as daytime drama at its best. It's a safe bet that Friday's show will not be submitted for the Emmys. It was probably the stupidest episode of a soap opera that I've ever seen. Sorry for the negative rant. It was so bad. 

EJ: Youuuuuu actually think Lucas Horton has the brains and nerve to set me up?😂

Watching the Christmas episode now. I had to roll my eyes at Chad and Abby wishing Ben a Merry Christmas. 
 

I don’t care for Missy’s political beliefs, but it was nice to see her back even though I did enjoy Cady in the role. 
 

The lack of Hortons for the ornament hanging was sad.

THE 2021 HORTON CHRISTMAS TREE...
 
Here's some photos of different angles of the Horton Christmas tree, so you can see the additional ornaments that were on the tree but didn't make it on air:
 

 

 

 


HORTON ORNAMENTS # 73 & # 74 DEBUT...WELCOME CARVER & JULES!
 

 

When was the last time Maggie was at the Hortons for the ornament ceremony?

She was apart of that family for years...but that seems to have been erased.

1 hour ago, Paul Raven said:

When was the last time Maggie was at the Hortons for the ornament ceremony?

She was apart of that family for years...but that seems to have been erased.

I am glad they at least mentioned her absence in the episode because her presence was missed.

She has definitely been there the last few years. I think 2019/18 for sure. 

I'm sorry, but I'm really going to need this possession storyline to be over and done with, and to never be touched upon ever again.
Between the sh*t writing and real bad acting (mainly from Deidre Hall), this is just laughable because of how bad it is.
And then inserting clips from the original storyline, this looks cheap and rushed.

If we get another renewal, and I do mean IF, I'm really going to need some major changes to happen, both in terms of executive production, overall production and head writing.

I loved Jules and Carver getting ornaments. Those are the cutest babies. 

The EJ/Nicole scenes were a bit bizarre because the thought never seemed to cross EJ's mind that he should tell Nicole that he's back with Sami. At one point he even said Rafe is jealous of him because he's with Nicole, present tense. I guess we're going to drag this out for a bit. 

Lucas and Sami are so much fun. They just play so well off each other. So the devil didn't make Lucas kidnap Sami, but planted the idea in his head. Good enough for me. 

The less said about those scenes where John was trying to exorcise Marlena, the better. 

I love that Eric is back. 

I do hope a bland Eric quickly exorcises Marlena.

How do you start a Monday episode? Both Tripp and Johnny shirtless.... Yummmm.

The episode wasn't that bad minus Deidre awful acting. 

8 minutes ago, victoria foxton said:

I do hope a bland Eric quickly exorcises Marlena.

Not happening since it was already reported that the storyline won't end till February.

1 hour ago, AlexElizabeth said:

So the devil didn't make Lucas kidnap Sami, but planted the idea in his head.

That's the way it should've been all along -- the devil suggesting this-or-that character commit such-and-such heinous act -- instead of this morphing crap.