4 minutes ago, Khan said:

IIRC, didn't the real Belle walk in on Shawn in bed with the fake Belle, who turned back into Jan moments later?  If she did, then there was nothing that Shawn needed to confess to.  He and Belle should have sensed immediately that something far more sinister was going on and that he wasn't entirely responsible for what had happened between him and "Belle."

Yeah. But now I can't remember if Belle either assumed that she got there before Shawn and Jan went all the way, or if she asked Shawn and he lied to her lol

2 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

But now I can't remember if Belle either assumed that she got there before Shawn and Jan went all the way, or if she asked Shawn and he lied to her lol

Frankly, I don't think it matters either way, lol.

43 minutes ago, Khan said:

Agree.  He aged them and forced them onto the front burner much too quickly, and he gave them (well, most of them) absolutely no depth whatsoever, too.

Well, it'd be a lot easier to swallow than Brady resenting Marlena for no damn reason.  (Seriously, Brady, you weren't even teething yet when your bio mom kicked the bucket.  Doc's the only mom you've ever really known.  So, what the [!@#$%^&*] is YOUR problem?)

Knowing that Shawn was under the (false) impression that he was having sex with his own wife just makes it hard for me to understand where Belle is coming from atm.  Pure, and simple.

KL's introduction as Brady was rough.  He wasn't just resentful and bratty-he was awful and abusive to Marlena lol.  Sorry your lame mom croaked when you were 3 months old, and you were not the golden child that Belle was, but half the time you were living with Marlena even when John was with Kristen.   We had no indication that Brady suffered at all as a child.  Marlena named her freakin child after your mother before she knew it was John's.  But Brady was sad their were no pictures of Isabella in the living room and Marlena hated Isabella?  Whatever show.  Brady dressing as Gay Zorro and running around Tuscany with a toy gun and getting shot by Roman was good times though lol.

I don't get Belle's reaction either.  Especially with Shawn being so supportive about the 'things' Belle did while she was presumed Possessed, but I do think if she explained to Shawn she was scared Jan's baby would ruin their lives like her birth did to her mom and said she had irrational resentment that Shawn should have known the difference I could at least understand her point of view.  Not agree with it, but understand.

This show has no depth.  RC pretends to love history, but there are scenes where history can be played in the dialogue but just.........aren't.   It would have been nice if John took the stand that Shawn was raped and told Belle that.  He has experience with that with Kristen/Susan and Gina, but John didn't take any stance except it will all work out.  Maybe Marlena will?  Unless she's too busy partying it up at the gender reveal shindig still.

1 hour ago, Khan said:

A potential Sonny/Chad hookup would be like oxycontin: it's not necessarily good for you, but it sure-as-hell numbs the pain.

Hahahaha! Given the fact that I have a broken arm (first timer here), I'm on hydrocodone so I know this numbing all too well for the time being.

 

1 hour ago, AbcNbc247 said:

That's why, IMO, it might have been better if Shawn had immediately confessed to Belle what happened with Jan, have her tell him that she understands and isn't upset about it, but deep down she really is upset and confides all that in EJ.

Still though. I mean, what couple in their stupid effin' mind wouldn't TALK about a situation like that? We didn't even know what happened to Jan afterwards, lol! There was no word that she went to Statesville or if she fell right back into a coma after the deed was done (since I'd like to equate this power as the fairy godmother power from Cinderella). There was no talk about ANY of it. Surely, Belle can notice if there are cum-stained Egyptian cotton bedsheets. Seriously, this storyline is really stupid. I'm not trying to gross anyone out, but it's time to get realistic and smell the Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa here. 😄

Edited April 14, 20223 yr by Noel

2 hours ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Yeah. But now I can't remember if Belle either assumed that she got there before Shawn and Jan went all the way, or if she asked Shawn and he lied to her lol

A couple of weeks ago in SOD, Beemer explained this as follows:  Belle assumed that she got there in time; and Shawn allowed her to assume that - because it was too traumatizing for him to talk about.  Beemer said that, back in December, Belle had mentioned something indicating her assumption, and Shawn had replied at the time with "I would never betray you" - which was true because didn't know it was Jan.

 

Per Beemer, Shawn didn't want to say out loud what had happened because that would make it "real" and he didn't want it to be real.  I think that's a fairly normal reaction to being raped.

Edited April 14, 20223 yr by janea4old

2 hours ago, janea4old said:

A couple of weeks ago in SOD, Beemer explained this as follows:  Belle assumed that she got there in time; and Shawn allowed her to assume that - because it was too traumatizing for him to talk about.  Beemer said that, back in December, Belle had mentioned something indicating her assumption, and Shawn had replied at the time with "I would never betray you" - which was true because didn't know it was Jan.

 

Per Beemer, Shawn didn't want to say out loud what had happened because that would make it "real" and he didn't want it to be real.  I think that's a fairly normal reaction to being raped.

Thanks!

4 hours ago, Noel said:

Still though. I mean, what couple in their stupid effin' mind wouldn't TALK about a situation like that?

A stupid couple 😂😂

In all seriousness, I guess they just wanted to put the whole incident behind them 

I'm about a week behind, but has Belle questioned yet her own recollections of timeline? Like, when Marlena was possessed but wasn't fully taken over, there were chunks of time she couldn't recollect. But Belle just takes these instances at face value? She CAN recall her whereabouts in the courthouse during the time she was supposedly morphing into EJ to kiss Abigail, right?  Same with all the other instances.  She hasn't questioned the fact that she CAN recount where she's been and what she's been doing? 

So dumb. 

 

Edited April 14, 20223 yr by Gray Bunny

25 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Thanks!

A stupid couple 😂😂

In all seriousness, I guess they just wanted to put the whole incident behind them 

In all seriousness? Who the eff DOES that? I can't think of anyone in their right mind who would just "put it behind them". GTFOH man. 😆 Still doesn't explain what happened to Jan, you know? We didn't know. Hell, if Satan brought me back to life, I'd ask: "Well, what's going to happen to me after I sleep with this dumb ass?" Satan replies: "Once you sleep with the dumb ass, the good news is that you'll still be alive, but the bad news is that you'll be in Statesville prison." 

So my ass is gettin' played? I'm the one who's gettin' the short end of the stick? Hell, nah. Send my ass back in the coma. And no one even talked about Jan or that situation for months on end! Not even Marlena, John, Ciara, Julie, or Doug. No one. No one even bothered. 

7 minutes ago, Noel said:

In all seriousness? Who the eff DOES that? I can't think of anyone in their right mind who would just "put it behind them". GTFOH man. 😆 Still doesn't explain what happened to Jan, you know? We didn't know. Hell, if Satan brought me back to life, I'd ask: "Well, what's going to happen to me after I sleep with this dumb ass?" Satan replies: "Once you sleep with the dumb ass, the good news is that you'll still be alive, but the bad news is that you'll be in Statesville prison." 

So my ass is gettin' played? I'm the one who's gettin' the short end of the stick? Hell, nah. Send my ass back in the coma. And no one even talked about Jan or that situation for months on end! Not even Marlena, John, Ciara, Julie, or Doug. No one. No one even bothered. 

There's no psychological development with any of these characters. Shawn had sex with another woman. Who cares if it was the devil's work.  That type of [!@#$%^&*] could play out for MONTHS. Certainly in the real world. 

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37 minutes ago, Gray Bunny said:

There's no psychological development with any of these characters. Shawn had sex with another woman. Who cares if it was the devil's work.  That type of [!@#$%^&*] could play out for MONTHS. Certainly in the real world. 

Yep, and as much as I'm playful about the scenario, it doesn't make any coherent sense and I refuse to buy it. It's just sloppy, lazy, insulting, etc. Sure, it's just a silly soap, but I'm also not stupid. I take offense at what I see going on. There was something that deeply disturbed me with the racial microaggressions when Jack was running for mayor and there was something that Eve said that really bothered me a lot. It made me feel very uncomfortable watching and hearing it. And then, how Ron C. writes women, people who identify as LGBTQ, etc., I'm not upset about it, but I find it insulting.

Edited April 14, 20223 yr by Noel

No posts about today's show? You know it's bad when no one posts about it.😂

34 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

No posts about today's show? You know it's bad when no one posts about it.😂

Nancy and Craig were okay?  I didn't mind Leo and Gwen either.  So nothing of note happened.

I just hope Maggie doesn't have to potty train Sarah again.

2 minutes ago, Khan said:

I just hope Maggie doesn't have to potty train Sarah again.

😂😂😂