Days of Our Lives: April 2022 Discussion Thread

[j swift]

I would hazard to guess that the next step is a redemption arc for Craig, involving both Kayla and Chloe.  Given the lack of creativity among the writers, it will be the stereotypical GBF teaching women to value their worth in relationships and will have nothing to do with Craig's personal growth or finding love. Both Ron and Jamey seem stuck in the My Best Friend's Wedding era of gay media wherein the only purpose of a gay character was to help straight women learn a lesson.

Edited April 21, 2022 by j swift

[DRW50]

This will be my last post on this "story," I promise...

The tweet from Ron reminds me that there was a book about The View called Ladies Who Punch, written by Ramin Setoodeh. 10 years ago. Setoodeh wrote an article blasting gay actors who play straight roles, and how gay actors can only play gay roles. 

That is also the message sent by making Craig gay - it was clearly not based on any real story reasons, and will have no real impact. They just knew Kevin Spirtas was gay, so, of course, Craig must be gay too. 

I've never been happier that soaps are completely culturally irrelevant, because at a time when this country is hurtling backwards into homophobia and bigotry we are just getting a small taste of (the big taste coming after November's midterm elections), what they have done with this "story" would be pure fodder for so many hatemongers out there, along with so many, many other stories from a writer who penned plots painting gay men as rapists and predators and said they fake hate crimes to get a boyfriend.

[Soapsuds]

Loving your posts. Keep posting away!

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[Faulkner]

One of the things DAYS does better than the other soaps is having one character expose another, like Abby reading Gwen for filth. We rarely get that satisfaction on the other shows, and it’s one of the great pleasures of soaps. (Love me some Marci Miller.)

[victoria foxton]

MM was really good. As Abby exposed Gwen. It felt a bit flat because it was only a couple of extra's and regulars.  You need as many people as possible for those kinds of scenes, Jake and Ben's friendship is so super forced. Everything else was meh. 

[Soapsuds]

It's Carlivati gay fantasy. Remember the garage scenes?

[Soapsuds]

The wedding is such a disastrous episode. Why are Sonny and Will not there yet they have all these useless extras? Once again Ron making a mockery of a gay marriage. Seriously GR and KS should be ashamed of themselves for participating in this mess.

Edited April 21, 2022 by Soapsuds

[victoria foxton]

WilSon being MIA makes no sense. What was the point of bringing them back. A nasty confrontation between Sonny and Leo would've been good. Five extra's reacting, Is so silly.

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Edited April 21, 2022 by victoria foxton

[Soapsuds]

Especially when Sonny was huffing and puffing about exposing Leo.

Chloe not giving a damn that her father is being hurt is priceless.

Has KS forgot how to act? His reaction to Leo's husband was the same as him seeing Xander half naked.

Edited April 21, 2022 by Soapsuds

[Soapsuds]

The acting in today's episode is atrocious!

Can Ron just pair Ben with Jake and get it over with?

[AlexElizabeth]

I looooved Abby destroying Gwen's life today. So good.

All the scenes at Jake's apartment could've been cut. 

[Soapsuds]

With all those strangers extras watching....terrible.

The acting is really bad. So much haming it up by Marci Miller and zero acting by Paul Telfer

[j swift]

Given Jackie Cox's moniker as the Persian Princess, it was a real missed opportunity that her entrance line wasn't, "Salaam Salem"

Edited April 21, 2022 by j swift

[AbcNbc247]

Count me in as someone else who was loving bitchy Abigail taking down Gwen

Yeah that was a mistake. I’m assuming it was an episode guarantee thing but this needed to be a time when that shouldn’t have mattered 

Edited April 21, 2022 by AbcNbc247

[carolineg]

I think I would have preferred the small group of people that knew Gwen/Leo/Xander/Craig being there over random extras.  It's not like either couple was popular around Salem, so I would assume their weddings wouldn't have the entire town.  I kept laughing at the horrible extras in the background reacting and wondering who they were invited by. 

I miss the good old Days where a secret would be exposed in front of everyone on the cast and no one would politely leave.  They would all just stay to hear the good gossip lol

I do love they are bringing Laura's death back up.  I was actually surprised by that.