Days: July 2023 Discussion Thread

[ranger1rg]

The Leo/Gwen scenes (about the sexting and Leo's smokeshow) were painful to watch.

Are we supposed to find any of this interesting or clever when all characters involved have to be so unrealistic and so damn dumb?

 

[carolineg]

Double weddings are really weird to me.  Why would you want to share that day?  Period.  These 4 barely know each other, but I think it's just a strange concept in general.  The only case I could sort of understand it is in when Carrie/Austin and John/Marlena did it.  They've both had weddings to one another a million times so why not? 

I guess we have to see how the Sloan stuff plays out on Monday because it seemed massively stupid to me too @j swift And, honestly, I liked both the wedding dresses.  Jada's dress was fabulous though.

Edited July 28, 2023 by carolineg

[Contessa Donatella]

Shout out to Richard Bloore, Costume Designer, DAYS! All 3 dresses were fabulous! I did not like Leo's suit but it does look like something he would wear. 

Loved Kristen's line, to Dimitri: "You know, they say it's bad form to text with your boyfriend on your wedding day when you're about to marry the woman of your dreams." 

 

[j swift]

It goes without saying that they are all beautiful women, but I am biased against brides wearing their hair down under a veil, I think it looks messy.  It also seemed like Kristen and Jada were dressed for an evening wedding, but Gabi wasn't.  And I guess nobody upholds the tradition of not wearing white when it is your third or fourth wedding.

On the subject of double weddings, the only reference that I have is that I grew up in a temple where due to the number of kids getting Bat Mitvah-ed we all had to share the date.  Given that I don't like a lot of attention in large crowds, I appreciated it, even if I can't recall the girl's name that I shared the day with, even if you offered me half of Dimitri's inheritance. 

Edited July 28, 2023 by j swift

[carolineg]

I think Gabi's dress was supposed to more artsy or avant-garde since she's a designer or something.  I prefer hair down under a veil lol.  

I remember Days used to change up the color slightly for brides on their third or fourth wedding day.  I feel like Sami, Carrie and Hope at least all had slightly beige-y colors for their dresses and Marlena wore light blue to her "main" John wedding in 99.  I guess it just doesn't matter anymore lol.

I have honestly never known anyone in real life who had a double wedding.  I actually have never heard of it outside of tv shows or movies.  If anyone on this board knows someone who's done it in real life let me know. 

[j swift]

I would hope that Dimitri split the cost with Stefan, but given that there were no centerpieces, catering, or invitations, it didn't seem that costly.

Marlena's blue gown is iconic, as memorialized in Rachel's doll.

Edited July 28, 2023 by j swift

[Contessa Donatella]

@carolineg  Never. Not anyone. I didn't like it with Carrie & Marlena. On AW didn't like it with Rachel, Mac, Sandy , Blane! Totally dislike! 

[AbcNbc247]

I can’t help but think that the definitions of interesting and clever BTS at Days are quite different than most people’s

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I didn’t even know that double weddings were a thing until Passions

[j swift]

The etiquette of a double wedding seems difficult to maneuver.  Do you have double maids-of-honor?  Do the guests need to send two gifts?  It seems especially awkward to share such an intimate moment while your Mom's also in a bridal gown.

Personally, I would turn down the invitation to a double wedding because much like the one on Passions, the ceremony would take forever to complete (and someone might crash their car into the event).

Finally, I agree that if you're looking for realism, or erudite dialogue, DAYS may not be for you.  From Micky's amnesia on a farm to Marlena's twin taking over her identity, DAYS never tried to be a realistic soap.  It is a silly diversion made better because we can discuss it as a community.

Edited July 28, 2023 by j swift

[AbcNbc247]

Honestly, I would have no problem with the lack of realism or anything actually, if it was all just written a little better 

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[Contessa Donatella]

I would say that DAYS has always had realism in their friend & family relationships. No not realistic in how bizarrely people are kin to each other. But, in how they react to each other & that the family & friend business is still retained. Sometimes a good day is only good because of the conversation between & among family or friends. 

[j swift]

At the risk of contradicting myself on the realism issue, can we discuss the prop used for Nicole's test results?

First, I don't know of any medical system who wouldn't want to bill for another visit in order to review the results.  There's not a test that I've taken in the past decade that didn't require a meaningless follow-up appointment to tell me that my cholesterol is high, and I need to eat fewer eggs.

Second, maybe they'd print out the result rather than emailing them.  But, I don't think they'd be in an envelope like that. 

Third, due to a number of variables, must results don't include a specific narrative, so Sloan would have to know a lot about DNA in order to deduce that EJ was not a match. 

Although, this is the same hospital that Marlena showed Kayla her co-worker Nurse Whitley's psychiatric case notes without consent.  I'm certain there's more people here who've had amniocentesis than a double wedding, so feel free to respond if you are a content expert.

 

Edited July 29, 2023 by j swift

[Contessa Donatella]

Not an expert on amnios or on genetic testing to check out your upcoming offspring but pretty much an expert on docs & hospitals & stuff like test results & these days I'd do it all & get it all through the Patient portal. 

[carolineg]

I was laughing that the specialist Dr told EJ that she didn't need to be there because the results were self explanatory.  He wasn't the father.  She was just going to let EJ read that by himself lol?  There were clear variances I am sure she was aware of but wouldn't follow up at all?  That's actually how the show explained it.  So silly...

I am not sure what Marlena was thinking.  I thought maybe it was because Kayla had already reviewed her patient files when Marlena was suspended for her MarDevil actions, but that didn't seem to be the case or at least Kayla didn't acknowledge it.  

[Noel]

No, this show sucks testicles. Do you KNOW what I've had to ENDURE these past couple of weeks? Awful, awful, awful. Just a bunch of far-fetched, contrived storylines.