Days of Our Lives: September 2023 Discussion Thread

[Antoyne]

Today was a weird one. I’m not sure if I liked it or not.

[j swift]

In real time, Nicole should be giving birth in January, (given that the biscuits were drugged in April).  What are the chances that? :

(A) She gives birth around Christmas

(B) The baby is stolen and adopted by Sloan

or

(C) Since they are SORASing her daughter, she's not going to carry this baby to term.

BTW, given Belle's history of being sold on the black market, she's not a good candidate to work as Eric's adoption attorney (too traumatic while her husband is hitting rock bottom).  Although it is nuts that Salem is so small that you could be a prosecutor one day, and an adoption attorney the next. 

Also, does Sloan have any clients left in Salem? How is she paying her half of the rent?

Edited September 28, 2023 by j swift

[te.]

These sort of things always cracks me up on soaps - not like attorneys tend to specialise in certain sections of the law or something, same thing with doctors. Not that I'm complaining really since it gives characters stuff to do, plus the budget isn't there to hire more people anyway.

[AbcNbc247]

Today was an improvement over yesterday. And the cliffhanger? Damn lol 

I really didn’t expect it. And if what may happen actually does happen, Leo and Dimitri definitely do deserve it. I still think Peter Porte was totally wasted, his character in general and the pairing with Leo

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Speaking of that POS, I’m looking forward to Monday and I really, really hope we’re not let down. Too bad Gwen said to Kristen that she doesn’t want to kill anybody though lol

Switching gears, see ya Sonny! We’ll miss you and hope to see you again soon. I still can’t believe that even with Zach’s schedule, they managed to get him to have a scene with Leo. Not that many family scenes, no scenes with Chad or Paul and Andrew (btw where’d they go) but scenes with Leo. This show and its priorities.
 
I did enjoy his scenes today. Literally the best thing about Alex since he showed up was that relationship he had with Sonny. Today was a great example of that and it would be pretty stupid to squander it. There are a lot of rumors floating around about this storyline and I really hope they turn out to be true.

And WTG, Maggie! I couldn’t help but laugh a little when she sent Vivian packing. 

[Dr Neil Curtis]

Homage to Vivian’s 1992 entrance. 

[j swift]

Oy vey, more guns is not what I was looking forward to today.  Can't they all go back to drugging each other with martinis?

As we have all discussed many times before, the idea that an adult would go through an identity crisis because their biological paternity was recently revealed in their mid-30s is a farce.   I do not know any real person who suddenly start calling the only dad they've ever known cousin.  That's just silly.

I would approve if Alex was guilty about getting 50% of the inheritance over the rest of his family.  Or, if he worried about how he'll run the company.  But, having Sonny begging him to see that they are still brothers, while he got bupkis from Victor is a little rude.

And, once again, does nobody recall that Johnny still lives at the mansion?  They all have breakfast, or cocktails, and they never invite him to come downstairs. 

Edited September 29, 2023 by j swift

[TEdgeofNight]

Brilliant cliffhanger today! Never saw that coming. Bravo Days and Ron Carlivati.

[Contessa Donatella]

WOW. What a last minute! I definitely did not see that coming. 

[Soapsuds]

The best part was Zach Tinker and his scenes with Suzanne Rogers and You know who.

It's a shame Ron refuses to write for any gay character not named Leo.

I did enjoy SR and LS scenes too. LS never disappoints.

I was going to write on what's so wrong with the episode but instead I kept wondering how great Douglas Marland would've written the episode.

The ending was shocking. But it also ask the question why?

Edited September 29, 2023 by Soapsuds

[j swift]

Maybe I am misunderstanding your question, but it appears the Vivian shot Dimitri because he was going to shoot her son Stefan, which mimics her entry story of when she shot someone for holding a gun on her "dear nephew" Lawrence.

Edited September 30, 2023 by j swift

[Soapsuds]

Of course! Ron loves to repeat history but seems to always fail. I forget that Vivian is Stefan mother. It's is easy to forget since they've hardly interacted since she's been back.

It's interesting how Vivian had a gun handy.

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She's a criminal and of course shouldn't posses any weapons of course the whole Dimera are thugs and carry guns so never mind.

[carolineg]

The Leo/Dmitri situation escalated so quickly.  It was played as wacky hijinks for weeks and now it's jumped to actual murder.  There wasn't a lot of progression from 20 questions with Rachel and Leo dressing up as Gwen to multiple acts of gun violence. 

Marlena/Kate are still randomly in this episode gossiping at the Pub.  Marlena actually called Sloan's apartment 'spacious', so clearly she's been living with one too many of houseguests for too long.

I don't have much to say about the rest of the episode.  Alex is being weird and Sonny is a great brother.

[j swift]

Yeah, it's funny that when Eric moved in with Sloan he never mentioned that Dick Van Dyke took over his bedroom, leaving the impression that since Brady and Rachel had their own rooms, that's at least a four bedroom penthouse!  It's a good thing that homes in Salem don't need bathrooms, (other than the occasional shower for sex).

[Contessa Donatella]

When was Eric living at the PH? He's been in one of the rooms over Brady Pub this whole time. You mean some previous time? For a long while he was with Nicole & Holly. 

[carolineg]

Yeah, Eric definitely lived above the Pub so now maybe Talia can get her own room and bed!  

Marlena/John's penthouse has at least 4 bedrooms because Brady, Kristen and Rachel were all living there at one point in separate bedrooms.