4 hours ago, DynamiteKiddo said:

I wish they could figure out how to effectively use them and keep them  interesting together and apart, but manage to keep them endgame.

They’ve had tons of chances in the last two years, but nobody seemed to want to invest in them lol we should still be dealing with the fallout Shawn/Belle/EJ

MM even hinted that 

Spoiler

The way EJ and Belle was suddenly dropped was one of the reasons why she chose to leave 

 

1 hour ago, ranger1rg said:

In addition, imagine dumping a bad storyline in 6-8 weeks instead of letting it run 6+ more months.

 

Idk 

Something tells me we’d still have to endure that horrible story no matter how much time there was from tape date to air date 😂

 

 

7 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

They’ve had tons of chances in the last two years, but nobody seemed to want to invest in them lol we should still be dealing with the fallout Shawn/Belle/EJ

This was such a shame.  I know it's been widely speculated that tptb thought Ali Sweeney would be around for that and that's why they dropped it . . . like, that's where the meat of the story would have been (Sami vs. Belle, subbing in for Carrie), but it still felt like a hit.  But they also abruptly dropped the wildly unpredictable and super sexy EJabby affair years earlier sooo...  They obviously don't know what to do with EJ without Sami . . . and this reunion with Nicole is super horrible to me, as I remember how well and truly horrified and disgusted she was of him.

But ya, Shawn & Belle should still be dealing with all that.  And it was wild that Shawn took partial responsibility for what happened because he had sex with Jan who was TRANSFORMED INTO BELLE lolol

28 minutes ago, DynamiteKiddo said:

This was such a shame.  I know it's been widely speculated that tptb thought Ali Sweeney would be around for that and that's why they dropped it . . . like, that's where the meat of the story would have been (Sami vs. Belle, subbing in for Carrie), but it still felt like a hit.  But they also abruptly dropped the wildly unpredictable and super sexy EJabby affair years earlier sooo...  They obviously don't know what to do with EJ without Sami . . . and this reunion with Nicole is super horrible to me, as I remember how well and truly horrified and disgusted she was of him.

But ya, Shawn & Belle should still be dealing with all that.  And it was wild that Shawn took partial responsibility for what happened because he had sex with Jan who was TRANSFORMED INTO BELLE lolol

I’m sure they probably hoped that Ali Sweeney would stay, but she had to have told everybody that her return was only temporary.

In the mean time, they should have worked with what they had instead of completely dropping it. I was a fan of EJelle, and seeing them try to make it as a couple, with the specter of Sami still looming over them, coupled with Belles feelings for Shawn and Shawn trying to move with Jada or someone would have been great to see.

Shawn putting Bo in a coma and Victors death could have the catalysts that brought him and Belle back together. 

Edited September 14, 20232 yr by AbcNbc247

The show continues to be unintentionally funny, which for me is part of the entertainment value.

When Belle told Brady that Shawn was "drinking again", I was like, he only stopped for a day.  If I'm not mistaken, Belle hasn't even had time to change dresses during Shawn's sobriety.

And then, when DVD praised Marlena for helping him even though he was a stranger, I was like, aren't all of her patients strangers?  I mean other than those she's related to.  He's talking like the expectation would be that Marlena and co. would throw an old man out on the street, but she's so uniquely special that she decided to follow the Hippocratic Oath.

Finally, when Alex told Theresa that he couldn't go to dinner because he was off to Greece to investigate, and Theresa responded that she'll take a rain check, it was like, "yeah, you go off and investigate your great Uncle's will with my baby's daddy, I just wait here 'till you guys get back...

So funny.

Edited September 14, 20232 yr by j swift

It was so great to see Andrew and Paul again. Awwww and they were holding hands as the walked at the square.

It's time to flush Dimitri and Leo. They are horrific terrible bad awful puke inducing.

I do wonder if Theresa is working with Vivian.

5 hours ago, DynamiteKiddo said:

It's ridiculous, right??  Lol.  However, it's when they're at their best it seems . . . even way back in the day with JC & KS, their first Jan breakup and makeup was really good.  Since their 2015 returns, they've been pretty boring, but they've also been so periphery.  But every time they make up (like I'm really thinking about the JPLPhilip and EJ/Jan stuff), it does feel so right.  I wish they could figure out how to effectively use them and keep them  interesting together and apart, but manage to keep them endgame.

I find Tripp totally fine.  That's all.  

The Jan breakup was so good, esp the acting. Kirsten & Jason ate, especially KS, and while I liked the reunion at the last blast, I believe she took him back too quickly. Days just through them back together like nothing. It seems to be a theme with Shelle. Jan, Phil2x, EJ.

It's weird how the tables have turned with Shawn and Belle. Shawn used to take Belle for granted, like a motherfùcker in the OG days. The Jan [!@#$%^&*], the Cassie [!@#$%^&*], I wanted Belle to jaw him in his [!@#$%^&*].  Now Belle takes him for granted cheats on him like it's the most normal thing in the world. I did like the affair wth JKJ Phil it is MM best chemistry

😍😍😍

1 hour ago, NiqueAlexis2020 said:

The Jan breakup was so good, esp the acting. Kirsten & Jason ate, especially KS, and while I liked the reunion at the last blast, I believe she took him back too quickly. Days just through them back together like nothing. It seems to be a theme with Shelle. Jan, Phil2x, EJ.

It's weird how the tables have turned with Shawn and Belle. Shawn used to take Belle for granted, like a motherfùcker in the OG days. The Jan [!@#$%^&*], the Cassie [!@#$%^&*], I wanted Belle to jaw him in his [!@#$%^&*].  Now Belle takes him for granted cheats on him like it's the most normal thing in the world. I did like the affair wth JKJ Phil it is MM best chemistry

The JKJPhil affair was so so good. They had smoking hot chemistry.

And you’re right, Belle really does cheat on Shawn like it’s just a regular Tuesday 😂

Edited September 15, 20232 yr by Antoyne

3 hours ago, NiqueAlexis2020 said:

It's weird how the tables have turned with Shawn and Belle. Shawn used to take Belle for granted, like a motherfùcker in the OG days. The Jan [!@#$%^&*], the Cassie [!@#$%^&*], I wanted Belle to jaw him in his [!@#$%^&*].  Now Belle takes him for granted cheats on him like it's the most normal thing in the world. I did like the affair wth JKJ Phil it is MM best chemistry

It is hilarious that the mechanical censor missed something so obvious but pounced on other repeated words! Just yesterday I had a FB mechanical censor offer me the opportunity to edit or delete my post rather than face possible consequences. I had posted that I love Greg Rikaart but want to kill Leo Stark! I wonder if I inserted the words "fictional character" if it would go through. 

I am just watching today's episode and did they have to actually move more chairs into Marlena/John's penthouse to seat 5 people?  Their house set is so awkward lol.  John and Belle are sitting on dining room chairs and Belle/Brady are practically sitting on top of one another and so are Paul/John.  At some points Drake seemed to be just crouching behind the couch because there was no space available.

Nice to see Paul/Andrew and the Black kids all in one room though.  I will say I actually get second hand embarrassment when John/Marlena et all have to explain their past and lives to new people.   It sounds so silly when said out loud.

I don't even know what to say about Talia/Shawn.  It was unexpected I guess.   You would think someone would try to call his wife, uncle, cousin, etc in the pub his family owns instead of kicking him out lol.

I really like Jen Lilley as Theresa.  It's a shame she'll be gone soon.

Johnny and Chanel are a little much.  It's all a bit fast.

26 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I really like Jen Lilley as Theresa. 

 She's got a great energy, and she plays the humor well.

I assume Theresa doesn't have a job outside the home and lives off Brady's child support payments?  Although Tate goes to boarding school, she doesn't seem to be in a hurry to return to the office. 

Maybe Kimberly is holding down the fort in LA?  Because, it makes sense why Kim wouldn't want to go honor the passing of Victor, given that she was one of his longest suffering victims.

Add me to the Theresa love. Too bad she will be ruined soon.

Here is Jen and Colton off camera

 

Edited September 15, 20232 yr by Soapsuds

2 minutes ago, j swift said:

 She's got a great energy, and she plays the humor well.

I assume Theresa doesn't have a job outside the home and lives off Brady's child support payments?  Although Tate goes to boarding school, she doesn't seem to be in a hurry to return to the office. 

Maybe Kimberly is holding down the fort in LA?  Because, it makes sense why Kim wouldn't want to go honor the passing of Victor, given that she was one of his longest suffering victims.

Where is Theresa even staying while in town?  Where are Andrew and Paul?  They walked in the opposite direction of the Salem Inn today and it didn't seem like they were staying at John/Marlena's.  Theresa was Jen's assistant at the hospital and then did fashion design or something with Basic Black so it's possible she works in that field at home.   I think we are just supposed to think she's a schemer and screw up so maybe she got fired or does just stay at home.

Spoiler

Kristen tells Gwen the truth about Dimitri and Leo. 

 

4 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

Add me to the Theresa love. Too bad she will be ruined soon.

Here is Jen and Colton off camera

 

😊😊😊

He‘s such a great guy. 

And he did have good chemistry with Jen Lilley. Now we just need Eve to reunite with her brother and sister 😂

4 hours ago, j swift said:

 Maybe Kimberly is holding down the fort in LA?  Because, it makes sense why Kim wouldn't want to go honor the passing of Victor, given that she was one of his longest suffering victims.

I wonder if Colton knows that everyone originally thought that Andrew was Victor’s son 😂😂