It would have made more sense but no... we needed a new character.

2 hours ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

Well, Tamara is certainly HOT. 

I hope you are right about Maggie. But if she knows, then why does she keep him around? And, I hope his meet with John will mean we're about to have some momentum, going forward ... but, toward what? 

That reminds me, do we think that J&M are today's Tom & Alice? I think they are. I just wondered if most people also think it. I remember when everyone predicted J&J to be the next T&A. That didn't work out. 

J&M don't really remind me of Tom and Alice.  I think Doug & Julie or even Mickey/Maggie were a bit closer to Tom and Alice.  John/Marlena still have their own stories and ups and downs and aren't as wholesome.  While I am sure people in town admire their love and ask their advice, Marlena isn't exactly making donuts in her (non-existent) kitchen either.  I am sure people will disagree and I have heard the T&A and J&M comparisons, but I think John/Marlena are just different in vibe entirely as a couple.

1 hour ago, Liberty City said:

Oh see, I liked Livingston in the role and kind of liked that she was the opposite of Arianne Zucker's Nicole. Plus, they claimed she didn't share chemistry with James Scott's EJ and I have to disagree, and in the end... they did not even stick to that dead pairing. And while you call her sweetness "cloying and fake," that easily could have turned into some kind of storyline where it came out that it was a fake façade; we saw when she came back to General Hospital as Rebecca she could possibly play someone more bad-ass, but she wasn't given that chance. And then introducing Jordan a few years later when Chrishell Stause easily could have been another recast Taylor, and keeping ties to the canvas, et al. Decisions are just poorly made.

Lol!  Rebecca.  Was NL playing someone bad-ass with that?  Or was she just wearing more eyeliner and chewing gum?

That being said I didn't mind her as Taylor.  She didn't even get half a chance.

Just now, carolineg said:

Lol!  Rebecca.  Was NL playing someone bad-ass with that?  Or was she just wearing more eyeliner and chewing gum?

That being said I didn't mind her as Taylor.  She didn't even get half a chance.

Well, maybe more-so edgy or what the scripts were trying to sell as edgy. I remember her confronting Elizabeth over her affair, and while not as satisfying as Lulu, it did serve its purpose.

2 minutes ago, carolineg said:

J&M don't really remind me of Tom and Alice.  I think Doug & Julie or even Mickey/Maggie were a bit closer to Tom and Alice.  John/Marlena still have their own stories and ups and downs and aren't as wholesome.  While I am sure people in town admire their love and ask their advice, Marlena isn't exactly making donuts in her (non-existent) kitchen either.  I am sure people will disagree and I have heard the T&A and J&M comparisons, but I think John/Marlena are just different in vibe entirely as a couple.

As usual you make excellent points. I can certainly see Doug & Julie in that sentimental position! I guess I never stopped & gave it serious thought. My bad! 

18 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

Well, maybe more-so edgy or what the scripts were trying to sell as edgy. I remember her confronting Elizabeth over her affair, and while not as satisfying as Lulu, it did serve its purpose.

I did like that Elizabeth affair confrontation.  I really don't mind NL as much as most people here.  I never particularly cared for her Emily, but she also didn't bother me either.  It's still a shame they killed Emily off.

I still think her Taylor was a better fit than Tamara's.

16 minutes ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

As usual you make excellent points. I can certainly see Doug & Julie in that sentimental position! I guess I never stopped & gave it serious thought. My bad! 

Honestly, I think even Deidre has made comments saying she thought John and Marlena were the next Tom and Alice, so it's not a crazy notion.  I just don't see it.  I don't think Days ever tried to mold another couple like Tom/Alice, so to me there really isn't an heir apparent to them.  It's not a slight to J&M.  They just stand on their own as a couple. 

I would assume Julie will now take over that "Gran" role after Doug's passing and Doug and Julie will now be revered in a similar fashion to Tom/Alice.  I still think Maggie would have fit better in that role, but that time has come and gone.

16 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I still think her Taylor was a better fit than Tamara's.

💯 there was no reason for the swap.

4.3/10

I like that Maggie gets to be a bit sassier than Alice.  Although, Alice demonstrated some sass toward Bo while he was dating Billie when Hope first reappeared, and she enjoyed seeing Julie taken down a peg when she was being too highfaluting, she was generally benevolent.   I pump my fist whenever Maggie reminds Alex or Xander that she is not easily conned.  I appreciate that she prioritized Sarah over Konstantin.  And, overall, I enjoy that she's not a pushover, which is a consistent part of her character.  And, that what's made her attractive to everyone, from Neil to Victor.  Many people, from Linda to Bonnie, have underestimated Maggie due to her rural upbringing, but they've never succeeded against her. 

Overall, I think they've once again done a poor job with pacing the story by having Theresa head over heels for Alex for the past six months.  But, after spending one week with Brady (and his aforementioned 90s R&B beard) in the police interrogation room, she is suddenly back in love with him.

Have Theresa and Sloan had any interactions?  Or Theresa and Ava?  The three of them need some gal time to hash out their respective issues, now that Nicole is out of the picture.  Days always feels a bit claustrophobic to me when they don't change up scene partners now and then.  Theresa's got potential, she could design Chanel's wedding gown, or commensurate with Ava.  She's just got to get out more often.

 

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4 hours ago, carolineg said:

Honestly, I think even Deidre has made comments saying she thought John and Marlena were the next Tom and Alice, so it's not a crazy notion.  I just don't see it.  I don't think Days ever tried to mold another couple like Tom/Alice, so to me there really isn't an heir apparent to them.  It's not a slight to J&M.  They just stand on their own as a couple.

To me, When Deidre refers to John & Marlena as the next Tom & Alice, I think she means that they're the anchor couple on DAYS, not that they're like T&A.

A couple like Tom & Alice is a throwback to decades-past, and I don't think today's soaps have much room for them, let alone use. Years ago, DAYS could have turned Doug & Julie into a Tom & Alice-like couple, but decided not to.

 

1 minute ago, ranger1rg said:

To me, When Deidre refers to John & Marlena as the next Tom & Alice, I think she means that they're the anchor couple on DAYS, not that they're like T&A.

A couple like Tom & Alice is a throwback to decades-past, and I don't think today's soaps have much room for them, let alone use. Years ago, DAYS could have turned Doug & Julie into a Tom & Alice-like couple, but decided not to.

 

Yes!  Anchor couple is totally the phrase I was looking for.  Thank you. 

I still think Mickey/Maggie were the closet bet on molding that type of couple, but there is way too much history and mistakes on J&M's part for them to be revered like an ideal couple.  I think they are a #lovegoals type of couple, but they are just too modern to fit into the Tom & Alice role like you stated.  I even think Doug/Julie were too.   

9 hours ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

That reminds me, do we think that J&M are today's Tom & Alice? I think they are. I just wondered if most people also think it. I remember when everyone predicted J&J to be the next T&A. That didn't work out. 

Maybe, but not yet.

I think that title still belongs to Doug and Julie 

Tom and Alice were the original tentpole couple, happily married with little story or conflict of their own.

The others ,we have seen their love lives play out on air through all the ups and downs, so they can never hold the same moral ground or position as Tom and Alice.

Not much happened today, but I like that there was so much follow up from Friday. 

The stuff with Konstantin is annoying and I hate that history is being rewritten to tell it. And, wasn’t Marlena able to break through John’s mind control and get rid of it for good?

I liked the Johnny/Chanel scenes though. The conversation about Allie, and Chanel’s attraction to women was something that they should have had a long time ago and I was glad that it finally happened. I hope Johnny’s fears about a Dimera curse end up coming true somehow. It could be a good story for him and Chanel. 

And yeah, it’s time for Tripp to throw his mother out of his apartment lol. As much I’d like for Tripp and Wendy to have their own storyline, I do kind of  like Tripp’s dislike of Stefan. That, along with Stefan and Ava having sex are added dynamics to this storyline that could lead to something interesting. 

Trigger warning:  One character commands another character to shoot himself.

This was in the promo for week of Feb. 5th.
They put that in the promo without any hotline info.

This scene airs in episode of Mon. Feb. 5.
They don't go through with it, but still...

Here is crisis hotline info if anyone needs it:

Dial 988
https://988lifeline.org 

Crisis Text Line International
https://www.crisistextline.org/ 

USA text HOME to 741741

United Kingdom – Text SHOUT to 85258

Canada – Text CONNECT to 686868

Ireland – Text HOME to 50808

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5 hours ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Not much happened today, but I like that there was so much follow up from Friday. 

The stuff with Konstantin is annoying and I hate that history is being rewritten to tell it. And, wasn’t Marlena able to break through John’s mind control and get rid of it for good?

I liked the Johnny/Chanel scenes though. The conversation about Allie, and Chanel’s attraction to women was something that they should have had a long time ago and I was glad that it finally happened. I hope Johnny’s fears about a Dimera curse end up coming true somehow. It could be a good story for him and Chanel. 

And yeah, it’s time for Tripp to throw his mother out of his apartment lol. As much I’d like for Tripp and Wendy to have their own storyline, I do kind of  like Tripp’s dislike of Stefan. That, along with Stefan and Ava having sex are added dynamics to this storyline that could lead to something interesting. 

I think in theory Marlena does know how to break through John's mind control if she knows it's happening.  I don't know, this story makes no sense and couldn't someone just rip up that dumb card and it will all be over? 😂