Finally saw the scenes with Kevin and Gloria Leo and Diana in prison and wow, one minute you'd think someone was sprinkling holy water on a possessed Diana and the next she was channeling a performance from Jessica Lange. I actually enjoy Judith Chapman as an actress; that said, it felt like an episode specifically made for Emmy material for Greg Rikaart and a Special Guest Star Emmy for Chapman. I almost expected Heather Tom to show up since B&B loves to give her one solid "Emmy episode" per year. 

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Everyone changing the subject every time Abby's name was mentioned had me cracking up today.

Kayla & Stephanie (who finally shared a scene) - “Did you hear Abby might be alive?”, “Yeah, but Everett is coming back and I might like him”

Paulina & Abe, -  “It looks like Abby's coffin is empty”, “Yeah, but I was thinking about restarting Body and Soul.”

Kate & Chad - “Abby might be alive.”, “Yeah, but how about a loan?”

It was like nobody could pay attention to Abby possibly coming back from the dead.  I guess it happens so often, it is like another dark and cloudy day in Salem. 

What Ron Carlivati is doing to Abe is nothing short of emasculation.

2 minutes ago, Khan said:

What Ron Carlivati is doing to Abe is nothing short of emasculation.

And we're surprised by this? Abe, under the "writer," has been a shell of what the character used to be.

Just now, Liberty City said:

And we're surprised by this? Abe, under the "writer," has been a shell of what the character used to be.

But to do this to a BLACK man who has a long history with this show (not to mention an Emmy)?  Tell me you're a racist [!@#$%^&*], Mr. Carlivati, without even opening your mouth.

1 hour ago, Khan said:

But to do this to a BLACK man who has a long history with this show (not to mention an Emmy)?  Tell me you're a racist [!@#$%^&*], Mr. Carlivati, without even opening your mouth.

Ron and Jada's past abortion storyline that and johnny and Chanel recent miscarriage and Abe only gets to prop Paulina 

The hospital scenes with Kayla tending to Rafe's stab wound were frickin HILARIOUS!!!

😂🤣😂

I have never been clear why they broke up Chad/Stephanie.  I didn't think they were a great couple or anything, but they broke up too quickly.  There would be actual drama if Chad/Steph were still together and Abby was alive.  There's no conflict at this point.  Chad would be super happy if Abigail was alive and they would resume their married life.  At least Stephanie would have been an obstacle.  Instead, she's wasted on Bobby/Everett.

Also, I saw Abigail Klein on an old episode of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders show and it appears she's a natural blonde.  I get that the show wanted to make AK close in looks to Shelley Hennig, but it literally makes sense for Steve/Kayla's daughter to be blonde.  She looks like an entirely different person blonde, but she's a very talented dancer.  So there's that going for her lol.

9 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I have never been clear why they broke up Chad/Stephanie.  I didn't think they were a great couple or anything, but they broke up too quickly.  There would be actual drama if Chad/Steph were still together and Abby was alive.  There's no conflict at this point.  Chad would be super happy if Abigail was alive and they would resume their married life.  At least Stephanie would have been an obstacle.  Instead, she's wasted on Bobby/Everett.

Maybe nobody liking the Chad/Stephanie/Alex triangle had something to do with it?

14 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I have never been clear why they broke up Chad/Stephanie.  I didn't think they were a great couple or anything, but they broke up too quickly.  There would be actual drama if Chad/Steph were still together and Abby was alive.  There's no conflict at this point.  Chad would be super happy if Abigail was alive and they would resume their married life.  At least Stephanie would have been an obstacle.  Instead, she's wasted on Bobby/Everett.

Also, I saw Abigail Klein on an old episode of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders show and it appears she's a natural blonde.  I get that the show wanted to make AK close in looks to Shelley Hennig, but it literally makes sense for Steve/Kayla's daughter to be blonde.  She looks like an entirely different person blonde, but she's a very talented dancer.  So there's that going for her lol.

Fans hated Chad and Stephanie together and honestly I never saw anything with them besides Stephanie caring for Thomas and Charlotte and the writers are headed towards another reunion with Stephanie and Alex and I'm interested in how the writers will write them a second time around 

Funny you should mention Chad and Stephanie, because when I was watching today I wondered if Abby was going to be p/o-ed about them sleeping together, just like Gabi is going to be p/o-ed about Ava and Stefan.

On the one hand, Chad thought she was dead.  But, on the other, it was less than six months later, and most people don't stay dead forever in Salem.    Meanwhile, Gabi and Stefan had only been married for a day when she went to prison.  So, their commitment was much shorter. 

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27 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Maybe nobody liking the Chad/Stephanie/Alex triangle had something to do with it?

Maybe, but I mostly blame Alex for that lol.

21 minutes ago, Adriana said:

Fans hated Chad and Stephanie together and honestly I never saw anything with them besides Stephanie caring for Thomas and Charlotte and the writers are headed towards another reunion with Stephanie and Alex and I'm interested in how the writers will write them a second time around 

I didn't think Chad/Stephanie were that bad?  They weren't amazing, but they weren't a horrible couple either.  A typical middle of the road Days pairing.

9 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Maybe, but I mostly blame Alex for that lol.

I didn't think Chad/Stephanie were that bad?  They weren't amazing, but they weren't a horrible couple either.  A typical middle of the road Days pairing.

The whole time Chad and Stephanie were paired they kept using Abby's name and Chad missing Abby as a factor in that relationship remember how they kept having Stephanie being constantly upset about Chad not wanting to propose to her because he wasn't over Abby I always saw that as a big red flag for this pairing 

2 hours ago, ranger1rg said:

The hospital scenes with Kayla tending to Rafe's stab wound were frickin HILARIOUS!!!

😂🤣😂

It was bad. Especially the ending with MBE being bored and phoning in her lines.

9 hours ago, carolineg said:

Maybe, but I mostly blame Alex for that lol.

If you think about it, it wasn’t really planned out all that well.

They were determined to do that throwback to Justin and Adrienne, by having Alex meet Stephanie and declaring her the love of his life, even though they were raised as cousins. Plus, they were also determined to move Chad on from Abigail as fast as they could, without any substance to back up either plot point. 

And I think the storyline was a bust solely based on that, even though I did like Chad/Stephanie as a couple as well.