DAYS: September 2024 Discussion Thread

[Soapsuds]

Yes, but this was taped 8 months ago so my ideas are meaningless.

[AbcNbc247]

Just wondering

I haven’t seen any spoilers about Mama Greene

[Soapsuds]

Colleen Zenk, Melanie Smith or Hilary Bailey Smith.

[j swift]

On the plus side, at least Steve thought to ask Clyde about how John wound up in the same place as F-Abby.

I hate it when a villain is confronted and characters forget to ask the obvious questions.

On the other hand, I have no idea why Melinda would care if Gabi loves Stefan, while being tied to a chair with a head wound!

Edited September 19, 2024 by j swift

[Antoyne]

I actually totally forgot John had one of his semi annual kidnappings and that’s how Fabby was introduced. Everyone was so hum ho about John getting kidnapped again it completely slipped my mind.

[AbcNbc247]

Gabi, what are you praying for? You know you ain’t going to Heaven

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Today was broken down very strangely. I thought it was a little odd that the bomb went off at the beginning of today’s episode. That would have been the perfect Friday cliffhanger. And it would have been better than the sort of cliffhanger that we ended up getting. If they had waited, it could have allowed other characters to get caught in the blast as well, like Jada or Chad and NotAbigail, for example. 

I also find it odd that Stefan, Ava, everybody couldn’t take down this bumbling little sad sack with a tiny knife. But whatevs, just glad that this storyline is ending.

And if today indicated that we’re going to get an actual EJ/Gabi pairing, I don’t mind it. I just wish they hadn’t rushed it. 

Mark didn’t seem to fit in with today’s episode though, but it was nice to see him. He meshes well with other characters. I just feel bad about who he’s (probably) gonna be paired with

Speaking of that pairing, we haven’t seen that character in a while and it’s been great lol the way he’s been shoved down our throats, you’d think Days would be lost without him. Hopefully, Janet or the new writers see that and take action. 

[j swift]

I cannot imagine DAYS of the past using Connie as the big summer story.  I guess it advanced Stefan/Ava and EJ/Gabi, but only through trauma.  What's missing is two romantic characters solving a crime together.  30 years ago, Tripp and Wendy would've spent the summer solving Li's murder, dancing in an abandoned room, learning to trust each other.  Now, they're off in the Far East and a forgotten footnote to this plot. 

And don't get me started on why Connie would go to Ava's rather than leave town.  I liked my own idea that Connie's “superpower” was that she was so plain in a town of stunning people that she was practically invisible.  But, her trip to Ava's meant that she had to walk through the Pub with a knife, unseen, and get up to Ava's room.  She also had to know where Ava lives, and she had to know that she was alone.  I understand that Connie is meant to be psychotic, but that doesn't mean that she's also psychic.

Finally, the multiple contrivances to separate Chad and F-Abby so she can whine about her plan are silly.  She tells him she remembers something, he says wait so that the kids are in their rooms.  She recites her vows, he's so happy that he leaves the room to take a call.  It defies logic that he keeps leaving at these key moments. 

Edited September 20, 2024 by j swift

[carolineg]

I am glad this Connie story is coming to end.  I know she's CRAZY, but the escalation of her crimes made little sense.  She killed Li, what, almost a year ago and got away with it.   She wasn't on anyone's radar.  Why not just skip town with cardboard Li and move on?  I don't really get why she went from accidently killing Li to a serial killer.   I didn't exactly need more Connie, but some work to show her deteriorating mental state might have helped this story be more believable. 

[AbcNbc247]

Kinda shows how much Johnny and Chanel are being wasted too.

[carolineg]

Lol.  Yup.  About 20 people live in the Dimera mansion and the only person home was EJ?  Aren't you just wasting opportunities for story here?

[AbcNbc247]

Chanel’s miscarriage was another one. That could have been the thing to cause problems for her and Johnny, instead of this Body&Soul crap 

[Contessa Donatella]

But, Johnny is so boring! Someone that boring it's their own damn fault they don't have exciting challenging story!!! And, Chanel is stuck with him, so that taints her with the bor-ing brush, as well. If Johnny didn't have his looks, no one would even give him the time of day. There they are, two fairly pretty people, just stuck & at an age when they ought to be living it up. And, Johnny actually has a gooey moral center. He nails his father on less than ethical things fairly regularly but does ANYONE appreciate his ability to express high ideals?! Are you kidding me? Tripp & Wendy were more interesting, at least some of the time, anyway. And, Chanel was a much more interesting person with Allie than she is with Johnny. 

Since Gabi got out of prison, she went to see her daughter once, right? No mention since that early day, correct? 

So, y'all promise Connie's gone soon, huh? I absolutely positively cannot wait! I am frankly amazed at how bad her story got before finally coming to this somewhat distressing conclusion!!! Was she created by scabs or by Ron? I don't post as much now because I'm on a totally different watching schedule. By the time I watch today's episode, tonight at 11-ish y'all have long since done a whole post mortem on the day, so I am waaaay out of synch. 

 

Just saying hey today. 

[j swift]

Johnny and Chanel suffer from a lack of character definition.  They need a motivation, and they need a purpose.  Even if they were just this generation's Tony&Anna and only wanted to fulfill their selfish needs, while commenting on the plebeian lives of those around them, it would be something.  But, to me, they are boring because they have no agenda.

I grow tired of stories where the conflict is external to the relationship, rather than an internal dynamic that complicates the ability to form a lasting commitment.

I realize Alex, Xander, Tate, and Johnny can't all be rich guys with complicated senses of morality, but we require some means of telling them apart.   And when you add in EJ and Brady, the whole town is just men from wealthy families, who aren't driven by achievement, waiting for a girl to kiss them.

Edited September 21, 2024 by j swift

[Bold Days]

Because until Clyde just showed up, there were no villains left in the story. 

And because Connie IS crazy, in her mind she figured she could get away with killing anyone that did Li wrong. 

[AbcNbc247]

Johnny and Chanel are boring because there’s no investment or interest in them. They’re in the same boat that Tripp and Wendy were in, once they finally got together.

The four of them could have been in a messy quad but Ron and co. didn’t take the chance with them. They can blame budgets, guarantees, availability, whatever, but it’s so obvious that if they had wanted to make it happen, they could have. 

As for current storylines, Chanel’s miscarriage would have been the perfect catalyst to cause problems for her and Johnny. One of them could have wanted to have another baby right away, while the other one didn’t. You could have also had EJ or Paulina pressuring either of them for a grandchild. Which leads to a lot of disagreements and arguments between the two of them, which then pushes Chanel to have an affair, as opposed to this Body&Soul crap and Johnny just being jealous about Alex. 

The fact that both of them are completely fine after losing a child is ridiculous. 

Edited September 21, 2024 by AbcNbc247