DAYS: November 2024 Discussion Thread

[Contessa Donatella]

I read that when DAYS moved to Peacock, they brought 2 million subscribers to Peacock & the account I was reading thought that was an excellent number. I was thinking, also, that it meant that 2 million viewers LEFT NBC!!! Couldn't have happened to a more deserving network, at least as far as daytime soaps go!! Surely it's clear that of the broadcast networks from the POV of daytime soaps, that NBC was ALWAYS #3 for a reason!

[AbcNbc247]

Too bad we didn’t get any follow up with Belle, Paul and Andrew today. 

Philip/Sarah/Xander was actually the best part of today, probably because Philip wasn’t being written as a campy clown, for most of it anyway lol his final scene with Kate kinda messed that up a little bit. But I liked his scenes with Sarah and that he let her know that Xander was gonna kill him. Having all this cause problems for Xander and Sarah’s marriage, and possibly giving a Philip/Sarah/Xander triangle could be really good. Weaving in Stephanie/Alex/Chanel/Johnny/Joy could be good as well. And I hope the secret of Victor’s letter being fake is dragged out for a while.

Btw, I would totally be down for Xander buying the streaming service and canceling Body&Soul

Please register in order to view this content

Kristen is just annoying, and the whole serum thing was pointless, especially now that it looks like it’s over. She’s so stuck in that corner with Brady that I don’t even see what else they could do with her character.

As for Chad, I’ve already said how I feel about his crappy storyline lol 

[carolineg]

I feel like Kristen/Brady have some variation of this same conversation every few months.  In six months they'll be discussing a different serum, flower, computer chip, etc and Brady still won't want Kristen lol.  I wish the show would ditch Kristen or at least ditch this Brady/Kristen relationship.  It's never been viable and it hasn't been interesting in years.  Also, I know Brady's jacket is supposed to have that crinkled leather, but it just looks dirty on camera.

The whole Steve/Roman conversation would have been much better with John, but such is life.  I am glad Roman gets something to do outside the pub though I guess.

Xander really just needs to stop trying to randomly kill his relatives lol.  Sarah really puts up with a lot of sh*t from Xander lol.  JPL seems like a nice guy and would probably be great fun in real life to hang out with, but he is so wrong for Phillip I can't even deal with it.  I am still so confused what he's going for.  Has he ever seen clips of JKJ's Phillip?  Even clips of KB's Phillip? 

This is a pretty filler episode where half the characters spend the entire episode talking about people that aren't in the episode (Clyde, Cat)

[AbcNbc247]

I’m hoping we get a change once the new writers come in.

Kristen’s thing with Brady has now lasted more than twice as long as her thing with John. 

 

[Contessa Donatella]

McGarry, M., & Hinsey, C. (Eds.) (2024 December) SOAPS' 50 GREATEST COUPLES: Soap Opera Digest Collector’s Edition.

DAYS Doug & Julie #19

My objection: Doug & Julie should always be in Top 10.

"Suddenly Bill Bell turned her plot around & threw it away & turned my plot around & threw it away & started making a plot for Julie & Doug. It was a big day!" Bill Hayes Digest 2015

According to the mag Doug's memorial is set for the show's 15,000th episode in December.

DAYS John & Marlena #12

My objection: John & Marlena should always be in Top 5. 

The mag has lots of quotes from Drake. It also gives the history of all 5 of their marriages & also their divorces. 

My compliment overall. The pictures are good.

 

Edited November 11, 2024 by Contessa Donatella
add J&M

[carolineg]

It's amazing that Kristen gave up her John obsession so quickly.  I mean, I get it was a lot of hijinks for a lot of years, but with Kristen's personality it is almost strange she moved on to Brady and it's lasted this long.

SOD has always been more pro Bo/Hope than John/Marlena and then every other Days super couple sort of falls in line after those two for whatever reason.  Days has a lot of couples to choose from I suppose.  Plus, SOD always ranks GH couples super high-even ones that haven't been together for eons.

[j swift]

You have to hand to Roman, because he pulled the guess that “go to hell” was a code word straight from his tush.   I know he worked for the ISA, but that was an interesting, and rather sudden, solution.  However, if Roman is getting a little smarter as the result of the loss of John, that is a good thing to come out of this grief.

I am in the minority, but Kristen tears as she pled with Brady felt real.  She seems to know how alone she is in the world after visiting Marlena and being ignored.  And I felt for her that she is longing for a family after loosing her brother and her mother.  People (including the board of DI) underestimate Kristen, and I think that is an intriguing part of her character.  I mean, Brady's not exactly a catch (dumb, unemployed, bad dye job on his beard), so she must be motivated by more than an obsession with him specifically.

I wonder if Xander buying the streaming service will be the eventual end of the B&S story?  The payoff of Xander shooting the gun was silly, and could've been better used

Please register in order to view this content

Also, did we not get a promo for this week?

[Contessa Donatella]

Bo & Hope are #3. 

#GH has a dozen couples in this "50" greatest!! 

[Liberty City]

If my memory serves me: we usually do not get a promo the first week following Day of DAYS, because we get both the weekly promo and event promo.

[AbcNbc247]

The orchid thing should have been the final straw for Brady/Kristen. I don’t know how you can bring any couple back from something like that 

[j swift]

Also, Kate telling Alex and Stefanie that they can't date is the exact same story as Paulina telling Rafe and Jada that they couldn't date.

And, not for nothing, but both stories are a complete misrepresentation of workplace sexual harassment policies (which is no surprise given the production).  A job site can recommend that people not date, or that they should inform HR, but it would be illegal to have a written policy that two consenting adults can't have a romance.

I mean, it doesn't take a psychoanalytic scholar to call out the projection onto female power sources who misuse their power to tamper down the libidinal urges of their underlings. 

Edited November 11, 2024 by j swift

[carolineg]

Yes, I believe you are correct.  The Day of Days promo is the promo for as long as I recall.

Raping Eric was the big nope for me, but Brady/Eric had been at odds on and off.  I still need someone to explain to me why Kristen would even want Brady at this point.  He's not exactly a catch.   Not that Kristen is either, but I assume she can find a 50 year that has a house and a job lol.

[j swift]

I would posit it is more of a Marlena thing.  Given that she was just ignored while Marlena basked in the glory of family.  I think Kristen wants what Marlena has, but she lacks the character to get it.

Arguably, Marlena has committed more crimes, and worse offenses, than Kristen, but people still love and respect her.  I mean, compare rape, identity theft, and kidnapping to being a serial murderer and a desecrating a church. 

I feel like Kristen's central conflict has always been with Marlena, and the question of what has she got that Kristen lacks...

Edited November 11, 2024 by j swift

[carolineg]

That's a very valid theory.  It just seems like Marlena could care less.  The show doesn't exactly play up their rivalry.  Marlena just acts like Kristen is an annoyance and moves on with her day.

[Taoboi]

+ 1