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Today's episode was stupid

So fake and rapey Rafe is back. Galen cannot act so what does Days do, give him two roles. Ughh this show. 

Stephen Nichols and Mary Beth Evans were the saving Graces for today

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Arnold confessed to murdering Fay (Nicole's mother). Cornered, he agreed to go into Witness Protection and testify against the DiMeras, but while he was in jail, another inmate killed him — or so everyone thought until he returned to Salem some 13 years later and knocked on EJ’s door….

I thought this was intriguing, given how little contact Johnny and Rafe have had:

EJ was fuming over the possibility of losing his kids, and how much the children adored their stepfather only enraged him further.

Personally, what I find funny is that I recall Carolyn Hinsey writing about him in her terribly written memoir.  In my Amazon review from 2011 I wrote, It also reads as if it were written last week. I'm sure that if I go back to read this book in a year, I won't remember Rafe-2, but the story is referenced without any context.” But now I realize at least one person unfortunately remembered that plot.

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Honestly, as long as the actress is willing to, let her age into the role. If they need to re-cast once she gets to her teens, then do it. But yeah, I want this to be more like Shawn-D and Will thing, not a Belle and Brady situation. 

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On streaming, do we no longer get the breaking of the fourth wall to wish the audience a Merry Christmas?  Or, did I just turn it off before the credits?

“From all of us at Days of Our Lives to all of you, Merry Christmas!” - in the olden days, it sent a chill of excitement up my spine, and I'm Jewish.

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Bringing back Rafe2 is random as hell, but I'm surprised no one mentioned that his return probably answers the question as to how Johnny learns EJ raped Sami from the DoD promo. I'm not really mad at it, tbh. Anyway, I didn't watch HIgley's horrible reigns much, so I had no idea Rafe2 being alive was a ret-con. I just bought it as more exposition, in this case much needed, that this show loves to expound on.

To my recollection, JPL was completely subtle today. RSW is playing their newfound rivalry completely one-note ass, so maybe that's why JPL knew to tone it down. I didn't mind it with Johnny, because Johnny literally cheated on his wife, but I wish Alex could have had some nuance for the cousin (is that what they are?) he's known all his life. But yeah, I am team Philip against Xander, who I enjoy more than Alex, so literally there's no way I'm team Alex and his ugly shirts. Best he leave them off for the foreseeable. 

Paulina is so annoying. Obviously less than Leo, maybe more than Sarah depending on the day. 

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