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I like Shawn being "Team Philip", but I wish he was going to be involved in Titan, not going back to the force.  Especially when there is no current mystery for the police to solve.

Again, the letter being fraudulent is the obvious resolve of this issue.  But, it is unnecessary.  Philip, being a previously named heir, could have easily contested the will given Theresa's fraud, and tried to get the courts to reinstate the previous version.  This just feels like classic DAYS where there'll be a closeup on Philip's (or Kate's) guilty face every time someone mentions the letter.  And eventually, Shawn will figure out the truth and be torn about exposing it.  Very paint by numbers, with no chance of a twist. 

Today was the first time when it felt like there was split in Salem over who should run Titan.  Because we assume most people are on Xander's side.  I wish they would extend that split through the hoildays with people taking sides within the same household.

Once again, they referenced Kristen's past with Sarah, but have completely neglected Ava and Kristen's past.  They have a rich history of friendship and betrayal.  But, they act like this issue with Brady is their first interaction with each other.

And there was really no explanation for why Brady, Tate, and Holly didn't go to Doug's memorial (other than the set was too small to fit the whole cast).

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Brady mentioned being out of town on business multiple times. Tate and Holly had no reason to be there, and I wouldn't have had Brady there either anyway. The most egregious of the current cast was Sarah not being at the funeral, especially after those great scenes with her and Maggie that actually made her feel like a Horton for probably the first time.

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I like the scenes betw Belle & Brady, Shawn & Jada. Loved the confrontation betw Ava & Kristen. Also I am enjoying the feud betw Xander & Philip. I've changed my mind about this actor now playing Philip. I didn't like him at first but now I think he's got it down. And, yes, he even makes Stephanie more interesting!

I get it that Rafe needs to work for Black Patch because it's going to be losing John, but was it Latin machismo that kept him from working for Jada?

Overall, an excellent day. 

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I think the writers wanted Rafe working with steve now that we no longer have john and they wanted him changing careers I'm happy this happened because I like Jada  as police commissioner better than Rafe on the show I also felt his character was in that job way too long .

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OK. I haven't watched DAYS in eons; however, I finally sat and watched the memorial episodes for Bill Hayes and yikes...

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I will say that the actual funeral and flashbacks were perfect. And Susan Seaforth Hayes and Kristian Alfonso drew at my heartstrings over their grief. That aside, let's get to the rest...

Who was in charge of the plotting and dialogue for these episodes? They need to be stoned. It felt like a cheesy spoof of soap operas.

I didn't like Jack finding Doug deceased. It would have been more impactful had it simply been Julie. Of the death episodes, I do love Eli/Julie's relationship. I have always since the last I watched. 

It didn't feel organic when moving toward the actual funeral episodes (aside from the funeral itself).

For instance, Maggie referring to Marie by her full name was odd as if they weren't family for 30+ years. Also, the two bumping into each other at the town square. I feel like Maggie would've known Marie was coming, as she's still in the Horton family loop. 

Marlena & Liz's conversation was choppy, too. I assume the dialogue was supposed to educate newer fans, but that's what history books and forums are for. I don't mind a history nugget here or there but I felt a lot of interactions were rehashing the returning characters' history and ties to people. 

Then Steven, a 60+-year-old man climbing through a window? What?! I think having him pop up to the reunion and surprise Julie would've been more realistic. 

Hope missing her dad's funeral b/c Bo had a spasm is stupid (as well). There's no way Hope would not attend his memorial service. 

The introduction of Doug III was rushed and cliche. Yes, I like the nod that Doug III will be a con man much like his grandpa; however, it would've been better to have him pop up in town a while after the memorial. Furthermore, I feel it would've been more impactful had they simply brought Douggie back instead. Overall, I am glad that it'll give Julie something to do going forward. 

I did love seeing Lucas, as I always felt DAYS should be propping Lucas up as the male lead of this show. But whatever. 

This is why DAYS needs to stop filming months ahead and revert to 2-3 weeks of filming ahead (from the airdate) like all the other shows. And yes, I get DAYS is on a shoestring budget and is limited to much, but I see the potential for it to be good. They simply need to stray from the cliched antics and ramp it up. You're on Peacock! DAYS should be giving traditional soap but with no hold-barred. 

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No sense at all! Ron is a puzzle. At times he seems to get it. Other times it's like he stopped caring. Yet more times it is hard not to think he's just a hack. But, I didn't appreciate the through the window nonsense & was just as annoyed when they had him spend one whole precious scene in the square with Leo. 

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