DAYS: December 2024 Discussion Thread

[Soapsuds]

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[carolineg]

An extremely unnecessary rewrite lol.  I guess they sort of explained it on the show today.  I just can't recall if this makes any sense.  I didn't think Fake Rafe "died" in his jail cell, but maybe he did.

[John]

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

Edited December 24, 2024 by John

[AbcNbc247]

Counting the days til April 24

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[j swift]

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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.

Edited December 24, 2024 by j swift

[te.]

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. 

[j swift]

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.

Edited December 24, 2024 by j swift

[carolineg]

I think it's on the actual Christmas episode if it happens.  Days historically has aired episodes on Christmas Day even before its move to Peacock.

[Adriana]

Writing changes won't matter even with Paula cwikly and Jeanne Marie Ford because Janet Drucker is Executive producer and she approved Fake Rafe stuff return 

[ranger1rg]

Yeah, but it's also possible that Cwikly and Ford won't write and recommend garbage like Fake Rafe.

[Soapsuds]

The last two episodes have been atrocious! 

[Liberty City]

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 Exactly.

[Bright Eyes]

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. 

Edited December 25, 2024 by Bright Eyes

[Adriana]

Paula cwikly had random alien stuff and to me that was worse 

[Contessa Donatella]

I thought, from the Day of DAYS promo that Johnny found out because JoshRoman shouted it out! 

NotRafe is kinda funny & by that I mean amusing.

 

Is anyone Team Alex? I'd be surprised to learn of it.

She's always been annoying. And she's an awful Mayor.