Merry Christmas, y’all! 🎄🎁 

I’ll always love a Horton family Christmas. This is one of the things that makes Days what it is and I’m glad to see this tradition be carried on.

There were a lot of sweet dorky family moments and I really liked that. And they got all the historical facts correct as well. Clearly, somebody at Days has been reading Jason47. Or this board 😂😂😂

Xander giving Sarah red shoes for Christmas was a nice throwback as well.

Jack, Jennifer and JJ being all suspicious of Doug III was good too. And I like that those suspicions were one of the things that motivated JJ to decide to stay in Salem. He deserves to be on the canvas. And I don’t dislike this storyline, even though I’m still not sure about them making Julie so vulnerable. I wonder how it’s going to play out. 

And as much as I dislike the pacing of this storyline, Tate and Holly’s scenes were really sweet today, even though Tate lied lol I like the mess that they’re in. It just needed to happen a little later than now. The aftermath of John’s death, perhaps? 

It would have been nice to have a proper Holly/Tate/Sophia triangle. 

I thought it was lovely. Great use of history with Xander giving Sarah the red shoes. Sweet moment with Shawn and Maggie. He's kind of the forgotten Victor grandchild. And the Horton house scenes were perfect, especially seeing a real Victoria and Jack and Xander making amends. The final scene with a classic Julie and Doug flashback was really good, as was Clan Deveraux putting Doug 3 on notice. Only buzz kill was the boring pub stuff with dull Tate and Holly.

A really great DAYS episode. The Horton ornaments is always so special. I was glad that JJ asked Doug3 to explain about his being in jail. I don't know if I believe the tale he told. Wasn't it funny that Julie overheard part of his phone call to Leo. Now she knows he is needing money. I thought Holly & Tate were good today. Yes, I know Tate lied. But, I suppose it couldn't be helped. Tate & Sophia are going to be bound together by this. It may affect a lot of things. But at least Holly had a good birthday celebration. People who have their birthday around a holiday get cheated. But Tate prevented that from happening. I laughed about Uncle Roman. But, Merry Christmas & good will to all men, and also women.

5 hours ago, AbcNbc247 said:

even though Tate lied lol I like the mess that they’re in.

Although it feels natural for any teen guy to lie under these circumstances, there really is no motivation.  Holly knows they had sex.  It was a mistake.  And they could use her support.

Happy Hanukkah to all, and thank you @AbcNbc247 for making it such a fun year to interact and share ideas.  And a special shout out to @carolineg for putting up with all my memory lapses.

Edited December 25, 2024Dec 25 by j swift

Holly and Tate stuff was the most boring stuff of today's episode about Christmas I'm ready for them to pair with other characters on the show I could see Holly and Doug future hookup coming from a mile away in today's episode 

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all my Days (and GH) friends on this board!!!  Hope you are enjoying the day!

I thought today's episode was nice.  Yeah, you can call Doug/Holly a mile away, but I thought Tate/Holly's private celebration for her birthday was nice. 

I am sad both Chad and Lucas were missing from the Horton Ornament tree trimming.

And the idea of Xander buying Sarah red shoes was lovely, but the actual shoes looked very cheap and not Sarah's style at all lol!

15 minutes ago, carolineg said:

And the idea of Xander buying Sarah red shoes was lovely, but the actual shoes looked very cheap and not Sarah's style at all lol!

I thought the shoes looked odd. So, I thought Xander's taste in women's footwear must be off. I thought it was nice of Sarah to pretend she liked them.

Good episode!

Can Doug be any more adorable? I'm ok with a Holly and Doug pairing.

Xander's pecs should be enough present for Sarah.😂😍

I loved the singing at Julie's and the final scene with her and Doug.

Oh and JJ was just as adorable. Glad to see him back on the show.

5 hours ago, j swift said:

Although it feels natural for any teen guy to lie under these circumstances, there really is no motivation.  Holly knows they had sex.  It was a mistake.  And they could use her support.

Happy Hanukkah to all, and thank you @AbcNbc247 for making it such a fun year to interact and share ideas.  And a special shout out to @carolineg for putting up with all my memory lapses.

Thanks @j swift! I appreciate that.

And, Happy Hanukkah to you! 

37 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

Can Doug be any more adorable? I'm ok with a Holly and Doug pairing.

Like I said in the spoiler thread, she couldn’t have Johnny, so she’s going for a Johnny lookalike 😂😂😂

Edited December 25, 2024Dec 25 by AbcNbc247

Random thoughts from today's episode:

1. Weren't they going to shoot B&S at the Pub?  That set is being used for the most random scenes.  Because there is no teenaged girl who would find a smelly old pub by the docks romantic.
2. Shouldn't Marie be informed about the stolen necklace?  As Alice's only living child, she's more entitled to it than Julie.  In fact, IIRC, Jen inherited the Horton House, while Julie and Chad are merely guests.   So, legally, any property on the grounds should be Jen's.
3. Chad is randomly missing because he is in “Orlando” with the kids?  I get that they can't reference Disney, but I wonder why they don't plug Universal Florida?  Goodness knows, they plug every other NBC-U product any chance that they get.
4. So, it has been established that Holly is 18.  Did she and Tate flunk last year because they missed so much school?  It also brings into question Sophia's age, and when she'll be old enough to consent for her own medical procedures?
5. Does Maggie need another portrait of her and Vic?
6. Isn't anyone else hiring besides the Salem PD?

Edited December 25, 2024Dec 25 by j swift

They did name drop Universal. And minions.

 

I think they only mentioned Holly turning 18 because of her being paired with Doug next and I expect they will sleep together 

1 hour ago, Adriana said:

I think they only mentioned Holly turning 18 because of her being paired with Doug next and I expect they will sleep together 

She literally had her 17th birthday last Christmas on screen. 18 was rather inevitable this year

1 hour ago, brisbydog said:

She literally had her 17th birthday last Christmas on screen. 18 was rather inevitable this year

Yeah, Holly wasn't aged up from last year lol.  It just her next birthday.  

It's also not weird for her to be 18 while still in highschool.  Lots of people including myself graduated at 18 without flunking a year lol. Sophia could be 17 and the same year in school.  It just depends on your birthday.

36 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Yeah, Holly wasn't aged up from last year lol.  It just her next birthday.  

It's also not weird for her to be 18 while still in highschool.  Lots of people including myself graduated at 18 without flunking a year lol. Sophia could be 17 and the same year in school.  It just depends on your birthday.

Me, too. Turned 18 in Feb. & graduated in May.