DAYS: December 2024 Discussion Thread

[AbcNbc247]

Damn… Tate was pathetic lol

He couldn’t even bring himself to say the words to Holly. And was still more concerned with his relationship with her than the abortion. I wonder who’s gonna win if we end up getting Tate vs. Doug III. Honestly, I didn’t dislike the way Tate was written, but that was not a good look for him. Not at all. Sophia definitely had bigger balls today

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Speaking of Sophia, I’m glad that they finally cast her mother, even though Amy seems a little cliche and sounds like she stepped out of the 1970s. I think it’ll help us see why Sophia is the way that she is and if it leads to Sophia getting more depth and more layers, I’m all for it. 

I really liked the Shawn/Belle scenes though. It was one of the best parts of today. I like the situation that they’re in and I hope they play the long game with the two of them, especially now that they’re going to be working together. Belle as DA could be really interesting too. 

EJ vs. Paulina would be a lot better if that was the thing that was used to cause conflict for Johnny and Chanel.

As for Rafe and Fake Rafe… Skip.

It was the cruelty of it that I hated more than anything. 

Ron let his worst qualities as a human being write that story for him. Then, you add in Jamey Giddens, who just makes everything ten times worse and that was the mess we got. 

Hopefully that, along with Body&Soul, contributed to his firing. 

Edited December 30, 2024 by AbcNbc247

[Contessa Donatella]

I understand completely about how cruel Leo & Dimitri were to Gwen. They were awful to her. I agree about Ron's worst qualities. And, I am no fan of Jamey's. Plus, this storyline added in with B&S & you have one giant mess. So in summary I am not at all surprised that they fired him.

[Bright Eyes]

I honestly am not minding the Arnold story so far. I mean, Rafe has already seen him so this story is going at warp speed anyway. Bring on the reveal we saw in the DoD promo, and Dan F (not spelling all that) is good at being a bastard so I'm being entertained. 

I've never been a fan of Shawn and Belle as a couple because of how utterly forced and oversold it always was, but the way their being written now, as actual adults with faults and regrets really helps bring the show down to earth from all the craziness.

[teplin]

I think Galen as Arnold is much more entertaining than Galen as Rafe, so I don't mind it, either. 

[Soapsuds]

Holly: You're pregnant!!!???

Sophia: Noooooo Tate is!

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Loved the mother being added.

Belle and Shawn are yawn city! Zzzzzzzzzzz

Doug still looking so adorable.

[AbcNbc247]

It’s real. And not over the top.

I think that’s one of the reasons why I’m really enjoying their storyline. 

[Contessa Donatella]

I've always liked ShawnD & Belle but now they're even better & so on with the show!

[Antoyne]

They’re in an absolute realistic position now given all they’ve done to each other. I really like that.

[AbcNbc247]

I’m still hoping Shawn turns to Jada, especially since she and Belle are becoming so friendly.

Edited December 30, 2024 by AbcNbc247

[Contessa Donatella]

I think that's likely, don't you?

[Antoyne]

I wasn’t asking for fake Rafe back but I forgot how much more entertaining Galen is when he’s playing him. Shows me he could actually play a character I liked if the show wrote to his comedic strengths.

[AbcNbc247]

The last episode of the year! Too bad it was a little… ehhh.

I see Amy was channeling her inner Tom Horton today. I almost expected her to say that Tate and Sophia needed to get married in order to avoid a scandal, and to give the baby a name.

Idk about this part of the storyline though. I don’t dislike it, but it just seems so dated and unnecessary. There are so many other ways they could have caused conflict with the younger crowd until the inevitable pregnancy happened. Not only would have been better than this but also would have seemed more current. 

Maybe I’m wrong but I think all Tate needed to do was to tell Amy to go f*ck herself, and then take Sophia to get the abortion anyway.

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And I think it’s also time for Tate to meet Doug III, who seemed to shine with Holly again today. They have nice chemistry. But I would’ve liked to have seen him and Tate have a rivalry first before all of this happened. As for Doug III’s line, “You can’t be alone when the ball drops. It’s bad luck”… Not to get too personal but I think that might be true

Btw, we all know that Brady’s not the sharpest crayon in the box, but you think he would’ve realized that his little demon spawn was probably the one sending the texts after Ava told him where they were coming from.

And yeah, Paulina’s still a lousy Mayor. Can EJ sue, like Rafe can? Which still would have been a much better way to cause conflict for Rafe/Jada than Fake Rafe 2.0. They’re getting it right with Shawn/Belle; they could’ve also gotten it right with Rafe/Jada too. 

Edited December 31, 2024 by AbcNbc247

[Adriana]

I don't think the writers wrote that and I don't need Jada dealing with Shawn and Belle problems I think Jada's character has bigger things to worry about I expect it will be Jada getting pregnant not knowing if the baby is for Fake Rafe or Real Rafe 

Rafe and Jada having Fake Rafe as drama  fits them currently because Jada didn't know about that part of Rafe's past and it makes the most sense for them as a pairing and they dealt with work issues on the show before they didn't need that again written for them 

[Adriana]

Holly and Tate are Belle and Shawn 2.0 they needed a shakeup because they don't fit together at all 

[John]

having to get married because of a pregnancy is so dated and such a stupid story. They could have done a triangle/quad without doing this.