DAYS: RIP Wayne Northrop

[Liberty City]

Interesting to know the succession of everything. Very, very interesting! Such a shame Wayne never got the chance to re-claim the role. Oh, the triangle we could have had:

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[Paul Raven]

Renewing Wayne's contract in 94 would have probably meant a salary boost on top of what may have been a generous contract to start with. Days probably thought they had a supercouple pairing with John/Marlena and no guarantee they could find a suitable match for Roman (if they even wanted to).

So easier budget and story wise to drop Wayne.

[Franko]

It's also reasonable to assume Kristian Alfonso's return didn't come cheaply.

[Jdee43]

It was just sad how in 1994 Wayne's Roman was sacrificed for Reilly's possession story. The upcoming possession was the only reason Roman was acting the way he was, so petty and unforgiving, treating Marlena like dirt. Marlena had to get to this dark place so she could be vulnerable to the devil

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Wayne's Roman's last line ever to Marlena at the airport when he was leaving town, hugging her, was "God bless you"; foreshadowing some?

Reilly was a writer who would sacrifice character in an instant to further his plots. It's too bad, since when he was forced to, Reilly also could do character pretty well. 

[Contessa Donatella]

We  know from other writers who worked with him that he was capable of doing everything a soap writer should be able to do. When he was HW, though, unless there was some guiding influence, he didn't necessarily "follow the rules". He did not respect time, history, characterization, no, you are correct that he placed plot above all else.