DAYS: January 2025 Discussion Thread

[Michael]

At the point they wrote the stuff that's airing, they thought Drake was coming back. Given his diagnosis, though, it seems very strange and even tasteless to have done another "John is under deep cover and has left Marlena alone" thing. Just say he's away on a mission and have Marlena go visit him a few times. 

[Khan]

I get that the show wishes to keep Doug alive in some fashion, but this is a story that should have been told while Bill Hayes was still alive and able to work (and not before reuniting Doug with his son first).

Lord, I hate to see how they'd handle Tommy Horton's death and Thomasina Horton's introduction, lol.

[AbcNbc247]

I mean, we all know how Ron is.

I wouldn’t be surprised if he just ran with the first thing that came to mind, without thinking it through, in order to keep Abigail dead

Yeah. I agree 

I’m glad that John’s been absolved but I just don’t see why AnnaLynne McCord’s character had to be related to Caterina and Konstantin 

[Contessa Donatella]

I also am pretty massively in favor of cutting slack. I'm also both pleased & surprised that Corday ran the ending stuff by Drake, surprised because I think it was the smart move to make & pleased because I also think it was the right thing to do & showed respect for Drake. Now, I really am ready to do this thing. What I read said early 2025. We need to say goodbye. Watching these Johnless scenes with Marlena is excruciating. 

[j swift]

@AbcNbc247 I am eager to see today's episode to understand why the Greene kids are back in Salem so soon.  Are we never going to see the Mother again?

And, (my eternal question), does this mean that Katherina was living in Salem for a while and never got in touch with John or his family to thank them?  I mean Doug III's mobster found him in a week, why didn't John and Katherina ever run into each other at the market?

[Antoyne]

Man these Chad and Julie scenes discussing grief, were INCREDIBLE. This is the stuff I watch soaps for. I can’t get over how strong SSH is to play this material after her real loss.

[skiman12082004]

SOOO GOOD!!!

 

[AbcNbc247]

Looks like the eternal questions gonna have to go on for a little longer. No answer today

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Cat said she came back to look after Felicity. Aaron is still in Canada with their mother.

Edited January 10 by AbcNbc247

[John]

Liking Doug the 3rd

Too bad Aaron is in Canada, He was starting to grow on me

Liking The Sarah/Stephanie friendship

SSH was amazing. Chad and Julie were the best today

Interested in Cat Greene going forward

[Soapsuds]

Surprised Doug told Holly everything.

Phillip is scum garbage!

Doug

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Yes they were good too. Forgot to mention it.

[j swift]

Did Cat say that Aaron had enough credits to graduate early, or was she referencing Mark?

Because (a) what med school would allow Mark to earn a degree if he committed fraud while on residency? and (b) are they keeping Aaron away for storyline purposes?

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I am glad that Doc is hiring an assistant.  Between Leo and Alex, her clients tend to just barge in when they need to see her rather than making an appointment. 

Julie is great with both Chad AND Doug III.  I appreciate that she is a much more modern figure than Alice ever was.  And much of her wisdom is based upon her own mistakes.  However, I think it is a missed opportunity for her not to mention how she coped with the loss of Scott and David. Because she is truly alone in the world, especially given how she was raised with such an extensive family.

[Michael]

I don't know if I'd say Julie is alone in the world. Yeah, her husband and son have passed, but she has Eli and Lani and their kids, Hope, Shawn, Ciara, their children, Jennifer and her family, Maggie, Marie, Steven... she's a widow, but she isn't alone just because she's one of the last surviving members of her particular generation.

[j swift]

You'll have to forgive a bit of hyperbole, it's been a looooong week

[Michael]

Fair! I'm only defensive because I feel like Julie's emotions are about the only thing that does make sense lately.

I do wish they'd connect her easy acceptance of NuDoug to how readily she took in Eli upon learning of David's death. 

[AbcNbc247]

She was talking about Aaron.