DAYS: February 2025 Discussion Thread

[j swift]

To be fair, they gave her a lot of clunky dialogue on her first day. 

She had to convince Amy to allow the adoption, and assure her that the baby is going to a good Christian home. Amy's capitulation after weeks of demanding that Sophia get married felt completely unmotivated. So, Sophia just looked dumb. 

But, I was amused by how bratty Chanel and Johnny are written.  They see a baby and just say, “I want that” and everyone bends to their desires.  I mean, all of their friends are out of a job, and they're eating breakfast in bed (that they don't need to clean up).  I look forward to next week when Johnny admires Abe's sweater and Paulina makes him give it to his son-in-law.    

They are truly the least deserving golden couple.  Can't have a baby? Here's one.  You like to bake?  Here's a business.  Need a job? We'll move filming to Salem so that you can still live in your Dad's mansion.  Need some cash?  EJ's just giving it away.  It is as if they face zero conflicts in life that can't be solved immediately.

Edited February 15 by j swift

[AbcNbc247]

It's like they don't know what to do with them as a couple, especially considering the total randomness of everything on Friday. 

[ranger1rg]

You're exactly right about them, and it's why they need some conflict -- a real story -- in their lives, and I don't mean "He cheated on me but he really didn't."

[AbcNbc247]

And it sucks, because there were so many opportunities for Johnny and Chanel to have good conflict and no one ever took them.

[Michael]

They’ve skipped over so many potential stories for them. It’s insane. 

[j swift]

It is bizarre to me that they totally avoid the topic of race.

[Michael]

Race, the fact that her mother and his father have been feuding for the better part of a year, Chanel having been with his sister, Johnny's lack of career... nothing is an issue for them for longer than two weeks.

[Toups]

How old is Doug-3 suppose to be?  Mid 20's at least?  Late 20's at most?   It's very skeevy that their teasing Doug-3 with Holly who is just 18 and STILL in high school. 

[ranger1rg]

I think we're supposed to see Doug 3 as younger than that and see Holly as older, making them closer in age.

I agree with you, though. The age gap is too obvious for the way they're written.

Yep to all of that. It's hard to believe what a fail their story has been. RC put a rootable couple together and has given them almost nothing. And no, "I want a baby" doesn't solve anything.

[Toups]

Doug 3 should interacting with the Chanel/Johnny age group, not with the literal high schoolers.  I just can't root for Doug/Holly when their teasing them like this. 

[AbcNbc247]

Javi/Leo… Ugghhh

So, where do they go from here? They just become that typical annoying Ron couple that does nothing except be annoying? And again, writing them as contemporaries is not the way to go. If we’re stuck with them and if they’re gonna be written as a young couple, they should have the same kind of realistic young couple conflicts. 

Btw, I see Ron’s anti-women attitude/mommy issues tried to make their way into the script again. 

And, I also see Alex’s history is being rewritten again, though his scenes with Stephanie were ok. I really wish they hadn’t diminished Adrienne’s presence in Alex’s life just to make Stalex work as a couple.

Johnny/Chanel/Tate/Holly/Doug III was the best part of today, even though I still think that Johnny and Chanel possibly adopting the baby is stupid. They deserve a better story. Btw, I love how in so many episodes lately, people have been going on and on about how awful the Dimeras are, yet Johnny didn’t mention that once today or how it could affect him and Chanel adopting the baby

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Kinda felt bad for Doug III though. 

Edited February 17 by AbcNbc247

[carolineg]

Should we not be creeped out that adult Doug3 is in love with a high school student?  They are actually cute, but he's of legal drinking age at least and it's a little strange.  It would get a side eye in real life for sure.

I know Days has never been great with social issues, but I don't understand why race doesn't play a bigger part in the adoption.  It would make more sense if Mrs. Choi wanted an Asian, Christian family to raise her grandchild and be more concerned about Johnny/Chanel being an interracial couple.  I mean, let's face it, there is pretty much no way Johnny/Chanel are going to pass the religion test here.  He was literally once possessed by the Devil and Chanel is sexually fluid. 

We know both Johnny and Chanel are good people, but The Choi's are probably going to be a little weary of a couple on their second marriage together already and the fact Chanel once dated Johnny's twin sister.

[AbcNbc247]

All the talk about it lately is starting to make me side eye it a little 

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But I also admit, if Holly was 18 and in college, I wouldn't have a problem. Age gaps don't bother me but there's a big difference between 17/HS and 18/college.

Edited February 17 by AbcNbc247

[carolineg]

It doesn't look awkward physically and I do like them together, but maybe they should just have Holly graduate before anything happens.  I did get a little weirded out that he was talking to a high school girl in lingerie for an extended period of time 

[Soapsuds]

What a boring episode. I did a lot of fast-forwarding. The only part I enjoyed was the Doug, Holly, and Tate scenes at the cabin.

The couples paired on days are pretty bad.