BTG: February 2025 Discussion Thread

[BetterForgotten]

Haley has a Brooke Logan-level lens of the world, lol 

[te.]

Oh, the nerve of this bitch to claim being close. 

[SFK]

Yes, and a smidge clunky. No one IRL says "denizens", only soap journalists.

[All My Shadows]

"Back...up...Haley." Delicious.

I wonder if the exposition was a conscious decision because it really has been so long since a new soap came along, and much longer since a new one came to CBS. The audience they're targeting hasn't had to learn a whole new set of characters and stories all at once in nearly 38 years, so hit them over the head with the basics right away so that they're invested.

Yes, that's the word that made me bristle. It felt like we'd dissolved into a flashback to Anita's younger years, with Tamara providing narration.

[Maxim]

I can t fin a working stream I'm going to scream 

[Rmodelboy]

I don't mind the exposition. It's needed and it's already set up a family dynamic 

[dc11786]

I thought Duplaix and Tunie played that beautifully, not to say you aren't saying the same. It was smart to anchor the opener in these two. 

I also appreciate the coffee talk between Vanessa / Dani. 

The focus on strong female characters is amazing.

[BetterForgotten]

Sorry, second viewing of the first episode and I still think this white couple and the actors are the worst part. They zapped the energy out of this pilot when they’re on. These actors have no chemistry and are not that good. 

[All My Shadows]

The white couple isn't awful, but yes, they are totally out-of-place when the rest of the episode is Dupree-centered. They have an old-fashioned earnest soap couple feel about them, but who tf are they lol

[dragonflies]

 I felt that "back UP Hayley" all the way down to my toes lol 

[te.]

They will either get completely wrecked or get quietly written off. 

[BetterForgotten]

Love the look on Anita and Nicole’s faced when Dani delusionally spoke of Bill keeping his affairs away from home before Haley. Dani is a piece of work herself. 

Edited February 24 by BetterForgotten

[All My Shadows]

Woah, the set for Bill's law office was niiiiice, love that little corridor.

[te.]

I guess DAYS isn't the only soap using AI-generated stock footage lol. I'm not sure where that office is meant to be. 

[Maxim]

I FOUND A STREAM! WATCHING! BUT I AM MISSING THE FIRST 20 MINUTES GOD DAMN