2 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

I don't think that either ⏤ I think their lack of kissing, despite multiple instances they could have, is alluding to more in terms of story of the characters. Whether on the side of Martin or Smitty is where it remains to be seen.

I too am hoping this is intentional and there will be LGBT intimacy.  I'm also not sure of their chemistry after this first episode, but maybe that too is deliberate.  It is a little jarring given the "racy" intros some of the straight couples got, but as I mentioned in an earlier post, whatever Bill has on Martin gives me hope that the gays aren't going to be sanitized and boring. 

I did assume they were newer parents if the source of conflict is meant to be that the one is weary of being a stay-at-home parent unless there is some recent event that is giving him second thoughts: maybe even what Martin's Aunt(?) Dani just went through after giving up her career for Bill, and not wanting to end up in a similar position.

5 hours ago, adrnyc said:

Didn’t someone say yesterday that they were an orphan? Or am I making that up? If so…I call this woman who said she’s happy to have never married and had children as that character’s mother. 

Same.

 

5 hours ago, Cheap21 said:

She shows up to work in her bra. Oh she's THAT type of hoe

 

Screaming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 hours ago, Alan said:

I love that the family is grappling with the consequences of Dani's violence. It adds a realistic touch. Other soaps wouldn't even bother. They would just show a slap/punch and move on.

I just pointed this out to my BFF. MVJ is a magician. She's cast a spell over all of us. 

 

20 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

Was that just 7 years ago? Time, ya know, flies.

If you get to IG any time soon, see this:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DGd1NVdpCa3/

Just a Julie classic, a little gem. And, it's 1991 which was a lousy year for DAYS.

Luv it 🤣

8 minutes ago, detroitpiston said:

I appreciate that you aren’t outright spoiling but as someone who likes to go into the soap week completely blind to what will happen could you please use the spoiler tag when sharing these kind of hints throughout the thread?

We need a HINT emoji! It would of course be a graphic representation of "wink, wink, nudge"

I guess a punch in the face made Hayley less logical since she visited Nicole as if all was well.

I'm guessing Dani is going the Betty Broderick route because I sense either a murder, or attempted murder on Bill with Dani as suspect.

It looks like the nurse, her mom, and Eva and her mom will be the Have Nots.

I'm guessing the lack of chemistry between Martin and hubby is due to trauma from his dreams  and also from hubby putting his career on hold.

19 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

I don't think that either ⏤ I think their lack of kissing, despite multiple instances they could have, is alluding to more in terms of story of the characters. Whether on the side of Martin or Smitty is where it remains to be seen.

I'm Glad they actually didn't go full Babilônia and have the gay couple kiss right ahead for some "shock" value, if they are not kissing there's probably something underneath it

29 minutes ago, Joseph said:

I liked the storyline with Scotty dying and she finding out Eli was her Grandson, she was even nominated for it, but not the right topic to discuss that

Scotty didn't die. The character that died was David, Julie's son.  Scotty and Eli are half-brothers (both David's sons).   

4 minutes ago, Soaplovers said:

I'm guessing the lack of chemistry between Martin and hubby is due to trauma from his dreams  and also from hubby putting his career on hold.

That could be an interesting route to go. That last part paralleling Dani's.

I've lost who asked but yes Hayley an orphan & the family treated her like family & then the b*tch paid it back like a common whore.

6 minutes ago, Joseph said:

I'm Glad they actually didn't go full Babilônia and have the gay couple kiss right ahead for some "shock" value, if they are not kissing there's probably something underneath it

What shock value? You apparently didn't watch ATWT or Days. Days even had a heavy duty sex romp!😂😍

Edited February 26Feb 26 by Soapsuds

7 minutes ago, Mona Kane Croft said:

Scotty didn't die. The character that died was David, Julie's son.  Scotty and Eli are half-brothers (both David's sons).   

Sorry I got confused, I remembered out of the top of my head and didn't research to confirm the info!

4 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

What shock value? You apparently didn't watch ATWT or Days. Days even had a heavy duty sex romp!😂😍

I Know, I meant having something "racy" just to call attention, my reference was even to a Brazilian Telenovela who had two elderly Veteran Actresses kiss on the first episode just to "catch" an audience, I'm all for Some Gay love if it's well built! 

11 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

I've lost who asked but yes Hayley an orphan & the family treated her like family & then the b*tch paid it back like a common whore.

As they do

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Someone said Dani is 49? Really? Her dialogue with Vanessa on the pilot made me think she was 40, she was 17 when she met Bill and Chelsea(?) Is 23

Has that been confirmed?

Dani was 19 when she married Bill, they were married 30 years so she's 49+