DAYS: March 2025 Discussion Thread

[Contessa Donatella]

Trying to always be here with nitpick & technicalities, Ron's last day is Wed., 4-23. My countdown timer tells me that is 37 days away as of this very minute. I feel good about this because when I created this countdown timer/calendar it was 80+ days away. 

[te.]

To be fair, headwriters do not make all decisions. They sometimes get rather clear instructions from TPTB above them. 

 

He has abs. That's about it.

[Taoboi]

I meant I'll take Stacy over Greg on Y&R any day.

[Contessa Donatella]

The reason for this is that you are the soul of discretion.

[AbcNbc247]

Annie Wilkes still defending her Paul Sheldon, no matter what.

While I can believe that this is all Ron, and that Paula/Jean didn’t edit or rewrite anything, I’m still curious as to how this all came to be, especially after years of completely ignoring Sami’s rape.

So many questions are going through my mind about it. 

Yeah.

But, it’s also pretty clear that Ron had a lot more authority than other head writers have had.

Come on now

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Don’t you Y&R fans want Kevin back too?

[Khan]

HELL NO, lol!!

[Bright Eyes]

Last week was great, except for Wednesday, with the reveal on Friday even making me cry. Having Lauren Koslow come in after Roman accidently dropped the bomb about EJ was a smart move to secure that the emotional stakes necessary were struck. Prior to this reveal, Carson Boatman was someone I had a contented like about as Johnny, but now I feel this story has solidified him as someone I can be truly invested. I had no idea he had it in him. It's nice to be surprised by this show, in a good way, in 2025. His scenes today with EJ made me cry again. The scenes were a bit longer than usual and more in depth. I find it very hard to believe the new writers didn't have some sort of hand in the writing dig deeper. This rape reveal has really lit a fire under the show's ass and I hope they can keep up the momentum, especially for Carson Boatman and Johnny. I've even liked the show more than BTG in the past week because of it.

Once the 

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happens, the only thing I'll know is upcoming story wise is John passing away. It'll be exciting to be basically completely spoiler free.

Edited 21 hours ago by Bright Eyes

[AbcNbc247]

Then again, Ron and Jamey have probably already pitched a character for him to play on BTG 

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[Bright Eyes]

I've been wondering, is Sami the only soap character to be raped by three different people? 

[ranger1rg]

-- So are you blaming TPTB for the entire Body & Soul debacle? Sometimes TPTB should step in earlier.

-- Dan F and Carson Boatman were both really good today. Their scenes made the episode, and I agree the episode should have ended on them.

-- I'm sick of both Kristen and her mother. They can both go. I never liked this old Rachel casting.

[Contessa Donatella]

Well, on OLTL Marty Saybrooke was the victim of a gang rape by several frat brothers, so she might have [ahem] won this dubious honor in one fell swoop. I honestly do not know how many "participated". 

[MichaelGL]

I’m blanking here, I know of Alan and EJ, who’s the third? 
 

Every now and then when I completely have written DAYS off as a complete mockery of soaps under Ron, we have scenes like today and Fridays episode.

Maybe

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How long has Dan O’Connor’s name has been in the credits?

[Contessa Donatella]

Yeah, I've been meaning to circle back & ask, too!!! 

[janea4old]

 

Arnold (Rafe2) raped (legally called rape by impersonation or rape by fraud).
EJ raped her again by facilitating Arnold to be in her bed.

In addition to all of that ... Sami herself is a rapist, she raped Austin

 

Someday I'd like to see Sami get therapy.  But I don't have high hopes for that getting written correctly.  And I'd hate to have it written poorly.

Edited 16 hours ago by janea4old

[Bright Eyes]

Respectfully, your mind blank after posting these two thoughts after the other was hilarious. But yes, as Jane said, the third is Arnold Feniger a.k.a Rafe2.