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The only subtle change that I noticed today were characters actually texting each other. One of my enduring soap-related pet peeves is how characters seem to live in a pre-cellphone era—forever waiting to run into each other at the Brady Pub or the hospital before divulging crucial information. In a world where teens practically have phones fused to their palms, it’s refreshing (and frankly overdue) to see the show reflect that.

Now, onto what I would consider the most perplexing scene of the day: Amy, Paulina, and Chanel discussing the potential adoption—without Sophia present. Why is the person at the center of this decision missing from the conversation? Add to that Chanel’s oddly timed “We’re not that religious” line, clearly a setup for her dramatic “I have something to admit” before the commercial break. It felt forced, contrived even. Yes, I understand the episode was engineered to cast suspicion on Chanel regarding EJ’s shooting, only to exonerate her by the end—but I never bought into her as a legitimate suspect, so the dramatic tension fell flat.

That said, I do appreciate the methodical pace of ruling out suspects every few days. So far, we can strike Kristen, Chanel, and Kate from the list. It’s a satisfying narrative rhythm and lends the mystery a bit more weight.

Lastly, I must air a minor grievance: the Chad and Johnny scenes. While earnest, they would feel far more resonant if they were between Johnny and JJ. Not only are they contemporaries in Salem’s ever-flexible timeline, but JJ—being the son of Jack Deveraux, a man with a disturbing past—has his own experience wrestling with familial trauma. A Johnny/JJ alliance would add nuance and emotional heft to both characters.

All in all, an uneven episode with glimmers of promise. Here’s hoping tomorrow’s installment keeps the pacing but ups the plausibility.

 

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For those interested, here is Ron Carlivati's full cast list from his entire tenure:

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Susan Seaforth Hayes as Julie Olson 1968-1984, 1990-1994, 1996, 1999-
Suzanne Rogers as Maggie Simmons 1973-
Deidre Hall as Dr. Marlena Evans Black 1976-1987, 1991-2009, 2011-
James Reynolds as Abe Carver 1981-
Stephen Nichols as Steve Johnson 1985-1990, 2006-2009, 2015-
Mary Beth Evans as Dr. Kayla Brady Johnson 1986-1992, 2006-
Josh Taylor as Roman Brady 1997-
Martha Madison as Belle Black 2004-2008, 2015-
Brandon Beemer as Shawn Brady 2006-2008, 2016-
Galen Gering as Rafe Hernandez 2008-
Eric Martsolf as Brady Black 2008-
Billy Flynn as Chad DiMera 2014-
Paul Telfer as Xander Kiriakis 2015-
Greg Rikaart as Leo Stark 2018-
Linsey Godfrey as Dr. Sarah Horton Kiriakis 2018-
Jackée Harry as Paulina Price Carver 2021-
Dan Feuerriegal as EJ DiMera 2021-
Raven Bowens as Chanel Dupree 2021-
Carson Boatman as Johnny DiMera 2021-
Abigail Klein as Stephanie Johnson 2022-
Elia Cantu as Jada Hunter 2022-
Robert Scott Wilson as Alex Kiriakis 2022-
Ashley Puzemis as Holly Jonas 2023-
Leo Howard as Tate Black 2024-
AnnaLynne McCord as Cat Greene 2024-
Cherie Jimenez as Gabi Hernandez 2024-
Al Calderon as Javi Hernandez 2024-
Peyton Meyer as Doug Williams III 2024-
Rachel Boyd as Sophia Choi 2025-

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Maree Cheatham as Marie Horton 1965-1968, 1970-1971, 1973, 1994, 1996, 2010, 2024
Bill Hayes as Doug Williams 1970-1984, 1986-1987, 1993-1994, 1996, 1999-2024
Josh Taylor as Chris Kositchek 1977-1987, 2022
Stephen Schnetzer as Steve Olson 1978-1979, 2024
Gloria Loring as Liz Chandler 1980-1986, 2024
Thaao Penghlis as Tony DiMera 1981-1985, 2007-2009, 2019-2023
Leann Hunley as Anna Fredericks DiMera 1982-1986, 2007-2010, 2017-2023
Kristian Alfonso as Hope Williams 1983-1987, 1990, 1994-2020, 2022-2024
Peter Reckell as Bo Brady 1983-1987, 1990-1992, 1995-2012, 2015-2016, 2022-2023
Andrew Masset as Larry Welch 1983-1985, 2002-2003, 2016, 2022
Thaao Penghlis as Andre DiMera 1983-1984, 1993-1996, 2002-2005, 2007, 2015-2019, 2022
Miranda Wilson as Megan Hathaway 1984-1985, 2022-2023
Charles Shaughnessy as Shane Donovan 1984-1992, 2002, 2010, 2012-2013, 2016-2017, 2021, 2023, 2025
John Aniston as Victor Kiriakis 1985-2022
Melissa Reeves as Jennifer Horton Deveraux 1985-1995, 2000-2006, 2010-2022
Drake Hogestyn as John Black 1986-2009, 2011-2024
Christie Clark as Carrie Brady Reed 1986-1999, 2005-2006, 2010-2012, 2017-2019, 2021
Marilyn McCoo as Tamara Price 1986-1987, 2019-2020
George DelHoyo as Orpheus 1986-1987, 2016, 2020-2023, 2025
Judi Evans as Adrienne Johnson 1986-1991, 2007-2008, 2010-2020, 2023
Wally Kurth as Justin Kiriakis 1987-1991, 2009-2025
Ron Leath as Henderson 1987-2004, 2008-2017
Matthew Ashford as Jack Deveraux 1987-1993, 2001-2007, 2011-2012, 2016-2024
Steve Burton as Harris Michaels 1988, 2022-2024
Charles Shaughnessy as Drew Donovan 1988, 2017, 2021
Judith Chapman as Anjelica Deveraux 1989-1991, 2018
Ivan G'Vera as Ivan Marais 1991-2000, 2011, 2020-2021, 2024
Louise Sorel as Vivian Alamain 1992-2000, 2009-2011, 2017-2018, 2020, 2023-2025
Lisa Rinna as Billie Reed 1992-1995, 2002-2003, 2012-2013, 2018, 2021
Alison Sweeney as Sami Brady 1993-2015, 2017-2022, 2025
Bryan Dattilo as Lucas Horton 1993-2010, 2012-2024
Eileen Davidson as Kristen Blake 1993-1998, 2012-2015, 2017, 2021
Jaime Lyn Bauer as Dr. Laura Spencer 1993-1999, 2003, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021
Roark Critchlow as Dr. Mike Horton 1994-1999, 2010, 2022
Mark Colson as Gabriel 1994-1995, 2021
Austin Peck as Austin Reed 1995-2002, 2005-2006, 2017, 2019, 2021
Lauren Koslow as Kate Roberts Brady 1996-2025
Eileen Davidson as Susan Banks Fisher 1996-1998, 2014, 2017
Eileen Davidson as Mary Moira Banks 1997-1998, 2017, 2021-2022
Kevin Spirtas as Dr. Craig Wesley 1997-2005, 2009, 2019-2020, 2022
William Utay as Dr. Wilhelm Rolf 1997-2003, 2007-2008, 2017-2021
Eileen Davidson as Thomas Banks 1997, 2022-2023
Adam Caine as Edmund Crumb 1998, 2023
Arianne Zucker as Nicole Walker 1998-2006, 2008-2024
Patrika Darbo as Nancy Miller 1998-2005, 2013, 2016-2017, 2019-2020, 2022, 2024
Kristian Alfonso as Gina Von Amberg 1998-2001, 2019
Farah Fath as Mimi Lockhart 1999-2007, 2018
Aaron Van Wagner as Jason Welles 1999-2002, 2007, 2019-2020
Nadia Bjorlin as Chloe Lane 1999-2005, 2007-2011, 2013, 2015-2023
Jay Kenneth Johnson as Philip Kiriakis 1999-2002, 2007-2011, 2019-2021
Lindsay Hollister as Susan Adamson 2001, 2019-2020
Judi Evans as Bonnie Kiriakis 2003-2007, 2017-2018, 2020-2025
Deidre Hall as Hattie Adams 2004, 2016-2020, 2024-2025
Heather Lindell as Jan Spears 2004-2005, 2020-2022
Dan Wells as Sami 'Stan' Brady 2005, 2021
Rachel Melvin as Chelsea Brady 2005-2009, 2023
Blake Berris as Nick Fallon 2006-2009, 2012-2014, 2021, 2023
Tamara Braun as Ava Vitali 2008, 2015-2016, 2020-2025
Shawn Christian as Dr. Daniel Jonas 2008-2017, 2020
Angelo Tiffe as Angelo Vitali 2008, 2017, 2021
Julian Barnes as Harold 2009-2018
Chandler Massey as Will Horton 2010-2014, 2017-2023
Camila Banus as Gabi Hernandez 2010-2023
Galen Gering as Arnold Feniger 2011, 2024-2025
Kate Mansi as Abby Deveraux 2011-2016, 2018-2020
Freddie Smith as Sonny Kiriakis 2011-2020
Greg Vaughan as Eric Brady 2012-2024
Casey Moss as JJ Deveraux 2013-2020, 2022, 2024-2025
Kevin Riggin as Rory 2013-2017, 2019
Laura Kai Chen as Melinda Trask 2013-2014, 2016-2019
Jen Lilley as Theresa Donovan 2013-2016, 2018, 2023
James Eckhouse as Griffin Sims 2013, 2018
Chrishell Hartley as Jordan Ridgeway 2013-2015, 2019-2021, 2023
Larry Poindexter as Father Louis 2014-2018
True O'Brien as Paige Larson 2014-2015, 2017, 2020
Robert Scott Wilson as Ben Weston 2014-2023
Kassie DePaiva as Eve Donovan 2014-2020, 2023
James Read as Clyde Weston 2014-2024
Gwen McGee as Rose Duncan 2014, 2017-2018, 2020
Christopher Sean as Paul Narita 2014-2018, 2022-2025
Melissa Archer as Serena Mason 2014-2015, 2017
James Lastovic as Joey Johnson 2015-2017, 2020
A Martinez as Eduardo Hernandez 2015-2017, 2020
Sal Stowers as Lani Price Grant 2015-2024
Kyler Pettis as Theo Carver 2015-2018
Olivia Rose Keegan as Claire Brady 2015-2020
John-Paul Lavoisier as Philip Kiriakis 2015-2016, 2023-2025
Vincent Irizarry as Deimos Kiriakis 2016-2017, 2021
Marie Wilson as Summer Townsend 2016, 2020
Jordi Vilasuso as Dario Hernandez 2016-2017
Scott Shilstone as Zack Brady 2016, 2022
Aaron D. Spears as Lou Raines 2016-2017
Vanessa Williams as Dr. Valerie Grant 2016-2022
Andoni Gracia as Mateo 2016, 2018
Marci Miller as Abby Deveraux 2016-2018, 2020-2022
Tionne Watkins as Sheila Watkins 2016-2020
Craig Welzbacher as Myron Raditz 2016-2017
Lamon Archey as Eli Grant 2017-2024
Lucas Adams as Dr. Tripp Johnson 2017-2024
Scott Shilstone as Wyatt Stone 2017-2018
Morgan Fairchild as Anjelica Deveraux 2017
Alyssa Mann as Shelly Santos 2017, 2019
Andre Khabbazi as Dr. Henry Shah 2017-2019
John Enos as Roger Fisher 2017-2018
Victoria Konefal as Ciara Brady Weston 2017-2024
Tyler Christopher as Stefan DiMera 2017-2019
Philip Anthony-Rodriguez as Miguel Garcia 2018
Gilles Marini as Ted Laurent 2018-2019
Stacy Haiduk as Susan Banks Fisher 2018-2019, 2021-2023, 2025
Stacy Haiduk as Kristen Blake 2018-2025
Trey Baxter as EJ DiMera 2018
Kyle Lowder as Dr. Rex Brady 2018-2023, 2025
Thia Megia as Haley Chen 2018-2020
Judith Chapman as Diana Colville 2019, 2024
Brandon Barash as Stefan DiMera 2019-2020, 2022-2024
Michael Hagiwara as Wei Shin 2019
Robin Strasser as Vivian Alamain 2019
Piter Marek as Dr. Henry Shah 2019
Remington Hoffman as Li Shin 2019-2024
Brock Kelly as Evan Frears 2019-2022
Teressa Liane as Mimi Lockhart 2019-2020
Chadwick Hopson as Kevin Lambert 2019-2020
Victoria Platt as Dr. Amanda Raynor 2020-2021
Kelly Thiebaud as Zoey Burge 2020
Brandon Barash as Jake DiMera 2020-2023
Alyshia Ochse as Zoey Burge 2020
Emily O'Brien as Gwen Rizczech 2020-2023
Lindsay Arnold as Allie Horton 2020-2023
Michael Teh as Vincent Belman 2020
Isabel Durant as Claire Brady 2020-2021
Tina Huang as Melinda Trask 2020-2025
Mike Manning as Charlie Dale 2020-2022
Cady McClain as Jennifer Horton Deveraux 2020-2024
Cameron Johnson as Theo Carver 2020-2023
Linda Dano as Vivian Alamain 2021
Precious Way as Chanel Dupree 2021
Michael Lowry as Dr. Clay Snyder 2021
Marla Gibbs as Olivia Price 2021-2023
Cady Huffman as Calista Lockhart 2021
Zach Tinker as Sonny Kiriakis 2021-2024
Peter Porte as Dimitri von Leuschner 2021, 2023
Jackie Cox as Themselves 2021-2023
Adrienne Frantz as Sophie Faversham 2021
Scott Bailey as Miles Faversham 2021
Noah Huntley as Sebastian Alamain 2021, 2023
Evelyn Stephenson as Sydney DiMera 2021
William Christian as TR Coates 2022
Donielle Artese as Beth Howard 2022
Bruce Beatty as Seth Burns 2022, 2024-2025
Tanner Stine as Joey Johnson 2022-2023
Colton Little as Andrew Donovan 2022-2025
Victoria Grace as Wendy Shin 2022-2024
Richard Wharton as Wilhelm Rolf 2022-2024
Clyde Kusatsu as Wei Shin 2022-2023
Jessica Serfaty as Sloan Petersen 2022-2024
Stacy Haiduk as Mary Moira Banks 2022
Aketra Sevillian as Talia Hunter 2023
John Kapelos as Konstantin Meleounis 2023-2024
Jasper Newman as Colin Bedford 2023
Julie Dove as Connie Viniski 2023-2024
Kim Coles as Whitley King 2023, 2025
Jason Gerhardt as Eric Brady 2023
Dick Van Dyke as Timothy Robicheaux 2023
Emily O'Brien as Theresa Donovan 2023-2025
Jamie Martin Mann as Tate Black 2023-2024
Blake Berris as Everett Lynch 2023-2024
Christy St. John as Rebecca Goldman 2024
Natasha Hall as Sloan Petersen 2024
Madelyn Kientz as Sophia Choi 2024-2025
Louis Tomeo as Aaron Greene 2024
Kennedy Garcia as Felicity Greene 2024-2025
Jonah Robinson as Mark Greene 2024
Derek Yates as Kerry Youmans 2024-2025
Serena Scott Thomas as Fiona Cook 2024
AlexAnn Hopkins as Joy Wesley 2024-2025
Susan Elena Matus as Catherina Meleounis 2024
Shi Ne Nelson as Amy Choi 2024-2025
Ros Gentle as Rachel Blake 2025

 

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1 hour ago, Liberty City said:

The gates for the Kiriakis mansion does not work for me; it's giving countryside or Dallas, Texas, and not Salem, Illinois.

The stock footage they use for establishing shots is weird across the board. The establishing shot for the Kiriakis mansion would be better used for the Newman Ranch over on Y&R.

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23 minutes ago, DaytimeFan said:

The stock footage they use for establishing shots is weird across the board. The establishing shot for the Kiriakis mansion would be better used for the Newman Ranch over on Y&R.

It's almost like they went onto a stock footage archive, said, "We like this," and went with it without a care in the world. Yes, the opening gates would suit the Newman Ranch more (especially with what we've seen of the Newman Ranch exterior), not to mention... it'd fit a location like Wisconsin more than it does Illinois. It does not fit. At all. And they need to fix it.

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2 hours ago, j swift said:

 Add to that Chanel’s oddly timed “We’re not that religious” line, clearly a setup for her dramatic “I have something to admit” before the commercial break. It felt forced, contrived even. Yes, I understand the episode was engineered to cast suspicion on Chanel regarding EJ’s shooting, only to exonerate her by the end—but I never bought into her as a legitimate suspect, so the dramatic tension fell flat.

I thought it was meant to cast suspicion on Amy.

2 hours ago, Bright Eyes said:

For those interested, here is Ron Carlivati's full cast list from his entire tenure:

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Thanks for posting!

This looks really good

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1 hour ago, Liberty City said:

It's almost like they went onto a stock footage archive, said, "We like this," and went with it without a care in the world. Yes, the opening gates would suit the Newman Ranch more (especially with what we've seen of the Newman Ranch exterior), not to mention... it'd fit a location like Wisconsin more than it does Illinois. It does not fit. At all. And they need to fix it.

The show had a much better sense of itself and its exterior back in the 90s, but it's always been a mashup of vague Cape Cod (the Brady Pub), Victorian (the Horton house), and urban landscape (I recall the backdrop of Marlena's penthouse was San Francisco) with some fantastical mansions thrown in. 

The show started going with Illinois in recent times but for years it was some kind of fantasy land where it was in the Midwest but you could sail into the ocean.

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1 minute ago, DaytimeFan said:

The show started going with Illinois in recent times but for years it was some kind of fantasy land where it was in the Midwest but you could sail into the ocean.

It's been confirmed in Illinois since 2015, per the 50th anniversary interview with the cast on Today🤷🏻‍♂️ But with Chicago being "nearby" and the oft-mentioned 312 area code, it makes sense for it to be in the state of Illinois versus the Midwest or even New England.

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23 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

I thought it was meant to cast suspicion on Amy.

I didn't pick up on that at all (lunch was good, so I may have been distracted).

It feels nuts, but I keep thinking that there's no way that they're going to saddle Tate with a baby forever. Given that Sophia is already showing, it would be in poor taste for her to miscarry (we all know soap miscarriages rarely occur this late in the gestational period). So, as I watch, my mind wonders to the thousands of different ways that they can write themselves out of this corner.

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1 minute ago, j swift said:

I didn't pick up on that at all (lunch was good, so I may have been distracted).

It feels nuts, but I keep thinking that there's no way that they're going to saddle Tate with a baby forever. Given that Sophia is already showing, it would be in poor taste for her to miscarry (we all know soap miscarriages rarely occur this late in the gestational period). So, as I watch, my mind wonders to the thousands of different ways that they can write themselves out of this corner.

In the beginning, I suspected that 

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Aaron was gonna turn out to be the father

but now I'm not so sure.

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12 hours ago, AbcNbc247 said:

As for today’s episode, it wasn’t that bad, even though Susan was annoying. Does she really need to be around for “humor”?

That ruined the entire 40-minute runtime for me. Stacy Haiduk needs to be retired from this show, period.

 

 

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5 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

but now I'm not so sure.

This is speculation, not a spoiler (I know nothing)

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I assume Doug3 is going to find out pretty soon that Aaron is the father (or at least Tate's not the father), and then he's going to agonize about keeping it a secret from Holly.

 

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2 minutes ago, ranger1rg said:

Stacy Haiduk needs to be retired from this show, period.

Agreed.

I would've written her/Kristen out a long time ago

2 minutes ago, j swift said:

This is speculation, not a spoiler (I know nothing)

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I assume Doug3 is going to find out pretty soon that Aaron is the father (or at least Tate's not the father), and then he's going to agonize about keeping it a secret from Holly.

 

I wouldn't mind that lol especially if it means the feud between them continues to grow.

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1 minute ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Agreed.

I would've written her/Kristen out a long time ago

She annoys me as much as Leo does, honestly. And that's A LOT.

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Just now, ranger1rg said:

She annoys me as much as Leo does, honestly. And that's A LOT.

Friggin Y&R interlopers 😂😂😂

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