DAYS: May 2025 Discussion Thread

[janea4old]

screenshot of DAYS establishing shot on May 21 and on April 25.

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[Soapsuds]

Finally, Days is a soap opera about drama.

Wednesday's episode is soapy goodness.

[AbcNbc247]

I knew that was the Manhattan skyline in the background 

That’s one of the best parts of this; their relationship can go either way. Though I’m hoping that they’ll eventually find their way back to each other 

Edited 7 hours ago by AbcNbc247

[AbcNbc247]

Well... Ari sure had a good birthday 

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Even though I read the spoilers, I was a little surprised that Days went there Ari and Doug III. I won't say it's out of character for Doug III but I didn't expect it when he first heard it was happening. I'm interested in seeing where they go from here. I hope Tate finds out somehow and tells Holly about it. That could be a pretty good mess. But at the same time, their scenes felt rushed. We should have seen more of Ari and Doug III both at the Bar and at the Salem Inn 

Doug III looked hot though.

And Ari got to have scenes with Marlena too. I really hope that Days establishes a relationship between the two of them. I'd love to see it play out onscreen. And we got an update about Will and Sonny.

But again, all this talk about John 

I enjoyed the Holly/Doug III scenes too. I liked the way that she helped him today and comforted him about everything that happened with Julie. I'm curious to see how he's going to make things right with her.

Belle is dumb but I always love the sibling scenes between her and Brady. I like that they have each other to talk to about how messy their lives are. And I actually don't mind Belle being dumb. I actually find it to be pretty interesting. Surprisingly, she seems messier than Shawn. Btw, now I'm starting to wonder if Tate being sick actually is gonna mean something. Or if Leo Howard just needed some time off.

As for Shawn and Steve, their scenes didn't do much for me until the end of the episode. It set things up for tomorrow and I can't wait to see it. Brandon Beemer actually did a pretty good job too.

As for the final scene... Idk.

[janea4old]

In general, per Jason47's productionschedule estimate, most of what's airing now would have been filmed in late August 2024.
But, as Jason himself would say, that's just an estimated average.

As we all know, DAYS stuff is filmed out of order by several weeks and sometimes months depending on availability of recurring cast, guest stars, or especially if there is a specific set they want to use for a bunch of scenes that will air at different times.

Per the JPI Studios photography info on some spoiler pics released...
(film date shown within original URLs of one pic from SOD and a few from MichaelFairman)
One scene that aired Tues May 20 was filmed Sept. 20, 2024.
Some scenes airing Fri May 23 were filmed Sept 11th, 2024.

 

Per his IG, Leo Howard got married Sept. 9, 2024 in California.  So maybe he took some time off for that?   Or maybe it's just coincidental timing and completely unrelated.  As I said, some of what's airing in May was filmed in late August. It's so hard to say with everything being filmed out of order.

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[brisbydog]

I remember seeing Eric M doing a fan video and in the background you heard Paul and Linsey being called to Victoria's bedroom. That was end of September. I think maybe even the 30th

[Chris B]

I'm binging last week and I still find it so odd how different the show feels. Before I felt like each episode felt so long but the show is gliding by now. I'm on Thursday and it's crazy how real the characters feel. It doesn't feel like Days of Our Lives because I'm so used to everything being slapstick. It's definitely nice seeing layers to the characters now. I'm beginning to feel really confident about the coming months when the new headwriters can introduce their own stories.