5 hours ago, brisbydog said:

EJ has been on every episode since August 6 and is scheduled to air every day this week too and likely next. Is anybody else having EJ (and Johnny trial) fatigue? Where are Shawn and Jada? What's Philip up to? I need some variation in the story.

Ehhh… if we Days fans can get through like six consecutive episodes of Leo, we can get through anything 😂😂😂

But I agree, Shawn, Philip, Jada, and JJ too need to be featured more

3 minutes ago, j swift said:

WOW, good on DAYS, that was a shocking reveal and very well done! I'm so happy that they didn't rely on a courtroom revel, and they played it cool. The narrative device of the book and Marlena trying to get Rachel not to break the thing were great.

It seemed more mature too, then what we’ve seen before on Days

2 hours ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Ehhh… if we Days fans can get through like six consecutive episodes of Leo, we can get through anything 😂😂😂

But I agree, Shawn, Philip, Jada, and JJ too need to be featured more

It seemed more mature too, then what we’ve seen before on Days

That’s what I’ve really liked about the writing as of late, the maturity and the fact that the shows does make a valid attempt to delve deep into a characters motivations. No more scenes being played as a joke when they should be written seriously. 

Even if you don't like what DAYS has become , today's scenes with Julie and Marlena were wonderful for any longtime fan, and we even got an indirect Liz mention. Julie owning the bookstore will hopefully mean she'll get to interact with different characters and even insert herself in their business from time to time.

The reveal I have been waiting for and it didn't disappoint. I, and I'm sure many others, guessed Rachel was the shooter, but that didn't and doesn't take away from how entertaining and watchable this story has been from start to finish. Even though I guessed from the outset, it didn't feel predictable. The journey was more than worth it. I think this story has done great things for Johnny, Chanel, Marlena, EJ, and Belle. I'm calling Who Shot EJ? a hit for this viewer. Let's hope we'll have many more to come.

Billy Flynn again looked hot as hell. I thought him and Cat finally had chemistry again in this episode. Cat being fired let go from the hospital was a nice obstacle that I'm interested to see how she'll get herself out of.

Looking at the guest credits, Philip we'll be seen again this week, but I want to add to wishing we saw more of him, a burgeoning Shawn/Jada relationship, and JJ, too. I think Philip/Gwen could be really interesting, personally. And I still want JJ involved with Gabi amidst her current story. However, I forget the exact scene and day, but I almost got the feeling they foreshadowed Gabi's death at one point.

And don't worry about me, because I've absolutely been fast-forwarding those useless Leo scenes to maintain a seamless watch experience.

Nicholas Alamain, Lizzie Spaulding, Rick Forrester, now this. How many kiddie shooters have there been on soaps? 

Julie buying the bookstore is a good idea, but they should have done a better job with the books themselves. It's one fake book decor set after another, and it doesn't look real.

Just now, ranger1rg said:

Julie buying the bookstore is a good idea, but they should have done a better job with the books themselves. It's one fake book decor set after another, and it doesn't look real.

Please, the fact this show got a new set at all is a welcome dream and a prayer. This, plus the courtroom set, and hallway? Better than we could have ever expected with their dismal budget.

2 hours ago, MichaelGL said:

That’s what I’ve really liked about the writing as of late, the maturity and the fact that the shows does make a valid attempt to delve deep into a characters motivations. No more scenes being played as a joke when they should be written seriously. 

Same here.

There are some things that I'm not liking, but overall, it feels like DOOL again and I'm really happy about that.

1 hour ago, Bright Eyes said:

And I still want JJ involved with Gabi amidst her current story.

I'd like that too.

I could see JJ trying to secretly investigate Titan, and whatever Gabi is doing with Tony, in an attempt to try and protect her. But Gabi being so stubborn and headstrong getting in his way a lot, which could possibly put his career as a detective in jeopardy.

I forgot to add, Tony only having scenes with the newbies is disappointing. I need to see him with Marlena and Kate, at the very least.

30 minutes ago, Gray Bunny said:

Nicholas Alamain, Lizzie Spaulding, Rick Forrester, now this. How many kiddie shooters have there been on soaps? 

Michael on GH was another one 😂

1 hour ago, Bright Eyes said:

Please, the fact this show got a new set at all is a welcome dream and a prayer. This, plus the courtroom set, and hallway? Better than we could have ever expected with their dismal budget.

I do hear you on this, but every shelf in the bookstore looks like this. No bookstore is arranged like this.

 

7 minutes ago, ranger1rg said:

I do hear you on this, but every shelf in the bookstore looks like this. No bookstore is arranged like this.

 

Salem is a magical place!

11 hours ago, MichaelGL said:

That’s what I’ve really liked about the writing as of late, the maturity and the fact that the shows does make a valid attempt to delve deep into a characters motivations. No more scenes being played as a joke when they should be written seriously. 

I’m finally officially caught up to present watching as of last night and I couldn’t agree with this post more. Sure the Johnny trial is absurd in that his dad is the one defending him on trial of shooting him and his aunt is prosecuting him, but it was never played for laughs. I love court drama on soaps and I thoroughly enjoyed this trial.

Rachel twist totally caught me off guard and I loved it. Though it was infinitely more believable that previous and my preferred Demon Spawn Rachel would’ve shot EJ over this current version but I guess I can explain away the change in character on dealing with shooting your uncle point blank lol. She really is a DiMera and I love that. Rachel genuinely wasn’t on my bingo card.

Another fabulous set of scenes between Julie and Marlena. SSH continues to make Julie’s grief palpable and I’m sure it’s because she’s truly mourning the loss on and offscreen. I continue to find all of her work post Doug’s death scenes better than the initial Doug death scenes. She’s had some really great scenes with both Chad and Marlena about grief. It’s just fantastic,

8 hours ago, Bright Eyes said:

I forgot to add, Tony only having scenes with the newbies is disappointing. I need to see him with Marlena and Kate, at the very least.

I’ve loved having Tony back as Thao has always been one of my favorite Days actors, but it’s crazy I believe in my catching up he’s only had one scene with a long time scene partner and that’s Anna his wife and was literally one episode. Weren’t Tony and Marlena actually good friends?

A new establishing shot. Now, Salem looks like Smalltown USA 😂😂

I enjoyed Marlena and EJ absorbing the news of Rachel being the shooter. They both did a really good job. I guess I can understand Marlena, suspecting but not knowing for sure whether or not Rachel was the shooter because I can't see her possibly throwing her grandson under the bus to protect her granddaughter. And I expected Kristen to be annoying once she found out the truth and I didn't mind it. It was in her character for her lol but I'm not sure why EJ and Kristen are acting like Rachel will end up in prison if everybody knows that she's the shooter though. 

But welcome back, Philip. It's been a while. I enjoyed his scenes with Belle, despite him making some weird faces again. And luckily, it looks like the two of them are going to remain just friends because I really don't want them to be a couple again. He also seemed kinda smart in his scenes with Gabi as well. 

Stephanie, keeping the secret from Alex and everybody about who's really investigating Titan could be interesting though. They're boring and this could be a pretty good messy conflict for them. And with her doing PR for Titan, it could get even messier.

Edited August 20Aug 20 by AbcNbc247

On 8/19/2025 at 2:49 PM, Gray Bunny said:

Nicholas Alamain, Lizzie Spaulding, Rick Forrester, now this. How many kiddie shooters have there been on soaps? 

 

On 8/19/2025 at 3:19 PM, AbcNbc247 said:

Michael on GH was another one 😂

Young Will Horton shot EJ.  It wasn't shown and he wasn't caught.  Shortly afterwards, he was sent to live in Switzerland with Carrie and Austin for a while.  Lucas knew Will did it, but Lucas took the fall for him and went to prison.