3 hours ago, Bright Eyes said:

This current story would be even stronger if we got Abe's point of view at some point. Him and Roman discussing it could be a great scene. When was the last time they even shared a scene?

That's an excellent suggestion.  It would be equally nice for Steve and Abe to reflect on the changing state of policing with regard to racial issues.  I'm not holding my breath waiting for it to happen, but in my imagination, it is an award wining scene.

I also totally agree on the use of flashbacks and streaming.  Today, they really took advantage of the platform to tell an anniversary story uniquely.

I was a big Jack and Jennifer fan because he was such a screwup that it forced Jen to be plucky and independent.  Their relationship is different from Kayla and Steve, or Bo and Hope.  And I appreciate that DAYS celebrated that fact.  

Post-script: I just realized how DOOL really perfected the super-couple, not by trying to replicate them, but by making each couple unique.  For example, when GH replaced Luke and Laura with Frisco and Felicia, the dynamics were very similar (rough dude and a princess). But DAYS had couplings that served many dynamics: from a damsel in distress like Kim and Shane to a dynamic crime solving duo like Jack and Jen.  And clearly, when it was time for Bo and Hope to ascend from Roman and Marlena, they were entirely different romantic icons.

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4 hours ago, carolineg said:

How are the Hortons being hypocritical?  I don't like the way Jen's being written, but it's her daughter Cat was impersonating, Thomas is clearly traumatized, and she can feel how she wants.  It was a celebration of Missy's 40 years on the show, so I can leave it at that.  

I wish they'd give Flynn and ALM something better to do since they are both very capable. 

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And, yes, I am aware Flynn's gone

 

The issue is have is if The Hortons do something bad they are instantly forgiven or it's not talked about again

Jeremy trafficked people

Jen was addicted to drugs and mowed down Gwen

Doug was a con man

Nick Fallons crimes

Jack raped Kayla

These all got forgiven 

However having grace for Cat who was trying to keep her mom alive is a bridge to far

 

3 hours ago, j swift said:

Post-script: I just realized how DOOL really perfected the super-couple, not by trying to replicate them, but by making each couple unique.  For example, when GH replaced Luke and Laura with Frisco and Felicia, the dynamics were very similar (rough dude and a princess). But DAYS had couplings that served many dynamics: from a damsel in distress like Kim and Shane to a dynamic crime solving duo like Jack and Jen.  And clearly, when it was time for Bo and Hope to ascend from Roman and Marlena, they were entirely different romantic icons.

Days will always be the supercouple soap 👍

Nobody ever did it as good as they did. And to some extent, I feel like they're still doing it now.

10 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Days will always be the supercouple soap 👍

Nobody ever did it as good as they did. And to some extent, I feel like they're still doing it now.

That's why I liked today's Jack and Jennifer stuff.  It seemed clever to highlight the Jack and Jennifer stuff in terms of how unique their love story was with the context of DAYS.

Also @John, I thought Kayla and Steve's talk with Jennifer the other day was filled with discussions about forgiveness, and its meaning.  One cannot imagine that this story is not going to end with Jennifer learning the power of forgiveness.  Structurally, she's got to be a shrew now, so that when she learns forgiveness, she will be more accepting (Jen, not the actress, I assume).

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9 minutes ago, John said:

The issue is have is if The Hortons do something bad they are instantly forgiven or it's not talked about again

Jeremy trafficked people

Jen was addicted to drugs and mowed down Gwen

Doug was a con man

Nick Fallons crimes

Jack raped Kayla

These all got forgiven 

However having grace for Cat who was trying to keep her mom alive is a bridge to far

 

I don't agree with this.

Jeremy's past has been brought up.

Jen literally had a car accident. She wasn't trying to kill Gwen lol

Doug was a con man 50 years ago and has passed away.

Nick is dead

Jack raping Kayla was brought up in not so many words two days ago.

I actually like Cat and think ALM is really good, but Jen and Jack not wanting to forgive her is up to them.  

We live in a Salem world where Dimera's get off free for everything and you're being petty about some basic Horton crimes?  That's kind of ridiculous.

1 minute ago, j swift said:

That's why I liked today's Jack and Jennifer stuff.  It seemed clever to highlight the Jack and Jennifer stuff in terms of how unique their love story was with the context of DAYS.

Based on what I've seen and read from that time period, the uniqueness of Jack and Jennifer was definitely was Days needed.

They experimented with so many different couples at the time and it didn't seem to work out that much for them.

2 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Based on what I've seen and read from that time period, the uniqueness of Jack and Jennifer was definitely was Days needed.

They experimented with so many different couples at the time and it didn't seem to work out that much for them.

I think Carly/Bo, Isabella/John, and Jack/Jen were the bright spots in that era.  But the show kept trying to make things like Molly/Tanner or Melissa/whoever work lol.  

1 minute ago, carolineg said:

or Melissa/whoever work lol.  

Emilio.

I couldn't stand him 😂😂😂

4 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Carly/Bo, Isabella/John, and Jack/Jen

We think Chanel/Johnny have it rough.  Those couples had barely a week of happiness between them that wasn't ruined by a vicious family member, a long-lost love, or a cruel vixen.

I mean, nobody's burying Chanel alive under a pile of doughnuts at Sweet Bits, so far.

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3 minutes ago, j swift said:

We think Chanel/Johnny have it rough.  Those couples had barely a week of happiness between them that wasn't ruined by a vicious family member, a long-lost love, or a cruel vixen.

I mean, nobody's burying Chanel alive under a pile of doughnuts at Sweet Bits, so far.

And here I am, thinking they need better conflict than all this stuff with Sophia and the baby 😂

3 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Emilio.

I couldn't stand him 😂😂😂

Lol.  I was just thinking of all Melissa's love interests in general. The dancing with Pete and Lars.  So 80's cheese.  I thought they sort of did Emillio dirty.  He wasn't abusive until 5 mins before he died.  But I also didn't care much about him either.

3 minutes ago, j swift said:

We think Chanel/Johnny have it rough.  Those couples had barely a week of happiness between them that wasn't ruined by a vicious family member, a long-lost love, or a cruel vixen.

I mean, nobody's burying Chanel alive under a pile of doughnuts at Sweet Bits, so far.

I might be interested in Chanel being buried in donuts.  Lol.  Vivian just getting her homicidal kicks out haha.

2 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

And here I am, thinking they need better conflict than all this stuff with Sophia and the baby 😂

Sophia will bury her and Johnny in donuts.

I've said it before: Days in the '80s and '90s was like an auto plant when it came to supercouples and would-be supercouples. That assembly line just kept on turning.

3 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Sophia will bury her and Johnny in donuts.

I rest my case 😂😂

I was hoping that they would continue to pit Johnny against EJ. There's still so much story that can be drawn from the two of them being at odds.

I was thinking of dropped storylines from this time last year:

1. Johnny worrying about the "Dimera Curse" effecting his marriage
2. Jada and Shawn's romance
3. Holly's history of casual drug use
4. Tate needs to pay back his boarding school for the damage caused by his prank
5. Alex's maybe baby
6. Sarah getting a divorce settlement

@Franko, while I agree they were a "machine", upon reflection what set them apart was the number of unique dynamic within the supercouples, so it wasn't just cut and paste.

 

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