Only 15 minutes in, but already I'm rolling my eyes. 

-- No way would Anita put Leslie in charge of the Winterfest guest list and invitations. Isn't that what Laura is for? Why entrust the town nutjob and the person intent on wrecking your family with this task?

-- Caroline's interest in Bill and Hayley's marriage is also over-the-top. I just can't with this. 

-- No way would Kat go to Hayley for advice on dealing with Eva. This show needs better motivations for character discussions. 

-- In other news, the country club hasn't yet replaced the chef. 

 

 

 

date: Monday, November 17, 2025 | Sara A. Bibel, Cheryl L. Davis | Phideaux Xavier

• The banter between Bill, Caroline, and Tomas is nice to see... but Caroline is slapping it on thick about the concern for the con artist child bride. I know they have become friends (at least on Caroline's part) but damn.
• Not the con artist child bride eyeing her next sexual conquest... and here comes the spoilt, entitled bitch wanting information. These two belong together. They really do.
• So, Anita entrusted Dana with mailing out the invites to Winterfest? Oh, this is going to be messy house-down boots. I know it.
• I love that Mona is not letting up on her hatred of Dana on behalf of Laura; that is someone you want in your corner. So loyal and undying.
• I think it is cute that Andre is professing all of this to Dani, but she is going to run the moment Bill's situation is made known to her.
• Mater-D? That is not how you pronounce that word. Of course she would not know how to pronounce it... that job is beneath her.
• Welp... Jacob just dropped the bomb about Naomi seeing the text message about the birth control prescription to Bill. Let's see how this goes down!
• The con artist child bride really thinks she can sink her teeth into Izaiah... but I do not see him wanting anything from her, especially if he knows Bill in the way we are meant to believe he does.
• Of course Bill would jump to the immediate conclusion that Jacob cheated on Naomi. Not all men are cheaters.
• Looks like the con is crumbling under the Parkers... and I love it.

Notes:

• I swear, the less green production model that coincided with the arrival of Tracey Thomson is a much-welcomed change of visual. It was carrying into Days of Our Lives' 50th anniversary territory at times, and now, it is so much more satisfying to watch.
• I appreciate the continued changing dynamics between characters as time has gone on; seeing Hayley and Katherine interact was not on my bingo card.
• David Lami Friebe (Izaiah) continues to bobble his head, and his mannerisms are just... not working for me. Good actor, bad habits/tics.
• The redesign of the "outside of Fairmont Crest" hotel room to be more L.A.-like over how it was during Joey and Vanessa's Puerto Rico trip.
• No one does love scenes like Beyond the Gates. NO ONE.
• The camera work in today's episode by Xavier is outstanding. So many great angles.

2 minutes ago, ranger1rg said:

Only 15 minutes in, but already I'm rolling my eyes. 

-- No way would Anita put Leslie in charge of the Winterfest guest list and invitations. Isn't that what Laura is for? Why entrust the town nutjob and the person intent on wrecking your family with this task?

Absolutely. Ugh. Things like this irritate the hell out of me. 

These two were working my nerves today. Not in a real bad way, but enough. 

Edited November 17Nov 17 by MontyB

I love when soaps give us unexpected pairings.  Kat and Hayley was too funny. I hope to see more from them.

I just hate that Hayley's advice is wasted on Tomas.

I didn’t mind Hayley and Izaiah and like him with her more than Eva for the time being.

 

I'm noticing that since Tracy T's arrival as co-head writer that there seems to be a shifting in the dynamics of the Eva/Kat story.  It looks as though the show is slowly making Eva less of the antagonist in some instances while making Kat more of an antagonist in some instances.

It looks as though the main origin of their feud has also gone back to where it belongs... Ted, their father with Tomas being somewhat de-emphasized.  I also wonder if Iz (Jacob's brother) and Eva will be set up as an end game couple with Kat as spoiler with Tomas being further de-emphasized.

I wonder if this whole SPS arc with Winterfest will end up resembling the movie/book Carrie... since Anita/Nicole seem ok with letting SPS step in and I wonder if there will be some sort of payback/humiliation at Winterfest.

 It was nice to see that Mona/Jan are still cool with one another.. and I have that the Have Not's will continue to have their mini story in the background with Mona rightly not budging on SPS due to Laura while Jan is caught in the middle because semi understands SPS (due to probably being the same way with a man that SPS was at one time) and also understanding Mona's perspective.   

With Laura coming back on, plus Mona's stance... I do hope that there will be some movement on revealing what SPS did to Laura and that it won't be another fake-out like what had happened a few months ago.

I love them ☺️

3 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

I love them ☺️

Ashley dont

22 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

Ashley dont

1 hour ago, Cheap21 said:

Ashley dont

https://giphy.com/gifs/bPbdmJdIJhe6jDOr10

Edited November 17Nov 17 by Rmodelboy

4 hours ago, Soaplovers said:

I'm noticing that since Tracy T's arrival as co-head writer that there seems to be a shifting in the dynamics of the Eva/Kat story.  It looks as though the show is slowly making Eva less of the antagonist in some instances while making Kat more of an antagonist in some instances.

It looks as though the main origin of their feud has also gone back to where it belongs... Ted, their father with Tomas being somewhat de-emphasized.  I also wonder if Iz (Jacob's brother) and Eva will be set up as an end game couple with Kat as spoiler with Tomas being further de-emphasized.

I wonder if this whole SPS arc with Winterfest will end up resembling the movie/book Carrie... since Anita/Nicole seem ok with letting SPS step in and I wonder if there will be some sort of payback/humiliation at Winterfest.

 It was nice to see that Mona/Jan are still cool with one another.. and I have that the Have Not's will continue to have their mini story in the background with Mona rightly not budging on SPS due to Laura while Jan is caught in the middle because semi understands SPS (due to probably being the same way with a man that SPS was at one time) and also understanding Mona's perspective.   

With Laura coming back on, plus Mona's stance... I do hope that there will be some movement on revealing what SPS did to Laura and that it won't be another fake-out like what had happened a few months ago.

I really hope this means that Tomas is slowly being phased out of the show and eventually by the end of the next season he gets written out altogether. I just don't think he's really needed at this point. But as much as I like Eva and Izaiah so far, I think it's way too early to call them endgame at this point. And I also hope that something interesting happens at Winterfest because if this show is devoting so much time to it, there better be some good payoff. And I hope that includes Leslie and Eva being exposed for their misdeeds and crimes. 

4 hours ago, Liberty City said:

 

• No one does love scenes like Beyond the Gates. NO ONE.

Oh yes 😍

3 hours ago, dragonflies said:

I love them ☺️

Sean Freeman has been working out. He was already the hotness of BtG and he's gotten hotter 🤤

Shirtless Andre, the Have-Nots, AND Hayley being a thirsty thot.

 

YES, PLEASE.

10 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

Shirtless Andre,

Sean Freeman today 😍

10 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

Hayley being a thirsty thot.

Could Hayley enter nasty ho territory like Vanessa?

Hayley gives off ho in the street trying to be a lady in the street energy.