AFAIC, that was the point of no return for DAYS. The show has struggled since, either to top that storyline, or to be more traditional, and neither path has worked.

3 hours ago, Khan said:

AFAIC, that was the point of no return for DAYS. The show has struggled since, either to top that storyline, or to be more traditional, and neither path has worked.

I think the reveal of the "real" Roman could also be in the running for point of no return. I mean, how could anyone have mistaken DH's John for being WN's Roman? It threw any and all logic out the window.

Going back to the best/worst article, their comments about how Sophia's baby being revealed as Aaron's the way it was making absolutely no sense are spot on. I know fans suspected from the moment the pregnancy was revealed that Aaron could be the father, but it really seems like it was a last minute pull from you-know-where for the writers.

My feeling has always been that the show was prepared to move on from Tate/Holly, but then the decision was made to actually double down on making them the next big supercouple, and Doug and Sophia got thrown under the bus to make it happen. I don't see much chemistry there, and it's particularly irksome that an asian character who I think the show was trying to build into something was abruptly tossed to the wolves, especially since her story continues to make no sense at all. Everyone was feeling sorry for her, so why has she been faking being comatose? And why reveal herself to Rachel, who immediately mentioned her to Tate and Brady?

Finally, the Dimera captives are free!

Even though I did enjoy some of the scenes in the crypt, I’m glad that this is over. Hopefully, this leads to having some effect on every character that was involved, otherwise what would have been the point of it all?

And just in time for a classic Days miracle because Julie, and Thomas and Charlotte too, really need one

Btw, welcome back, Eli and Lani!

I like how they were there to comfort Julie. There were a lot of sweet, dorky family moments between them today, especially when they started hanging ornaments on the tree.

I do have mixed feelings about Rafe showing his hate boner again though. On the one hand, I understand it, but on the other hand… I think it’s just the Rafe of it all that annoys me sometimes 😂😂

Btw, I don’t, for a second, think that Stefan’s actually dead.

I saw Tuesday's episode and thought the DiMera stuff and the cliffhanger were surprisingly good.

I've watched eight minutes of today's episode so far but had to pause because family members arrived to celebrate Christmas a little early.

Merry Christmas y’all!🎄🎁

There were a lot of good scenes today, mostly a lot of reunions and dorky family moments that were acted pretty well, especially Abe/Theo and Brady/Kristen. It felt like there was a lot of heart in today’s episode.

Kristen and Rachel’s reunion was really nice too. And luckily, there wasn’t any plotting and scheming between them either. They felt like an actual normal mother and daughter. Btw, was Peter always older than Kristen?

But I am glad that Johnny still isn’t ready to forgive EJ. Between that and Johnny staying on at Dimera, that sets up a huge opportunity for storyline for all of these characters, especially since he and Chanel got such good news at the end.

And while I like that Marlena was able to talk to Brady about how this is their first Christmas without John, I do wish that those scenes had gone on longer. And that Belle had somehow been a part of it as well.

Chad/Cat/EJ didn’t do much for me though. And I wasn’t too sure about EJ reading the Christmas story either.

12 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

because family members arrived to celebrate Christmas a little early.

That happens a lot 😂😂😂😂

2 hours ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Merry Christmas y’all!🎄🎁

There were a lot of good scenes today, mostly a lot of reunions and dorky family moments that were acted pretty well, especially Abe/Theo and Brady/Kristen. It felt like there was a lot of heart in today’s episode.

Kristen and Rachel’s reunion was really nice too. And luckily, there wasn’t any plotting and scheming between them either. They felt like an actual normal mother and daughter. Btw, was Peter always older than Kristen?

But I am glad that Johnny still isn’t ready to forgive EJ. Between that and Johnny staying on at Dimera, that sets up a huge opportunity for storyline for all of these characters, especially since he and Chanel got such good news at the end.

And while I like that Marlena was able to talk to Brady about how this is their first Christmas without John, I do wish that those scenes had gone on longer. And that Belle had somehow been a part of it as well.

Chad/Cat/EJ didn’t do much for me though. And I wasn’t too sure about EJ reading the Christmas story either.

That happens a lot 😂😂😂😂

Peter being older than Kristen sounds right to me. The internet says Peter is younger than Kristen, but that may be because Jason Brooks was younger than ED. I always thought Peter was the older of the two though.

So Rachel gets a day at "home" and no Belle or Tate in sight. Budget kills this show.

4 hours ago, J Brooks said:

So Rachel gets a day at "home" and no Belle or Tate in sight. Budget kills this show.

My guess is it's cheaper to pay for a child to come in as a day player than possibly work against a contract player's guarantees.

8 hours ago, carolineg said:

Peter being older than Kristen sounds right to me. The internet says Peter is younger than Kristen, but that may be because Jason Brooks was younger than ED. I always thought Peter was the older of the two though.

Thanks!

I couldn't remember if who was older had been established at some point.

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37 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Thanks!

I couldn't remember if who was older had been established at some point.

I am not sure if it ever was. This sounds strange but in the 90's I remember they showed flashbacks of young Kristen/Peter as kids and he was bigger in them and that's what I recall lol.

Really disappointed in the ornament hanging this year. Julie, Eli, and Lani hanging only a few ornaments was a real letdown.

On 12/23/2025 at 11:35 AM, AbcNbc247 said:

It definitely would’ve been a better story for the younger crowd.

Despite the acting, Doug III was almost the type of complex character that you don’t really see on soaps anymore; the bad boy with the heart of gold, often giving in to his impulses or not being able to control them, which in turn, drives conflict for all the characters around him.

I liked what he did get to see but the storyline could have played out for so much longer or led into something really good. It’s too bad the new team didn’t like him all that much.

It’s definitely better, even though the new team has made some strange choices, or the flat out wrong choice, like writing out the character of Doug III, for example. Or giving some characters backstories that ultimately lead to nothing. And there are some things that are still very Ron-like, but I think that’s mostly due to Jamey Giddens, who’s literally just Ron at his absolute worst times 10.

But there’s a lot more heart in the show now. It feels more like Days again, not some cruel, toxic, reality show ripoff.

I thought the character of Doug III had a lot of potential still...the bad boy with a good heart. The role just needed a recast to find an actor who was a better fit.

I'm back to sort of watching most days for months now. The show still needs work, but I agree that it's in better shape from what RC left it in. I loved a lot of Ron's stories the first few years, but then it just went waaaaay too far into crazy sci-fi and all Dimeras all the time .