5 minutes ago, janea4old said:

Deidre seems to adore Greg Rikaart. Per her social media.

Rikaart's a decent fellow and that's fine that Deidre really likes him. But I hope that's not why his character is featured.
Going back to the discussion of Deidre/Suzanne, does she have that much input as to who she does or does not share scenes with?

Just now, ranger1rg said:

RSW is a himbo whose acting is limited, but he looks good, so I'll take him every day of the week if the choice is between him and GR. At least he's not annoying as hell and an embarrassing stereotype.

100% agree

1 minute ago, ranger1rg said:

When Heated Rivalry has taken the world by storm, we are stuck with this complete embarrassment of a gay man. I know Rikaart is supposedly a great human, but I hate the character and the performance.

If you ask me, Days could have had their own heated rivalry with Dimitri and Andrew, but sadly, that can't happen.

1 minute ago, carolineg said:

But to say Leo is the most popular character on Days? Read the room here.

The issue is that he does and his only purpose in life is to make the board react. It's just boring lol. And diminishing returns in recent years. Sad last days.

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by Vee

4 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

f you ask me, Days could have had their own heated rivalry with Dimitri and Andrew, but sadly, that can't happen.

Right. Instead they ruin Dimitri by having him fall in love with Leo. Are you kidding me???

3 minutes ago, janea4old said:

Rikaart's a decent fellow and that's fine that Deidre really likes him. But I hope that's not why his character is featured.
Going back to the discussion of Deidre/Suzanne, does she have that much input as to who she does or does not share scenes with?

It's clear Deidre adores sharing scenes with him.

I don't think Deidre has that much input on who she shares scenes with anymore. I would assume Days just goes with what's the least difficult. If posters on this board know there are issues with Suzanne/Deidre people backstage know a lot more and probably avoid it. They don't have the time or the budget to deal with interruptions or nonsense. It's nice to have Maggie/Marlena scenes in theory, but they aren't really necessary for either character. I am not saying it's okay for either to act like that. I am just saying it might be easier to go on the path of least resistance on their $5 budget.

3 hours ago, brisbydog said:

Then why is Xander on once a week if that? Leo and EJ dominate

Yes, it's interesting as EJ, especially for a while there, seemed to be everywhere, just as he was when James Scott was playing him. I chalked that up to James having very vocal fans and EJami being such a big deal. Dan Feuerriegel is very good, and EJ still has fans, but I don't know if it's at that level now. So, I just assume someone at the show loves EJ or sees him as very valuable.

Edited 4 hours ago4 hr by DRW50

Just watched today's show.

-- It's a winner just for being Leo-free.

-- Billy Flynn was really good today.

-- I'm glad Chad brought up Jennifer's pill addiction. She's such a self-righteous and sanctimonious bitch.

-- Thomas, go to bed.

-- The Bereavement Book Club meeting was as dreadful and as deadly as I thought it would be.

-- It was impossible not to notice Deidre's cold shoulder, which was turned 90 degrees away from Suzanne.

-- If no one will tell DH to knock it off, they can at least turn Marlena's chair towards Julie's. Instead it was turned towards Maggie, making it even more obvious these two don't get along.

-- Jeremy is looking so fine in that tight blue top.

I feel like Jen's pill addiction was fine to bring up, but no mention of Jack being a rapist? Or Jennifer being married to Chad's brother that just tried to kill his whole family lol? To be fair, I am not sure if Chad knows about Jack's rapist past. There was a lot more dirt to bring up with Jack/Jen with all their history.

Jeremy needs to stop having to act with children and people in his family. It would be nice if the show tried a little harder to integrate him with some characters in his age range.

1 minute ago, carolineg said:

I feel like Jen's pill addiction was fine to bring up, but no mention of Jack being a rapist? Or Jennifer being married to Chad's brother that just tried to kill his whole family lol? To be fair, I am not sure if Chad knows about Jack's rapist past. There was a lot more dirt to bring up with Jack/Jen with all their history.

Jeremy needs to stop having to act with children and people in his family. It would be nice if the show tried a little harder to integrate him with some characters in his age range.

I agree with all of that.

Jeremy should be given much more to do than he has.

2 minutes ago, ranger1rg said:

I agree with all of that.

Jeremy should be given much more to do than he has.

It felt strange to bring up Jen's pill addiction and not mention the fact the addiction led to actual criminal activity like running down Gwen when high (I know no one cares lol) while Chad is maybe, kind of dating a girl they rightfully don't like so they should obviously get full custody of these children.

The scenes were well done and all. The case for custody just seemed flimsy at best on Jack and Jen's side. I mean, they are already leaving Thomas in the care of a man that tried to drown his girlfriend in a hot tub and an 80-year-old woman most of the time.

1 minute ago, carolineg said:

It felt strange to bring up Jen's pill addiction and not mention the fact the addiction led to actual criminal activity like running down Gwen when high (I know no one cares lol) while Chad is maybe, kind of dating a girl they rightfully don't like so they should obviously get full custody of these children.

The scenes were well done and all. The case for custody just seemed flimsy at best on Jack and Jen's side. I mean, they are already leaving Thomas in the care of a man that tried to drown his girlfriend in a hot tub and an 80-year-old woman most of the time.

More good points.

I also had trouble with some of the dialogue, including Jennifer telling Chad "We're taking your kids but we love you very much." Just tone deaf.

4 minutes ago, ranger1rg said:

More good points.

I also had trouble with some of the dialogue, including Jennifer telling Chad "We're taking your kids but we love you very much." Just tone deaf.

It really doesn't feel like something Abigail would have wanted so while I sympathize with them and their elongated grieving for her, I don't find their motivation clear enough to take the children away from their only surviving parent. Maybe they need Julie's bereavement book club?

But I guess it all ended well, so that's that in true Days fashion. I suppose Thomas might whine a bit about it tomorrow.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by carolineg

I know that Deidre Hall and Marlena is the show's Queen Bee, but has she forgotten what acting entails? Like pretending to like certain characters even if she doesn't really like the actors? She tanked a scene with Kristian Alfonso during John's memorial, now this stuff with Maggie.

If she cannot act like a professional, maybe it's time Marlena take Julie's Queen of the Never-Ending Cruise crown and ship out? (Pun maybe intended.)

As for the whole Jack/Jen stuff with Chad, I still can't believe this is an actual story. Sigh.

Edited 49 minutes ago49 min by Wendy