7 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

That could’ve been it.

Valerie/Hogan Family debuted in March that year. Chris hung around Salem for another year and became a lawyer

And it’s really too bad because in some ways it’s preventing storylines and pairings, that could be really good, from happening.

I thought Stephanie, for example, had some chemistry with Xander and with EJ. But it was never really explored

I always thought it was cool that Deidre and Josh did double duty while appearing on primetime, but I suppose NBC probably forced them lol.

Going back to the current show, Stephanie gets all these love interests thrown at her, but the show doesn't ever go with some organic options right in front of them like Xander or EJ. Abigail Klein's Stephanie has had, what?, 6 or 7 boyfriends/stalkers since she came aboard.

3 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Going back to the current show, Stephanie gets all these love interests thrown at her, but the show doesn't ever go with some organic options right in front of them like Xander or EJ. Abigail Klein's Stephanie has had, what?, 6 or 7 boyfriends/stalkers since she came aboard.

Chad, Alex, Everett, Jeremy and Owen. I think that’s it 😂

And honestly, she would be a better (temporary) option for Xander than Gwen. And, for EJ than Cat. And you can more get storyline and conflict out of both possible pairings.

They had the perfect chance to do something like that during the stalker storyline. The whole thing could’ve torn Alex and Stephanie apart as a couple, especially if they had had Stephanie start to come around and realize that Jeremy wasn’t the stalker, all the while Alex became more and more determined to prove that Jeremy was the stalker. Which eventually would cause her to turn to another man.

2 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Chad, Alex, Everett, Jeremy and Owen. I think that’s it 😂

And honestly, she would be a better (temporary) option for Xander than Gwen. And, for EJ than Cat. And you can more get storyline and conflict out of both possible pairings.

They had the perfect chance to do something like that during the stalker storyline. The whole thing could’ve torn Alex and Stephanie apart as a couple, especially if they had had Stephanie start to come around and realize that Jeremy wasn’t the stalker, all the while Alex became more and more determined to prove that Jeremy was the stalker. Which eventually would cause her to turn to another man.

Phillip!! Lol.

I am interested to see where Jeremy goes from here. I read the spoiler, but there was an oppurtunity for a bigger arc there.

5 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Phillip!! Lol.

I am interested to see where Jeremy goes from here. I read the spoiler, but there was an oppurtunity for a bigger arc there.

Oh yeah, New Years Eve 😂😂😂

As for Jeremy, there’s so much they can do with him and for Days to do nothing is kinda sad.

There’s so much opportunity for a Jeremy/Alex feud. Or, when he and Stephanie finally start to get together, have an ex of his show up, with a college aged son that he never knew he had 😂