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 😂

Yeah… maybe everything today with Jeremy/Stephanie/Alex would’ve been better if, at the end of Friday, Alex had come bursting in with a gun and shot Jeremy.

But it was nice to see Alex get his ass handed to him. And finally see him (and Jada too) apologize to Jeremy. But I do think that Days should have built up the feud between the two of them much bigger and better than they did. If anything, for the fact that it could’ve led to some good conflict for Stephanie and Alex. Much better than what they have coming up, IMO.

I enjoyed Stephanie’s reunion with Steve and Kayla though, and that the kidnapping is finally wrapping up. Brady was channeling his inner John today with Owen and I didn’t mind it.

Rafe’s hateboner for EJ and the Dimeras was on full display again. Usually it gets on my nerves but after EJ and Cat’s kiss today, I’m interested in seeing if it somehow plays into Rafe and Cat’s assignment being exposed. And I am curious to find out where Lexie’s body went too.

On 3/14/2026 at 4:27 PM, AbcNbc247 said:

There was so much chem testing in the 80s. A lot more than there is now.

To be fair, is there a point to chemistry test people if you're not going to get audience feedback in eight to ten months? Add that people might not pick up from the first few scenes that they're chemistry testing them, so you'd have random scenes with two characters for no real reason airing almost a year before you can pull the trigger if it works with the audience. So you might as well just go there instead since it becomes pointless.

1 hour ago, te. said:

To be fair, is there a point to chemistry test people if you're not going to get audience feedback in eight to ten months? Add that people might not pick up from the first few scenes that they're chemistry testing them, so you'd have random scenes with two characters for no real reason airing almost a year before you can pull the trigger if it works with the audience. So you might as well just go there instead since it becomes pointless.

I wish there was a way that they could do it, even with the crazy taping schedule.

Like a social media campaign or something, asking fans what potential couples would they want to see

As much as I can’t stand the character or the storyline, welcome NuRachel!

I actually thought she did an ok job with Marlena today. It was nice how Marlena comforted her over everything. Part of me does hope that this crap with Sophia and Holly doesn’t handcuff the kid before she ever really gets a chance to play the character. I wonder how she’s going to play against Eric Martsolf and Stacy Haiduk.

Speaking of Holly, I always enjoy scenes of her with her Grandmother and Aunt. And as much as I dislike the storyline, I hope that they continue to have a part in it, especially now that Holly and Ari finally had a falling out. Their argument today was good. I am a little interested in seeing what happens to their friendship now.

I don’t really know about Philip and Gwen’s scenes though. I have like no opinion lol

And, as always… #FreeDimitri #FreePeter

Just because actors enjoy working together doesn’t mean that their characters should be in storylines together. Because in some cases, it can do a lot of damage to one or both characters, which is unfortunately what we’re seeing here. Dimitri/Peter deserves so much better than this. Hopefully, the spoiler that we got at least elevates this storyline in some way.

He did look good though. His shirt was something that I would wear 😊😊😉

And yeah, Leo is trash. Always has been, always will be. The ending cliffhanger was good though. Like I said in the spoiler thread, wouldn’t it be so nice if it actually did happen? 😂😂😂