8 hours ago, Antoyne said:

So I’m on New Years. Should I just skip ahead to April? Is there anything I need to see?

Yes. Unless you are super interested in Stephanie/Alex, Leo/Dmitri, or Rachel and Sophia I can't think of any reason to watch those months.

4 hours ago, carolineg said:

Yes. Unless you are super interested in Stephanie/Alex, Leo/Dmitri, or Rachel and Sophia I can't think of any reason to watch those months.

That's true -- and it tells you everything you need to know about this show.

23 hours ago, Antoyne said:

So I’m on New Years. Should I just skip ahead to April? Is there anything I need to see?

I'd go on @JAS0N47 's wonderful cast episode charts and just watch the Kate episodes (there are 5 from January - March) and the Vivian episodes (3 of them).

Kelsey Kiriakis.

Not the name that I would've picked for the kid lol but I'm curious to see what's going to happen for all these characters, especially Stephanie, even though I still have mixed feelings about this storyline, and about Jeremy's part in it. I'm looking forward to her scenes tomorrow. Plus, the foreshadowing with Stephanie was really shadowing again today lol the baby is adorable though.

As for Alex and Joy's reunion, I enjoyed it but it was kinda messed up by RSW's acting choices. He tried to squeeze out tears again but looked like he was hurting himself. And I also thought he looked a little uncomfortable holding that baby.

And I'm glad that we got some follow up with Ari and Liam, and that we saw Liam's first day of work at the bookstore. It was nice to Ari put Sophia in her place though. Unfortunately, just like with Alex and Joy's scenes, those scenes were a little messed up by one of the actors in the scene. That crazy wild-eyed look from Rachel Boyd didn't work, even though based on the spoilers, I think that's what she/the writers were going for. I liked that Ari was there for Liam too. And I actually wouldn't mind Gabi being the spoiler for her and Liam, especially now that Gabi knows about Liam's part in the Dimera kidnapping. It's in character for her.

And I still think nuAri is doing a good job though, but she sounds a little like Daphne from B&B 😂😂

Speaking of Gabi, her and Phili's scenes were ok. And Philip looked really hot at the beginning 😍😂

I like them together, but they really need to have Gabi's secret, and Theo's feelings for Gabi really be pushed to the frontburner again. All of that, along with Ari/Liam, the business storylines, etc. need to be tied together much tighter though. Doing that could lead to huge ripple effects across the canvas once these storylines reach their climax.

5 hours ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Kelsey Kiriakis.

Chad DiMera, lol.

(Yeah, it's time for DAYS to retire some of their families.)

46 minutes ago, Khan said:

Chad DiMera, lol.

(Yeah, it's time for DAYS to retire some of their families.)

He can stay, along with Theo and Johnny 😂😂

But I think it’s time for Kristen to go. And honestly, maybe even EJ.

I prefer Chad to * not * use the DiMera name.

12 hours ago, DaytimeFan said:

I'd go on @JAS0N47 's wonderful cast episode charts and just watch the Kate episodes (there are 5 from January - March) and the Vivian episodes (3 of them).

Thank you this is exactly what I will do. I’m so glad you still know I love Kate as much as you.

Not a good episode. Lifeless. John-Paul Lavoisier acting like himself. You know how he’s going to say a line before he says it. Not natural at all. He’s a clown.

Days is so dull. They put a bunch of scenes together and call it a show. I miss the Days when something happened.

So this is probably not an important continuity issue, but Theo said Liam bullied him in high school. Gabi said last week she and Theo have been good friends since high school. So wouldn't Gabi already know Liam from high school and wouldn't they be similar ages? That makes Ari/Liam a little weird with age difference too.

15 hours ago, DaytimeFan said:

I'd go on @JAS0N47 's wonderful cast episode charts and just watch the Kate episodes (there are 5 from January - March) and the Vivian episodes (3 of them).

I've been so out of the loop. The Vivian scenes finally happened? How were they?

1 hour ago, carolineg said:

So this is probably not an important continuity issue, but Theo said Liam bullied him in high school. Gabi said last week she and Theo have been good friends since high school. So wouldn't Gabi already know Liam from high school and wouldn't they be similar ages? That makes Ari/Liam a little weird with age difference too.

What? I mean, I believe you, but it's an odd continuity in the writing!

Will was born in November 1995. Gabi is supposed to be his age, they were in high school together, we saw that onscreen. Will wasn't SORASed onscreen, but he and Gabi would be SORASed in effect during adulthood -- since their daughter Ari is now 18 or 19 years old. Ari being 18 or 19 makes Will&Gabi now around 38 years old.

Theo was born in May 2003. The whole story was that Theo and Ciara were born after the JT/Zach children.. Johnny and Allie (as children) were in the same age group as Theo/Ciara/Claire.

Theo was SORASed onscreen when recast with Kyler Pettis. Theo/Claire/Ciara were SORASed together to age 16 in 2015, then 18 in 2016, then maybe 20 in 2017 (something close to that). That would make Theo around 28 years old now, so ten years younger than Gabi, and ten years older than Ari.

Allie and Johnny arrived in Salem SORASed to adulthood -- Allie in 2020 and Johnny in 2021. Allie was post-college in 2020. so maybe she was around 22-23? So maybe Johnny is supposed to be around 28 now. Which fits me saying Theo should be 28 now.

I will always try to calculate it out . . . I can come up with what I think I is a smart clever calculation -- but then discover it doesn't fit, and my idea doesn't work.

I should know by now that (as with all SORAS conundrums), these things cannot be explained or rationalized.

54 minutes ago, janea4old said:

What? I mean, I believe you, but it's an odd continuity in the writing!

Will was born in November 1995. Gabi is supposed to be his age, they were in high school together, we saw that onscreen. Will wasn't SORASed onscreen, but he and Gabi would be SORASed in effect during adulthood -- since their daughter Ari is now 18 or 19 years old. Ari being 18 or 19 makes Will&Gabi now around 38 years old.

Theo was born in May 2003. The whole story was that Theo and Ciara were born after the JT/Zach children.. Johnny and Allie (as children) were in the same age group as Theo/Ciara/Claire.

Theo was SORASed onscreen when recast with Kyler Pettis. Theo/Claire/Ciara were SORASed together to age 16 in 2015, then 18 in 2016, then maybe 20 in 2017 (something close to that). That would make Theo around 28 years old now, so ten years younger than Gabi, and ten years older than Ari.

Allie and Johnny arrived in Salem SORASed to adulthood -- Allie in 2020 and Johnny in 2021. Allie was post-college in 2020. so maybe she was around 22-23? So maybe Johnny is supposed to be around 28 now. Which fits me saying Theo should be 28 now.

I will always try to calculate it out . . . I can come up with what I think I is a smart clever calculation -- but then discover it doesn't fit, and my idea doesn't work.

I should know by now that (as with all SORAS conundrums), these things cannot be explained or rationalized.

Idk, Gabi said last week after Theo had the Pub Trivia night meltdown that she had known Theo since high school. That could have meant since she was in high school, but I took it to mean they went to high school at the same time and that they were friends. I thought Theo was always in the Claire/Ciara age range, so it could have been an odd way of saying she'd known him for a long time instead of insinuating they were peers.

Edited 13 minutes ago13 min by carolineg

Ah okay that would work!