The return of John and Marlena!!

Also, can someone check the NBC credits to see if Milstein is listed.

They're back! Finally! And they look hot. They are hot. And man were they adorable. All touchy feely, with Marlena running into his arms like that. SO. CUTE! I love how they kept touching and that they were leaning on each other while sitting on the couch.

They were my favorite part of the episode! Other than that I didn't really like today's episode, but tomorrow's episode looks great by EE!

Anyways, obviously it was a good idea to have John and Marlena off for two months, since they seem freshened up and ready for action!

CC looks uber sexy today.

I could not be more sick of E.J. I really couldn't be.

Martha Madison rocks.

I wish I could say the same about Drake. God, I did not miss him. He sucks. Why is he always laughing and smiling and whipsering? It's called acting! DO IT!

And why is Marlena telling Belle to fight for her marriage? How many marriages has Marlena tanked? Four? Five?

Mimi is back to being annoying, but I still am enjoying her. I liked the discussions about custody.

Not a Jarlena fan, but I loved EJ telling a suspicious Carrie that he was helping Carcus get out of Sami's apartment because he was fond of her sister and didn't want to see Sami get hurt. A man isn't falling all over Carrie, let's see if she can handle it.

Mimi wanting to talk to a lawyer to get the custody and visitation rights straightened out before the babies are born? Rational thought is occurring in Salem several times in one week. Stop the presses!

Abby isn't going to wash that hand for a week. Abby crushing on EJ could make a cute story, 'cause Ashley is adorable no matter what the scene.

Austin moving up the wedding just to hurt Carrie, what a jerk!

Marlena's had three broken marriages IF she was married to Alex. IF. She's telling her that because Belle was using the mix up as a reason to try and break up Shawn's marriage to Meemster (which should be broken up for other reasons).

Good show today. Very simple and nice.

Marlena and John were fantastic-like a breath of fresh air. I was happy Days addressed where they have been and I loved their dialogue. Having Marlena go through all this is so great-this is going to be a real good story seeing Marlena examine herself. I also liked John talking about Marlena being his strength-both Drake and Dee seemed so relaxed and excited. Dee looked great.

I loved J&M's scenes with Belle too. Marlena should be telling Belle to honor her marriage-she is Belle's mother and J&M's affair destroyed alot of lives so John and her are only trying to make sure Belle doesn't make the same mistakes they did. Martha was great. I just loved these scenes.

Mimi is annoying again and I did not enjoy her at all like I did earlier this week. I am dying to see her brought down and Cook is so bad. He got better in his scenes with Martha but he always does so nothing new there.

I loved the characters interactions today with Abby/Shawn and Abby/EJ. Good to see Days involving Abby more. Seems she has a little attraction to EJ which was kinda funny. I am back to loving EJ again after these last few days-he has become interesting to me again as they have been dropping some more hints about him of late.

Carrieand Sami looked great today and I am enjoying this story. I am glad we are moving towards the wedding now because today the whole story felt like filler. I will say I am really enjoying Peck.

Great to have J&M back-there definitely was a void in Salem. Good show today-things have been very well put together this week. Also, great to see Beth at least in the credits although JER is still there.

Yay!! Beth was in the credits.

I will mark today as the first official day for Beth as interim HW in the archives.

How is Beth credited exactly?

Today was awesome. I'm so glad it's a new day.

John and Marlena could not have been better. I love, love, loved their greeting. Belle's arrival could not have been more perfect. I even liked Sami's little mention of the email; it really goes to show you the different relationships Marlena has with her two daughters. I feel like I'm going to love this story.

Christie's/Carrie's hair was so hot. Loved it like that.

Abby was in scenes that didn't involve Chelsea or her parents? I can tell she's staying. Hell, she needs a job! Not to mention, Shawn was working. For five seconds.

EJ has been getting on my nerves. Less so today, because of somewhat fresh dialogue. Mostly his scenes with Abby. Because it wasn't the quad for once. She's a bit young for him, though.

Beth Milstein was listed as the first writer in the group. They still had JER's name listed alone and then this group......

Beth Milstein

Peter Brash

Rick Draughan

Renee Godella

Jeanne Marie Ford

Sofia Landon Geier

Jodie Schultz

Michael Slade

Susan Kirschenbaum

Bruce Neckles

Sorry if any names are misspelled, I was taking them down quickly.

How is Beth credited exactly?

JER was listed on one page...on the next page, Beth was listed first before the other associate writers.

For some reason JER is still in the credits. Maybe his contract was for 3 years and one month instead of 3 years??? LOL

EJ has been getting on my nerves. Less so today, because of somewhat fresh dialogue. Mostly his scenes with Abby. Because it wasn't the quad for once. She's a bit young for him, though.

The show is turning into the Days of EJ's Life. I'm not a fan.

Love EJ! More and more everyday.

Its EJ and Sami. They sizzle.

John and Marlena could not have been better. I love, love, loved their greeting. Belle's arrival could not have been more perfect. I even liked Sami's little mention of the email; it really goes to show you the different relationships Marlena has with her two daughters. I feel like I'm going to love this story.

No, they couldn't have been. They were amazing, I fell totally in love. From the second he turned towards the door and said "Come to me baby" and she threw himself into his embrace.