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Topic Started: Aug 28 2017, 07:15 PM (21,954 Views)
jwsel
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I'm very nervous about the JJ/Theo storyline. I can see Ron and KC thinking this is a good opportunity to write something socially relevant, but I just don't see how it can work in execution. There is no realistic way to deal with a police officer shooting a young black man without bringing race into the story, but how do they do that? I can't imagine JJ is going to be portrayed as shooting Theo because of his race. Even if they try to be more nuanced and tried to attribute JJ's actions to unconscious racial bias, it still tarnishes the character. But if they don't do that, how do they avoid making JJ the victim of unfounded accusations of racism and trivializing/dismissing the very real-world concerns about police abuse toward minority communities? I suspect the storyline would work better if the shooter was a short-term character.
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EndOfDays
Aug 28 2017, 10:27 PM
Nothing for Chloe, as usual. So disappointing.
Wouldn't she be about to have her baby??? ( I suppose we could reuse the Stan substitute).
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laurondo
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Gabi is only important because she's Arianna HORTON's mom. Otherwise lol, important my ass.

Lucas has a problem with Sonny moving on? Sonny has been dating Paul for how long now? He should've already had a problem if he was going to.

What exactly is a cops worst nightmare... (re: JJ)
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funone
Aug 28 2017, 07:24 PM
I'm assuming Bens return will only be in flashbacks from Will?
Probably. Or Will's return triggers Abby's ptsd and she starts imagining Ben
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laurondo
Aug 29 2017, 01:51 AM
funone
Aug 28 2017, 07:24 PM
I'm assuming Bens return will only be in flashbacks from Will?
Probably. Or Will's return triggers Abby's ptsd and she starts imagining Ben
I just don't see Marci playing that any where near close to as good as Kate. It's best we just stay away from that lol.
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BrightEyes
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Ok, just piecing these together...
[twitter=lysie1984/status/902317675229130752]
[twitter=lysie1984/status/902319264765444096]
[twitter=lysie1984/status/902319423008235520]
Is it crazy to think that Will isn't the one who shows up at the wedding? Because unless he's incapacitated in Salem, it seems a bit odd he's left out of that particular group going to Memphis. And now I'm trying to think of the details in that audition we saw featuring the Elvis impersonator. :blulaugh:
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laurondo
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funone
Aug 29 2017, 01:58 AM
laurondo
Aug 29 2017, 01:51 AM
funone
Aug 28 2017, 07:24 PM
I'm assuming Bens return will only be in flashbacks from Will?
Probably. Or Will's return triggers Abby's ptsd and she starts imagining Ben
I just don't see Marci playing that any where near close to as good as Kate. It's best we just stay away from that lol.
Maybe. But it'd be ridiculous for her ptsd/mental illness to never come back again. It never actually goes away, just gets treated
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leela46
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Eve's return is the only thing that really interests me. But good Lord, no to her being involved with Brady. The last thing Brady needs is another romance.

So the Salem PD is going to replace one criminal (Raines) with another criminal (Rafe or Hope) as commissioner. Can't they find one candidate for the job that doesn't belong in prison?
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dooldooldool


Lovejm
Aug 28 2017, 08:08 PM
Maybe Bonnie finds out Maggie was lying about Daniel being her child lol
Except that would be Victor's lie, not Maggie's.
She had no idea that her eggs were sold/stolen/existed.
Edited by dooldooldool, Aug 29 2017, 02:32 AM.
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Restless84
Aug 29 2017, 01:13 AM
Hugo
Aug 29 2017, 12:15 AM
lysie
Aug 28 2017, 09:55 PM

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Yeah. It looks like Ron's strategy was to keep more or less the same cast but shift the focus from the characters who were overexposed to the ones who were on the backburner. If you don't really watch the show, it might seem like more of the same but it's not.
If that was the case, people like Jennifer and Chloe would be getting focus. Also Nicole, Brady, and Sonny would be deemphasized. I'm another one who could do without Will's return. I hope he doesn't continually focus on these same characters because most of this preview (not all) is positively snoozeworthy for me.
Maybe Chloe and Jennifer get their turn later. Ron must have a plan for Chloe because it looked like Dena had decided to write her out when she decided to give Holly back to Nicole and then Ron brought her back.
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BrightEyes
Aug 29 2017, 02:01 AM
Ok, just piecing these together...
[twitter=lysie1984/status/902317675229130752]
[twitter=lysie1984/status/902319264765444096]
[twitter=lysie1984/status/902319423008235520]
Is it crazy to think that Will isn't the one who shows up at the wedding? Because unless he's incapacitated in Salem, it seems a bit odd he's left out of that particular group going to Memphis. And now I'm trying to think of the details in that audition we saw featuring the Elvis impersonator. :blulaugh:
Maybe someone shows up at the wedding to reveal that Will is alive (Sami?) and then everyone goes look for him in Memphis. But I'm not sure it works if Chandler starts airing in September. Unless it's another Bo situation and he's prisonner or something. And we find out later that Kristen posing as Susan is Will's captor.
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Hugo


jwsel
Aug 29 2017, 01:33 AM
I'm very nervous about the JJ/Theo storyline. I can see Ron and KC thinking this is a good opportunity to write something socially relevant, but I just don't see how it can work in execution. There is no realistic way to deal with a police officer shooting a young black man without bringing race into the story, but how do they do that? I can't imagine JJ is going to be portrayed as shooting Theo because of his race. Even if they try to be more nuanced and tried to attribute JJ's actions to unconscious racial bias, it still tarnishes the character. But if they don't do that, how do they avoid making JJ the victim of unfounded accusations of racism and trivializing/dismissing the very real-world concerns about police abuse toward minority communities? I suspect the storyline would work better if the shooter was a short-term character.
I think that if Ron is willing to go there, that must mean he's passionate about this issue and won't trivialize it. I think the fact that the audience knows and loves both characters is a good start.
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concerned
Aug 29 2017, 01:45 AM
EndOfDays
Aug 28 2017, 10:27 PM
Nothing for Chloe, as usual. So disappointing.
Wouldn't she be about to have her baby??? ( I suppose we could reuse the Stan substitute).
NB most likely went on maternity leave a few weeks ago. She hasn't even given birth yet according to her last few tweets. There is no reason for her to be MIA when this stuff was taped in March/April.
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lilparisbabe


Mitchapalooza
Aug 28 2017, 07:21 PM
jane31
Aug 28 2017, 07:15 PM
[twitter=lysie1984/status/902317139847249920][twitter=lysie1984/status/902317353001738241][twitter=lysie1984/status/902317432861286400][twitter=lysie1984/status/902317675229130752][twitter=lysie1984/status/902317789565915138][twitter=lysie1984/status/902318031925280770][twitter=lysie1984/status/902318148455628801][twitter=lysie1984/status/902318256547123200][twitter=lysie1984/status/902318490601889792][twitter=lysie1984/status/902318737533136897][twitter=lysie1984/status/902318949848805378][twitter=lysie1984/status/902319041037127682][twitter=lysie1984/status/902319264765444096][twitter=lysie1984/status/902319618051764224][twitter=lysie1984/status/902319775380099072][twitter=lysie1984/status/902320009053163520][twitter=lysie1984/status/902320148912238592][twitter=lysie1984/status/902320319381340161][twitter=lysie1984/status/902320518656819209][twitter=lysie1984/status/902320858282291201]
meh...underwhelming
Kind of annoying that I/m are not mentioned
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destinyrules
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I just can't with that Andre/Kate crap. There are no sparks there.

This all sounds kind of lackluster, but I'm hopeful it plays out better on screen. At least it's not got my expectations sky high for a let down.
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KMan101
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Thanks for those lysie!

The only ones that really annoy me are Hope/Rafe for commish but I think we saw that coming. I know I did. And when doesn't Rafe get an office soon? I'm guessing it's him who gets it. Zzzzz.

I don't mind the break from Chabby. Ron likes to rotate through.

Interested in how they handle the Theo/JJ thing and kudos to a lot of you for calling this a while ago. We need some drama with this boring bunch of people. I like them all but they aren't the most exciting bunch.

Lucas must be drunk at the wedding and lashing out still. But remember though, he hasn't really been given a POV under Dena. I can see him being secretly irritated, and the whole Adrienne thing, who's Sonny's mom. I think he projects his feelings about that onto Sonny moving on with Paul. At least there's some drama. Not everyone's hunky dory with everything and everyone.

Looking forward to seeing Kassie again. But I can't say I'd be thrilled if they paired her with Brady.

Interested in seeing how Ron writes Sami.
Edited by KMan101, Aug 29 2017, 06:31 AM.
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Lovejm


Hugo
Aug 29 2017, 02:34 AM
BrightEyes
Aug 29 2017, 02:01 AM
Ok, just piecing these together...
[twitter=lysie1984/status/902317675229130752]
[twitter=lysie1984/status/902319264765444096]
[twitter=lysie1984/status/902319423008235520]
Is it crazy to think that Will isn't the one who shows up at the wedding? Because unless he's incapacitated in Salem, it seems a bit odd he's left out of that particular group going to Memphis. And now I'm trying to think of the details in that audition we saw featuring the Elvis impersonator. :blulaugh:
Maybe someone shows up at the wedding to reveal that Will is alive (Sami?) and then everyone goes look for him in Memphis. But I'm not sure it works if Chandler starts airing in September. Unless it's another Bo situation and he's prisonner or something. And we find out later that Kristen posing as Susan is Will's captor.
I agree it seems like the Memphis trip ja will related given its paulson Sami, J&M etc.
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DiMera87
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I'm all-in. Ron can write great soap so I don't even really care who is the "focus." He will use the cast as an ensemble and that's why he got fired from GH! I mostly like the people getting focus anyway here.

I think the show is going to be totally balls to the walls in October and beyond. I definitely have people that I would prefer to get story, but they'll get their turn around January/February. We'll see how this all goes but I'm willing to bet that I'm personally going to love the show come October.
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Lovejm


DiMera87
Aug 29 2017, 07:47 AM
I'm all-in. Ron can write great soap so I don't even really care who is the "focus." He will use the cast as an ensemble and that's why he got fired from GH! I mostly like the people getting focus anyway here.

I think the show is going to be totally balls to the walls in October and beyond. I definitely have people that I would prefer to get story, but they'll get their turn around January/February. We'll see how this all goes but I'm willing to bet that I'm personally going to love the show come October.
LOL the nerve of an ensemble at GH!
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DiMera87
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Lovejm
Aug 29 2017, 07:51 AM
DiMera87
Aug 29 2017, 07:47 AM
I'm all-in. Ron can write great soap so I don't even really care who is the "focus." He will use the cast as an ensemble and that's why he got fired from GH! I mostly like the people getting focus anyway here.

I think the show is going to be totally balls to the walls in October and beyond. I definitely have people that I would prefer to get story, but they'll get their turn around January/February. We'll see how this all goes but I'm willing to bet that I'm personally going to love the show come October.
LOL the nerve of an ensemble at GH!
Don't worry. No one will ever try that again.
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