Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]



Hello, soap fans -- and welcome to Daytime Royalty!

For those unfamiliar, we are an uncensored community for fans and lovers of the daytime genre. We have a no-holds-barred atmosphere in regards to the shows, writers, actors etc. but we do not allow member suffering succotash in any form.

You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free.

Join our community!

If you're already a member, please log in to your account to access all of our features.

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
Monday, October 9, 2017 Episode Discussion
Topic Started: Oct 8 2017, 01:46 PM (13,063 Views)
KBrady
Member Avatar


Very happy to finally see Steve and Kayla again. I just wish they were in their beautiful home.
I think those who are more familiar with S/Ks history understand more where Kayla is coming from. Steve has had a loooong history of keeping things from Kayla to protect her. I like that Kayla got to voice 'don't you ever do that again'

But I get those who feel that if Steve had brought Tripp to the wedding that Kayla would be upset about that. I guess I get where they both are coming from.

What I most appreciate is that Kayla voiced that she's not ready to let Tripp into her heart because of what he did. I was afraid Ron was going to have Kayla forgive and forget so I like that there's more to come.
Edited by KBrady, Oct 9 2017, 06:05 PM.
Online Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
PetrovaSalvatore
Member Avatar
The boy saw the comet and he felt as though his life had meaning.

Loving80sDays
Oct 9 2017, 06:01 PM
jennmarie
Oct 9 2017, 05:27 PM
nananana7
Oct 9 2017, 02:49 PM

Quoting limited to 3 levels deep
That's kind of what I was thinking. I'm not sure how to word it, but I like the fact that a similar story is playing out with Marlena's son in the role that John played with her. This could have really been an amazing story if it got to play out the way it should with a confrontation between Brady/Eric/Nicole and then I'd throw in Sami. I think this might be the one time when she would actually be angry at Eric. I'd completely be on his side, but I think it would be soapy good for her to remind Eric of how their parents marriage ended. I really wanted this story to play out with Daniel/Eric and I think it was going to until someone intervened. But I think it has more of a bite to it with Eric/Brady than Eric/Daniel.

" I'd throw in Sami. I think this might be the one time when she would actually be angry at Eric. I'd completely be on his side, but I think it would be soapy good for her to remind Eric of how their parents marriage ended. "

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

I'm actually hoping that the reality is somewhere in the middle. Sami was always so sure, confident she was right with her judgemental attitude towards John & Marlena affair. They played off that with WILL in 2011 when Sami had grief sex with EJ. Days brought Eric into the equation with Nicole & Vargus. Kristen shows up at the workplace and tells Eric how terrible John and Marlena affair hurt the whole family. Nothing we hadn't heard from Kristen before in 1998...but it happened with a "different" Eric.

Later we got that somewhat fabulous scene with Kristen talk to the picture of Jesus. I like the element of religion that days has always had. At the time it offended me a bit. But since that time I have grown to appreciate many more of the way the "other" women in John life had an impact upon the story. I'm died in the wool behind the DH's as a couple.
There is no other couple who can beat the way the two of them can make a scene come together and sizzle. Yet what transpired along the way is more intriguing to me NOW than it once was. Probably because I'm older and I know in the end they always find their way back to one another. It easier for me to watch scene that involve their children that I don't agree with Still Sami will always in someway bug the heck out of me without some kind of repercussions to her character

SORRY NOT SORRY to those I offend.
I wonder if they'll play it out again with Sami going to Paul (John's son) and being "You stay the hell away from my son's marriage. You've done enough damage the first time I won't let you do it again", I mean I don't entirely blame Paul but Sami might, she is Sami after all and Paul did pursue Sonny relentlessly just like John did pursue Marlena until she got pregnant and they got the fake paternity results.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
jennmarie
Member Avatar


I'm watching now and the Eric/Nicole scenes are just playing beautifully. Someone mentioned on twitter how it was kind of like The Notebook and it kind of is a bit. I'm the type that has completely dismissed the last two years of suck so I am enjoying how they are making it seem like Eric was always it for Nicole with some of the lines. She mentioned how she though of him throughout the years. I don't really care that it dismisses the last two years because I dismiss them too.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
jennmarie
Member Avatar


Okay, Nicole just acknowledged that Eric saved her from herself time and time again. Double brownie points. And she realized that Brady doesn't respect her enough to let her decide who can be in her life. That's nice.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
lysie


Just to clarify...I mentioned that the Ericole scenes being so similar to the J&M scenes took me out of it, but it wasn't because of the trope. I like that trope. I've seen this coming for weeks, and I think part of the reason I've come back around to Ericole is because of that trope. Following in those footsteps isn't a problem for me at all. My issue was how similar the dialogue is. And while I think it was probably mostly a coincidence, I'd also be willing to bet the same person wrote both scenes. The scenes were good, and I doubt it was a deterrent for people who aren't well-versed in those J&M scenes. I wasn't really complaining about them. Just pointing it out.
Online Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Cherianne


naptown
Oct 9 2017, 05:43 PM
So Claire only mentions that Will was Sonny's first husband? Hmm, last time I checked he was your cousin on both sides of your family with genetic ties to 3 of your 4 grandparents! Sloppy writing.
So I took it that she was explaining why the wedding didn't happen, and she explained with the only relevant fact. Will is Sonny's first husband. (Well, only husband for the near future at least, but she doesn't know that...........)

It isn't relevant that she is related to Will, just that he may be alive and thus Sonny didn't feel he could go through with the wedding. If TRIPP were related to Will, that might be relevant. But I don't think he is?

I probably wouldn't have gone into the family history either, if I was her. :shrug:
Edited by Cherianne, Oct 9 2017, 06:19 PM.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Daysfanatic79
Member Avatar


esp13
Oct 9 2017, 04:59 PM
Watched most of the show today (okay, half-ish).

Enjoyed the Ben/Hope scenes. RSW continues to be awesome as a crazy guy. The "flashbacks" with Clyde were really good and RSW was so good at showing those little layers to Ben's remorse - that Thomas couldn't look him in the eye, that Will was his friend. And KA was excellent as well (and I can't remember the last time I said that). Really well done scenes.

I didn't love or hate the Tripp/Claire/Theo stuff. Theo and Claire don't really do anything for me. But, I do appreciate that they were talking about the interrupted wedding and Will. When a big event affects even those that weren't present, or aren't directly connected, it makes it feel like a big event. It makes it feel like the canvas is more connected.

The S&K stuff was fine for me. I get why people don't care for it, but I appreciate that they are not sweeping everything under the rug. And I didn't think Kayla was sending mixed messages, I think her message just wasn't black/white. She was upset with Steve for deciding she didn't want Tripp at the wedding and telling Tripp that without talking to her about her feelings. She said that she's not ready to let Tripp into her heart, but she also acknowledged it was bigger than her and that Steve needed to do right by Tripp. I thought it was fairly clear that not being ready to let Tripp back in was not the same as wanting to be cut out of that part of Steve's life or wanting to be the reason Tripp stayed away from his family. To me, that's not a mixed message, it's a fairly compassionate one. She's trying to walk a fine line of sorts and being pretty honest about it.

That said, I don't think Steve was wrong either. He was making an assumption that maybe he shouldn't have made, but it was an understandable one based on Kayla's feelings. And he was trying to put her first which I appreciate. I liked his honesty in saying that he didn't know what she wanted from him. It's okay to be confused and be unsure about the right thing to do. I like how they talked it out and came to a better place.

Like I said, I get people are tired of the Tripp stuf and so am I, honestly. I'll be glad when they do get to talk about other things. But - for me - the only thing worse than talking about him would be pretending they don't have an issue to work out. I wish that was focused a little more on what Tripp did, but at least it's not ignoring a logical conflict in their lives.
THIS!! I love this post because that's what I've been thinking as I have read comments. I don't want Kayla to be mousy and weak. I love that she keeps that fighting spirit even with her soulmate. That is what makes Steve and Kayla work so well, and the actors involved don't need everything to be "black and white". They have the chops to make the dialogue come alive, and I thought it was a bit more deep today because it wasn't an easy topic. This is complicated, and I am glad it's not being forgotten by the writers.

The Theo/Claire/Tripp stuff....three under developed characters I just can't get into. Griffith and Higley didn't know how to make new characters stand out. Honestly we've had a problem with characterization since 1998, but watching these three is like watching paint dry.

Ericole: Once the most promising couple since Sami & Lucas went down the drain years ago thanks to TomSell and then Higley. Finally we get Nicole making a declaration of love and we know it's too late. It's a waste, such a waste! They had some chemistry, and today I wanted to be happy and enjoy the scenes. The Problem: This Comes Three Years Too Late! There were similarities between these scenes and the famous plane scenes between John and Marlena. I was a teen, but I remember watching that episode and the fallout from it. It proves one thing: you can write the dialogue, but you can't make it spark unless the actors lay it all on the line. Yes, both of them held back today.

Ben/Hope: Share scenes more often. You bring out the best in each other. I kind of liked Hope today!

Clyde: I actually miss you and just want you back, in the flesh, and stirring the pot.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
lysie


Cherianne
Oct 9 2017, 06:18 PM
naptown
Oct 9 2017, 05:43 PM
So Claire only mentions that Will was Sonny's first husband? Hmm, last time I checked he was your cousin on both sides of your family with genetic ties to 3 of your 4 grandparents! Sloppy writing.
So I took it that she was explaining why the wedding didn't happen, and she explained with the only relevant fact. Will is Sonny's first husband. (Well, only husband for the near future at least, but she doesn't know that...........)

It isn't relevant that she is related to Will, just that he may be alive and thus Sonny didn't feel he could go through with the wedding. If TRIPP were related to Will, that might be relevant. But I don't think he is?

I probably wouldn't have gone into the family history either, if I was her. :shrug:
It does make sense in that context. It's just that she's done this with so many relatives that it stands out now. She also doesn't sound very familiar with these people when she says these things.
Online Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
4ever DAYS
Member Avatar


A trope ropes Ericole fans in, but Rope is still tripe!
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
lysie


Okay, I need some help here. When Ben came back in 2016, some of what we saw was real and some was in Abby's head. The scene where he and Abby talked about raising "Colin"..was that real or fake?
Online Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Cherianne


Quote:
 
It does make sense in that context. It's just that she's done this with so many relatives that it stands out now. She also doesn't sound very familiar with these people when she says these things.


True, but I'm hoping that now we finally have RC things will continue to improve, dialogue included.

I am finding the show extremely watchable these days, and am very happy with things. I missed last week and binge watched the week on Comcast on Friday-and didn't FF once! In 5 hours! Amazing.

OOPS......that was a reply to Lysie. I tried to add the quote, but I doubt I got the coding right.
Edited by Cherianne, Oct 9 2017, 06:29 PM.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
seanny
Member Avatar


The writers needs to let new viewers know that Ben is violent and psychotic. We haven't seen that side of him under Ron outside of his escape where no one was seriously injured. If I was tuning in today for the first time, I would have thought that Ben is so sweet, misguided, mentally-challenged young man that just wants to be home with family. I like that he keeps doing that putting his head down thing like he's tired in order to get sympathy......it's working over here. :biggrin:

I wish they had recon'd all Ben's murders so he could stick around longer.

Edited by seanny, Oct 9 2017, 06:29 PM.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
4ever DAYS
Member Avatar


lysie
Oct 9 2017, 06:27 PM
Okay, I need some help here. When Ben came back in 2016, some of what we saw was real and some was in Abby's head. The scene where he and Abby talked about raising "Colin"..was that real or fake?
Don't ask Michael Fairman!
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
PetrovaSalvatore
Member Avatar
The boy saw the comet and he felt as though his life had meaning.

jennmarie
Oct 9 2017, 06:09 PM
I'm watching now and the Eric/Nicole scenes are just playing beautifully. Someone mentioned on twitter how it was kind of like The Notebook and it kind of is a bit. I'm the type that has completely dismissed the last two years of suck so I am enjoying how they are making it seem like Eric was always it for Nicole with some of the lines. She mentioned how she though of him throughout the years. I don't really care that it dismisses the last two years because I dismiss them too.
IDK but I always found that Notebook scene a little overrated nut people love it lol
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
missmeka1987_
Member Avatar
Long Live Stefano (RIP JOE)

Okay episode..
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
seanny
Member Avatar


I'm getting spoiled by the last 9 in a row episodes of featuring PaulSon. :cheer:
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
lysie


seanny
Oct 9 2017, 06:28 PM
The writers needs to let new viewers know that Ben is violent and psychotic. We haven't seen that side of him under Ron outside of his escape where no one was seriously injured. If I was tuning in today for the first time, I would have thought that Ben is so sweet, misguided, mentally-challenged young man that just wants to be home with family. I like that he keeps doing that putting his head down thing like he's tired in order to get sympathy......it's working over here. :biggrin:

I wish they had recon'd all Ben's murders so he could stick around longer.

Isn't it kind of implied? LOL. They've mentioned that he strangled 3 people to death multiple times (#Justice4Wendy).
Online Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Rosebud
Member Avatar


nananana7
Oct 9 2017, 02:49 PM
Lovejm
Oct 9 2017, 02:45 PM
Cimz
Oct 9 2017, 02:43 PM
With all due respect to the John/Marlena plane scene-- and I agree that those who haven't seen it should watch because it's good stuff-- I don't think J/M own the soap trope of character A chasing down character B in the rain after months of pining. Honestly what popped into my head first was Jessica and Nash on OLTL. In the rain is frequently used to heighten the atmosphere. Hardly an identifying detail.
It wasn't just the rain. The dialogue was so similar.

That being said, I take no offense to them using it. It is a trope. But it's not unusual to point out such clear similarities


I haven't watched yet, but I like the idea of Eric as the next generation reflecting having a scene from his own storyline reflecting a scene from his mother's storyline.
Sorry, no way. Give him something original and epic for just him and whoever. Besides this story really isn't even close to J&M's. Just some vague sloppy similarities thrown into a story that feels rushed. If Eric and Marlena ever discuss this it would not work as a comparison of their histories.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Nanalora


I liked the Ericole scenes. I am glad they mentioned some of the history between them. I didn't know about the Lucas Nicole thing. When I started watching Eric was already a priest and Nicole had just came back into Salem. I have always wanted them to be together.
I haven't really been interested in the Tripp/Claire/Theo thing.
The Hope/Ben scenes were good. I think Brady and Sonny have to much going on right now to worry about Titan. This seems out of place to me.
Liked Sonny/Paul.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
laurondo
Member Avatar


"time's up"

jfc they're really gonna drag this out.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
Go to Next Page
« Previous Topic · DAYS: News, Spoilers & Discussion · Next Topic »
Add Reply