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DAYS: Weekly Discussion...; Week of May 12!
Topic Started: May 12 2008, 02:59 PM (6,449 Views)
Tammy
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PhoenixRising05
May 14 2008, 09:11 AM
JackPeyton
May 14 2008, 01:35 AM
bringing john back was the worst thing to ever happen for marlena, imho.. yes worse then being posessed.

I agree in a way. I'm still upset they reversed John's death because, judging by what I have read on Goldderby, it cost her and Martha and the show Emmy nods and I think they could've waited much longer to bring him back.

See that is discriminatory though. EVERY soap brings characters back from the dead. Granted DAYS does it more then most. But that should not effect the actors... they act what they are given, and Deidre and Martha acted their ASSES off with John's death and they BOTH deserved a nod! IMO ;)

As for John coming back... I think they could have waited awhile. I was sort of getting into Marlena being the fierce mama lion who wanted to protect her family. I mean if they KNEW they were going to bring John back at some point... why not wait awhile.
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Tammy
May 14 2008, 10:59 AM
PhoenixRising05
May 14 2008, 09:11 AM
JackPeyton
May 14 2008, 01:35 AM
bringing john back was the worst thing to ever happen for marlena, imho.. yes worse then being posessed.

I agree in a way. I'm still upset they reversed John's death because, judging by what I have read on Goldderby, it cost her and Martha and the show Emmy nods and I think they could've waited much longer to bring him back.

See that is discriminatory though. EVERY soap brings characters back from the dead. Granted DAYS does it more then most. But that should not effect the actors... they act what they are given, and Deidre and Martha acted their ASSES off with John's death and they BOTH deserved a nod! IMO ;)

As for John coming back... I think they could have waited awhile. I was sort of getting into Marlena being the ferice mama lion who wanted to protect her family. I mean if they KNEW they were going to bring John back at some point... why not wait awhile.

Well, they also penalized the performers involved with Nick's "death" on Y&R. It seems they are over those sort of stories regardless of who does them but Days will always be the one they look at more harshly because they've done it more.

As for Marlena telling John she loves him all the time, as I said, I have no problem with it because I think she thinks that at times. She's confused but notice how she only seems to love him when he acts more closely to "her" John. That is what I mean and that is why I no problem with it as she hasn't accepted this John. She only "loves" this John when he comes off more like "her" John so I think it works with the story because she has to come to accept this John eventually before she can love him and that hasn't happened yet. Only then, will she ever be able to love this John.
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Does this mean that Nicole & EJ may have known each other before she hit Salem again and have been working together this whole time? :unsure:
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Tammy
May 14 2008, 10:53 AM
PhoenixRising05
May 14 2008, 01:22 AM
Tammy
May 14 2008, 12:17 AM
PhoenixRising05
May 14 2008, 12:13 AM
^She changes her mind depending on what John does.  For instance, when John saw right through Nicole, she praised him and when he was working on illegal things with Paul, she was pissed.  John isn't sure of who he is.  He admitted that.  He is kind of making it up as he goes along and that is what Marlena is reacting too.  I think it makes perfect sense for both of them.

I get that aspect of it... I really do. But if you love someone you LOVE them. You can't keep flipping the script because they do something that you don't like. How is John supposed to believe that she loves him if she changes her mind every two seconds?

I don't think she knows if she loves him. I think she is just as confused as he is.

Now see I agree there lmao! She is confused lol. All I am saying is she needs to tone it down with John. If she doesnt know how she feels about this John that is perfectly fine and normal, but then she needs to stop telling him that she loves him... because as I see it she DOESN"T love him... she loves her husband the OLD John. And as she always points out this John is not her husband! ;)

You can still love a person an not like what they do. I don't think the problem is how Marlena feels about John, I think the problem she's having is accepting how this NuJohn Characteristics are compared to the old John's. I can understand how she feels. It's like being in love with a total stranger. But I think she beginning to draw more closer to this new version of John.
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How does it take to shoot someone? I mean really, spread over two episodes, the sniper couldn't snap one shot off at Steve? Not that I wanted him to but I hate crap like that.

Anyway, today's show packed a lot of people in. I fully intended to bash Marlena for her typical (bad) advice for Daniel to learn to love again. But since Daniel withheld two important pieces of information, a) he married his wife soon after he met her and she was already dying and b) the patient he is "in love" with is Chelsea Brady. Now that's a look I'd like to have seen Marlena's face on.

And for once Kate gave decent advice which I think she should have said a long time ago. It's weird how also finally Kate brought Nick's name up when she's been basically begging Chelsea to dump him and chase the doctor. Speaking of Chelsea, how typically immature of her when hearing advice she disagrees with to turn around and insult Kate right back. (Kate's own bad past with men.) Finally, her words on how she isn't going to chase Daniel is rather laughable since she's already followed him around town throwing herself at him like a sex starved dog in heat.

Can someone please go check on Kayla? Thanks.

Philip and Chloe do nothing for me but I do think above all else, Chloe is very pretty. So why are they dressing her in what looks like something leftover from some technicolor musical extra in the 50s?

EJ and Nicole making out in the steam room was hotter than Chan in the steam room but I'm not sure I should get excited about them at all. I think this is just a means to prove EJ does have feelings for Sami after all.

As for yesterday's show, let me just go on record that I don't care if Max winds up with a perfect IQ score, going behind Nick's back, changing his work, sending it in with his name on it, lying about it and then when his girlfriend turns his ass in, he acts like a DICK about it, that's not "being a good friend" to Nick.

Seriously with friends like these, can Nick just turn evil and go wake up Stefano and they target the Brady's forever?
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Mason


Today's show was better than Monday and Tuesday, but there was still way too much Daniel/Chelsea angst for my tastes.

But were E.J. and Nicole hot or what?! I just knew those two would have awesome chemistry!
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Mason
May 14 2008, 04:29 PM
Today's show was better than Monday and Tuesday, but there was still way too much Daniel/Chelsea angst for my tastes.

But were E.J. and Nicole hot or what?! I just knew those two would have awesome chemistry!


ITA! I enjoyed Daniel and Marlena scenes! I also agree about Ej/Nicole! I'm really enjoying them! :wub:
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I don't see the chemistry between EJ and Nicole. They seem forced to me.
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I see major chemistry between EJ and Nicole..i really love that EJ is purposely trying to make Sami jealous..The gym scenes were hilarious..and that steam room scene was incredibly hot..I also thought that Ross the Intern did a great job with his little part..

Daniel and Chelsea are still boring..but it was nice seeing Daniel and Marlena interact, just to mix up the cast a bit..

Phillip, Chloe, and Nicole's scenes were funny..Loved Nicole calling her Chloe Lame!!!! And i happen to think Phelle is pretty hot, i just don't want them to be a longterm thing..A fling is much better..Then i want Phillip with Morgan or Nicole..

The Vitali scenes weren't all that exciting..I personally don't really care for Matino, and i hope Ava gets more to do soon..I'm very excited for Kayla's premature labor..Finally something sweeps worthy..Because so far sweeps have been pretty snooze worthy..
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Today was solid. It seems like everyday has been better then the last this week. That's positive.

My favorite stuff was the Bo, Hope, Steve stuff. Loved it. Love the way Steve kept moving around. Good suspense and I didn't feel it was dragged out at all as Steve knew what was going on and there were people around so the guy couldn't just go out there and shoot him. He had to remain hidden. Good scenes and it's been nice seeing the harmonica.

Liked the Kayla cliffhanger and her scenes with Hope. Can't wait for this labor stuff. Sweeps has been slow but, other then OLTL, no other show is really bringing it, which is shameful but what are you going to do. I am looking forward to the Steve/Kayla stuff because that is very sweeps-worthy and will provide fantastic material for SN and MBE.

Kate/Chelsea was good too. I liked the advice she gave and I didn't find the Chelsea/Daniel story bad today. It was much better then Monday because it wasn't the same old stuff. I really feel they are setting Chelsea up for a fall though. Marlena/Daniel was good too because, as Kev said, it mixed it up a bit and I enjoyed John's interaction with them too. I like how they keep throwing out reminders of SC's character on Summerland, who was also a surfer I think.

EJ and Nicole are hot and they have a certain intrigue about them. At times I even wonder if they knew each other before they both reached Salem because they both appear to have planned out using each other farther in advance then we all think (Nicole using him to piss off Sami and he using her to make Sami jealous). Loved Ross as Chris. He wasn't overexposed and he fit the character well and was great with Ali. Loving Sami's meltdown the past few days. The gym stuff was great.

I enjoyed Philip and Chloe too and the nice nod to the opera house Victor was going to build a few years back. Loving Nicole's interaction with them. I do kind of like Phloe as a short-term type thing but I am still rooting for Philip/Morgan right now. That could change though.

All in all, solid today and hopefully the week keeps getting better as it has been. Tomorrow seems good as it ties up loose ends with Ava's mental issues and her father's involvement and it also seems to move plots along so it seems like a good show.
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PhoenixRising05
May 14 2008, 05:33 PM
Today was solid. It seems like everyday has been better then the last this week. That's positive.

What do you mean! Last week was fantastic!



This week is great though. Monday's was very sexy between EJAMI, PHLOE, and DANSEA. Tuesday's was a little boring.


New Ava is great. I could do without the Nick drama. Sami and EJ are hot and cute, but I still don't support one couple either way. Caroline lecturing EJ was a nice touch.


I'm really impressed with Higley.
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King
May 14 2008, 05:56 PM
PhoenixRising05
May 14 2008, 05:33 PM
Today was solid.  It seems like everyday has been better then the last this week.  That's positive.

What do you mean! Last week was fantastic!



This week is great though. Monday's was very sexy between EJAMI, PHLOE, and DANSEA. Tuesday's was a little boring.


New Ava is great. I could do without the Nick drama. Sami and EJ are hot and cute, but I still don't support one couple either way. Caroline lecturing EJ was a nice touch.


I'm really impressed with Higley.

Oh, King, you misunderstood.

What I meant was that everyday this week has been better then the last. As in Tuesday was better then Monday, today was better then Tuesday, and so on. The show has gotten better as the week went on. Last week was good, no doubt about it.

I don't LOVE the show right now. However, I like it well enough and, considering Higley is writing, that is impressive.
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Oh, I gotchya. I think April was boring, but good.

May has been fantastic so far. It's not as good as it once was or as good as it could be, but I'll take what I can get.
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Tammy
May 14 2008, 12:11 AM
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May 13 2008, 05:05 PM
ladyofthelake
May 13 2008, 02:04 PM
And boo to Marlena for telling Daniel to follow his heart or such rot.

Marlena also told Billie to follow her heart and go after Steve. She gives people terrible advice.

How is it bad advice to tell someone to follow their heart? She is a psychiatrist... she can't be blinded or swayed by the fact that she knows the parties involved. She has to give them the same advice that she would give any stranger. People often seem to come to her to ask if they are making the right decision about something, that is why I believe she tells people to follow their hearts, because in their HEARTS they know the right thing to do in a given situation. JMO ;)

That being said...

I HATE the way Marlena is being written! Whoever is doing the writing for her needs to make up their FUCKING MIND! Marlena is a complete wishy washy HOT MESS... at least in regards to John! She changes her mind every ten seconds regarding how she feels about him. "I am very disappointed in you John" next second "I love you John" next second "I don't know how I feel about you" next second "I love you John" next second "That man is not MY husband" next second "I Love you John".

MAKE UP YOUR MIND PLEASE! :drunk:

Can you tell me why she's whispering everything?

Is she trying to remind New Jawn of old John?
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SpriteEyes
May 14 2008, 07:09 PM

Can you tell me why she's whispering everything?

Is she trying to remind New Jawn of old John?

She had a cold.
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I, of course, loved me some Phloe today. I think it's funny that Chloe's suddenly gun shy when she's been pursuing Philip for a long time now. I do love this new dynamic to Phloe and how different they are than their last go round. It's taking some getting used to, but I do like it. Their chemistry is still off the charts for me - although it's got this whole adult vibe to it now. I love the way they look at each other, how he smiles at her in a way he doesn't smile at anyone else, how he talks to her instead of talking at her or down to her like he does with everyone else. I'm still excited to see how this story plays out!

Nicole is amazing. I always liked her before, and I love her now. She is stealing this show. Her comedy, as always, is hilarious. And her scenes with EJ today were smoking hot. Now, I'm not a Lumi or an Ejami because I despise Sami (and even with liking EJ I can't get past the rape thing with Sami), so when I say I love EJ and Nicole, I really just like EJ and Nicole. I thought they had some real hotness happening between them. Definite romantic chemistry. And the making out - it can't be solely to make Sami jealous because she couldn't see them. EJ is very attracted to Nicole and tempted by her. He does want her, although he wants Sami more.

I'd love to see EJ and Nicole paired up romantically and wreaking havoc on Salem.

And I can't comment on the rest of the show because I FF'd everything else.
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Tammy
May 14 2008, 12:11 AM
heartsong
May 13 2008, 05:05 PM
ladyofthelake
May 13 2008, 02:04 PM
And boo to Marlena for telling Daniel to follow his heart or such rot.

Marlena also told Billie to follow her heart and go after Steve. She gives people terrible advice.

How is it bad advice to tell someone to follow their heart? She is a psychiatrist... she can't be blinded or swayed by the fact that she knows the parties involved. She has to give them the same advice that she would give any stranger. People often seem to come to her to ask if they are making the right decision about something, that is why I believe she tells people to follow their hearts, because in their HEARTS they know the right thing to do in a given situation. JMO ;)

That being said...

I HATE the way Marlena is being written! Whoever is doing the writing for her needs to make up their FUCKING MIND! Marlena is a complete wishy washy HOT MESS... at least in regards to John! She changes her mind every ten seconds regarding how she feels about him. "I am very disappointed in you John" next second "I love you John" next second "I don't know how I feel about you" next second "I love you John" next second "That man is not MY husband" next second "I Love you John".

MAKE UP YOUR MIND PLEASE! :drunk:

Frankly, because sometimes people's hearts are stupid? Many a person in a divorce court "followed their hearts". Look at Marlena and her multiple husbands.
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ladyofthelake
May 14 2008, 07:08 PM

Frankly, because sometimes people's hearts are stupid? Many a person in a divorce court "followed their hearts". Look at Marlena and her multiple husbands.

Absolutely. She's a shrink. "Follow your heart" is something just a friend would say. Sort of like "Go with your gut". A heart can be wrong and a psychiatrist knows better than anyone sometimes what you think you are feeling at the moment isn't real.
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Sariah
May 14 2008, 06:43 PM
I, of course, loved me some Phloe today.  I think it's funny that Chloe's suddenly gun shy when she's been pursuing Philip for a long time now.  I do love this new dynamic to Phloe and how different they are than their last go round.  It's taking some getting used to, but I do like it.  Their chemistry is still off the charts for me - although it's got this whole adult vibe to it now.  I love the way they look at each other, how he smiles at her in a way he doesn't smile at anyone else, how he talks to her instead of talking at her or down to her like he does with everyone else.  I'm still excited to see how this story plays out!

Nicole is amazing.  I always liked her before, and I love her now.  She is stealing this show.  Her comedy, as always, is hilarious.  And her scenes with EJ today were smoking hot.  Now, I'm not a Lumi or an Ejami because I despise Sami (and even with liking EJ I can't get past the rape thing with Sami), so when I say I love EJ and Nicole, I really just like EJ and Nicole.  I thought they had some real hotness happening between them.  Definite romantic chemistry.  And the making out - it can't be solely to make Sami jealous because she couldn't see them.  EJ is very attracted to Nicole and tempted by her.  He does want her, although he wants Sami more.

I'd love to see EJ and Nicole paired up romantically and wreaking havoc on Salem.

And I can't comment on the rest of the show because I FF'd everything else.

I thought I was the only one who hated Sami?

Ragardless, I agree with everthing else you posted. However, I used to despise Nicole and now I love her. Her an EJ are now the second reason I still watch the show. I was ff them up until last Friday and then they sucked me in. I sure hope we get more Phloe and Ejole.

Also, I like how Philip is around Chloe. He is somewhat softer and more reminiscent of the Philip of 2000-2001. They have a really great dynamic right now since everything is premised on friendship.
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I actually loved the EJ/Nicole scenes. I didn't think I would love the two of them together as much as I do. For the first time, she comes off as a real person around him. It reminded me of the Nicole that existed when she was with Eric. With Lucas and Victor, it seemed to be all about the money!
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