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| THR: EILEEN DAVIDSON RETURNING! | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 5 2012, 12:35 PM (25,915 Views) | |
| lysie | Jul 6 2012, 07:21 AM Post #181 |
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That's not her new story. That's when she was last seen. |
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| Daysfanatic79 | Jul 6 2012, 08:14 AM Post #182 |
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:puke: LOL...I really hope Tomsell realize that Dan is far below her dignity, but anything is possible. That would so, so totally turn me off for good. However, this show has proven it will do whatever it takes to ruin a return, so who knows. But......EILEEN IS BACK.......it has been a done deal for a while, but hey....it's good to see qoutes! :cart: :cart: :cart: :cart: |
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| Daysfanatic79 | Jul 6 2012, 08:20 AM Post #183 |
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Whatever they plan to do with her....IMO, it has to involve three people atleast....Stefano, Marlena, and John. We all know it will somehow involve EJ, and that you can bank on. Kristen is a character with all kinds of shades, but I cannot wait to see her sociopathic ways return to this boring ass show. Please, please give me a good confrontation between her and Marlena asap! My best memories of this show involve those two and their catfights! Ah Days, everytime I just about quit you....you do something to reel me back in. |
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| blueskies | Jul 6 2012, 08:39 AM Post #184 |
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I can't decide if I want Kristen escaping the harem now, or if I want her to have escaped a long time ago and gotten revenge on Susan already. The first would mean MASSIVE drama now, the second would explain how Stefano got Ej and reveal lots of past drama with new drama also. |
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| JDeveraux_91 | Jul 6 2012, 09:36 AM Post #185 |
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I could laugh at that, except that is something that I could see TIIC doing. Either Dr. Orange Glow will be involved with her or Rafe ... I really hope I'm wrong but I have a bad feeling that the writers will fuck up yet another return by a talented actress. Hoping for the best, but expecting the worst. |
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| six | Jul 6 2012, 10:14 AM Post #186 |
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I wish they hadn't brought Susan back recently. It makes no sense for her to be alive and well and cool with Stefano raising EJ. Since they went there, though, imo, Kristen needs to have escaped the harem around the same time that Stefano found Susan. Or maybe it would be even better if Kristen had killed Susan and taken her place years ago. She could be nursing Stefano back to health and they could come back to Salem together. |
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| tomsawyer | Jul 6 2012, 10:28 AM Post #187 |
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It's great to see the confirmation with quotes and all. I'd be all for Kristin returning as "Susan" and manipulating EJ into doing what she wants before its revealed who she really is. But that's just one thought, as there are so many dramatic stories they can do with Kristin's return. Man, it will be nice to have a proper villain in Salem once again. |
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| King | Jul 6 2012, 10:39 AM Post #188 |
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Kristen and Stefano coming back to Salem together would ba MAAAAAAH-velous. But a part of me wants to see their reunion on-screen since Mascolo can do those touching scenes with his kids really well. I remember when Stefano found out Kristen was alive and posing as Susan in 98. (or was it 99?). Anyway, they were great! |
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| PhoenixRising05 | Jul 6 2012, 11:58 AM Post #189 |
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Glad it's finally official. It's sort of anticlimactic though since her return has looked likely for awhile but great to have a first airdate and all. I don't think there is reason to worry as far as Kristen getting ample story. The last few regimes at Days have loved writing for the Dimera family and Tomlin and Whitesell clearly enjoyed the family. They've always liked writing for families like the Dimera's at other shows and the times they had more influence at Days than Higley from 2009-2011 you could tell they really enjoyed focusing on the dynamics the family has. To me, Kristen is the kind of character Tomlin and Whitesell would love writing for based on their track record at Days and other shows. I know Vivian's return went up and smoke but I put the blame for that on Higley. You could tell Tomlin and Whitesell had more control when Carly and Vivian returned but their whole story went down the drain shortly after 2010 began and that was around the time it seemed alot of stories were being rushed and there was a shift toward more of a Higley-driven direction. It's also important to remember too that unlike Carly and Vivian, Kristen has MANY current connections on the canvas. They had to create more connections for Carly because all she really had was Bo and Victor. Vivian had hardly anyone aside from Stefano, Kate, and Victor. Kristen has the entire Dimera family, John, Marlena, Jennifer, Billie...she has plenty and the canvas is set up with many story possibilities for her whereas for Carly and Vivian the opportunities weren't nearly as plentiful. Given there is no Higley this time and Tomlin and Whitesell really only have to contend with the traditional network/Sony and Corday interference, I think we will see something better than what Carly and Vivian got only because I feel like all parties involved wanted Kristen back. With Carly and Vivian, I felt Tomlin and Whitesell wanted them but not Higley or Corday. Plus, as I said, Kristen is a Dimera and it seems they are the favored family to write for no matter who is writing and Tomlin and Whitesell seem to enjoy them. We know Drake and Deidre are taping alot when they return so I think that any worries about them being heavily involved with Kristen should be calmed. Who knows what happens after her initial return story but, honestly, I wouldn't mind if they involve her in other character's orbits. I felt like during her last run we didn't get enough of her interacting with others as a villain as she was pretty much all about J&M her last few years when she went to the dark side. I recall really enjoying seeing her interact with Hope in the jungle story. I look forward to seeing her branch out a bit. Of course, I want her heavily involved with John, Marlena, Stefano, etc but I don't want her limited to that nor do I think she will be. I really can't wait to see her opposite Arianne Zucker. I've always imagines them being explosive opposite each other. I also look forward to her scenes opposite Lauren Koslow and James Scott. Kristen vs Kate for the Dimera empire would be fun. And I would love Kristen and Sami to share more scenes too. I know many are worried this will become too much about EJ but there really is no way he can't be heavily involved given who he is to her. I think your already setting this return up to fail if you expect him not to be a major player in whatever happens with her. It can't be ALL about him but alot of will be about him and I think that has to be the case because I think he's going to be the major catalyst to alot of whatever story they have in place for Kristen. Anyway, I'm excited. I'm excited about Tomlin and Whitesell, in general. I want to see what they can do without having to carry Higley on the writing team. This return makes me even more excited. I haven't always felt like that about a Kristen return. In the past, I didn't always see the canvas set up for her return but, right now, it's the perfect time. |
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| Snowing Fan | Jul 6 2012, 12:07 PM Post #190 |
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I am all for Susan,but no thank u to Kritter.
Edited by Snowing Fan, Jul 6 2012, 12:08 PM.
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| lumifan4life85 | Jul 6 2012, 12:10 PM Post #191 |
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All I have to say is be careful what you wish for, hope Days doesn't screw you ED fans like they have the BD fans. |
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| Bright Eyes | Jul 6 2012, 12:12 PM Post #192 |
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I wonder if Kristen will have anything to do with Bo's exit. |
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| mae | Jul 6 2012, 12:23 PM Post #193 |
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I'm in this same boat. While the return of Eileen is the best news, for me, I have to remember how excited I was this time last year waiting for the "reboot" to happen at the end of September 2011. A part of me is fantasizing all the possibilities with Kristen - all the exciting stories. But, I was also doing that last year with the hope of all the Vet returns and new writing team. During the Daytime Emmy red carpet interview on HLN with Kristian Alphonso, she was asked something along the lines of fans still tuning in and what is it about Days. For myself, Days was always there. It's a show that my Grandmother and my Mom watched (both who are not here today). You know in the hot summer's of the 80's, I'd play outside with neighbor's kids and go inside at lunch to cool off and watch DOOL with my mom. I think most people that I know IRL who still watch today have the same kind of childhood/youth connection. Yeah, shows like The Price Is Right is still on. But it was the Horton and Brady family that was similar to my own, that made me feel so connected. It was the DiMera family that made it so enjoyable to watch - just the escapism of real world. When I get to the bottom of it, really, what turned me off is that over the years the show became unrecognizable. Not just peeps being written out of character, but yes I do hate the new characters of Melanie, Dan, Rafe, Gabi, etc.- and the ultimate carousel of Sami's hoo-hah attachments. It's never felt like old school DOOL for some time now, to me. I used to hate weekends when I was young because of the Friday Cliffhanger and was on top of the world when we got satellite and could watch Monday's episode on Friday. So, in short. I am excited, just like I was last year anticipating the "re-boot". But, ironically 10/11/12 seems like some sort of final countdown numbers. I hope I'm wrong about that. |
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| Mason | Jul 6 2012, 12:25 PM Post #194 |
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They already did. Repeatedly from 1998-2011. |
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| King | Jul 6 2012, 12:51 PM Post #195 |
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Well, I don't think screwing up returns is just a DAYS thing. The soap industry for the last seven-ish years have fucked up every huge return I can think of. Edited by King, Jul 6 2012, 12:52 PM.
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| peaches179 | Jul 6 2012, 01:01 PM Post #196 |
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I agree. If we want to continue to watch, we will just have to take what we can get an be satisfied. Gone are the days of good writing. To be honest, the only scenes I'm looking forward to seeing Kristen in is scenes with Marlena. |
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| angie37 | Jul 6 2012, 01:10 PM Post #197 |
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Well, I'm going to choose to be optimistic about Kristen's return and wait to see what TomSell churn out in terms of storylines and her return before I lose all hope. |
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| King | Jul 6 2012, 01:11 PM Post #198 |
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Yeah, it's like...the show is not at its best right now. It's so far from it. But it's not at its worst right now either. (So far from it, as well.) The cast is pretty good. There are some stinkers, but seeing some of them back on-screen is a dream. There was a time I never thought I'd see Dee and Drake back again. (And Mascolo, Dattilo, Zuker, Christie.) Adding ED to that list will help a lot. I never thought she'd be back. Not even these last few months. Edited by King, Jul 6 2012, 01:13 PM.
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| mae | Jul 6 2012, 01:41 PM Post #199 |
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I guess we'd have to scratch Christie off that list. And Matthew Ashford - which is ridiculously unfortunate. But I agree, apart from think stinkers, there is an awesome cast in place. And for all that's good and holy, why can they not utilize Wally Kurth!? Adding ED gives me hope that the character of Kristen will be pivotal in bringing the writing/story lines focused on integrating such underused power-house cast members. It looks like it would have to. |
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| Mason | Jul 6 2012, 01:52 PM Post #200 |
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And, once again, I say bite me, Cynthia. |
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