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Topic Started: Jul 16 2012, 05:23 AM (38,648 Views)
DrewHamilton
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Going missing, dying, etc. Anything concerning Bo being gone from his family, involuntarily would work. Anything else wouldn't.
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Mitchapalooza
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^ My face watching DAYS

Dreamy
Jul 18 2012, 02:16 PM
Maybe Bo goes off to find Steve Patch? Or he could go missing.... who knows!
But this leaves Hope in limbo HELL...what could they possibly do with her in this situation, unless PR comes back.
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DrewHamilton
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I wouldn't mind Bo going off to search for Steve, but SOMETHING has to happen to him, off-screen, to explain why he never comes back to Hope. And keeping Bo alive off-screen really does limit what they can do with Hope. Not saying she has to have a new romantic interest, but it would be very boring to see Hope still married to Bo without Bo. Remember Maggie and absent Mickey? That got old real fast. And Tomlin was the one that decided to end that nonsense.
Edited by DrewHamilton, Jul 18 2012, 02:29 PM.
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Sindacco
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This is a perfect example that supercouples limits the writing.
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Mitchapalooza
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^ My face watching DAYS

Sindacco
Jul 18 2012, 02:31 PM
This is a perfect example that supercouples limits the writing.
HAHA yah your right...this is where that supercouple problem raises its ugly head.
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GatesRhiannon
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It's only a problem because Soap writers refuse to work within the confines of reality. The fact of the matter is great love stories exist in real life (true they may lack some of the soapy melodrama, but that's another discussion) and those real life stories are not immune to death. I don't consider John and Isabella a supercouple, but their story was poignant and has stood the test of time largely because we saw the effect of death on that relationship. Death is a powerful, moving story. Death demands a sense of finality and closure (or at least it should...Enough with the fake deaths already! You're just cheapening the emotion and belittling the consequences.) There is a process to grieving that can take years to play out until there is again a new semblance of life. And that journey can be both heartbreaking and uplifting.
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Dreamy
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Mitchapalooza
Jul 18 2012, 02:27 PM
Dreamy
Jul 18 2012, 02:16 PM
Maybe Bo goes off to find Steve Patch? Or he could go missing.... who knows!
But this leaves Hope in limbo HELL...what could they possibly do with her in this situation, unless PR comes back.
PR said he would return to DAYS if they ask.
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I think they should kill him but never find a body. Aka, lost on the water, explosion, lost overseas, etc. That way, very easy return possibilities.
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blueskies
Jul 18 2012, 04:28 PM
I think they should kill him but never find a body. Aka, lost on the water, explosion, lost overseas, etc. That way, very easy return possibilities.
Like DAYS did with Steve?
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DiMera87
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Kinda like AMC with Zach Slater. Hope needs to see his accident and believe there's no way in Hell he could survive it. Find a body if they have to and make her believe its Bo. That way when her appearances start seeming forced they could see if she has chemistry with anyone on the show. Eventually (when PR and the show work out a deal) it could be revealed that Bo is alive. Obviously Hope would drop whoever the guy is that she has feelings for or is seeing as soon as Bo returned anyway.

I would have some guy come to the show and have him show interest in Jennifer at first. Maybe hint that he's Peter Blake...but then when Jennifer is still miserable over Jack's death I would have him start to try to move in on recently "widowed" Hope. Obviously all the guys in their lives would be suspicious after he went from one widowed cousin to the other. Either way he could potentially have chemistry with either MR or KA. And if neither spark it could be revealed that he is in fact Peter or just some guy who has something to do with Bo's disappearance. Or if they want to rush it bring back Jack and move this guy onto Hope that way. I would cast Trevor St. John or Ricky Paull Goldin. Would have to be a VERY strong actor that can be light and serious so people might be willing to accept Hope with a new guy.
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DiMeraFan67
Jul 18 2012, 01:48 PM
It would be difficult to move Hope on with someone else if we know Bo is "dead" and not DEAD.


I'm interested to see if they do this on GH with Robin and Patrick. If the writing is there, the audience should be enough into Patrick's experience and POV that it doesn't matter that we know what he doesn't about Robin.

Dreamy
Jul 18 2012, 05:04 PM
blueskies
Jul 18 2012, 04:28 PM
I think they should kill him but never find a body. Aka, lost on the water, explosion, lost overseas, etc. That way, very easy return possibilities.
Like DAYS did with Steve?


Steve was injured in an explosion and died in the hospital after Lawrence had his IV poisoned. His body only went missing when Lawrence had the coffin switched after the funeral.
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Sindacco
Jul 18 2012, 02:31 PM
This is a perfect example that supercouples limits the writing.
Exactly. Hope, Jennifer & Kayla are three strong female characters that shouldn't be limited to Bo, Jack & Steve.
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darraholic
Jul 18 2012, 05:52 PM
Sindacco
Jul 18 2012, 02:31 PM
This is a perfect example that supercouples limits the writing.
Exactly. Hope, Jennifer & Kayla are three strong female characters that shouldn't be limited to Bo, Jack & Steve.
Then what's the excuse for the writing of non-supercouples...or just the writing in general?

Personally, I dont think being a "supercouple" should limit any GOOD writer. This is just lazy writing.
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Jackfan79


darraholic
Jul 18 2012, 05:52 PM
Sindacco
Jul 18 2012, 02:31 PM
This is a perfect example that supercouples limits the writing.
Exactly. Hope, Jennifer & Kayla are three strong female characters that shouldn't be limited to Bo, Jack & Steve.
Ummm Jennifer has never been "limited" to Jack......if anything Jack has been limited to her.
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darraholic
Jul 18 2012, 05:52 PM
Sindacco
Jul 18 2012, 02:31 PM
This is a perfect example that supercouples limits the writing.
Exactly. Hope, Jennifer & Kayla are three strong female characters that shouldn't be limited to Bo, Jack & Steve.
but i dont want to see them with Dan, Ej or Rafe either...
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granolagirl
Jul 18 2012, 05:50 PM
DiMeraFan67
Jul 18 2012, 01:48 PM
It would be difficult to move Hope on with someone else if we know Bo is "dead" and not DEAD.


I'm interested to see if they do this on GH with Robin and Patrick. If the writing is there, the audience should be enough into Patrick's experience and POV that it doesn't matter that we know what he doesn't about Robin.

Dreamy
Jul 18 2012, 05:04 PM
blueskies
Jul 18 2012, 04:28 PM
I think they should kill him but never find a body. Aka, lost on the water, explosion, lost overseas, etc. That way, very easy return possibilities.
Like DAYS did with Steve?


Steve was injured in an explosion and died in the hospital after Lawrence had his IV poisoned. His body only went missing when Lawrence had the coffin switched after the funeral.
I remember but he was "dead" and then returned later.
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Jul 18 2012, 06:00 PM
darraholic
Jul 18 2012, 05:52 PM
Sindacco
Jul 18 2012, 02:31 PM
This is a perfect example that supercouples limits the writing.
Exactly. Hope, Jennifer & Kayla are three strong female characters that shouldn't be limited to Bo, Jack & Steve.
Ummm Jennifer has never been "limited" to Jack......if anything Jack has been limited to her.
Yet she always goes back to Jack because the majority of fans can't accept Jack or Jennifer with anyone else. Granted Jack hasn't had the chance, but it's the same for every super couple. The show needs to move past it and start writing good character driven storylines and stop worrying about pissing off a coupling fan base.
Edited by darraholic, Jul 18 2012, 07:57 PM.
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The only time fans accept another coupling for the remaining half of s supercouple is when their other half is offscreen, and if he/she is offscreen, fans would want it to be by his/her choice.

Then I think most people understand the need for a split and they have to hope for a good story for the one who remains.

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darraholic
Jul 18 2012, 07:54 PM
Jackfan79
Jul 18 2012, 06:00 PM
darraholic
Jul 18 2012, 05:52 PM
Sindacco
Jul 18 2012, 02:31 PM
This is a perfect example that supercouples limits the writing.
Exactly. Hope, Jennifer & Kayla are three strong female characters that shouldn't be limited to Bo, Jack & Steve.
Ummm Jennifer has never been "limited" to Jack......if anything Jack has been limited to her.
Yet she always goes back to Jack because the majority of fans can't accept Jack or Jennifer with anyone else. Granted Jack hasn't had the chance, but it's the same for every super couple. The show needs to move past it and start writing good character driven storylines and stop worrying about pissing off a coupling fan base.
The show had a chance to do a "good character-driven storyline" for Jack and Jennifer this time around and completely refused to do it. I don't see how pairing Jennifer with Daniel or Brady or Frankie or Peter or Other Guy #10 is going to somehow lead to a breakthrough story for her where she becomes a more compelling character than she ever could be with Jack (especially when it's never happened before.) That makes no sense to me.

And people have been begging for Jack to get a crack at another love interest for years. Saying they won't accept him with anyone else is just an excuse Corday has fallen back on to screw over Matt Ashford.
Edited by ChampagneRiver, Jul 18 2012, 08:13 PM.
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It is a double edged sword. They sucker us in with the excitement of a new romance - will they or won't they? - but that excitement is hard to maintain once they finally "do". It's why all Jane Austen novels end with the proposal or the wedding.
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