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| Thursday, November 21st Daily Discussion | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 21 2013, 12:48 AM (19,911 Views) | |
| Carly | Nov 21 2013, 05:20 PM Post #361 |
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I'm starting to wonder if the modeling job is just a ruse set up by Nick. Maybe none of the modeling agencies were interested in Gabi, so Nick spoofed Sparkle Modeling's email address and sent a fake email to Gabi offering her a job. Nick could've hired an actress to play the modeling scout who talked with Gabi at the pub, and Nick is smart enough to create a fake modeling contract. And if Gabi had any questions about the contract, she'd just call the fake modeling scout who would answer Gabi's questions in the way that Nick had instructed. Then when Gabi gets to New York and realizes that there's no modeling job, maybe Nick is hoping that Gabi will be too embarrassed to return to Salem. And we know that Nick wants a job in New York, so maybe Nick's plan is to ask Gabi to move in with him after Gabi realizes that her modeling job doesn't exist. In that case, Nick would've positioned himself to be Gabi's knight in shining armor, and he'd have Gabi and Ari all to himself in New York. If the modeling job turns out to be fake, Gabi could use that info in her defense if she's ever arrested for bludgeoning Nick. (The fake modeling job would make her look sympathetic to a jury because the jury would see how Nick had been manipulating Gabi.) |
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| DesignatedShelley | Nov 21 2013, 05:29 PM Post #362 |
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I think Abby's written in a boring way below her potential with boring storylines below their potential and KM doesn't make the most adventurous choices (also her valley girl lilt sometimes gets on my nerves, like Ashley Benson's did, I admit), but I didn't and generally don't find her shrewish at all. But then again I don't even know what shrewish is supposed to actually mean except "an insult used to dismiss women with vocal ranges in a lighter register who dare to raise their voices to men". EJ was interfering in her and Chad's personal business, she can resent it all she wants AFAIAC (and let him know it too). Why shouldn't she judge EJ? I'd judge EJ, I judge EJ every single day. He does judge-worthy things. I also think Marlena and Maggie were perfectly justified in being disillusioned with Victor, albeit naive. Everything Maggie said about Magic being over today made my heart soar. I'm just afraid that it won't last, I bet they don't see anything else to do with Maggie (at least Victor, being a villain, will be seen as a plot contributor due to his potential to cause trouble, which all stories need). I am really legitimately interested in seeing where the dynamic between Sonny and Gabi goes, to me it's more intriguing right now than either of them with Will (not that I hate WilSon, but I don't adore every little thing about it either). As much as I hate Dannifer I can't feel anything but guilty about the Danicole kiss. Obviously it isn't a huge problem in terms of the long-term Ericole situation, but now I just feel like the disease got passed on to someone else. I do like the idea that there is a level of interaction between the two extremes of "twu wuv forever" and "total strangers," and I want to like the idea of the writers acknowledging Dr. Dan's playboy side, but I'm too scared. Edited by DesignatedShelley, Nov 21 2013, 05:36 PM.
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| Rosebud | Nov 21 2013, 05:40 PM Post #363 |
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Huh? She went from Candy Striper to rapist to teen mother to man chaser, and then somehow got a job at the hospital that lasted an hour, and then somehow got a job at some fashion company (was it Kate's? I dunno where it was). Again, she had no skills to get any kind of job in corporate america. Maybe the mail room, but beyond that, she has no education, much less a business degree. |
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| Rosebud | Nov 21 2013, 05:44 PM Post #364 |
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I kind of think Daniel is the perfect interloper in the Eric/Nicole thing. Lots of the audience already despises him. :blulaugh: |
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| Kaha | Nov 21 2013, 05:46 PM Post #365 |
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I've been having difficulty with the way Days portrays women, so I think its classic sexism at work. The "bad girls" are still pathetic. We have Sami, who's in love with her rapist and who's been treating her in the most dismissive and disrespectful way the past few days. Then we have a supposed tough woman like Kate acting like a teenager and running after a dull idiot like Rafe. And what about the "good girls" like Jennifer, Gabi and Abigail? Jennifer acts like she's a teenager dating the most popular boy in high school and Abigail is even worse with her obsession with her virginity, like that's all her worth. WTF! What century is this? And don't get me started on Gabi, the woman is so desperate for love she kidnaped her own friend to attract a guy who never showed the slightest interest in her. She then made it worse by marrying a guy she just met. That same guy continues to manipulate her to this day and she's too stupid to ask basic questions about her job offer. |
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| Rosebud | Nov 21 2013, 05:47 PM Post #366 |
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Exactly. All of which she has/had no education or previous experience to fill such positions. |
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| six | Nov 21 2013, 05:50 PM Post #367 |
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Sami has had jobs in corporate America. She was some kind of executive in the modeling department at Titan. She helped Austin run some kind of fashion company. She worked at Mad World. |
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| DesignatedShelley | Nov 21 2013, 05:54 PM Post #368 |
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I think the degree to which Days can make women so desperate for men can be sexist, but in the big picture, most of the non-villainous male characters' storylines revolve around romance too. I mean, nobody's been as big a lovefool lately as Brady (we just seem to accept it as a valid character trait). I'd like it if relationships and interactions expanded beyond romance, so that every time you saw a male and a female character together in a scene you didn't automatically think "They must be ship-testing otherwise why would they write this scene?", but that obviously goes for both men and women. I think it's kinda ironic though that the board consensus seems to be "The last time Abby was tolerable was when she was desperate about getting Austin" though, heh. Edited by DesignatedShelley, Nov 21 2013, 05:55 PM.
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| Rosebud | Nov 21 2013, 05:55 PM Post #369 |
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It was ridiculous in the past as well. Maybe if she had gone off for a few years and come back saying she graduated business school or something, I would buy it. But she's always been in Salem doing nothing but trying to snag herself a man. If only they gave business degrees for that talent, eh? |
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| Rosebud | Nov 21 2013, 06:02 PM Post #370 |
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Seriously! Brady would have taken the DVD out of her hands and crushed it like he did later. |
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| six | Nov 21 2013, 06:04 PM Post #371 |
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Ridiculous or not, it's not new. And at this point, it makes sense that she would have picked up skills on the job over the years. |
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| Rosebud | Nov 21 2013, 06:05 PM Post #372 |
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Ah! Thank you! I forgot about John hiring her as a favor. Again, she has no skills and would be laughed out of the corporate world (unless she was working as a cleaning person or in the mail room) |
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| six | Nov 21 2013, 06:08 PM Post #373 |
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If Marlena gets that pass, Victor should, too. |
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| Rosebud | Nov 21 2013, 06:09 PM Post #374 |
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Was there time for any of that? And again, she didn't know who was on the DVD. She trusted Victor. And you don't see Marlena trying to defend her actions anyway. She still has reason to be angry at Victor. |
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| badaddiction | Nov 21 2013, 06:10 PM Post #375 |
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See THAT is the question: is it a legitimate offer? I'm leaning towards yes, because after Nick submitted Gabi's "story" online, he wasn't getting any positive responses. He then changed his tactic and contacted an agency himself. He pretended to be Lucas Horton, Executive, looking to rehire "Gabriella" exclusively for Kate's cosmetics firm. It's after this, that Gabi received the e-mail offer from Sparkle. So, I'm guessing the reason the modeling agency is giving Gabi the fairy tale contract is because they believe she's going to bring in a boat load of cash as THE model for Kate's cosmetics company. Edited by badaddiction, Nov 21 2013, 06:26 PM.
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| six | Nov 21 2013, 06:14 PM Post #376 |
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I've never argued that she doesn't have reason to be angry with Victor. And yes, there was time for her to do something besides air a sex tape in a church. It's not like marriage is a binding agreement in Salem |
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| Rosebud | Nov 21 2013, 06:15 PM Post #377 |
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But he'll probably get there before Elvis and Sami (unfortunately). He might get there with Stefano though :D |
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| Hummm | Nov 21 2013, 06:16 PM Post #378 |
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:applause: , you got mine. |
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| badaddiction | Nov 21 2013, 06:18 PM Post #379 |
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My reaction to today's show: - Victor just had no give a damns to give. LOL - EJami in the coffee shop. Loved that interaction. - Abby/EJ - I didn't find Abby annoying, screechy, or judgmental. --Although, I don't agree Chad ruined her life, I get why she's pissed. Ha! Loved her little flashback. - I wish Eric would talk without the whisper. It's just annoying. - The Marlena slap was so OT Fake, I couldn't even take it seriously. Edited by badaddiction, Nov 21 2013, 06:20 PM.
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| AFaithL | Nov 21 2013, 06:18 PM Post #380 |
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Brady has given Victor a pass already. Too bad he can't do the same for the woman who raised him from toddlerhood.... |
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