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Kate Mansi Leaving Days
Topic Started: Jan 4 2016, 09:18 AM (35,966 Views)
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PetrovaSalvatore
Jan 4 2016, 12:42 PM
It's not gonna happen because she's a hit right now on Pretty Little Liars but what if Ashley Benson miraculously came back as Abby Devereaux!? How you would you guys feel about this?
Ashley Benson is a big time star now. She won't come back to Days.
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The boy saw the comet and he felt as though his life had meaning.

am103
Jan 4 2016, 12:47 PM
PetrovaSalvatore
Jan 4 2016, 12:42 PM
It's not gonna happen because she's a hit right now on Pretty Little Liars but what if Ashley Benson miraculously came back as Abby Devereaux!? How you would you guys feel about this?
Ehhh. Maybe if I wanted Abby to be perpetually 17.
True!! Ashley may only be 2 years younger than Kate but she still looks 17!! The girl is ageless!!
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PetrovaSalvatore
Jan 4 2016, 12:51 PM
am103
Jan 4 2016, 12:47 PM
PetrovaSalvatore
Jan 4 2016, 12:42 PM
It's not gonna happen because she's a hit right now on Pretty Little Liars but what if Ashley Benson miraculously came back as Abby Devereaux!? How you would you guys feel about this?
Ehhh. Maybe if I wanted Abby to be perpetually 17.
True!! Ashley may only be 2 years younger than Kate but she still looks 17!! The girl is ageless!!
Kate Mansi is 28. Ashley Benson is 26
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To me Ashley Benson's mannerisms also felt very high schoolish, but maybe that's just what she always saw in her roles as written for her. I wouldn't hate it if she returned, but I doubt it's going to happen.
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Ashley Benson barely acknowledged her past stint on Days until recently. No way would she come back now, she's definitely moved up in Hollywood. Her version was my favorite incarnation of Abigail. It took me awhile to warm up to Mansi. Don't love her, don't hate her. She's just....there. I don't mind the news.
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DesignatedShelley
Jan 4 2016, 12:06 PM
missmeka1987_
Jan 4 2016, 11:55 AM
BF acting/character manners & charisma is similar to BB character Johnny on Gh so I think Julie Marie would be a good recast
You know what's funny, when I thought about recasting Abby I thought immediately of the Lulu recast. I loved Julie Marie Berman and still miss her as Lulu. I might like her as Abby, at least the idea is intriguing.
See, I've always imagined JMB playing Stephanie. For years now. I think she'd be perfect as Steve and Kayla's daughter.
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Ashley Benson will always be Abigail "Abby" Johanna Deveraux to me. :wub:
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There's NO way Days is going to "romantically rest" their young male lead for months. They barely did that in soaps '80s and '90s hey day. They're certainly not going to do that now. If Chad is going to be seen as a viable character, he'll need other pairings besides Abby. Sure, they can write Abby as his forever girl / soul mate. But he's going to be with other girls. Roman was the love of Marlena's life until John. Bo was very popular with Carly and Billie even though he was apart of one of the biggest super couples ever!
Edited by Hannah Scorpio, Jan 4 2016, 01:32 PM.
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Jan 4 2016, 01:31 PM
There's NO way Days is going to "romantically rest" their young male lead for months. They barely did that in soaps '80s and '90s hey day. They're certainly not going to do that now. If Chad is going to be seen as a viable character, he'll need other pairings besides Abby. Sure, they can write Abby as his forever girl / soul mate. But he's going to be with other girls. Roman was the love of Marlena's life until John. Bo was very popular with Carly and Billie even though he was apart of one of the biggest super couples ever!
I'm sure they'll have other women for Chad. I'm mainly speaking for myself. I won't be able to buy him falling in love with someone else, especially if they do it quickly. It's Chabby or nothing for me.
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Jan 4 2016, 01:42 PM
Hannah Scorpio
Jan 4 2016, 01:31 PM
There's NO way Days is going to "romantically rest" their young male lead for months. They barely did that in soaps '80s and '90s hey day. They're certainly not going to do that now. If Chad is going to be seen as a viable character, he'll need other pairings besides Abby. Sure, they can write Abby as his forever girl / soul mate. But he's going to be with other girls. Roman was the love of Marlena's life until John. Bo was very popular with Carly and Billie even though he was apart of one of the biggest super couples ever!
I'm sure they'll have other women for Chad. I'm mainly speaking for myself. I won't be able to buy him falling in love with someone else, especially if they do it quickly. It's Chabby or nothing for me.
Me too!
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Jan 4 2016, 10:20 AM
I really think they should use this time to bring back Stephanie to fill the young female lead void. Still hoping the casting call was for Stephanie.
I agree. Her or Chelsea would be good (although Stephanie makes more sense given Steve and Kayla's place on the canvas). One of them, along with Gabi, can carry on in the heroine roles.

Honestly, I hope they don't recast, at least right away. This has always happened in soaps. Young actor or actresses leaving 3-4 years after getting their start in soaps. And, usually, those actors or actresses return a few years later, sometimes sooner. Camila Banus left for a year and returned. Molly Burnett has come and gone, as has Nadia Bjorlin. Kristian Alfonso did it. The fact Kate stayed an additional year is a rarity and Days should be happy she did that much. I say handle it like soaps, especially Days, used to handle it. They hardly ever recasted when a popular star left, at least not right away. Write the character out, more than likely by killing the character off, and wait and see if the actor or actress returns down the road. Given Kate's age (28), it's not a slam dunk she will find much work. As others have mentioned, actresses usually go out between 21-25 and they even have difficult times. I would wait it out and maybe she returns like Banus did. I know Days has had alot of death lately but, by the time Abby leaves, it's a few months after all the deaths and it would create so much story for Chad, Jennifer, etc and make an impact. Chad could move on and, after 6 months to a year, they can touch base with Kate and see if she wants to return or they recast or just keep their character off canvas if they strike gold with another pairing with Chad. Recasts are tough and I always think it's best to wait on them if possible.
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DD77
Jan 4 2016, 12:50 PM
PetrovaSalvatore
Jan 4 2016, 12:42 PM
It's not gonna happen because she's a hit right now on Pretty Little Liars but what if Ashley Benson miraculously came back as Abby Devereaux!? How you would you guys feel about this?
Ashley Benson is a big time star now. She won't come back to Days.
Yeah they can pair her with Jensen Ackles when he reprise the role of Eric jk jk GV is my Eric of choice now.
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Jan 4 2016, 12:12 PM
thepadange
Jan 4 2016, 12:01 PM
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Jan 4 2016, 11:42 AM
Send Abby to the loony bin for a few months (rest the character) and put Chad and Theresa together.
I gave up on Chad and Theresa and Chabby fans would hate them but I wish they put Theresa with 20 or (early) 30somethings, because JL's Theresa acts like she's in her early twenties. And there's a need of the females in that age range. Theresa looks like a child when she is with 40somethings.
I always admired your dogged determination to dump Theresa on the Chad fans. I'm kinda bummed you've given it up.

Sorry, I couldn't resist. :blulaugh: ;)
:lol: :lol: :lol: Interesting. I didn't even realize that I was doing it.
Let me explain myself:

1. I dislike Thrady (for numerous reasons, #1 no chemistry IMHO).

2. BF and JL's behind the scenes (feeding) pictures and their comments like "Theresa still hasn't met Chad" and vice versa intrigued me. It looked like both actors would have loved/would love to have scenes together.

3. While I don't like how childish and pathetic Theresa is when paired with Brady, I think she could be enjoyable in scenes with other characters she has chemistry with (I hope there won't be a need for "googly eyes" acting tactic when there's some real chemistry). I am not sure Chad is the one she has chemistry with but they've never tried them so I can't say they don't have it.
Btw, I like Chad, so it's not that "I'm trying to dump Theresa" on a character I don't like (in that case I would be trying "to dump her" on Rafe or Roman, for example). I just want to see her with someone she clicks, be it Chad, Philip, JJ, Dario or a park bench.

Why I gave up? Because it looks like a lot of people don't want to see them together because they don't like/aren't interested in Theresa and don't want to watch her in scenes with their favorite character (Chad, in this case).
I can totally understand fans of a pairing who consciously or subconsciously don't want characters of their favorite couple paired with anyone else. I think I belong to this type of fans as well. It's very hard for me to accept one part of my favorite pairing paired with someone else :laugh: .
Edited by thepadange, Jan 4 2016, 02:40 PM.
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I would rather not see Chad with Theresa I think they will recast Abby if not then I would rather see Chad, Abby and the baby written out and have them living somewhere off screen. But my guess is a recast she goes away fro awhile and then the recast takes over. Since I am suspecting Chad will be around for awhile. I am curious as to whether she takes Thomas with her?
Edited by bristow3269, Jan 4 2016, 03:20 PM.
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My thing is Chabby doesn't have to be trashed or permanently shelved just because Kate Mansi want to exit the role. As much as I love Kate in the role I want Chabby to continue after Kate Mansi leaves. It doesn't have to be immediate but we could a new dynamic that is just as enjoyable to watch.
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I will miss her as Abby, but I wouldn't be opposed to a recast to keep the Chabby story going. I hope they don't rush into it though. I don't another GW as Will situation.

Billy and Kate have great chemistry now (I love them together), but I didn't really think they did at first. It was probably because he was so new. Billy has a lot of charisma, so I think he could work well with a lot of actresses now.


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The boy saw the comet and he felt as though his life had meaning.

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Jan 4 2016, 01:42 PM
Hannah Scorpio
Jan 4 2016, 01:31 PM
There's NO way Days is going to "romantically rest" their young male lead for months. They barely did that in soaps '80s and '90s hey day. They're certainly not going to do that now. If Chad is going to be seen as a viable character, he'll need other pairings besides Abby. Sure, they can write Abby as his forever girl / soul mate. But he's going to be with other girls. Roman was the love of Marlena's life until John. Bo was very popular with Carly and Billie even though he was apart of one of the biggest super couples ever!
I'm sure they'll have other women for Chad. I'm mainly speaking for myself. I won't be able to buy him falling in love with someone else, especially if they do it quickly. It's Chabby or nothing for me.
Plus Days of Our Lives was insanely lucky with Drake Hogestyn and Deidre Hall's instant and undeniable chemistry! So much so that majority of fans didn't want her with original Roman anymore and some still wish Drake had remained Roman! Chabby had the same luck when Billy Flynn took over as Chad and the chemistry with Kate Mansi was greater than it had ever been with Casey Diedrick!! There are quite a few parallels with Chabby & Jarlena as well as BF/KM and the DH's which is why I took such a strong liking to this version of Chabby. I find it difficult that Chad will have the same kind of chemistry/ or love but who knows maybe he will with recast Abby or a new leading lady. Maybe Kate Mansi will return as Abigail one day and she and Chad will reunite on Pier 21!!!! lol
Edited by PetrovaSalvatore, Jan 4 2016, 02:42 PM.
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God damnit.

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Jan 4 2016, 02:27 PM
Billy and Kate have great chemistry now (I love them together), b[]but I didn't really think they did at first.[/b] It was probably because he was so new. Billy has a lot of charisma, so I think he could work well with a lot of actresses now.
I agree so much with this. For me, this was one of those instances where the writing overpowered actor chemistry. Usually, it's the other way around. Two actors with good chemistry can make shitty writing tolerable. With Chad and Abigail, I was never a fan of the couple. Ever. Not when Higley wrote them in 2011. Not the brief time MarDar wrote them. And certainly not the way TomSell wrote them. It wasn't until HigGriff started writing that I actually became a fan.
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Jan 4 2016, 02:10 PM
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Jan 4 2016, 10:20 AM
I really think they should use this time to bring back Stephanie to fill the young female lead void. Still hoping the casting call was for Stephanie.
I agree. Her or Chelsea would be good (although Stephanie makes more sense given Steve and Kayla's place on the canvas). One of them, along with Gabi, can carry on in the heroine roles.

Honestly, I hope they don't recast, at least right away. This has always happened in soaps. Young actor or actresses leaving 3-4 years after getting their start in soaps. And, usually, those actors or actresses return a few years later, sometimes sooner. Camila Banus left for a year and returned. Molly Burnett has come and gone, as has Nadia Bjorlin. Kristian Alfonso did it. The fact Kate stayed an additional year is a rarity and Days should be happy she did that much. I say handle it like soaps, especially Days, used to handle it. They hardly ever recasted when a popular star left, at least not right away. Write the character out, more than likely by killing the character off, and wait and see if the actor or actress returns down the road. Given Kate's age (28), it's not a slam dunk she will find much work. As others have mentioned, actresses usually go out between 21-25 and they even have difficult times. I would wait it out and maybe she returns like Banus did. I know Days has had alot of death lately but, by the time Abby leaves, it's a few months after all the deaths and it would create so much story for Chad, Jennifer, etc and make an impact. Chad could move on and, after 6 months to a year, they can touch base with Kate and see if she wants to return or they recast or just keep their character off canvas if they strike gold with another pairing with Chad. Recasts are tough and I always think it's best to wait on them if possible.
I don't disagree with what you said, but no to killing the character off. We don't need another young legacy character death, especially not for a character I love as much as Abigail. Her leaving to get treatment for mental health would be a much better exit.
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