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Topic Started: Jan 31 2016, 09:06 PM (65,717 Views)
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cord08
Feb 5 2016, 06:45 PM
Rosebud
Feb 5 2016, 06:37 PM
IF Aiden is coming back not as a ghost etc, but the "real" Aiden, then when did the switch happen? Weren't we suppose to be thinking that Aiden was shady from the beginning?

Also, if a "real" Aiden comes back am I suppose to expect an emotional. passionate reunion between he and Hope? I never bought that they had any great love, so I don't want to see that. Is there really a big desire among the audience for that? For that pairing? Good lord. I wish they'd just give Hope a vacation. :headbang:
I hear you.

I'm curious as to when they decided to bring him back. Was it purely due to story reasons (R/H not working), or did the fan/KA response have anything to do with it (doubtful)?

I would rather they rest Hope like they did Jennifer, and then test her with someone new, like VI. I know Deimos is a baddie and potentially kidnapped Bo, but at this point, the latter point hasn't been confirmed.

I like DC, but I found Aiden to be quite boring...until the DiMera plot. And if they undue that? No, thanks.
It seems that all of this Bo/Hope, Hope/Aiden stuff has been a disaster ever since PR left. Whether or not PR was playing games with the producers since 2012 about a possible return, they never had to write out Bo the way they did.

When it became clear circa late 2013 or early 2014 that Hope had to move forward without Bo, they should have let her search for him or something to find out just WTF happened instead of simply turning her into frowny-face who was abandoned. That was so uncharacteristic of Hope and of the entire Bo/Hope relationship and was mistake #1.

Mistake #2 was then going with Haiden before Bo & Hope had a proper farewell. Hope could have found out that Bo died (or was supposedly dead) offscreen. That would have made the whole Haiden thing more tolerable all around.

Mistake #3 was having PR use up two of his three month return in that torture-chamber and on the run, and then end up back in Salem for only 48 hours or so. If they had him back sooner, they could have written a heroic moment for him without the whole Aiden turning copycat necktie murderer nonsense.

All in all, NO ONE seems to know how to write Days. So, now we have the Rope fail and Aiden either returning from the dead or being the victim of a body-switch, which is complete crap and makes all of the expedited, short-lived Bo return even MORE awful and infuriating than it already was for Bo/Bope fans.

I blame the writers completely ... and instead of fixing their messes, they seem to dig deeper and deeper holes. All total fails. I think these are some of the reasons why old-school 50th anniversary returnees (meaning fans) have left the building once again. JMHO.

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cord08
Feb 5 2016, 06:45 PM
I'm curious as to when they decided to bring him back. Was it purely due to story reasons (R/H not working), or did the fan/KA response have anything to do with it (doubtful)?

I would rather they rest Hope like they did Jennifer, and then test her with someone new, like VI. I know Deimos is a baddie and potentially kidnapped Bo, but at this point, the latter point hasn't been confirmed.

I like DC, but I found Aiden to be quite boring...until the DiMera plot. And if they undo that? No, thanks.
IMO, it's not that Rafe & Hope are not working. I think the actors have chemistry. They're in a story line that makes both their characters look bad because they're trying to get away with murder and are taking it lightly a little too often, on top of that the show is trying to get in romantic overtones too quickly for Hope who lost two husbands in 24 hours in November. They're being completely isolated together over 95% of the time (even if I liked a couple a lot I wouldn't be able to stand that much isolation) which is further hindrance. I had nothing against them and now I want it dead & buried because of all this chit story thrown at them as "couple building".

TBH, my ship is Hope in a sanitarium through Spring with Andre still having some "fun" with her, then Deimos & Hope building in summer/fall. I was rooting for Deimos to be Bo's kidnapper but if I'm rooting for Hope & Deimos to eventually be paired I got to let go of the kidnapping angle.

I think DC is a good actor but I do hope this is a relatively short stint OR that they pass him off to Jennifer or whoever.
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^ from this tweet
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Amy1970
Feb 5 2016, 06:19 PM
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Feb 5 2016, 05:41 PM
That Meng tweet is very interesting. It's starting to seem like DC is back for more than an appearance.

If they resurrect Aiden, I'm going to bet that the bling item posted a few weeks ago about a an actress being unhappy despite getting great, frontburner story is KA. We all know she was all about Haiden and she has been very quiet aside from certain interviews here and there. As has Galen Gering. It seems neither actor was totally into this. It shows in their scenes that they are trying but not passionate about it It could just be the horrible story but still. The Hope/Rafe thing was present while Griffith had more control but it wasn't like this. Dena seemed far more obsessed with it than anyone. I wonder if once Griffith and Beth took hold, they dumped the Rafe/Hope mess altogether to salvage both characters. We keep seeing Rafe in that denim shirt. Maybe Rafe goes to prison for Hope or something and gets isolated for awhile and Hope is on her own ans rebuilds her life for a bit before DC returns as Aiden and then her story goes in that direction.

This is very interesting. I could see KA, along with SN and MBE, complaining about the past few months of story. Corday loves KA so if she said something, that would weigh heavily.
It appears KA gets what she wants. I am done. Haiden fans won they were so nasty to PR on Twitter. KA never said a word. DC ruined the 50th storyline and he is rewarded with a job and Bo and Booe fans were used. I am angry at myself for getting sucked back in all the had to do was say PR was not back full time and I never would have bothered.
How did DC ruin the 50th? :shrug:
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Feb 5 2016, 07:25 PM
Amy1970
Feb 5 2016, 06:19 PM
PhoenixRising05
Feb 5 2016, 05:41 PM
That Meng tweet is very interesting. It's starting to seem like DC is back for more than an appearance.

If they resurrect Aiden, I'm going to bet that the bling item posted a few weeks ago about a an actress being unhappy despite getting great, frontburner story is KA. We all know she was all about Haiden and she has been very quiet aside from certain interviews here and there. As has Galen Gering. It seems neither actor was totally into this. It shows in their scenes that they are trying but not passionate about it It could just be the horrible story but still. The Hope/Rafe thing was present while Griffith had more control but it wasn't like this. Dena seemed far more obsessed with it than anyone. I wonder if once Griffith and Beth took hold, they dumped the Rafe/Hope mess altogether to salvage both characters. We keep seeing Rafe in that denim shirt. Maybe Rafe goes to prison for Hope or something and gets isolated for awhile and Hope is on her own ans rebuilds her life for a bit before DC returns as Aiden and then her story goes in that direction.

This is very interesting. I could see KA, along with SN and MBE, complaining about the past few months of story. Corday loves KA so if she said something, that would weigh heavily.
It appears KA gets what she wants. I am done. Haiden fans won they were so nasty to PR on Twitter. KA never said a word. DC ruined the 50th storyline and he is rewarded with a job and Bo and Booe fans were used. I am angry at myself for getting sucked back in all the had to do was say PR was not back full time and I never would have bothered.
How did DC ruin the 50th? :shrug:
He announced his departure at a fan event in June. He stated he was thrown under the bus so his fans could rally around him. Viewers had no idea about the plot line so he ruined it. Said nothing about his return this time because he got his job back
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My main issue if they do the Aiden doppleganger switch, is I cant think of a good time it couldve been done. We saw Aiden struggling, going back and forth between killing her and loving her for a couple of months. Even right up to the moment when he did it. Did they switch him with someone who also had a hard time doing it because he too fell in love with Hope? And who was that having sex with her on the wedding night? Aiden or doppleganger?

And if the switch was later rather than sooner, and they keep the whole "stefano brought him to town to woo Hope" storyline, it still makes him a shady liar. idk. Personally, im not really looking forward to seeing a Haiden re-dux after all that happened with the 50th. I will never get those images of DC strangling KA onscreen, the shady feelings for me towards him will always be there. And all of that is me pushing my Bope stuff aside.

But for the Bope aspect, it does feel like it cheapens the Bope reunion, as short as it was. If their goal was to have Haiden break up and then get back together after Bo died (aka, a Dannifer repeat), I wouldve preferred they went about it differently. So really, i wish they had just not brought him back at all. Unless its his twin and hes in town to be the next bad guy and nothing to do with Hope... I can get behind that
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I would take Haiden over Rope, I'd prefer Hope to get rested for 6 months but sadly I don't think that is happening.
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Feb 5 2016, 04:58 PM
cord08
Feb 5 2016, 04:52 PM
Hugo
Feb 5 2016, 04:46 PM
[twitter=greg_meng/status/695719199784570881]
Does this mean DC is still there, I wonder? If they do an Aiden back from the dead story... :rolleyes:
The could bring Aiden back without resurrecting the guy who tried to kill Hope. All they have to do is have Andre/Stefano have kidnapped the real Aiden at some point and replaced him with a doppelganger. My preference is that we find out he replaced him early on - maybe sometime after the beach house or even before.

Then you have DC back as Aiden, but you don't have to redeem him from the attempted murder crap or resurrect him.
This seems positive for the Haiden fans. I hope so. I know that if it were my ship I wouldn't want to be played with and I don't trust days not to do a ghost thing. But I really hope Aiden is truly back because I like DC and I liked Aiden. I wasn't a superfan or anything, but I did enjoy him and I thought Haiden was good...just rushed. Part of my reason for being angry at days aside from what they did to Ericole was what they did to Aiden.
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Amy1970
Feb 5 2016, 07:46 PM
Deverauxfan
Feb 5 2016, 07:25 PM
Amy1970
Feb 5 2016, 06:19 PM
PhoenixRising05
Feb 5 2016, 05:41 PM
That Meng tweet is very interesting. It's starting to seem like DC is back for more than an appearance.

If they resurrect Aiden, I'm going to bet that the bling item posted a few weeks ago about a an actress being unhappy despite getting great, frontburner story is KA. We all know she was all about Haiden and she has been very quiet aside from certain interviews here and there. As has Galen Gering. It seems neither actor was totally into this. It shows in their scenes that they are trying but not passionate about it It could just be the horrible story but still. The Hope/Rafe thing was present while Griffith had more control but it wasn't like this. Dena seemed far more obsessed with it than anyone. I wonder if once Griffith and Beth took hold, they dumped the Rafe/Hope mess altogether to salvage both characters. We keep seeing Rafe in that denim shirt. Maybe Rafe goes to prison for Hope or something and gets isolated for awhile and Hope is on her own ans rebuilds her life for a bit before DC returns as Aiden and then her story goes in that direction.

This is very interesting. I could see KA, along with SN and MBE, complaining about the past few months of story. Corday loves KA so if she said something, that would weigh heavily.
It appears KA gets what she wants. I am done. Haiden fans won they were so nasty to PR on Twitter. KA never said a word. DC ruined the 50th storyline and he is rewarded with a job and Bo and Booe fans were used. I am angry at myself for getting sucked back in all the had to do was say PR was not back full time and I never would have bothered.
How did DC ruin the 50th? :shrug:
He announced his departure at a fan event in June. He stated he was thrown under the bus so his fans could rally around him. Viewers had no idea about the plot line so he ruined it. Said nothing about his return this time because he got his job back
Regardless, Days in the fall was ten times better than the drivel that's airing now. :shrug:
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If Aiden is alive, I don't want Haiden back together.
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Feb 5 2016, 07:57 PM
I would take Haiden over Rope, I'd prefer Hope to get rested for 6 months but sadly I don't think that is happening.
I'd actually prefer Rope. But not like this.
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Days was down for the week.

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Feb 5 2016, 08:04 PM
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Feb 5 2016, 07:57 PM
I would take Haiden over Rope, I'd prefer Hope to get rested for 6 months but sadly I don't think that is happening.
I'd actually prefer Rope. But not like this.
I agree. Rafe is better for Hope over Aiden, but the writers have ruined the potential the last couple months . I don't understand why she just can't be a strong single woman
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cord08
Feb 5 2016, 06:45 PM
Rosebud
Feb 5 2016, 06:37 PM
IF Aiden is coming back not as a ghost etc, but the "real" Aiden, then when did the switch happen? Weren't we suppose to be thinking that Aiden was shady from the beginning?

Also, if a "real" Aiden comes back am I suppose to expect an emotional. passionate reunion between he and Hope? I never bought that they had any great love, so I don't want to see that. Is there really a big desire among the audience for that? For that pairing? Good lord. I wish they'd just give Hope a vacation. :headbang:
I hear you.

I'm curious as to when they decided to bring him back. Was it purely due to story reasons (R/H not working), or did the fan/KA response have anything to do with it (doubtful)?

I would rather they rest Hope like they did Jennifer, and then test her with someone new, like VI. I know Deimos is a baddie and potentially kidnapped Bo, but at this point, the latter point hasn't been confirmed.

I like DC, but I found Aiden to be quite boring...until the DiMera plot. And if they undo that? No, thanks.
I like DC a lot. Loved him on AMC. He's definitely talented and charming. But I don't want Aiden back. Just didn't care that much about him or that pairing. I don't understand why they would do this. If he's just gonna be a ghost, that's fine, but is there really a big enough outcry for his return, if it's to put him back with Hope? I'm just not ready to go through the story of them trying to explain the whole thing. And after they explain it all, Hope's just going to marry him? Ugh, then what?

Also, they went out of their way to have Hope feel guilty for believing Bo "abandoned" her, and moved on so fast with Aiden. Now they'd just be reminding me how much I hated Hope for that.

This reeks. We'll never find out most likely, but I'd love to know if this was something planned all along, from the time they decided to bring Bo/PR back.
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Feb 5 2016, 08:04 PM
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Feb 5 2016, 07:57 PM
I would take Haiden over Rope, I'd prefer Hope to get rested for 6 months but sadly I don't think that is happening.
I'd actually prefer Rope. But not like this.
I was open to Rope but the show has killed them for me. They've pretty much killed Hope as well, I just can't stand the sight of her.
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Feb 5 2016, 07:53 PM
My main issue if they do the Aiden doppleganger switch, is I cant think of a good time it couldve been done. We saw Aiden struggling, going back and forth between killing her and loving her for a couple of months. Even right up to the moment when he did it. Did they switch him with someone who also had a hard time doing it because he too fell in love with Hope? And who was that having sex with her on the wedding night? Aiden or doppleganger?
I agree BUT they can brush it under the rug by not showing a flashback of the times he was pausing prior to and during the strangling.

My opinion is that no publication is revealing that DC is back with a contract and no publication is saying he's back for a short stint SO maybe it lands somewhere in the middle. Maybe he's back playing an Aiden doppelganger hired by Andre who ends up staying in Salem for a while.
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Feb 5 2016, 04:27 PM
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I don't want this to have anything to do with Steve being raped by Ava, and the show calling it "cheating." Beyond gross.

Steve better f-up some other way, too, because having the victim "make things right?" Hell no.
I get that he did it to save Kayla's life but the way it happened, it didn't feel like a last resort, like an act of desperation. He didn't try to look for her first. He could have at least told Roman to look for her after he left town with Ava. He could have tried to torture Ava, I'm sure the ISA formed him to do that. And there was no guarantee that Ava would release Kayla after she got what she wanted. I don't see it as cheating but I see it as a stupid decision that he knows wouldn't be approved by Kayla. I hope she's mad at him.
I totally agree.

Kayla has plenty to be angry about and so does Joe, even if Steve was raped.

He searched the world for Bo but couldn't search Salem for Kayla?
He risked Joe walking in on him with Ava (knowing Joe would be back any second)
He had Ava handcuffed and was able to make calls freely while she was asleep. Didn't send a search party for Kayla. He's former ISA & a private investigator, he has a lot of resources and knows how to be discreet. He didn't even TRY.
He never asked for proof that Kayla was even alive.
He allowed Ava to send Joe to find Kayla- what if something was done to Joe
He kept accepting promises from a madwoman who he knew was lying to him left and right. And that was before he was raped.

That's not any kind of effort to find Kayla at all. He was careless, passive and heartless in fact.
The worst part of this story is what it's done to the character of Steve...I want to believe he can recover, but my faith in these writers is nil.

IF it's revealed that he did have someone looking for Kayla the whole time (which we haven't seen) that would go a long way for me...but it's still
going to be very hard for me to get past this.
Here's my take.

As far as Steve searching for Bo and not for Kayla, Bo had left years worth of footprints and clues. With Kayla, who'd only been missing a matter of hours, there were no footprints or clues other than a found charm and a quick confession by Ava. Bo was seen by mutual friends and contacts, had letters written on his behalf, had his picture taken with a mysterious woman, and had been followed by both the ISA and Victor's people. He'd even been in contact with his family during his absent years. When Steve came to Salem, no one was looking for Bo and at that point, time was not of the essence. Steve put the pieces together, gathered the clues, and even got motivated by Caroline's visions before heading out and following the trail to Bo. With Kayla, time was most definitely of the essence and Steve didn't have the luxury of using that time to exhaust leads and attempt to follow a trail that didn't exist, all while keeping a sharp eye on Ava. Steve chose to focus on Ava. He knew her well enough to know that if the mafia princess doesn't want anyone found, it''s pretty much a guarantee they won't be.

Before Joe caught his dad in the act, Steve was so close to finding out where Kayla was. He took a frantic and foolish gamble and lost. In his desperate way of thinking, all he had to do was work Ava into a lusty frenzy and he'd get the information he needed. He took the chance and it backfired, but who's to say it wouldn't have worked if Joe hadn't walked in.

In pointing out that Steve is former ISA and now a PI, it's easy to forget that he's also a former member of the Vatali organization. In his missing years, he was heavily involved with the Vatali's, hence his relationship with Ava. He's well educated on how they operate and he knows Ava was trained by the best. If he or anyone else had searched publically or discreetly, there was no guarantee Ava wouldn't grow suspicious and her first course of action would be to kill the hostage. No hostage, no witness, no proof of wrong doing. If Ava had help in getting Kayla to the sweat box, then all she would have to do is give the signal to her goon to get rid of the hostage. Or, she could simply plead the fifth if arrested and bide her time until she had no doubt Kayla was dead. She had an endless pool to pull from in replacing Kayla. She could simply move on to Joey, then Stephanie, then Adrienne, etc.

I tend to think that Steve didn't ask for proof of life because he knows Ava better than anyone, just as he knows the mob mentality. It was logical to think Ava wouldn't tip the scales by killing off her leverage only to have to go through the trouble of kidnapping someone else in order to keep him in check. Ava was holding an ace and she wasn't about to waste it.

I didn't interpret it as Ava actually sending Joe to find Kayla. She told him where to find her, but didn't stipulate that he was the one who had to go and/or go alone to get her. Once he had the information, Joe could have called his Uncle Roman, his Aunt Hope, or even his group of friends to go with him, but as a desperate son, he apparently took off by himself at the speed of light in order to find his mother.

IMO, I don't see where Steve had any other choice but to accept Ava's constantly changing terms. If he didn't, he believed Kayla would surely die.

Sadly enough, I do think there were scenes cut that could have answered some of these issues because I choose to believe that no one could possibly be such an incompetent, inept writer. I realize that's wishful thinking on my part because obviously, proof is in the pudding.
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About Joey. He never should have been left alone and in a position to go get Kayla alone. Leaving him and going off with Ava for who knows how long and halfway across the world is one of the things I'm most upset with Steve over. And I would be furious if I was Kayla.

Even if he didn't want the alarm the family he could have called John who would have kept it quiet about Kayla and what Steve was doing.
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They could have included Chad in the picture, but I still like it.
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