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Post by flyboyla on Jan 2, 2021 15:42:33 GMT
Hope you all had some wonderful holidays! Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. It’s a bit hectic this time of year for me.
I’m trying to get caught up on the show but I’m 13 episodes behind. I like some of the things going on and other things aren’t working so well. I’m actually liking Ava’s character a lot this time on Days. I’ve never cared for her before because I always saw her as a one dimensional character. But now I see what a great actress Tamara Braun is. It’s interesting to see her family dynamic and especially with Charlie. He plays a creepy guy really well.
As much as I didn’t care for Joey and his acting, I’m glad they released him from prison and that the original actor was able to reprise his role. Either it’s adulthood and maturity but he seems to have improved as an actor. Either that or I’ve lowered my expectations of the acting on the show.
Cady McCain is coming into her own as Jennifer. I’m still getting used to her but it’s great seeing her as a much stronger character. Melissa was too sweet. I still consider Melissa to be the one and only Jennifer, but if she doesn’t come back, then I’m fine with Cady.
I know I will get reamed for this comment, but I really miss Hope on the show. I know she’s had really bad storylines lately but she brings the Hortons together. She is daughter, sister, cousin, mother and grandmother to several of the main characters. I just hope that she doesn’t stay gone. I’m fine with giving Hope a break, but would love to see her come back with a great storyline and new potential love interest. Since PR lives in New Zealand now, I doubt Bo will ever come back.
Lastly, I hate the Devereaux family situation and especially Gwen. She needs to be killed off ASAP. That would make for a great whodunnit. And somehow show that the real Abigail (Kate Mansi) is being held hostage and that Marci Miller is her doppelgänger. Marci had a few decent moments with the multi personalities but I’m so bored with her now.
Great to see some returns with JJ, even Joey, Will, Tony, Anna and Valerie.
Rafe, Gabi and Sonny could have remained off the show for me.
Hopefully 2021 will be a decent year and get us all back to being safe and healthy. At least the show was #1 in women 18-49. Guess that shows DOOL still has some momentum left. They’ve shut down production again until the third week of January. I’m fine with that because I hate their production schedule.
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Post by leafs27 on Jan 4, 2021 17:13:29 GMT
Happy new year! It's hard to believe it's already 2021. I enjoyed your comments!
I'm still a no on Ava. Tamara Braun is a fine actress but I don't like anything about her and really not a fan of Ava at all. This storyline is messed up and I want it to be over ASAP. Charlie sure is creepy and doing a good job with that. I feel really bad for Tripp now and I think he has done a good job. I will be happy when they clear his name. I am also glad they released Joey from prison, and I'm glad he's not staying. he really is mediocre as an actor.
I like Cady a lot on the show. She is very different from MR but she is WAY better an actress. MR was ALWAYS just saying the person's name over and over. How many times would she say Jack when talking to him? it was an annoying habit of hers. I am ok with the recast and also ok if it's permanent. Cady's hair is WAY better too ha ha
Ha ha I think I am the only one who loathes Hope. Can't stay I miss her at all. She never really does anything except mumbles so I am fine for her to stay gone. She doesn't have a personality. I can't understand how such a long-term character had no personality after all these years. Stay gone please.
I just wish they would tell us why Gwen wants revenge - I still haven't figured it out. Could her mother be Marina Toscano or someone like that??? I am trying to think back on women Jack was around/had stories with back in the 80s/90s. She was more involved with Steve but I know Isabella had stories with Jack...gah...I LOVE Anna being involved and COMPLETELY on to Gwen from the get go. Anna is fabulous. MORE ANNA PLEASE!
Marci Miller is such a dull bore and SO SMUG as Abigail, I really do not care for the way she plays her at all. And her stringy hair and droppy dresses...blah!
Looks like Rafe and Nicole will be paired since they don't seem to want to bring a recast Eric back. I am ok with Rafe on the show, he's become that dull tree in the background you get somewhat fond of over the years.
I'm a little alarmed they seem to be hinting at a kidnapping of the Grant twins. How ridiculous!!! Does every baby need to be kidnapped? I don't know a single person who has been kidnapped! I do like the names they picked - Carver and Julia...so sweet. The scenes with Abe and Julie were lovely...when Julie said "Oh Abraham, we are so blessed" I got a little teary!!!
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Post by flyboyla on Jan 5, 2021 5:35:44 GMT
Leafs, I always enjoy your posts and perspective of the show. We may not agree on all characters but that’s what makes our posts so interesting. I definitely agree with you on Cady as Jennifer. With each episode I see her in, I’m growing more fond of her every day.
Lastly, I’m so disgusted by Kate and Jake. It’s not cute or sexy. It’s just gross!
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Post by glozone on Jan 5, 2021 11:02:37 GMT
I also think Cady is doing well. Look, whatever anyone thinks about Missy, she's played this role for a long time and there's an instant nostalgia factor just by seeing her. Matt and Missy just are Jack and Jennifer, and anytime it's not those two it's going to feel off. That said, this was an impossible task that Cady got thrust into and she's holding her own. Especially showing up around the holidays, it's rough to be at the Horton Christmas Tree ceremony and have it not be Missy hanging those ornaments. I'm impressed. You all remember Stephanie Cameron? She was an outright disaster, but that was because Stephanie was terrible. You get a talented, blonde, 50-ish Jennifer and it works.
I love Jennifer, she means a lot to me, but I think we should be honest that when it comes to Jack and Jennifer... Jack's sort of the main event. He's been recast, even with good actors like Mark Valley, and it hasn't worked, because Jack is an extremely specific character with a unique personality that sort of demands Matt Ashford play him. He needs to be this weird dynamic where he's part intellectual snob, part bumbling goof, part snarky wiseass, and part dishonest rogue with a heart of gold. It's a lot of differing vibes, and it makes him a pretty unique character. A lot of actors can do some of that but Matt's the one who can do it all because Matt sort of invented who Jack is. The smug, dark con artist vibes were written in, but Matt is the one who added the whole "Okay, but also what if he's really funny and weird?" aspect to it.
Matt's not a perfect actor, he can be very hammy, but he just... is Jack. He clearly doesn't have to think about it, he embodies the character and is the only one who can play him. Jennifer, who I love, isn't that. She's a little generic. Her relationship with Jack has always been defined by Jack. I'm starting to suspect you can recast Jennifer with relative ease, but Jack is the non-negotiable one.
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Post by leafs27 on Jan 5, 2021 18:30:46 GMT
Leafs, I always enjoy your posts and perspective of the show. We may not agree on all characters but that’s what makes our posts so interesting. I definitely agree with you on Cady as Jennifer. With each episode I see her in, I’m growing more fond of her every day. Lastly, I’m so disgusted by Kate and Jake. It’s not cute or sexy. It’s just gross! Thank you! I like that we can disagree but at least it's civil and we appreciate each others' perspectives. I'm sort of on the fence with Jake and Kate. I feel like Kate needs to stop being in sex stories now. She's a great grandma. Yes Lauren looks amazing but she also has had A LOT of work done and is not representative of a typical 70 year old woman. Enough of this now. And when Jennifer started rattling off all the younger men Kate has been with...lol I laughed. But if this keeps Gabi away, I am fine. I like Brandon as Jake and find him amusing. I actually got sad for him when he said Kate was embarrassed of him...that was a really well done scene. But anyway... Back to Jennifer - totally agree Missy IS Jennifer, and agree Jennifer is easier to recast than Jack for sure. I think Cady and Matt have a good connection already, but yes it's very hard to come into such an iconic role. But Cady is a good actress so it's a lot easier to stomach than say Stephanie Cameron. Have any of you figured out Gwen's MO yet???
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Post by stargazer1682 on Jan 5, 2021 21:02:27 GMT
I'm sort of on the fence with Jake and Kate. I feel like Kate needs to stop being in sex stories now. She's a great grandma. Yes Lauren looks amazing but she also has had A LOT of work done and is not representative of a typical 70 year old woman. Enough of this now. It does always make me think of how, there's this conventional concept where people assume that other people over a certain age just stop having sex; yet seniors still often do. Anecdotally, I've heard how it's not uncommon for cases of VD outbreaks to occur within retirement homes, because the residents are getting frisky with one another; and because they're not worried anymore about pregnancy, they're not using protection like they still should. But then doctors don't always recognize the diagnosis (for a second there, I almost said they didn't... catch it...) because it doesn't occur to them that these patients might still be sexually active; which has also run the risk of more serious consequences when one of those diseases or viruses proves life threatening. But the thought does amuse me of a storyline on Days, where like, Roman goes in for a check-up; and he's got a younger doc who can't quite figure out one of the symptoms he's reported. So they hand it off or consults with another doctor - it'd have to be Kayla - who, without knowing who the patient is or their age, just going by the symptoms, realizes that it's like, chlamydia or something. So then Roman has to go find Kate to tell her what he found out, because he probably caught it from her; and then she has to go and tell the three or four other people she'd been with recently. It's tough to say just how far it could feasibly spread across Salem, because you wouldn't necessarily expect, say, John and Marlena or Doug and Julie or Victor and Maggie to be fooling around with other people that they somehow managed to catch it also..... Yet you almost kind of want at least one or two of those couples to contract it somehow....
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Post by glozone on Jan 5, 2021 22:24:15 GMT
Have any of you figured out Gwen's MO yet??? I'm pretty sure she's a long-lost daughter of Jack's that he never knew about.
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Post by leafs27 on Jan 6, 2021 21:26:34 GMT
They have said that, but how? and from who? I mean it's clear Jack doesn't know about her, why is she so pissed at Abigail? it's stupid. I feel like there needs to be more.
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Post by flyboyla on Jan 7, 2021 6:15:30 GMT
They have said that, but how? and from who? I mean it's clear Jack doesn't know about her, why is she so pissed at Abigail? it's stupid. I feel like there needs to be more. I agree that there needs to be more. I mean Gwen has complete hatred for Abigail. I was thinking that maybe they were in treatment together and somehow Abigail burned Gwen and doesn’t remember? Or maybe Gwen is just completely angry about Marci Miller taking the role again after Kate Mansi? Just kidding! But this is one storyline they’re milking along.
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Post by leafs27 on Jan 7, 2021 20:08:22 GMT
I'm sort of on the fence with Jake and Kate. I feel like Kate needs to stop being in sex stories now. She's a great grandma. Yes Lauren looks amazing but she also has had A LOT of work done and is not representative of a typical 70 year old woman. Enough of this now. It does always make me think of how, there's this conventional concept where people assume that other people over a certain age just stop having sex; yet seniors still often do. Anecdotally, I've heard how it's not uncommon for cases of VD outbreaks to occur within retirement homes, because the residents are getting frisky with one another; and because they're not worried anymore about pregnancy, they're not using protection like they still should. But then doctors don't always recognize the diagnosis (for a second there, I almost said they didn't... catch it...) because it doesn't occur to them that these patients might still be sexually active; which has also run the risk of more serious consequences when one of those diseases or viruses proves life threatening. But the thought does amuse me of a storyline on Days, where like, Roman goes in for a check-up; and he's got a younger doc who can't quite figure out one of the symptoms he's reported. So they hand it off or consults with another doctor - it'd have to be Kayla - who, without knowing who the patient is or their age, just going by the symptoms, realizes that it's like, chlamydia or something. So then Roman has to go find Kate to tell her what he found out, because he probably caught it from her; and then she has to go and tell the three or four other people she'd been with recently. It's tough to say just how far it could feasibly spread across Salem, because you wouldn't necessarily expect, say, John and Marlena or Doug and Julie or Victor and Maggie to be fooling around with other people that they somehow managed to catch it also..... Yet you almost kind of want at least one or two of those couples to contract it somehow.... Ha ha I just read this now...I think what I meant about Kate is that they use her character like she's a young vixen...I'm not saying old people shouldn't be portrayed as having sex, but it's the way they are going about it with her that's annoying. I don't need to see her in bed with the sheets pulled up. They don't show anyone else in her age range like that, male or female!
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Post by leafs27 on Jan 7, 2021 20:13:18 GMT
They have said that, but how? and from who? I mean it's clear Jack doesn't know about her, why is she so pissed at Abigail? it's stupid. I feel like there needs to be more. I agree that there needs to be more. I mean Gwen has complete hatred for Abigail. I was thinking that maybe they were in treatment together and somehow Abigail burned Gwen and doesn’t remember? Or maybe Gwen is just completely angry about Marci Miller taking the role again after Kate Mansi? Just kidding! But this is one storyline they’re milking along. LOL I mean, I wouldn't blame Gwen for being mad about the MM takeover either. Agreed - they are really dragging this out. Normally by now I have figured out the backstory or motivations but I am at a loss with this one.
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