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Post by leafs27 on Mar 14, 2022 13:16:23 GMT
Monday, March 14 Ben gives Marlena an update about his Devil theory. Susan tries to convince someone Belle is possessed. Will tries to get Johnny to call off his movie. Eli gets the dirt on TR's from his former girlfriend Beth.
Tuesday, March 15 TR and Eli have a confrontation. Lani and Shawn come across a terrible scene. Marlena isn't sure she can face the Devil again. Allie opens up to Will about her feelings for Chanel.
Wednesday, March 16 Abigail confronts Gwen. Abe comforts Lani. Tony is caught between Anna and "Renee." Xander hopes Maggie will have Sarah hospitalized.
Thursday, March 17 Allie opens up to Chanel. Eli's condition worsens. Shawn investigates the shooting. Abe has a tense meeting with TR.
Friday, March 18 Leo wants Craig to get Kayla's job. Will and Sonny tell Craig of Leo's plan. John and Marlena present a united front against the Devil. Chloe and Brady have a romantic moment.
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Post by flyboyla on Mar 15, 2022 4:12:45 GMT
I sure hope that Eli isn’t leaving the show. I know that Lamon chose to be on recurring status, but I hadn’t heard anything about him leaving permanently.
So, it looks like the devil has jumped ship again. I really hope that this gets wrapped up soon. It was fun revisiting the possession storyline but it’s getting to be overdone. It’s not suspenseful anymore. Back in the 90s, it was more eerie and somewhat scary too. I thought the latest one started off well. Especially the slow introduction with Doug’s behavior. And, I thought the moment he revealed himself to Marlena was so cool. I just don’t have a clue exactly what he wants to do with the baby??? Make him into a little Damien from the Omen?
I really like having Will & Sonny back. And, Leo cracks me up. But, I hope that audiences aren’t turned off by too many gay characters on the show. I know it’s 2022, but I still think that many viewers may feel that it’s too much.
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Post by leafs27 on Mar 15, 2022 14:08:21 GMT
I hope Eli is ok as well and that Lamon is not leaving permanently! But I guess this would be the drama story to have him exit the show if they were going to do one - he dies trying to protect Lani.
The devil story is too much now. It really dragged with Johnny, it took like 3 months and most of the activity happened the last few weeks. Why would the devil reveal himself to Marlena as Belle so quickly? I am not enjoying this anymore.
There's too much going on right now, major stories used to be on 4 times a week, now we are lucky if we get them twice a week. Everything is dragging and nothing is very good.
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Post by flyboyla on Mar 16, 2022 21:43:42 GMT
I agree with you to a certain extent. The show does have too many storylines going on right now. The possession storyline as well as the Abigail and Gwen story needs to finally end. I think the TR Coates and Craig and Nancy Wesley stories will be wrapped up soon as well. For me, there’s a little too much of nothing going on as well.
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Post by leafs27 on Mar 17, 2022 14:32:55 GMT
It's so much that Rafe had a trial and we didn't even see it!!!
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Post by stargazer1682 on Mar 18, 2022 4:21:10 GMT
It's so much that Rafe had a trial and we didn't even see it!!! This show never focuses on the important story aspects; they'd rather tell you about it later.
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Post by leafs27 on Mar 18, 2022 18:59:11 GMT
100% my complaint, they don't actually show anything, they just have conversations about things that happened. It sucks.
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Post by flyboyla on Mar 18, 2022 21:04:13 GMT
In all honesty, who really wants to waste time watching Rafe’s trial? I certainly don’t. However, the biggest problem today is that soaps have to be fast paced in order to keep an audience. Most television watchers prefer series that have 10-15 episodes a season compared to the old standard of 22+ episodes per season. I don’t think that the cast is too big, but they are trying to shove too many storylines down our throats at once.
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Post by leafs27 on Mar 21, 2022 15:29:39 GMT
You are right, it's hard to fit the soap opera storytelling model into today's preferred watching style. But there is too much going on right now and the pace is weird on some of the stories for sure. The devil stuff needs to wrap up. I've lost interest.
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Post by flyboyla on Mar 22, 2022 3:19:25 GMT
You are right, it's hard to fit the soap opera storytelling model into today's preferred watching style. But there is too much going on right now and the pace is weird on some of the stories for sure. The devil stuff needs to wrap up. I've lost interest. I’m hoping that the Devil storyline ends soon as well. It’s not even eerie or suspenseful anymore. What was really intense for me last week was when Eli went into shock and a coma. Wow! How he was convulsing and shaking so hard was disturbing. Very well done on the part of the show and the actors.
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Post by stargazer1682 on Mar 22, 2022 15:50:10 GMT
In all honesty, who really wants to waste time watching Rafe’s trial? I certainly don’t. However, the biggest problem today is that soaps have to be fast paced in order to keep an audience. Most television watchers prefer series that have 10-15 episodes a season compared to the old standard of 22+ episodes per season. I don’t think that the cast is too big, but they are trying to shove too many storylines down our throats at once. I don't know what the scope of his trial is about, but I mean how many successful courtroom dramas have there been in the last 60 years that have not only warranted coining the term "courtroom drama," but still manage to make for worthwhile viewing. It's one thing for the subject to be boring - and let's face it, from the moment of his introduction Rafe has been dull as dirt. Conflict and resolution is at the core of drama. If they're going to bring up something as a source of conflict, then it should be something worth see play out, rather than be told happened later. Being told something of note happened isn't remotely as interesting is seeing it happen; and if it's not interesting or noteworthy, they shouldn't really be giving it much, if any airtime. Some that really come to mind - way back when JJ first joined the police force, all of a sudden he's getting decorated for rescuing a missing child and I think we saw him meeting with the kid and their parents at the station. And that just came out of the blue. We didn't see him investigating anything or even be given the slightest hint that this was an issue until they cut to the resolution. And let's not forget EJ and Sami's grief sex on the Dimera community couch; all because they thought Johnny was dead. But, oops, nope, it wasn't Johnny; it was some other child around Johnny's age and similar appear, who due to some unexplained cause....Like, WTF? Johnny's hiding under a table at the pub and the family drag the entire community of Salem out to look for him, because the Keystone Cops are too inept to find him in the last place he was seen; and there's apparently not only another missing child around Johnny's age, but he is also as it turns out dead for some reason, and they focused on Johnny hiding in plain sight, so that EJ and Sami could hook up and Will could walk in on him. I realize both of those stories are quite old at this point, but besides the fact that I'm not all that up to speed on current stories, it's been the way Days has operated for a very long time; even before either of these.
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Post by leafs27 on Mar 22, 2022 16:26:59 GMT
You are right, it's hard to fit the soap opera storytelling model into today's preferred watching style. But there is too much going on right now and the pace is weird on some of the stories for sure. The devil stuff needs to wrap up. I've lost interest. I’m hoping that the Devil storyline ends soon as well. It’s not even eerie or suspenseful anymore. What was really intense for me last week was when Eli went into shock and a coma. Wow! How he was convulsing and shaking so hard was disturbing. Very well done on the part of the show and the actors. I agree, I thought that scene was really well done but everyone involved. It was traumatic! But we have seen nothing of Eli's situation since. that story is interesting, what is going to happen when they find our TR shot Eli?
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Post by leafs27 on Mar 22, 2022 16:28:43 GMT
In all honesty, who really wants to waste time watching Rafe’s trial? I certainly don’t. However, the biggest problem today is that soaps have to be fast paced in order to keep an audience. Most television watchers prefer series that have 10-15 episodes a season compared to the old standard of 22+ episodes per season. I don’t think that the cast is too big, but they are trying to shove too many storylines down our throats at once. I don't know what the scope of his trial is about, but I mean how many successful courtroom dramas have there been in the last 60 years that have not only warranted coining the term "courtroom drama," but still manage to make for worthwhile viewing. It's one thing for the subject to be boring - and let's face it, from the moment of his introduction Rafe has been dull as dirt. Conflict and resolution is at the core of drama. If they're going to bring up something as a source of conflict, then it should be something worth see play out, rather than be told happened later. Being told something of note happened isn't remotely as interesting is seeing it happen; and if it's not interesting or noteworthy, they shouldn't really be giving it much, if any airtime. Some that really come to mind - way back when JJ first joined the police force, all of a sudden he's getting decorated for rescuing a missing child and I think we saw him meeting with the kid and their parents at the station. And that just came out of the blue. We didn't see him investigating anything or even be given the slightest hint that this was an issue until they cut to the resolution. And let's not forget EJ and Sami's grief sex on the Dimera community couch; all because they thought Johnny was dead. But, oops, nope, it wasn't Johnny; it was some other child around Johnny's age and similar appear, who due to some unexplained cause....Like, WTF? Johnny's hiding under a table at the pub and the family drag the entire community of Salem out to look for him, because the Keystone Cops are too inept to find him in the last place he was seen; and there's apparently not only another missing child around Johnny's age, but he is also as it turns out dead for some reason, and they focused on Johnny hiding in plain sight, so that EJ and Sami could hook up and Will could walk in on him. I realize both of those stories are quite old at this point, but besides the fact that I'm not all that up to speed on current stories, it's been the way Days has operated for a very long time; even before either of these. Rafe's trial is stupid, trumped up charges and Ava trying to set him up as revenge for cheating on her with Nicole. But they made a big drama point of it for weeks with Nicole and Rafe plotting and trying to figure out who set him up, and then they don't even show it. I guess the show didn't want to pay for these actors to play the "witnesses" to Rafe's fake crime (paid for by Ava).
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Post by flyboyla on Mar 23, 2022 2:25:12 GMT
From what I have been reading, a lot of things get filmed but never air because of the editing of the show that makes it all seem butchered. I think this is the big problem with DOOL. With them filming so many episodes and scenes in a week to stay several months ahead of air time, they don’t take the time to properly edit the show. Again, when you’re on a shoestring budget, this is what you get. But, I’ll still take this over the horrible Dena Higley years. She was the absolute worst head writer of the show.
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Post by stargazer1682 on Mar 25, 2022 0:12:08 GMT
From what I have been reading, a lot of things get filmed but never air because of the editing of the show that makes it all seem butchered. I think this is the big problem with DOOL. With them filming so many episodes and scenes in a week to stay several months ahead of air time, they don’t take the time to properly edit the show. Again, when you’re on a shoestring budget, this is what you get. But, I’ll still take this over the horrible Dena Higley years. She was the absolute worst head writer of the show. What's the point of even shooting that material if it's just going to get cut? Seeing how they're trying to save money by shooting so much at a time, wouldn't a significant amount of that material getting cut be a waste of that time that would them to shoot other stuff; or finish sooner? Nothing about their model for shooting these last few years makes any sense.
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Post by leafs27 on Mar 25, 2022 13:32:38 GMT
I agree nothing makes sense in how they have filmed.
The stuff with Rafe's trial was bad. they show him going into the courtroom for the verdict, then show him coming out of the courtroom happy he was found not guilty, and Ava watching the verdict on TV. We never saw the inside of the courtroom. It was so bizarre. Why would they bother bringing in the actress who play's Trask for 3 lines? Why not then just cut to Rafe and Nicole celebrating in his kitchen, and Ava finding out on TV? The whole thing was stupid.
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