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On 8/6/2020 at 9:01 PM, Irlandesa said:
As I suspected, twins. Twins are fun in soaps and they could be fun in 20 years....if DOOL is still around. But once gain today just re-highlighted why, as much as I appreciate how enthusiastic LA and SS are about their characters and pairing, it's just so painful how little SS brings to the table. For instance, in their shock after they learned they were having twins, Lani said "where are we going to fit another crib?" and "how will I breast feed two babies?" with all the oomph and character as if she were asking whether or not the hospital had parking nearby. I get shock can look different on people but couldn't she try to make it an interesting kind of shock? LA, on the other hand, sounded breathless after each panicked question about the crib and breastfeeding which gave his reactions a humorous quality to them. It led to a mild laugh from me.
Eli was a riot for me. His full-scale panic was great. I hope they go lighter for these two for a while. They've had such a hard past (... I mean, 'stillborn child' is pretty up there on the 'worst trauma ever' scale).
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On 8/6/2020 at 8:40 PM, sweetautumn said:
P.S. Some wardrobe choices on the show are truly bizarre (what the heck is Gabi wearing today?)
I KNOW! It's like someone got a two-for-one sale at the S&M store when searching for Ben's restraints. And those girls need better support or they'll be down to her navel some day. Just saying.
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On 8/6/2020 at 1:35 PM, wurdalak said:
I had to do a Web search to learn the sexual nature of this Web platform.
PTV has a sexual nature? Someone clue me in... I feel like I'm missing out.
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One 8 hr session of brainwashing is insufficient, I do can what zombie science is involved.
I loved Claire saying she was standing up for Ciara now.
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So... EP '19' is the 'Season Finale' and EP '20 is the 'Series Finale'. (see interview at 3:34).
Well... is Chuck the Big Bad of the Season (Yes) or the Big Bad of Series (Maybe).
I say "Maybe' because that certainly wasn't the PLAN each season that Chuck was really evil. Not when Kripke was ending it at S5. Arguably Chuck was no where in sight for S6-7 and it could have ended there. I'm speculating that the Boys resigned contracts two at a time and S8 had a pretty big shift -- which they pushed back into the latter half of S7 (bringing back Cas being the biggest item). Next contract renewal was for S10/11, which had the Amara/Chuck story ending as benevolent Gods. By that time Dabb WANTED to kill God but couldn't. Still, the on-screen thru S11 was Chuck was negligent but "good". He didn't really assume 'Big Bad' class until S14.
Of course "maybe" ignores that they basically retconned Chuck INTO a series Big Bad in "Moriah".
It definitely could go either way IMO but I think it's hard to see Chuck "defeated" in EP19 and not a force. Could be the whole "Amara' help thing. Here's an idea: If Amara puts Chuck in the cage - will it have an attendant Mark and will it be as toxic. Chuck has certainly TURNED toxic, but he's "creation" not "destruction" by nature. OTOH, maybe Amara's big move would be Cage-like but not exactly the same.
I don't know.
Conversely, who said ending the 'Big Bad' is a series finale requirement. Maybe the finale is setting up the post-Chuck universe. As in "Heavens, Hells, Purgatories. Empty" or some other construct for a singular or multiple universe. Seems necessary to me.
Bottom Line for the TL;DR: With the segregation of "season" versus "series" between the two episodes, I'm thinking a "Chuck" resolution in EP19 and a "universe" resolution in EP20.
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I like the guy in the audition tape.
If VK doesn’t have another acting gig lined up then she’s taking a massive risk IMO. GV showed the right way. He HAD another gig, then left. VK is one of a 1000 pretty girls with some screen time. It wouldn’t matter if she was a young Meryl Streep. Getting a job in Hollywood, even with credits, is damn hard.
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Boys are back in Vancouver. That bodes well for a Fall mini season.
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Talking about Jensen in Dark Angel.... I have to say, EVERYTHING said and read about the BTS seems seriously bad.
From what I understand (especially listening to the commentary) plus TWOP board old comments:
- There were definitely two "camps" on the show. Those who wanted Jensen's role leveraged and those who saw him as a threat to Michael Wetherly.
- I used to try to take some of the shitty things said about MW (counting lines, insisting he get power legs....) with a grain of salt and THEN HE HARASSED Eliza Dushku on his show "Bull". The details that came out after that said to me MW is a freaking PREDATOR.
- Now add James Cameron - who was clearly OBSESSED with Jessica Alba. They took and objectified teen and from what I can tell, created a bit of a monster. Of course MW swooped in and got engaged to her. She was 19 and he was THIRTY-TWO. And Cameron is like Whedon - portrays strong women but has no real respect for them.
- So Jensen had a really rough time of it, from what I can tell. Pettiness all over the place, with writers and some producers recognizing his talent and that spurring MW and Jessica Alba to be obnoxious to him.
- Now add James Cameron coming in and rewriting the finale to shape things according to HIS obsession (with MW's character as his 'avatar').A massive lesson for Jensen on how NOT to run a show.
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I have a Dark Angel rant related to BTS... taking it to...."Cast in Other Roles"..
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Well, she's got signature BLUE eyes. So there's that.
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So Gabi has control of the house? I didn’t realize that. I though control went with the CEO-ship.
With that in mind, I think they need to hire more ‘man servants’. Harold is old and there are now four family groups at Chez DiMera.
Gabi - with Ari
Chad with Abigail, Thomas and Charlotte
Kate with visiting Lucas
Jake and GwenOther changes:
Convert a large bedroom to a separate parlor so no everyone is trapping thru the same living room.
Seal up all tunnel room. Put cameras and laser detectors in the hallway. May infrared sensors too. So you can quickly check if someone is down there.
Honestly, I vote Theo for the next DiMera CEO.
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So Allie has the baby and skips town. This is not good. OTOH, I'm ready for her departure. She's very unfair with Will in that scene.
Xarah. Well. Alrighty then.
Nice torture porn for RSW fans. I hope they give an actual REASON for the nearly nakedness as oppose to just gratuitous.
Jake looking down was hilarious.
I must admit, I like the preview people for DOOL. They always go for the laugh.
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Ciara's non-apology to Claire is riding my last nerve. BUT, I have to admit, Claire digging out the patented "Brady pep talk" got to me. Eve doesn't stand a chance. The list of suspects dialog was pretty funny IMO. "PopPop?" Yes, Victor should ALWAYS be Suspect #1. Good call Claire. And it's a real betrayal by Eve to frame Claire. I did like the humanity Claire previously brought out in Eve.
I love KDP, I don't like the cheese-tastic dialog right now in the Ben storyline.
Allie is an opportunistic brat. I mean I can't stand bluster-Sami but the way Allie is constantly leveraging the baby AGAINST her own mother is just pissing me off. Nicole DID do well with Allie during the delivery process. But I think Nicole should step VERY carefully in the next few scenes with Sami. Sami raised a brat. Sami IS a brat. But Eric LOVES his sister. So she needs to put the needles away and stop poking the bear on this one.
I was surprised Allie did NOT want to hold the baby. It makes total sense, if she's committed to giving the baby up for adoption, she saved herself and the baby some pain of separation later by not holding the baby. In fact, adoption is unambiguously the most mature thing Allie has done. She just needs to leave town, GET A REAL JOB, and become financially independent from her family.
BTW... call me stunned that Brady skipped town and literally NO ONE has mentioned it.
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On 7/24/2020 at 1:06 AM, Irlandesa said:
This show wouldn't be on the air if it didn't contribute to profits.
NBC's considerations are being able to sell more advertising than they pay per episode, having content so they still own the time slot and having the ratings be high enough that affiliates aren't losing eyeballs to their competitors which can impact affiliate programming that comes after the soaps stop for the day.
When ABC replaced its soaps with talk shows, one absolutely tanked and was replaced. But when CBS replaced one of their soap slots with a talk show, the ratings were the same but the talk show was so much cheaper than a soap and CBS owned it.
Sony needs to make sure the costs of the show don't exceed what NBC pays them. When GL and ATWT were killed off, part of what factored into that was Procter & Gamble wanting out of the soap business. I don't think that's Sony since they produce 3 of the 4 soaps on the air right now. But I don't see them running at a loss.
Have you noticed that the first 6-8 mins are now COMPLETE repeats of the previous days' episode? With that and flashbacks I swear they are down to 30min a day new footage.
ETA:
With obvious production cost cuts and now older stars leaving, I think the problem is clear to me. It's NOT an NBC product. It's a Corday(?) product sold to NBC. So right off the top there a profit taking percentage that goes to the production company.To get costs down they have to go 'greener' (i.e. younger actors with less tenure). CIN is big but they need more younger, interesting, couples. And BIG paychecks like KA's has to go down. And Wilson has tenure -- so I could see them cutting them out (for now) and bringing them back later. Essentially keeping as many irons in the fire as they can. For example, these past few weeks have featured the return of Sami for a brief stint. A little Sami goes a LONG DAMN WAY. AS is cool with the arrangement so it's a win-win. I get them trying to put KA on that schedule and her saying 'no'. I also wonder how much it costs to keep Marlena around. She's a big fish paycheck. I'm getting the impression SSH and DH work for peanuts. Like semi-retired. Which is why we have more of them than necessary. Josh Taylor also strikes me as a retiree. James Reynold as well.
So.. with the Coronavirus shutdown, they are resetting a lot of arraignments. If they are to survive they have to .
I imagine they plot out their budget in 4 week increments, load up what they can afford, and THAT drives plot.
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12 minutes ago, Rafael said:
How many kidnappings have we witnessed under Carlivati 's regime?
1-2 per month..... I'd say somewhere around 20.
At least they didn't go to Kidnap Kabin.
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The torture scene was torture. And not in a ‘ooh good job’ way.
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Ben doesn’t need reprogramming. Take him off his meds and nudge a bit.
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17 hours ago, boes said:
Question - and I don't mean this to be snarky or anything, but what would Claire be apologizing for? If it's for all the horrendous stuff she did before she went to the facility, okay, but didn't she already do that? If it's for things that have occurred since she got out, what did she do?
I meant the other way around. Ciara apologize to Clair. Typing while distracted error.
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This has to be the flimsiest excuse for creating Nicole/Sami conflict.
Sami talked to her ex husband against her daughter’s wishes. Big Whoop.
Nicole stirring shit with Rafe - stupid and cringeworthy.
And Allie runs away from her mother like a toddler. Welp, if they wanted to convince us Allie isn’t ready to be a parent, I’ll sign that affidavit. But like all Toddlers, she’s going to WANT that ‘toy’ she gave away.
Bleech.
Fun bit: Elephant souvenir shout-out!! Poor Serena, rolling in her grave a lot these days. Still, it made me chuckle.
Ciara: you’re young. Why did you even go to sleep. The love of your life is missing. Shower, put in action clothes, and get back out there. Take a page from your emasculates Mom, she stayed up all night.
Glad they At least stated WHY Claire was cleared.
I NEED an apology from her to Ciara. Heartfelt.
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Teeeeeechnically a spoiler that Rob is in some of the last two episodes. So putting this here.
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Go Claire! I'm glad she set the record straight -- she LEFT the condo and went to the park. But on what basis was she 'exonerated'? I feel like we skipped a step. Like finding out someone saw her in the park and so she has an alibi. Maybe we'll get more data today.
And Sami's advice to skip town was not good. That's NOT what normal people do Sami. You stand and face the charges. I like that Claire objected to being turned into a fugitive.
Allie -- the baby is not a 'prize'. I'm not comfortable with your decision making skills. Talk to Uncle Eric first. He's good on this stuff.
Shawn is still the MVP. I wish he was around more.
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I’m just over Sami being so ‘terrifying’ and then living up to the rep. Unnecessary secrecy about Rafe is also the worst.
I thought VK did a good job. Shawn was an MVP. My heart hurt for Claire that she had to be the one to point out how unrealistic it would be for her to make and plant a bomb. That morning she was in the wedding ... what, she ran to the Home Depot and picked up C4 at lunch?
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I also thought the show did a good job with trauma-vision. People often aren’t able to hear or react from seconds to minutes until something snaps them out.
Ciara looked appropriately tragic, I thought her insistence was realistic.
Marlena didn’t even have a smug.
Im 1000% over Allie keeping things from Sami. Strap on a spine and face your mother.
Team Xarah!! Oh that did my heart some good.
Finally, I enjoyed Gabe giving Jake the family history There’s trust there and I like that.
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...continuing (have not seen Thursday)
Claire's non-guilt:
- I really liked the sadness that came through ORK's acting on Wednesday. She was so disappointed that her dreams of "making up" for what she did were dashed. In truth, it's a hard thing to forgive. But she's clearly being framed IMO. I think the half-smile she had was both 'rueful' as well as misdirection (so it works both ways).Hope:
- What's up with the single earring? I kept looking and I swear that's all she was wearing. Isn't Salem in Illinois (or Indiana)? That's a little to avant-garde IMO for the town. Even with "high fashion" Gabi and Kate.Marlena:
- Are you repossessed by the Devil again? Because you propping up Ben and trashing Claire was very upsetting?Will:
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Current Plots Discussion: Actually Today's Episode
in Days Of Our Lives
Sorry for the comment spamming. I lost power twice and had some flooding in the basement. Took me a while to catch up.
Allie: Overreacting to Will's 'betrayal'. But her root concern - that Sami will raise the grandbaby - is valid.
Nicole: I thought she was Team Will and I appreciate that. I had my doubts about showing Allie the baby but liked that she suggested it might provide 'closure'. Once Allie was considering an agency adoption, now she really was going to lose touch forever with the baby. Whether or not to see the baby is a delicate call -- but I thought Nicole handled it well.
Sonny: *hangs head* stop being so judgey towards Will.
Lani & Eli: Twins. I'm here for that. I like them as a couple.
Jack & Xander friendship: At LAST, Xander has found a reliable 'mate' to give him decent advise. Xander's instincts are just nope (new car, dinner in Paris, etc...). But rather than be judgey/mean, Jack just steers him.
Xarah: I LOVE that he confessed his BAD idea and she took it in relative stride. I swear, he's learning. As for the sex scene -- well that was steamier than expected. I kept looking around, hoping my husband wouldn't enter.