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LOL!! I actually think the charm of the actress outshines the idiocy of the scripts, but yeah, sure I can see why she would grate given all she's allowed to do is kiss Daniel's bum and overreact to things. But I feel like she's a great member of the supporting cast and see her as a Celeste equivalent in that both were OOT characters. Like her. And the big hair. You go girl! Thanks for the recap of today's show! I missed it. Strange that Marlena would invite herself over to Chad's for a condescending "I know how you feel about your sister who I just killed" conversation. How freaking awkward is THAT Marlena?? And really? You want to just walk up to the DiMerras and have a touchy feely talk after offing one of theirs? You should have showed up with a T-shirt that read "Abduct Me Please". Is Brady's stupid rubbing off on her? I find it bizarre that John's storyline has nothing to do with Marlena/Stefano/Kristin/Brady's. It was like they had to TRY to find two minutes last week so Marlena could bring John up to speed on killing his ex-fiancee/stalker. And now he's what? Back to bonding with Paul? Bonding with Brady? John of yore would have realized Marlena's ass is danger and put her on lockdown with the whole Salem PD there for backup. ...was John a cop in the past? Was that how he was always telling Abe and the other cops what to do back during the Kristin Rampage of the mid-90s? Was that his trajectory? Priest to cop? Awww, I always thought Abe deserved another romance. Why couldn't he get with that wonderful Nurse from the hospital? She's cool. But I'm with you on Roman. He isn't looking so great these days and seems really out of place. They need to resolve his arc in some way. I don't see Mar running off to be with him, and Sami's gone...he doesn't even have scenes with Eric, so...yeah. Why is he still around?

I don't think I would have enjoyed her suddenly becoming Mrs. Mom. It probably would have translated into her becoming smugger than Saint Marlena (as Kristin calls her). But yeah - this "I gotta get my man!1111!" story is stuck on repeat with this show. And the man is a freaking loser. Sorry Brady, I wanted to like you, I really really did. But are awful. Better than Dan, but barely.

Do we know yet what becomes of Stefano and Marlena after he bring her to Italy? Does he die? I won't have time to watch and I suspect I will be disappointed by the scripts anyway.....thanks!

Woah...thanks for that recap on the Peter fiasco...how was Melissa's husband so powerful that the show executives would allow him to dictate so much? Wasn't he just her husband..?

Random thought: if Paul was conceived during the Father John era....wouldn't that make him older than Brady or EJ?? They were born after him, but appear a decade older. Makes no sense. Shouldn't Paul be SORASed just like they were? And is Xander just supposed to be posing as family? Is he a hired hand? I also enjoyed the bizarrely human and touching scene between Jenn and Brady...

Could someone lay out the details of what happened? I'm not familiar with all the actor names involved or this cheating story, so understanding why Peter's been AWOL so long is a bit tricky...thanks! Also: Before we get into Stefano VS Marlena Round 157, can anyone explain where things have stood between them? I seem to remember years ago seeing Stefano visit Marlena in the hospital, where John was receiving treatment and bidding her farewell/letting her go...could that have been when Deidre Hall and Drake first left the show? And then I saw Stefano and Marlena have some kind of face off in the DiMansion a few years back. All this to say, I have no clue if he ever got over his love for her or what.

If DAYS was cancelled and that was the reason for him return, we would probably have heard something about it. That kind of news would leak out fast. Glad he's back though. He and Theresa and Kate and maaaaybe Chad are the only interesting characters on the show.

In the final episode of Another World (RIP), they even wrote in a joke where the other residents of Bay City offer Paulina (JE's character) tissues at a wedding because they know she'll be bawling. So meta and cute. The makeup and wardrobe people on DAYS have generally been unkind to Judi these last few years, but I immediately noticed a change yesterday. I think it was the shade of pink of her top and that they put some pink on her cheeks as well. Color-wise she looked younger and fresher. But yes, the actual cut of the top was strange. LIKEWISE. Judi has tons of charm and wit and appeal. She's so natural. I'm amazed she's managed to stick around DAYS at all given how awkward and grating this character is. I'm looking forward to seeing her out of this triangle and just being a decent, fun, functional person (because that's likely on this show - ha!) Aaaaand there goes my appetite. I really wish they had cut about four months of Clyde's tenure down and sped through his story before he ended up bedding Kate. That's nasty as HELL. I hope we get a full scene of Kate just repeatedly beating him to death with a baseball bat. I wasn't watching until ED came back so I have no clue how they even managed to write Jordan out and get Ken Doll all chummy with Daddy. It's just baffling for a show that prized EJ so much to let his killer walk around for a YEAR being a legit part of the ensemble. Didn't they think EJ fans would want Clyde caught and punished relatively quickly? Characters that are being forced into a front-burner storyline by inept writers who don't care about maintaining their integrity? Yeah, I can't understanding why those chose to weave these two storylines together. How does it benefit the narrative at all? How do these stories compliment each other? I know nothing about Justin and Adrienne's history, but the way Kate tore Adrienne to shreds over getting involved with Lucas made it seem like even the writers knew this storyline was a joke. They're not going to split up Adrienne and her longtime love so close to the Anniversary (where they'll try to celebrate the best loved couples, naturally). So...why bother with this? I loved that Kate herself seemed to just march in and call out this inane storyline with a laugh. Kate has become my favourite character. I think the actress is so consistent and compelling and plays a variety of emotions where others don't. And it helps that she hasn't been torn down by crappy writing the way the others have. Between teaming up with Sami and then Chad and caring for Lucas and showing regard for family in general, I think Kate may be the only character to emerge from these dark years unscathed. Am I wrong? I was also pleasantly surprised that she and Justin didn't start tossing out the nastiest insults the writers could think up. Finally - a semi-mature adult response to conflict! How rare are those on DAYS?

I found the Paul Leaves San Fran scenes laughable today. Why was his Mom calling John a good man? She hasn't seen him in years! And John being happy with Paul moving back to Salem was mystifying....the guy should leave his entire family behind to hang with some dude he hardly knows and who is ALSO stepdad to the guy he slept with? Yeah. Sure. Naturally. Nice to see Joe M walking round the castle. Wonder if he will take Marlena there.....

Baby Ari was KILLING it today. Do Kate and Clyde sleep together? They never seem to and I hope it stays that way. Does anyone else find Jawn as creepy as Clyde? Everything from his voice to posture to fake smiles skeeves me out. Couldn't John have died instead of Kristin?

Can I just say that those pictures of Xander in his towel - plus his acting ability and ease in front of the camera - prove how foolish this show's producers are. If THAT ain't the definition of a soap star, what is? Daniel? Ha! It's mystifying that they'd land an actor like that - and a guy with an accent (to replace James Scott!) - and then write him such lousy material and (apparently) send him out the door. I'm pretty sure 99% of the women watching this show would be happy to tune in for that guy. My definition of Must See TV. Though really - after the Eric rape and embryo theft, it's kind of hard to claim Kristin wasn't deserving of SOME kind of punishment, right? And I'm saying that as someone who LIKES her! ...not to be unkind here, but what exactly can Stefano do to Marlena? The guy is constantly sitting down, right? I hope Joe was in good enough shape for some kind of action to take place, even if it is just walking and pointing fingers, etc. These crappy writers had better not botch up Stefano's death. That's all I gotta say bout dat! Am I the only one wishing Chad was more closely tied into this Kristin death story? I feel like it's only being used to get him into bed with Icky Abby. And that's gross.

Does anyone know which day this week we'll see a Marlena/Stefano post-Kristin murder chat? I'd like to catch that if I possibly can...

New question - is Peter still alive? I was rewatching old DAYS episodes a while back, things like Lady in a Cage and The Secret Room and I lost track of Peter completely during all those clips. I know Kristin was helping him pretend he was dead and that Laura found out and they used a (snort!) laser on her to get rid of her memory....but what happened then? Did he die for reals? I would think if Peter was alive Kristin wouldn't have fallen apart so badly. And since she hadn't mentioned him at all, there's no way he'd potentially still be alive and well and ignoring her.

I agree. It's amazing to me that this is the same actress who played the wonderful Paulina on Another World. I LOVED Paulina. I have issues with Sonny's mother. Clearly, the problem isn't Judi Evans, who is still putting her all into lousy lines and arcs. This article is probably old news to you guys and gals by now but I just read it... http://soapcentral.com/yr/news/2015/0323-davidson.php ...and it sounds like Eileen (politely) felt the Kristin/Eric and Baby Drama went off into crazy town. She doesn't go so far as to say it, but reading between the lines, there's a sort of "what are they doing?? Oh well! LOL" attitude to her last two DAYS stints. I'm bummed she got involved in Real Housewives - I would have thought that beneath her - but hopefully she won't go back, and DAYS will think up a better way to use Kristin moving forward. Cause she's alive. ALIVE!

I think she could be again....it will be harder to recover from all this bad writing, of course, but ED is still terrific. Thank you for posting that Chad scene. I never saw it. See, they started out her 2012 return pretty well and kept her well-rounded. It would have been better if she had married Brady without scheming and then been a thorn in John and Marlena's side without being as easy a villain to lay blame on. She would have been more compelling in the long run perhaps....

Is Theresa Paige's Aunt? Have they had any scenes together? Did Kristin and Chad 1.0 have any scenes together that would justify Chad 2.0's level of grief over her death?

This return of Kristin got me thinking - did Brady and Eric ever mend fences after the rape video at the wedding. (Good GOD that sounds awful when you actually type it!) I tried to compile a list of all the things that don't make sense in this Death of Kristin/Castle Confrontation storyline. There are over 30 entries. Some of which were already covered here. I find it gross that impact of Marlena's sudden arrival at the castle and "murder" of Kristin has been ignored...seriously now....

Thanks for the 411 on Stefano and Joe M. If they were smart they would write a good two month arc for him and send his character out right instead of stalling until he can't film anymore and then giving us a clipshow of flashbacks...

Marlena kills her oldest enemy by accident and all the scenes can focus on is the baby and how it will affect which gal gets Prince Brady?!?

I'm a little disturbed by the hate being spewed at Mel and Theresa.....let us not forget that ALL the characters are being undermined by lousy writing and that Brady, even with his soft spot for crazy women, is a dumber drug-abusing version of John Black who can't get through a day without calling a woman a bitch. I say all three women deserve better.

I have to quote all this for truth. Is that QFT? Whatever the short version is: YES. It's was almost like ED got canned and they had wrap this whole thing up super fast, but we know that's not the case at all. Just crappy writing. They could have had Kristin pop up with the baby in a year's time and it might have been more interesting that this "the baby was premature, but it's a alive and needs bone marrow!" plot that raced past every possible option of making things interesting. Well said, in any case. Thanks for writing that. From your keyboard to the writing team's ears.

CASA de Lunacy :)

Who isn't a cartoon on this show? Dan is a cartoon doctor, Will is a cartoon journalist...and let's not even get into how bad Marlena and John have become as our beloved leads. Heck, listening to all the characters exchange stories today plays like lame parody. This is nearly a Telanovella now. At least Susan is still alive.....

I feel, sadly, that the writers have written Kristin into a corner. I absolutely want to see her return later this year, for the anniversary if possible, but it will be nearly impossible to make her remotely human or relatable again after all this shoddy writing. I do believe it can be done, however...unlike with EJ. I have no clue why they kept him alive. His character is beyond repair or even usefulness going forward. Did anyone see the DAYS cast on The Talk? Hostess Sheryl went full-on fangirl on Deidre Hall saying the best moments were Marlena's possession and Lady in a Cage. Hall looked uncomfortable and laughed. Sheryl asked why Stefano wasn't standing with the cast....Joe is sick, right? And was ED up there with them, or Lexie, Celeste or one of the Billies? I couldn't help but notice that Lexie popped up a lot in the Emmy montage.

What does Eric do for work these