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And Holly. It seems like “Holly’s spending time with Maggie” would be an easy excuse to explain her invisibility, but they never use it.

They film so far ahead I don’t think viewers had anything to do with it. They shifted gears before Jada/Eric even aired.

I’m pretty sure she quit around the time of the Stefan brainwashing/loving both women thing.

Coming out from lurking… I’m forgiving of the lack of sets leading to stupid living arrangements, but I’m curious how Sloan merited her own place. No history or ties to the canvas. She seems like one who should be relegated to the Salem Inn.

I’m a lurker popping up to say that I really miss the thought that went into key placement. My favorite was when someone was made to pull the key of someone they hated, like Ivette or April having to say “Janelle, you are safe.” Also, the HOH play by play in this thread yesterday made my night. I’m on the West Coast, so I always have to decide whether or not I want to be spoiled and it was so worth it.

I like Claire as a character, but as someone who graduated the same year as the Last Blast kids, the whole situation bugs me so much. It’s easier to SORAS the kids of older parents rather than have me keep wondering if Belle and Shawn must now be approaching 50.

I’m biased because she was the first Days character I really liked back in the day, but I think killing off Chloe would be a mistake. She’s pretty much the only character that has significant history in Salem, while not being related to half the town.

He negotiated a room in the Dimera mansion with his new job.

Rarely seen, indeed! I’m three episodes behind right now so I might be behind on family scenes, but since I started watching again a few months ago, I’ve seen Arianna once, Holly two or three times, and Parker and Thomas not at all. I’m just taking people’s word for it that they exist. Its not a big loss, since child actors are rarely good, but it is a little ridiculous.

Was Sarah De-SORASed? The character was already off the canvas when I started watching back in the early 00’s, but based on the story I read here about her climbing into bed with her father to set him up, I assume she was an adult when she left. It seems like she should be quite a bit older than Rex, Chloe, Brady. I know ages on soaps are fluid, but you don’t often see it go the other way.

I feel like they’re trying to go for spunky, but it’s a miss for me.

The only Stephanie I know is Shelley Hennig, so I don’t think really think of the character as a blonde, even though it would make sense as Kayla’s daughter. And wasn’t the actress before her a redhead?

I think Rex comes back in January. Maybe they see him as a new anchor?

I think DeAndre pretty much said without saying that Reagan’s sickness was more mental than physical. From a post a couple pages back: ”Since DeAndre and Team Blake Shelton’s Dave Fenley both sang for the Instant Save, whereas Strange didn’t, he added, “We did our job, sick or not. I just got over laryngitis. When I came back, I still sang. It wasn’t none of that anxiety or none of that stuff.”” I think she’s been pretty terrible since the Lives started, but since she was the top streamer the first two weeks, I started to think I was hearing things. I do appreciate her picking “Wherever You Will Go,” though. That was probably my favorite song in high school and I’ve listened to the original a few times this morning since I’ve been reminded.

Thank you so much! I have not warmed up to Eric since I started rewatching, but it definitely seems like he has valid reasons for hating Brady.