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Could be worse. Anyone else remember Zero Hour? Diamonds inscribed in "Satanese" giving directions to find the New Apostles which were people but somehow clocks were everywhere... also Nazis. I'm just saying, clocks and elephants are better than New Apostles, clocks, and Nazis. (Although the elephant story is also starting to remind me of Reliquary! on Y&R a few years back.) Still at work, haven't seen today's yet but really sad to hear it's a comedown from what started as an awesome week of soap. Still trying to figure out Will's angle. He said everything we've wanted to hear him say to Sonny, but I just can't believe he meant a word of it. My best guess is still that he thinks if he pretends to accept responsiblity, that will leave him free to secretly terrorize/destroy Paul. Abigail never fails to live down to expectations, does she? I'm still shaking my head in disbelief over her refusing the leave the room and give AIden and Ben attorney-client privilege. ITA that she's losing interest in Ben and regaining it in Chad and is looking for a way out of her relationship with plastic prettyboy. Shut the fuck up, Hope. I hate it when Show makes her like this -- eavesdropping on her lawyer boyfriend's call to his client and pumping him for information should be beneath her. You choose to shag a lawyer, cop lady, this is what you get. It makes me so mad, because Aiden has been making Hope very sparkly lately, and I like happy sparkly Hope. I really detest dour Hope.

Ahahahahahahahahahahaha! So true! Hallelujah! I am more than happy to pretend that ever happened, especially after Chad kissed Sonny on the head the other week. That was such a sweet awesome moment. Chad needs one genuine friendship in his life to stay even halfway grounded -- let it be Sonny! Don't fuck with their friendship, Show!As for Sonny and Will... suddenly Will is saying all the right things, but I don't trust him. Maybe he's finally figured out that he needs to pay lip service to repairing his marriage so he can work in secret to de-sparkle Paul?

Oh thank the soap gods, Deacon married Quinn despite Hope's whining! I'm so relieved. I loved Wyatt's little speech to them. RS looked AMAZING with her blazing blue eyes glowing with happiness. I really liked Wyatt's reactions during the vows, especially his quiet smile after Deacon's. I can't remember the last time a wedding made me smile. And did I mention that Quinn looked amazing? On the other end of the spectrum, what the hell has KKL done to her FACE? Her eyebrows are really scrunched up and frozen, and her cheekbones seem... off.

Victor's best lines of the day Victor is my favorite person on earth!!!

A wonderful day of Victor. If I lived in Salem, I would poison Maggie and set my sights on nabbing Victor for my own. He is a treasure, and he delivered exactly the smackdown I wanted to see. And I died laughing when it occurred to Lucas and Adrienne that Victor might have a bug or camera in the room! That was truly funny! Line of the day! Victor is my favorite person on earth! Thank you, Victor! I am so sick and tired of the hypocrisy I could vomit blood. Justin cheating isn't ok, so why would his cheating make your cheating ok, Adrienne? How is that supposed to work, exactly? And might I point out that, according to Soap Law, Adrienne is Still Married In Her Heart, as evidenced by the fact that she hasn't Taken Off Her Rings in a Dramatic Fashion, which makes her affair Morally Indefensible. That's just logic. :) I love that he didn't even bother to argue with her. Of course he can threaten her with that! He's Victor Fucking! Kiriakis! And I'm with him on this -- once again, her hypocrisy boggles the mind.

I appreciated Eve's breakdown. Remember, when Eve wasn't much older than Paige, she was a prostitute. For all of Eve's many faults, she managed to raise a daughter in a protected innocence that she never experienced herself. I personally think Eve would have flipped out no matter who Paige slept with -- my mom epically lost her shit when I got rid of my virginity as a teenager, and my mom wasn't a teen protitute -- if Paige had slept with that guy Eve is working with, Eve would have tracked him down and shot him! So Eve is having to face that her daughter's innocence, that she must have fiercely protected, is gone, and to a boy who betrayed her in the worst possible way. That alone would be enough to trigger a meltdown, but add in the guilt of being the one who betrayed her daughter, and you've got a full-fledged psychological breakdown. I keep coming back to the concept of repitition compulsion (when people who have suffered abuse re-create that abuse in their lives, either for themselves or someone else, like their child). It's interesting to me that after Eve spent Paige's life sheltering her, and protecting her, and shielding her innocence, she chose to do the most hurtful thing possible, sleep with JJ. Show wants us to believe (I think) that it was to prove that JJ wassn't worthy of her daughter, and that combined with the bizarre attraction they have to produce hate!sex! But I think it's much more interesting if you look at it through the lens of repitition compulsion -- she had to suffer abuse and betrayal as a young woman *and learn to live with it*. Something has to explain her actions; there is potential for good story here. (And by that, I mean story written by you genius people, not Stupid Writers. So mad at Stupid Writers. I'm still so disappointed in Xander I could cry -- we should have known he couldn't be any kind of a rootable guy if he was attracted to Nicole, right? Because according to Show, she doesn't deserve a good guy. Apparantly, neither do we.)

Victor, prince of my heart! I love you so much! Now just kick That Woman out of your house! This cracked me up today when I realized the tiara wasn't replaced!!! She's now tiara-less!!! On the downside, I now hate Adrienne so much that all I want is to see is Victor kicking her out of his house and her being publicly disgraced. I hate her more than Will, because she has absolutely NO excuse. She is a sanctimonious damned hypocrite. For someone who has such strong feelings about cheating, she's sure willing to do it herself instead of doing the right thing, which would be to file for divorce. Even worse, first Stupid Writers refuse to give us Alex, when it would have been so awesome, but we say ok, we'll give Xander a chance. Then they make him a thug, and now he's physically assaulting Serena with strong sexual overtones. I'm not ok with that. WHY IN HELL DO THESE WRITERS WANT US TO HATE THEIR CHARACTERS?

THAT'S IT!!! Beautiful! That explains everything! Ann was definitely my favorite part of the past two days. She cracks me up, and I really appreciate her natural beauty and work-appropriate wardrobe. And I enjoyed Melanie's scenes with Brady quite a bit. I found both actors more engaging than usual, and got several chuckles over Melanie's explanation. I'm weirdly ok with them leaving Theresa out of it for now. And that's the end of my happy, because watching Nicole and Theresa tear into each other is the definition of can't watch tv for me. Not to mention yet another scene of Nicole groveling to that asshole, who, as someone pointed out earlier, is even a douchebag in *her* dream sequence! But the absolute worst, for me, was that lying little bastard JJ screwing Paige. You may notice a slight change in tone, and you're right -- all of my sympathy for JJ evaporated the minute he took Paige to bed while still maintaining the lie. His reasons were purely selfish -- to bind her closer to him so it would be harder for her to leave him if the truth comes out. I am so angry and disgusted I can't even be rational about this. It isn't just that she's young, it isn't just that she's a virgin, it's that she's a classic Good Girl, and by that, I mean innocent. Having sex for the first time *means* something to her, and that's something she'll never get back. I knew girls like that in high school, and I saw what it did to them when they lost that innocence. This is going to destroy her worse than if he had told her the truth today, which is what he damn well should have done. My god, how disgusting.

The baby has some kind of immune disorder and needs a bone marrow transplant. Brady isn't a match, Theresa is.

Very good point! The thing I keep coming back to is Will confronting Sonny at TBD, saying "You knew what I was walking into". What WILL was walking into? What a pathological narcissist! This wasn't about him, this was about Paul, Tori, and John! But no, everything is about Will, he is at the center of the universe and everyone else just exists to serve his needs. Hell, he may be more of a solipsist than a narcissist! His anger at Sonny for looking through his tablet was rather bizarre, even considering his recent behavior, but Sonny's response was fantastic. I am all about Sonny's anger these days, and I love that he's mature enough to have stayed away because he doesn't want to fight in front of Ari.

bobcat, you NAILED it. The thing is, this entire story, Will's characterization included, could work if we could trust the writers had a plan. The reason Will is acting like Sonny cheated has to be overwhelming guilt, as is his fixation on Sonny and Paul. How many times have we heard Will whine about how Paul still wants Sonny, how hard it is to say no to Paul? Even now that he knows that Sonny DID say no to Paul? The only way Will can deal with his guilt is to convince himself that Paul simply cannot be resisted, and that Sonny will inevitably succumb to him. And that ties in to his character flaw of deflecting blame and responsibility. Some brilliant person above pointed out that Sami would tell any lie she had to tell, but that Will actually BELIEVES his lies. I completely agree, and it shows the difference between Will and Sami. I'm not sure (because DAYS was very rarely my soap and I missed huge swaths of history) how much guilt Sami ever felt about her lies -- the Sami I saw was usually very righteous and owned her choices. So his guilt and his desperate need to find someone to take the blame combine to point the finger at Paul -- but the more he convinces himself that he couldn't have resisted Paul, that Paul was after him from the start, and that Paul always gets what he wants, the more he convinces himself that Paul will get Sonny. And that feeds his paranoia, which leads to his fixation, and it ALL MAKES SENSE! I think Kate gave Will the advice to stay quiet because she knew he would never take responsibility, and that, like his mother, he would point the finger everywhere else. Kate's a shrewd one -- she knows that Sonny is not going to find that behavior attractive or acceptable, so in her mind yes, the marriage has a greater chance of survival if the secret was kept. I mean, seriously, Sonny can't live with this bullshit. This isn't going to work. I miss not having to write the soap myself. Douglas Marland, you are missed, sir. (And even he could tell a clunker -- Carolyn Crawford, anyone?)

Wow, the fact that Hope shut Justin down makes Adrienne's comment even shittier.

The last time I stopped watching was the Quad of Doom From Hell -- Belle, Philip, Mimi, and Shawn-Douglas (I think)? Oh my god, that was a dreadful time -- not only was everything boring and repetitive, there were *constant* flashbacks to boring things that had *just* happened. (But there was one bright spot, and that was RoboJohn. RoboJohn was awesome!) Completely agree with the previous poster who pointed out that Marlena wouldn't be covering for Sami the way she is for Will. I have a huge problem with her covering for Will while waving the Banner of Truth and Righteousness.

I don't understand Adrienne's bitchy comment to Hope about Hope knowing "more than anyone" how Justin doesn't like to be alone. Did Hope ever sleep with Justin?!?!? Or was this a slam about Hope and Bo's marriage falling apart? Either way, it was an epically shitty thing to say.

Spot on! You are completely right about that!

Bwahahaha! BRILLIANT! I'm on vacation and won't see Friday's ep until tomorrow night. I am looking forward to this.

Victor: I love every member of my family. Even my idiot grandson, Brady! Oh, wait, was that last part unspoken? :) Great day of soap, with FANTASTIC reveals of Xander and Sonny finding the article, the wrath of Victor... I am smiling ear to ear.

For posterity, bcause it was beautiful! Victor at his finest. Like the wrath of an elder god. Long live Victor the Great!

I feel the same way. JJ is heading for a big fall, and I hope Theresa is there to gloat about it. Before yesterday, I would NOT have said that -- I have huge sympathy for JJ -- but what he said to Theresa was completely beyond the pale. I just can't help it -- I love Theresa. I remember what I was like at that age -- a lot angrier and crazier than I am now, with far fewer people skills (not that I'm Stephen Covey now) -- and my heart goes out to her. I know what it's like to always think and say the wrong thing, to have no filter, and to be so angry all the time that you take it out on everyone around you. I would like for someone to see beneath her exterior and be able to draw out the person inside -- not a quick character change, but an organic one that takes place over time. Still thinking about what Dan said to Jennifer (I know, shoot me, right?) about JJ's going back to Eve again and again being scary. It is a completely different situation than a one-time screwup, and it really does make a sensible person question if he belongs in a committed relationship with anyone, let alone a young, very innocent virgin. Jennifer should have never tried to get them back together -- and how weirdly insightful of Dan to realize that was *her* plan, not JJ's. Looking forward to Dan vs Eve -- hoping for some fireworks. And I need to see what's going on with Sonny (his emotional state) and Will (his hopefully destroyed career). When are they back onscreen?

I realize Jennifer is a narcissist with delusions of grandeur, but exactly how would Daniel telling Paige the truth destroy JENNIFER? I honestly don't understand it. I don't even wanna be your friend anymore -- did anyone else flash to the commercial with the old lady who posted her pictures on her wall? "That's not how this works" "I unfriend you" "That's not how any of this works!" And how creepy was Jennifer smarming all over Paige? Ew Curse you show, for making me be on Daniel's side! I agree with previous posters that he wasn't the most effective person to say the things that Jennifer desperately needs to hear. But everydamnthing he said was true.

Oh Victor, prince of my heart! He is my hero. First he gives that gruff, lovely toast to Will and Sonny, and then he turns on Will like the wrath of an elder god. That. was. fantastic. As was the entire reveal -- public and professional humiliation was exactly what I wanted for Will, and I so rarely get what I want!!! (Example A: I finally really start to like Melanie and she's leaving? Damnit!) The sleazy reporter was great -- once again, Days scores with the bit players. He played Will like a cheap fiddle, I loved every far too brief minute. Back to Victor, I appreciate that his responses were exactly in line with what they would have been for a straight couple. He's gone straight into VengeanceVictor! mode. I was laughing with delight. John Aniston is a treasure. And I must say, I liked the reveal that Maggie knew he's been playing Clyde. For a brief moment, I remembered liking her.

I agree that there is a problem with a lack of major character death (James was a shocking exception) limiting the impact of B16's Big Badness, but I'm glad that Charlie walked off the episode alive. I like his weird relationship with Quinn, his Robin, and I loved their goodbye. Harmony vs Mellie... that was fun! I love Drunk!Mellie and TruthTelling!Mellie, but FamilyDysfunction!Mellie puts them both to shame. When her assistant informed her that Harmony was there,and Mellie gave that fake enthusiasm fist pump with a grimace on her face, I fell over laughing. I have a similar inability to hide my feelngs.

That's kind of my problem too -- it's not just that they belong to two different generations, they've known each other since Lucas was, what, a teenager? The familiarity makes it squicky to me -- it's not the age difference. My REAL problem is that Adrienne is a hypocritical, two-faced, lying, cheating, adulterer. Someone asked upthread if this counted as cheating since "the marriage is over" -- I say YES THIS IS CHEATING because, for all of the emotional finality of Justin's goodbye scene, there has been no talk of lawyers, no talk of divorce papers, and most damning on a soap opera, she is still wearing her wedding rings. That makes it adultery! (Why yes, I watch B&B, why do you ask? Hee hee!)

She was checking to make sure it wasn't fake...

It absolutely kills me to lose Adam. I adored him, and I think he's more talented than Julian. Unfortunately, he ignored the damn challenge. DAMNIT!