Retired at last

Well, I still am watching, but they just picked the final team. I have not enjoyed the Kalina show - both Tina and Victoria. And, too much Reese. She is a lovely girl, although incredibly immature and naive (she is engaged to the first guy she ever dated?). I agree with those who are feeling sad for Victoria. She doesn't fit in. She doesn't have friends and doesn't seem to have the social skills to make them. I wonder if her mother actually has any other clothes besides her Cowboys shirt. Her mother has managed to make Victoria's life seem pretty pathetic. But, I think Tina's is more sad if this is the only thing she has in her life. They aren't showing the other legacy cheerleader (is it Madison?) as this being the only thing she has. I guess it must be episode 5 or 6 that is playing now, so I will finish this today. I really like Kelcy. Since I have missed the show the past couple of years, and I saw that they had Kat on - did she try out and didn't make it, or was she just in for a year or two?. I think it was at least 2, right? I kind of liked the documentary format, but I did miss a lot of the dancing and learning the routines. And, I definitely skipped through the life stories. OMG -that birthday party! Poor VK. She has no chance at a normal life. All she has is that wacko mother who has instilled in her that being a DCC is the only thing that matters. And, I sure hope that we don't get a new show featuring the Kalinas as a future Netflix offering.

I am so glad that I checked to see if there was a thread for this. I have missed MTT so much, and was so happy to find this on Netflix. My plan is to watch them tomorrow, although when I saw the previews and it seemed to be all about VK, I was kind of skeptical. But, I am going to be happy for what we have. I look forward to chatting with you all.

That's exactly what I was going to say. Once Ron has picked his favorites, he either doesn't care what the viewers think, or, more likely, he loves it when we hate them.

I have this weekend set aside to catch up with the whole season so far. From reading the comments, I am not sure if I will want to continue or not. For me, a lot depends on how much Penelope is crammed down our throats. Especially with her in any kind of relationship. (Although, I did like her with Kevin way back when. THEY made sense.)

Don't forget Stefano. He was always convenient and we DO have a new family with no apparent ties to Salem - yet.

So, Harris is still around (even if we don't see him)? I wish he would just leave and I wish Ava would go away or to jail or wherever, but there is no need for her at all. Brady isn't smart enough to have figured out Theresa's scheme with the will. But, whatever he told Alex didn't seem to change Alex's mind as they announced their engagement. I really want the whole inheritance story to be over already. At least before Alex spends all the money that isn't his. When is Ari's last day? I think it is the end of July. So, we have another month before she finds out about EJ withholding info from her. At least she has her baby back. Oh boy, we get to see Paulina feeling guilty again. And Abe is relegated to chief consoler. Will we see the new Gabi soon or will this just be a one-sided phone conversation?

Well, come November, people will have to choose R or D, so why shouldn't she be able to state her preferences and beliefs, without all of the hate comments? People were so devastated that "Nicole" was leaving, but are now hating on the actress and not her character. I guess this is why the country is so messed up. People can't separate policies from people. When I used to teach a million years ago, and the NEA would tell us who to vote for, I never understood that. I always felt that I was entirely capable of making up my own mind and that teaching was what I did, it was not who I am. But, then I also never understood why people needed to hear from entertainers who they should vote for. That makes me truly sad. Some people give way too much power to be told how to feel and how to think. And, more important, how to vote.

Saw Drake H (John) yesterday is a Criminal Minds rerun. He played a Senator who came in at the end and gave the BAU authority to fix the mess the current director made.

I hate that now that Stefan knows about the baby's father, he will just use it to blackmail EJ, and NOT do the right thing. By the time someone tells Eric and Nicole, the kid will be in college, I'm afraid.

Thanks! I didn't realize that the new season has started. Time to catch up.

I know I say this every time @DisneyBoy mentions how Theresa comes from money, so she shouldn't be shown as someone so desperate for cash, BUT it is my thought that her PARENTS have money, she doesn't. As an adult, she should be earning a living, not waiting for her parents to give her any for doing what? As long as the show keeps painting her as a greedy gold digger, it works for me. We have seen scenes with her brother Andrew acting as if she is irresponsible with cash, so her changing the will and trying to trick Alex into marrying her makes total sense to me. Especially since that whole plot is dumb and will be revealed soon (I hope!).

I can't imagine that Konman's shuddering confession is just that the will was changed. That would make people furious, but not shudder. I am wondering if he did something that brought down Victor's plane, so essentially he killed Vic? And, we still have to get closure on the daughter - is she dead or not? And, once he is gone (hopefully in the next week), who cares about his daughter and why would she show up in Salem?

Since I don't like the character Sarah (or really even the actress portraying her), they are already boring to read about. I don't know how much will change in Xander when he learns the truth, but they are really wasting him being all lovey dovey. And, Sarah is a nothing character to me, and shouldn't be paired with Xander. I get that they have a good connection and play well together, but they are too boring for words these days.

I don't think Nicole was ever meant to be a role model to anyone. I know that she is a very popular character/actress, but I have never cared for the character. And, her getting drunk and turning to Eric AGAIN just shows that there has been no real growth in her. Definitely, Holly's words were brutal and no one should have to hear things like that from their child, but, take your hurt feelings, maybe go home and have a drink, but handle it maturely. And, of course, EJ will see them.

But, regardless of how he got that way, I think the bigger problem is that most people don't care about the character of Everett OR Bobby. And to be invested in the whole DID situation, you have to care about both the DID person, as well as the people his character impacts, and I don't see that. I don't see anything positive about Stephanie as a character and the same about Jada. They are both pretty boring, minor characters.

I just read an article on soaps.com and it said that the biggest problem with Days is the one they will never fix - the ridiculous filming schedule that doesn't give them the ability to fix horrible stories (such as the Konstantin one or the Bobby/Everett one. There are MANY stories, of course, some due to the writer's strike, but since they can do this filming within the budget they get, we are doomed to get more stories and characters we don't like and that's the chance they are willing to take to keep the show running).

It seems like we have so many of these characters and yet, some of them are allowed to be redeemed (Kate, Sami) and others are just left out there to be hated, but nothing ever happens to them (Kristen, Paulina, Theresa, Konstantin, maybe Sloan, Ava).

I have also read that and have also read that a practice may have only one or two to treat, because they are so exhausting and challenging, with very little success or progress ever being made. ETA - I just got home from vacation, so I tried to watch the last episode and found that I was FFing through most of it. I still don't like Chloe, and don't think she is genuine. Lauren needs to go away. I had no interest in any of the men, and I HOPE that the Emily getting therapy session was staged. Becca really needs to lose the pink hair and grow her vocabulary beyond, "yeah." I wasn't a fan of Clareapist's darker hair color. They must have so much film of these losers to make up this version of the show without Kevin F hosting. It's been fun posting with you all. If you see me back for the next season, feel free to shame me! I will deserve it.

Since they are reminding us that Ava and Stefan had sex, we are certainly doomed to get a who's the daddy story, as soon as Gabi shows up.

Not sure where this should go, but I just ran across reruns of MAFS, the season with Tristan/Mia, Bobby/Danielle, and Amber/Dave (my first season watching) on the LRW channel - Lifetime for Real Women, I think. I don't know if they will have the whole season, but this one started with them back from the honeymoon and getting together with their friends.

If Lifetime wanted us to actively dislike a group of people (men and women), then they hired the right cast. If they thought that disliking them intensely was the best way to get many viewers to watch again, they lose. They may pick up some new viewers who watch this stuff for the fakeness and drama, but some of us watch for other reasons and don't like the scripted drama. I, personally, don't think I will be watching again.

The first time I saw the title, I thought it said, "To HURL or to Heal," and I sure know which applies to me.

I am hoping that Thomas did a quick switch and still has the card, because it would be a horrible waste of an opportunity if KonMan just got the card again and nothing happened.By the time Thomas mentions it to anyone who could figure it out, it will be winter.

I got the impression that Brennan's dislike for Emily came from the drinking, and not necessarily the sex. I remember him saying something about, "someone being in their 30s is a little old to be the party girl," and I took that to mean the drinking and wild behavior. Maybe it was both since he was not happy with the shower incident when she wanted sex (while she was drinking). And, I agree that Clairapist was the instigator, getting Emily riled up and poor Becca as a follower. The way that they all patted each others' arms and comforted each other was cringey. As long as Clairapist can be in charge, she and Emily will be BFFs. Becca needs to break away and get some counseling to find her lost self-esteem. Lauren and Chloe don't want to play.

I am pretty sure he is one of Re-Ron's faves because he thinks that is how HE (Ron) is or should be.