CanaryFan98

I actually think Lani being connected to Abe was a retcon that made sense to me(and I say this as someone that doesn't even like the character) then they made it nonsensical but having her be Paulina's daughter and then write her off the show afterwards. Paulina being Tamara's sister was fine but then they had her take over Abe's life in every sense of the word and it went downhill from there. The rest I agree although I think Tripp should've been related to Benji Hawk. He still could've been connected to Steve/Kayla without wrecking their history. I think Lucas Adams has decent on screen chemistry with SN/MBE. The issue with Paul was that it as shortly after his affair with Marlena and then his romance with Kristen came along. I think he was revealed to be a priest around this time(it's all rather fuzzy to me) John was onscreen and then he just had a retcon kid that's younger than Belle apparently. However the actor is charismatic and had chemistry with others that people were willing to overlook how nonsensical it was.

I think it's a bit more than that but it's probably short term. Unless they put her with Alex again. I rather see EOB as Theresa than Gwen because at least Theresa is a legacy character(who I don't care for but I digress) also her version was a lot less whiny to me and didn't use Tate as a weapon.

No I agree with you. However I think that’s why she’s returning and she should. She can go away afterwards

I do think the show having Shawn/JJ interact and be friends is one of the few good things this show has done. Given how close their mothers are it's weird their kids are strangers to each other half the time.

Eric wanting a kid desperately is a recent phenomenon because for those who have watched Days for a very long time never really saw that with Eric. I mean he became a priest for years at one point and no matter how many characters repeat this it never rang true to me because of that. I would believe Rafe wanted a kid desperately more than Eric. JJ/Joy finally shared scenes in a classic soap meeting where he tries to save her. Although I don't get how they don't already know each other given how her father hates his Uncle(who's dating her mother) but I digress. I'm all for JJ pretending to be the father to this baby and keep it from Alex. JJ/Gabi aren't going to last(I just know Stefan will return at some point). If the show cared about the Johnsons this could be good drama for the Jack/Jennifer/Steve/Kayla/Justin side of things with their children involved in this.

If a serial killer can be redeemed along with others who have done worse and just as bad so could Charlie. That being said the show still dumped Allie and she hasn't returned since(which is honestly surprising to me considering other characters have come and gone but not her)

How soon we forget Jada aborting Eric's baby(although I don't get why they made her pregnant for one day before doing that but I digress). This caused issues for Eric/Nicole (although I don't get why this particular problem was necessary between them when there are a 1000 other issues they had that showed what a problematic couple they were but I digress)

For now we can only hope it actually stays that way.

Yeah I agree with that. I mean Doug and Victor were both important characters but their deaths were expected given their age and the declining health they both had over the years. They also were more supporting characters compared to John who was still a lead at his age. I don't care for Ron writing this though(at least I hope most of it is written by someone else entirely).

He did this in every soap he's been associated with. If they thought he was going to change that's on them tbh. This is why him being on the writing staff on Beyond the Gates makes me wretch because if he had any power he would do the same there too.

Yes because Steven is Addie's son also. Addie had three kids. Steven and Julie with Ben Olson. Hope with Doug. Steven and Julie were full siblings.

Which is wild considering that pairings happened when far worse was done between the couple(EJ/Sami, Bill/Laura etc)

It was an insult she didn't care about his baseball career she was upset that he was using her (even though she was using him to make Brady jealous at the time).

It's probably a scare like Abby was a few years back after her fling with EJ where nothing came of it. I expect the same scenario. I would be shocked if Belle or Shawn were allowed to procreate with others.

I agree with this especially Gabi his own sister. It's wild I find myself hating Rafe a lot less than I used to years ago. I mean he's not a great character but there have been so many other terrible characters etc compared to him he's not nearly as awful to me now as he used to be. Yep just because something worked back then doesn't mean it works now as adults. Plus it really limits Shawn/Belle story wise if they only have each other. None of this makes Belle remotely likeable or Shawn viable as a leading man. I don't get why this show hasn't paired EJ/Ava it would work on so many levels. If they wanted Ava vs Kristen it should be because of EJ not Brady(who I like but can't he have a sane love interest for a change).

I remember her telling him to go back into the closet when she found out he was gay. I strangely don't remember the other stuff you mentioned(although it probably happened because I do remember Paul being a model).

When were they friends?

I would like Shawn/Jada if I thought the show were going to pair these two long term but I don't see that happening. Putting that aside I actually like the Holly/Maggie spoiler. Now Holly's love life isn't that interesting or anything but it reminds me of Days past with the intergenerational storytelling where Hope or Jennifer used to talk to Alice about their romantic troubles.

Actually Aiden was suspected of being the Necktie Killer at one point. Another unpopular opinion. I liked Aiden, I also liked him with Hope and he didn't even need to stay with her either. He could've been paired with anyone else on the show because he wasn't related to most of Salem. I also liked Chase before they turned him into a rapist. I thought Aiden/Hope/Chase/Ciara could've had an interesting family dynamic that could've driven a lot of story for years but instead they paired Hope with Rafe and Ciara ended up with a serial killer. This is moot now with a resurrected Bo but Hope really went downhill after that for a while.

I liked Serena probably an unpopular opinion, but she was yet another casualty in the Ericole pairing. That elephant story did her no favors her secret should've been she had Eric's child and kept it from him. The only memorable thing she did was introduce us to Xander. I admit I wonder how her and Sarah would've reacted to each other. I didn't mind Serena but the rest I agreed with. In retrospect Will might has well have stayed dead because it's not like he's done much since he was resurrected of course like you I don't care for the character either.

At the time we didn't know she was raped though. Which actually makes the optics of Sami forcing her to keep the kid even more terrible. I agree that intro story to her as an adult was terrible and she went downhill from there.

Yeah they were particular about hiring people who could commute to Atlanta. I believe JL lives in NYC (yet flies to GH to film)

Well BTG is filmed in Atlanta GH is filmed in LA. Wally does GH/Days because well both are in LA so not that big of an issue. I hope Jon can do both(if he wants to of course)

Not good ones because that recap is way more interesting than what I've watched on this show in ages. A lot of this I forgot because I was but a mere tot when I was watching Days with my mom(who probably would remember this but has since passed on she gave up being a FT Days watcher around the time of the Devil Possession/Buried alive era the show became different and too depressing for her to watch). As for current Days speaking of the Johnsons it seems they are trying to erase the fact that Alex was raised by Adrienne(because it would acknowledge the obvious that Alex and Stephanie are cousins by marriage)