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Until Rachel Blake interacts with Ava, I'm still going with a projection from young Rachel. Even then it could still be in Rachel's head.

Aremid was always in the US. In the 90's it was more of a coastal small town. Think New England small fisherman's town in say New Hampshire or Maine. Previously it was never near Salem. The whole point was that Celeste fled there to be anonymous and give birth to Lexie where no one would ever think to look for her there. Stefano joined her there at a later date and they became friends with Rachel and her husband.

The Susan saga was one of Days best. As much as people complain about Kristen, her transformation from the "good" Dimera and Alice Horton's protege to who she is now was incredibly compelling to watch. Having Rachel and Stefano each fighting to bring her to their side was really great tv. I wouldn't mind if this storyline had her grapple with her past and how much she has changed. It's hard to sympathize with her now but she really did suffer a mental breakdown that drove her crazy.

It's actually a different actress from back then. Rachel Blake was on in the mid 90's for a couple of years. Different houses. The Aremid house is where Peter and Kristen grew up with their birth parents, and also where Lexie was born. Maison Blanche is where Peter and Kristen grew up after Stefano and Celeste took them in. Also where Hope lived with Celeste during her missing years. Also Rachel and John were friends when he was younger and posing as a priest (unbeknownst to him of course). He was a big confidant to her at the time.

Loved the trip down memory lane today. I have always loved Rachel Blake and think they killed her off way too soon. Question is, is this "Rachel" actually real or just young Rachel projecting?

Lots of people across the board have been mentioning their resemblance. I honestly wouldn't put it past Days if they wanted to keep Kerry around to make him Brady's son. Brady easily could of slept with a girl at boarding school before returning to Salem. Said girl could of been pregnant and never told him. Could actually be a nice parallel to what Tate is going thru.

Its more an issue of accomodations. If you are being displaced, finding somewhere to go that is also pet friendly, wether that is a friend/hotel/shelter. Or people are running around finding areas unaffected that can border their pets first and then figuring accommodations for themselves. Just to clarify I'm not talking about anyone who just leaves their pets.

As someone who lives near these communities, but has thankfully escaped the destruction, everyone in this situation deserves compassion. Entire cities were burned to the ground and rebuilding is going to take years. Personally while I donate to some "go fund me" accounts and volunteer next week, I can also simultaneously feel bad for anyone who's home/neighborhood/city just burned to the ground.

As much as Leo can be annoying, I'm actually loving the team up of he and Marlena. She was so much more lighter and fun in those scenes. I'll gladly take more of that dynamic.

Nicole is a great example. Although they connected her to Abe thru Fay and Brandon which was a great way to connect her to somebody without being related. Please stop giving these elderly characters more children. Kat is a dynamic new character that doesn't need to be related to anyone besides her immediate family. The cast is way to incestuous as it is.

I assumed Arnold agreed to the "lie/ stay away from Jada" cover story. Not that he was actually going to leave town. I assume he will still be sneaking around trying not to be seen by anyone.

Well Parker should be early twenties, so no need of a HS set for him. I must admit the Sami/Carrie rival phone call did make me chuckle. Although hearing Noah "play with his toy" made him sound like a toddler. Noah's a teen at this point. I too was surprised they mentioned Tamara, especially from Paulina's pov, but finally glad they acknowledged the tension that they would obviously have. They should bring her back, there is a good amount of story to mine w/ her character. Always love the Lani/Kristen friendship, although the scene could of been a bit longer. I'm already over the Rachel as the texter storyline. This is what the 3rd iteration of this plot. First w/ Chloe, now she is obsessed w/ her parents being together again. The character just comes off incredibly bratty and not endearing at all. I actually liked when Rachel didn't want them together, and found them to be toxic for one another.

I have no problem with this new family being related to Konstantin. This show needs a new family to diversify. Konstantin was a miniscule blip in the show's history. This new family has nothing to do with him besides DNA, and the character is dead anyways. As far as I'm concerned this family is brand new and has a minor connection to a handful of people on the show.

Alice was the bridge, then Maggie later on. I don't remember specifically if they were on when the reveal happened but they certainly were on during that time period. Tbt, Doug would be the guy to relate to Lucas. Julie and Lucas have always been close, so not a stretch. I know Paulina is not a favored character around here but I was hoping she and Stephen would get a scene together. Jackee and Stephen used to play best friends on Another World.

A standout episode. Really loved the women coming together at the end, beautiful scene.