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Shanice in the background while Vanessa confronted Ted had me lol'ing. Yeah, I was gonna say Ted's gotta get that jacket tailored. He's damn near swimming in it.

Sums up my thoughts exactly. I thought I just wasn't paying close enough attention and kept missing scenes, but it really did play out like this? Why was this all so rushed? And count me with the others of y'all confused about how Hope got from Bo's hospital in Greece to Salem and back in record time. So Bo apparently got moved to Salem at some point? Really would've been nice to know that! I'd been generally happy with the new writers, but this was a complete mess.

I was co-watching something else along with today's show, so I couldn't tell if that was Drake's voice or not. Kind of cool that it was, but couldn't they have found a stand-in that looked enough like Drake from the back so that they didn't bring John in all cloaked up looking like one of the Traitors?

I enjoyed Eva and Tomas today. Their conversation felt real and believable. Alex Alegria seems to have good days and bad days acting wise, but I still don't think he's as blank as Derek, whose character I am starting to really feel bad for, lol. His conversation with Jacob was also really good. Jacob told him everything he needed to hear. Poor Laura sure has been in the hospital for a long time. UO, but I don't mind Cady/Pamela's accent. Pamela seems like just the type of person to adopt such an affectation.

I can't really buy the Ashley-Derek conflict. Just seemed to happen overnight. We saw Derek spending the night there several times when the show first started. I know that's not the same as living together, but they were all over each other until the day they moved in and all of a sudden they became awkward together. I know it's to eventually move Ashley more towards Andre, but feels like we should've gotten more of a honeymoon period before they started to get on each other's nerves this bad. NuTed debuts, and I think his acting is much better than old Ted, but I will admit to missing old Ted's physical presence and voice. I do agree though that nuTed brought some much needed layers to his performance that was sorely missing before, IMO. And he does look younger, even though the actor is 49. I don't know if these fellas are dyeing their hair or not, but a little salt and pepper could go a long way towards making all the men NOT look like they're the same age, lol. How old is June supposed to be? Since she's in Naomi and Jacob's orbit, i've been assuming they're around the same age. June's picture looked very old and faded, so my speculation is that the children in it are a very young June and her sister, who will turn out to be Haley. Have we gotten Haley's family backstory yet?

Mona continues to be the best. I've been saying from the jump that she was the most natural character and she just continues to kill it every time she's on-screen. I DIED!

Tomas was kind of an idiot to sit and comfort Eva like that when he knew Kat was only going to be gone for a few minutes. Even if Kat had no right to tell him to stay away from Eva, he knew she still expected him to. The decor of Uptown bothers me. That neon green lighting looks fine for a bar/night club, but that kind of atmosphere for lunch and dinner seems weird and unappetizing...just me?

Same! I find them so cloying. Everything else about today's show I thought was great. Really good dialogue in all the scenes. I can't even single any one out because they were all so good. Nicole's reactions to everything Ted said was perfect. This should be the show's emmy reel, as well as several of the actor's individual submissions.

Can't say I agree, honestly. Watching these scenes, I found myself wishing they'd replaced him before the big reveal. I feel bad saying it, though. I'm sure Maurice is a nice guy but I just didn't think he was cutting it. Also, what was with his suit? Perforated fabric? I've seen open-weave suits, but never anything quite like that. My DVR didn't pick up Friday's show for some reason so I assumed it had been pre-empted again. Glad I checked here today and was able to watch on Paramount +. That was perfect. I still think the actress playing Mona is the most natural of the cast. Her face said everything without her having to actually say a word. I feel like this show is maybe cutting some scenes for time, and it kinda throws off the rhythm for me. It seems weird we didn't get a reaction scene of Naomi wondering/realizing what was happening. We went from her walking into the club talking to Jacob and then her next scene she was just telling Chelsea to put her phone away. There was a beat missing of Naomi asking someone who that woman was and what in the world was happening. Anyway, looking forward to Monday's show!

Did Kate mention her sisters and brother last season at all? I can't remember and don't have any desire to rewatch.

Maybe, because I also said to myself that the background noise wasn't even very loud, lol. Saw on the DAYS Facebook page that the new writer episodes definitely start today, so I'm looking forward to watching this evening.

Is it weird that I thought Chad looked really cute in the rainbow tiger make-up? Lol. I was kinda underwhelmed by the fundraising stuff. They kept talking about the huge turnout, but it looked more like the last hour of the event when most people have gone home already. I know extras cost money that's not in the budget anymore, but I miss the days when the show would have TONS of extras for stuff like this and it would really help make the show feel alive. EDIT: I thought today started the new writing regime. Is it tomorrow?

Are you still watching on Peacock? I still have all the episodes saved on my DVR and have been thinking about rewatching from the beginning again, but I wonder if watching on Peacock would be a better experience since my DVR won't autoplay, lol. I can't believe it's been nearly five years since I discovered this show and started this thread.

My heart is with The Muppets take Manhattan. Kermit losing his memory, adopting the name "Phil", and falling in with the business frogs always makes me laugh. "Phil, I'm Gil, and this is Bill." "Phil, I'm Bill, and this is Jill." "Phil, I'm Jill, you know Bill and Gil." The musical plot was silly, but I can still sing the whole production to this day, lol. I especially love "Somebody's Getting Married"

Yeah, it was clearly a printed font that is supposed to resemble fancy handwriting, lol. Guess they figured that'd be easier to read than someone's actual handwriting.