Current Plots Discussion II: Discussing Today's Episode and Current Storylines

[boes]

7 hours ago, brisbydog said:

It's Janel lol

EJ and Belle were the only thing keeping me watching this week. The rest of the characters offered are not exactly my favourites

Me too.  I like Chanel and Johnny, but not enough to sit through the drama of the affair that wasn't.  Since I'm completely skipping everything Body and Soul, I don't care about Joy, Alex is still a total miss for me, as is Stephanie and the tic-ridden JPL version of Philip.  I really like Jada and I also like Rafe with Jada but double the Rafe is definitely NOT double the pleasure.

I'm liking the softer version of Gabi with JJ and I love having JJ back - so far.

EJ, loathesome as he may be, I always enjoy and I LOVE having Belle back.  I won't mind her taking up with EJ since I think those two have chemistry, which I don't think he has with Sami, at all.  Besides, Sami is in the rear view mirror unless AS decides to return permanently.

[Rodney]

I'm fluent in no Spanish whatsoever.  What do Gabi and Javi mean when they call each other primo and prima?

[nilyank]

15 minutes ago, Rodney said:

I'm fluent in no Spanish whatsoever.  What do Gabi and Javi mean when they call each other primo and prima?

Cousin.

[Chellfairy]

NOT impressed with Joy. 
I also like Johnny and Chanel, yet not enough to ship  this ridiculously asinine “affair”  fiasco. 

I could give no fucks about Holly, the immature, spoiled, narcissistic brat. I like Sophia and is a way better match for Tate. They have more chemistry. Too bad the “pregnancy” story couldn’t be Johnny and Chanel’s!

I also give no Fucks about FakePhilip and boring Stephanie. I wish JKJ Philip would come back, hook up with Belle and have a damn brawl with SadShaunD at the Brady Pub !   Can’t have that, sooo EJ and Belle is my vote!l

Who in the hell is “Arthur?? Aside from giving Rafey double screen time? 🥱🥱😳

That’s all I got.

 

[JBC344]

On 1/2/2025 at 5:11 AM, SouthernChick said:

Yep. He said that “Rafe” had an assignment with Black Patch and will be out of town for awhile. Arnold reluctantly agreed to it. 

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. 

[CanaryFan98]

18 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

Yikes, this storyline is bad. Poor us Chajohnny fans. Jonnel?

Well that was a weird NYE. Random characters thrown together at a party that seemed to begin 5 minutes before midnight.

Guys, I know both actors have chemistry with everyone, but I'm really dreading EJ+Belle. Can't EJ's repellent character overpower his looks? Can't Belle's love for Sami keep her from fooling around with her sister's rapist ex-husband?

Janel  is their portmanteau.

This episode seemed like filler and I am not opposed to EJ/Belle personally but we know it's not going anywhere either.

Same with JJ/Gabi

 

[DanaMB]

On 1/2/2025 at 6:00 PM, brisbydog said:

What a waste of time. Am I supposed to believe EJ offered Joy a huge pay off over a drunken kiss??

I feel like this is a huge retcon. 

[SouthernChick]

Count me in as someone enjoying EJ and Belle. I fully expect Ron to ruin it by bringing Sami back, even for a few days. 

[DisneyBoy]

How old was Belle (onscreen, not irl) when the Ejami rape happened?

Is it possible she never knew?

[Rodney]

12 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

How old was Belle (onscreen, not irl) when the Ejami rape happened?

Is it possible she never knew?

Twenty-two.  And she was on the canvas at the time, so no question that she knew about it.

Edited Saturday at 08:30 PM by Rodney

[CanaryFan98]

11 hours ago, DanaMB said:

I feel like this is a huge retcon. 

The question is why did they retcon this? I mean there have been far more controversial stories that probably deserved a retcon more than this one.

[nilyank]

7 hours ago, Rodney said:

Twenty-three.  And she was on the canvas at the time, so no question that she knew about it.

It also was the same night when EJ shot John. While I know Belle could be a disloyal shrew to Sami, I didn't think she would disloyal to her beloved father.

[BuckeyeLou]

I know this is an Unpopular Opinion on this page, but I am getting the biggest kick out of the Rafe & EJ scenes :)  It has me laughing with Dan F's facial expressions and then Galen & "FakeRafe" are a hoot.  There is not much on the show that I find amusing at the moment, so these scenes are a good break between boring scenes.  When EJ picked up the spoon to force feed Rafe and he says "Here comes the airplane" like he's a kid, lol.

[DisneyBoy]

I usually get a kick out of the clever lines of dialogue or cutesy delivery of the actors...but dang is 90% of this stuff boring AF.

I don't care about Rafe or Fake Rafe. He and Jada should just marry and then appear once a month, as far as I'm concerned.

The Secret Room having a "Do Not Enter" sign on it? Yeesh. How silly can we get? It's supposed to be a secret entrance, but now I'm supposed to believe EJ is hanging clubhouse warning signs on it?

This "affair" is idiotic. Surely Chanel can believe that Johnny misunderstood what he saw, got insecure, tried to cheat and then stopped himself. That means he really does love you, even if he lost his mind for a few hours there! So be mad, quit Body & Soul, give him dirty looks, but also...get over it! If you don't want your 2nd marriage to also fail, both of you stop being children and just talk it out. This isn't the end of the world. It's barely a hiccup! I don't want to hear about this for the next 5 weeks, thank you very much.

Sophia being forced to keep a baby and marry Tate is....stupid times a hundred. I don't even have the words. I hope she gets two abortions, frankly, just to really stick to her mother and these writers, neither of whom have any business throwing in their two cents about this subject matter.

I still don't care about Leo, and the more Javi gets shoved at him, the less I care about him too.

Yay for having Belle and JJ back but otherwise....there's nothing worth watching really.

 

...did anyone else find it strange when Marlena said "have you met me?" to Belle when she asked if her mother watched the ball drop at midnight? Like it was something she'd never do? Cuz the way I remember it, didn't Marlena and John and Belle cuddle up on the couch to watch the ball drop at midnight like...two New Years Eves ago?

[SouthernChick]

Chanel needs to sit down and shut up. I can’t believe she told Joy she was a bad person. This from a woman who slept with a married father of two and married another man (Xander) to get his money.

[Rodney]

49 minutes ago, SouthernChick said:

Chanel needs to sit down and shut up. I can’t believe she told Joy she was a bad person. This from a woman who slept with a married father of two and married another man (Xander) to get his money.

To be fair, she did admit that she'd done some shady things, too.  It was those quieter moments when I thought that she'd forgive Joy.

Joy really should've just said that she'd have told Chanel the truth from the start if she could do the whole thing over again.  That alone usually goes a long way with getting someone to forgive you.

[SouthernChick]

2 minutes ago, Rodney said:

To be fair, she did admit that she'd done some shady things, too.  It was those quieter moments when I thought that she'd forgive Joy.

Joy really should've just said that she'd have told Chanel the truth from the start if she could do the whole thing over again.  That alone usually goes a long way with getting someone to forgive you.

She admitted that she had done some shady things in the past, but later said Joy was a “bad person”. So I guess that makes Chanel one too? Only I don’t think Chanel sees herself that way.

Edited 7 hours ago by SouthernChick

[DaphneCat]

1 hour ago, SouthernChick said:

Chanel needs to sit down and shut up. I can’t believe she told Joy she was a bad person

I can't believe, when Chanel told Joy that SHE destroyed Chanel and Johnny's marriage that Joy didn't fight back and let her know that, no, their marriage was damaged before she even met Johnny and the only one destroying it was THEM.   She SERIOUSLY expected someone she'd only met to think more about her feelings than her own husband?  And yes, wouldn't that have been a great introduction -"Hi, I'm Joy.  Your husband thought you cheated on him and I came THIS close to having sex with him?"  While it might not have been Joy's most rational moment (bearing in mind they both had had a LOT to drink) meeting a man and actually believing him that his marriage is over - he just isn't divorced yet - makes her naive, NOT a bad person.

[Soapy Goddess]

6 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

I don't care about Rafe or Fake Rafe. He and Jada should just marry and then appear once a month, as far as I'm concerned.

I get a kick out of fake Rafe...at least he has a personality!  So, you're not alone, BuckeyeLou!

6 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

The Secret Room having a "Do Not Enter" sign on it? Yeesh. How silly can we get? It's supposed to be a secret entrance, but now I'm supposed to believe EJ is hanging clubhouse warning signs on it?

LOL! But that's what breaks up any monotony. I love when they poke fun at themselves, says an old fan of Fernwood Tonight and Mary Hartman.

6 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

This "affair" is idiotic. Surely Chanel can believe that Johnny misunderstood what he saw, got insecure, tried to cheat and then stopped himself. That means he really does love you, even if he lost his mind for a few hours there! So be mad, quit Body & Soul, give him dirty looks, but also...get over it! If you don't want your 2nd marriage to also fail, both of you stop being children and just talk it out. This isn't the end of the world. It's barely a hiccup! I don't want to hear about this for the next 5 weeks, thank you very much.

100% agree!  Chanel needs to chill out or get cat fished to occupy her time.

6 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

..did anyone else find it strange when Marlena said "have you met me?" to Belle when she asked if her mother watched the ball drop at midnight? Like it was something she'd never do? Cuz the way I remember it, didn't Marlena and John and Belle cuddle up on the couch to watch the ball drop at midnight like...two New Years Eves ago?

I know I shouldn't answer a question with a question, but have you met the writers of Days? Maybe they're trying to give Dee some of Hattie's personality.