Current Plots Discussion: Actually Today's Episode

[bantering]

No, Abby doesn't know what anonymous means. I think Abby  told Jordan that it was Paul who gave some anonymous donation, thereby sort of not making it anonymous anymore. I don't think she was supposed to do that. Not that I think Jordan would go and tell everyone, but it seemed like a breach of some kind and against whatever Paul had wished when he made the donation.

Edited December 12, 2014 by bantering

[Lastwaltz]

Ha, well, bantering, Abigail has no sense of privacy for herself or anyone else, and as has been stated numerous times, no self-awareness. I wish something would come back to bite her. 

[ShadowSixx]

Writers insist that we get our daily dose of AbiFail. I'm about to no longer comment on this show if she keeps being on every damn day. I guess Days is trying to start their own case of Ebola named AbiFail. I think my eyeballs are starting to get symptoms. What was up with them pajama pants?

 

Kate always continues to look fabulous. I'm also sick of hearing co-CEO.

 

"Heard the door?" Judgy Jenn please, sounds like you were eavesdropping with how quickly she ran to the living room. 

 

Rafe needs to get a life.

 

JJ's story is beyond lame and of course to move it we have to get the proverbial flashbacks of sex. SMDH.

 

I don't have much to say about today's show because it's so boring. No wonder SOD named Days worst soap of 2014. Also named JJ & Lima Bean most forced couple which is so damn true. Salem Park is worst location, which true again. BOllie and Grimace got worst siblings. Worst marital conflict is Will's article. Only got kudos for Kristen's exit, Sami's revenge story, and best new pairing of Hope & Aiden.

Edited December 12, 2014 by ShadowSixx

[Rick Kitchen]

 

Rafe really needs a life, EJ's gone so now his new role in life as a cop is to chase after Chad. Rafe shouldn't even have a job with all the wrong and corrupt he's done.

 

At least he's still in town (for now), Bo chasing after Stefano caused him to leave the country.  But they really need to give Rafe a storyline, or GG is going to be leaving the show.

[LeftPhalange]

Did Jen ever think they maybe JJ wouldn't want to talk to her about his therapy session and that she should let him come to her if he wanted to talk? Of course her overbearing nosy ass didn't. JJ should have spent the whole time talking about how unstable the women in his life are.

 

Rafe is so corrupt. I didn't mind him using his power and connections to assist Sami or even help his idiot sister, but going after Chad is taking things too far. Why is he even still here? I don't think he's going to be able to maintain whatever relevance he had without Sami or even EJ.

 

I wonder if Kate will feel bad when she finds out she brought Tamiflu and the plastic mannequin's abuser to town. She may not like Tamiflu or care about the mannequin but I would think she would be very sympathetic to abused children.

 

I'm worried the writers will go too far with their attempts at making Chad more grey. It feels like he's willing to turn on anyone if it gets him what he wants. The last thing we need is another evil DImeria.

 

I'm surprised the plastic mannequin was able to unmount himself from Abifail long enough for them to talk about the charity project. 

 

I feel like Aiden and Hope are moving so slow because the writers are trying to keep their options open in case PR wants to come back.

[islandgal140]

I hope he hangs his ornament, too.

 

 

I hope Bollie is hung by his ornament. By the fire. With care.

 

Chad - So nice to see a manly chest with some hair on it. Tired of those overplucked, waxed baby smooth toy boys.

 

Man they will try every opportunity to show Paul shirtless. December in the midwest. Lets get this pesky shirt off. I don't care if he is indoors. It is just odd. So weird to see him walk into his hotel room on Wednesday's (?) episode and the first and only article of clothing he took off was his shirt. Then he laid on his bed with his shoes on. So gross. For me, shoes are the first thing to come off.

 

Paul stalking Sonny is giving me the ughs. I actually grimaced in pain when Sonny called Paul's hotel room, but gotta say the way Paul looks at Sonny is kinda sexy. Like a starving man eyeing a ham sammich. I think the two have more chemistry than Sonny/Sneasel, which might not be saying much. 

 

Sneasel peeking around the door of the club before entering to surprise Sonny looked like a gremlin. There aren't enough LOLs about him getting fired.

 

Lawd, that Mel/Theresa scene just proved every reason why I hate Mel's acting. All teeth, weird delivery and strange hand gestures served with two giant scoops of ain't I pwecious. Ugh. I have to say that I am team Nobody. I can't get behind Theresa. Just can't. I think the main reason is because I know where the story is going. I hate that she and Brady have a baby together and psycho is coming back to town. I just hate it! I am also stuck on the fact that everybody's main issue with her seems to be that she allegedly lied about a pregnancy test. Seems stupid in light of the fact that that isn't even her bigger crime, which was bopping John in the head (damn near killing him) and saying Brady did it in a drunken/drug induced stupor. It isn't Abby skating for all her shit bad, but it is interestingly weird.

 

Forget Paris. The Congo is for lovers. Seriously, I know the location is problematic. The thing is I don't find it hard to believe that people can find love or what they think is love in such an extreme situation. Emotions run high and many seek comfort in sex. There was just something so very arrogant and ugly about how Days presented it. For me mainly because as 2 white Americans, Eric and whatsherface would have been more protected and less likely to be butchered and raped then a Congolese citizen or African in general.  Plus, as mentioned by others, it really didn't take into consideration what a war torn country it is. I don't even understand why the show even went there. I would have been just as easy to have this woman be a love interest when he was living in Colorado, Montana or wherever the hell he resided. Show could have had him leave her for the Congo with a promise to come back and then heard his calling to the priesthood after witnessing all the atrocities. Boom! Was that so damn hard?!? That being said, I can't work up any interest in Eric and his Congo lover. Father Eric in his cast iron chasity belt is such a damn bore. 

 

I know Marlena/Deidre Hall gets a lot of crap for all the plastic surgery but I think she looks pretty darn good, especially compared to Kate/Lauren K, who is no doubt more fabulous by nature, but more weird, plastic-ky and 'done' looking to me. 

 

In other news Jen is still terrible but I was glad that the story doesn't seem to be going the usual way (yet) with regards to a Nicole/Dan/Jen triangle. I expected the usual Jen spies them out as friends on a date and gets pissy BS. Nice to see them dressing Jen as an adult but I don't understand that helmut hair thing they got going. 

[TigerLynx]

I think the best exit was when EJ bled to death in the park.

 

 

It would have been better if EJ had died alone in the park because Sami was never de-spined and de-fanged to put her back with him.  Instead the final scene with Sami and EJ should have been when EJ was in jail and Sami laughed in his face, and told him they didn't have a relationship worth saving.  Sami should have taken control of CW, let Kate have DE, and moved to Chicago with the children before EJ ever got out of jail.

[boes]

Today's episode was like a Sigmund Freud nightmare.

 

Did Jen ever think they maybe JJ wouldn't want to talk to her about his therapy session and that she should let him come to her if he wanted to talk? Of course her overbearing nosy ass didn't. JJ should have spent the whole time talking about how unstable the women in his life are.

 

Well now, wasn't today's show just so enlightening on what Salem considers HEALTHY family relationships?  Nah, there's nothing strange, nothing inappropriate AT ALL about Mommy Dearest Jenn arranging for a therapist to COME TO HER HOUSE to talk to her grown son about HIS FATHER'S RAPE OF HIS AUNT while Jenn hides upstairs with a cup of ratass tea and the latest 50 Shades of Grey graphic novel.  Noooooo, nothin' strange in Deveraux Land.  

And of course the literal SECOND the therapist (who looked like the 7th Day Adventist guy I turned away from my door yesterday, sweater vest and too-toothy grin and all) left Jenn jumped from behind the door to hear all the juicy details!  Because, apparently NOTHING comes between Jenn and her kids, not patient confidentiality, nothin' nohow no time.  

Of course JJ also had to apologize to Jenn one more time for having the audacity to be himself and to thank her and Abigail once again for being such suuuuuper dooooper people - because, as we all know, if he doesn't kiss those wrinkled asses constantly THEY WILL PUNISH HIM.   I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Jenn irons his underwear - while he has them on - and makes him tell her if he made a poopie each morning.  Jenn could only be more inappropriate with her klds if she discussed their and her sex lives.  Oh wait!  She does that with Abigail!  

Forget the hospital.  Jenn should just go buy the Bates Motel and be done with it.

 

Poor JJ, between the women at his house and Eve, the guy is holding up so much better than he should.

 

At least he's still in town (for now), Bo chasing after Stefano caused him to leave the country.  But they really need to give Rafe a storyline, or GG is going to be leaving the show.

 

Rafe needs to get a life.

 

Rafe really needs a life, EJ's gone so now his new role in life as a cop is to chase after Chad. Rafe shouldn't even have a job with all the wrong and corrupt he's done. 

 

Rafe is so corrupt. I didn't mind him using his power and connections to assist Sami or even help his idiot sister, but going after Chad is taking things too far. Why is he even still here? I don't think he's going to be able to maintain whatever relevance he had without Sami or even EJ.

 

 

I see that pissy mean girl Rafe is back.  Rafe's best interactions IMO have always been with Hope.  With her, generally, he acts like an adult and they have an adult relationship.  But when he moves into virtually any other interaction, we end up with snippy Rafe, batting his eyelashes and looking all put out because he's not getting something he wants, or he's not getting SOMEONE he wants.  He and Grimace are so over it's hard to remember they ever were an item, but he's determined to sulk about the whole thing under the guise of helping her.  And I swear if he brings up how he failed that knucklehead Gabi one more time .....I have no finish for that sentence.  Anyway, the Hernandez Family was never known for their magnificent brain power.  Eyelashes and hair, yes - mental agility, not so much.    If Show is going to put Rafe into a storyline they better find some female fast, because the only one currently taking applications is Jenn.  

Oh God, just imagine those two together.  They'd keep tripping over their judgements.

 

Does Abby not get that anonymous means you don't know who gave the money? She and Ben knowing it came from his dad, means it's not anonymous.

 

 

Let's see.....she's taken credit for Jordan's idea - although, to be fair, she tries to credit Jordan just as occasionally she tried to take responsibility for fixing EJ's plumbing and no-one will let her.  But I don't think she actually tries all that hard.  

But then she wets herself at the thought of getting a huge donation from Clyde (Kate likes Clyde's huge donations too) and has absolutely NO trouble keeping it a secret from Jordan.  And then telling Ollie that is THEIR DUTY to keep it anonymous.  This, from the Hobbit who daily takes someone to task for not telling the truth, who badmouths Theresa and Chad and anyone else for not being honest, who cannot stop herself from butting into everyone's personal business.  But THIS she wants to keep secret.

I guess she'll do a better job of keeping this a secret than she did Paul's identity.

Oh - say what you want but I KNOW she slipped Clyde some tongue when she was "thanking" him.  He better make sure he has extra towels in his shower because he'll be getting a home visit soon, and Jenn will be waiting at home for all the details from Daughter Dearest.

 

Did you all catch Jordan's slip up when she was talking to Rafe and called Clyde her "stepmother"?  Unless, of course, that was no slip up and Clyde has more to hide than we originally thought.......

Edited December 13, 2014 by boes

[TeeVee329]

Man they will try every opportunity to show Paul shirtless. December in the midwest. Lets get this pesky shirt off. I don't care if he is indoors. It is just odd. So weird to see him walk into his hotel room on Wednesday's (?) episode and the first and only article of clothing he took off was his shirt. Then he laid on his bed with his shoes on. So gross. For me, shoes are the first thing to come off.

 

That reminds me of a scene on "One Life to Live" when one of those stupid Fords (I want to say the middle crybaby one, the one with Starr) took off his shirt so he could lay across a park picnic table (like, on the table itself) and read a book.  And that was the whole scene.

Edited December 13, 2014 by TeeVee329

[boes]

That reminds me of a scene on "One Life to Live" when one of those stupid Fords (I want to say the middle crybaby one, the one with Starr) took off his shirt so he could lay across a park picnic table (like, on the table itself) and read a book.  And that was the whole scene.

 

That was so funny!  As if they thought we'd buy that he could read........

[Sandman]

Did you all catch Jordan's slip up when she was talking to Rafe and called Clyde her "stepmother"?  Unless, of course, that was no slip up and Clyde has more to hide than we originally thought.......

 

Clyde, birth name "Clytaemnestra"? The House of Atreus was a little inbred.

[bantering]

Jordan and Chad's love scene looked so normal compared to Ben and Abigail's.  I still can't make head or tail of what Chad's motivation is with respect to Jordan (probably because I haven't watched all the scenes, not because of any bad acting), but their love scene didn't look all bendy and weird, as if a plastic leg might crack off,  like whatever it is Abigail and Ben do with each other.

 

When Rafe was running after EJ because of Sami, it was weird, but still somewhat acceptable because they seemed to be about the same age. With Chad, it's clear there's an age difference between him and Rafe, so I don't know how Rafe is going to go running after Chad because of Jordan  without looking like a doofus.  

Edited December 14, 2014 by bantering

[271days]

They should just get rid of Rafe or move him to another age group with Lucas, Nicole and Eric, etc. it never made sense to have him have this epic feud with the all the DiMeras anyway (only Elvis because of Sami). Someone like Shawn-D should have carried the torch for Roman, Bo and John.

Now they are just trying to propagate the feud with Chad because of no-name-brand Jordan, who is so not worthy of starting a war over. I may not have liked Sami all the time, but I can see the appeal, especially since she is a Brady daughter.

In any case, looking at things onscreen, Chad should be having fights with Sonny and Will, not Rafe and at least they are moving in that direction.

But again, I don't think the DiMera's need to have prominence on this show and I had hoped they'd be phased out when EJ died and with Stefano being ill or whatever. What is even the point of Kristen coming back over and over? The DiMeras are cartoon villains anyway, and this show would benefit from a new type of villain.

[TigerLynx]

With Rafe/Sami/EJ, there was criminal history involved.  EJ raped Sami to get her pregnant with Johnny, stalked and terrorized her for a year, and Sami was in WP because of the Dimera hitmen.  Then EJ kidnapped Sydney and told Sami she was dead, EJ/Stefano kidnapped Real Rafe when he was married to Sami, and replaced him with Fake Rafe in Sami's home and bed.

 

Chad has committed the horrible non-crime of dating Jordan, nothing else.  If Chad is using Jordan, or whatever, it's not nice, but it's not a crime.  Also, the reason Jordan broke up with Rafe was because Rafe cheated on her. 

 

Rafe and Jordan did commit the horrible soap opera crime of being boring, but so far nothing in this SL comes even close to the kinds of things Stefano, EJ, and Kristen have been doing to the Bradys for years.

[bantering]

With EJ there was criminal history, but I never got the sense that's what motivated Rafe as the biggest issue because the revenge plans always seemed based on personal issues rather than on protecting the public. (After the Dimeras got the stupid idea to switch Rafes,  it made sense for Rafe to always want to catch EJ and get revenge on him on a personal level, although GG's acting was so blank I have no idea if that's what actually motivated him either. He always seemed to convey his exasperation at EJ over wanting his kids and wanting Sami, to the point of throwing his sister under the bus for her.).

 

But I do agree that Chad isn't committing a crime and I have no idea why Rafe's sense of propriety is offended by him, other than because Jordan is involved. And the latter looks incredibly lame because Chad, while at least 30 now, still looks to be of the age range that Rafe shouldn't be going out of his way to romantically compete with.

 

If JS had stayed, he'd probably be competing with Ben, which would have looked even weirder because, well, we're talking about melty Ben here and his moving plastic body parts and removable eyebrows.

Edited December 14, 2014 by bantering

[271days]

It just looks weird coz Rafe is the exact same age as Lucas and Lucas vs Chad would make no sense age wise. Someone like Phillip and Chad could still make sense even if Phil is older.

I get what Bantering is saying, because it always felt like Rafe's feud with the DiMeras came from a personal place and that never made sense to me at least.

And LOL at the idea if EJ vs Ben. So glad that never came to pass.

It just looks weird coz Rafe is the exact same age as Lucas and Lucas vs Chad would make no sense age wise. Someone like Phillip and Chad could still make sense even if Phil is older.

I get what Bantering is saying, because it always felt like Rafe's feud with the DiMeras came from a personal place and that never made sense to me at least.

And LOL at the idea if EJ vs Ben. So glad that never came to pass.

Edited December 14, 2014 by 271queenie

[LeftPhalange]

The worst part of this whole Tamiflu crap is that none of it matters because she won't even be here much longer. This is the major downside of shooting six months in advanced.

[bantering]

I don't really find Chad and Jordan's storyline interesting (mainly because I don't think much of anything is actually happening), but I do think they have chemistry. And the fact that their being together makes Abigail want to grimace at times is a bonus. But, yeah, it's all pointless now since she's leaving anyway. 

Edited December 14, 2014 by bantering

[QuelleC]

I'm catching up on last week but speaking of Grimace...all the smiling and winking catching AbsOllutely Disgusting in the closet?  Even Failure had the sense to tell her that's enough of that. She's that happy about her little brother's sex life?  I'm trying to tell myself she's just happy Failure might leave her alone now but I think she's too stupid to realise how the entitled little Failure thinks she should have anything she wants like Chad's attention.

 

Wow the scenes with Jeannie T and Mel were great.  I think there is still potential they could become friends.  I hope so.

 

I could quote a bunch of I Hate Abifail quotes here but does Days have any awareness of this problem?  I caught a glimpse when they let Theresa call Jenn judgmental.  I don't have time to read other boards but are we pretty spot on in our disgust?  I think KM thought the affair with JS would blast her into stardom.  I don't care enough to look but is she a special snowflake from an especially rich family?  I'm more than willing to blame the actress personally at this point. 

 

Vic and Kate for the win.

Edited December 14, 2014 by QuelleC

[JBC344]

Chad is the same age as Will, they are both 22/23, with Sonny at 24/25. They actually haven't SORAS'D Chad they have just made him more sophisticated. Rafe is in his late 30's early 40's. The idea that Chad is now Rafe's enemy over Jordan is really stretching it.  Besides Chad and Rafe have their own history, namely Grace.  

 

Hell if Chad and Rafe are going to fight I would rather it be over repressed animosity over their "common" daughter.

Edited December 14, 2014 by JBC344

[QuelleC]

Thanks JBC344 I was going to say something similar.  Chad and Will were in high school together when it came out that Mia's child Grace was her's with Chad. It was on the show that Will graduated college this spring.  In fact, it doesn't look like Chad ever bothered to go to college come to think of it.  So yeah, he hasn't been sorased but has been elevated.

 

And we can figure out Jordan's age by the fact they've been gone 15 years and she was raped by Creepy Clyde when she was 16.  Not that Days has had any issues with age difference.  I really didn't mind Kate with Rafe.  She woke him up and she cares about him.

Edited December 15, 2014 by QuelleC

[Rick Kitchen]

Jordan and Ben have been gone eight years, not 15.  And Jordan was an adult when she took off with Ben, so even if she were raped at the age of 16, she was at least 18 before she left, because Clyde is threatening her with aiding to the delinquency of a minor by taking him across state lines when he was under 18.

[JBC344]

Jordan and Ben have been gone eight years, not 15.  And Jordan was an adult when she took off with Ben, so even if she were raped at the age of 16, she was at least 18 before she left, because Clyde is threatening her with aiding to the delinquency of a minor by taking him across state lines when he was under 18.

Wait, now I'm confused.  How old is Ben supposed to be?  I put him at 25 with Jordan at about 30.  I guess Ben might be younger than 25 and Jordan younger than 30.  I envisioned Ben being a pre-teen/13 when Jordan took him and ran, maybe that is true and I'm just getting their age difference wrong.

[TigerLynx]

Trying to mix the, I think Sami said it best, "Thanks for throwing me into the kiddie pool, EJ," younger set in with the older isn't working.  Especially when it involves the heavy hitters like Kate, Sami, EJ, etc.  They had to be watered down, and it still wasn't believable.  Theresa could probably hold her own eventually, and JJ would have been fine with people his own age, but the writers completely ruined their SLs.

 

Rafe vs. Chad makes no sense.  Slappy, plastic Ben (so should have been named Ken), Paige, etc. are useless, boring, and annoying.

[Rick Kitchen]

Wait, now I'm confused.  How old is Ben supposed to be?  I put him at 25 with Jordan at about 30.  I guess Ben might be younger than 25 and Jordan younger than 30.  I envisioned Ben being a pre-teen/13 when Jordan took him and ran, maybe that is true and I'm just getting their age difference wrong.

 

Ben could have been 16 when he ran off with Jordan, which would make him 24 or so.

[JBC344]

Its like now that EJ is gone Rafe has to keep the Dimera feud going so he now has a problem with Chad.  Pretty soon it will be.  Rafe: Some fifth grader is selling "SMACK" to his classmates.  Must be that damn Theo Carver, you know he is a Dimera, you can't trust any of them.  

[JBC344]

Ben could have been 16 when he ran off with Jordan, which would make him 24 or so.

I was thinking that.  What kept me wondering is that 16 is kind of old to blindly follow a sibling on the run, but then I couldn't remember if Ben was tormented by Clyde too or did he just regard him as a "hard ass" father and would gladly prefer a life with Jordan over living with Clyde.

 

I guess there is so much of their back story that isn't filled in yet despite the screentime each on of them is giving it is hard to tell a distinct motivation for Ben.  We are slowly getting Jordan's with the rape reveal, but it isn't having the desired effect it should.

[ShadowSixx]

Rafe really needs to mix it up with people in his age range like Brady, Eric, Eve, Kate, Anne, Nicole, RoboMar, Judgy Jenn, & Dingy Hippie him feuding with Chad over Grimace is just lame and boring. It makes him look like a scorned lover more than anything even though he did Grimace wrong by cheating on her with Kate. Rafe just looks childish and stupid. 

[Rick Kitchen]

I was thinking that.  What kept me wondering is that 16 is kind of old to blindly follow a sibling on the run, but then I couldn't remember if Ben was tormented by Clyde too or did he just regard him as a "hard ass" father and would gladly prefer a life with Jordan over living with Clyde.

 

I guess there is so much of their back story that isn't filled in yet despite the screentime each on of them is giving it is hard to tell a distinct motivation for Ben.  We are slowly getting Jordan's with the rape reveal, but it isn't having the desired effect it should.

 

Ben was supposedly physically abused by Clyde.

[ShadowSixx]

Well maybe Clyde didn't want BOllie shaving and plucking all the time to make himself look like a Ken doll. 

[QuelleC]

Wait, now I'm confused.  How old is Ben supposed to be?  I put him at 25 with Jordan at about 30.  I guess Ben might be younger than 25 and Jordan younger than 30.  I envisioned Ben being a pre-teen/13 when Jordan took him and ran, maybe that is true and I'm just getting their age difference wrong.

I guess I didn't question the 15 yrs in my mind because it made sense Jordan would have run away within a year or two of the abuse, she looks 30, and Bollie doesn't seem to remember much of what happened and seems pretty willing to forgive Creepy Daddy except for what Jordan is telling him. So I thought he was about 10 or 12 at the time.  If he were that young it gives Creepy Stepdaddy more credibility holding it over Jordan legally.  Aw, nevermind.  This is the hillbilly family we're talking about.

 

Oh, and Rafe doing the Deliverance accent well before the scene where he was supposed to be mocking Clyde?  WTH?

[JBC344]

I guess I didn't question the 15 yrs in my mind because it made sense Jordan would have run away within a year or two of the abuse, she looks 30, and Bollie doesn't seem to remember much of what happened and seems pretty willing to forgive Creepy Daddy except for what Jordan is telling him. So I thought he was about 10 or 12 at the time.  If he were that young it gives Creepy Stepdaddy more credibility holding it over Jordan legally.  Aw, nevermind.  This is the hillbilly family we're talking about.

 

Oh, and Rafe doing the Deliverance accent well before the scene where he was supposed to be mocking Clyde?  WTH?

This is what I originally thought too.  Ben forgiving Clyde somewhat easily is what made me think he was more of "hard ass" father than being fully abusive, but abuse seems to be the actual history.  Ben being 16 at the time would definitely affect Clyde's claim of Jordan essentially stealing him, yes I know you can kidnap a 16 year old, it just hurts Clyde's case the older Ben was when he left.

 

Anyway, nothing about this Hillbilly family has made any sense, so I will just chalk it up to bad writing.  They should of just made Chrishel a returned Cassie like we originally heard.

[QuelleC]

Now that I think about it, the original Ben who no one liked would have fit our idea better.  He seemed younger and more snarly and would have sold the background. I understand the actor was problematic but they had to have a kendoll for KM anyway, didn't they. Still, they can all go away.  At least the Ramirez family had some potential when they arrived and some interesting links to Passions, had Pilar decided to sign on.  Quelle dommage.

Edited December 15, 2014 by QuelleC

[ShadowSixx]

Was JG fired for behavioral problems? From what I read, they really didn't give a reason as to why he was fired. I thought it was more because he really didn't have the look they were going for which is a plucked more than a chicken look and have too much muscle to go along with the roid rage that BOllie possesses. They went to having a character that was sort of layered to a one dimensional character. Nice job Corday. BOllie is more boring than ever.

 

Mr. Rapey and his breed's backstory doesn't make any sense at all. No sense that Grimace can be on the run, while taking BOllie with her and going to medical school to become a physical therapist. BOllie being on the run with her, did he even bother to finish high school? How is Mr. Rapey paying for BOllie's college? Won't the college ask for proof that he graduated from high school by asking for high school transcripts to see what his grades are? His high school transcripts wouldn't read Ben Rogers it would read Ollie Weston (fucked up name lol). Not only that but writers are gonna make this college stupid for accepting him. What college is he going to? Salem U? No wonder, college of fucking idiots.

 

Evidenced that Grimace and BOllie had different identities, so there's no way that Sonny would have been able to get him that apartment. All or most do credit checks to see what type of deposits you will have to pay. Grimace going by all them identities herself she would be unable to get into medical school. I can possibly buy that she probably graduated from high school since she ran away when she was 18 or at least an adult but having all them identities and going from state to state, there's no way she could attend medical school, because I'm sure the medical profession want proof you graduated from high school and her high school transcripts would not read Jordan Ridgeway, it would read Tammy Sue (whatever her father or mother's last name was). 

 

It would be more believable if Mr. Rapey was helping BOllie get his GED instead of going to college. See how many gaping holes are in their backstory. Never a good sign. SMDH.

Edited December 15, 2014 by ShadowSixx

[kitmerlot1213]

For the life of me, I can't see what's so magical or fascinating about Melanie or Serena.  I am not impressed by either actress and how they are playing their characters:  Melanie is way too cutesy and Serena's trying too hard to sound worldly and sophisticated.  Both are epic fails.

 

And I like that it's okay for the alleged good guys to do something underhanded and shady--Brady's asking Nicole to threaten his business competitor with a smear campaign if the rival goes after Brady--but if Theresa or Nicole or any of the DiMera's were to do this, they'd be called every dirty name in the book.  Let's also keep in mind that Brady actually was drinking and doing drugs and messing up business meetings--he must come from the Abigail school of thinking with their motto of Why let the truth get in the way of your delusion.

[ShadowSixx]

Serena, girl please, talking to someone like that and haven't even started working there, would more than likely get you fired. First of all Anne didn't call her, someone from the HR department called Serena to let her know where her office is. Serena trollops her behind to the hospital and gets all confrontational with Anne about getting her an office somewhere else, like she's entitled to it. I guess it's alright for alleged good characters to get away with that but if Anne and Theresa did it, they're evil and bad for doing so. Anne didn't receive the contract about Serena's office location. Serena didn't bother to approach Anne like a professional and in a calm voice say that there's a miscommunication about the location of her office. She just went there with her claws sharpened and horns pointed at attention. The vertical lines above her lips are a little distracting, her mouth in general is just as distracting as Judgy Jenn's neck. I'm already annoyed with her character and not gonna like her. Days just flat out sucks when they bring on new characters. Wonder how many gaping holes we're gonna find in her backstory. They already started with the Congo, "the rape capital of the world". SMDH.

 

When is someone going to pop Judgy Jenn in the mouth? Her gloating at the desk doesn't make her character remotely appealing. She interrupts yet another conversation between Anne and Theresa.  Judgy must think she's going to gain a new BFF in Serena or something. Bitch please, nobody wants to be your damn friend. Name one friend that she has, that's a woman and not obligated to be her friend out of family relation (Hope).

 

Theresa girl, stop worrying over Brady. He must really know how to throw down in the bedroom since women want to clamor to him so much. That's the only reason why any woman would want him because he sure as hell doesn't have any redeeming qualities where you would want to pursue a relationship let alone have a baby with his raggedy ass.

 

Toothy was really presumptuous in thinking that she was hired just like that. Anne just got the application on her desk this morning. What was Anne suppose to do, say automatically hired just like that? Toothy goes all, when's her hire date and when she takes her physical. Jumping the girl a little early aren't we. Just because you have the Jonas last name doesn't mean anything. Now watch everyone jump down Anne's throat for not wanting to hire her and threaten Anne by saying they're going to hospital administrator Seth because Anne won't hire her. Anne doesn't have to hire her if she doesn't want to, but I'll bet she'll be bullied or blackmailed into doing so.

Edited December 15, 2014 by ShadowSixx

[LeftPhalange]

Very boring episode. The only thing I have to say is that I'm not ready for another round of Dan and Nicole.

[271days]

I don't like Dan and Nicole, but my great hope for 2015 is that Nicole and Theresa would avoid Brady and Eric. Serena is already pissing me off because she is acting too cosmopolitan ( thanks kitmerlot!). And she is a newbie, but she's acting too big for her boots just coz she has connections. She probably has an expiration date so I'm not too fussed.

[Kitty Redstone]

I had such high hopes for Melissa Archer's character.  Not so much anymore with how she was acting today.  Threatening that the organization she works for will withdraw its donation if she doesn't get the office that she wants?  How fucking petty and ridiculous is that?  And having smug Jennifer with her stupid hair making faces in the background didn't help at all, either.  There really is no limit to my Jennifer hate.  I will have zero use for Serena (is that even her name) if she becomes friends with that horrible shrew.

 

And more with Anne and the cats.  I get it, writers.  You think that people who like cats are pathetic losers.  FUCK OFF.

[buffynut]

I actually enjoyed today's show.  Well, at least I didn't hate it.  And no Abby, Ben, Jordan, etc., which really good.

 

Jennifer got a new haircut.  Definitely looks better than the long pulled back look she's been sporting for a while.  She's still wearing the sleeveless dresses in December, though. Maybe she's getting hot flashes!

 

I wonder how old Marlena is supposed to be.  You'd think she'd have retired by now, but with that "picture in her attic", she'll be working forever. It's kinda too bad Botox and such have made aging obsolete, because we'll never have anyone that actually looks like a grandparent again.

 

I still hope Theresa & Melanie somehow become friends. It would make their friends nuts.

 

I'm liking the Aiden mystery.  I hope they keep the suspense going for a while.

[ShadowSixx]

Shouldn't Judgy Jenn be the last person talking about Anne's wrap dress? I mean Judgy dresses like a clown for the most part. Her hair isn't cut it's just styled in a stupid way, because she had it styled that way before.

[271days]

I had such high hopes for Melissa Archer's character.  Not so much anymore with how she was acting today.  Threatening that the organization she works for will withdraw its donation if she doesn't get the office that she wants?  How fucking petty and ridiculous is that?  And having smug Jennifer with her stupid hair making faces in the background didn't help at all, either.  There really is no limit to my Jennifer hate.  I will have zero use for Serena (is that even her name) if she becomes friends with that horrible shrew.

 

And more with Anne and the cats.  I get it, writers.  You think that people who like cats are pathetic losers.  FUCK OFF.

I think this Serena will end up being a two-faced B and poor Nicole will discover it first, but no-one will believe her. Just like how Theresa is the girl who cried wolf at the moment. I don't know why Nicole just doesn't leave Eric to rot with Serena, cos he deserves it for forgiving his rapist but not her.

And what is Melanie going to do when Kritter comes back with the baby? It's so weird that Brady will have three women after him, but Melanie doesn't stand a chance against Kristen and Theresa.

Why are the writers so determined to make viewers hate Anne? Most often, Anne is the voice of the audience, I don't care if she had 100 cats.

It says a lot that I would rather side with JT and AssCole rather than Melanie, Abby, Jennifer and Serena.

Okay, who's the worst out of that group? I would have to say Abby, then Serena, then Melanie, then Jennifer.

[Kitty Redstone]

My vote in order of most worst to least worst - Abby, Jen, Serena, Melanie.

 

There are still people I like on this show but there is a whole lot I don't like these days.  I may have to go back to watching L&O reruns, or just turning the damn tv off, instead of watching when I'm home.  I usually record when I'm not but lately don't even watch those.  My tolerance for shows that piss me off or bore me is very, very low anymore.

 

At least Abigail and Ben weren't on, so there's that.

[271days]

My vote in order of most worst to least worst - Abby, Jen, Serena, Melanie.

There are still people I like on this show but there is a whole lot I don't like these days. I may have to go back to watching L&O reruns, or just turning the damn tv off, instead of watching when I'm home. I usually record when I'm not but lately don't even watch those. My tolerance for shows that piss me off or bore me is very, very low anymore.

At least Abigail and Ben weren't on, so there's that.

Hmm, don't give the writers any ideas. This would have been the perfect opportunity to increase KM's episode count further without giving Abby an actual story. Girlfriend is well on her way to becoming the episode leader for the year as she's already 7 eps clear of her nearest competitor.

Oh, and I could I forget Maxine in the group I mentioned earlier? Salem's own version of Epiphany.

And RoboMar is turning into Maggie.

Edited December 15, 2014 by 271queenie

[Dandesun]

The writers disparaging people with cats is not going to put me on their side for anything. I own a black house panther who climbs Christmas trees with such mulish determination that even spraying the crap out of him with water doesn't deter him... he just sits in the tree, wet and defiant. He caused such a ruckus last night running back and forth across my bathroom and bedroom that the dogs, kenneled for the night downstairs, started barking up a storm wondering what that noise was and my sister even went to get her gun to see what the problem was... thinking the dogs were barking at a possible intruder and not just a cat making noises they were unfamiliar with.

 

Anne has cats? Anne rescues cats? Fuck you, Show! It just makes me love her more! And anyone who says anything bad about cats in Salem will earn my well deserved ire!

[Rick Kitchen]

Serena isn't an employee, so why should her office arrangement have to go through HR?  She's a journalist doing research at the hospital.  It should have gone through Kayla's office or some other administrator's, not Anne.

[buffynut]

 Her hair isn't cut it's just styled in a stupid way, because she had it styled that way before.

Really?   How weird.  Well maybe she should try trimming it, as it looks thicker and healthier styled that way.

Anne has cats? Anne rescues cats? Fuck you, Show! It just makes me love her more! And anyone who says anything bad about cats in Salem will earn my well deserved ire!

 

I like Anne.  And I love cats.  So unless she's a hoarder, the writers can just shut up about Anne and her cats.

[Sidney]

Serena is really making me enjoy Eric.

[kitmerlot1213]

Serena is already pissing me off because she is acting too cosmopolitan ( thanks kitmerlot!). And she is a newbie, but she's acting too big for her boots just coz she has connections. She probably has an expiration date so I'm not too fussed.

 

You are welcome!  And I agree with you--Serena is acting as though she has all of this power to push people around and it's obnoxious as hell that Anne has to bow to her snippy wishes.  Why can't anyone actually act professionally in their workplace?

Edited December 15, 2014 by kitmerlot1213

[Donny Ketchum]

You are welcome!  And I agree with you--Serena is acting as though she has all of this power to push people around and it's obnoxious as hell that Anne has to bow to her snippy wishes.  Why can't anyone actually act professionally in their workplace?

Wow.  All this rage toward her already?  I didn't think she did anything wrong.  She just wanted to make sure what was contracted toward her was right.  That was it.  Sure, she was a bit aggressive in how she went about it, but . . . look at whom she was dealing with.  I'd have gotten overzealous, too.