Salem International: Casting Notes: Arrivals & Departures

[MissPhoenixGirl]

11 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

They said they're still playing out Ron's story ideas for the first little bit so maybe Emily was signed and they had to use her anyway.

I agree Theresa's return will be an apology tour of sorts, but then I also remembered her brother Andrew and old friend Paul are getting married so maybe her release coincides with that too?

When are Andrew and Paul getting married anyway? Does anybody knows?

I'm not entirely sure that this stint is going to be an apology tour, since like I said, Theresa is only going to be around very briefly and we don't know when or if she will ever come back in any capacity. I can definitely see the writers basically closing the door on the character for good by having Theresa promise to never return to Salem ever again and she's going to spend the rest of her days in California, (or wherever she ends up going to). 

And honestly, I wouldn't even want an apology tour from her anyway. What point is that going to serve? It's not like the entire town is going to let her latest crimes be bygones, (and rightfully so). I need Maggie, Brady and the entire Kiriakis clan to hate her on sight forever and for nearly her entire family to hate and distrust her and shun her. Even her parents should be keeping her at arm's length at this point. The only people that should be somewhat friendly towards her, if that, are her brother Andrew and her son Tate. That's it. 

[boes]

5 hours ago, MissPhoenixGirl said:

need Maggie, Brady and the entire Kiriakis clan to hate her on sight forever and for nearly her entire family to hate and distrust her and shun her.

This is Salem.  Unforgivable crimes don't exist.  If they did, virtually none of the characters currently onscreen or off would ever appear or be mentioned.  

I'd take Jen Lilley's Theresa back in a heartbeat, no questions asked.

Edited February 23 by boes

[methodwriter85]

9 hours ago, boes said:

This is Salem.  Unforgivable crimes don't exist.  If they did, virtually none of the characters currently onscreen or off would ever appear or be mentioned.  

I'd take Jen Lilley's Theresa back in a heartbeat, no questions asked.

I remember reading that the guy who played Chase was under the impression that his character would get redeemed after raping Ciara. Honestly, given how soaps often work, he wasn't wrong to think that. If the guy playing Chase had more charisma/was a better actor, there's an actual chance he would have been.

[Rodney]

1 hour ago, methodwriter85 said:

I remember reading that the guy who played Chase was under the impression that his character would get redeemed after raping Ciara. Honestly, given how soaps often work, he wasn't wrong to think that. If the guy playing Chase had more charisma/was a better actor, there's an actual chance he would have been.

Plus, based on Chase's mental state at the time, he easily could've been redeemed over time.

[methodwriter85]

1 hour ago, Rodney said:

Plus, based on Chase's mental state at the time, he easily could've been redeemed over time.

I still think they should have found some way to redeem Charlie. Mike Manning is so good. 

[Irlandesa]

1 hour ago, methodwriter85 said:

I still think they should have found some way to redeem Charlie. Mike Manning is so good. 

I like a lot of the actors on Beyond The Gates, especially Tamara Tunie, but I'd be lying if I didn't admit that a not insignificant part of me tuning in tomorrow will be to see Mike Manning again.  He was fantastic as Charlie. 

[Soapy Goddess]

15 hours ago, MissPhoenixGirl said:

When are Andrew and Paul getting married anyway? Does anybody knows?

I don't know, but this is going to be difficult with Drake being gone 😒

[DisneyBoy]

On 2/23/2025 at 7:46 AM, CanaryFan98 said:

When were they friends?

Well I don't remember them having coffee on the regular, but she flirted with him when he was first introduced and they were friendly. Later, when she needed models for her Basic Black show, he stepped up and strut his stuff. When she became engaged to Brady (after the Yo Ling affair), Paul was in attendance at the party, though likely because of his connection through John.

All this to say, they've worked together and known each other for years. I think the OG Theresa would be super happy to see her brother marrying him.

A shame the OG Theresa isn't what we're getting. They should do right by Jen L and bring her back for small stints every now and again.

On 2/23/2025 at 8:00 AM, MissPhoenixGirl said:

I need Maggie, Brady and the entire Kiriakis clan to hate her on sight forever and for nearly her entire family to hate and distrust her and shun her.

Okay. Well...I don't.

As far as I'm concerned the Gwenresa era was a completely OOC disaster and best forgotten. Like Steveno.

[CanaryFan98]

On 2/24/2025 at 1:38 PM, DisneyBoy said:

Well I don't remember them having coffee on the regular, but she flirted with him when he was first introduced and they were friendly. Later, when she needed models for her Basic Black show, he stepped up and strut his stuff. When she became engaged to Brady (after the Yo Ling affair), Paul was in attendance at the party, though likely because of his connection through John.

All this to say, they've worked together and known each other for years. I think the OG Theresa would be super happy to see her brother marrying him.

A shame the OG Theresa isn't what we're getting. They should do right by Jen L and bring her back for small stints every now and again.

Okay. Well...I don't.

As far as I'm concerned the Gwenresa era was a completely OOC disaster and best forgotten. Like Steveno.

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).

[DisneyBoy]

18 hours ago, CanaryFan98 said:

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).

Did she say it...as an insult? Or advice given his career?

I do not remember that at all.

[CanaryFan98]

4 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

Did she say it...as an insult? Or advice given his career?

I do not remember that at all.

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).

[DisneyBoy]

Ok yeah, that's pretty ick.

Honestly if if wasn't for Jen L's commitment and charisma, I probably wouldn't have liked her character much.

[MissPhoenixGirl]

On 2/23/2025 at 12:07 PM, boes said:

This is Salem.  Unforgivable crimes don't exist.  If they did, virtually none of the characters currently onscreen or off would ever appear or be mentioned.  

I'd take Jen Lilley's Theresa back in a heartbeat, no questions asked.

If Jen Lilley is willing to come back, (and based on a recent interview I've read the other day that seems to indicate that she may be willing to come back at some point depending on her schedule, which is kind of surprising given the way she was treated the last time she was on the show, but I digress), I would be okay with that after a long enough period of time has passed, at least long enough that this whole awful storyline with Konstantine and Victor's will is in people's rear view mirror at least. 

[MissPhoenixGirl]

On 2/24/2025 at 12:42 AM, methodwriter85 said:

I still think they should have found some way to redeem Charlie. Mike Manning is so good. 

I feel like if Ron hadn't made Charlie a rapist, he probably could've been redeemed. Hell, he was already a compelling character on his own anyway with the whole backstory with his mom and his complicated and tumultuous relationship with her. That still bothers me to this day; I really feel that's what ultimately ruined Charlie as a character. And I believe wholeheartedly that Ron only made Allie a rape victim in the first place because he felt like a lot of people despised her and she wasn't being sympathetic enough in his eyes. 

Edited March 7 by MissPhoenixGirl

[DisneyBoy]

3 hours ago, MissPhoenixGirl said:

And I believe wholeheartedly that Ron only made Allie a rape victim in the first place because he felt like a lot of people despised her and she wasn't being sympathetic enough in his eyes. 

Did the rape really only come out 10 months after they started shooting her scenes? 🤔 Cuz that's the only way Ron would have even become aware of the audience's response to her and changed course.

I think the rape was planned from Day One or close to it, without our response to the actress factoring in.

I hope she comes back as a recast who looks more like Sami and isn't as willowy.

[MissPhoenixGirl]

On 2/27/2025 at 7:35 AM, DisneyBoy said:

Ok yeah, that's pretty ick.

Honestly if if wasn't for Jen L's commitment and charisma, I probably wouldn't have liked her character much.

Same. It's amazing this character has ANY fans at all, considering how horrible and atrocious the writing is for her the large majority of the time. 

[CanaryFan98]

7 hours ago, MissPhoenixGirl said:

I feel like if Ron hadn't made Charlie a rapist, he probably could've been redeemed. Hell, he was already a compelling character on his own anyway with the whole backstory with his mom and his complicated and tumultuous relationship with her. That still bothers me to this day; I really feel that's what ultimately ruined Charlie as a character. And I believe wholeheartedly that Ron only made Allie a rape victim in the first place because he felt like a lot of people despised her and she wasn't being sympathetic enough in his eyes. 

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)

[Retired at last]

I know that many people are looking forward to the return of Sami later this year, but they have made her so one-note screaming and throwing tantrums and cakes, that I have no interest in anything she comes back for (unless she just comes in to be in the John story). Or, if Johnny has to deal with the truth about. his conception.

[CanaryFan98]

1 hour ago, Retired at last said:

I know that many people are looking forward to the return of Sami later this year, but they have made her so one-note screaming and throwing tantrums and cakes, that I have no interest in anything she comes back for (unless she just comes in to be in the John story). Or, if Johnny has to deal with the truth about. his conception.

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

[Irlandesa]

6 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

I think the rape was planned from Day One or close to it, without our response to the actress factoring in.

That's how it played out, if I remember correctly.  Her first scenes on the show had her in hiding and I think wearing baggy clothing as if she were covering up.  I think it was planned.

The smartest part of the story was making Charlie an assistant at DiMera.  He was slowly integrated into the show. 

[DisneyBoy]

I don't know. The writers can never leave well enough alone. No one is ever just a waitress or an assistant when they can be retconned into Marlena's twin father or something later on.

Paul, Paulina, Lani, Charlie, Tripp...they'd all have been better off never being connected to main cast members through retcons.

In my opinion.

[Irlandesa]

2 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

Paul, Paulina, Lani, Charlie, Tripp...they'd all have been better off never being connected to main cast members through retcons.

I'm not sure how Charlie counts as a retcon, unless you mean Ava's secret other son.  But that's just a soap staple since Ava was off the show for most of her life.

However, he was never meant to be 'just an assistant.'  He was only on the show for about four months and it was all about him being Tripp's half brother and Alli's rapist so we'd get the wonky DNA test results making everyone think Tripp was Henry's father which gave Steve and Kayla drama. But the way they introduced him was old school.  He just got in between the feuding brothers until he moved onto the next story he was intended for.

I can't believe he was only on the show for four months yet lives rent free in my head.  I wonder if his time was cut short by COVID.

Edited March 8 by Irlandesa

[Rodney]

6 hours ago, Irlandesa said:

The smartest part of the story was making Charlie an assistant at DiMera.  He was slowly integrated into the show. 

He was an assistant at Titan, actually.

[MissPhoenixGirl]

9 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

I don't know. The writers can never leave well enough alone. No one is ever just a waitress or an assistant when they can be retconned into Marlena's twin father or something later on.

Paul, Paulina, Lani, Charlie, Tripp...they'd all have been better off never being connected to main cast members through retcons.

In my opinion.

You sure about Paul? I actually think Paul worked out just fine. But yeah, I agree about the rest. I wish the writers never made Paulina Lani's mom and she should've just stayed her aunt, even if they ended up retconning Abe as her dad anyway. I also would've been fine with Charlie never existing too. 

[CanaryFan98]

10 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

I don't know. The writers can never leave well enough alone. No one is ever just a waitress or an assistant when they can be retconned into Marlena's twin father or something later on.

Paul, Paulina, Lani, Charlie, Tripp...they'd all have been better off never being connected to main cast members through retcons.

In my opinion.

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.

22 minutes ago, MissPhoenixGirl said:

You sure about Paul? I actually think Paul worked out just fine. But yeah, I agree about the rest. I wish the writers never made Paulina Lani's mom and she should've just stayed her aunt, even if they ended up retconning Abe as her dad anyway. I also would've been fine with Charlie never existing too. 

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.

[Irlandesa]

7 hours ago, Rodney said:

He was an assistant at Titan, actually.

You're right.  I saw the right people in my head but said the wrong name.

[Sunrain]

20 hours ago, Retired at last said:

I know that many people are looking forward to the return of Sami later this year, but they have made her so one-note screaming and throwing tantrums and cakes, that I have no interest in anything she comes back for (unless she just comes in to be in the John story). Or, if Johnny has to deal with the truth about. his conception.

19 hours ago, CanaryFan98 said:

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

Does "No return of Sami unless for John" club still accepts registration of memberships?  

Honestly, AS always thought of Drake as her onscreen dad like CC did, she would return for John's exit without being asked.

5 hours ago, CanaryFan98 said:

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 still wish JC’s “fake Diana” was a nightmare that never happened, the real Diana passed offscreen and she finally told Leo that John was his father at her bedside. Then he came to Salem looking for John. And if possible, they could try to approach Genie about using old scenes of Diana and filming flashbacks of raising Leo without coming to set. The storyline could have made more sense and give a belated explanation for Diana’s sudden departure as well.

Edited March 8 by Sunrain

[CanaryFan98]

58 minutes ago, Sunrain said:

Does "No return of Sami unless for John" club still accepts registration of memberships?  

Honestly, AS always thought of Drake as her onscreen dad like CC did, she would return for John's exit without being asked.

I still wish JC’s “fake Diana” was a nightmare that never happened, the real Diana passed offscreen and she finally told Leo that John was his father at her bedside. Then he came to Salem looking for John. And if possible, they could try to approach Genie about using old scenes of Diana and filming flashbacks of raising Leo without coming to set. The storyline could have made more sense and give a belated explanation for Diana’s sudden departure as well.

Yeah I think AS and CC wanted to do this regardless. It does make me wonder if this show will provide a similar tribute to Wayne who also passed(even though he left the show ages ago). 

I loved GF's Diana but I am glad she's never returning to the show especially since she would be stuck with Leo as her spawn. At least with JC's version I can pretend she's someone else(she might as well have been)

[DisneyBoy]

11 hours ago, MissPhoenixGirl said:

You sure about Paul? I actually think Paul worked out just fine. But yeah, I agree about the rest. I wish the writers never made Paulina Lani's mom and she should've just stayed her aunt, even if they ended up retconning Abe as her dad anyway. I also would've been fine with Charlie never existing too. 

I like Paul, quite a bit actually...but he could have easily become a pal of John's through their shared love of baseball or something. Making him John's son was utterly insane. He had sex...while working as a priest? And resisting both Marlena and Kristen? And while he was on screen as a main character in the 90s? With some asian lady we never saw once or heard about before?

That's just garbage writing. Zero effort put into that.

I really like the father/son vibes that exist between Paul and John now, but the path to get there was idiotic.

As for Charlie, he was okay and I liked him fine but he was harmed greatly by making him Ava's son. There was almost no connection between them and they didn't look alike at all and....yeah, it was a bust for me.

Smart idea on making Paulina Lani's Aunt. That would have been fine.

[methodwriter85]

7 hours ago, CanaryFan98 said:

I loved GF's Diana but I am glad she's never returning to the show especially since she would be stuck with Leo as her spawn. At least with JC's version I can pretend she's someone else(she might as well have been)

For those of you wondering why Genie Francis is never going to reprise her role as Diana Coleman and haven't watched any of her interviews:

Genie Francis just don't give a fuck and I love that about her. Talk about a child star that took life on her own terms.

[boes]

47 minutes ago, methodwriter85 said:

For those of you wondering why Genie Francis is never going to reprise her role as Diana Coleman and haven't watched any of her interviews:

Genie Francis just don't give a fuck and I love that about her. Talk about a child star that took life on her own terms.

Thank you, that was fascinating!  

I'm off to see if I can find one where she discusses her time on All My Children.

[methodwriter85]

She's more positive about that experience because All My Children gave her an actual story arc with the whole incest thing. Also, living in New York enabled her to dip her toes into New York theater, which she had always wanted to do. Unfortunately ABC fired her from All My Children to free her up to reprise General Hospital.

[DisneyBoy]

A fishing boat? Wooden slated benches? Guerilla filmmaking?

Yikes - And remember that was back when these shows had budgets!

Maybe we should be grateful that the current cast doesn't have to do location shoots. Can you imagine what they'd get stuck with now?

[methodwriter85]

32 minutes ago, DisneyBoy said:

A fishing boat? Wooden slated benches? Guerilla filmmaking?

Yikes - And remember that was back when these shows had budgets!

Maybe we should be grateful that the current cast doesn't have to do location shoots. Can you imagine what they'd get stuck with now?

I don't think the show did as much location shooting as the other soaps did. Like General Hospital actually traveled to Hong Kong at one point. All My Children did some lavish stuff as well. I believe for NBC, Another World was the crown jewel that they threw everything at.

I'm guessing Genie is talking about the Steve/Kayla wedding which her character was in.

As for location shoots now, GH will do scenes at a local park or likely the studio parking lot. It's kind of sad.

The Bold and The Beautiful gets to film in Italy once a year, but that's because the show is huge there.

Edited March 9 by methodwriter85

[Sunrain]

5 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

A fishing boat? Wooden slated benches? Guerilla filmmaking?

Yikes - And remember that was back when these shows had budgets!

Maybe we should be grateful that the current cast doesn't have to do location shoots. Can you imagine what they'd get stuck with now?

I remember the show did a lot of location filming for storylines as well as weddings back then. Bo and Hope went to New Orleans, and England with Kimberly and Shane to track down Emma (Shane's Ex-Wife). Shane and Kim also travelled to England several times and CS go to play Drew (Shane's twin brother). Steve, Kayla, Bo and Hope went to Sweden together to search for Britta and Lars. Genie, Drake, Wally, and Judi did the Greece tour with John Aniston. The Cruise of Deception story took place on an actual cruise ship with Isabella, John, Jennifer, Jack, Victor, Bo, Hope on board...

P.S. I think they also did location shooting for John/Gina's submarine sex. 

[CanaryFan98]

11 hours ago, methodwriter85 said:

I don't think the show did as much location shooting as the other soaps did. Like General Hospital actually traveled to Hong Kong at one point. All My Children did some lavish stuff as well. I believe for NBC, Another World was the crown jewel that they threw everything at.

I'm guessing Genie is talking about the Steve/Kayla wedding which her character was in.

As for location shoots now, GH will do scenes at a local park or likely the studio parking lot. It's kind of sad.

The Bold and The Beautiful gets to film in Italy once a year, but that's because the show is huge there.

Actually she was referring to Justin/Adrienne's wedding in Greece which was in that Greek Orthodox Church(where John Aniston's funeral was the Days cast went to). 

[methodwriter85]

1 hour ago, CanaryFan98 said:

Actually she was referring to Justin/Adrienne's wedding in Greece which was in that Greek Orthodox Church(where John Aniston's funeral was the Days cast went to). 

That's seriously wild they either couldn't find a hotel, couldn't afford to get an actual yacht or cruise ship or couldn't rent a hotel and then bus the actors to the village. 

[CanaryFan98]

2 hours ago, methodwriter85 said:

That's seriously wild they either couldn't find a hotel, couldn't afford to get an actual yacht or cruise ship or couldn't rent a hotel and then bus the actors to the village. 

She mentioned how miserable it was she couldn’t enjoy Greece because of it

[Sunrain]

On 3/8/2025 at 11:31 PM, methodwriter85 said:

For those of you wondering why Genie Francis is never going to reprise her role as Diana Coleman and haven't watched any of her interviews:

Genie Francis just don't give a fuck and I love that about her. Talk about a child star that took life on her own terms.

GF was heavily promoted after they signed her on Days. Diana was on the front burner immediately after being introduced to Salem. Originally, she was brought in as an old friend and love interest of Mike’s. When that didn’t work, the writers switched gears and put her with John and that pairing had gained momentum among viewers. Genie and Drake became the center of discussions among cast members and audiences as indicated by soap articles and news. Both of them co-hosted 88’s SOD Awards Show together. But somehow Diana was never clearly defined as a person despite the show’s writing was still at its peak. Puzzling…

Interestingly, they did a tv interview with her and Drake many years ago. When asked about Greece story, her response was something like "good for promoting tourism". 

16 hours ago, methodwriter85 said:

That's seriously wild they either couldn't find a hotel, couldn't afford to get an actual yacht or cruise ship or couldn't rent a hotel and then bus the actors to the village. 

14 hours ago, CanaryFan98 said:

She mentioned how miserable it was she couldn’t enjoy Greece because of it

I wonder if Genie’s unpleasant Greece experience was an isolated event among Days’ location filming or an example of serious mismanagement on TPTBs’ part. Because I later read that Drake, Staci, Crystal, Peter, Deidre, Wayne all had great time in Mexico when they did Tales of Two Roman and Carly/Bo’s wedding. 

 

[Irlandesa]

3 hours ago, Sunrain said:

Because I later read that Drake, Staci, Crystal, Peter, Deidre, Wayne all had great time in Mexico when they did Tales of Two Roman and Carly/Bo’s wedding. 

There's so much that goes into production.  They could have prioritized finding the church in Greece and whoever was in charge didn't pay attention to other logistics.  It could have been a different producer setting up the Mexico trip vs. the Greek trip.  Both can be true.  Greece could have been a dumpster fire while Mexico went smoothly.

[DisneyBoy]

Chandler is reportedly coming back for the 60th, which is great to hear. From having already seen him in the trailer, I'm assuming he makes a brief return for John's memorial and then again in the fall...but there hasn't been a clear statement of that being the case.

I really wish the show would invest in him as a character again.

[CanaryFan98]

Well they figure if they have Leo there's no need for Will despite him being not only a writer but a Horton himself. 

[CanaryFan98]

I wonder if Hank Northrop is a Chad recast? I personally hope he's a different character entirely. I would be perfectly fine with Chad and the kids being written off the show. That being said this isn't a good sign for Days future if someone who stayed this long is jumping to another soap especially when he has a storyline(although who knows 9 months from now).

 

TV Insider on X: "Soap shocker! Billy Flynn is leaving #DAYS for #YR. Plus, find details on how long Flynn will still appear as Chad DiMera before his exit. https://t.co/4dX7XmspJn" / X

[methodwriter85]

I really don't blame him for leaving. He may have a storyline but it's been pretty much in some way always tied to Abigail. As for Hank, I don't think they'd announce his casting 9 months in advance. He's also supposed to have some tie with Abe. 

Edited March 11 by methodwriter85

[CanaryFan98]

16 minutes ago, methodwriter85 said:

I really don't blame him for leaving. He may have a storyline but it's been pretty much in some way always tied to Abigail. As for Hank, I don't think they'd announce his casting 9 months in advance. He's also supposed to have some tie with Abe. 

Well Chad is connected to Abe to they were brothers in law and Theo is his nephew also. I mean we're hearing about Billy's exit and he's airing till 2026 so I don't think it's completely out there.

However I don't know how a Chad recast would work here if there's not an Abigail. I say this because despite this pairing having recasts they had at least one of the originals to carry it through. 

I also don't think BF would leave if they were still writing for Chad in a major story. Y&R is at least renewed till 2028 regardless. Who knows if Days will make it that far(I know they lasted longer than I expected but with Drake gone and the rest of the OGs getting older who knows what will carry the show through at this point).

[DisneyBoy]

Billy is good at his job and deserves to enjoy his work. He's been patiently waiting for a good storyline now for what feels like years and nothing has materialized. Sad he's leaving but not surprised.

I hope this Cat storyline doesn't eat up the rest of his screentime and that Abigail stays dead. Chad has potential but they've wasted it.

I liked his relationship with Kate.

[Rodney]

That's real news and not one of those fake articles I've seen?

If so, then I wish Billy luck at Y&R.  At least as much as he can get.  That show's the pits nowadays.

[Artsda]

It's real.