Spoilers And Shockers

[Kitty Redstone]

I agree.  It was a stupid and short-sighted decision to make Chase a rapist and Ciara a rape victim, but they did it and now there's no undoing it.

Re those spoilers:  Eduardo can STFU.  Deadbeat dads don't get a say in how their children live their lives. 

As for the rest of them?  August can't come quick enough.  There are a few stories that have my interest but the rest of the show is a disjointed mess.  If it wasn't filmed so far in advance then adjusting stories and characters to the whims of incoming writing regimes wouldn't be as much of an issue.  I remember reading that one of the terms of renewal was that Days return to a more traditional filming schedule.  Was that just dropped?

[Lastwaltz]

What the hell is Eduardo's beef with JJ? Yeesh. And now Fynn is joining in on the boyhunt for Joey?

[LeftPhalange]

JJ and Gabi have been dating for months but Eduardo just now decides he doesn't approve? And what possible reason could he have for not liking JJ? Because he used to smoke THE REEFERS and broke a store window? Gabi killed a man, so what's his point?

Why is Fynn being inserted into this Joey/Jade thing? 

How does Shawn go from being interested in Lani one minute to humping his cheating ex wife the next? And why bother having him be "torn" when we all know how this will play out. 

They really should have worked to keep the cast comings and goings and writing regime changes quiet because knowing what we know makes it pointless to care about half of the stuff on screen.

[swtrgrl]

Seriously? Eduardo? Your daughter is a murderer. JJ is a former drug user/seller. You abandoned TWO families - 5 kids (that we know of). 

Belle is gross. Please leave PRONTO.

The shooting schedule is now 5 months ahead instead of 6, I think. Not much better if at all. STUPID.

There is no redemption path that will work for Chase. Aiden? MAYBE but not really. They're playing him shady.

[BlackMamba]

1 hour ago, Kitty Redstone said:

 

As for the rest of them?  August can't come quick enough.  There are a few stories that have my interest but the rest of the show is a disjointed mess.  If it wasn't filmed so far in advance then adjusting stories and characters to the whims of incoming writing regimes wouldn't be as much of an issue.  I remember reading that one of the terms of renewal was that Days return to a more traditional filming schedule.  Was that just dropped?

Remember the show took a month off in March and the cast and crew returned back to work in early April.    So instead of 6 months of ahead of advance taping will be 5, maybe 4 1/2 because of the Olympics. 

[boes]

7 minutes ago, swtrgrl said:

Seriously? Eduardo? Your daughter is a murderer. JJ is a former drug user/seller. You abandoned TWO families - 5 kids (that we know of). 

Well said.  The Hernandi are only legends in their own minds.  I like Gabi, a lot.  But if anyone is "too good" for the other, it's JJ being too good for her.  But it's all bullshit.  Especially coming from Eduardo - who I've liked up to now.  

Don't mess with The JJ, Eduardo.  We all watched Sami and Kate dispose of Nick, we can do the same to you.

[buffynut]

4 hours ago, Kitty Redstone said:

As for the rest of them?  August can't come quick enough.  

Weren't we saying that this time last year too.  

3 hours ago, LeftPhalange said:

They really should have worked to keep the cast comings and goings and writing regime changes quiet because knowing what we know makes it pointless to care about half of the stuff on screen.

I know.  Summer who is a big story right now will be gone soon.  Lani will be gone sooner.  Belle & Shawn are leaving. Abigail will come back looking different (which isn't such a bad thing. LOL) And we know there's another writing change coming in September.  So yeah, hard to care about what's on screen right now.

 

2 hours ago, swtrgrl said:

The shooting schedule is now 5 months ahead instead of 6, I think. Not much better if at all. STUPID..

It might be back to 6 with the Memorial Day week exemptions and the Olympics break.  I also read that in an interview with "I can't remember who" but it was last week and a male, anyway he said they were shooting 2 episodes a week - one in the AM and one in the PM.  So that will add up quickly, even if they keep having dark weeks.

[LeftPhalange]

16 hours ago, buffynut said:

It might be back to 6 with the Memorial Day week exemptions and the Olympics break.  I also read that in an interview with "I can't remember who" but it was last week and a male, anyway he said they were shooting 2 episodes a week - one in the AM and one in the PM.  So that will add up quickly, even if they keep having dark weeks.

Do you mean two episodes a day? If they're only shooting two episodes a week they're going to go through the 5-6 months of already filmed episodes quickly.

[buffynut]

2 hours ago, LeftPhalange said:

Do you mean two episodes a day? If they're only shooting two episodes a week they're going to go through the 5-6 months of already filmed episodes quickly.

Oops... yes.  Two episodes a day.  And I remember it was an interview with Eric Martsolf, just last week.  I read about it on the other forum.

[swtrgrl]

That's too much. They need to be way closer from film to air than that.

When is Marie/Summer's last air date. Wish it were today.

[DisneyBoy]

Two a day doesn't allow for rehearsal or retakes, does it...hope they put more emphasis on quality over quantity, given the precarious situation the show is in now.

[BlackMamba]

[LeftPhalange]

The only way Chase being released might be acceptable is if he's sent to a psychiatric facility.

Hopefully Jack doesn't have any scenes with his nasty daughter.

Here's a preemptive STFU to Belle. 

[Bwill3133]

So Lani is where? Everything feels off right now. 

[buffynut]

This isn't actually a spoiler, but I guess this is the best place to post this.  The first 2 are probably not Days related. But the last one sounds like Shawn & Belle.

https://twitter.com/nicholsevansfan

[WendyCR72]

Please don't let that last sentence pertain to Belle and Shawn. This go-round has just made them intolerable. So unless they recast and all this was some long drug hallucination, send them away.

Pains me to say as I don't like not liking Bo and Hope's son. (Belle? Pfft. UO, but I did once like John back in his Roman days and with Izzy B., but I have never liked Marlena, so I don't care all that much about Belle. Although I'll concede the writers did her no favors this time, either.)

[DisneyBoy]

I'm hopeful about them coming back because this go-around was poorly plotted but well performed. Plus, Belle is Clare's mother...and I'd like to see more Belle/Brady and Belle/Marlena scenes.

[LeftPhalange]

Shawn can come back without that woman he married. 

[DisneyBoy]

If Lani was supposed to die during the outbreak...that might better justify Shawn climbing into bed with Belle (grief?). I'm just baffled that the summaries and spoilers teased Major Deaths! on a day that has already aired if the producers ended up rewriting things to exclude any. How late in the game did the changes happen? And did they reshoot any scenes that would mention the passing of the victims, IE Lani?

If they opted not to kill her, then maybe they reshot the Paul/John scenes to exclude him feeling bad about inadvertently causing her death, and cut her death scenes with Abe or Shawn, and reshot other scenes to give Shawn a different motivation for sleeping with Belle...but that seems like a lot of $$$ to spend saving a character with no fans...and one that they've yet to do anything with...

Could the deaths still be coming? I'm so confused...

Edited May 20, 2016 by DisneyBoy

[Braniac Woman]

16 minutes ago, DisneyBoy said:

If Lani was supposed to die during the outbreak...that might better justify Shawn climbing into bed with Belle (grief?). I'm just baffled that the summaries and spoilers teased Major Deaths! on a day that has already aired if the producers ended up rewriting things to exclude any. How late in the game did the changes happen? And did they reshoot any scenes that would mention the passing of the victims, IE Lani?

If they opted not to kill her, then maybe they reshot the Paul/John scenes to exclude him feeling bad about inadvertently causing her death, and cut her death scenes with Abe or Shawn, and reshot other scenes to give Shawn a different motivation for sleeping with Belle...but that seems like a lot of $$$ to spend saving a character with no fans...and one that they've yet to do anything with...

Could the deaths still be coming? I'm so confused...

If anyone might end up dying soon at some point, hopefully it might be Chase. It's time the show gets rid of that dead weight character. 

[Kitty Redstone]

On 5/16/2016 at 0:50 PM, BlackMamba said:

Remember the show took a month off in March and the cast and crew returned back to work in early April.    So instead of 6 months of ahead of advance taping will be 5, maybe 4 1/2 because of the Olympics. 

That's still 3 to 3-1/2 months too long. 

I'm very glad to read that the Jack episode looks like it's dedicated to Jennifer and her addition.  For awhile there it looked like he'd be wasted on the worthless Abigail.

[DisneyBoy]

I'm sure Failure will sneak her way in there somehow...but an episode devoted to this storyline feels overdue.

 

Thing is, without Eric to make her interesting, I kinda hate Jennifer. I don't pity her.

[Rick Kitchen]

Jack does have a meeting with Abigail.

Unfortunately, JJ never gets (and as far as I can remember never has had) a scene with his father.

[DisneyBoy]

Boo...and after all that stuff about JJ worrying he might also be a rapist..?

[BlackMamba]

He's back 

https://youtu.be/iKpHDdTBCWU

Edited May 20, 2016 by BlackMamba

[BlackMamba]

May 30-Jun 2 spoilers

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Monday May 30:
Days will be pre-empted today.

Tuesday May 31:
Adriana makes a mysterious phone call, summoning someone (Blanca) to town;  Joey takes a dark turn & robs a souvenir shop for Jade;  Hope comforts a distraught Aiden. 

Wed June 1
Despite her declining health, Kayla insists John take her to find Steve & Joey; Nicole & Deimos kiss passionately just as Kate arrives to witness.

Thursday June 2:
Days will not be aired today.

Friday June 3:
Days is pre-empted today.

Edited May 21, 2016 by BlackMamba

[bobcat1946]

5 hours ago, Rick Kitchen said:

Jack does have a meeting with Abigail.

Unfortunately, JJ never gets (and as far as I can remember never has had) a scene with his father.

The princess is Jennifer's favorite child while JJ is treated like a red headed stepchild.  No offense to red heads.

[DisneyBoy]

Jack will be a guard?

 

I'm usually fine with any excuse that brings back a veteran, but Jack had literally nothing to do with Jenn's addiction. I hate to say it, but wouldn't *ugh* Daniel or even Eric be better choices for visions? 

[LeftPhalange]

That promo makes me angry. Jen moved on with Dan before and forgot about Jack before his body was even cold. She doesn't deserve help from Ghost Jack. Why can't he go visit his son?

[Kitty Redstone]

I don't understand why Jack has to spend any of his limited time with Abigail. 

Also, Joey is too stupid to live.  Why did Days make the son of one of their most popular couples ever a murderer and a thief?  So short-sighted and insulting.

[buffynut]

I wasn't watching when Jack died or when Jennifer started dating Daniel, so unlike some of you, I have no opinion on any of that story-line. I can't remember the last time I saw Jack. Probably late 90's.  So I am really, really looking forward to Tuesday's episode.  Hope it doesn't disappoint.

[BlackMamba]

Few more spoilers for the May 31st

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Tuesday May 31st
Kayla seeks comfort in Fynn’s arms.  Chad is upset when Abby refuses to see him again. 

[Petunia13]

why didn't they just bring back jack plain and simple? 

[Apprentice79]

22 minutes ago, Petunia13 said:

why didn't they just bring back jack plain and simple? 

Ken Corday is the reason. He does not like Jack or Matthew Ashford....So the fans suffer because of that....

[SanDiegoInExile]

On 5/21/2016 at 11:33 PM, Kitty Redstone said:

....Joey is too stupid to live.  Why did Days make the son of one of their most popular couples ever a murderer and a thief?  So short-sighted and insulting.

Likely because his father was basically a criminal/thug who lived on the wrong side of the tracks until DOOL/NBC realized that the had a super-talented performer and could craft a redemption story over the course of a couple years.  But it's not 1985 anymore and JL is not SN reincarnated. I also think we shouldn't discount the behind the scenes storyline upheaval that has destroyed this show for six months.

[BlackMamba]

Jun 1

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Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Nicole confides to Dario about Deimos.

[rcc]

10 hours ago, BlackMamba said:

Jun 1

Will this be Nicole's downfall. This show always has to have Nicole lose every time. I don't trust Dario and I don't like the actor either.

[SCS]

On 5/21/2016 at 1:09 PM, Apprentice79 said:

Ken Corday is the reason. He does not like Jack or Matthew Ashford....So the fans suffer because of that....

Really? Has there ever been a reason articulated, eg, unprofessional behavior on MA's part (this would sadden me as I always felt he was one of DAYS' best).

[teacake]

I've never really believed that Corday has a problem with MA.  I don't think Jack would have been back so many times if he did.  It's the sticking around that is the problem.  He was fired in 1993 because JER didn't want to write for the character and the show was changing, he was fired in 2003 for similar reasons, he was fired in 2006 because Missy was leaving and they sent him off with her, and he was fired in 2012 as part of a reset of the reset.

I think it has been said that he was an improviser and an adlibber, and that didn't always go over so well as production schedules changed and depending on who was writing.  But mostly I think it's bad luck and bad management.  It really sucks that it's happened so many times that Jack coming and going has become its own punchline now. 

[worleybird]

We all know about Jack showing up today, but Lucas and Rory were also listed in Monday's closing credits. (The last four times Lucas popped up they never put him in the closing credits!)

[swtrgrl]

From the spoiler summaries I've read from today, it looks like it's mainly Jen/Jack...but maybe Rory for her getting drugs and Lucas for talking to her, etc...? I didn't see them in the spoilers, though.

Here's hoping for a Lucas sighting. 

[DisneyBoy]

It's going to irritate me no matter what because we never saw Jennifer try physiotherapy or steal pills from the hospital - two mandatory beats in this story.

 

It would be great if Rory was integrated into the story...

[buffynut]

I've seen speculation over on the other forum that we have a Hope-centric episode coming up on June 6th.  Something about Hope and her loves or past loves.  Guess we'll know more when the spoilers come out on Friday.

[DisneyBoy]

It's a short list, though, right? And I suspect a lot of flashbacks will be involved.

In fact, the flashbacks over the last two years make me feel like Corday is wrapping this up.

[LeftPhalange]

26 minutes ago, buffynut said:

I've seen speculation over on the other forum that we have a Hope-centric episode coming up on June 6th.  Something about Hope and her loves or past loves.  

No thanks.

[3dog]

Not sure where to ask this, but I had a horrible thought: Do you think we're heading for a "rapist Chase was a Dimera clone too" story so they can reset the Chase character?

[Lastwaltz]

18 minutes ago, LeftPhalange said:

No thanks.

Oh my god, haven't we been watching this for the past few months at least? And aha! That's where the Larry Welch speculation comes in.....

Sorry, meant to quote Lefty's post plus Buffy's about a Hope-centric episode with her past loves....

Edited May 24, 2016 by Lastwaltz
clarification

[WendyCR72]

1 hour ago, 3dog said:

Not sure where to ask this, but I had a horrible thought: Do you think we're heading for a "rapist Chase was a Dimera clone too" story so they can reset the Chase character?

So it's just Melaswen 2016? Greeeeat. For God's sake. These hacks do heinous crap, but don't have the guts to deal with their mistakes at all. And this (possible) mess is why the show is in the crapper.

[Braniac Woman]

On 5/16/2016 at 1:44 AM, DisneyBoy said:

Good to see they're following up on Rory as a drug dealer...but it sounds like such a one-off thing when it could have been a nice two-month arc, showing a young kid getting deeper into a life of crime and JJ the newbie cop slowly realizing his foe is his former friend and feeling torn.

 

While I don't see a Theresa and Brady marriage lasting, I do want it to happen and doubt the show would be so dumb as to kill off Tate, considering all he's been through...

This show pretty much ruined Rory as a character the minute he turned into a drug dealer working with Deimos and honestly I don't care anymore.

And also regarding Theresa & Brady I'm almost wishing that they don't go through with the wedding at all because of what you just stated. Why bother giving a couple a wedding only to have them divorce less than 6 months later? Seems like a huge waste of time to me. It would be better for one of them to get cold feet and just call off the wedding if they're going to break up anyway.

I actually saw a tweet that Eric Martsolf posted like a week or two ago where he apparently filmed some scenes with Jen Lilley with her having short, dark hair and I won't be surprised if they were filming their characters' break-up and now they're heading for a quick divorce during November sweeps.

I don't care if they break up or not and I'm mentally preparing myself for that possible reality but what concerns me is if Theresa is ever going to find a decent guy after Brady. I'm terrified she'll end up with duds like Fynn or Dario and the thought of her ending up with either of these losers makes me sick. If those are her only two options then I'd rather she be a single mom for a while. I'm actually hoping Days is throwing out casting calls for a new guy that she can hang out with and hopefully fall in love. And I hope it's a decent guy. 

Edited May 24, 2016 by Braniac Woman

[DisneyBoy]

If they split them up, I either want her with Chad or someone awesome.

Jen L is the best actress they've got and I hope they continue to give her good partners.