Spoilers And Shockers

[TeeVee329]

Okay, I have not been feeling this Diana story, but that promo is very fun.

[Apprentice79]

So Marlena is once again going to be in the hospital fighting for her life. Reron is living up to his name as usual. First Kristen and now Diana. Ron is obviously running out of ideas and he is recycling his own stories again.  Will he bring back Rebecca and have her become obsessed with John and try to kill Marlena next year.  We Isabella fans better be happy that she is dead. I shudder to think what Ron would do to her.

[Lastwaltz]

So Judith Chapman has to wear that dress all next week, too? Gabi gets to change, but not Diana, lol. And Rex is all oiled and shirtless. Is Gabi holding a gun in her hand? Okay, then, show. 

[buffynut]

Monday March 18:
During an out-of-body experience, Marlena encounters a few familiar faces from the past.

Tuesday March 19:
Diana worries she may have left behind evidence that she tried to kill Marlena.

Wednesday March 20:
Ben and Ciara find themselves in a dangerous situation when gunshots are fired at the DiMera Mansion.

Thursday March 21:
JJ offers to marry Haley.

Friday March 22:
Leo is furious when he realizes Brady turned the tables on him.
Tripp drops a bombshell on Claire.

https://soaps.sheknows.com/days-of-our-lives/spoilers/

We know one of the familiar face Marlena encounters is Tony.  Wonder who the others are.

[nilyank]

1 hour ago, buffynut said:

We know one of the familiar face Marlena encounters is Tony.  Wonder who the others are.

To make it simpler, it should be Andre.

[peachmangosteen]

8 hours ago, Apprentice79 said:

We Isabella fans better be happy that she is dead. I shudder to think what Ron would do to her.

Like being dead matters! If RC decides to recycle this story next year, he'll just have Isabella turn up alive. Probably because of Rolf's serum, even though that would probably make zero sense.

I love the promo for next week. It's so stupid and looks like a lot of fun.

[BlackMamba]

week of March 18:

Monday March 18:

During an out-of-body experience, Marlena encounters a few familiar faces from the past.

Tuesday March 19:

Diana worries she may have left behind evidence that she tried to kill Marlena.

Wednesday March 20:

Ben and Ciara find themselves in a dangerous situation when gunshots are fired at the DiMera Mansion.

Thursday March 21:

JJ offers to marry Haley.

Friday March 22:

Leo is furious when he realizes Brady turned the tables on him.

Tripp drops a bombshell on Claire.

Brandon Barash takes over Stefan Dimera role.

[Harmony233]

Team Claire so disappointed she's leaving and I'm stuck with this bore haley.

[peachmangosteen]

7 hours ago, BlackMamba said:

Friday March 22:

Brandon Barash takes over Stefan Dimera role.

Finally!

[DisneyBoy]

Wasn't Andre supposed to show up on March 1st? Did he? Or is that only happening now on the 18th?

(Haven't been watching)

[superdeluxe]

23 hours ago, Apprentice79 said:

So Marlena is once again going to be in the hospital fighting for her life. Reron is living up to his name as usual. First Kristen and now Diana. Ron is obviously running out of ideas and he is recycling his own stories again.  Will he bring back Rebecca and have her become obsessed with John and try to kill Marlena next year.  We Isabella fans better be happy that she is dead. I shudder to think what Ron would do to her.

All of the stories right now are just — stupid.

Ooh, once again, some woman is trying to kill Marlena because she wants to be with John.  Boring!  Especially if you don’t care for any character involved.  But Ron obviously loves him some John and Marlena.

This Haley nonsense — boring!  The character is horrible and useless.  The actress is, too.  Then, that is all mixed up with the Jack return which is just awful.  Jack being all shacked up with Blair — why is she all up in that story?

I basically watch for Sonny and Will and they’re looking quite ridiculous.  Everybody is cowering to Leo?  A nobody who should’ve stayed dead?  He should not have power over someone like Victor.  Victor should’ve taken his useless ass out a long time ago.  He turned Sonny and Will in.  Why is he still at the mansion?  He should’ve came home to his bags sitting outside on the curb.  Why is Sonny begging him for a divorce?  He should’ve gotten that marriage annulled right away.  Why does Ron have Sonny and Will looking like drooling idiots?  

Everything about this show is just awful right now.  I don’t see any improvement on the way, either.

[DisneyBoy]

The only two things on the horizon of any interest to me is Nicole's return and the memorial for Caroline.

[DaphneCat]

1 hour ago, superdeluxe said:

Everybody is cowering to Leo?  A nobody who should’ve stayed dead?  He should not have power over someone like Victor.  Victor should’ve taken his useless ass out a long time ago.  He turned Sonny and Will in.  Why is he still at the mansion?  He should’ve came home to his bags sitting outside on the curb.  Why is Sonny begging him for a divorce?  He should’ve gotten that marriage annulled right away.  Why does Ron have Sonny and Will looking like drooling idiots?  

Yes, I thought the only reason he is still there is because he was blackmailing them.  The blackmail is over so he should be out and broke.  So is Victor now just some useless old man who is only good for spouting all the offensive things the writers want somebody to say?  Is anyone still supposed to be afraid of him?

[TeeVee329]

I thought Victor did at least try to kick him out, though I forget why he was in fact did not.  Maybe because of the deal Vic made with Diana?  I dunno, I'm not into the Diana story so it's all kinda a blur.

Edited March 10, 2019 by TeeVee329

[Silver Raven]

I wonder if they will actually bring any old stars back for Marlena's dreams other than Thaao.

[DisneyBoy]

Hmmm....maybe NotKristen or Nicole? Both actresses are coming back (SH and AZ) so maybe they asked them to pop in early for a cameo, a la Foreshadowing Will circa fall 2017?

[Apprentice79]

1 hour ago, Silver Raven said:

I wonder if they will actually bring any old stars back for Marlena's dreams other than Thaao.

This story about Marlena sounds very familiar, I remember One Life To Live had this same story with Viki Lord going to Heaven twice and meeting characters from the past. I guess Ron is doing the same thing here with Marlena. Reron is at it again..

Edited March 10, 2019 by Apprentice79

[WendyCR72]

7 minutes ago, Apprentice79 said:

This story about Marlena sounds very familiar, I remember One Life To Live had this same story with Viki Lord going to Heaven twice and meeting characters from the past. I guess Ron is doing the same thing here with Marlena. Reron is at it again..

Except, and I can't believe I'm defending this hack, I don't think Ron wrote that stuff, or at least the first since I believe that was in the late '80s or so.

[Apprentice79]

8 minutes ago, WendyCR72 said:

Except, and I can't believe I'm defending this hack, I don't think Ron wrote that stuff, or at least the first since I believe that was in the late '80s or so.

He did write the second time Viki went to Heaven.

[TeeVee329]

I just read a spoiler that Eric makes a promise to God that he'll stay away from Sarah if Marlena lives.  No likely.  As soap tropes go, I find that one so antiquated, not to mention stupid.  Plus, it's more, "Oh gosh, isn't Eric just so noble and amazeballs" stuff that's already been annoying me in this storyline.

[Silver Raven]

3 minutes ago, TeeVee329 said:

I just read a spoiler that Eric makes a promise to God that he'll stay away from Sarah if Marlena lives.  No likely.  As soap tropes go, I find that one so antiquated, not to mention stupid.  Plus, it's more, "Oh gosh, isn't Eric just so noble and amazeballs" stuff that's already been annoying me in this storyline.

Just in time for Nicole to arrive.

[boes]

42 minutes ago, TeeVee329 said:

I just read a spoiler that Eric makes a promise to God that he'll stay away from Sarah if Marlena lives.  No likely.  As soap tropes go, I find that one so antiquated, not to mention stupid.  Plus, it's more, "Oh gosh, isn't Eric just so noble and amazeballs" stuff that's already been annoying me in this storyline.

I bet you're right.

Because, of course, the Salem Soap God is really really REALLY invested in Eric's sex life.

That boy just ain't right.

[Petunia13]

Dear God It’s Me Eric

- I won’t put my penis in my brothers gf if you save mommy. 

                              TTYL

if a yet to be chosen person dies, then can I have sex w a completely arbitrary person instead? Just asking, bye 

[CanaryFan98]

4 hours ago, boes said:

I bet you're right.

Because, of course, the Salem Soap God is really really REALLY invested in Eric's sex life.

That boy just ain't right.

I couldn't help but laugh when I read this because when did Eric/Sarah get to that point in the first place where he starts making promises to God. 

[404notfound]

LOL cut Father Eric some slack - at least he has been amiable lately thanks to a toned-down Sarah's presence 

[DisneyBoy]

Has Eric talked about/mourned Nicole at all since New Year's Eve?

I'd think he would still be grieving. But with this show, logic doesn't always apply.

[CanaryFan98]

He has mentioned her and it was largely why he didn't want to sleep with Sarah that and well Rex. 

Also about how Holly is growing up without a mother. 

[DisneyBoy]

Glad to hear it, dark as that may sound.

Where is Holly? Is she "with Nancy" like Parker always is?

[nilyank]

6 minutes ago, DisneyBoy said:

Where is Holly? Is she "with Nancy" like Parker always is?

Chloe, Holly and Parker are living in the Dimera mansion with Stefan.

[DisneyBoy]

Oh right. Forgot about that. Have they been seen though, or are all the scenes about Chloe being wooed by DiMoron?

[boes]

52 minutes ago, DisneyBoy said:

Oh right. Forgot about that. Have they been seen though, or are all the scenes about Chloe being wooed by DiMoron?

We've only had one scene with the kiddies, Holly was mixing a martini for StefanO! and Parker was lounging in a smoking jacket, puffing away on a cigar.  Kids grow up fast in the DiMera house.

Just kidding, they haven't been seen.  StefanO! has probably walled them up in the tunnels.

[enchantingmonkey]

Does anyone know how much those child actors cost an episode?  I'm sure that's why we rarely see them.  And, at least that makes some kind of sense.  Why does Diana get an apartment, when I can't even remember the last time we've seen John and Marlena at home.  Because they needed a place for several characters to break into?  

[DisneyBoy]

Isn't Diana DeVil staying at the Salem Inn?

...ha! Autocorrect just changed it to "Same Inn". Still fits.

If they can't afford child actors (remember how Arianna disappeared partway through the fall 2017 double wedding?) then why don't they stop doing pregnancy storylines for a year?

Holly, Parker, Tate, Thomas and Charlotte are like their parents' jobs - referenced but rarely present on-camera.

Kids, pets, weather, job offices, homes....all too pricey for the DAYS budget.

Edited March 12, 2019 by DisneyBoy

[Kitty Redstone]

I can't remember the last time they showed Marlena and John's house, either.  Has it been years?

Kayla and Steve's house has been gone for a long time, too.  I was so excited when they were given a set and thought it meant they'd both be on the show long term and have interesting, front-burner stories.  Couldn't have been more wrong. 

ETA:  It's been forever since Hope's house has been on screen, too.  That set had some pretty pillows - would've been around the time Aiden was being thrown under the bus.

Edited March 12, 2019 by Kitty Redstone

[peachmangosteen]

Never showing the children isn't really a problem imo. We don't need to see them unless they're relevant in some way and they rarely are. The fact that no one has a home is really bad though. I feel for them since they have such a small amount of money, but there has to be some way to give people actual homes to have scenes in.

[ouinason]

Town fire, after which everyone has to move into the one apartment complex to be unscathed, then they can make 2 sets of opposite layouts and just dress it from person to person.  Even better, furnished business apartments, 2 sets with only personal items to switch!!!

[buffynut]

8 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

...ha! Autocorrect just changed it to "Same Inn". Still fits..

LOL.   And yes, sadly, it still fits.

1 hour ago, peachmangosteen said:

I feel for them since they have such a small amount of money, but there has to be some way to give people actual homes to have scenes in.

I feel for Ron and, well, the actors too, trying to produce a daily show on a shoestring. Hopefully they win that lawsuit with Sony, and get a few more crumbs to work with.

[Lastwaltz]

2 hours ago, ouinason said:

Town fire, after which everyone has to move into the one apartment complex to be unscathed, then they can make 2 sets of opposite layouts and just dress it from person to person.  Even better, furnished business apartments, 2 sets with only personal items to switch!!!

I feel like that's what they do with the generic "office" -- sometimes it's Marlena's, sometimes it's Kaylas, other times it's Hope's, lol. You're right - just have one or two apartment sets and switch the pillows -- ta da! 

[Jaded]

The Nicole story is going to piss some people off. It's definitely a Reron Production.

[DisneyBoy]

.....why?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

[CanaryFan98]

I bet she has amnesia if she doesn't I'll be surprised but she'll probably turn on Eric (see if that's the case I won't be bothered by this). I think Ericole ended when Jensen Ackles left the role. Nicole became a force of nature on her own while Eric has been gone for years while she was off screen. She's best with a guy that has an edge. I preferred her pairings w/ EJ and Brady over Eric.

[DisneyBoy]

I think it's a matter of the writers actually caring to give us a nuanced long-term couple relationship. I think in a way it's easier to write for a coupling like Sami and EJ because one of the two of them is always going to end up in some ridiculous life-or-death situation, allowing the other to freak out and witty banter to ensue. Plenty of hand-wringing and jail cell visits later, they can restart the cycle and audiences will continue to be entertained, especially if the actors are good at playing stressed out versions of the characters.

I didn't see much of the original Eric back in the day, but I've been rooting for this Eric and Nicole because I've seen and enjoyed the way she teases him and pulls him into somewhat naughtier version of himself. Wasn't that the whole point of the ex-pornstar tempting the priest angle? I still think they can do a version of that and have them be a happy married couple. The problem is, I don't think Ron will write that. He's had every opportunity to do something interesting with Will and Sonny and all he keeps doing is throwing Leo at them, as if that has anything to do with who either of them are as people. There might as well be a pack of wild dogs chasing them all over town. It's monotonous and not entertaining in the least. I can't root for them as a couple anymore because I have no idea what kind of couple they are.

My wish for Ericole, which is looking less and less likely to come true, is that the writers actually allow them to have scenes with each other, happy and in love, that'll give plenty of room for a fun rhythm to develop. Remember when soaps actually cared about the couples having personality? I don't think any of the super couples existed based solely on how pretty the actors were. It was about the things they said and the way they bounced off one another. Eric and Nicole bounced very well off each other when given the chance. But I'm afraid they'll be drowned in plot nonsense until everyone is so sick of them that Nicole can die in a fire yet again and no one will bat an eye.

But then again you never know.

[CanaryFan98]

FWIW I do think that GV's Eric and Nicole do have chemistry but not enough for me to want them together. I think AZ can work with just about anyone chem wise but GV? Not so much. Course Nicole is a better individual  character than Eric is. Nicole isn't seen as an extension of Eric the way Eric is of Nicole.

I don't think the adult version of Eric ever had a storyline that didn't involve Nicole in some capacity. 

Regardless at this point I wouldn't be opposed to them being together but Days and soaps in general don't write love stories(well good ones anyways) nobody lasts long enough to be together or have a personality which made Bo/Hope, Jack/Jennifer etc so memorable together and the couples that have come and gone in recent years? Not so much. Even ones I liked. 

However if Nicole does leave again I hope she takes Eric with her. The show doesn't care for him beyond her anyways.

[DisneyBoy]

I'm perfectly fine with Eric being a supportive partner to Nicole. She is the more dynamic character. He can stay home and bake cookies while she brings home the bacon. I think it would be kind of fun watching him trying to keep her from not get into trouble, in a loving way. The problems came when they would write him as judgmental or angry. I didn't enjoy that. Nor did I enjoy it when Nicole hated his guts. I think if they can keep the characters in a happy, light sphere it could work out. Wouldn't you love to see Sami having to deal with Nicole as a sister-in-law? Or Marlena and John having meals with Nicole and Eric? There's so much great comedy potential there!

[Apprentice79]

3 minutes ago, DisneyBoy said:

I'm perfectly fine with Eric being a supportive partner to Nicole. She is the more dynamic character. He can stay home and bake cookies while she brings home the bacon. I think it would be kind of fun watching him trying to keep her from not get into trouble, in a loving way. The problems came when they would write him as judgmental or angry. I didn't enjoy that. Nor did I enjoy it when Nicole hated his guts. I think if they can keep the characters in a happy, light sphere it could work out. Wouldn't you love to see Sami having to deal with Nicole as a sister-in-law? Or Marlena and John having meals with Nicole and Eric? There's so much great comedy potential there!

As much as I loved Eric and Nicole. Nicole has had more development than Eric who is Marlena's son for goodness sake.  It is unconscionable that they have never cared to give him a personality that makes him rootable.  They have made him a sexually repressed man who looks down on others.  I wish that when Sami came back as a teen, Eric was cast as well. It would have been interesting to see Eric's reaction to Jarlena's affair and the effect it had on Sami.  Sami's prominence on the show had a negative effect on Eric and Carrie..

[CanaryFan98]

14 minutes ago, DisneyBoy said:

I'm perfectly fine with Eric being a supportive partner to Nicole. She is the more dynamic character. He can stay home and bake cookies while she brings home the bacon. I think it would be kind of fun watching him trying to keep her from not get into trouble, in a loving way. The problems came when they would write him as judgmental or angry. I didn't enjoy that. Nor did I enjoy it when Nicole hated his guts. I think if they can keep the characters in a happy, light sphere it could work out. Wouldn't you love to see Sami having to deal with Nicole as a sister-in-law? Or Marlena and John having meals with Nicole and Eric? There's so much great comedy potential there!

Except that's not how it would be written. This show isn't original with the good guy/bad girl dynamic which is why I hate that dynamic in a pairing on this show. Good guys knows girl is bad is willing to look the other way when he isn't screwed over then when she screws him over he gets upset and acts surprised she was a bad girl in the first place?! 

6 minutes ago, Apprentice79 said:

As much as I loved Eric and Nicole. Nicole has had more development than Eric who is Marlena's son for goodness sake.  It is unconscionable that they have never cared to give him a personality that makes him rootable.  They have made him a sexually repressed man who looks down on others.  I wish that when Sami came back as a teen, Eric was cast as well. It would have been interesting to see Eric's reaction to Jarlena's affair and the effect it had on Sami.  Sami's prominence on the show had a negative effect on Eric and Carrie..

Yes! I mean he's just there treated as an afterthought and while I admit I'm not fond of Eric I like him more than Sami but she's the way more interesting and compelling character. Even Carrie has better development than Eric.  He's the default option of Marlena's kids because Carrie and Sami won't come back full time and Belle is with Shawn and the show won't break them up. So that leaves Eric floundering as an individual with nothing to stand on beyond a pairing with Nicole that was barely featured on screen and with a character that comes and goes. 

[Apprentice79]

6 minutes ago, CanaryFan98 said:

Except that's not how it would be written. This show isn't original with the good guy/bad girl dynamic which is why I hate that dynamic in a pairing on this show. Good guys knows girl is bad is willing to look the other way when he isn't screwed over then when she screws him over he gets upset and acts surprised she was a bad girl in the first place?! 

Yes! I mean he's just there treated as an afterthought and while I admit I'm not fond of Eric I like him more than Sami but she's the way more interesting and compelling character. Even Carrie has better development than Eric.  He's the default option of Marlena's kids because Carrie and Sami won't come back full time and Belle is with Shawn and the show won't break them up. So that leaves Eric floundering as an individual with nothing to stand on beyond a pairing with Nicole that was barely featured on screen and with a character that comes and goes. 

Sami is more interesting because the writers want to write for her.  Eric should have been recast after Jensen left and built from there. Eric was given layers a bit, he schemed with Kristen to keep Jarlena apart.  So, we know that he is not a goody two shoes. I wished that the show had developed the relationship more between Sami and Eric as twins and how they relate to their other siblings.  Eric could have gone into law enforcement or pursued medicine like his mother. He could have had a story with John and renewed his bond with him causing problems with Roman..

Edited March 13, 2019 by Apprentice79

[CanaryFan98]

Exactly you can tell who this show care about vs who they don't writing wise. 

Eric is an afterthought. He could've been a better character but they just didn't care and its a shame because the 20-40 group is lacking and it didn't need to be if they had just invested more in Eric, Shawn, Belle, Chloe, Phillip etc rather than getting rid of them or ignoring them entirely in favor of characters/actors that don't want to stick around.

[howmanywords]

So excited! Sneek peek at Brandon as Stefan

[Kitty Redstone]

Those two are going to be smokin' hot.  It's too bad that by the time he shows up on screen, we already know he's gone.