Spoilers And Shockers

[brisbydog]

Ericole. Kill me

[DisneyBoy]

Yay!

☺

(I'm such a loyal shipper)

[boes]

3 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

Yay!

☺

(I'm such a loyal shipper)

That you are, DisneyBoy!

They don't deserve you.

[brisbydog]

Monday, July 10, 2023

 

- Brady learns that his daughter has gone missing.

- Chloe and Xander are interrupted in the middle of sex.

- Alex says goodbye to the Kiriakis mansion.

- Chad and Stephanie get a new place to live.

 

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

 

- Melinda realizes Shawn has been drinking on the job.

- Stefan is furious with Gabi.

- Harris goes under hypnosis with Marlena’s help.

- Wendy lashes into Li.

 

 

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

 

- Both Jada and Tripp stop by to see Steve.

- Shawn continues to lose control.

- Wendy makes up her mind between Tripp and Johnny.

- Harris pleads with Marlena to commit him to the mental hospital.

 

 

Thursday, July 13, 2023

 

- Jerry is upset to see that Whitley’s drugged Abe.

- Kristen admits to Lani that she knows where Rachel is.

- Paulina’s family comforts her as they prepare for Abe’s funeral.

- John explains Steve’s nightmare about Abe.

 

Friday, July 14, 2023

 

- Kristen tells Marlena she wants Rachel’s custody agreement revised.

- Steve asks Whitley why she resigned from the hospital.

- Lani asks Jerry what he was going to say to Theo.

- Abe has hallucinations.

 

 

Extra Spoilers

 

- Dimitri makes a confession to Leo.

- Xander cautions Gwen.

 

 

u/hlma96

[methodwriter85]

Was there ever a history of alcoholism with Shawn? It doesn't just come up out of nowhere, even with a traumatic event. Especially at 40 years old.

[DisneyBoy]

It does now!

Sloppy writing. I mean, I get Shawn's grief and guilt, but his wife, mother, grandparents and daughter should - if they are the loving family this show wants us to think they are - be closing ranks and letting him vent/cry/work this out. Hell, why aren't we getting Marlena/Shawn scenes of him in counseling?

They could still give him a plotline without it being absurdly random.

[WendyCR72]

2 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

It does now!

Sloppy writing. I mean, I get Shawn's grief and guilt, but his wife, mother, grandparents and daughter should - if they are the loving family this show wants us to think they are - be closing ranks and letting him vent/cry/work this out. Hell, why aren't we getting Marlena/Shawn scenes of him in counseling?

They could still give him a plotline without it being absurdly random.

Shawn hasn't "rated" on this show since Jason Cook played him. Or (then) little Scott Groff. (His Shawn-D played out the loss of his mother and had the deaf storyline that brought Carly closer to Bo.)

Pretty sad that 6-year-old or so Scott Groff had more airtime than Brandon Beemer.

[brisbydog]

He should have left her in the secret room 

 

[methodwriter85]

21 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

It does now!

Sloppy writing. I mean, I get Shawn's grief and guilt, but his wife, mother, grandparents and daughter should - if they are the loving family this show wants us to think they are - be closing ranks and letting him vent/cry/work this out. Hell, why aren't we getting Marlena/Shawn scenes of him in counseling?

They could still give him a plotline without it being absurdly random.

I just had a hideous thought- what if Shawn gets blackout drunk & Jan takes advantage of him?

[DaphneCat]

4 hours ago, methodwriter85 said:

I just had a hideous thought- what if Shawn gets blackout drunk & Jan takes advantage of him?

No worries, something like that would NEVER happen.

[WendyCR72]

Speaking of Scott Groff, I saw this photo of him, courtesy of Jason47 (great Days historian!) on the Daytime Royalty site.

(Ironically, he just turned 39 on July 2nd, and Days was his only acting role! Guess he just wanted to be "normal"? Good for him.)

The eyes are still recognizable.

And here he is when on the show:

[methodwriter85]

I didn't watch the show until 1997. I remember the pre-teen actor that was playing Shawn before Jason Cooke took over.

[WendyCR72]

5 minutes ago, methodwriter85 said:

I didn't watch the show until 1997. I remember the pre-teen actor that was playing Shawn before Jason Cooke took over.

That was Colin O'Donnell. I just read (where I found Groff's adult photo!) that Groff's last day as Shawn-D was also RKK's. Also didn't realize he [Groff, not RKK!] had the role for five years. From July 1990 to July 1995.

It was Colin O'Donnell that played out finding out that Gina was Hope. Been a while, but you'd think they would have kept Groff to play that out, instead of older Shawn-D. But bygones...

[brisbydog]

[peachmangosteen]

Dammit, I was really hoping maybe they weren't going that way just because literally everyone suspected it and I just wanted a little twist lol.

[DisneyBoy]

Same. And I initially kinda liked Dimitri, and this just turns him into a pet of a pet character.

That said, it's better than Leo and Sonny being an item, which it felt like we almost got and which would have infuriated me.

Leo represents a couple of awful gay stereotypes: that gay men are self-obsessed irritants eager to coerce sex out of whoever they can, regardless of how one-sided the attraction is. Add to that the fact that he's been an outright villain and schemer since day one and there's little to like.

Maybe he'll get used by Dimitri, which would be fitting.

I don't want to hear any more about him and Gwen being "besties" when they've known each other what...three months? If that?

Edited July 7, 2023 by DisneyBoy

[brisbydog]

1 hour ago, DisneyBoy said:

 

I don't want to hear any more about him and Gwen being "besties" when they've known each other what...three months? If that?

They've been on screen besties for well over a year now, and their back story had them as long time friends who met again in Salem 

[brisbydog]

Monday, July 17

 

- When Lani doesn’t show up, Rafe and Paulina’s concern is piqued.

- With help from John, Steve busts into Jerry’s apartment.

- Furious Brady tears the custody agreement to shreds.

- Searching for Rachel helps Belle and Jada connect.

 

 

Tuesday, July 18

 

- Kristen informs Belle that Brady made threats to her.

- Jada puts Brady under the microscope as she questions him.

- When Gabi pops up, Li is startled.

- Leo heads home to Gwen with something on his conscience.

 

 

Wednesday, July 19

 

- Stefan tells Gabi he and EJ have called a truce.

- Something has Li and Melinda vexed.

- Justin and Bonnie are discussing how to keep Sarah’s secret when Maggie walks in on them.

- Chad and Stephanie get some news from Alex.

 

 

Thursday, July 20

 

- Melinda and Li establish some common ground.

- Tripp surprises Wendy.

- Johnny tells Rafe that Wendy dumped him.

- Eric and Sloan make a major move.

 

 

 

Friday, July 21

 

 

- Kate checks in on Paulina.

- Rafe and Jada keep trying to find Lani.

- Steve and John get some information that leaves them shocked.

- Marlena informs Kayla that Whitley was once her patient.

 

 

Extra Spoilers 

 

 

- Brady and Kristen face off

- Dimitri and Kristen strike a deal 

- Xander and Chloe’s connection deepens

 

u/hlma96

 

 

[WendyCR72]

Sick of Kristen always getting one over on Brady. (Yes, Brady is dumb, but COME ON!)

Have Kristen kidnap the spawn and then have them get in a car accident and be the end of them already. (Again, as Rachel is fictional, I don't feel too badly advocating for the demise of the demon seed.)

End this merry-go-round already.

[DisneyBoy]

11 hours ago, brisbydog said:

They've been on screen besties for well over a year now, and their back story had them as long time friends who met again in Salem 

Oh....whoopsie. (Can you tell I avoid them most of the time and try hard to forget what little I do see?)

5 hours ago, brisbydog said:

Marlena informs Kayla that Whitley was once her patient.

DingDingDing!! A twist!!! (Please don't drop the ball, writers).

***watches the trailer***

...Abe ends up inside the fake soap..?!

5 hours ago, brisbydog said:

Kristen informs Belle that Brady made threats to her.

Honey, the whole town wants you dead...and you're the one who killed an innocent nurse. Shut up.

Edited July 8, 2023 by DisneyBoy

[peachmangosteen]

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Something has Li and Melinda vexed.

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Melinda and Li establish some common ground.

Two of my faves sharing scenes, yay!

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Xander and Chloe’s connection deepens

Happy to have more of them but then I remember Sarah is just going to come back and ruin it all. Boo!

[tribeca]

Chloe still loves Brady she knows Zander still loves Sarah.  I don’t think either of them have an illustrious.  Unlike Gwen.  

[brisbydog]

Looks like tomorrow is one to skip. Let me guess...Lani is cool with Kristen keeping Rachel in the cellar?

https://www.soapoperanews.net/2023/07/days-of-our-lives-spoilers-july-13-2023.html?fbclid=IwAR1h2Il3aOHoBO4PrQYiMZ8GvCjwU4M3AhcCJVESH0Uk9UiWjfuMisy6D_c&m=1

[DaphneCat]

1 hour ago, brisbydog said:

Looks like tomorrow is one to skip. Let me guess...Lani is cool with Kristen keeping Rachel in the cellar?

https://www.soapoperanews.net/2023/07/days-of-our-lives-spoilers-july-13-2023.html?fbclid=IwAR1h2Il3aOHoBO4PrQYiMZ8GvCjwU4M3AhcCJVESH0Uk9UiWjfuMisy6D_c&m=1

Well apparently, pretty much everyone in Salem has now been kept in the "secret" room in the DiMeara basement, so I guess the next logical step is to put day care down there.  Lani is probably planning ahead to when she comes back permanently and thinking that it will be a great place to dump her twins.  I'm guessing Holly's already there so it isn't like Rachel will be alone.

[brisbydog]

[brisbydog]

Monday, July 24

Whitley and reality part company.

Marlena hears that Abe is alive.

Chad has a heart to heart with Theo.

Stephanie is paid a visit by Alex.

When they find Lani’s body, Rafe and Jada are shocked.

Tuesday, July 25

Belle asks Kristen to recant.

Brady admits to threatening Kristen to Eric.

Li recalls what happened with Melinda.

Melinda bonds with Sloan.

EJ and Nicole consult a baby specialist.

Wednesday, July 26

Leo tries supporting Gwen.

Stephanie and Chad’s evening is interrupted.

EJ and Nicole discover that Sloan is carrying Eric’s baby.

Sloan worries her secret will be learned.

Thursday, July 27

Gwen catches Leo and Dimitri together.

Abe wakes up.

Lani has to say goodbye.

Marlena pays Whitley a visit.

Friday, July 28

The test results are in.

Gabi and Stefan are set to get married.

Gwen sees Dimitri’s sexts to Leo.

Rafe tells Jada he wants to go public.

Extra Spoilers

Alex has a bad blind date

EJ confronts Nicole about Eric

EXCLUSIVE! JOHN-PAUL LAVOISIER BACK TO DAYS!

July 14, 2023 12:00PM

John-Paul Lavoisier (ex-Rex, ONE LIFE TO LIVE), who portrayed DAYS’s Philip Kiriakis from 2015-16, will reprise the role next month, Digest can report exclusively. Philip, who is currently presumed dead, was last portrayed by Jay Kenneth Johnson, who returned to the show to appear in the DOOL App spin-off LAST BLAST REUNION in 2019, then to Salem and the main show in 2020. His final episode aired in December 2021, when Philip tried to frame Brady for his murder and Kate secretly sent him away to get treatment.

[DaphneCat]

OK, I'm excited about Sloan and Melinda bonding.   I liked Melinda a lot when she was helping Stefan.  She has potential to be a great thorn in the side.  She needs to do more than go around threatening to prosecute people who will never get prosecuted or will escape jail on some bogus immunity agreement.

[WendyCR72]

Wake me when there's a spoiler in the vein of "Kristen and Rachel perish a la Thelma and Louise. No one notices."

[peachmangosteen]

3 hours ago, brisbydog said:

Li recalls what happened with Melinda.

Melinda bonds with Sloan.

Yay!

3 hours ago, brisbydog said:

John-Paul Lavoisier (ex-Rex, ONE LIFE TO LIVE), who portrayed DAYS’s Philip Kiriakis from 2015-16, will reprise the role next month, Digest can report exclusively.

NOOOOOOO!

[brisbydog]

 

 

[Retired at last]

I am just mad that there are another 2 weeks of this awful Abe story.

Good that Gwen is finding out about Leo and Dimitri. I am guessing the SHE will propose an arrangement to pretend to be married, but she gets a lot of money and won't tell about the true relationship. And, since Megan is not around, it should be easy to hide.

What test results? Are they re-doing Nicole's baby's results? 

When is good-bye, Victor? Could Phillip be coming back for that?

So, Brady is going to lose custody because he puts a gun in Kristen's face? Smart. Rachel needs to be in a foster family. 

They aren't going to find Lani for 2 weeks? And then she leaves.

 

[Artsda]

Brady is so stupid for never telling Rachel the truth about Kristen. 

[DisneyBoy]

I *love* someone finally pulling a gun on Kristen.

But Brady? You dumb.

[WendyCR72]

2 hours ago, Artsda said:

Brady is so stupid for never telling Rachel the truth about Kristen. 

Demon seed probably wouldn't care. She's becoming just like her murdering mama.

[brisbydog]

Lolll

[tribeca]

Tha dress is so plain. I can’t decide if it’s ugly or just not pretty.  

[brisbydog]

Another shot

[methodwriter85]

15 hours ago, brisbydog said:

Lolll

I feel like I could get into this storyline if Gwen was written as being on the know and wanting to fake it as well for the money. That would have been consistent with the grifter that we first met.

I do like the idea of Leo finally getting a boyfriend, and I do like Dimitri, so I'm not opposed to the storyline.

Edited July 17, 2023 by methodwriter85

[CanaryFan98]

On 7/14/2023 at 11:52 PM, WendyCR72 said:

Demon seed probably wouldn't care. She's becoming just like her murdering mama.

I agree people think Rachel knowing that Kristen is awful would change anything? On this show?

That being said Rachel acts more like a Dimera than the rest of her family however beyond that I wish they killed off this character she shouldn't have existed to begin with.

[WendyCR72]

9 minutes ago, CanaryFan98 said:

I agree people think Rachel knowing that Kristen is awful would change anything? On this show?

That being said Rachel acts more like a Dimera than the rest of her family however beyond that I wish they killed off this character she shouldn't have existed to begin with.

Yep. The kid should have been Mackenzie. Or dead. Not rewarding a psycho killer with a baby.

[WendyCR72]

7 hours ago, methodwriter85 said:

I feel like I could get into this storyline if Gwen was written as being on the know and wanting to fake it as well for the money.

As I am in the proper thread, I can speak freely. Isn't there an upcoming spoiler where Gwen catches Leo with Dimitri?

So, I'm guessing Gwen will be in on the plan and marry for a cut of the cash. It fits her.

[peachmangosteen]

12 hours ago, WendyCR72 said:

So, I'm guessing Gwen will be in on the plan and marry for a cut of the cash. It fits her.

I think so too and that is precisely where this story should go. 

[WendyCR72]

With the spoiler that Phillip is returning, it makes me wonder if he will make a play for Chloe once Sarah is back in the mix.

I didn't watch Days much during Lavoisier's last stint. Was Nadia's Chloe on canvas when he was? Were they ever tested?

I like Xander/Chloe, as I said. I also like Xander/Sarah. And since I do think the show will at least attempt a Xander/Sarah reconciliation with their kid in the mix, it brought up this question where Chloe was concerned.

(Looking around the 'net, though, it seems like some were not impressed with this guy as Phillip before. I also know he was on OLTL when Ron was writing. If I recall from reading, his character was involved with Farah Fath's character, so if Mimi ever returns, I bet Ron would try to recreate that couple. So I guess it's good Fath/Mimi are long gone.)

[4evaQuez]

1 hour ago, WendyCR72 said:

With the spoiler that Phillip is returning, it makes me wonder if he will make a play for Chloe once Sarah is back in the mix.

I didn't watch Days much during Lavoisier's last stint. Was Nadia's Chloe on canvas when he was? Were they ever tested?

I like Xander/Chloe, as I said. I also like Xander/Sarah. And since I do think the show will at least attempt a Xander/Sarah reconciliation with their kid in the mix, it brought up this question where Chloe was concerned.

(Looking around the 'net, though, it seems like some were not impressed with this guy as Phillip before. I also know he was on OLTL when Ron was writing. If I recall from reading, his character was involved with Farah Fath's character, so if Mimi ever returns, I bet Ron would try to recreate that couple. So I guess it's good Fath/Mimi are long gone.)

They (Chloe and Lavoisier's Philip) shared screen time. I don't think they were romantically involved as this when the show was pursuing Chloe/Deimos. His Philip was then going to pretend to be the father of Chloe's child (later Holly), but that was before Chloe remembered she was implanted with Dan and Nicole's embryos. As you can tell even from that little write-up, a lot of rewrites were happening as this storyline was airing. I also think NB/Chloe was pregnant in real life during some points of this storyline.

I thought his Philip was okay, but it was definitely a step down for Jay's Philip. I think he had okay chemistry with most people but nothing that really popped. His Philip is one that I know was there, but he didn't leave much of an impression. The Real World guy left more of an impression - granted not a good impression but a lasting one. 

Fath and Lavoisier dated in real life, so putting them together depends on how they ended their actual relationship. Granted Philip and Mimi do have a child together.

Since this is the Spoiler section, the speculation on another board is that Philip and Chloe will leave canvas together as NB is apparently no longer with Days.

[DisneyBoy]

6 hours ago, 4evaQuez said:

I thought his Philip was okay, but it was definitely a step down for Jay's Philip. I think he had okay chemistry with most people but nothing that really popped.

IMHO, he had a grating Jim Carrey-esque quality. Lots of facial expressions.

He was also saddled with a stupid plot. Turns out he wanted to market Caroline's Alzheimers medication into a psychic drug that helps you see into the future. Yeah. It was awful.

Plus Deimos was credited as being the guy who kept Bo prisoner, after he searched for the miracle cure.

Later, Deimos tied up Philip and beat him or something. And it was clear Philip had two real legs. He left after that humiliation.

It wasn't a good showing.

[tribeca]

Philip acted so badly last time.  He was so jealous and not a great boyfriend.  Chloe was kinda of dumb too in that relationship.  The were not a favorite couple of mine.  

[4evaQuez]

9 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

IMHO, he had a grating Jim Carrey-esque quality. Lots of facial expressions.

He was also saddled with a stupid plot. Turns out he wanted to market Caroline's Alzheimers medication into a psychic drug that helps you see into the future. Yeah. It was awful.

Plus Deimos was credited as being the guy who kept Bo prisoner, after he searched for the miracle cure.

Later, Deimos tied up Philip and beat him or something. And it was clear Philip had two real legs. He left after that humiliation.

It wasn't a good showing.

Was this around the time that Bo could see the future, or was that a different storyline? I swear the things I don't like kinda just bleed together.

 

ETA: Oh wait, I just remembered Bo was dead when JPL was Philip, so Bo was psychic for some unrelated reason.

Edited July 20, 2023 by 4evaQuez

[DisneyBoy]

I didn't know Bo ever became psychic...

Caroline developed Alzheimers and was taken away by Bo to get treatment...then returned without him. Years passed, Hope moved on with Aiden, and then the explanation was given that Bo was captured while looking for a miracle cure for his Mama. Her condition got worse, he broke out with Steve's help, stopped Aiden from killing Hope, then died himself.

Once Caroline got the cure, however, she started seeing the future, and Philip then thought the drug could be sold as a way for people to gain psychic powers. 🙄

The show was so busy propping up Deimos at the time that the idiocy of the drug storyline kinda got swept under the rug.

 

Edited July 20, 2023 by DisneyBoy

[CanaryFan98]

22 hours ago, WendyCR72 said:

With the spoiler that Phillip is returning, it makes me wonder if he will make a play for Chloe once Sarah is back in the mix.

I didn't watch Days much during Lavoisier's last stint. Was Nadia's Chloe on canvas when he was? Were they ever tested?

I like Xander/Chloe, as I said. I also like Xander/Sarah. And since I do think the show will at least attempt a Xander/Sarah reconciliation with their kid in the mix, it brought up this question where Chloe was concerned.

(Looking around the 'net, though, it seems like some were not impressed with this guy as Phillip before. I also know he was on OLTL when Ron was writing. If I recall from reading, his character was involved with Farah Fath's character, so if Mimi ever returns, I bet Ron would try to recreate that couple. So I guess it's good Fath/Mimi are long gone.)

Yes they had scenes but you wouldn't guess they had history based on their interactions. His Phillip was involved with Belle though much to Claire's dismay. Strangely I thought they had more chemistry than BB's Shawn/Belle.

I don't think they would recreate Rex/Gigi(their pairing on OLTL) because they were involved in RL and I'm not sure if it ended well or not. Probably not is my guess as it rarely does.  I thought they did have chemistry though.

Edited July 20, 2023 by CanaryFan98

[peachmangosteen]

20 minutes ago, CanaryFan98 said:

Strangely I thought they had more chemistry than BB's Shawn/Belle.