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Opinion Article

by Michele & Cheryl

This week of Days had us shaking our heads. Things happened that didn’t make sense which says something since this is Salem we’re talking about. In no particular order let’s talk about them.

Tate told Julie the truth about Doug stealing the necklace. Julie was understandably upset because he stole the necklace. Unfortunately, Julie wasn’t the only one upset about it. Holly was upset and broke up with Tate because of what he did to Doug. Are you kidding us? She was willing to break up with Tate for doing the right thing. Tate’s confession was a betrayal to her. This logic didn’t make any sense. Why would the writers make Doug come off like the innocent one while making Tate look like the bad one for telling Julie the truth? If Doug had his way, Julie would have never known what happened with the necklace. He claimed he was going to tell her the truth but that didn’t change the fact that he stole the necklace. The fact that Holly would choose to end her relationship with someone she knows for a thief she barely knows boggles our minds. No matter how much the writers try to manipulate us into thinking Doug is the good one in the story, we’re not falling for it.

Speaking of the necklace, the writers tried to make Julie look like a monster for throwing Doug out of the house. They went the extra mile by having her ignore Doug when he tried reaching out to her. Julie’s reaction was understandable seeing as he stole something from her. He knew he stole the necklace and took advantage of her hospitality. What makes it so bad is he didn’t have the decency to feel guilty about taking advantage of her. Julie did the right thing kicking him out of her house.

Another thing that had us shaking our heads was Amy forcing Sophia and Tate to raise the baby if they didn’t find suitable parents to adopt the baby. Who made Amy the boss over everything? Why does she get to decide what’s going to happen with the baby? She acts as if Sophia and Tate don’t have a say over what happens with the baby. Also, Amy is not the child’s only grandparent. Brady should be involved in the decision-making process, yet he’s taken out of the story. He could let Amy know that she wasn’t going to force his child to raise a baby he didn’t want to raise. Theresa should also have a say since she’s going to be the grandparent too. Instead of having Theresa’s character go to California to be with her mother, she should be helping Tate with the baby.

The next thing that had us shaking our heads was how quickly Johnny turned on EJ. We get that Johnny was upset about EJ raping Sami, but his reaction was over the top. Johnny just found out the truth and had a right to be mad, but Sami was the victim and was willing to get over it. He went the extra mile when he punched EJ. We asked our mother how she would react if we ever hit her and the look on her face was all we needed to know. Let’s just say we wouldn’t be here to write about this. With that said, Johnny has made plenty of mistakes throughout his life and expected forgiveness. He could have extended that to his father. Please don’t misunderstand. We are not defending EJ’s actions by any means. EJ deserves to feel the wrath he is getting, but Johnny isn’t perfect so he shouldn’t EJ.

Let’s get to why Sarah had us shaking our heads. Sarah told Stephanie that Xander thought she and Philip were having an affair. Instead of Sarah suggesting she tell Alex the truth, she wanted Stephanie to go along with the lie that she slept with Philip. She thought the lie would have been better than the truth. Sarah expected Stephanie to put her marriage first. She even went so far as to use Victoria to manipulate her. Sarah had a lot of nerve thinking Stephanie would want to save her marriage over her relationship. We applaud Stephanie for not doing what Sarah wanted. She did try to defend Sarah when she told Alex the truth but at least she didn’t keep him in the dark. Unfortunately, she did end up letting Xander think she slept with Philip, but we give her credit for telling Alex the truth.

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Nitpicks & Flubs

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Monday

-The music playing in Tate and Holly’s scene could be heard while Gabi was shown.

-Chad could be heard knocking on Cat’s door while Melinda was shown.

-JJ could be heard talking to Julie while Chad was shown.

-Gabi could be heard talking to JJ while Leo and Javi were shown.

Tuesday

-Brady could be heard talking to Marlena while a location shot was shown.

-EJ could be heard talking on the phone while Melinda was shown.

-Ava’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.

-Holly could be heard talking to Doug while Ava was shown.

-Julie could be heard talking to Tate on the phone while Holly was shown.

Wednesday

-The music in Paulina’s scene could be heard while Julie was shown.

-Johnny’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.

-Sophia could be heard knocking on Tate’s door while Holly was shown

-Chanel could be heard talking to Paulina while Sophia and Tate were shown.

-Amy could be heard talking to Chanel while Tate was shown.

-Johnny could be heard talking to EJ while Chanel was shown.

Thursday

-Gabi could be heard talking on the phone while Tate and JJ were shown.

-Stephanie could be heard talking to Sarah while Xander and Philip were shown.

-Holly could be heard talking to Doug while Philip was shown.

-JJ could be heard talking to Tate while Holly was shown.

Friday

-Steve could be heard talking to Kayla on the phone while Marlena and Paul were shown.

-Stephanie’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.

-Marlena could be heard talking to Paul while Sarah and Xander were shown.

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Brady needs to get his priorities straight. His concern should be with his family, but he only worries about Ava. We understand that he has been unlucky in love, but he should be focused on what’s going on with his family. His son is dealing with giving his baby up for adoption, yet he hasn’t been involved in the story. John is missing yet he didn’t want to do anything to help find him. The only thing on his mind is Ava and making sure she doesn’t break up with him. We do give him a little credit for mentioning Rachel, but he doesn’t care about anyone else.

Why are the writers shoving Chad and Cat down our throats? Cat may have had a “justifiable” reason for scamming Chad, but it doesn’t change what she did. Her actions made him lose Abby all over again so you would think he wouldn’t want anything to do with her. We get that the writers don’t want Chad to be alone, but they didn’t have to pair him up with Cat. The writers must think having her be a “good” person to people changes her actions. Unfortunately, all of us aren’t fooled by her nice girl act.

Jada is the hypocrite of the week. She demands truth and honesty from people, yet she didn’t tell Rafe the truth about sleeping with Shawn. The only thing she told him was she kissed Arnold. She had the opportunity to tell him that she slept with Shawn, but she kept it from him. We all know the secret will come out, but she will expect him to forgive what she did. If the shoe were on the other foot and Rafe slept with another woman, Jada would have broken up with him.

Was there a reason why the writers suddenly put EJ raping Sami on the front burner? They went out of their way to romanticize EJ and Sami’s relationship as if the rape never happened. Suddenly the rape came back into the story. Roman set up Johnny finding out that EJ was a rapist. Kate ended up telling Johnny the truth. This is a secret that has been kept for years and now it’s suddenly come to light. Roman was suddenly so appalled by what EJ did to Sami, yet he hasn’t said anything about it. Sami went on to marry him as well as have another child with him so she couldn’t have been that phased by the rape.

Speaking of Roman, he resents EJ for bringing Arnold in Sami’s life yet he’s willing to let Ava stay in the pub. Did he forget that Ava killed his father? You would think that he wouldn’t want anything to do with her after what she did to his father. In the grand scheme of things what Ava being responsible for Shawn’s death should measure up to what EJ did with Arnold.

What is going on with Belle? She’s obsessed with EJ. We understand that she is suddenly attracted to dangerous men, but sleeping with EJ again was ridiculous especially when she knows what he did to Rafe and Jada. She was the same person who was determined to make EJ pay for what he did, but she ended up in bed with him anyway. Paulina warned her that she could lose her job if she slept with him again, yet she did it anyway. It will serve her right if EJ uses her to get her fired. Let’s see how obsessed she will be with him then.

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Nitpicks & Flubs

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Monday

-The music playing in Brady, Tate, and Theresa’s scene could be heard while Holly and Tate were shown.

-Holly’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.

-EJ could be heard talking on the phone while Rafe and Jada were shown.

-Rafe could be heard talking to Jada while Brady and Theresa were shown.

-Doug could be heard talking to Melinda while Tate and Theresa were shown.

-Rachel sliced Ava’s hand with a knife but there was no blood on it.

Tuesday

-Paulina could be heard talking to Belle while Brady was shown.

-Belle could be heard talking to Gabi while JJ was shown.

-EJ could be heard talking to Jada and Rafe while Gabi was shown.

-Ava could be heard talking to Brady while EJ and Rachel were shown.

-Jada’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.

Wednesday

-Sarah’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.

-Stephanie’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.

-Why would Cat answer the door with a towel on? She could have asked Felicity to answer the door instead of answering it with a towel on.

-Philip could be heard talking to Alex while Stephanie and Joy were shown.

-Philip’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.

Thursday

-Why would Theresa go to a bar when she’s an addict?

-Marlena could be heard talking on the phone while Theresa was shown.

-EJ could be heard talking to Stefano’s painting while Chanel was shown.

-Tate could be heard talking Theresa while Steve and Roman were shown.

Friday

-Doug answered the door without a shirt on.

-Johnny could be heard talking to Roman while Belle and EJ were shown.

-Doug could be heard talking to Holly while Tate and Sophia were shown.

-When did Maggie and Julie go to Bay City? Maggie was just with Xander and Philip in Wednesday’s episode and she didn’t mention going to Bay City.

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It’s so obvious that Chad and Cat had to work together to save the hospital. The writers had to come up with an excuse to have them together. You would think Chad wouldn’t want anything to do with her after what she did. She may have schemed to save her mother but that doesn’t change what she was willing to do. The writers should have come up with a better way to get Chad and Cat together.

Speaking of the writers, they are going overboard trying to make the audience believe that Stephanie is the only one with a brain in Salem. She was the only one who realized that Rafe could be Arnold. Gabi has been around him, but didn’t realize he could have been Arnold. Unless we remember it wrong, we thought Gabi was in town when Arnold was the first time. Gabi couldn’t be the one to figure it out. It had to be Stephanie. How many ways do we have to be told that Stephanie saves the day?

Jada wasted no time sleeping with Shawn. We know “Rafe” cheated on her, but she wasn’t right to do the same thing. She basically used Shawn to get over Rafe. Just because she said she was attracted to Shawn when they were partners doesn’t change that she used him. How was she any different from Rafe? Now that she knows that Rafe wasn’t himself, she cheated on him for nothing. We know the truth will come out eventually and she will expect Rafe to forgive him.

Why would Marlena expect Kayla to accept Cat so easily? Kayla was right to think Chad shouldn’t want to be around Cat after what she did. Marlena forgives everyone no matter what they do to her family and friends. This is the same person who embraced Ben after he tried to kill Will so it’s not a surprise that she would be Team Cat.

We don’t understand why it was so hard to believe that Arnold could be alive. People never die in Salem so they should know that it was possible that he could still be alive. Did they really have to be convinced that someone is still alive? Look at all the other people who have returned from the dead.

It was so convenient that EJ was able to get Rita to get rid of Arnold before he got busted. We know the writers had to come up with something to get EJ off the hook but that was too convenient. The same thing happened with Kristen. She conveniently talked Brady into convincing Ava not to press charges against Kristen for kidnapping her. The writers shouldn’t have come up with stories like these when it paints their characters into a corner.

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Monday

-The music playing while Marlena and Cat were shown could be heard playing while Chad and Leo were show.

-Shawn could be heard talking to Jada while Alex and Stephanie were shown kissing.

-Gabi could be heard talking to Javi while Jada was shown.

-Leo could be heard talking to Chad while Marlena was shown.

-Why would Will call Alex to tell him about a birthday video with Sonny and Arianna when Sonny could have called himself? Alex is Sonny’s brother, not Will’s so you would think Sonny would have called him.

Tuesday

-Cat could be heard talking to Chad while Jada and Shawn were shown kissing.

-Alex could be heard talking to Stephanie while Cat was shown.

-Jada could be heard talking to Shawn while Cat was shown.

-Arnold could be heard talking to Gabi while Stephanie and Alex were shown.

-Shawn could be heard talking to Jada while Arnold and Savannah were shown.

Wednesday

-Why was it hard for Belle to believe that Rachel Blake was alive when her mother has returned from the death several times?

-Kristen could be heard talking to EJ while Belle and Brady were shown.

-Jada could be heard talking to Stephanie while Rafe was shown.

-Gabi could be heard talking to Arnold while Shawn was shown.

-Shawn could be heard talking to Jada and Stephanie while Arnold was shown.

-Brady could be heard talking to Belle while Kristen and EJ were shown.

-When did Ava become Brady’s girlfriend when they only went on one date?

Thursday

-Belle could be heard talking to EJ while Brady was shown.

-Marlena could be heard talking to Kayla while EJ was shown.

-In Wednesday’s episode, Rafe had dog tags on his neck, but in this episode, the tags were gone.

-EJ could be heard talking to Belle while Shawn and Jada were shown.

-Rafe could be heard talking to Shawn and Jada while Gabi was shown.

-Kayla could be heard talking to Gabi while Ava was shown.

Friday

-Sophia could be heard talking to Tate while Holly was shown.

-Marlena could be heard talking to Johnny while Tate was shown.

-Chanel could be heard talking to Paulina while Johnny was shown.

-The music in Doug’s scene could be heard while Holly was shown.

-Doug’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.

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You would never know that Paulina wanted to hire Jada as the police commissioner when she got rid of Rafe. Paulina acted as if she was on a mission to make Jada pay for the “crime” she thought committed. If she felt so strongly about getting rid of Jada, she shouldn’t have hired her in the first place. Paulina practically prosecuted Jada with little to no evidence. When the truth comes out, Jada doesn’t need to take the commissioner job back.

We want to applaud Joy for breaking up with Alex. She could have easily strung him along to keep him from being with Stephanie, but she chose to have self-respect for herself. We thought Joy was going to keep dating Alex so Stephanie couldn’t be with him. There have been plenty of times when people stay in relationships to keep people apart.

Speaking of Alex, Stephanie has become obsessed with Alex. She went from barely wanting to talk to him to be willing to quit her job for him. Also, she talks about him constantly as if she wasn’t with him before. You would never know she was the one who wanted to be friends when they first dated. They could be together now if she didn’t dump him to be with Chad. Fast forward and now she talks about him nonstop.

The writers wasted time with Body and Soul. If Abe and Kate were going to give up the show, they could have let it go to Los Angeles before. We understand people didn’t care for the story, but the writers could have kept it going. It gave Kate and Abe a storyline. If the writers took their time with the story. it could have worked. Now they will go back to barely being shown.

Why did it take so long for Seth to tell Kayla the hospital was closing? If he knew for months, why didn’t he say something? Also, why did he care if Bonnie sued the hospital if it was closing? You would think he would have said something sooner. With the hospital closing, where is everyone supposed to go when they are sick or hurt?

Jada brought her problems on herself when she got EJ fired. She should have known EJ would retaliate when she got him fired. Did she really think he would sit by and let her cost him his job? If she left well enough alone, she would have her job and not have to worry about being set up. We aren’t trying to make excuses for what EJ did to her, but she made it easy for him to set her up.

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Nitpicks & Flubs

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Monday

-Jada could be heard talking to Belle while EJ was shown.

-Steve could be heard talking to Brady while EJ was shown.

-Kristen and the woman in white cried without any tears.

-Rafe screamed in the tunnels, but Jada didn’t recognize his voice.

-How was EJ able to bring Rafe to the Blake house without anyone seeing him?

Tuesday

-Stephanie could be heard talking to Kayla while Leo was shown.

-Joy’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.

-When did Bonnie make a miraculous recovery? The last time they showed her she could barely speak but now she’s seemingly better.

-Alex could be heard talking to Joy while Stephanie was shown.

-Kayla could be heard talking to Stephanie while Alex was shown.

Wednesday

-Kayla could be heard talking to Seth while Joy was shown.

-If Seth knew the hospital was closing, why did he care if Bonnie sued the hospital?

-Speaking of the hospital, where are the people supposed to go if the hospital is closed?

-Joy could be heard talking to Alex while Johnny was shown.

-Leo could be heard talking to Seth while Alex was shown.

Thursday

-Kristen’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.

-Why does everyone talk to a portrait out loud? You would think they would keep the thoughts in their heads especially since they are in open space and anyone could hear them.

-Arnold could be heard talking to himself while Kristen was shown.

-Sarah could be heard talking to Kristen while EJ was shown.

Friday

-Kayla could be heard talking to Steve while Holly was shown.

-Steve’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.

The music playing in Chanel, Johnny, and Kayla’s scene could be heard while Julie and Doug were shown.

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Nitpicks & Flubs

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Monday

-The music playing during Leo and Javi’s scene could be heard while Doug was shown.

-Ava could be heard calling out Rachel’s name while Brady was shown.

-Brady could be heard calling out Ava’s name while Ava was shown.

-How did The Woman in White know to hide Ava’s body before Brady and Kristen got to Aremid?

Tuesday

-Johnny could be heard talking to EJ while Chanel was shown.

-How did Javi know to invite people to Rafe’s bachelor party when he doesn’t know any of them?

-Jada could be heard talking to Shawn while Javi was shown.

-Stephanie could be heard talking while Arnold was shown.

Wednesday

-The phone in Aremid could be heard ringing while Kristen was shown.

-Brady could be heard talking on the phone while Ava was shown.

-Shawn could be heard talking to Chanel while Brady was shown.

Thursday

-Gabi could be heard talking to Jada while Rafe was shown.

-Arnold could be heard talking to Javi while Jada was shown.

-Rafe could be heard talking to EJ while Jada was shown.

-Javi could be heard talking to Rafe while Jada was shown.

-Jada could be heard talking to Stephanie while Arnold was shown.

Friday

-Jada could be heard talking to Stephanie while Kayla and Steve were shown.

-Leo could be heard talking to Javi while Arnold was shown.

-Why did Rafe choose to talk to Rita instead of leaving the mansion? He could have gone to the police himself instead of expecting her to call them.

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Does Holly have any friends other than Sophia? Whenever she has a problem with Tate, she goes running to Doug. Why doesn’t she go to one of her other friends? She needs to stop telling him all her problems, especially since she doesn’t know him. We know the writers are heading towards putting them together, but it doesn’t make sense for her to keep talking to someone she barely knows about her boyfriend.

Why did Stephanie tell Chanel that she had her back when it concerned Johnny? Stephanie is Johnny’s cousin, yet she sided with Chanel. Johnny is the one in the wrong, but Stephanie could show some loyalty to her cousin. Stephanie has no loyalty to her family or else she wouldn’t have told Chanel that she would support her.

Belle needs to make up her mind about her feelings for EJ. One minute she considered him a regret that she slept with him and the next she defended sleeping with him again. Does she want to be with him or not? If she doesn’t, she has a hard way of showing it. She may as well give in to temptation and be with EJ if she’s going to keep sleeping with him.

Speaking of EJ and Belle, Marlena was upset about Belle being with EJ after what he’s done to the family. Did Marlena forget that she was willing to give Ben the key to the city after he tried to kill Will? If she’s going to be upset about what EJ’s done to the family, she should be upset with Ben for what he did to her grandson. She must have selective anger when it comes to her family.

We were shocked that Shawn defended Johnny to Chanel. Shawn and Johnny barely interact with each other, yet he was willing to defend Johnny to Chanel. It was good to see family look out for each other even if they don’t interact with each other. We applaud Shawn for telling Chanel that she should fight for her marriage considering he wasn’t willing to do that for his own marriage.

What is EJ’s end game? Does he plan on killing Rafe or keeping him in the wine cellar for life? We see how the writers are trying to make EJ come off like a saint because he’s feeding Rafe, but the man is still holding him hostage. Does EJ expect his plan to work and keep Rafe alive? It doesn’t make sense to keep Rafe tied up in the cellar. How long does he think he can keep people out of there before Rafe is caught?

The writers could have casted an actress to play Jada’s mother. What are the odds that her mother would be sick and not be able to go to Jada’s wedding? Since Jada’s mother has never been on the show, they could have casted her instead of making her miss the wedding. It’s bad enough her sister wasn’t making the wedding, but her mother wasn’t either. Both characters could have been casted so Jada could have someone from her family at the wedding.

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We have to scratch our heads when we watch EJ on the show. What are the writers doing with his character? Do they want us to love him or hate him? He didn’t want Arnold (Fake Rafe) to be with Jada because of what he did to Sami when he was around the first time. It’s good that he didn’t want that to happen a second time. Thumbs up to EJ for wanting to do the right thing. With that said, he dragged Rafe to the tunnels at the DiMera mansion to clean up Arnold’s mess. He felt like Rafe got what he deserved because he wouldn’t leave the mansion when he wanted him to go. Rafe was dumbed down in that moment, but this rant is about EJ. Do the writers want us to be confused about him? He needs to make up his mind about what he wants to do. For example, he kept Rafe in the tunnels and gave him access to his phone. What type of villain would do something like that? He definitely should have taken his phone from him. Jada could have figured out what happened. We know that was wishful thinking, but she might have realized that Rafe was missing. EJ can’t have it both ways. He can’t turn a blind eye when Arnold pursues Jada and then warn him not to do anything with her.

It’s time to shift gears and rant about someone else. Joy had us yelling at the screen. Chanel confronted Joy about making out with Johnny. It should have been a classic moment, but it didn’t turn out that way. Joy had an attitude when Chanel confronted her. She should have humbled herself when Chanel had every right to be mad at her. Joy had the nerve to say that she didn’t ask her to befriend her. We couldn’t believe our ears. Chanel wasn’t the one in the wrong. Joy and Johnny were wrong. They made out and kept the truth from Chanel. She had every right to confront Joy about her role in the secret. Joy has a nasty attitude considering Chanel was trying to be a friend to her. We hoped the value would be bigger since they were friends but that didn’t happen. Joy’s response made the showdown fall flat. If she humbled herself, we would have enjoyed the scene better.

We wonder what we’re supposed to think about Amy (Sophia’s mother). She is a conservative woman and wants her daughter to keep her baby. It looks like the writers are trying to make Amy look like a bad woman for having old fashioned values. Amy is pro-life and there’s nothing wrong with that. For some reason, the writers are choosing to make her look like a monster for wanting Sophia to keep her baby and get married. We know the writers want us to root for Tate and Holly so anyone who keeps them apart will be considered a villain. It must be Amy’s turn now that Sophia has been destroyed. We are being manipulated into hating her character because she wants Tate and Sophia to own up to what they did. On a side note, Holly said the consenting age in Salem was 17 when she wanted to be with Johnny. If that’s true, how come Sophia had to leave Salem to get an abortion? We know that Amy has to be the new interloper for Tate and Holly’s relationship, so she wanted him to marry Sophia. Back to the point of our rant. Tate and Sophia wanted to get an abortion to fix their careless mistake. We are pro-choice and don’t have an issue with abortion. Tate and Sophia decided to get the abortion because the baby was an inconvenience. She could have given the baby up for adoption. For some reason, they didn’t want to consider that option.

Brady and Kristen talked about Rachel’s behavior. They needed to have a conversation about her because she’s out of control. Rachel’s behavior needed to be addressed. They talked about her sending the texts to Ava. Brady suggested they get her help before her attitude gets worse. We applaud the writers for having parents have a conversation like that about their troubled daughter. Kristen tried to defend her, but she had to give in once Brady told her that Rachel would get like them.

The writers showed Julie mourning Doug. We weren’t sure if they were going to have her break down anymore once Doug III arrived. She seemed like she was over Doug’s death once he got there. It broke our hearts to hear her talk about feeling responsible for Doug dying. Most people felt that way when they lost the people they loved. We wonder what we could have done differently. Could one action prevent the person you love from dying? Susan Seaforth-Hayes lost Bill Hayes (Doug) in real life, so watching her grieve on the show was like seeing her pain. We applaud her for her realistic performance.

Writers on shows tend to create stories to get us to shift our opinions about certain characters. We see it happening with Stephanie. They go overboard getting us to believe that Stephanie is a hot character. The woman has been linked to at least five men since she’s been back on the show. She has been with Alex, Chad, Everett, Philip and made out with Harris before he left the show. Stephanie hasn’t been back that long, but she has done her share of bed-hopping. We understand people don’t have to settle with one person, but she is getting around on the show. It’s time for other characters to have fun on the show besides Stephanie. Our next rant has to do with Stephanie too.

Stephanie must be a villain on the show. The only people who overhear things on the show are villains. She overheard Philip’s conversation with Kate. He admitted that Victor’s letter was forged. Stephanie conveniently heard him admit to that. We didn’t think it would get revealed that fast. She told him off for risking her career with the forgery. Philip was stupid to talk about something like that on the phone. Kate already knew that no one could find out, so what was the point of the conversation? He was clearly supposed to get caught that way. Stephanie thought about Alex while she was sleeping in bed with Philip, so it helped her that she heard that conversation. It’s the ticket she needed to get away from Philip. We couldn’t believe that Philip got caught that way. He should have been smarter than that because he did something that could make him go to jail. We think the writers are trying to make us root for Xander while destroying Philip’s character once again.

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Nitpicks & Flubs

by Michele & Cheryl

Monday

Everyone suddenly had their homes decorated for Christmas. No one had their houses decorated before.

How did Hattie get Belle’s number? They didn’t know each other like that so how did she get her number?

How did Hattie know that Belle was in town to represent her? She might not have been free to be her lawyer.

Speaking of Belle, why would she agree to represent her after what she did to her mother?

Tuesday

The DiMeras should consider getting better security because Arnold (Fake Rafe) was able to show up at the mansion without an issue. People shouldn’t be able to get on the property so easily.

Paulina needs to make up her mind about the commissioner position. She was ready to replace Jada if she didn’t solve the cupcake mystery. She’s only concerned because her husband ate one of the cupcakes.

EJ was talking while Rafe was shown.

Wednesday

No one said anything about Holly’s birthday coming up.

Speaking of Holly, why didn’t Nicole come back to Salem to give Holly her birthday gift? She and EJ are divorced so she could show up for her daughter’s birthday.

Julie knew that Doug III was on the phone, but she didn’t hear him talk about the necklace.

Why would Chad take the kids to Orlando when the family should have been closer together after what happened to Doug?

Since Julie lost Doug why would she want to celebrate Christmas?

Shawn wasn’t in Salem when Konstantin was there so he shouldn’t know anything about him.

Holly was with Tate at the pub one minute and at the Horton house the next. She went back to the pub like she never left.

Thursday

Eli and Lani arrived in town for Christmas and could have celebrated with the Hortons. Their ornaments were on the tree so they should have been there to hang them on the tree.

Steve wasn’t giving the person on the phone a chance to reply before he started talking. It was obvious that he wasn’t on the phone with anyone.

Kayla called Roman by his full name. She called him Roman Shawn Brady. The problem is that Roman’s middle name is Augustus, so why would she do that? His sister should know what his middle name was.

Why would Steve help Ava after what she did to him and his family? He shouldn’t have helped her figure out who was stalking her.

Friday

EJ called Arnold out for raping Sami. Did he forget that he did the same thing to her? He raped her for a different reason, but he still did it.

Doug III felt bad for what he did to Julie. He stole a necklace that was in the Horton family. His actions hurt the family.

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Belle clearly doesn’t know how to be loyal to her family. Did she become an ambulance chaser? She decided to take on Hattie’s case. For some reason, she decided to take Hattie’s case. She clearly forgot what the woman did to her mother. Hattie imitated Marlena on more than one occasion, and Belle was okay with fighting her case. We know that everyone deserves to have representation, but she didn’t have to jump on taking her case. How did Hattie know she could call on her anyway? She shouldn’t have her number. Belle shouldn’t have taken her call after what she did to Marlena. The woman doesn’t know the first thing about being loyal to her family. We shook our heads watching her jump at representing her. Hattie didn’t have to convince her to represent her. She has been messy since she came back to Salem.

Speaking of Belle, EJ wanted Kristen to fire Belle from the company. He felt like she would go after more cases that he didn’t want her to handle. We didn’t realize that EJ told Kristen what to do. Belle reminded EJ that she didn’t technically work for DiMera and could do any chase she wanted. We see that the writers are testing the waters between EJ and Belle. They want to see if something sticks between them. We’re sure they will have more scenes together to build up tension between them. Kristen didn’t jump at his whim and decided not to let her go. We didn’t think she would allow EJ to tell her what to do.

We want to put these comments together because they are linked. Ava went to Steve for help with the texts she received. She thought Kristen was the one that sent them. Steve didn’t think twice about helping her. Everyone in Salem seems to forget that she was responsible for Shawn getting killed. Ava did other things while she was in the mafia, but everyone suddenly has amnesia when it concerns her. His loyalty should be towards his wife, but he didn’t think about that. Maybe we just had a hard time getting over something like that since she hasn’t been redeemed properly. Taking her out of Steve’s story doesn’t change what she did. She doesn’t deserve to get treated like she is the princess of Salem when she hasn’t paid for her crimes. Speaking of, why would Roman allow her to stay in the same home of the man she killed? He goes out of his way to protect her when she is the reason why his father is dead.

Steve found out that the person who sent the texts to Ava was at the DiMera mansion. It played out like a little mystery. The person who was responsible for the texts was revealed to the audience. It turned out the person who did it was closer to Kristen than she realized. Rachel was the one sending the texts to Rachel. She was upset that her parents weren’t back together. Rachel blamed Ava for why her parents weren’t together so she wanted to send her a message. She did what she thought she could to get to Ava. We don’t understand the point of her plan because it won’t stop Brady from dating her. She’s trying her best to be a pint-sized DiMera. The problem with her plan is that everyone will think that Kristen did it. She could get in trouble for something that Rachel is doing. Rachel is quickly becoming the bad seed of Salem.

Guess who is back in Salem. If you guessed Arnold (Fake Rafe), then you are right. Arnold showed up at the DiMera mansion out of the blue looking for more money. It’s strange that he showed up out of the blue. He was gone for years and now he’s back. Arnold wants money and doesn’t plan to leave Salem any time soon. He’s a reminder that EJ is far from perfect. Arnold called him out and let him know that he would talk if he didn’t give him more money. He has EJ on his toes right now. EJ acts like he’s tough, but it won’t take much for Arnold to ruin him. We get to watch EJ squirm while Arnold is in town. He will try his best to quiet Arnold, but we don’t think it will work out the way he wants it to. Arnold being back in Salem will catch up to EJ because he isn’t going to walk away as easily as he would like.

EJ deserved the Hypocrite of the Week award. He had the gall to remind Arnold that he raped Sami by pretending to be Rafe. Did he lose his memory when he was shot? He forgot that he raped Sami too. EJ raped her first and wasn’t hired to do anything to her. He didn’t assault her with a mask on, but he forced her to have sex with him to save Lucas’ life. Sami fell in love with him so we were supposed to forget that he raped her, but we didn’t. We never forgot what he did because his actions led to the destruction of one of our favorite couples on the show. Sami and Lucas never recovered from what EJ did. He didn’t have a right to call Arnold out for raping Sami when he was just as bad. Arnold wouldn’t have been around Sami if he didn’t pay him to break up her relationship with Rafe. EJ clearly forgot his actions, or he wouldn’t have called him out for that. We were ready to yell at the screen for being a hypocrite.

It’s time to shift gears. We were surprised that Julie was in the holiday spirit. She lost her husband during the holiday season, but she wanted to celebrate. It was strange that she wanted to do that when the love of her life was gone. We understand that she had to move on, but she lost him recently. Julie is the last one who should want to celebrate the holidays. She’s taking Doug’s death very well, and we expected her to need cheering up. The writers should have had Julie feel down after Doug died. We don’t know of too many people who would be in the holiday spirit if someone they love died the way Doug did.

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by Michele & Cheryl

Monday

Jennifer cried without any tears.

How did Liz know where to find Marlena? The last time she was in Salem Marlena was staying in the house with Roman. How did she know to find her at the townhouse?

Jennifer couldn’t imagine waking up without the person you love sleeping next to her. Did she forget there was a time when she thought Jack was dead? He also abandoned the family, so she spent plenty of time with her bed empty.

Who told Liz about what happened to Doug? Liz hasn’t been in town since 1986, so who would have called her to tell her about Doug?

Liz wore a fur coat, but she didn’t have it closed. It couldn’t be that cold in Salem. Maggie and Marie were sitting outside at the town square as if it were spring, so it wasn’t that cold there.

Tuesday

Why didn’t Marie visit Julie right away? She was at the town square when she came back for Julie.

Ciara’s dress was inappropriate for her grandfather’s funeral.

Belle was wearing a jacket when she and Marlena walked through the town square, but it was off when she was shown at the church.

Why was Marlena in the front row at Doug’s funeral, but most of Julie’s family was sitting in the back?

Why didn’t Sarah go to Doug’s service? She’s walking now so she should have been able to go to the service.

Wednesday

Would anyone miss their family’s funeral because they were too sick to go? Claire was conveniently sick and couldn’t go to Doug’s funeral. She should have been there to say goodbye.

Why did Leo assume that Steven was in town for Doug’s funeral when he didn’t know he was related to Julie? Steven could have been in town for any reason.

Ciara and Jennifer didn’t know Steven, but they were sure he wouldn’t steal Alice’s diamonds.

How did Doug III know his way around Salem? He just got out of jail, but he knew how to get to St. Luke’s.

Thursday

Hope didn’t have flowers when she showed up at the Horton house but had them when she went to the cemetery.

Ciara had to text Shawn to let him know that Hope was in town. Hope could have reached out to him.

Jennifer wanted to give Hope a ride from the cemetery. How did Hope get there when she arrived alone? What was supposed to happen to the car Hope drove?

Friday

Would it hurt Alex to put a shirt on occasionally? He always answers his door without a shirt on.

What made Cat think that Chad would care about her mother and not what happened to Abby’s remains?

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This was a sad week for the Hortons as well as the fans of the show. As you know, Bill Hayes (Doug) died at the end of last year. The show has finally written his death into the show. Jack tried to wake Doug up last week, and he found out that he passed away. It rocked everyone’s world when they found out the news. The audience finally get the chance to see the cast react to what happened. We had to wait a long time to see the Hortons’ reactions to the news. The show focused on Doug’s passing for most of the week. We will talk about our thoughts about the tribute to the actor and the character.

The writers decided to bring people back for Doug’s funeral. Liz (Gloria Loring). Marie (Maree Cheatham), and Steven (Stephen Schnetzer) back to the show. They are characters who haven’t been on the show since the 80s. We weren’t watching the show when they were front and center so it was strange to see new people. It was nice to see them again. We give the writers a thumbs up for including some history for those of us who didn’t watch the show during that time. Liz and Marie had a soapy history because of an affair. Liz slept with Marie’s husband back in the day. We would have loved to see that story unfold. Checking YouTube would be a great idea to find out the history between the characters. They still have heat between them, and they exploded on each other during the service. It may not have been the right time, but it was a break from the grief. We do have a nitpick about what happened between them. For some reason, Maggie expected them to move on from what happened between them. She was with Neil too, so why weren’t they mad at her? She’s supposed to be family to Marie, but she was with Neil too. If we’re mistaken about that, we are sorry. We weren’t watching the show at the time so we could be wrong about that.

As we mentioned in the previous paragraph, Steven was brought back to the show. He’s Julie’s brother. We have never seen him on the show. We didn’t know that Julie had a brother. He came back to help Julie. Who told him about Doug? Why would anyone call him when he hasn’t been in touch with Julie? He became involved in a mystery. The Hortons accused him of stealing Alice’s necklace from the time capsule. He felt like he had a right to the necklace because it belonged to his grandmother. It’s strange that he felt like that when most of the people at the Horton house were related to Alice. We don’t know if Steven is going to stay in Salem now that the funeral is done. If he doesn’t stay, it was good to see the actor on a soap opera again. If you ever watched Another World, it would be a treat to get a chance to see him on TV again.

Jack, the right Jennifer (Melissa Reeves), Shawn, Belle and Hope were back too. They have been on the show, and it was great to see them back. It has been a long time since Melissa Reeves has been on the show, and it was a breath of fresh air to see her playing Jennifer again. She was the actress who worked with Bill Hayes so it made sense to have her come back to say goodbye to his character. Reeves has chemistry with Matthew Ashford so she is the one who should be back any time they write Jennifer back into the show. It felt like no time went by when she returned to the show. We know that she won’t be back when the character returns, but it was amazing to see her back on screen. Hope is one of our favorite female characters on the show. She’s one half of our favorite supercouple (Bo/Hope). We were cheering when we heard the news that she was returning to say goodbye to Doug. There’s no way that she would have missed seeing Doug when she was his daughter. We are grateful the writers decided to bring her back instead of having the character be in another room. It was great to see her back on the show. She and Peter Reckell (Bo) are truly missed as part of the show. We are looking forward to them being back on the show next year. To get back to Hope, she was suspicious of the guy who claimed to be Doug’s grandson. She asked the right questions about him. The man did show up out of the blue claiming to be Doug’s grandson. We already went through a con job with the fake Abby. It looks like we’re dealing with it again. Hope wanted to know if someone talked to Charles (her half-brother through IVF) to find out if he had a kid named Doug. It’s hard to believe she was the only one who thought to call him. Shawn and Belle are back on the show too. They have been missed too. The show needs more characters their age on the show. They are breaking up and dealing with the aftermath of that. The writers are keeping them for a long-term storyline.

Did anyone else feel the tears falling when Julie spoke about Doug? It had to be hard for the actress to get through the scenes when she was married to Doug in real life. He was more than just a TV husband. Bill Hayes was her world. Susan Seaforth-Hayes did an amazing job with the material. She nailed all the emotions a grieving widow should have during her time of grief. The actress made us feel her pain. We couldn’t stop crying watching her pour her heart out to the man she loved for the majority of her life. The writers gave her a chance to express how she felt about losing the love of her life.

We’re not sure how we feel about the stranger who approached Julie. He introduced himself as Doug’s grandson. We needed the writers to utilize the history of the show to explain the connection. The storyline needed exposition because we didn’t think Doug had a son. Jennifer and Hope suddenly remembered that Doug had a child through IVF. It’s something that’s never been discussed while we were watching the show. The reveal happened after he passed away. It’s good that Doug’s death allowed another story to develop, but the story has holes in it. How did Doug III know to find the Hortons? Where has he been all this time? What happened to his father? Did he know Doug? Who told him that Doug died? We could probably come up with more questions, but we’ll stop there.

We know that we talked about the funeral a lot in this article, but it was the focus of the week. It’s time to shift gears. EJ decided to pay Joy to leave town so Johnny wouldn’t have to live with the guilt of seeing his mistress around town. For some reason, Johnny didn’t want him to pay for her to leave town. Did he enjoy her being there? Why would he want her to stay in town? He might enjoy the attention he received from her. Joy agreed to leave town. She told Alex that she was leaving, and he got upset. Alex wasn’t involved in the situation, so why would he care if she left town? Did he like the idea of Johnny squirming whenever Joy was around? Alex went to Johnny, and they got into an argument about it. Chanel walked in and heard the end of the argument. We weren’t surprised that she didn’t hear the important parts of the argument. It seems like the writers want to dumb Chanel down for this storyline to work. We think she may know what happened between Johnny and Joy and that’s why she makes so many comments about him being faithful. Is it possible that she’s giving him the rope to hang himself with it? Chanel goes out of her way to mention that he didn’t cheat on her. It feels like she’s waiting for him to confess to what he did. If he wanted to do that, he should have talked to her about it. She still would have been mad about what he did, but the extra lies wouldn’t have been attached to it.

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The writers decided to start two whodunnits. Someone poisoned cupcakes for the cast and crew of Body & Soul. We could stop right there in case we lost you. Please try to stay with us while we talk about this mystery. Some members of the cast ate the cupcakes and got sick. Roman also got sick from the cupcakes. The person’s identity wasn’t revealed to the audience. We have a theory about who did it. It’s not set in stone because the person didn’t get revealed. We think Hattie is the culprit. She put a curse on the show for killing off her character. No one else had a reason to go after the cast and crew. The only people who got sick (except for Roman) are pat of the show. It’s not hard to figure out who could have done it. We do have a question about it. How did Hattie (or the culprit) know Abe’s address? She hadn’t been there before so how did she know to send the cupcakes to him?

The other mystery that unfolded was the identity of the new Lady Whistleblower. Leo found out that his storylines were revealed in Lady Whistleblower’s column. He accused Javi of being the person who spoiled the show. It’s not too hard to believe that he would do that since he saw him looking at his laptop when they were together. Leo jumped to the wrong conclusion and accused Javi of spoiling his storylines. We think Lady Whistleblower is Gwen. She’s coming back to the show and has the biggest motive for wanting to ruin his show. He betrayed her by sleeping with Dimitri, and she didn’t forgive him for it. She would do anything to make sure that Leo paid for what he did to her. It’s understandable that she would want to pay him back for what he did to her. His conscience got to him once they were about to get caught. Gwen probably still owns the paper, so it’s not hard for her to create the stories. The hole in our theory is that she had no way of knowing what he was writing for the soap opera. It’s convenient that she would be able to hack into his computer, but he didn’t have the job before she left town. There’s no way she could have known he was writing storylines for the show. We have a feeling we are right so you heard/read it here first.

Rafe was kicked in his stomach when he found out he wasn’t getting his job back as commissioner. It’s a slap in the face to him when he was hurt on duty. Rafe dedicated his life to the force only to get treated as if he didn’t matter. We’re not surprised that he was disappointed and angry about the news he received. Paulina was cold about telling him that Jada was keeping his job. She should have showed compassion about dropping that bomb on him. The woman can’t make a decision without causing problems for someone. He didn’t get hurt by playing around on the job. Rafe was investigating what happened to Abby and got hurt. It’s not fair that he lost his job because he was hurt. Roman put the idea in his head to sue the department. It’s the right decision to make because he was unfairly demoted. Roman wasn’t the person to tell him that because he’s Abe’s best friend. Jada thought Rafe should keep the job as detective. What made her think that he would want to get demoted just because she’s in charge? If she lost her job, she wouldn’t take a demotion. She shouldn’t expect Rafe to do that. He wanted to resign to save their relationship. Rafe thought he would resent her if he accepted the demotion. He did the right thing because it would be hard for him to go to the station knowing that she had his job.

Johnny proved that he’s a scumbag. He called Chanel out when he thought she cheated on him. She was a cheating slut when he thought she slept with Alex. He cheated on her, and we’re supposed to feel sorry for him because he doesn’t want to get caught. Johnny was torn between telling the truth and protecting his secret. We know what answer he chose. He decided to keep the affair a secret. Johnny continued to lie to her even when he had a dream about Joy. He will deserve it when Chanel leaves him for what he did. Johnny didn’t want to show any mercy towards her, and he will know how that feels when she turns her back on him. We noticed that Chanel kept shoving Joy at Johnny. It’s as if she knows that they were together.

Tate is also a scumbag. He used Sophia to get over Holly. It didn’t take much for him to go to bed with Sophia because she offered herself to him. He did what any guy would do. It was wrong, but he did what any man would do in his position. Sophia had herself to blame for giving herself to him when she knew he wasn’t over Holly. Tate’s problem is that he treated her like she was a prostitute while acting like Holly is a delicate flower. It’s bad enough he called out Holly’s name while he was making out with Sophia, but he had to act as if she didn’t mean anything to him. He had no problem going to bed with Sophia even though he knew how he felt about Holly. Fast forward, and Holly wanted to go to her room with him. Tate decided to be a gentleman for Holly. He had the chance to be with her, but he wanted her first time to be special. What type of guy is he to treat Sophia like that. She’s not the villain just because she had feelings for Tate. We applauded Sophia for not wanting to be treated like she didn’t matter.

We cheered Xander on when he was man enough to apologize to Brady for accusing him of hitting Sarah. It’s good to see him own up to what he did. He told him about what happened when Kristen demanded to know details about how Sarah was doing. Xander showed a side of vulnerability and that’s a good thing. He proved that he doesn’t always have to scheme or get himself into trouble. Xander showed how scared he was about what happened to Sarah. The writers should have him show that side more often.

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by Michele & Cheryl

Monday

Stefan could be heard talking while Gabi and Javi were shown

How did Ivan and Vivian know that Stefan was at the DiMera mansion? He could have been anywhere in Salem.

Speaking of Stefan, how did Ivan and Vivian get in the mansion without anyone letting them inside?

Tuesday

It’s strange that Steve went to Marlena when he went home instead of going to Kayla.

Cat cried without any tears.

Why did Eric assume that Holly knew about Fiona hitting Sarah when she was in Paris.

Wednesday

Chad didn’t have to go to the police station to talk to Cat. What made him think that she would tell him everything he wanted to hear?

Why did the warden call Steve about Clyde? Why didn’t the warden call someone else to tell them about him escaping?

Thursday

Marlena saw Johnny on his birthday, so why did she give him a present after his birthday?

The blood on the knife that Arrow had looked fake.

Friday

Holly’s phone should have said whether her text message was delivered or read. She would have known if Tate looked at her message or not.

John hasn’t been in Salem, so why did Tate assume that he would have woke him up?

Johnny already slept with Joy, so you would think he wouldn’t tell her everything that happened with Chanel.

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Why did the writers decide to add on to Rafe and Gabi’s family again? They don’t have faith in the extended family, so what’s the point of adding more people on to the show? Javi has been added to the show, and we couldn’t care less about his character. There are people walking around on the show without storylines, but the writers wanted to add a new character. They should have given stories to the people on the show. We will try to keep an open mind about him because he just started, but it won’t be easy to do. Days could use more minority actors on the show, so we will see how that goes. We hope that he doesn’t get shoved down our throats.

Vivian was back on the show again. We never mind seeing her on the show because she’s deliciously evil. The show needs a legendary villain on the show whose name isn’t Clyde. Vivian was a character who was able to accomplish whatever she wanted, and she did it again. She’s involved in two storylines. We’re excited to see the legends front and center. She was responsible for keeping Stefan and Gabi apart. The writers were good to keep her return a secret from the audience. In a social media era, that’s practically impossible to do. She’s also involved in Philip’s storyline. They were both written back into the show for this week. We’re not sure how long they are staying on the show. Vivian’s return could help give Kate a storyline outside of Body & Soul. Louise Sorel may not be back long, but she may give the show a much needed boost. Hopefully she will be back on the show for a while. We need a villain like her instead of Clyde doing everything in Salem. Fiona’s character isn’t enough and Kristen is getting stale as a villain. The writers don’t seem to know what to do with her, so Vivian is back just in time.

Johnny, Chanel and Joy’s storyline has the making of a classic soap opera. Johnny and Chanel were on the outs because he called her a cheating slut. He jumped into bed with another woman (Joy) before he found out the truth. Joy came back to haunt him because she’s part of Body & Soul. She’s going to play Chanel’s enemy on the show. They are fighting over the same man. It sounds eerily familiar to their storyline. Johnny was in for a shock when Kate introduced Johnny and Chanel to his worst nightmare. Joy was hired to work on the show. They will be working together on the soap. Johnny wanted Joy to keep their one-night-stand a secret. We know their affair will come out at some point because they always do. She might end up getting pregnant especially since Chanel wants to have another baby (she made that declaration in the trailer for the show).

Tate, Holly, and Sophia also have a triangle brewing. Tate and Holly broke up so that left the door open for Sophia to get the man she wants. She and Tate ended up having sex with each other because he thought his relationship with Holly was over. Apparently, he jumped the gun because Holly wanted to make up with him. She sent him a text to talk, but Tate didn’t see it. He had sex with Sophia before he saw the text. Holly and Tate made up, but that secret night with Sophia is lingering over Tate’s head. Will he come forward and say something to Holly? Will Holly find out because Sophia decided to tell it?

The writers do a Halloween episode every year. We know they want to take a break from their ordinary stories and get away with doing something unusual. They decided to make it related to Body & Soul. It was a waste of an episode because the murder mystery was surrounded by characters who aren’t on the show. We had to watch the characters from their faux soap opera be front and center. It was a waste of a storyline. We love mysteries as much as the next people but there was no need to have it involve characters from Body & Soul. It could have easily featured the characters from Salem.

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Monday

Sarah told Fiona that she remembered what happened while she was alone.

Why would Julie tell Steve that Chad went to Paris?

Holly didn’t know Abby, so she had no reason to eavesdrop on her phone call.

Brady suddenly remembered that Fiona was the one who drove the car. He was too drunk to function, but he suddenly remembered everything.

Xander was the only one who saw Fiona taking Sarah out of her room.

Tuesday

Xander could be heard talking while Brady was shown.

Brady gave everyone credit for helping him except for Kristen. She was willing to help him from the beginning. Kristen was the one who moved the car to keep him from staying in jail.

You would think Marlena would want to help Abe with his soap opera. He’s supposed to be her friend, but it took Leo to convince her to help with the show.

Chanel was at the hospital one minute and at the mansion the next.

Speaking of Chanel, she was on the left side of the bed and now she’s on the right side of it.

Wednesday

Mark talked about murdering Chad at the town square. Anyone could have heard him talking about that.

Abby cried without any tears.

Why would Chanel ask Alex to help plan the party? She knows that Johnny is jealous of her relationship with him so why would she ask him to help her? Johnny has a lot of relatives in Salem so she didn’t have to ask Alex to help her plan his party.

Johnny conveniently knew where Alex lived. He never went there before, but he knew where to find him.

Thursday

Chad clearly avoided looking at his phone. He put the picture down and clearly tried to avoid looking at his phone. Chad should have seen the text that Kayla sent him.

Xander cried without any tears.

Fiona was talking while Xander was shown.

Friday

Chad’s phone should have blacked out, but Abby managed to see Kayla’s text to him.

Why does Sophia have to tell everyone her problems? What makes her think anyone cares?

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by Michele & Cheryl

Why did the writers make Holly so vital to Chad and Abby’s storyline? She just happened to be listening to Abby while she was on the phone with Mark. Holly never said one word to Abby, but she instantly recognized her. It’s not believable that Holly suddenly spotted Abby while she was in Paris. Needless to say, Holly’s discovery became important later in the week. She confronted Abby about the phone call. It led to Chad discovering the truth about Abby. Chad needed the fall from grace because Jennifer and Steve tried to tell him that she wasn’t Abby. Chad refused to listen to them when they warned him that something was off with Abby. Now he has egg on his face since the truth is out. Let’s get back to Holly. We aren’t thrilled that Holly had to be the one who caused the truth to get revealed. She wasn’t involved in the story at all and suddenly became an important factor in it. Steve should have been the one to cause Chad to see the light. We loved how Steve played Mark and found out he lied about the DNA test. He tricked Mark by giving him DNA that belonged to him and Kayla. We loved how Steve was involved in the storyline. He should have been one of the driving forces of the story since he’s related to Abby.

Does Johnny want to get divorced like his father? He kept making digs about Chanel being with Alex. He saw Alex having sex at the hospital and thought he was with Chanel. There’s no way he could confuse Stephanie with Chanel. Stephanie is a Caucasian woman while Chanel is an African American woman. Each time the flashback was shown, it was easy to see part of Stephanie’s arm. We wondered why Johnny didn’t interrupt them. He stood there and watched them having sex without saying a word. Who would do that? Most people would say something about what they saw. They wouldn’t watch and then walk away. Johnny was making digs about them being together. He thought the worst of Chanel because she told him that she and Alex didn’t rehearse, but he didn’t believe her. It was easier to think the worst of her than approach her about what he saw. Why would Chanel have sex with another man when Johnny could have seen them together? They would have been somewhere more private. If he keeps acting the way he is, Chanel will end up divorcing him.

It’s time to shift gears. We noticed that Xander was being judged for his actions towards Brady. He wanted to get revenge on the person who he thought hurt his wife. There isn’t a man in Salem who wouldn’t want to do what he was willing to do to Brady for hurting Sarah. We knew that Brady was innocent, but Xander didn’t know that. As far as Xander was concerned, he was guilty. Every man reacts the way he did. For some reason, he looked like the bad guy for wanting to make Brady pay for what he did.

Sarah and Brady finally remembered what happened the night of the accident. With help from Eric, they remembered who really hit Sarah. Sarah confronted Fiona about hitting her with the car. We thought that was stupid of Sarah to confront her when she was alone. Sarah was defenseless against Fiona, but she told her that she was going to tell Xander what happened. It wasn’t a surprise that Fiona tried to kill her. Xander showed up in time to stop her from killing Sarah. We were waiting for the revelation to happen, and it finally did. Fiona had to confess to what she did. Xander went off about what she did. He wasn’t over the top with it. Xander talked to her as if he were disappointed in her for destroying his trust. He couldn’t believe that he was gullible enough to fall for her lies. Brady told Fiona off when she was at the station. She tried to explain what she did, but he didn’t want to hear it. We don’t blame him for not wanting to listen to more of her lies.

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Nitpicks & Flubs

by Michele & Cheryl

Monday

It’s strange that Johnny imagined his wife making love to another man.

The DiMera mansion must have more than one bathroom, but Chanel chose to take a shower at her mother’s place.

Abe was talking while Bonnie was shown.

Stephanie wasn’t on the phone that long with Jada, but she told Alex so much about Everett being innocent.

Stephanie’s mascara was running down her face one minute and gone the next.

Tuesday

Bonnie cried without any tears.

Kayla could be heard talking while Hattie was shown.

Wednesday

Fiona’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.

Brady was at the police station, but he wasn’t handcuffed.

Eric poured a cup of coffee but there was no smoke coming out of the mug. He also walked out of Xander’s office without drinking the coffee.

Why was it so easy for people to come and go at the police station to visit Brady in the interrogation room?

Thursday

Eric told Holly that Jude was sick. If that were true, he should go home to make sure he’s okay.

Did the writers decide to change Xander and Sarah’s story? He has been there for her, but Maggie made it seem like he hasn’t been there for her emotionally.

If Holly was so worried about Nicole being there for her to help her get into college, why didn’t she move to Paris with her? Holly wanted to stay in Salem, so she shouldn’t be upset that she’s not with her.

Friday

There weren’t any nurses at the hospital. The nurses’ station was completely empty when Rafe was walking around.

Gabi’s wounds healed up very quickly.

Felicity said that Chanel told her that she could leave work early. Chanel should be getting ready to shoot for the soap opera, so it’s not likely she told her that she could leave work early.

Rafe said he was tired of staring at the walls at the hospital. He just got out of the coma recently, so he wasn’t staring at the walls long.

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Opinion Article

by Michele & Cheryl

Since there wasn’t much movement in the storylines this week, we decided to do something different with the opinions article. We hope that you enjoy it. It may happen again if there’s movement in the stories.

Biggest waste of screen time: The Body & Soul storyline
We have read different message boards and blogs, so we know we’re not alone with this vote. The Body & Soul episodes are such a waste of airtime. The writers are trying to be tongue-in-cheek with this story, but it doesn’t work that well. We give the actors/actresses an A for their effort, but the story doesn’t work with the show. The writers wasted two episodes on Hattie and Bonnie’s fight behind the scenes. They also wasted time on Johnny and Chanel’s argument over her scenes with Alex. The actors are trying their best to make this a fun story, but it’s just a waste of screen time. Diedre Hall and Judi Evans have been involved in better storylines, so this shouldn’t be the only way they get airtime. Unfortunately, the writers won’t show them much without the soap storyline. Marlena gets airtime in psychiatrist mode, but she can do more than that. Johnny and Chanel’s storyline stalled after the death of their child. Are we supposed to believe this is the best they could do with their characters? If that’s the case, they could have written them off the show and sent them to California the way they were supposed to earlier in the year.

Useless triangle: Tate, Holly and Sophia
The writers need fresh stories to tell. They aren’t getting off to a great start with Tate/Holly/Sophia’s storyline. The audience needs new couples to root for, but they didn’t hit the mark with Tate and Holly. Their love story is tainted because she didn’t love him. She was head over heels in love with Johnny and then suddenly fell in love with Tate. They don’t have chemistry since Tate was recast. We couldn’t care less about them being together. For some reason, the writers chose to “spice up” their relationship by including Sophia in their storyline. Tate doesn’t like Sophia, so there’s no story. Characters must be torn to make a storyline work, and Tate doesn’t have feelings for Sophia. The writers are wasting their time with the triangle. Sophia forced a kiss on Tate, but it didn’t matter because he wasn’t interested in her. We shouldn’t have to endure a triangle when there won’t be a payoff. The audience may not care who Tate chooses because the story is boring.

Spoiled Brat: Holly
Holly deserves this award because her behavior has been reprehensible. She lied to Tate, so she could investigate his father and expected him to be okay with it. Tate had every right to get upset with Holly for what she did. She got into an argument with Sophia and slapped her. It was okay when Holly said her peace, but Sophia wasn’t allowed to hit her below the belt. Holly was the one who used Sophia when she knew that she liked Tate first. It’s obvious Holly believes every man in Salem should want her, so it was okay that she went after Tate. Now we’re supposed to cheer her on when she slapped Sophia. We were waiting for Sophia to hit her back, but it didn’t happen. Fast forward to the end of the week and Holly was throwing a tantrum because Nicole left her in Salem to follow Eric to Paris. Did Holly forget that she didn’t want to go with Nicole to Paris? She went on and on about Nicole not being there for her when she could be in Paris.

Biggest Wimp (For now): Brady
Brady talked with Marlena about Kristen and what she was willing to do to help him get out of prison. He seemed like he was torn when Marlena asked if he had feelings for her. We stared at the TV in complete shock. After everything they have been through, why would he want to consider being with her? He needs to clear his head and move on with his life. Brady knew she destroyed his life and took Rachel from him, but he thought about her having feelings.

Convenient plot point: Rolf’s discovery
Rolf conveniently developed something that could help Sarah walk again. Kristen needed to find a way to help Brady by any means necessary, and Rolf suddenly appeared. He came up with something that would make Kristen and the company rich. Kristen asked if it would work for spinal injuries, and he believed it could work for that. The writers had to come up with something to make sure that Sarah could walk again. No one really thought she would remain in a wheelchair. Rolf didn’t try the experiment out yet, so it might not work. Kristen jumped on using it to blackmail Xander into leaving Brady alone. It was very convenient that Rolf was working on something like that because Brady needed a way to get out of what Fiona did to Sarah.

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