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i am glad because i <3 Safe and i have been waiting for Safe…!

It was so sad when Stefano found EJ in the bed. Great acting.
I heard there will be no Days on Monday.

I agree with Jabie, Nicole was looking Friday. If she was done up like that when she tried to seduce Chad & Brady, it might’ve actually worked.
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I feel extremely weird because EJ being shot makes me happy but the moment Stefano saw EJ and broke down, all the happiness left me and I could feel nothing but sadness for Stefano. Stefano actually made me feel about wishing bad things on EJ. Congratulations Stefano you made me feel like an a-hole. I’m surprised he let Daniel work on EJ.
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Kate shocked me, being the businesswoman she is I expected her to know a few languages, I was surprised she couldn’t understand Stefano when he was speaking italian. I only know a bit of spanish but the languages are similar enough to the point where I could at least understand Stefano saying he’s dead.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that both EJ & Rafe are just gluttens for punishment.
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I’m going to say the same thing about a possible Nicole/Daniel pairing that I say about a possible Carly/Daniel pairing, for the love of Father Matt & Sister Agnus NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Literally two minutes after I sent Amy my Lack of CarBo post, Days came back from a commercial and there they were.

Amy! I couldn’t believe you didn’t like Rafe’s proposal–it was so sweet! I just wish they could be together without having to deal with the Ej stuff.

Yahoo! Let the Daystalking begin. Amy, LOL! “Everyone’s got “another Victor”… funny cuz it’s true.
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Jabie, the line is… “I will love you more than any man has loved anyone, until the last little breath slips out of my lips.” And then if little Jack or Paloma wander in at that moment, the next thing you’ll hear will be, “Mommy, why are you crying?”
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I wasn’t so sure if when Sami woke up, (having been so whacked out) thought that she’d dreamt the shooting…
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Debbie R, Stefano was breaking my heart, too. Joe Mascolo is so the Daddy Dimera in this scene… Lordy!

Jabie and Ron, I agree about Nicole’s look on Friday. So stunning! Love her hair like that. If I was a guy, she’d be hard to resist.

Alicia E, I literally had a hard time resisting Nicole through the television. I don’t know how Rafe did it. I guess there’s a special FBI course in not giving in to beautiful women.
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On a side note, my gut tells me that someone saw Sami get rid of the gun, my only question is who? I’m thinking either Victor or Nicole.
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I’m going to laugh if a drunk Brady accidentally ends up in the *dun dun dun* sarcophagus
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Joe Mascolo was great in that scene. 2 thumbs up to him.

According to the previews on Fri. Will states that he knows his mother shot EJ.

Who really switched the paternity test?

I agree with you, Amy. Can I just say that Maggie and Brady had more chemistry in their scene than Rafe’s proposal to Sami! It was the most anti-climatic proposal I’ve seen on DOOL. EJ’s and Rafe’s proposal are not even close to being on the same plane! I think the writers are making a clear distinction between EJ and Rafe by those proposals.
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Ron – you had me rollin about your “dun, dun, dun” sarcophagus comment! How many times can you say sarcophagus? One time, two times, – how about twenty? I think we’re all ready to throw Vivian in the sarcophagus WITH Gus and call it a day!
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Joe Mascolo produced some great acting in that scene, but I have to admit, I expected a little more drama, but then it got better when Stefano was yelling at the paramedics.
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I’m not feeling Dancole at all….I think RAFOLE has great potential, though.

First let me just say Sami deserves Rafe (Mr. Clueless) does the woman not give herself time to grieve the end of a previous engagement before jumping into another one. Therefore as she is being so STUPID she should marry Rafe and they will be Mr & Mrs. Clueless together. What will she do when Rafe turns out to be a worse person than EJ? Karma baby! is all I can say…

I believe teh person who may have seen Sami tossing the gun and/or fleeing the scene is Ariana, after all how else will they be able to get rid of her character. Maybe Rafe will be the one to do the deed, after all he has now had a big gulp of Sami koolaid.

Is Kate now the keeper of the Dimera secrets. I hope her affairs are in order because once Stefano finds out she is the one who called Sami and if Sami is the one who shot EJ then look out hurricane stefano fast approaching.

Ron, agree with you Nicole looked quite good on Friday, does anyone know if those scenes were shot later (because of the longer hair) or maybe it was just great hair extensions.

Tech help needed…Does anyone know how I can use the same log-in for the home and office computer. Home is MarciaM and work is Marcia. I am the LEAST tech savy person I know…..

Marcia M, I’m pretty sure that Nicole’s hair appeared longer on Friday because she wore it straight, and not for any other reason.
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The whole Sami and her men debacle has me confused and uneasy… (well, also somewhat traumatized – what’s with all the violence against men Dena Higley?) I don’t want to even try to make sense of a situation that would require peyote pancakes to even get started on trying to comprehend, so I’m going to focus on something else…
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Carbo scene at the beach with Ciara was really touching and well done. I’ll take it as a possible sign that this pairing won’t be dealt with foolishly. They deserve better.

Safe proposal was so stupid, talk about rushed.

the proposal Michael Jenkins was rushed and as usual with SAFE appeared forced. The guy just can not act. Last week my company held auditions for several roles and there were beautiful men who could play the Rafe role and actually act, but once again the producers settled for name recognition rather than acting talent. The guy stunk on Passions and is now polluting Days, he needs to be GONE….

AliciaE, what also thru me was the difference in Chole’s baby bump from once scene to another it appeared to get larger (must have been quite a restfful sleep) to make the bump increase from 4 to six months in size. Check it out and see if you agree. Also everyone needs to stop painting Carly in such a bad light. After all what did she do other than kill her husband to protect her kid. Is this not the same husband who mentally abused her and raped Jennifer? How has everyone forgotten about those deeds?

Sorry Safe fans, but you call that a proposal? EJ’s was waay better because his words were more heartfelt! I feel like Rafe is just using Sami in a sick, twisted game as his kitty cat and wants 100% control. This guy acts like he has never been told “No” in life and will do whatever it takes to get what he wants. Now, I know that sounds like Sami too but this guy, did you see Wednesday’s episode of Rafe petting Sami’s hair and then having the balls to tell her that she should fight for full custody meanwhile she was scared out of her mind? Rafe should have been comforting her and not telling her to run in the line of fire! Look at his face! This war is personal! Between him and EJ! And he will stop at nothing until EJ goes down. I know what EJ did was wrong and horrible, but how can you deny that this man is sorry for what he did? Did you see his reaction to when Sami threatened to take his kids away? He was crushed! And have you ever seen anyone, and a DiMera at that, become suicidal?!? Ejami fans back me up here!
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Ejami ALL THE WAY!!!!!

Marcia M, ah yes, the baby bump did grow! At this rate, the kid’ll be here by November, and if the Soap Gods are kind to Ron, Chloe could be in a bikini by Spring. haha (Never seems to happen though.)
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As for Carly, I can see people who don’t really know her as having an attitude, and she has some built in enemies with Victor and Vivian… She’s lucky to have Bo on her side and Jennifer coming back should be great, too. Jennifer is in an awkward position between her dear friend and her cousin, but is also a level headed gal who has a great history with Cary and I’m excited to see her back on the scene…

Nathan, you rock! My Ejami heart looks about as good as a bird after my cat, Eggnog, has had an hour with it… I’m sure I’ll recover better than the bird, eventually, but first I need to see E.J. recover a bit. If Dr. Jonas can save my evil sweetheart, he can have free choice of the available ladies in Salem with my personal stamp of approval. Time for bed. Goodnight.

I couldn’t believe Rafe had the gall to propose the day after Sami’s wedding to Ej. What? It was bad enough they jumped into bed right after. And Sami, how can you be excited about anything after just shooting someone in cold blood? I found the whole thing so disgusting. After watching last week I really think Ejami is endgame. Why would they put the Ejami and Safe proposals back to back like that when there is no comparison between the 2. Safe had no romance, wasn’t heartfelt and it seemed like GG was just racing through those lines. Sami showed a lot of emotion but she just shot the father of her kids in cold blood and it was almost like she was clinging to Rafe loving her to make her feel like less of a bad person.
It will be interesting to see how it all plays out especially between Stefano and Sami and also Stefano and Kate with all the secrets she’s been keeping from him.

Sami hops from one guy to the next. It makes for good drama, that’s for sure.
The problem I had with the Rafe proposal is that the engagement was way too soon. However, I said the same exact thing when EJ proposed to Sami (too soon). EJ and Sami had just decided that it was too soon to discuss marriage and “poof” he gives her a ring. I don’t think EJ’s proposal was that amazing. The only reason some of you are saying it was so amazing is because you have been begging for EJ and Sami to be together. I understand that.
My family members happen to be in the room during that EJ proposal scene and they laughed. They thought it was totally dorky when he wore the fishing hat. They thought it was stupid that he put the ring on the fishing line. Anything after that was lost in the goofiness of the moment. My daughter who is an older teen thinks J.S. is very HOT and she thought the scene was silly. Some EJAMI fans would have approved of any proposal from EJ. And likewise would dislike any proposal from Rafe. I understand that also.
Someone posted the Lucas proposal a few weeks ago and it was very sweet, but some EJAMI fans didn’t care for it, in comparison.
I guess it depends on what/who you like for the proposal: formal, over-the-top, genuine, sweet, dramatic, etc.

Renae, I totally agree that Sami’s behavior after shooting EJ was cold. Rafe proposal was too soon. But, this is Salem. Are we really going to preach morals here? I could make a list of EJ’s gall. How could EJ lie to Sami about the death of her baby? How could EJ put his baby’s bloody clothes in the river? The gall of EJ… Remember how he laughed at Sami’s misery? Sami didn’t laugh at EJ’s misery when she walked out on him after the wedding was cancelled. She didn’t laugh about any of it, nor did she do anything for revenge. What EJ did was for pure revenge.

Debbie R, I agree that if the timing were different, that proposal was not without it’s own sweetness. E.J.’s character is more emotionally expressive than Rafe’s, so of course he’s going to put some theatrics into his proposal… (I agree with your family that the fishing theme was goofy… but I loved the heartfelt speech.) Rafe’s character is the total opposite and so is his proposal. He’s presented as a “what you see is what you get” kind of guy, and that can have it’s own charm. He’s not going to be bursting with poetry, but coffee in bed IS SWEET!
When I was first married, my husband, who’d never made coffee before, brought me coffee in bed. It tasted horrific, and while I was trying to figure out what he could possibly have done to it, he said, “There were some grounds already in there and they still looked good so I just added a little more.” It wasn’t any the less endearing just because it tasted like battery acid.
Hopefully, Rafe knows how to make a decent cup of Joe.

Amy
- you are right– Days did a chem test bw Daniel and Nicole at the Brady Pub — long, long ago — before Dan and Chloe were even a glint in anyone’s eye.

Renae – ITA with you that AS carried the scenes with GG. Thank goodness her acting strengths carried GG’s. GG has potential to be better, though.
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Nathan – EJ is COMPLETELY sorry for his decisions – you can tell that. Look out for my latest post, which should be coming soon – it is all about EJ’s character. See what you think and add your thoughts as well! I’ve got your back, EJAMI brother!
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DebbieR – Both of the engagements came TOO SOON. I agree that the fisherman’s hat was a little….weird. And the fishing line was off as well. BUT the writing was more solid and romantic in the EJAMI proposal. Also, IF it is found out that Sami is the shooter, wouldn’t that be for revenge? (If she did, all of EJ’s wrongs don’t come close to her shooting him).

And I’ll add, DebbieR and AliciaE….the Rafe proposal had a touching moment – when he made the coffee and back-rubbing comment! That is more practical, which is consistent with Rafe’s character. So, each proposal was befitting to each character, but EJ’s was more “soap romantic” if you want to place it on that scale.

Hannah, I like how you put it, “soap romantic.”
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Renae, oh yeah, Stefano/Sami and Stefano/Kate dynamic will be something to see. Wonder if we’ll be seeing any more cooperation between Kate and Sami?

A possible Daniel/Nicole pairing isn’t doing it for me, so I’ll go out on a limb with a somewhat different theory. Since Nicole is so needy, and since Victor told Rafe the way to get to Nicole was to be her hero (I found the comment about her always searching for her daddy interesting), I’m wondering if Nicole will see Daniel as yet another hero and she decides she wants him for herself. But Daniel won’t reciprocate her feelings, so Nicole will do what Nicole does best, and she’ll manipulate the situation in some way that will drive a wedge between Daniel and Chloe, and of course, lose Nicole her one and only friend in town. Chloe may be able to forgive Nicole trying to infect her with flesh-eating bacteria, but keep your mitts off her man! But who knows, once Chloe’s affair is exposed, Nicole might have it easy.

Oh, and I forgot to add my hair comment. I agree, Nicole’s hair looked great in that episode. And did you also notice that Carly’s hair was lighter? Maybe that episode was taped following one of their periods when they were all off for a couple of weeks.

more confident all the time that EJ is in a coma dream – as far back as time of the “mugging”.
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I thought both Nicole and Kate both looked different and much better on Friday. Maybe they flat ironed their hair.
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Looks like Days is laying out the Fall preview in detail. I read a blind item that a soap will create a natural disaster for Nov sweeps. Maybe it will be Days. Read Days is going to go HD. If so — an upgrade will have to be made to sets. Maybe Sony is pumping some money and creative resources into the show.
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saw the TV academy panel names for the sept 28 event … Steve Mosko – president of Sony will be there to discuss the future of Days. Interesting Corday’s name is not on the list of panel members. Let’s pray Sony is stepping up.

Libby – I tend to agree with you – that he has been in a coma – TOO MANY THINGS are happening that are weird and illogical. I hope we’re right!

I loved the SAFE proposal and can’t wait for them to face the world and all the obstacles together.

Debbie R – The contrast I saw in the proposals had nothing to do with being an Ejami fan. Ej put his heart on the line and declared his deep love for Sami whereas Rafe gave a list of how things would be. Ej’s was heartfelt, Rafe as I said seemed to be racing through his lines. Yes, they were both rushed but the day after Sami was going to marry another man is a big difference. And Rafe had just been pushing her away and telling her it would never work then he brings down Ej and suddenly wants to marry her? I was apalled that Sami was the one apologizing as if it were her fault they had been apart. And Rafe never apologized for the way he treated her. Rafe was the only thing keeping them apart. The whole thing was just so unbelievable.
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Sami telling Ej about going to see Rafe was intended to hurt him as much as possible and was vengeful as was her not letting him say goodbye to Sydney. The Sami thing has just begun so you can’t really compare, yet, other than the fact that shooting Ej in cold blood is worse than anything Ej has ever done.

The thing I don’t get is why EJ is being treated like a victim here. There are no victims in that situation except the kids are unfortunate enough to be raised by two of the worst parents possible.
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Renae I don’t think Rafe just all of a suddenjust all of a sudden wanted to marry Sami, he had to have had that ring for a while unless he snuck out of bed and bought it while Sami was out that night.
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Rafe was right when he told Sami that is was never going to work out between them because Rafe knew Sami still had feelings for EJ and she wouldn’t admit it. Sami wasn’t going to have a functional relationship with either guy because she had feelings for them both them, which is a recipe for disaster. EJ tried to get Rafe out of the picture and Rafe tried to get EJ out of the picture. As much as love I Sami right now I see EJ as the winner out of him and Rafe because for the time being he’s free of Sami(though EJ is no better of a human being than Sami in my eyes), and Sami is a bad luck charm in my book.
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I actually liked the SAFE proposal, I won’t campare to the EJami one, mainly because I’m pretty sure I fastforwarded their scenes that day since I had no interest in what was going on, but even if I did see it the proposals should be totally different because the guys proposing are two totally different types of people. I don’t think its that weird that Sami accepted the proposal seeing as how she’s said that the only reason she was going through with the wedding in the first place was because when she went to see Rafe to see if there was any chance for them she saw him with Nicole. The only reason she accepted EJ’s proposal in the first place was to try and get Rafe to do something about it.

Libby do you have the details for the Sept 28th event? Will try to attend to get the scoop.

Carly’s hair was indeed lighter which leads me to belive the producers changed direction mid-stream and scrapped all of the scenes previously shot.

The SAFE proposal was crap, eveyone wants their proposal to have a bit of romance. For me back rubs and coffee smacks of a lot of reality, which you will have plenty of after the ceremony. Rafe to me always look like the cat who swallowed teh canary, but didn’t the cat also choke? Can’t wait for Rafe to get his cosmic justice–which if the writers are paying attention should be awesome.

Anniversary for ya, Carly’s return is a year on Oct. 2nd. Also, Jabie i don’t like you anymore lol. You were a fellow CARBO lover and now you have disappointed me. If the show puts Bo back with Hope. Then I wish the show to be canceled. The show won’t survive with BOPE, it didn’t before, hence why they brought Carly back, duh! Ratings were highest when CARBO was front and center. So yea… if they ruin CARBO, no more DAYS and it was nice knowing you guys lol

Ron, when I hear you explain why Rafe wouldn’t make a move with Sami until he had that evidence, it actually makes sense… don’t get me wrong though, Sami and E.J. could fill a couple of tube socks full of kittens, beat the crap out of each other, and I’d probably still be rooting for them. Shocking, eh? We’ve all got our teams to support.

The September 28 event is sponsored by the American Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood.
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The attendance is primarily open to Academy members plus one guest. In order to secure admitance, a membership card and id is required. Seating is first come, first serve. Here is the link:
http://www.emmys.tv/events/2010/09/celebrating-45-years-days-of-our-lives
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Typically, academy events like this one will be taped and made available on the Acadmey website and other outlets after the event.

Alicia E, your dedication to EJami isn’t really shocking. Despite the fact I’ve never liked EJ(even when he was just Elvis Wells) as well as the fact that I hate Ejami more than those “your baby can read” commercials I can still clearly understand fans dedication to them because I’m the same way about characters and pairings that I like. Ari could hit Stefano with a car, Melanie could hit Victor in the face with a baseball bat, CarBo could lock Caroline in a hidden room of the Dimera mansion and I’d still love them all. I think there are two qualifications to being a Days fan 1) being slighty insane 2) being highly irrational.
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Friday’s episode gave me a little bit of hope that CarBo might not be over as soon as I thought they would. Though it would’ve been nice if CarBo had more than three minutes of screen time but I guess something is better than nothing.
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I still wish Shawn was involved in the CarBo storyline. Because he’d be an interesting wildcard in the storyline of course Hope’s his mother but Carly saved his life rescuing him from a well, thought him sign language after he lost his hearing, was still looking after him when Bo got kidnapped. So it would be interesting to see if he’d just take his mom’s side or try to stay neutral. But since the actor that played him as well Belle are on one of the ABC soaps I don’t have as much problem with them not being around since I’d only want the original Shawn & Belle playing the parts.
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Just wondering did we ever find out exactly why Justin & Adrienne broke up because I seriously can’t remember ever hearing an explanation.

Ron, I believe the explanation behind Justin and Adrienne’s break up was caused because their sons left and they drifted apart. It was sort of caused by the empty nest syndrome. It was not a nice split because I remember Victor saying that he was dealing with Bo and Justin breaking up with their wives. When Hope asked how Justin and Adrienne were doing, Victor replied, “About as good as you and Bo.” In other words, not good at all.
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I for one, hope they get back together. At least they now seem to be nice to each other, but I really want them together!

Ron, what I liked about Friday’s Carbo scene was that Carly was able to make a little bit of headway with Ciara. It reminded me of how good she was with Shawn Douglas. Wouldn’t it be great if he came back and worked with deaf children at the hospital? Watching Shawn’s relationship with two mother figures would be really interesting.
Anytime characters are shown interacting with friends and family, as opposed to just whatever romantic pairing they’re in, it’s a good thing… Carly & Ciara, Brady & Maggie, Daniel & Melanie, Nicole & Chloe, Vivian & Gus…
Nathan, Justin and Adrienne back together would be fantastic. I was hoping Stephanie would put her meddling ways to good use and try to help them along.

PULL the PLUG Sami! Then we can have a nice funeral.

I thought the Safe proposal was cute. Was it my fave soap proposal ever? No. But it was cute. Made me go “awwww” a few times. And I thought the ring was a perfect size. Not another one of these gawdy looking things that look big enough to sink the the Titanic.
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I really loved the “I wanted to do it big, ride in on a white horse” moment b/c of course I immediately thought of the moment on Passions where Sheridan daydreamed Luis rode into the church on a white horse to take her away from Antonio. And I thought Sami’s “but horses make you sneeze” comment was totally adorable. It made me feel like they were a real couple.

I agree with people when they say the Rafe proposal to Sami is sickening. I even cant stand the way that Sami’s character is being written right now. She is making me sick. I mean she shoots a man she says she loved, and you know she loved him, then makes love to another man and accepts his proposal. Sickening

I thought Rafe’s proposal was anything but “store bought” and very original. It was romantic, but not sappy. I still think Sami & Rafe will be short lived, but I’d take Rafe’s honest proposal over E.J.’s staged/gift-of-gab proposal any day.

Haven’t read any of the comments so, not sure how others feel.

(However, I do think it’s lame that he proposed so quickly after the E.J. mess, and that Sami accepted w/out thinking about it).