DaysTalk

By Amy & Jabie Plouf

by Hannah

Oh my, DOOL is getting exciting! Can you tell Summer is ending and the Fall is revving up? Let the storylines unfold and resolve! I want to comment on a few exciting storylines and characters on DOOL – I’m sure you’re all breathing a sigh of relief that we’ve wrapped up some storylines, are starting some, or that a new pace has been given to others! I know I am. I don’t find myself fast-forwarding through ANY scenes on DOOL currently.

The Non-EJAMI Wedding: OH MY WORD. WOW. Despite your opinion of EJAMI/SAFE, were the last two days’ worth of scenes not just PHENOMENAL?! If James Scott and Ali Sweeney keep up that kind of acting, we’ll see Emmy nominations and wins for them! I think we all can agree that it’s ABOUT time that the truth about the kidnapping came out. Aren’t we all relieved? Without giving any spoiler information, this storyline is taking a new direction – so buckle up and get ready for the EJAMI/SAFE roller coaster ride. There’s some surprises ahead for sure! DOOL is JUST getting started with this storyline and will take some new twists and turns during November sweeps per a recent interview with Ken Corday.

Needy Nicole: Oh oh! Watch out Nicole! I continue to be intrigued by Nicole’s character. Part of me wants to say “Ha, ha, serves you right!” while the other part of me wants to tell her “It’ll be okay”. She’s such a wounded soul. I’m wondering if Rafe will have to protect her himself from the distraught EJ and the vengeful Stefano. But rest assured – nothing is going to happen to this DOOL Dame.

The “Who’s the Daddy” turned “Who Switched It”: I didn’t see that coming. I was dead set on Stephanie being the one who switched the paternity results, as spoilers indicated. What an unexpected twist – it could be…let’s see…Philip/Daniel/Chloe/Carly/Nathan/Melanie/Stephanie – did I miss one? Thank goodness I didn’t fast-forward through those scenes last week! I almost missed it. I follow Molly Burnett on Twitter and she stated that November Sweeps will blow our minds regarding this storyline. Get ready for Kayla to come back to help Silly Stephanie deal with her mess. So, once again, the coming weeks will be interesting. Again, buckle up!

Vivacious and Vicious Victor and Vivian: We should just call Victor “Mr. Quips”. He’s full of them and his scene with Nicole had me rolling in laughter. We really needed that balance to the intensity of the other storylines that are rapidly resolving and taking new direction. Regarding Vivian – is anyone else scratching their head as to WHY the repeat storyline with burying Maggie? This storyline has me wondering and questioning. Perhaps someone out there can shed some light for me. Thanks for that!

Farewell, Dr. Baker: Anyone else upset that Dr. Baker won’t be on the show anymore? (At least not for a while). I am – his character also provided a balance to the show. I will miss his scenes.

BOPE Fans Rejoice: It looks like Bo and Hope are on a path back to each other now that they are permanently, physically separated. Get ready for the two of them to be the bulwark of the show, just as John and Marlena were in the days of old. I also cannot wait for Jennifer’s return to Salem, too! She will be instrumental in this storyline as well! (Per a recent Ken Corday interview)

All in all, it should be an exciting Fall and I truly hope that these changes to pace, along with new twists and the introducing of new characters, provide the spice the show needs to stay afloat for the 2011-2012 season!

By Amy & Jabie Plouf

by Amy and Jabie Plouf

Sami knows everything. Stefano tries to grill Nicole. Vivian plans Maggie’s demise. Dr. Baker falls on his sword for Hope.

by Amy and Jabie Plouf

Rafe continues to interrupt the wedding. Dr Baker is on trial.

A new storyline
By Libby

Right now, we know Vivian is heavily engaged in a sinister plot to trap and kill Maggie Horton to get her away from Vivian’s husband in name only, Victor Kirikais. If history prevails, dear Vivian will fail miserably in this bizarre plot with the help of her side kick, Gus. The Salem Police Department arrests Vivian due to the bizarre incident with Maggie and the Kiriakis men and begins a full investigation of Vivian which also leads to an investigation of some of her previous international underworld dealings. The results of the growing investigation may even draw the interest of key ISA men, like Shane Donovan.

After her latest thwarted plans, Vivian loses both her husband, Victor, and her home. The police, Victor’s operatives and the ISA are doggedly trailing her every move. Increasingly feeling fearful and alone, Vivian goes to her ex-husband, Stefano, for help. Viv humbles herself in front of Stefano to get his powerful protection and help. Coincidentally, Stefano is livid and suspicious of his wife, Kate, for involving herself in Chad Petersen-Woods’s life, family secrets and a few other actions that he deems as personal betrayals. Stefano wants to teach Kate a lesson now to keep her in line. To help accomplish his goal, Stefano invites Vivian to come and live at the DiMera mansion and work for DiMera Enterprises as his personal assistant, while EJ takes some personal time to work on his life issues and his ill-fated wedding. With EJ on temporary leave from DiMera Enterprises, Vivian is able to step right into the role of assistant to Stefano with a ready-made knowledge of both Stefano’s and Victor’s underworld business enterprises and her very strong strategic planning (or plotting?) skills.

Kate will be enraged with Vivian invading her life with Stefano. Vivian will struggle to finalize her divorce from Victor – but will enjoy the excitement of being in the midst of the power of the DiMeras. Kate and Vivian will be immediately engaged in catfights to the amusement of Stefano. To solidify her position with Stefano before EJ returns to work, Vivian soon decides she wants to uncover more of Kate’s connections to the late Madeline Peterson Woods and her growing relationship with young Chad. Vivian and Stefano will work together to clear her name completely from police and ISA suspicions. This may require her to look more and more back to her Alamain roots. Perhaps, Vivian may even discover a surprising new secret about Carly Manning. She will also be there to console and comfort Stefano as he worries about his #1 son, EJ, and his recent troubles.

Vivian works hard and fast with all of her resources to gain Stefano’s confidence and support – so that when EJ returns from his personal leave, she will not have to give up any power and influence she has gained with Stefano. Chaos ensues.

By Amy & Jabie Plouf

James Scott is a great interview because he always seems to answer honestly and as a normal person. It never feels like you are asking a politician a difficult question. James is a straight shooter and I respect that. I am looking forward to speaking with him at Day of Days in November.

by Sarah

The downfall of EJ DiMera is coming alive this week on Days. The truth of the Sydnapping ( that EJ kidnapped his own daughter to exact revenge on Sami, Nicole and Stefano), will be revealed by Rafe Hernandez. EJ’s world will be crushed and torn apart, as the woman he has tried so desperately to love, will leave him at the altar and crumble him into the lowest point a man can ever get to. This will probably be a controversial viewpoint, but I blame Sami for EJ’s demise 100%.

First, Sami has denied her feelings for EJ for four years. Secondly, she is the one who wanted to keep EJ in the dark about her pregnancy about Sydney because of his family name and all the ‘crimes’ he has committed. I find this very hypocritical, considering Sami has committed the same crimes in Salem, like raping Austin. Sami is a villainess.  Sami denied telling EJ about his daughter because she was jealous he had moved on with Nicole. So, she goes into witness protection, and still fails to tell EJ about her pregnancy. She confides in Rafe, and he becomes her saving hero, offering to keep the evil EJ DiMera away from Grace.

So, after Grace dies, Sami admits to EJ that she was his daughter, and she enjoyed watching his pain and suffering. Let’s not forget her clever move of giving Grace’s middle name of Rafaela, and not giving EJ one chance to know Grace. I find it interesting that Sami would allow EJ to be around Johnny, but not Grace, considering they are both EJ’s children. Then, came the infamous Christmas Eve scene, where EJ overhears Sami and Rafe conspiring that would have kept Sydney a secret from EJ forever.

Between the two  fiascoes, Nicole is outed as having a miscarriage, and EJ comes to find out that not only his wife Nicole but his father Stefano had hid the secret of Sydney’s true mother and played him for a year. Considering all EJ wanted was a family and someone to love, both Sami, Nicole, and his own father betrayed him. EJ was angry and hurt, so he resorted to kidnapping Sydney. Now, I know two wrongs don’t make a right, but do you blame the guy after everything he’s been through?

You can tell EJ has felt an enormous amount of guilt. He just wants a family, a woman he loves to love him back, and to live happily. I don’t blame him considering his father is Stefano DiMera. Who wouldn’t want a little normalcy?  EJ proposes to Sami and she accepts, after the second time but she was dreaming of Rafe and even kissed him.

I think Sami started this whole Sydnapping catastrophe  the moment she lied to EJ about Sydney’s existence. If she would have just been honest, none of this chain reaction to EJ’s demise would have ever occurred. What do you think will happen next? Who’s to blame? EJ or Sami? I pick Sami 100%! She treats EJ like a doormat.