A huge dud episode (Mon, 9/22)

[SarahBeth]

What is worse than an episode full of filler scenes? The answer is an episode like yesterday's. You know one where the intention was to be full of drama. Instead it fell as flat and hard as an anvil. First the EJ and Sami "reconnecting".... BARF

Now it would be one thing if this was nothing more than a boring couple (like Rafe and Jordan) but it isn't. It's the story of a rapist-abuser-cheater and his abuse victim syndrome victim. It's the sickest pairing the show has ever had and could not be further from a love story.

Then we have Marlena and Eric at John's bedside. Been there too many times already. Just wake him up or let him croak. I can't stand to look at Marlena's squinty boo-hoo expression any longer.

Well it was a short episode for me because as hard as I tried I couldn't watch more than a few seconds of the above stated material before I was hitting the ff button.

 

[KathyLu]

I'm one up on you, SarahBeth. I didn't watch any of it.

 

[TamiBelle]

I too FF through most of this episode.

 

[heartdays]

I'm with you SaraBeth! Horrible episode!! the EJ & Sami scenes made me sick!

 

[luvcrissangel]

It was boring....................BUT I guess I am in the minority who actually likes that Sami and EJ are together and will (hopefully) leave together.

 

[oldsoapie]

I don't mind that they are together but I'm not interested in watching anyone have sex.

 

[jgk]

There are many episodes that I would have rather had the couple of the moment just give a knowing look and walk off together. At least they didn't have all those smoochy, smackey sounds they had with especially Brady and Madison.

 

[gramcracker]

I missed it, as I had company!

 

[Daysdegrassi]

I took Days off my DVR and haven't watched in the past 3 days. I'll have to get caught up via summaries and YouTube clips. Sorry, but I can't stomach the EJ-Sami scenes; deleted spoiler info in non-spoiler forum....JS

If it remains the Daniel-Jennifer Hour Featuring Eve Bothering JJ and Paige, I'll probably still just use the summaries.

 

[Jazz Cat]

Monday's Days was the first full episode I've watched in months. In fact, I've watched all week due to the lead in to EJ and Sami making up. deleted spoiler info in non-spoiler forum...JS

The fact that it coincided with John waking up and Chad returning brought a little more ... to muse.

 

[gramcracker]

Let's see--why will I watch? Not sure I will have any reason after 48 years. Maybe to see if Theresa gets what's coming and if Nicole will ever have a chance at happiness. Clyde giving Kate trouble. He's pretty nice looking shaved!

 

[Jazz Cat]

What about the post before mine ... huh?

 

[Just Samantha]

Thank you, Jazz Cat, for pointing that out. I appreciate it. As mods, we can't read every single word of every single post. That post is now edited, too.

 

[Daysdegrassi]

Whoops--forgot this isn't a spoiler thread. Sorry bout that. I, too, slip up and don't notice stuff every now and then.

 

[SnowFox]

I think the writers are trying to have it both ways with Sami/EJ. They wanted them to be a couple, and still at war with each other, which is dumb. Once they had EJ lie to Sami about Kristen/Eric, trying to make her believe the sex was consensual when he knew Kristen had drugged and raped Eric, laughing and joking about Kristen raping Eric, and cheating on Sami, it should have been war.

Besides, Sami looked more gleeful and happy when she went to see EJ at the jail, and told him what she did, than in the entire time she has been with EJ. Since the writers went down this path, they should have seen it through to the end, especially since Kate/Sami are way more entertaining scheming together than EJ/Sami are as a couple.