Days of Our Lives, Tues., Sept. 29, 2015

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Days of Our Lives
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

A slower day in Salem today, as Eric is with Marlena at her home, John evidently having brought her home from the hospital. They chat some about her being attacked, then about Eric's life...in which he talks about giving up his vocation, falling in love with a woman who turned out to be a liar & manipulator & got murdered, and before that, fell in love with a woman who also was a liar & manipulator, but who then fell in love with my good friend. Yep, Eric is feeling very sorry for himself, he mentions the job offer from Nicole at Basic Black, & how he turned up his nose at it. They chat, then are back onto Marlena being attacked, she is not too sure that her attacker is Chad.
Eric is leaving as she is saying this, Abe arriving. He is surprised at her statements, cautions her about Chad, scolds her for taking on Chad as a client when she was doing a profile for the dept. She said Chad was only a person of interest at the time, and denies a conflict.

Lucas & Will are having lunch, talking of Sonny, how Will was at fault, then talking of Adrienne deciding to try again with Justin, even tho divorce is final.
Adrienne is at hospital for her blood test, is very nervous and worried, despite Kayla's attempts to reassure her. Later, out in the park, she runs into Lucas, who can see something is bothering her. She is reluctant, but eventually does tell him about the test for the cancer gene, and how she is waiting. He takes her off to get her mind off of things, and we learn they went for a boat ride, and it did her good. She thanks him for being such a good friend, always knowing exactly what she needs, they hug, he leaves, telling her to let him know the results. Along comes Justin, who thought Adrienne & Lucas were over. She says they are good friends, always will be, that will never change, and can we just not do this. He says o.k., she gets a call from Kayla, who reports going to the lab to get a rush on the test, telling her she will be with her when the results come in.

Theresa is with Eve, having chosen a dress for Paige, as the undertaker needs a decision. Eve takes the dress, cries a bit. They hug, talk, Eve rants some about wanting justice, about Eddie being at the funeral and probably acting as though he cared all these years. She wants to be alone, Theresa leaves.
At the cop shop, Justin is bemoaning Chad not being in jail, he could already be prosecuting him, Abe asks if he is blaming the police dept. No, would never do that. Abe is glad, but tells him to remember that Justin is in charge, keep tough. Abe is gone, Eve arrives, rants a bit about Chad not being in custody, Justin promising they will get him. She really wants that justice by tomorrow, her daughter's funeral. Justin offers to escort her there. She is very touched, he is very kind.

Nicole is pounding on the Kiriakis door, ringing the doorbell, yelling for Theresa to come, complaining about Kate, and Kate comes up. Of course, Kate has her Cheshire cat smile, and snide comments, Brady arrives, Nicole tells of Kate weaseling her way in as Theresa's silent partner. Brady thinks Kate is smart, experienced, live with it. They go in, Nicole still insists she will boot Kate out, Kate talks of suing, Theresa arrives, Nicole lights into her, until Theresa tells about being with her sister, etc. Nicole is sorry, she shoots off her mouth. So, let's get down to business. Kate & Nicole talk a lot, Theresa doesn't have much input, they talk game plans, little boutiques, fancy photographer. Kate does a thumbs down on Eric when Nicole mentions offering him the job, they need experienced, high fashion. Theresa goes to get coffee for the group, but when she returns, Kate & Nicole have all the plans in shape. One is calling the Italian photographer, Nicole will call the designers, Theresa has a fit, she is the designer. Kate says no, she may have talent, but cannot start at the top...they will come, she will study, learn, and work her way up. They leave, Theresa is very upset.

Nicole runs into Eric, is glad to see him. He mentions the job she had offered him, which he had turned down, asking if the offer is still open. She stutters, stumbles a bit, not really answering, her phone rings, she has to take it, goes off to the side.

Brady comes into the living room, Theresa complains, he gives her more or less the same sort of advice that Kate did. However, he assures her more, she has drive, ambition, talent, and will make it. She will be at the top. She suddenly kisses him, he pushes her away. That is not what I expected from this conversation, not at all. He leaves.

Eve comes home, lays down her purse, grabs the dresses on the sofa, folds one then is zipping a garment bag, takes it to the door, hands it to a man (undoubtably from the funeral home). He takes it, nods, she shuts the door, then leans her back up against it, sinking to the floor, and crying.
 
I'm actually ok with where this story is going re: Brady/Theresa. I'm probably one of the few who actually came close to liking them as a couple and has been rooting for a character change with Theresa. I actually felt bad for Theresa today the way Nicole and Kate were treating her. Yeah, she doesn't have any business experience and while she may have design talent she doesn't have any real experience there either. But if she's going to be a part of the company they need to at least listen to her ideas and not just shut her down from the word go. I hope she ends up saving the day and Nicole and Kate have to grovel. I also hope Eric eventually gets involved with Basic Black as well.

Kassie DePaiva (Eve) is still knocking it out of the park but can we get on with the funeral for Paige already?? REALLY bad pacing here.

I understand the writers are trying to fix Justin/Adrienne but I'm having a hard time here. They got divorced relatively quickly but the way they decided to "give it another try" gave me whiplash. There was literally no buildup to it. And now there's obviously still jealousy on both sides and distrust. It was nice of Adrienne to be able to confide in Lucas about her medical issues but I would rather this be a catalyst for her to lean on Justin and go through all this with her "husband" at her side which makes more sense if they are headed to a reconciliation.

Will was on for like 2 minutes today. Same with Lani. Weird.
 
Kayla was also on very briefly today. So odd to see contract characters on for such short periods of time. Though I get it with Lani.

Nicole's suit was very Nicole. I like the fact that Eve was wearing flats as was Lani the previous Salem day. Much more realistic especially for a cop. I have no words for Eric's sweater if that's what that was. :eek:

I'm not enjoying the way Justin and Adrienne are playing out either. It seems way too rushed and it seems to be missing a beat. Justin and Adrienne have more meaningful conversation with Eve and Lucas respectively than with each other. I also think it would make more sense if 1 or more of their sons were in Salem. They need some champions for them as a couple. I'd also like to see Lucas in a scene with Lani.

I did not enjoy Abe's attitude towards Marlena. He was basically acting like Justin.

Nice to see Eric with Marlena. I would have also liked it if Brady were there too and/or we saw texts from Sami and Belle too. If we can see texts from onscreen characters, why not from offscreen characters?

Glad Jeannie T was with Eve again. I can't believe we have to wait 1 more day for Paige's funeral.

I suspect Abigail will have Jeannie design her wedding dress and that's when Nicole and Kate take notice. I also would like Eric involved with Basic Black.
 
Want to bet that Paige's funeral that is "tomorrow" will still not happen for a couple more days.

Today seemed as though it was a "throwaway" day. Lots of characters interacting, ones we have not seen for a few days, but nothing really happened to further story for any. The Basic Black board meeting was ridiculous. I always thought that company had an office. Seems not,.
 
An interesting show. It's been a while since we've seen Nicole and Theresa. Glad Theresa seems more human and can get along more with Eve and Brady. I do agree that she needs to work her way up, but I hope that Kate & Nicole take her more seriously. And Eve's acting is really good, but they need to get on with the funeral already.

Love that Abe has more of a role now, and that they're already setting up the next mystery storyline, a la Lani. Would love to see her involved with Lucas & Rafe. Speaking of, I want Lucas & Adrienne broken up, but I certainly don't want Adrienne back with Justin. Enough is enough. The dude is a class A jerk. Wish he left town instead of Sonny.

Also glad that Eric was on today after a long hiatus. His scenes with Marlena were nice and much-needed. So were his scenes with Nicole. I'm hoping that Nicole and Theresa team up to take down Kate a notch or two. Maybe they can get Eric hired and have Theresa hold a slightly higher position when the models come.
 
IF (and it's a big one) Eric goes to work at Basic Black, will he and Nicole eventually become 'more than friends'?

I sure liked the way Kate put things to Theresa, she needed to hear it!

Too bad Ben didn't just throw himself off the pier along with the trash bag!!
 
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I really hated the way Nicole & Kate treated Theresa. Yeah she's inexperienced and needs to prove herself, but would it kill them to give her some basic respect? I hope Theresa creates some designs that will blow them out of the water and she proves them wrong!

I guess I must be one of the few people left that's still holding out for Theresa/Brady, but honestly if Brady is not going to fall for her at all, then Theresa needs to snap out of her feelings for him. It's not entertaining to see yet another round of her pursuing a guy that doesn't love her. What's the point of these scenes with these two if they will never become more than friends? Might as well put them in different pairings and have Theresa with another guy in six months.
 
Re: Basic Black was it always a fashion house? I seem to recall it used to be more competitive with Titan which is a multimedia company. Does anyone remember?
 
It's funny how quickly we as viewers can turn on a character we've been rooting for and loving, but I wanted to reach right into the TV screen and smack Nicole. She and Kate need to remember where they came from and, I can't believe I'm saying this, but I too felt bad for Theresa. All but demanding her to get them coffee. How rude and demeaning, but she did it. Then to have the nerve to totally ignore her and leave....WOW, wouldn't have happened in my world
 
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Well, let's see now. The reason for the name of the company, besides the fact that John's last name is Black, is definitely the basic black dress.
Nicole came to the Kiriakis home, raging mad at Theresa for getting Kate involved in the company. Now Kate was supposed to be a "silent" partner, but she conned Theresa in that respect. Brady is the one who gave Nicole money, . But is NOT a silent partner. Brady is also the one who convinced Nicole to go along with Kate since she has so much experience. So they did. Theresa sat there, knowing nothing about the ins and outs of the financial aspects, the kind of people to be hired, even the names of good ones. She had already said, oh, she doesn't have to, Basic Black has those people already, she would only design. Well, there is more to it than that. And origin ally, she wanted to buy the compan y all by herself.
So, Theresa needed a dose of reality.
However, to send her out for coffee, and abruptly leave was rude and ignorant. And no matter what Kate & Nicole think of her abilities to help run the company, she is still a partner. But then, the bigger however, Theresa has not put up a dime.
 
I must be coming down with something because I actually felt bad for Theresa today as well. I never thought I would say this but I think they are actually doing a decent job of humanizing her. I wouldn't say I'm a fan just yet but she's no longer the human equivalent of fingernails on a chalk board to me either. So that's progress.

But I still need her to quit trying to take a football field everytime Brady gives her an inch. That has gotten way past annoying.

Will still makes me dizzy with how sometimes he takes responsibility for the debacle with Sonny then other times its all the fault of that fiendish seducer Paul Norita depending on who he's talking to. Of course since Lucas was there for the whole sordid mess so Will can't get away with it like he could with Gabi. But still a bit more consistency would be nice.

Oh, and speaking of Gabi, it was wonderful to hear how she's so happy and all smiles but there is one teeny tiny thing better then hearing about it. Would you like to know what that is? Why that would be ACTUALLY SEEING IT!!!

er um sorry I just had to get that off my chest. I'm much better now.
 
I did not enjoy Abe's attitude towards Marlena. He was basically acting like Justin.
Agree. Who does Abe think he is lecturing somebody like Marlena about the ethics of her profession? As for the warning about assisting a wanted fugitive, it was totally gratuitous -- as if Marlena wouldn't already know this. Also out of line was Justin, strutting around the police station and making remarks about the Salem P.D.'s failure to capture the elusive Chad. Hey, this guy is a DiMera, which means he's resourceful. In any event, both Abe and Justin are going to be dining on ample amounts of crow when this is all over.
I must be coming down with something because I actually felt bad for Theresa today as well.
Yes, poor Jeannie T. Nicole and Ms. Blue Chunk were laying it on a little thick today. As for Brady's remark to Ms. Donovan: "No one, but no one, starts at the top," is he kidding? Many Salemites, including himself, have started at the top. If he wasn't related to Victor, this dolt would be lucky to have a job with Titan's custodial services.
 
Another sad day in Salem.

I enjoyed the three "Basic Black Beauties", Theresa, Nicole and Kate.
It's too bad Theresa found out too late she'll have to wait awhile
for her dream job.

Too many people said alone today. It's not a good thing being
that way.

I'm thinking about taking a break from the show since there isn't much
happiness on it lately. I need the happy in my life
 
Kate/Nicole were way over the top with their disrespect of Theresa. She has changed, and this was uncalled for. I think Brady will help her.
 
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Kassie DePaiva (Eve) did another AMAZING performance, it was very good especially with Theresa.

I was kind of upset on how cruel Nicole and Kate seemed to Theresa considering they knew that Paige was just murdered and she was with Eve. Could have waited to tell her she would be another designer's understudy.

Eric's sweater looked a tad feminine to me.

Nicole is also forced to tell Eric they are going with someone else with the job, sucks.

As for Adrienne and Justin, to me it seems to forced and too soon. It almost seemed like Justin was happier consoling Eve and Adrienne was happy with Lucas around supporting her with the cancer gene test.
 
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I have a prediction I forgot to mention when Lucas said that Gabi should go back to school; I was reminded of T visiting her and saying he overheard one of her professors talking about her after her arrest and saying he didn't know "what kind of element" was in the classroom. She wasn't thrilled about being referenced that way and I was thinking that might sour her on returning to the halls of higher learning.

And interestingly in the interview where she announced she was coming back to the show Camila Banus (Gabi) made a point of wondering: "She's a convicted felon, what's she going to do for money? Who's going to hire her?"

So my prediction:

Gabi is going end up working at Basic Black. In what capacity I don't know but that's where she's going to end up.

*drops mike walks off stage*
 
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