Days of Our Lives - Wed., Apr. 5, 2017

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Days of Our Lives
Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Dear Ann Landers......LOL, o.k. tis a day of advice asking, giving, as various Salemites seek the help of family & friends. Abby falls asleep with her laptop, dreams of waking up, finding a sprig of lavender on the pillow next to her, calls out for Chad, goes downstairs, finds a few more sprigs on the stairs, opens the double doors to see Chad & Gabi having sex on the sofa. She screams NOOOO, then wakes herself up. She looks at the pillow, goes downstairs, telling herself it was a dream, this is reality, hesitates, throws open the double doors, to see Chad all alone, working with his computer. She talks to him a bit, he thinks maybe arranging everything connected with the vow renewal is too much for her, she says not, she is fine. Now she is going for a walk, he offers to go with, no, he is busy,. tis fine. In the foyer, she calls someone to meet her.

In the park, Abby sits on a bench, and brother JJ shows up. She talks of Chad not being over Gabi, she cannot be sure of him, if he is still in love with Gabi. JJ delivers some very sage advice. is very kind as he does so, telling her that she needs to give Chad some time to prove...mentions she is doing as their dad did. Unable to believe all is well, always thinking the worst will happen, etc. They both miss him, he has missed so much of their years of growing up. JJ makes a lot of sense, she thanks him, hugs.

Gabi has met up with Eli, they chit chat, laugh, his phone goes off, she recognizes the signal, he plays Catch a Critter. Evidently this is a game like....Pokemon & they both go wandering around to catch the major Emoji or something. JJ happens upon them, Eli goes for hot chocolate, JJ asks if she is dating Eli, she says none of his business. He just wishes her well, cares about her, mentions Lani, Gabi wonders why the PD doesn't have a rule about fellow officers dating. He responds it is good they don't otherwise Rafe would not be able to date Hope. touche'. He says he still cares what happens to her, again hopes she is happy. Leaves. Eli returns with the chocolate, she begins crying that there is no marshmallows in hers, carrying on stupidly, he realizes it, knows something is bothering her, she won't talk of it, so he offers to help take her mind off it. And off they go hunting emojis. LOL

Theo arrives to see Chad, needs some advice about sex. Awkward, but good conversation. Chad suggests they play chess while they discuss whatever the problem. Theo is hesitant, but knows the hows, but is worried about timing. He tells of Claire wanting it, Ciara interrupting, him not being too sure it should be now. Chad talks about love, commitment, being sure, as they play. Theo wins a game, then Chad does, realizing tho, Theo let him win. Theo figures he owes him because he saw him, let him confide, etc. Theo finally leaves, thanks Chad, hugs.

Ciara comes into the Pub, Roman is bartending while Caroline is in CA. She is meeting a guy she met with a dating ap, Roman teases it used to be called a blind date. They chat a bit, the guy is late, doesn't sit well with either Roman or Ciara, but he eventually arrives, a flower in hand, as he did not want to come empty handed. The two sit, start talking, find they have a lot in common, they laugh, talk country music, concerts, Roman watches. She goes to the bathroom (guess it is not called ladies room any more) which gives Roman the opportunity to talk to Wyatt, mention that Ciara has had rather a rough go of it, and he better treat her well. He tells he is her uncle, and Wyatt will answer to him if he hurts her. Wyatt assures him he has the greatest respect for her, Roman says yeah, that is how Ted Bundy talked. Wyatt says "who"? Roman tells him to google it. LOL. (gee, not EWE search, hahahaha) Ciara returns, oh, wow, Wyatt is a Cub fan, too.Later on, Roman says it's closing time, Wyatt wants to see her again, she agrees.

She goes home, runs into Theo, tells him haltingly about her date, and they got along, he asked to see her again, she said o.k. Theo is happy for her, says goodnight. Wyatt texts her that he had a great time, cannot wait to see her again.

And up to Canada where Hillary is demanding to know just who Scooter thinks "Bridget:" looks like. Brady pops up with Nik having the kind of face that reminds folks of others. Scooter then claims Lori something, a math prof he worked with. Hillary can't see it. Well, Hillary wants more sangria, and she & Brady leave the room, giving Scooter the opportunity to be even more of a sleaze, telling Nicole he covered for her, now what is she going to do for him, caressing her cheek. She pushes his hand away, admits she did porn umpteen years ago, says Brady knows, but she is just a housewife with kids now, has a different life, talks of his wife and what would she say. Well, his wife has not "given him any" in a long time. He pesters Nik, insisting they make a date. Brady & Hillary return, Hillary figures they should leave, wanting to get together again, perhaps at their place. Finally they are gone.

Brady starts to chatter, then realizes Nicole is upset, and she tells that Hillary's porn addicted pervert of a husband recognized her as Misty Circle, & that she admitted she was. She did not want him investigating further, learning Misty Circle is Nicole Walker who stole her own child, is on the run.....she breaks down. Brady is all ready to set the guy straight, will take care of it. She says no, she thinks Scooter will lay off. He talks of moving somewhere else, she says no, but agrees they will if the guy gets out of hand.

Brady goes to hold her, she tells him not to touch her, she knows he wants to comfort her, she wants him to, but knowing how he feels, he just should not. Brady knows she doesn't feel the same way, claims he has enough love for the both of them, not to worry. He holds her, she rests her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes.
 
LOL, almost forgot the last scene. Chad is sound asleep in bed, Abby comes into the bed, picks up his electronic tablet off his chest (or laptop) looks at it, is crestfallen. Pics galore of Gabi, Ari, him & Gabi...........
 
Gabi's marshmallow meltdown was a little much but she and Eli were cute playing the game. Though I do feel he is a touch old for her? Why does she always have to be so snarky to JJ?

Abigail is just really insecure. She needs to either trust him or cut him loose.

So glad that Nicole told Brady though she did not tell him that Scooter wants her to sleep with him. I hope she doesn't even come close to doing this. Hilary is so annoying! Coffee? oh we're out. More wine? No!! Just go home!!!
 
Another charming episode. I never got around to yesterday's, so perhaps Saturday, if it rains, I'll catch up.

As much as I would love to have Jack back, why? I hope the new team who is writing Thanksgiving or something now, may have heart and soul and family, along with good stories, so it would be worth it to have him return. But now, why bother?

Thank you so much, Poirot, for watching and writing this up. With a park full of flowers and spring-like dresses, I'm sure that marshmallows are important to hot chocolate.
 
Just a few questions:

Did Wyatt buy that black leather jacket from the "Steve Johnson Collection," which is available at all fine Salem clothing stores?

Why is Scooter making a move on Nicole when she appears to be married to a man who could snap him in half? And if Deimos found out what he was up to, not even the RCMP could find what was left of him.

When is Abigail going to give up her obsessions about Chad and Gabi? The way things are going she's going to start seeing visions of Ben again.

If Chad knew more about what brat-girl Claire is really like, would his advice to poor Theo have been "run for your life?"

Does "Uncle" Roman know more about what goes on in Salem now that he's tending bar at the Pub than when he was buried in his office and dependent on his clueless police force to keep him informed?
 
Nicole and Hillary's husband: No. Huh-uh, Stop it. Cease and desist. In other other words I didn't like it.

I enjoyed Gabi and Eli's date. It fun to see people just doing something goofy. I just love how the show has his finger on the pulse of pop culture because you know they were really playing "Pokemon Go" but just couldn't say so for trademark purposes. Even that craze, which I never understood, has died down. I'll always have the memory of the Washington DC news correspondent who had a Pokemon alert go off in the middle of a Pentagon briefing. Yep that really happened LOL.

All I have to say about Gabi equating hot chocolate without marshmallows to Armageddon, is even if it's just on TV, someone FINALLY gets it!!

Ciara and Wyatt: This poor girl has been in sad sack mode for so long it was nice to see something go right for her once. Although, if this guy turns out to be too good to be true, I will not be shocked. But I thought her reaction to Wyatt being a Cubs fan was laying it on a little thick. I mean, is that big of a surprise since they live in the Chicago area? I mean that's like living in my neck of the woods and being astonished to find a fan of the Gonzaga University basketball team. If you follow college basketball, you would them as the "The Zags."

Yep if there's one thing I do know, it's the names of sports squadrons. LOL
 
Is the Pokemon thing still popular? Guess they figured six months go when they taped the scenes that people would still be running around trying to catch the cyber creatures.
It depends. I know several dozen people who still play. My hubby plays, but only when we're in large cities.
 
I bet when these scripts were written, which is a few months before filming, it was hugely popular (Pokemon Go). Even in this small hick town I visit...but not any more. Not even mentioned. But yes, the minute they started talking of where the emoji was, around the corner, etc. I just laughed...that fad is over, Days. Ha. Oh, well. A new one always comes along

Tis a shame the show is treating Nicole so badly. Kill off her big love, take away her live baby, after she lost two already, have her take her baby and go on the run, then put her next door to a cop, and a pervert, who is trying to blackmail her into having sex with him. Ugh.
 
I forgot to comment on Roman. I thought he was way out of line to tell Wyatt that Ciara has had a rough time and basically threaten the kid. To me it didn't seem like worried uncle, it seemed a little creepy. Ciara finally has a date and her uncle is gonna scare him off. I hope Wyatt doesn't end up being a bad guy.
 
Thanks for the summary. It was actually a decent show after a string of really bad episodes. While I didn't care for Hillary and Scooter (I never have), I was glad to see the rest of the storylines. OK, maybe Roman was a bit too hard on the kid, and I do hope he turns out to be a nice guy. But I just loved that Ciara is starting to move on from the awful trash she was stuck with in terms of story, while also interacting with family besides Julie (and that gives Roman some screen time too). Similarly, I enjoyed the scenes between Theo and Chad, and JJ and Abigail. I hope Days keeps mixing up the youth of the soap in that way from now on.

I was annoyed by Abigail's behavior. Perhaps this is also why I'm no longer really rooting for her and Chad. How long will she continue to doubt her husband's sincerity in wanting to stay with her? For goodness sake, he chose to give her the antidote first! I'm rooting for Kate to split them up and send her towards Dario, just to free Chad from Shrew 2.0.

Gabi and Eli was nice today. I'm still rooting for her and Chad, but not opposed to this pairing either. I never understood the Pokemon Go craze either, and found it a bit annoying that everyone was always on their phones. But it's funny and good, in a way, that the show is trying to keep up with the times, even though their filming schedule has them somewhat behind.
 
Cute title for the game in Salem. Catch a Critter. First thing I thought of was
people chasing raccoons :)

Interesting to hear Roman give Ciara advice on dating. When was the last time
he had one?

Hillary called Scooter Scoot. And he actually needs to do that.

I, also, wondered if Wyatt was wearing Steve's puffy jacket.
 
I enjoyed Roman in protective mode today. This is why it's awful that Hope is basically ignoring Claire altogether. Well written, this could have been a great umbrella story for the Bradys (including Shawn), Chad and the Carvers.

I like the actor who plays Wyatt and hope he sticks around and turns out to be connected to someone.

Someone needs to send this show a family tree. Claire is Ciara's niece, NOT her cousin!!!! She referred to her as "my cousin who is into music" when they were discussing the music festival. This on the heels of Hope referring to Eli as her cousin. NO.

Why does she always have to be so snarky to JJ?

JJ seems to have matured. Gabi doesn't.

Gabi needs to take a few seats. JJ did not cheat on her purposely and apologized profusely for it. Gabi meanwhile fell for Chad while she was still with JJ. Good for JJ telling her to stay away from Chad. Also good for JJ telling her the fraternizing rule applies to Rafe and Hope as well.

As for Gabi and Eli, I didn't love it but I also didn't hate it. I think the chemistry is with Lani/Eli and Gabi/JJ. Problem is I can't figure out what the show is trying to do with Gabi. She needs to get out of Chad's orbit once and for all.

This was definitely written/filmed when Pokemon Go was popular. Another casualty of the taping schedule.

Abby looked great today. Nice scenes with JJ.

Did Wyatt buy that black leather jacket from the "Steve Johnson Collection," which is available at all fine Salem clothing stores?
I think it was more like the Shawn Douglas Brady collection. :drunk:
 
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