Too bad this year is not the 50th anniv. since they sure are bringing on a great many past characters. But then, we like who we like, and am GUESSING the intention is to please as many Days viewers, who "miss the old days" as possible. It does seem there would have to be short arcs for a lot of these as Days cannot afford to keep them long term, with their limited budget.
And, we like who we like, so, some of us are pleased with the return of this or that character, others not pleased at all, but happy about another character returning. So, as Lincoln once said, you can please some of the people all of the time, all of the people some of the time.....but you can never please all of the people all of the time.
'nuff said.