John's past

[Heather4CU]

I'm confused. We know that it was revealed that John is not the son of Santo Dimera and Colleen Brady so Brady and Jeannie Theresa could hook up. I thought that implied he was still Forrest Alamain since that was his past before the Santo/Colleen stuff came about.

Now John told Paul he thinks Forrest went to Winterthorne Academy? Does he still think he is Forrest or does he think Forrest is another child who may not have drowned after all?

 

[Sparkster]

I wasn't sure about that either. He showed that picture to Paul and said that kid was him. So is that picture Forrest Alamain or was it John as some other identity????

 

[oldsoapie]

Not sure about this either.

 

[the look of love]

I'm not sure either. I am going with Gone With Wind on this one.

Frankly my dear, I don't give a (you know what).

 

[SarahBeth]

At this point I don't care to see John finding anything out about his past. Short of relating him to Ava's family I just don't think I could care less. Now if he started to remember things it would be more interesting.

 

[JasonDíSpeech]

I mentioned this in the summary as well, last Thursday John kept switching from first to third person when talking about Forrest. Colour me confused.

 

[jgk]

The whole "who John really is" thing is just old. Whenever it is convenient they change his supposed old self to fit in with the moment. It takes so much away.

 

[Just Samantha]

I agree. Pick a past and stick with it.

Leave him as the son of Daphne DiMera and her lover, given to her sister, Philomena Alamain, and raised as Forrest Alamain.

 

[lovin_days_always]

I was even ok with the Santo/Coleen story (I know I'm in the minority). But it could have led to some scenes with the DiMeras and it gave some closure to the "who is John" story that has been never ending. If John's identity interferes with a potential pairing of any kind, or the writers are just stuck and need a storyline idea, it's all, "hey lets shake things up a little and change John's identity AGAIN". Good Lord people, it's gotten old years ago, stick with one!

 

[TylerJax]

We will know once the writers figure out where they are going with this stupid storyline.

 

[jgk]

We will know what they decide for the current story. No doubt when it is convenient they will somehow discover yet another 'truth' about John's past. Talk about an identity crisis!

 

[JasonDíSpeech]

I agree. Pick a past and stick with it.

Leave him as the son of Daphne DiMera and her lover, given to her sister, Philomena Alamain, and raised as Forrest Alamain.

That has always been my vote so I'll second it a second time. LOL (Edited to add: Just make sure her lover is Leopold Alamain, LOL.)

Meanwhile, as long as it keeps John front-and-centre, I'm okay with it. Plus, it will give stalky Paul something to do besides lament about Sonny.