EJ had it precisely proper.
His response to the newest babynapping story on Days of Our Lives throughout the week of 12-11-23 was one thing everybody in Salem ought to be considering: why are infants getting stolen so often?
Was the newest twist speculated to make Sloan extra sympathetic? If so, it failed — however hopefully, we’re one step nearer to wrapping up this terrible story.
The grief over a not-really-dead child continued to be tedious regardless of stellar performances. The viewers is aware of the child is alive and that the DNA take a look at failed as a result of EJ is not the father, so let’s get on with the reveal already.
The ashes scene would have been heartbreaking if the child had been genuinely lifeless and if the grieving dad and mom had chosen a extra significant place than proper exterior their entrance door.
Instead, Nicole has to cross the child’s supposedly last resting place each time she leaves the home. That cannot be good for her psychological well being, and repeated flashbacks of her saying goodbye to her son definitely aren’t good for viewers’!
Am I the just one aggravated by the fixed insistence that “you can’t argue with DNA test results?” Salem is thought for its inaccurate DNA take a look at outcomes, and nobody is aware of that higher than Nicole and EJ.
It by no means made any sense for these two to simply accept Dr. Pierce’s phrase that their child died and was cremated, and accepting these take a look at outcomes at face worth would not both.
These two are amongst Days of Our Lives’ most clever, shrewdest characters. Why have they abruptly turn out to be silly?
The writers additionally have to cease teasing us about the risk of Sloan confessing. We know she will not. People getting interrupted or backing down from an intention to admit is a drained cleaning soap trope, and doubly so on this case.
Most viewers need this story to finish already and do not care the way it occurs. Either let Sloan confess for actual or let Leo reveal the fact posthaste.
Sloan would not appear desirous about the child past making certain that nobody finds out she stole him from Nicole. She hardly ever spends time with him, leaving most of the every day parenting duties to Eric, and is all the time operating round doing injury management.
Please do not choose me. I do know I should not have left my child alone.
Sloan
No marvel she left him alone in the Square simply lengthy sufficient for a gloved determine to steal him.
Eric’s household did not blame Sloan for her irresponsible actions, however I definitely do. There was no actual motive for her to go away the child unattended.
She may have taken him along with her whereas she retrieved her pockets. He in all probability would not have woken up; if he did, she may have handled it. This is extra of Sloan’s self-centered nonsense.
Also, the child wasn’t hers, so I’d be pleased if Nicole had him again in her arms. Nicole is not going to abuse Jude or hurt him in any means, and she or he will not make the mistake of leaving him unattended so that somebody can take him.
It’s disappointing that Nicole turned out to be the babynapper. All of Salem will paint her as unhinged and harmful, and she or he’ll as soon as once more be Salem’s punching bag.
I even have a sense that we have not bought the entire story. Leo was yelling loudly in a public place that the child was Nicole’s — may she have overheard and determined to take motion? Or did Leo steal the child and provides it to her?
Bottom line: we do not know the way she ended up with the child or how EJ will react. He’s unlikely to need to flip his spouse in, although he could also be indignant that she did this with out telling him.
I’m additionally not satisfied that Nicole got down to steal the child when she determined to go for a stroll. And how will the writers get round the repeated insistence that Nicole could not have kidnapped the child as a result of her automotive is in the driveway?
Many unanswered questions are right here, however will Days of Our Lives present passable solutions? Let’s hope so!
Leo’s involvement may very well be a purple herring. Maybe he did discover an deserted stroller in the alley by the park. But the threatening subtext to his dialog with Sloan about it suggests in any other case.
This not solely must make sense quickly however has to result in the starting of the finish of this terrible child change story. I can not wait, although I’m dreading the fallout of the reveal that Eric is the child’s father.
EJ has been so supportive of Nicole all through this ordeal. I did not like the thought of EJ and Nicole as a pair as a result of of their violent historical past, however now I like them collectively.
I do not need Nicole to throw that means for judgmental Eric. But Eric going into wrathful mode with Sloan ought to be enjoyable, so there’s that.
Of course, Sloan may throw Melinda below the bus, but it surely’s anybody’s guess if that might work.
Meanwhile, everybody else in Salem bought into way more mundane drama. There had been some good scenes between Steve and Jada, although they might have been stronger if the anniversary of Marcus’s loss of life hadn’t been completely random.
Jada by no means talks about her father, and Steve hardly ever checks in along with her, so it was all too handy that she blamed her upset over studying Eric had a child on the unhappy anniversary.
Still, these had been the throwbacks to the previous that Days of Our Lives has been in sore want of these days, so I’ll take it.
THe nonsense that occurred after the Marcus reminiscences is one other story.
Jada’s largely harmless in that. She drank with Stephanie however tried to get her to cease and did not take part in flirting with Harris or insisting he keep throughout the a number of instances he tried to excuse himself.
I’m undecided how Harris ended up in mattress with Stephanie. It was a random storyline that has been executed too many instances earlier than on this cleaning soap.
I hope that it is a case of each folks being drunk and never one the place Harris took benefit of Stephanie, after which all of Salem blames her for it. It was unhealthy sufficient when that occurred with JJ and Lani; we do not want a repeat with Stephanie and Harris.
Days of Our Lives has been making an attempt arduous to make Stephanie the sufferer on this mess with Chad, however neither one of them seems nice proper now.
Chad should not have purchased out Gwen for firing Everett, particularly since he rotated and rehired him. And his response was obnoxious when he thought Stephanie and Alex had been playing around.
Still, Stephanie is way from harmless.
She appears to love having two or extra males listening to her at a time and by no means units boundaries along with her ex-boyfriends. She additionally continues to view Chad’s late spouse — who was supposedly her favourite cousin, as competitors and has no empathy for Chad’s wrestle with grief.
And Everett got here to city to stalk Stephanie earlier than a job fell into his lap, so we are able to lower out the claims that he moved right here to work at the Spectator any time now.
Stephanie will in all probability sleep with Everett subsequent — are we headed for one other who’s-the-daddy story?
I favored her dialog with Tripp, besides she did not take heed to something he mentioned. Instead, she referred to as Everett. The extra she spends time with him, the extra I hope she finds out he was two-timing her with Jada.
Meanwhile, Brady criticized Theresa whereas failing to make use of frequent sense together with his son.
All this time, he is been adamant that Tate should work to pay again the 50K injury he induced at the boarding college. But now, he gave him a gold card so Tate can impress Holly.
Talk about missed messages! Tate acted like he was joking about jetting off to Paris with Holly, however he would have executed it on his father’s dime if she’d agreed.
Tate lastly got here to his senses about Holly and stormed off, however how lengthy will that final? Holly’s a grasp manipulator, and she or he wants Tate to assist her mess with Johnny and Chanel.
Tate’s informed her twice that Johnny is way too previous for her and has a girlfriend, however does anybody suppose for a second that is over? I definitely do not!
It’s additionally worrisome that Johnny appears oblivious. Chanel’s warned him about Holly a billion instances, however he retains shrugging off and insisting Holly has no emotions for him.
There’s no means this ends effectively.
Theresa is not spending any time along with her son. It’s extra vital to her to persuade Alex she would not simply need him for his cash — and it is working.
The two are getting nearer, sexually and emotionally, solely for them to be twice as devastated when the fact comes out.
They haven’t any story and are in a holding sample til then, the place they’ve heaps of intercourse however do little else.
And lastly, what’s flawed with Paulina?
She has a historical past of panic assaults, so I may very well be overreacting, however she appeared able to have a coronary heart assault.
If she does, Chanel will really feel responsible about leaving her to go on her date with Johnny, whereas Holly would possibly achieve a foothold whereas Chanel is just too busy coping with her mom’s well being to be with Johnny for his anniversary.
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