Look who returned for Victor’s funeral!
Our TV Fanatics, Jack and Christine, are joined by Silvananoir from MyHourglass, a Days of Our Lives fan discussion board, to debate Salem’s goodbye to Victor, in addition to Teresa, Chelsea, and Vivian’s returns.
Also, did John’s paternity want yet one more plot twist? Read on to see what our spherical desk staff has to say.
How did you price Victor’s funeral? Were you pleased with the ultimate goodbyes to this iconic character?
Silvananoir: Honestly, they did an excellent job. Getting Chelsea in, bringing again Philip though it wasn’t Jay Kenneth Johnson enjoying him. They did their finest to deliver as many of the Kiriakis clan as they might collectively for this.
I’m certain there are individuals lacking that others would need to see. But it was good to see so many of them collectively. Add to that the feuds and the speeches. It was an excellent send-off for Victor.
Jack: I might give it a 9 out of 10. I used to be upset that Melissa and her household solely obtained a fast point out about why they had been off-screen and that they did not even have Maggie point out talking to Hope on the telephone!
I do know John was concerned with the John Doe story on the time, nevertheless it felt bizarre to me that he wasn’t on the funeral. He and Victor had been pretty shut and sometimes had been each involved about Brady.
Also, nobody even talked about Claire, who ought to have been there each to say her last goodbyes to her Pop-Pop and to help her father.
However, there are most likely limits to what number of solid members may be in a scene, and we obtained a far larger funeral for Victor than we now have for anybody lately.
Victor obtained two weeks of flashbacks and a bunch of eulogies, and in a method, memorializing him continues with this story with Vivian making an attempt to say she’s his rightful widow and having flashbacks to him telling her to go away Maggie alone. So I can not complain.
Christine: I’ll give it an eight out of ten. They actually did a wonderful job of paying tribute to John Aniston and this distinctive character he created.
I do want there had been extra individuals at his funeral, however as was talked about above, there could also be limits to the quantity of solid members they will have in a single scene, and sure actors doubtless weren’t obtainable to return.
But crucial individuals had been there, and Theresa and Chelsea had been good surprises. Plus, there have been two weeks of flashbacks which I’ll by no means tire of. Overall, job properly completed.
Victor supposedly pulled his former will and hadn’t had time to file a brand new one, whereas Vivian claims she and Victor had been by no means legally divorced. Do you suppose Vivian will find yourself with every thing? Where do you hope to see this storyline go?
Silvananoir: No. This is 100% a scheme by Vivian to attempt to get her grubby fingers on Victor’s cash. But I like the character and actress, and this lastly offers Maggie one thing to do different than simply nagging at Sara.
I cherished seeing the 2 of them going toe to toe. This looks like an excellent storyline for the older solid and one thing slightly extra fascinating than the traditional enterprise storylines.
I need Maggie to take Vivian down and defend her territory, one thing that she began to do when Vivian confirmed up. She beat Viv earlier than, and she or he’ll do it once more.
Jack: Only in Salem (and surrounding areas, I assume) does somebody pull the desire earlier than having a brand new one to switch it!
I hope Maggie is vindicated ultimately. Whatever Victor’s last needs had been, I’m sure that he didn’t need Vivian to finish up with all his belongings. In addition, he had made provisions for Philip, who he could not put instantly into the desire as a result of Philip was enjoying lifeless, and I need to see Philip get what Victor left for him.
I additionally marvel if Vivian had Victor’s aircraft sabotaged, conscious he was about to attract up a brand new will and that if he died earlier than he may, she would have an opportunity of getting her fingers on his appreciable fortune. I feel somebody ought to look into why his aircraft went down within the first place.
Christine: Only in Salem can a wealthy man destroy his will with a telephone name with out changing it first. But it is a cleaning soap, so we’ll simply need to roll with it.
Hopefully, this might be a enjoyable and intriguing method to determine what Victor was actually doing on that journey and why his aircraft went down.
Watching Vivian and Maggie go toe to toe is an added bonus, however of course, we wish Maggie to win ultimately. Overall, I’m wanting ahead to seeing how this all performs out.
It seems John’s father wasn’t Yo Ling however Dick Van Dyke’s character. Are you pleased with this umpteenth rewrite of John’s historical past?
Silvananoir: Can we simply choose a background and keep it up? Has there been a personality on this present whose background has been messed with as a lot as John’s?
He’s beginning to really feel like a comic book guide character. Every new author simply has to vary his historical past. I’m not invested, nor do I care.
Jack: TECHNICALLY, it is not a rewrite——he stays John Robicheaux, son of Timothy Robicheaux, nevertheless it seems Yo Ling was not Timothy Robicheaux within the first place.
Either method, Yo Ling was a humiliation to the sequence, and I’m glad he is gone even when John adjustments fathers as many occasions as Marlena will get kidnapped!
I simply want that Dick Van Dyke had been staying for longer. According to his interview in Soap Opera Digest, he is solely on for 4 episodes, and we have had three already. It does not make lots of sense for John to seek out out he is his father and is in Salem, after which the man disappears!
Christine: Oddly sufficient, I’m completely happy. That Yo Ling story was horrible! This was a method of tweaking the story simply sufficient to jot down Yo Ling out however maintain the remaining of John’s historical past the identical.
I do hope that Dick Van Dyke will return once in a while. He actually was a captivating addition, and he interacted properly with everybody.
If Teresa is sticking round Salem, would you wish to see her paired once more with Brady or with another person?
Silvananoir: I favored their first go round, however I’m undecided if I need it revisited. Theresa and Brady ended up simply so ugly, if I recall accurately. It was so dangerous that she packed her luggage and left with Tate.
I may see them falling in mattress collectively as a result of Brady simply cannot be with out a girl to obsess over for greater than 5 minutes.
But I’m undecided if a relationship would work, particularly not with Rachel the Destroyer not wanting any girl along with her father. Certainly not a lady who additionally shares a baby with him. That little lady isn’t one to share. I might concern for Tate’s security.
Jack: Theresa and Brady are an excellent couple, and I’m irritated that they rewrote historical past for this story. Brady appeared to have a pleasant relationship along with her till she got here to Salem, and now he immediately has determined she’s Kristen 2.0, so let’s undo that and put them again collectively.
I additionally suppose if she’s going to stay round, she must ship for Tate. It is unnecessary for her to remain indefinitely whereas her son is in California.
Also, as a substitute of chasing Brady round like Rex all the time does with Sarah, Teresa ought to provide to assist him get custody of Rachel again. The two have gone towards Kristen earlier than to get Tate again, so why not? And that might endear Brady to her for certain.
Christine: I all the time favored Theresa and Brady collectively, however I do not perceive why Brady is being such a jerk to her now. He can inform her he is not enthusiastic about rekindling their romance with out being so nasty.
It could be nice to have Teresa and Tate again in Salem. Can we now have Andrew again, too? We’ve by no means seen Teresa and her brother collectively. But I would not thoughts seeing her paired with another person. I’m open to all the probabilities.
Chelsea returned for Victor’s funeral. Were you content to see her? Were you watching when she was initially in Salem? Would you wish to see her return?
Silvananoir: I forgot how a lot I favored Chelsea by the top of her run on the present. I keep in mind not liking her to start with. But she actually developed, and it felt just like the writers of that point actually wished to push her to the forefront.
It was good to see her once more, however I do not suppose I might need her again completely. It could be nice to see a restricted run of not less than one of Shawn’s siblings being there to help him.
Jack: I used to be thrilled to see Chelsea in spite of everything these years. I’m simply sorry she’s not sticking round and has no story. She and Max ought to have inherited a stake within the Pub after Caroline’s demise, which might have given them each cause to return.
Christine: Yes, I keep in mind Chelsea, and of all of Bo’s kids, she’s all the time appeared essentially the most like him to me. Chelsea is related to all of the Bradys and all of Kate’s household, so I’d like to have her and Max again in Salem.
What did you suppose of Tripp and Wendy’s romantic encounter? Where would you wish to see their story go from right here?
Silvananoir: It was actually candy. I additionally do not care. I want I had extra to say, however they should do one thing extra with this couple. I like them individually, and finally I feel Tripp is healthier for Wendy, however they’re actually uninteresting to me.
Jack: Yawn. I’m glad they lastly obtained their first time over with, so we do not have to see them working round making an attempt to make it occur.
An precise story that does not contain them making an attempt to have intercourse on a regular basis could be good, however what I’d actually like is for Wendy to maneuver on with somebody she has precise chemistry with.
Christine: This was so boring that I discover it troublesome to place into phrases. It looks like a romance that is over earlier than it is even begun. I actually like Tripp. I type of like Wendy. And but, I’ve little interest in this couple. Maybe if they provide them an precise story that may change.
Sarah had the newborn! If she survives, will she proceed to mislead Xander and maintain the newborn from him? If she does not or results in a coma, will Rex attempt to increase the newborn with out her?
Silvananoir: If Sarah survives, she’s going to 100% maintain this a secret from Xander. She will get up, notice what she’s completed, and resolve to proceed to maintain it a secret.
This bomb goes to drop throughout one of the weddings. I feel if she does not survive or if she does find yourself in a coma, Rex will inform Xander the reality. After all, the one cause Rex goes together with that is that he is in love with Sarah.
But if one thing occurs to her, there isn’t a method Maggie will let Rex increase that child.
Jack: I feel Sarah will inform Xander the reality whereas feverish, and everybody will assume she was delirious. If she turns into incapacitated (I do not suppose it makes any sense for Days to kill her off), I can see a custody battle between Rex and Xander, which might power the reality to return out.
Also, does anybody else see the irony in Rex and Sarah counting on Bonnie to maintain their secret when their marriage fell aside after Sarah realized that Bonnie was pretending to be the mom of Mimi and Rex’s child?
Christine: I can see Rex deciding to lift the newborn as a result of he hates Xander, and he’d inform himself that is what Sarah would need, however Sarah higher survive! If for no different cause than Maggie has handled sufficient loss of late.
But I feel Sarah will proceed to maintain this secret. The reality will come out, however doubtless not for some time but.
What irritated the heck out of you this week in Salem?
Silvananoir: John’s father, quantity 1000. No offense to Dick Van Dyke. He did an excellent job. He was actually charming. But why are we doing this? Why did anybody suppose that John wanted yet one more retcon to his historical past? Who’s concept was this, and why ought to we care?
Jack: I do not suppose the flip that the Harris/Ava story took was in any respect obligatory. EJ wakened in the future realizing his mom died eight months in the past and that he ought to search revenge after not caring to take action all this time.
In addition, there was no cause for Harris and Ava to go on the run. It took Jada 5 seconds to seek out out the hitwoman was a faux nurse, and so all that might have occurred is Ava would have spent two minutes in handcuffs, and Rafe would have been compelled to apologize for pondering she was mendacity about it being self-defense.
Now Ava and Harris are fugitives, and Ava most likely does not have entry to her remedy, so she’s going to start out hallucinating any second, all for no cause in any way. Also, when is it doable to lie underneath hypnosis? How did Ava maintain what she remembered secret from Marlena?
Tripp and Wendy did not annoy me, however they bored me to tears. Also, I’m sick of Johnny all the time having to attend for somebody to decide on between him and another person. Enough already!
Brady and Theresa positively didn’t hate one another earlier than Theresa got here again to Salem, so this is unnecessary. And what was up with Sonny? His habits towards Xander earlier than the funeral was obnoxious and completely out of character.
Christine: What was up with Sonny? Did he have a brief fuse as a result of Will did not come again with him? He was simply irrationally offended and imply to Xander at a time when household ought to not less than be civil to 1 one other.
And what number of weeks do we now have to attend for Johnny and Chanel to have this dialog? It’s maddening how lengthy they’re dragging this out.
Finally, what’s up with Rafe and Jada and all of the PDAs at work? Yes, they will date each other, however nobody within the workplace desires to see them canoodling each probability they get.
What was your favourite quote, scene, or storyline in Salem this week?
Silvananoir: The deal with Victor. They did an excellent job with the send-off and utilizing it to launch what appears to be an excellent battle for Titan, with Vivian on one facet and Maggie on the opposite. Can they fulfill the potential that this story has? I do not know, however the promise is there for certain.
Jack: I could not cease laughing at Vivian calling Bonnie a “carbon copy” of Adrienne. Some author determined to name the present out on EXACTLY what they did with Bonnie.
I additionally favored this memorable Days of Our Lives quote of Philip’s response to Kate pushing him about Chloe:
Kate: I can inform with out you saying something, simply from the look in your eyes, that you just’re head-over-heels in love with Chloe, simply as you’ve got been because you had been sixteen.
Philip: It does not matter what I really feel about Chloe. She’s with my fool cousin. So how a bout we simply go pay tribute to Dad at his memorial, okay?
Kate: Fine, however this dialog is not over.
Philip: I’m certain it is not.
Christine: Victor’s funeral was properly completed, and I’ve to say that I cherished the flowers.
I’m thrilled that Xander was there for the start of his daughter, even when he does not realize it but.
And Alex pointedly realizing that he and Teresa usually are not associated was each humorous and so very in character for Alex. It made me snicker.
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