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.
Additionally, did John’s paternity want one more plot twist? Learn on to see what our spherical desk group has to say.
How did you fee Victor’s funeral? Had been you pleased with the ultimate goodbyes to this iconic character?
Silvananoir: Truthfully, they did an excellent job. Getting Chelsea in, bringing again Philip despite the fact that it wasn’t Jay Kenneth Johnson taking part in him. They did their greatest to convey as lots of the Kiriakis clan as they may collectively for this.
I am positive there are individuals lacking that others would need to see. But it surely was good to see so lots 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 disillusioned that Melissa and her household solely acquired a fast point out about why they have been off-screen and that they did not even have Maggie point out chatting with 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 have been pretty shut and infrequently have been each involved about Brady.
Additionally, nobody even talked about Claire, who ought to have been there each to say her last goodbyes to her Pop-Pop and to assist her father.
Nonetheless, there are in all probability limits to what number of solid members will be in a scene, and we acquired a far larger funeral for Victor than we’ve for anybody in recent times.
Victor acquired two weeks of flashbacks and a bunch of eulogies, and in a approach, memorializing him continues with this story with Vivian attempting to assert she’s his rightful widow and having flashbacks to him telling her to go away Maggie alone. So I am unable to complain.
Christine: I will give it an eight out of ten. They actually did a superb 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 variety of solid members they’ll have in a single scene, and sure actors doubtless weren’t out there to return.
However crucial individuals have been there, and Theresa and Chelsea have been good surprises. Plus, there have been two weeks of flashbacks which I’ll by no means tire of. General, job properly executed.
Victor supposedly pulled his former will and hadn’t had time to file a brand new one, whereas Vivian claims she and Victor have been by no means legally divorced. Do you suppose Vivian will find yourself with all the things? The place do you hope to see this storyline go?
Silvananoir: No. That is 100% a scheme by Vivian to attempt to get her grubby fingers on Victor’s cash. However I like the character and actress, and this lastly provides Maggie one thing to do different than simply nagging at Sara.
I liked seeing the 2 of them going toe to toe. This appears like an excellent storyline for the older solid and one thing a little bit extra attention-grabbing than the conventional enterprise storylines.
I would like 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: Solely in Salem (and surrounding areas, I suppose) does somebody pull the need earlier than having a brand new one to switch it!
I hope Maggie is vindicated ultimately. No matter Victor’s last needs have been, I’m sure that he didn’t need Vivian to finish up with all his property. As well as, he had made provisions for Philip, who he could not put straight into the need as a result of Philip was taking part in lifeless, and I need to see Philip get what Victor left for him.
I additionally surprise if Vivian had Victor’s airplane sabotaged, conscious he was about to attract up a brand new will and that if he died earlier than he might, she would have an opportunity of getting her fingers on his appreciable fortune. I believe somebody ought to look into why his airplane went down within the first place.
Christine: Solely in Salem can a wealthy man destroy his will with a telephone name with out changing it first. But it surely’s a cleaning soap, so we’ll simply should roll with it.
Hopefully, this can be a enjoyable and intriguing approach to determine what Victor was actually doing on that journey and why his airplane went down.
Watching Vivian and Maggie go toe to toe is an added bonus, however in fact, we wish Maggie to win ultimately. General, I’m trying 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 decide 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 is beginning to really feel like a comic book guide character. Each 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.
Both approach, Yo Ling was a humiliation to the collection, and I am glad he is gone even when John adjustments fathers as many instances as Marlena will get kidnapped!
I simply want that Dick Van Dyke have been staying for longer. In accordance with his interview in Cleaning soap Opera Digest, he is solely on for 4 episodes, and we have had three already. It would not make loads 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 approach of tweaking the story simply sufficient to write down Yo Ling out however hold the remainder of John’s historical past the identical.
I do hope that Dick Van Dyke will return once in a while. He actually was an enthralling addition, and he interacted properly with everybody.
If Teresa is sticking round Salem, would you prefer to see her paired once more with Brady or with another person?
Silvananoir: I favored their first go round, however I am unsure if I would like it revisited. Theresa and Brady ended up simply so ugly, if I recall accurately. It was so unhealthy that she packed her luggage and left with Tate.
I might see them falling in mattress collectively as a result of Brady simply cannot be with no girl to obsess over for greater than 5 minutes.
However I am unsure if a relationship would work, particularly not with Rachel the Destroyer not wanting any girl together with her father. Definitely not a lady who additionally shares a toddler with him. That little lady just isn’t one to share. I might concern for Tate’s security.
Jack: Theresa and Brady are an excellent couple, and I am irritated that they rewrote historical past for this story. Brady appeared to have a pleasant relationship together with her till she got here to Salem, and now he all of a sudden 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.
Additionally, as a substitute of chasing Brady round like Rex all the time does with Sarah, Teresa ought to supply to assist him get custody of Rachel again. The 2 have gone towards Kristen earlier than to get Tate again, so why not? And that might endear Brady to her for positive.
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 fascinated about rekindling their romance with out being so nasty.
It will be nice to have Teresa and Tate again in Salem. Can we’ve Andrew again, too? We have by no means seen Teresa and her brother collectively. However I would not thoughts seeing her paired with another person. I am open to all the chances.
Chelsea returned for Victor’s funeral. Had been you cheerful to see her? Had been you watching when she was initially in Salem? Would you prefer to see her return?
Silvananoir: I forgot how a lot I favored Chelsea by the tip of her run on the present. I bear in mind not liking her at first. However she actually advanced, and it felt just like the writers of that point actually needed 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 will be nice to see a restricted run of no less than considered one of Shawn’s siblings being there to assist him.
Jack: I used to be thrilled to see Chelsea in any case these years. I am 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 loss of life, which might have given them each cause to return.
Christine: Sure, I bear 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 the Bradys and all of Kate’s household, so I would like to have her and Max again in Salem.
What did you consider Tripp and Wendy’s romantic encounter? The place would you prefer 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 believe Tripp is best for Wendy, however they’re actually uninteresting to me.
Jack: Yawn. I am glad they lastly acquired their first time over with, so we do not have to see them working round attempting to make it occur.
An precise story that does not contain them attempting to have intercourse on a regular basis can be good, however what I would actually like is for Wendy to maneuver on with somebody she has precise chemistry with.
Christine: This was so boring that I discover it tough to place into phrases. It appears like a romance that is over earlier than it is even begun. I actually like Tripp. I form of like Wendy. And but, I’ve no real interest in this couple. Possibly if they provide them an precise story which may change.
Sarah had the infant! If she survives, will she proceed to deceive Xander and hold the infant from him? If she would not or leads to a coma, will Rex attempt to elevate the infant with out her?
Silvananoir: If Sarah survives, she is going to 100% hold this a secret from Xander. She’s going to get up, notice what she’s executed, and resolve to proceed to maintain it a secret.
This bomb goes to drop throughout one of many weddings. I believe if she would not survive or if she does find yourself in a coma, Rex will inform Xander the reality. In spite of everything, the one cause Rex goes together with that is that he is in love with Sarah.
But when one thing occurs to her, there isn’t any approach Maggie will let Rex elevate that child.
Jack: I believe 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 come back out.
Additionally, does anybody else see the irony in Rex and Sarah counting on Bonnie to maintain their secret when their marriage fell aside after Sarah discovered that Bonnie was pretending to be the mom of Mimi and Rex’s child?
Christine: I can see Rex deciding to lift the infant 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 lack of late.
However I believe 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. However why are we doing this? Why did anybody suppose that John wanted one more retcon to his historical past? Who’s thought 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 awoke someday 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.
As well as, 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 pressured to apologize for considering she was mendacity about it being self-defense.
Now Ava and Harris are fugitives, and Ava in all probability would not have entry to her medicine, so she’s going to start out hallucinating any second, all for no cause in any way. Additionally, when is it attainable to lie beneath hypnosis? How did Ava hold what she remembered secret from Marlena?
Tripp and Wendy did not annoy me, however they bored me to tears. Additionally, I am sick of Johnny all the time having to attend for somebody to decide on between him and another person. Sufficient already!
Brady and Theresa undoubtedly 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 fully 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 no less than be civil to 1 one other.
And what number of weeks do we’ve to attend for Johnny and Chanel to have this dialog? It is maddening how lengthy they’re dragging this out.
Lastly, what’s up with Rafe and Jada and all of the PDAs at work? Sure, they’ll 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 give attention to 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 positive.
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 simply’re head-over-heels in love with Chloe, simply as you have got been because you have been sixteen.
Philip: It would 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: Effective, however this dialog is not over.
Philip: I am positive it is not.
Christine: Victor’s funeral was properly executed, and I’ve to say that I liked the flowers.
I am thrilled that Xander was there for the delivery of his daughter, even when he would not comprehend it but.
And Alex pointedly realizing that he and Teresa should not associated was each humorous and so very in character for Alex. It made me snigger.
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