June 23, 2011: When Will Met Sonny

[bigboobedcanuck.livejournal.com]

All right, let's get this party started! If you're like us, despite being screwed over by pretty much every gay soap storyline in the past, you're still unable to resist a shiny new couple. Hope springs eternal that this gay soap couple will not end tragically. Come on, universe! You owe us one!

Before we dive into the episode, a poll.

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All right, ready, set, discuss!



The awesome amelialourdes has set up a high quality YouTube channel for Will and Sonny! The HD takes time to process, so we'll likely use Anthony Langford's clips at first, and then edit watch posts with the widescreen clips when they're uploaded.

http://youtu.be/KMW4GyQ17Tw

I'm really excited that both Will and Sonny are legacy characters with strong family ties to Salem. This bodes well, I think! Trying to keep expectations low, but this was an excellent start, IMO. I haven't watched Days since the late '80s/early '90s, and I have to say Justin and Adrienne are looking fantastic! Nice to see them again. I've always enjoyed them both on other soaps over the years.

So what do you think of Will and Sonny? Are you drinking the Kool-Aid like we are? So tasty!

Comments

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN.

[anna-drenxavier.livejournal.com]

Oh geeze, y'all...I started to watch DOOOOOL in 1997. Watched it for a few years. LOVED Mike and Carrie. But then it got all weird, in a very stupid way. Like when that serial killer seemed to have massacred a bunch of people (including Granny Horton, with her OWN donuts) but actually sent them to "Salem 2"? And does anyone remember that atrocious Adam & Eve storyline?! *shudders* And then! EJ. I HATE him. I wanted Sami with Lucas so bad, and then EJ assaulted her and knocked her up. I couldn't take it anymore.

I watched it today, and I have no idea what's going on, and I'm not sure I want to. Brady tried to kill EJ? Nicole is married to EJ? (I remember when she seduced Victor way back when, ew.) At least Hope and Bo are back together, but damn, I HATE EJ and how he is the star of the damn show. Where's Stefano? Back to life for the thirtieth time?

Those two boys sure are adorable, though. Dammit. Anyone else remember when Will was an angry looking toddler who Sami carried around all over the place? He was a baby for a long, long time. He's SUPPOSED to be older than EJ. Has EJ's crazy mom, Susan, been back?!

Damn you, DAYS! I wanted to be rid of you.

Re: I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN.

[peggin.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean about EJ. I mean, I think the actor is gorgeous and very talented, but EJ is such a completely evil scum bucket. I hadn't watched in years and only started watching again a few months ago, but even since then all the the stuff he's done to Sami is just so horrible! He kidnapped her husband, and replaced him with a double and just majorly fucked with her life. Now he thinks the real Rafe is dead, only he doesn't know that the real Rafe is currently impersonating the fake Rafe in an attempt to get proof of EJ's involvement in everything.

As for why Nicole is currently married to EJ, this all happened before I started watching, but the gist of it is that she had at one point kidnapped Sami & EJ's daughter, Sydney, and she really loved the kid, and EJ basically told her the only way she could ever see Sydney again is if she married him, so she ended up breaking things off with Brady (who I'm pretty sure she's still in love with) and marrying EJ so that she could play Mommy to Sydney. And EJ had since repaid her by having an affair with her sister.

They really do play fast and loose with the ages of these characters. I mean, I know soap operas tend to age their children pretty quickly, but it would be nice if they at least did it in a consistent manner, so they don't have things like a EJ being born after Will, but being the same age as Will's mother.

Re: I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN.

[anna-drenxavier.livejournal.com]

OMG HAHAHAHA! He replaced Rafe with a double! That's coocoo for coacoa puffs. I remember that Rafe dude. I instinctively dislike him because that actor was on that piece of crap, Passions. YUCK!

WTF NICOLE LOVES SOMETHING?! I've always hated her. I hated how she dated Eric (yumyumyum) and tried to corrupt him. So that new blonde chick is Nicole's sister? Yeeeesh.

It seems like Will is closest to the age he SHOULD be out of most of the spawn! EJ's age is just ridiculous. He is gross. I'll just have to not watch his scenes.