I'll say that the new-ish director they have, Kathryn Foster, has at least been trying to do some newer shots and moving the cameras in different ways. #Days

I really wish JJ and Jeremy had been friends before today and that JJ had been more involved with the kidnapping story so that their scenes today would've been more of a payoff than a recap. #Days

Nothing on today's show worked for me - the plagiarism story is DOA, the Lexie reveal just stuck in the middle of a Thursday with little emotional resonance, Philip and Gabi moving in together, Johnny being manipulated by EJ and yelling at Maggie. Just a real shit episode. #Days

At least we were spared an Uncle Ron's April Fools Spectacular this year #Days

The best part of today's #Days was Kate vs Johnny - he was so out of his league and she was in rare form today.

I expect like most former-GH hires that Days makes, they will start with a big story, then either let her takeover the show or wither into the background, and either way, she’ll be gone within the year. But I liked her on GH so maybe it’ll be good here on Days.

The most exciting business story #Days could come up with is...plagiarism. The newest "bad boy" type's big secret is...he can't read. Rachel's behavioral issues have escalated to...pinching. Rod and Todd Flanders could probably write more salacious stories than this.

This new Rachel is really good. Why this show can find amazing child actors but only dud teens and adults is quite the mystery. #Days

I've generally felt this week's #Days was decent, but today was really annoying. Picking up stories from months ago isn't compelling. FFS, there is a resurrected Lexie and a resurrection pod in town and we're still talking about JJ's gun yips? BFFR

Pretty rich of this judge talking about integrity of the court when she's the one who allowed all the shenanigans and baffoonery the first time around. #Days

I didn't mind a lot of Leo's dialogue today. Well, the parts that were functional. But the icing they add to his lines - the pop culture references, the alliteration, the speed at which he says them - it really wears down any goodwill I have left for him. #Days

I don’t think “Liam can’t read” has quite the dramatic effect that the show intended. #Days

I watched 7 minutes of #Days before realizing it was from several weeks ago - that’s how slow and boring this show has become.

I know Shawn isn't technically on contract, but it's crazy that a Brady/Horton like him hasn't aired in like 5 months and when he does he gets shot - meanwhile, Leo Stark - a nobody - gets a love triangle, full emotional arcs and beats to play every week. MAKE IT MAKE SENSE! #Days

Instead of Alex telling Kayla about his conversation with Jada about Jada/Rafe's breakup in the aftermath of his kidnapping...why not just show that conversation? This show drives me crazy with how much happens offscreen. #Days

I liked what the show did with Shawn and Belle and all the scenes there - but it all came out of nowhere! Shawn hasn't aired in 4 months. Belle's been involved in legal stories. We haven't seen JJ frequently either. So all of these very sudden stories are truly crazy. #Days

I think Paula and JMF believe they're writing carefully plotted, character-rich stories that are grounded and emotional. I believe they're hacks who should've been fired after that abysmal trial last summer. #Days

This Dimitri/Gwen/Vivian story is a prime example of this show thinking they're doing something interesting. 2 dud retcon characters scheming against each other using a villain who only pops in for guest appearances, with the story taking months to unfold bc they think that's dramatic. #Days

It drives me crazy that Gabi is keeping a secret from Philip and they've barely done anything with it. No one is blackmailing her, no one is close to finding out. Where's the drama? #Days

JJ and Theo are again rehashing their feelings about their story from 10 years ago! Why do we keep retreading this? It's all they've talked about anytime they've shared scenes since Theo returned. #Days

Today's #Days was all over the place with picking up stories and characters from weeks ago. Really could've shuffled some of this into the heavy Stephanie and Alex episodes over the last 2 weeks.

So they have 75 year old Steve Johnson pinning 50 year old Owen Kent while 55 year old Brady Black stands there like a fool. This is what happens when you don't invest in your younger characters. #Days

“Leo and Dimitri wonder what’s left for them in Salem”. Nothing, actually. Dimitri’s story can be wrapped up in a sentence, Leo doesn’t have anything going on. Write em off. Plane crash on their way to Belém. Presumed dead. #Days

It's crazy that Rafe and Cat figured out the lab has a secret wall, and instead of trying to tear it down and find Stephanie, they stop and talk about Cat's feelings for EJ. #Days

Stefano wanted to bring Lexie back so much that he never mentioned it on screen nor did he do anything to bring her back before bringing back EJ, Tony or even Megan Hathaway. #Days

I remember vaguely someone doing the math on Julie’s age if you accounted for the SORAS impact of David and Scotty and it came out to Julie being well over 100 years old lol Anyway, today was Julie’s birthday apparently, mentioned briefly in passing I guess. #Days

Pretty sad when the first thing I look for when I open Peacock, after hunting down the Days tile bc Peacock keeps moving the Continue Watching carousel, is how many minutes today's episode is.

To show Javi is in Texas, they just hung huge "Texas" stars on the park set. Which is both cheap as hell and accurate AF - we love those metal stars around here. #Days

I do think resurrecting Lexie is pretty vulgar. I don't like when this show gives people real human deaths (e.g. brain cancer) and then brings them back to life. Presumed dead, serial killer, virus that can only be cured by one species of orchid - fine. But cancer should be irreversible. #Days

Color me shocked that #Days picked up from the cliffhanger on Friday with Lexie today. Signs of improvement or fluke?

I wish #Days would lean into the camp - let EJ mug to camera. Let characters acknowledge the meta of the show…like Brady could joke about how his apartment looks like Rafe’s kitchen. I guess it would be more fun to watch if the show was also in on it. But bts, they think it’s great as is.

It sucks the show is so broke that they can't show us Shawn, JJ, Shane, Andrew, Paul, Robin, Jett, Bo or Hope helping with this search for Stephanie. #Days

Yikes at Rolf giggling about needing to eat/surviving off cans of store-brand sodas and Owen, a nearly 50 year old man, saying "true that." I guess at least the show remembered Jett Carver and his partnership with Jeremy. #Days

It might've been interesting if Amy Choi was the one helping Sophia scheme for this baby/revenge story. Or if Melinda and Amy had been related or even just professional rivals. #Days

I haven't been watching #Days for a few days bc it's so frustratingly bad, but Joy returning really highlights an issue: On the surface, Joy returning to maybe ruin front-burner romance Alex and Stephanie is classic soap. But this show can't write drama, so we get worse than nothing instead.

Oh the glowing tube is back. Great. They introduced that 4 months ago. Gwen made some vague calls, Rolf made vague statements and Cat, Rafe and also Leo for some reason have had nothing new on this in 4 months. #Days

If this stalker story wraps up soon, I think someone behind the scenes stepped in and said to speed it up. If the stalker story gets slow-walked to May or June, then this sudden focus was a fluke. Either way, this show sucks. #Days

is life just a series of days where you're tired in the afternoon and wide awake at night, running behind on weekly deadlines, and seeing pants get slim and big and then slim again over the years until you die?

The dialogue on today's #Days is just so weird. Kayla talking about learning Chinese (out of nowhere), Bonnie talking about edible handcuffs, Steve worrying about school children being traumatized.

God, this show can't even end a Friday episode competently. Cat just magically unlocks a door at the lab/clinic. Why not spend 10 extra seconds opening the door and saying "OMG" or "Who are you?" #Days

Cat has worked for EJ for MONTHS and she hasn't managed to get any intel on anything. This writing team seems to think that building tension and suspense in a story is just...drawing it out over years #Days

I hope this season's #TraitorsUS reunion goes off the rails in the best way.

Should've just had Jada or Rafe getting a phone call at the end of an episode that Dimitri had escaped. Of all the plots #Days tells us after the fact, offscreen - this one they decided needed to unfold beat-for-beat over every act today.

Why am I seeing lubed up horny feet at 7am #Days.

On a competent soap, sending a new couple off to another city for a romantic vacation would usually end up with something happening. A breakup, a secret revealed, a quest for a MacGuffin to exonerate or implicate someone of a crime. On #Days, it's just recapping and sex in a hotel room.

I'm so grateful to all the early east-coasters who post about #Days so when I wake up I can get a sense for exactly how much bullshit I need to prepare for.

BAHAHAHA - Alex's honeymoon suite is literally Leo's room. Same paintings and bedspreads. This show is so bad. #Days

This show (not just Ron) really did Chad dirty over the years. I hope when the new one starts, they have an actual plan for the character, beyond Abigail. But this show sucks, so they probably don't.

The Gabi Hernandez I know would've immediately gotten a gleam in her eye and a scheme in her brain at the idea of being Stefan's widow. The Gabi Hernandez on my screen today just squinted and whispered sadly. #Days

Lately, when I watch #Days, I think of all the times I said Ron's writing was derivative, or Dena was a hack, or that Reilly's stories were just gothic ramblings with no oversight. And a small part of me regrets saying those things - because it turns out, this team is so much worse.