Nicole pushed Allie to press costs, Eli was between a rock and a tough place, Kristen had a surprising request for Marlena, and Xander helped get Philip arrested this week in Salem.
Our TV Fanatics Jack Ori and Christine Orlando are joined by Kayla from MyHourglass, a Days of Our Lives fan forum, to debate Allie’s potential sexual assault, Eli being caught between Lani and Trask, if Xander went too far, and what was essentially the most annoying and greatest storylines this week on Days of Our Lives.
Nicole is pushing Allie to press costs towards Tripp for sexual assault. Is that this an vital and well timed story to inform, or is that this story trivializing rape?
Kayla: After I first examine this storyline awhile in the past, I used to be like, Tripp is not that sort of particular person, and I do not assume he’s, however who is aware of?
Time adjustments an individual, and as for is it an vital story to inform, for certain. The extra consciousness on the market for ladies, the higher, I say.
Jack: I assumed they may really deal with this responsibly…till impulsively, Allie was “held down” after which Nicole pushed her to report…which is absolutely the worst factor you are able to do when speaking to a survivor.
I really feel like DAYS is counting on stereotypes about rape and that the main target might be going to shift as to whether or not Tripp did it as a substitute of the way it affected Allie.
Christine: This present has a horrendous monitor document in terms of coping with sexual assault storylines responsibly, so I haven’t got a lot hope for this one both.
I agree with Jack in that Nicole ought to have by no means pushed Allie the way in which she did. Reporting it was one thing Allie wanted to be snug with, and she or he clearly was not.
This might have been a well timed story about rape and the problems of consent when one or each events are inebriated, however as a substitute, I feel they’re turning this right into a whodunnit sort of plot, and I discover that disappointing.
Who’s worse? Lani for utilizing her place as a cop to assist Kristen escape, or Melinda Trask for utilizing that truth to blackmail Eli into placing Kristen behind bars?
Kayla: I feel Lani is worse, for certain. I imply, Kirsten is her buddy, and she or he needs to be loyal, however severely Kristen DiMera has accomplished some terrible issues.
Jack: Trask. Lani was improper, however she no less than was well-intentioned. Trask sounds identical to Eve along with her discuss getting revenge on her daughter’s killer and is fully corrupt.
It is a good factor Eli has integrity since she opened the door for him to manufacture proof towards Kristen to guard Lani.
Christine: They’re each about equal. Lani has damaged the legislation for Kristen out of loyalty to their friendship. Melinda is blackmailing Eli to get “justice” for her daughter’s dying.
They each consider they’re justified, and so they’re each, in a technique or one other, utilizing Eli to cowl up their crimes. I would nearly say that makes Lani worse as a result of she’s supposed to like Eli, but she’s put him in an unwindable place.
Is there a plot level or story second you have been ready to see that hasn’t occurred but for the present tales in Salem?
Kayla: Sure, there’s! I need Allie to speak in confidence to her Dad (Lucas) about what occurred, as I like their bond.
Jack: I would love for Xander and Jake to match notes on how their household treats them once they attempt to have interaction within the household enterprise!
Christine: I wish to see Sarah and Xander run into child Rachel. That needs to be a heartbreaking second and one that should occur sooner or later.
Did Xander go too far in pushing Jan to press costs towards Philip? Do you consider Philip ought to have been arrested?
Kayla: Oh my god, sure. He actually went too far. I at all times have hated Xander.
Jack: IF this was accomplished for the aim of writing a narrative a few lady standing as much as a strong man, I would be all for it.
Philip did seize Jan’s arm whereas threatening to kill her, and all too typically, legislation enforcement fails to take these sorts of threats severely till it is too late. However I do not like utilizing cops to settle grudges, even when Philip did deserve it.
Christine: I feel Xander walked the road right here, however I do not assume he went too far. Philip did seize Jan and threaten her life. It is actually threatening conduct, bordering on assault.
Jan had each proper to press costs; whether or not they are going to stick is one other matter. Did Xander cross a line by encouraging her to take action? Sure, however solely barely as he started this earlier than he even knew Jan’s historical past.
If Kristen is distributed to jail, she requested Marlena to assist increase Rachel. Is Marlena the particular person you’ll ask to assist increase your baby, and if not, who in Salem would you select?
Kayla: I’ll admit I did love this contemplating the previous between the 2, and sure, I’d ask Marlena to assist increase my baby, however I additionally would ask Lucas for backup.
This is likely to be a shock to some, however he looks as if an excellent father and grandfather, and that is any person I wish to increase my kids.
Jack: Marlena is not a nasty alternative, although I used to be stunned she did not select Lani.
Now that Jack is again and Jennifer has been restored to sanity, she would not be a nasty alternative both.
Christine: Given how Sami and Eric turned out, I am not so certain Marlena is your best option. Plus, the older she’s gotten, the colder she appears.
Sarah involves thoughts. She was mother to MacKenzie/Rachel, however that might be a really emotionally charged alternative given the circumstances.
I would additionally like to see Steve and Kayla with slightly one. They had been separated for each Stephanie and Joey’s early years, and I feel they’d be staff in the event that they had been really parenting collectively.
Which storyline irritated you essentially the most this week in Salem?
Kayla: I had two storylines that irritated me this week. The Lani/Kristen/Eli/Melinda storyline and the Shawn/Claire/Jan/Xander/Belle/Phillip storyline.
Jack: Gwen. I do not care what her secret is. All I wish to know is when she’s leaving Salem. And who hires a nanny earlier than checking their background?
Christine: Since Jack already selected Gwen’s story, I am going to take Nicole and Allie. I could not consider how Nicole instantly pushed for Allie to press costs on a potential crime that befell abroad, that Allie solely simply remembered items of after 10 months, and that she’s clearly uncomfortable speaking about.
How about we get the lady some remedy to assist kind this out and take care of the trauma first, then take care of any prison implications? It felt like Nicole was extra occupied with punishing Tripp than serving to Allie.
What was your favourite quote, scene, or storyline from this week’s Days of Our Lives and why?
Kayla: My fave storyline is something Lumily (Sami, Lucas, Will, and Allie) primarily based. So it must be Allie’s storyline.
Jack: I’m having fun with the John storyline. Not like most medical storylines, it is life like, and I am having fun with him and Marlena struggling to take care of his situation.
Christine: I appreciated Sarah and Xander having an trustworthy dialog about her expectations regarding his conduct. Xander needs to do higher, but it surely’s really easy to backslide! He loves Sarah, however he will want reminders sometimes.
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