The Soul-less Soap
So that was it...?!
How depressing was it to see one of the most popular couples in DAYS history evah, Steve and Kayla, go out with such a whimper instead of a bang? Not even a quickie ‘bang’ of the bedroom variety just for shits and giggles. Nope, poor Kayla never even got to go home from the hospital.
Oh, but Kayla did get to do her last good deed, testifying for friend Hope at the courtroom hearing...in a Celeste and Hope...oops, sorry...Eugene Bradford and Hope...oh, nope, that’s not it either...Bo and Hope...that’s right...Bo and Hope storyline that is so badly written that it makes me yearn for the Good Ole’ Princess Gina days. And Steve was able to support his Sweetness and listen to “Baby Girl” Stephanie cry and whine about Philip for a while before fading off into the Salem back alleys forever.
And that’s the end of that. Not one fucking flashback. Not one goodbye kiss...and as this Diva predicted, not even one freakin’ lyric of “The Rose” in the background. Guess TPTB figure that if they sneak Steve and Kayla out the back door, no one will miss them. Or that they might be able to bring them back once the economy picks up.
Well, for any viewers who think that Stephen or Mary Beth will come crawling back to do a few recurring appearances around the holidays a la Doug and Julie, the Diva’s advice is this...don’t hold your breath. For years, DAYS had begged on their collective hands and knees for these two actors to come back. For years, Stephen and Mary Beth held out, waiting for the right time and the right paycheck. And finally, once Corday got those contracts signed in 2006, he did the only thing he does well. He had a golden opportunity handed to him and he pissed it away.
I don’t blame Stephen and Mary Beth for their failed return. They did the best they could with the schlock they were given to work with. JERk the Genius got them off to a great start with that oh-so-exciting never-done-before storyline of amnesia...and then it all went downhill from there. Hogan Sheffer put Steve away in the loony bin when he wasn’t going ballistic in Tindo Lau. It seemed like there was some hope for Steve and Kayla during the airplane crash scenes at the beginning of 2008...but then it all became about Ava Vitali. There looked like there might be a possibility of a moving story with little Joe, Jr., but that got shelved. And now, courtesy of Corday, Higley and Tomlin (the evil triumvirate), greater minds have prevailed. Heaven forbid that we should miss one moment of the Melanie Layton Story...or the Dan and Chloe PornFest...or the E.J. BabypaloozaFest...to waste any time watching two veteran actors that are part of the heart and soul of DAYS. Well, back when DAYS had a heart and soul...
The Diva knew that S&K were in trouble when they were declared still legally married 16 years after Steve "died." Why did the show pass up an opportunity to give them a wedding? That would have brought in ratings. I guess the show isn't interested in supercouples getting married when Tanna didn't get one either. The S&K yacht wedding was one of the most memorable in DOOL history. Who could forget Kayla speaking again during the ceremony? The sheer number of guests was amazing. Now a days, we get 3 or 4 cast members and twice as many extras. The one thing about their wedding that bugged me was Jack standing in the background almost the entire time. He distracted the hell out of me.
For now, dear readers, DAYS OF OUR LIVES...or whatever this tasteless mindless tripe with the hourglass logo on it is these days...has completely lost all of its heart and soul. Corday, in his panic and infinite wisdom, has gutted it all out...along with the loyal veteran actors who had given fans years of wonderful performances, only to be rewarded with a kick out of the door.
The only winners in this situation are whatever viewers who must be enjoying this nuDAYS clone version of a show...the ones that Corday and Co. are obviously trying to cater to in order to survive. Someone must be enjoying this soulless drek enough to keep it on the air, right? How else to explain that the show hasn’t tanked yet? At least, these viewers of nuDAYS don’t know or remember what DAYS used to be like...so watching this show being sucked dry of all of its warmth won’t be so damned depressing.
And with that, the Diva shall now settle down with a bottle of vodka and some Prozac...and watch old Steve and Kayla clips from YouTube. "Just remember in the winter, far beneath the bitter snow, lies the seed that with the sun's love in the spring becomes the rose..."
How depressing was it to see one of the most popular couples in DAYS history evah, Steve and Kayla, go out with such a whimper instead of a bang? Not even a quickie ‘bang’ of the bedroom variety just for shits and giggles. Nope, poor Kayla never even got to go home from the hospital.
Oh, but Kayla did get to do her last good deed, testifying for friend Hope at the courtroom hearing...in a Celeste and Hope...oops, sorry...Eugene Bradford and Hope...oh, nope, that’s not it either...Bo and Hope...that’s right...Bo and Hope storyline that is so badly written that it makes me yearn for the Good Ole’ Princess Gina days. And Steve was able to support his Sweetness and listen to “Baby Girl” Stephanie cry and whine about Philip for a while before fading off into the Salem back alleys forever.
And that’s the end of that. Not one fucking flashback. Not one goodbye kiss...and as this Diva predicted, not even one freakin’ lyric of “The Rose” in the background. Guess TPTB figure that if they sneak Steve and Kayla out the back door, no one will miss them. Or that they might be able to bring them back once the economy picks up.
Well, for any viewers who think that Stephen or Mary Beth will come crawling back to do a few recurring appearances around the holidays a la Doug and Julie, the Diva’s advice is this...don’t hold your breath. For years, DAYS had begged on their collective hands and knees for these two actors to come back. For years, Stephen and Mary Beth held out, waiting for the right time and the right paycheck. And finally, once Corday got those contracts signed in 2006, he did the only thing he does well. He had a golden opportunity handed to him and he pissed it away.
I don’t blame Stephen and Mary Beth for their failed return. They did the best they could with the schlock they were given to work with. JERk the Genius got them off to a great start with that oh-so-exciting never-done-before storyline of amnesia...and then it all went downhill from there. Hogan Sheffer put Steve away in the loony bin when he wasn’t going ballistic in Tindo Lau. It seemed like there was some hope for Steve and Kayla during the airplane crash scenes at the beginning of 2008...but then it all became about Ava Vitali. There looked like there might be a possibility of a moving story with little Joe, Jr., but that got shelved. And now, courtesy of Corday, Higley and Tomlin (the evil triumvirate), greater minds have prevailed. Heaven forbid that we should miss one moment of the Melanie Layton Story...or the Dan and Chloe PornFest...or the E.J. BabypaloozaFest...to waste any time watching two veteran actors that are part of the heart and soul of DAYS. Well, back when DAYS had a heart and soul...
The Diva knew that S&K were in trouble when they were declared still legally married 16 years after Steve "died." Why did the show pass up an opportunity to give them a wedding? That would have brought in ratings. I guess the show isn't interested in supercouples getting married when Tanna didn't get one either. The S&K yacht wedding was one of the most memorable in DOOL history. Who could forget Kayla speaking again during the ceremony? The sheer number of guests was amazing. Now a days, we get 3 or 4 cast members and twice as many extras. The one thing about their wedding that bugged me was Jack standing in the background almost the entire time. He distracted the hell out of me.
For now, dear readers, DAYS OF OUR LIVES...or whatever this tasteless mindless tripe with the hourglass logo on it is these days...has completely lost all of its heart and soul. Corday, in his panic and infinite wisdom, has gutted it all out...along with the loyal veteran actors who had given fans years of wonderful performances, only to be rewarded with a kick out of the door.
The only winners in this situation are whatever viewers who must be enjoying this nuDAYS clone version of a show...the ones that Corday and Co. are obviously trying to cater to in order to survive. Someone must be enjoying this soulless drek enough to keep it on the air, right? How else to explain that the show hasn’t tanked yet? At least, these viewers of nuDAYS don’t know or remember what DAYS used to be like...so watching this show being sucked dry of all of its warmth won’t be so damned depressing.
And with that, the Diva shall now settle down with a bottle of vodka and some Prozac...and watch old Steve and Kayla clips from YouTube. "Just remember in the winter, far beneath the bitter snow, lies the seed that with the sun's love in the spring becomes the rose..."
Well said Diva.. I couldn't agree more with you and if Corday and Co think this as someone has called it the new version of the old 90210 is going to make it. He has another think coming. I don't watch anylonger - it's an absolute snoozefest. Same s/l's that have been done over and over and over again. Vets like you have stated that are just kicked out the door with no s/l to their departure.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand what they are thinking, they need to step back a few steps and take a look at the BIG picture - if they would like I'll let them borrow my glasses.
it's kind of amazing how far the show has fallen. they had these huge budget cuts to make, understandably, and instead of taking a step back and figuring out a new idea, a new way to make it work, they resort to the dumbest, easiest way...random sex couplings that are repetitive and boring. how about trimming the cast down to 10 or 12 core characters? giving us the main couples, a couple of villains, and something exciting and new? i sure as hell would've watched j&m, s&k, b&h, tanna and lumi all teaming up to take on stefano or victor. i've watched days since birth, basically, and now at 30 i'm finally about to give the show up. it's hard to care when they make the same mistakes time & again.
ReplyDeleteDiva, I freaking love you. You said it all. Steve and Kayla deserved so much better than chit chat in a hospital room with Stephanie saying she would check on her mom tomorrow. Makes me want to break out in "if tomorrow never comes" because that is what has now happened.
ReplyDeleteAll the vets are treated like crap on their exits, J&M, S&K, and Tony gets to get killed, again. BTW, how many times has Tony been killed now? This show is horrible right now and it won't get any better I'm sure. If I were SN and MBE I would tell them to shove it. Hey, but that's me.
No doubt, Diva... he pissed it away. The return of SN and MBE was his chance of a lifetime... and he, they, simply pissed it away.
ReplyDeleteGoodbye, DOOL. I can't keep watching. It's simply too painful without S&K.
Bravo Diva...Bravo.
ReplyDeleteI think what is the saddest part of all this is the incredible goldmine of stories these two characters represent. There are Kayla's 'lost years' Steve's 'lost years (sans Ava thanks) there is the intermingling of their new personailities into each others lives etc.But I guess the problem is these stories would call for thinking ahead and not changing stories midstream...which Dena and Co have proven they cannot do
Good bye Days. I hope that Karma treats you well
Diva, as always you hit the nail on the proverbial head, while Corday and Dena could not hit a target audience if they were standing on the freaking audience.
ReplyDeleteTo give this couple the mother of all non send offs is insulting.
The end is nigh days and personally I am at the point where I have tipped all the sands in the hour glass into my Kitty litter for my cat to pee on.
Thanks everyone for your comments. I can't believe how bad the S&K ending was.
ReplyDeleteTony will be killed off for the third time. This one is going to be the lamest death for Tony ever.
Thanks Diva. You are brilliant as usual. "pissed it away" is a great expression.
ReplyDeleteYour support means a lot to the Skorks at this sad time.
Again Diva you hit the nail on the head.
ReplyDeleteDays passed up a golden opportunity with S&K. All the vets could have been revitalized with the return of S&K and a little imagination in the writing department. We could have actually seen a glimpse of the good old Days, when DOOL was a soap. But alas, KC had to be consistent and not ruin his perfect record of "pissing it away."
Once a huge Days fan, now will never watch the piece of garbage produced by Gary Tomlin and Dena Higley both associated with who else James Reilly. This group does display actual hated it seems toward really fine actors and well developed characters. They adore the witless neophytes whose character have no character whatsoever and do nothing but cartoonish plot driven fits of fancy and men all interchangeable with two things in common, the chest ever ready for exposure and the arrogant look a testament to egocentricism.
ReplyDeleteYes I long for actors who knew how to make their characters work, who had ability and strength and who also clicked with the audience because they knew how to listen.
Thank the lord for Stephen Nichols, Matt Ashford two actors treated like dirt by the likes of Corday and the Reilly wannabees.
Diva you are awesome. Thank you for having the courage to say things like they really are. I was also a huge fan to Days but, no more. No more Days, No more NBC and I am boycotting the sponsors for this crap of a show. We have Kenny boy to thank for letting the two morons take over Dena Higley & Gary Tomlin. I hope the ratings tank.
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