Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy Bo and Hope, but how many weddings have there been? I imagine a conversation like this surely occured six weeks ago:
Random Writer #1: Ratings are down!
Random Writer #2: I know let’s have Hope and Bo marry…again.
Random Writer #3: We’ll cobble together a clip package and call it a day.
Random Writer #4: Don’t forget the ubiquitous mention of Zack and the disdainful pan towards Chelsea.
Random Writer #3: And don’t forget to force John Aniston to show up yet give him nothing to do!
NBC Exectutive: That way we’ll still look good in Jen Aniston’s eyes and she’ll give a tearful, Brangelina Twin reaction interview to Matt Lauer.
Random Writer #2: Since it’s Thursday, we’ll make sure that Marlena gasps and moans as much as possible.
Random Writer #1: Wait, shouldn’t Steve and Kayla be renewing their vows?
Random Writer #2: Of course not! They just got out of a crazy stalker plot and are now saddled with an unseen preemie.
Random Writer #3: Besides Stefano is back in town!
Random Writer #4: Which is why we can’t have John committ to killing him. John’s not a bad robot, just a misunderstood one.
Honestly, what was that? Sure it was sweet with all the flashbacks, but haven’t we seen this…oh I don’t know…five times before? I feel like they’re neck and neck with Jarlena with wedding ceremonies. Maybe they get married so many times because they want all their children to bear witness. Who knows?
I think it was a nice touch that Steve and Kayla got to speak since they were there for a lot of early Bope adventures, although it would have been nice for Steve to mention holding them both at knife point (in scuba gear no less) but I’ll take that beautiful clip of S&K sending them off into the sunset. I remember watching that when I was little and it was such a passing of the torch moment.
Speaking of things I don’t get, the Stefano thing is out of control. That’s really a no-brainer since any plot involving Stefano is ten brands of crazy, but I feel like Victor is always sacrificed when SD comes riding back into town. I’d much rather watch Victor shake people down than Stefano terrorize Marlena again. The one bright side is that an awake Stefano enables the writers to give Tony something to do, besides tanning obviously. Question: who is tanner: Tony Dimera or Blayne from Project Runway? Honestly, it’s a toss up. I will point out that I was annoyed with Blayne at first but now I love him. I don’t know if it’s because we share an affinity for tanning or the fact that he’s unabashedly proud of not liking The Beatles and peppers his speech with “Holla at ya boy!” but I’m hoping he wins.
