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Post by Hawthorne on Sept 11, 2013 21:54:08 GMT -5
He has his own look, yet I can see him playing Will.
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Post by Hawthorne on Sept 10, 2013 1:29:14 GMT -5
I can see why people don't feel the chemistry between them. It's something that could get better with the new guy, but it could also get worse. We'll see. I'm not a fan of Drew taking over the role. He looks a lot like Chandler, but is that really what they should be looking for - someone who looks like the previous actor doing the role? I'd prefer someone who has his own look, yet embodies the character of Will. (And who's scorching hot!)
I see Freddie slowly emerging as a dramatic force on the show. He has real presence and his acting is always spot on. Not too long ago this legal drama story would have highlighted Will's testimony on the stand and Sonny would just be supporting Will. Sonny is still supporting Will, but his testimony seemed to get more attention from the writers. I think it lasted longer than Will's, as well.
Sonny handled himself well on the stand. There's so much untapped potential with his character - more so than Will, I think, who is unadventurous and rather bland. Even though he's the nicest guy in the world, Sonny is also not a guy to be messed with. That's interesting - or at least it could be.
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Post by Hawthorne on Sept 9, 2013 20:42:22 GMT -5
Thanks, Mark! Wiet is obviously driven by jealousy.
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Post by Hawthorne on Sept 3, 2013 23:54:08 GMT -5
WHATEVER happened to the character of Ben who was supposedly being cast? There is a casting call for a contract role for ‘Ben’ who is in his 20s, gorgeous, Caucasian, and either a Midwestern or Southern country boy who is charming, honest, and sincere. The show would prefer if he plays an instrument and sings. Has there been a update on who is playing him and when he'll air? Was that maybe really a casting call for Chandler's replacement? I thought I saw someone suggest that.
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Post by Hawthorne on Sept 3, 2013 22:24:46 GMT -5
Oh no! Trouble in paradise. Gabi sure transformed into a nasty vixen abruptly, speaking to Sonny the way she did when she told him Will and her were bound together forever, unlike him and Will. Now she's threatening to damage Sonny's relationship with Will. The thing is, I think Gabi is right that Will and Sonny have to allow her the freedom to see Nick if she wants. It sucks, but they'd be wise to back off. Sonny really shouldn't be the one out front on this conflict. It should be between Will and Gabi, I think. It's interesting that they're putting Sonny at the center of it. It's his face in the foreground as the scene ends. More evidence that Sonny is becoming more central. I find Freddie's hair fascinating.
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Post by Hawthorne on Sept 3, 2013 19:30:41 GMT -5
Thanks so much, Mark! I'm still very impressed and pleased that the show lets you post your translated scenes on their FB page. It's great to have the show back, isn't it?
I didn't see anything with Nuran that made me suspicious. She is having difficulties with Rik, which I find a pretty interesting situation. Rik won't marry her unless she shares her secret, but her secret is that her sister killed his brother - a wonderfully soapy dilemma. Nuran has to choose between Aysen and Rik. I imagine she's going to blurt out the secret in the middle of some heated confrontation with Rik. Because Aysen is at risk of going down from Nuran revealing her secret, I'm doubting that she's also at risk of going down as the killer of Mike. But it's certainly possible. Aysen is the only member of the jump party whom I think could have done it.
Lorena was annoying, as usual. But it was clear (to me at least) that she was deeply rattled by what happened. She's my least favorite character and completely devoid of class, but I don't think she's capable of murder. I loved how Maxime shut her down.
I was disappointed that Lucas was thinking about himself in the episode. He needs a drink because it could have been him? I would have preferred a classier reaction, which the Lucas of a few seasons ago would have had. I'm worried that they're going to continue on with childish, self-absorbed Lucas.
Wiet is forever doomed to be saying the wrong thing at the wrong time and to be a loser at love. It should be clear to her from Noud's behavior that he feels nothing for her and cares only for Nina. But probably she will go on in denial and continue to point the finger at Nina out of jealousy. She needs to move on and stop falling for guys who don't care about her.
I feel terrible for Bianca. Cynthia really did do a great job.
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Post by Hawthorne on Sept 1, 2013 0:24:48 GMT -5
It could be Monica.
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Post by Hawthorne on Sept 1, 2013 0:12:12 GMT -5
Is Will locked out by that door or locked in? Maybe Nick needed him out of the way for awhile.
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Post by Hawthorne on Sept 1, 2013 0:09:20 GMT -5
He'd kind of be like Chandler-lite. I hope they've got someone else.
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Post by Hawthorne on Aug 31, 2013 18:11:01 GMT -5
Drew sure looks a lot like Chandler.
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Post by Hawthorne on Aug 28, 2013 19:05:46 GMT -5
Perhaps Tyler Sellers will get cast as Will and continue playing Brent at the same time. That would make the love triangle scenes very interesting - lots of split screens and clever camera angles, shooting over the shoulder of a Tyler body double to make it look like Brent and Will are different people. In this version of the story, Brent is drawn to Will because he sees so much of himself in him. Sonny finds that Brent pushes all the same buttons for him that Will does. In the end, Will and Sonny reaffirm their love, of course. But Brent gets the last laugh by abducting Will and then impersonating him. Sonny suspects nothing.
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Post by Hawthorne on Aug 28, 2013 11:23:30 GMT -5
Hopefully the love triangle will be with another man. I'm not sure what Chandler was thinking telling the press before he told his employers. My guess is he wasn't planning to, but got carried away with honesty in the excitement of his Emmy win. I can see why Days was pissed. For one thing, instead of being able to trumpet Chandler's win for promotional purposes, they were stuck dealing with the aftermath or his surprise admission. This is something that could potentially impact on Chandler's ability to land new jobs. Producers may wonder if he's a team player. Probably Chandler has a good enough reputation otherwise that he'll get past this.
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Post by Hawthorne on Aug 27, 2013 21:08:13 GMT -5
The return of the old tensions is a little abrupt to me. Will's reaction felt a bit manufactured, but they need some conflict, I guess. I also feel a little wistful now watching Chandler act. I never watched Days before the gay story line, so Chandler is Will to me. I'll definitely miss him. But if the new guy is super hot and does some steamy shirtless scenes with Freddie, I might get over it.
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Post by Hawthorne on Aug 26, 2013 22:29:45 GMT -5
There could be a plot reason why they don't want to reveal if Menno is a guest or permanent. Hmm...
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Post by Hawthorne on Aug 26, 2013 15:40:29 GMT -5
It does sound like the show didn't like the Emmy announcement. It was a poor choice by Chandler to announce it then.
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Post by Hawthorne on Aug 25, 2013 17:29:25 GMT -5
I think the fact that Chandler was portraying the struggles of a gay man at a time when gay equality was THE hot issue didn't hurt him. Van was a little ahead of the curve. Not that Chandler didn't deserve the awards. He did.
DOOL is going to be hard pressed to replace him with an actor of equal talent.
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Post by Hawthorne on Aug 25, 2013 16:07:47 GMT -5
To my eye, Chandler's "passion" was still missing something in even the recent intimate scenes - not that there have been many of them... The new guy probably won't have a chest as good as Chandler's, who has the best pecs in show business, but maybe he'll have compensating attributes. Would it be unprecedented for the actor playing Brent to be recycled as new Will? Maybe they were testing him out in his scenes with Freddie. I'm actually hoping for someone even hotter, though. Yes, I'm very shallow! I wonder if the lack of intimate scenes has something to do with Chandler's departure. Maybe he's over it. I look forward to seeing Chandler in other projects. A role in a sitcom might be where we see him next, but success is far from guaranteed. I was shocked that Van didn't find a lot of opportunities, but Chandler does have two Emmys. (In a way, I think Chandler reaped what Van sowed.)
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Post by Hawthorne on Aug 24, 2013 12:29:21 GMT -5
I wonder how they will perform the recasting. It could be as simple as Will leaves the room to check on AG played by Chandler and comes back played by the new actor. And things continue as if nothing has happened. Or perhaps Will gets into a terrible accident and needs extensive plastic surgery on his face. Sonny is there in the hospital room as they remove the bandages from Will's face. We see Sonny nearly start to salivate as new Will is really, really hot! I think that maybe Will gets sent to prison, but gets released shortly after. He returns played by the new guy.
Chandler is a good actor, but his body language - to me - always subtly signaled that he was uncomfortable with the gay scenes. He said the right things in interviews, but he never fully embraced it, I think, the way Freddie has. I think there's a good chance that the chemistry between Will and Sonny is going to improve with the new actor.
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Post by Hawthorne on Aug 24, 2013 12:17:13 GMT -5
I hope you feel better, Mark. All indicators pointed to Mike dying so it's not much of a surprise. But perhaps he wasn't the intended target. I still think it was Monica trying to kill Aysen.
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Post by Hawthorne on Aug 22, 2013 22:17:03 GMT -5
It could be that Will being hesitant to leave AG might play into what happens next now that he's returned home. I think it might be a plot thing and maybe too much shouldn't be read into it in regards to him and Sonny.
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Post by Hawthorne on Aug 21, 2013 22:18:01 GMT -5
I can't imagine that Will would actually cheat on Sonny, but perhaps we're headed towards one of those situations where Brent makes Will think they slept together.
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Post by Hawthorne on Aug 20, 2013 23:24:19 GMT -5
That would be awful if Nina died. She annoys me much of the time, but I do enjoy her relationship with Lucas.
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Post by Hawthorne on Aug 20, 2013 16:57:20 GMT -5
Well...
Even though she didn't participate, Menno is investigating Laura's alibi thoroughly.
Laura didn't have a motive to kill Nina. Yeah, the parachutes could have been switched (I think they were, but to Mike).
Lucas becomes desperate when Menno suspects the Sanders family as well.
Why would someone in the Sander family be a suspect in killing Nina?
Bianca questions Ludo's innocence in public.
Why would Bianca be accusing Ludo if Nina had died? If Nina died, the suspects would be Wiet and Mike. Nobody would be suspecting Ludo at this point. Accusing someone in public suggests Bianca is emotional.
Janine gives Bianca some good advice.
If her daughter had just died, why would Janine be giving Bianca advice? Why is Bianca so involved if it is Nina who died?
Tim thinks distraction is the best way to put traumatic experiences behind you.
This fits with Bianca being upset about her brother's death.
OK, it doesn't say "Mike dies" explicitly, but you don't have to do much reading between the lines...
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Post by Hawthorne on Aug 20, 2013 16:16:48 GMT -5
In case it wasn't already obvious, the new spoilers confirm Mike dies. Congrats, Mark, on calling it months ago.
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Post by Hawthorne on Aug 18, 2013 14:34:30 GMT -5
Well, that all but confirms that it will be Mike. Nina dies and Mike continues? Very unlikely. But anything is possible in a soap. If Nina dies, that would set up a custody battle between Noud and Mike over the baby. This is where it could come out that Noud is actually the biological father. But I don't think that will happen.
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