Credit score: Jill Johnson/JPI; Peacock screenshot
The week main as much as Christmas in Salem wasn’t notably splashy, nevertheless it did go away us with some questions. Let’s get proper to it…
What’s Subsequent for Chad?
Chad and Stephanie’s break-up was lengthy overdue, so regardless of the actors’ plausible portrayal of heartbreak, it wasn’t precisely a tearjerker. However the query stays: what’s subsequent for Chad?
Whereas we wait and see, his incapacity to maneuver on from Abigail’s demise is kinda refreshing. It won’t be wholesome or make for excellent long-term story for a cleaning soap character, nevertheless it performs into the one real love trope that made me a cleaning soap fan within the first place. And I like ragey Chad, so I’m all in on watching him avenge Abigail’s demise.
Whereas he ought to by no means forgive Stefan for Gabby, watching the brothers begrudgingly workforce up for a one-and-done mission to destroy Clyde can be enjoyable. And it may give Chad the closure he wants truly to maneuver on. To whom is an entire different dilemma.
What to Make of Everett?
Stephanie’s ex was all, “I don’t imply to be manipulative,” after which proceeded to be simply that. Telling her he’ll respect her need to be simply mates, whereas making it clear he might be watching and ready for her to alter her thoughts will not be the nice man transfer he thinks it’s. They’ve good chemistry, however he doesn’t really feel reliable.
Additionally, we noticed the image of Jada’s ex-husband who appears similar to Everett, however she known as him Bobby. Is that only a nickname? Does he have a twin brother? Does he use completely different aliases with completely different girls? The mistrust deepens.
Is Wendy Leaving Salem?
I’m hoping towards hope that Wendy’s mother asking her to maneuver to China is a misdirect — however I worry the worst. Her solely function proper now’s to be with Tripp, however they’re not very dynamic. The character was such a breath of contemporary air when she was first launched on Past Salem as an effortlessly cool, badass hacker who didn’t have time for romantic drama. However then she got here to Salem, the place she was thrown into fashionable attire, a love triangle, and a boring job that didn’t correctly make the most of her tech savvy.
Not solely would her departure be wasted potential of a singular character, however of the Shin household on the whole. Patriarch Wei has been sporadically seen over time as a DiMera board member, so after they launched Li, there was hope the Shins would turn out to be a household to be reckoned with. As an alternative, Wei was nonetheless barely seen, and Li turned criminally obsessive about Gabi. There was nice potential in a Li/Melinda pairing, however they opted to kill him as an alternative.
Days has constructed itself up as probably the most inclusive cleaning soap over the previous couple of years, however with every new exit, they’re dismantling that distinction. As an alternative of constant that disappointing development, they need to maintain Wendy on the town (and convey her mother and father to Salem), recast Gabi, and free Dimitri from Supermax — only for starters.
The place to Start With Konstantin?
Every thing that was fascinating concerning the storyline surrounding Victor’s will has been seemed over in favor of Maggie continually forgiving Konstantin’s lies. Why aren’t we getting extra of Alex and Justin’s angst about believing they aren’t father and son? Or extra of the animosity between Konstantin and Xander, who’s fortunately lastly exhibiting indicators of distrusting the previous. I used to be actually hoping Konstantin would transform Xander’s presumed father and Victor’s brother Titus, as an alternative of Victor’s lengthy misplaced pal who was mad Victor didn’t put him in his will regardless of them hating one another.
Odds and Ends
• The place have Kristen and Rachel been?
• Does Xander know his silent companion isn’t so silent anymore? And is Chad nonetheless letting Xander maintain all of the earnings?
• Has Maggie spent any time together with her granddaughter Holly?
• Talking of the drunk dialing teen, her crush on Johnny wants to finish ASAP — and with out incident.
• As for the opposite teen in Salem, Tate has been an amazing addition, particularly when yelling at his bickering, largely absentee mother and father.
• I don’t need something unhealthy to occur to Paulina, however I do get pleasure from seeing her susceptible aspect. Additionally, anybody else need extra Paulina and Chad scenes?
• Chanel got here residence from work on Monday in heels and a cute quick swimsuit claiming it was an extended day on the bakery. Is that basically what she wears to bake pastries in all day?
• There was one thing so deliciously villainous and soapy about Sloan demanding Nicole be put in jail for stealing her child — regardless of her stealing him from Nicole within the first place. Extra vicious Sloan and fewer weepy must-keep-Eric-at-all-costs Sloan, please.
That’s all I acquired this time round. What about you? Share your ideas on the week in Salem, and take a look at our Finest and Worst of 2023 gallery beneath.
