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| Link Only! THEN AND NOW Updated March 25, 2008 One year ago, Shawn & Belle were hiding out on the isle of Tinda Lao. Now they are about to embark on a voyage to such an exotic port! One year ago, Stefano was unconscious and in hospital in Italy. Now he is unconscious and in hospital in Salem! One year ago, Max was hesitant to be with Abby … Now he is hesitant to be with Stephanie! One year ago, Willow was the tall, blonde resident gold digger … Now tall, blonde gold digger Nicole is about to return! One year ago, Sami wanted a green wedding with Lucas … Now Sami wants a green card for EJ! One year ago, Steve broke down and was locked up cos of the DiMeras. Now Steve is being stalked by Ava, a woman who broke down cos of him! One year ago, Celeste advised Sami to kill EJ … Now Celeste’s whole storyline seems to have been killed! DaysCafe.com Days Christmas 2006 ... Ends up spoilerish (link only) Sami and Lucas were engaged. They were happy and so was Will. Shawn, Belle, and Claire were a happy trio, too. Leather-clad Patchman told the kiddies at the hospital the coolest version ever of the Christmas story. Hope and Chelsea made amends and remembered Zack together. Elsewhere, a very cold Max and Mimi escaped from the church basement when Abby found them, but she was devastated to see Max kiss Mimi! Clay Aikens sang … Alice remembered family past and present and wished viewers a Merry Christmas. Ratings were at 2.7 for that week. Now fastforward to Christmas 2007 Mrs. Sami DiMera finds out Lucas wants to head to Switzerand, to be with Will. Shawn and Belle are married with problems. Nick reads the Christmas story at the hospital. Doug sings "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." Santa Max once more has two gals pining after him - Morgan and Stephanie! Chelsea has accidentally caused another death - Ford's - and this one could bring charges against her, too. Alice remembers family past and present and wishes viewers a Merry Christmas. A Taste of Things to Come on Days … The Good, the Bad, and the Pretty (link only) Before James Reilly and the fantasy serial killer storyline, there was the penmanship of Dena Higley. Her storylines involved Cassie and Rex, the Gemini Twins, Jack and Jennifer working together as a team, Bo and Hope working together as a team, Tony and Victor as Salem’s mob bosses, etc … The Good Lucas had a storyline without mama Kate. He saved Tony from a would-be assassin and was rewarded for his loyalty by Tony promoting him to his assistant. There were slick meetings at the elegant DiMera mansion and the rapport between the two Mediterranean actors was so powerful that the rumor of Lucas being a long lost DiMera was born … Also good was the fact that hunky Rex turned out to be a genius with a knack for mysterious inventions! And then there is the respect Ms. Higley had for Jack/Jennifer and Bo/Hope. supercouples with equal footing on their careers. The Bad Some of the storylines got a little silly. Club Echelon, for example, where every waitress stood six feet tall and gave silicon a bad name, was shallow. And then there was the frivolous “In the House” television show of Jack and Jennifer, not to mention Bo and Hope’s “bounty huntin” escapades. The Pretty In retrospect (and isn’t the world all about retro today) Ms. Higley had a knack for writing about romance and adventure. Think “Romancing the Stone,” with a touch of the mysterious and the unexpected. It’s all good fun! She puts the soap in the opera. Welcome home, Dena Higley. CHLOE DAYS ... Link Only Chloe Lane was the “ghoul girl” of Salem’s high school scene, until a makeover helped the ghoul blossom into the girl who would capture the heart of a young Philip Kiriakis, who had originally been one of her tormenters. Philip was smitten with the sultry doe eyed creature. Though Philip Kiriakis became her high school sweetheart, Chloe later feel in love with Brady Black, the older and cynical brother of her classmate Belle. Salem was too small for Chloe and her opera aspirations so, with Brady’s blessing, she went on tour in Europe. Brady was later devastated when he heard she’d been killed in a car crash. But the truth was very different. Disfigured in the car accident, she remained in hiding in Austria, convinced Brady would be better off without her. Even her mother, that fiery redhead Nancy, could not convince her to change her mind. Then fate stepped in when a specialist was able to heal Chloe’s face with an operation and follow up treatment. While waiting to see if the scar on her face would completely heal, Chloe returned and wandered around Salem as a mysterious stranger in a hooded cloak. She eventually found her way back to Brady and her face was back to its beautiful form. Then came the fairytale ending. Chloe Lane and Brady Black were married two years ago, in autumn 2005, and sailed off into the sunset together. Now hold on just a cotton pickin’ second! We all know fairytales aren’t real, they are the temporary manifestations of girlish fantasies fueled on by a male dominated society! And so, without further ado, let us now welcome back the new “edgy” Chloe who will be glad to see old flame Philip, now a jaded, unscrupulous Kiriakis in the making … You’ve come a long way, baby! Mid-September 2006 Storylines … Jack and Jennifer found themselves on an adventure together in the mountains, where everything old was new again! They were on the path of destiny, which would soon show Jennifer that Jack was still the man she had always loved. Hope announced she was through with Bo due to his siding with Chelsea. Patrick, meanwhile, showered pregnant Hope with expensive gifts, lying about where and how he’d gotten the money! Kayla hoped for a romance with Steve but he still couldn’t remember her. In fact, Steve had taken quite a liking to Billie, who knew he was taken but was drawn to him anyway as they spent time together at the Cheatin’ Heart. Billie was about to get her heart broken again, while Hope was about to be kidnapped by a DiMera operative called Patrick Lockhart… |
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