Diva of DOOL

Last Saturday, we lost beloved actor, Drake Hogestyn to pancreatic cancer.  We will discuss Drake and his character, John Black. 

 

Johnny and Chanel make up.  Stephanie starts to have feelings for Alex.  Stephanie finds out from Jada that Everett was murdered and didn't attack Rafe.  Lots of drama with "Body & Soul" with Hattie and Bonnie colliding and script rewrites.  Chanel and Alex don't want to do their love scene.  Kristen offers to Brady to make Sarah disappear.  Brady is against Kristen interfering in his case.  Dr. Rolf tells Kristen that he can regenerate tissue.  Kristen wants to offer Rolf's services to Xander and Sarah.  Fiona isn't happy with Sarah lying about Brady being the driver.  Holly and Tate break up after Sophia antagonizes Holly into slapping her.  Eric talks Sophia into visiting Nicole.  Julie talks Chad into introducing "Abby" to his kids.  Mark and Abby discuss their mother being held hostage and why she must marry Abby.  Felicity and Aaron don't recognize Abby as their sister.  EJ extorts Stefan by threatening him with a defamation of character lawsuit.  Gabi dreams of Stefan.  Rafe encourages his sister to reconcile with Stefan.  Seth offers to have University Hospital to be used for "Body & Soul" in exchange for a role on the show.  Seth gets the role of Dr. Blake Lamoray.  Eric confronts Xander on why he was in Brady's room.  Brady and Marlena have a heart to heart talk. Stefan wants a divorce.

Join The Diva of Dool as we discuss this past week's show. Holly tells Eric she knows he killed her father. Holly turns to EJ for comfort. Eric talks to Marlena about Holly. Sophia sweet talks Tate after learning Holly is upset with him. Ava and Brady have a discussion about his situation. Brady goes to apologize to Sarah and Maggie. Marlena hypnotizes Sarah but she says she doesn't know who hit her or does she? Xander goes to confront Brady with a baseball bat. Fiona trys to stop him. Will she reveal the truth? Steve walks in on Abby talking to Stefano's picture. Stephanie tells Chad about her conversation with Abby. Rafe comes out of the coma and tells Jada he heard a voice. Connie is not happy with Gabi when she learns she isn't that upset over Stefan. Jada gets suspicious of Connie and goes to her apartment. EJ tries to blackmail Kristen but she doesn't bite. Kristen tells Brady she wants him to spend more time with Rachel. Kristen tells Marlena she will probably always love Brady. More spoilers and rumors. Next weeks previews. Peter Reckall and Kristian Alfonso are back filming for a special story next year.

Join the Diva of DOOL as we discuss the last few weeks of the show. Brady thinks he is guilty of hitting Sarah and turns himself in. Justin and John try to talk him out of pleading guilty because of lack of evidence. Tate visits Brady and stands by him. Tate unknowingly tells Holly that Eric was the drunk driver who killed her father. Holly is devastated. Eric returns for Brady and runs into Holly. Justin convinces EJ to drop the charges against Brady. Gabi sleeps with EJ but is regretting it. EJ agrees to keep it quiet, but before he can Stefan walks in on them together. Fake Abby is Dr Greene's sister. Chad is having some doubts about Abby. Stephanie walks in on Abby talking to her brother but she tells her that she was talking to Kayla. Stephanie mentions it to her mother and she says no didn't speak with her. Steve's radar goes up. Sarah got a blurred memory back and Fiona is resorting to drastic measures. Hattie fools Leo again to test his loyalty. Bonnie is upset over her part and feels Hattie is getting more air time. Chanel and Alex find out they will be playing oppositie one another. Paulina isn't sure that this is a good thing. Johnny doesn't seem so sure either. Connie takes Trask hostage and Ava is trying to find her. Trask starts to talk with cardboard Li. Kate gets Roman to let them film at the pub. More spoilers and rumors, And an update on my Grand Canyon adventure with six of DAYS legends

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This week in Salem, Kate and Abe have continued to recruit members of the community to fill roles on & off screen for their new production of Body & Soul which has recently relocated & is preparing to launch production. They now have several on screen roles filled, the director, head writer, & PR director.

Leo diagnoses his shrink as having DID but then finds out that he's been spending time with Hattie instead or Marlena. Pork rind sales are expected to shrink (no pun intended) upon this revelation.

Crazy Connie may have claimed her next victim & Sarah Horton has yet to regain the feeling in her legs after her drunk mother in law recently accidentally mowed her down in the town square parking lot, the same MIL who is currently entrusted with her 1yo's care. What could go wrong?

Now that we think of it, not sure if real life Salem is imitating art in Body & Soul or if it's the other way around!?

Join the Diva of Days as we discuss this past week's show. Gabi blackmailed Kristin for the truth about Stefan and Ava. Gabi confronts Ava and Stefan. Melinda tells Ava what she found out about Connie. Melinda goes to Connie and tells her she is fired. Xander and Sarah decide to go to the Horton cabin. Maggie can't find the key so Sarah goes to help her and is hit by Fiona, who leaves her for Xander to find. Fiona puts a passed out Brady behind the wheel. Sarah makes it through surgery but can't feel her legs. Brady wakes up with a vague memory of the night before. Kristen suspects something. Leo and Hattie, who he thinks is Marlena, have an entertaining conversation. Leo later thinks Marlena has a split personality. With help from Johnny, Bonnie gives an Emmy worthy performance in her audition for Cassandra. Abe hires her as Kate is telling Roman she will not have Bonnie playing Cassandra. A DNA test says Jack is a match with the mystery woman who they are now convinced is Abby. Chad takes her back to the Mansion in hopes of triggering a memory. Stefan learns that the strange woman with Chad is Abby, but they don't tell her their history together. Abby goes into the room where she was killed. Later Abby makes a call to someone and reveals she is not who she seems. More coming and goings, spoilers and rumors, plus next weeks previews.

Join The Diva of DOOL as we discuss this past weeks show. Abe and Kate continue to cast for Body and Soul. Leo tries out for the role of Lorna but secures the writing position instead. Bonnie tries out for the role of Cassandra. Bonnie and Hattie are reunited. Xander forgives his mother. Xander and Sarah get married. Brady sleeps with Fiona. Andrew learns Theresa will spend six months in jail. Paul and Brady check on John. Jack and Chad find a women who could be Abby. Jada blames herself for Everett's death. Paulina tries to reassure her. Stefanie helps Alex move back into his apartment. Brady finds Tate in Salem. Sophia confronts Holly about her money. Stefan tells Gabi that him and Ava kissed. Stefan wants to confess all to Gabi. Kristen talks him out it. Ava and Gabi make amends. Connie tells Johnny and Chanel someone close to Gabi betrayed her. She lets them believe it's EJ. Connie tells Gabi that Stefan cheated on her. More spoilers and rumors. Coming and goings plus next week's preview.

Join The Diva of DOOL as we discuss this past week's show. Nicole and Eric leave Salem together with Jude. Fans get some flashbacks and a love scene. Brady almost sleeps with Fiona twice! Sarah encourages Xander to talk with his mother. Brady escapes out the winow when Xander arrives and runs into Paul who is concerned he is drinking again. Steve couldn't find John in Greece but believes he could be the victim of foul play. Chad and Jack figure out where Abby might be. Abe and Paulina ask Johnny to  produce Body and Soul. Abe and Kate get ready for an open casting call and Hattie Adam's shows up. She insists she would be perfect for Charlemaine. Abe agrees but Kate isn't too sure. Connie drugs Bobby and takes his room key. She sets him up for Rafe's shooting and leaves a faked suicide note. Jada and Stephanie find Bobby passed out. Bobby later dies but Jada is suspicious of the suicidal intention. Connie arrives at DiMera for her first day on the job and again overhears information to take down Gabi and Stefan. Ava and Melinda discuss Connie's strange behavior. Stefan sets up a romantic evening for Gabi but she just wants to talk about Ava. Leo talks to Chad about how much he misses Gwen and Dimitri. With Theresa possibly goin to jail a Gwen return seems to be in Leo's future. More spoilers and rumors plus previews for next week.

Join the Diva as we discuss the past two weeks of the show. Fiona shows up at the wedding and reveals that Xander is Victor's son. She explains the circumstances of her affair with Victor and why she was absent in Xander's life. Theresa is finally exposed for her lies and the kidnapping of Victoria. She decides not to leave Salem but to turn herself into police. Brady *sleeps* with Fiona and finds out she is Xander's mother. Brady and Theresa admit their feelings for each other but know it won't work between them. Fiona tells Sarah Xander shouldn't marry her. Sarah explains to Xander why his mother was out of his life. Fiona texts Brady to come to her room. Alex and Justin make amends. EJ is fighting the divorce and threatens to tell Holly about Eric and her dad. Eric and Nicole decide to move to Paris. Maggie offers to let Holly stay with her. Kate and Abe retained the rights to Body and Soul but they wil not be able to get the three original actresses. Kate suggests recasting. Kristen tells Ava to bring Gabi onto to DiMera. Gabi tries to get Stefan to forgive her. Li plays with Connie's mind. Rafe is still in a coma. Gabi catches Connie in Rafe's room then offers her a job as her assistant. Jada and Stephanie figure out Bobby is faking being Everett. They think Bobby may have stabbed Rafe. Connie over hears them. Spoilers and rumors and previews of what's ahead.

Join the Diva as we discuss this past week's show. July 11th was Bill Hayes's last scene as Doug. Julie and and him discuss Abby possibly being alive and the short time Chad and her had together. Then reminiscing about their memories and all the time together that they were blessed with. Heartfelt performance. Jack and Chad discover Abby's grave is empty. Alex, Teresa, Xander, and Sarah all agree to a double wedding. Theresa signs the prenatal agreement. Justin and Xander discuss their feelings for Victor. Stefan is furious with Gabi for telling EJ. Gabi thanks Ava for taking care of Stefan. Stefan worries Kristen will tell Gabi about him and Ava. Leo almost hooks up with a random guy named Kerry, but decides against it. This leads him to Marlena to figure out why. While Jada is pressing Bobby for information about Li's murder, Everett returns. Jada calls Marlena who decides it is ok to release Everett, much to Bobby's delight. We see the whole story of how Li was murdered and why Gil was suspected, all through the eyes of crazy Connie. She then makes  a deal with Bobby to eliminate Rafe if he keeps quiet about her involvement in the murder. Connie stabs Rafe! Next week's preview and more spoilers and rumors.

Join us as we discuss this past week's show. The secret about Jude is finally revealed by someone unexpected. And Li's killer is not who we thought. Paulina and Stephanie decide to call a news conference to help promote EJ's image as DA. EJ requests Gabi be there to support him and talk about her release. Stefan decides to tell Gabi about Jude. Kristen is suspicious as to why Melinda wants a job at DiMera, but hires her anyway. Connie returns and runs into Gabi and tells her she is happy for her release. She also sees Melinda and they discuss Li Shin. Eric tells Nicole and Marlena goodbye as he leaves for Paris. Steve tells Marlena to stay quiet about John's involvement with Clyde's escape. Steve gets off with community service and decides to go help John in in Greece. Johnny and Chanel find out that radiation didn't lead to the miscarriage and Chanel forgives Paulina. Kate and Abe discuss working together. Abe learns Body and Soul has been canceled. This gives Kate and Abe an idea. Chad goes to Kayla to talk about the day Abby died. Brady wants to send Tate to La Crosse camp.Tate wants Aaron to go in his place.Tate and Holly plan to run away. Justin wants Alex to have a pre nup. Theresa agrees. Xander turns down Maggie's offer. Stephanie asks Jada to help with Bobby. Bobby tells Jada he can help her with a murder. Rafe is not happy about Jada being with Bobby. Coming and goings. Spoilers and rumors and next week's previews.