Hope has been coming and going for weeks.

Last week she finally decided, thanks to some nudging from Victor and Justin, that she should go back to Bo but he had to turn her away for her own protection. It was much the same claim, that he was trying to protect Hope and Ciara by doing things his own way, that pushed Hope out in the first place. How deep are the couple’s troubles and what’s their biggest obstacle now? Read the rest of this entry »

Carly’s been back for awhile.

After the hype around her return, Lawrence only returned to be killed immediately and stick around as a ghost and we’ve only seen glimpses of Vivian. Details have been left pretty sketchy to keep people intrigued about what’s really up with her, but are you? Read the rest of this entry »

With Nicole falling further out of Elvis’ favor and Sami being Sami, Salem’s drug pushing kingpin will have to find somewhere new to seek a little solace from the daily grind.

Rumor has it that he will be quickly smitten by Arianna, Salem’s most talented dealer… and undercover cop. Will she drop Brady and take a chance with EJ? Will he fair better with a non-blond? Read the rest of this entry »

Halloween is almost here.

Salem has some pretty creepy characters, on all sorts of levels. They might not all be the kind of people who would give you a fright if you opened your door and saw them standing there, but who do you think would make the most frightening disguise for All Hallow’s Eve? Read the rest of this entry »

After seeing Mia demonstrate the difference between truth and deception using pantomime, I had to wonder who was really the trickiest character in Salem.

Everyone in town is deceptive one way or another. Mia may be sweet but she’s backed Nicole’s lies all the way. Sami wrote the book on lying and is proud of it. Brady has told his share of lies and the less said about the town’s other liars the better. In fact, it often seems like the nastiest characters are often the most honest, but even that isn’t true. Victor is brutally honest, but he’s also pretty tricky and can’t be trusted. Read the rest of this entry »

The truth is out.

Now that EJ knows the truth, more or less, Nicole’s life is crumbling, but she’s not the only one. Facing an even bigger problem is baby Sydney herself. When more details about who she is come out, more people will be fighting to take her. Read the rest of this entry »

Brady just put his career, and maybe his life, on the line again for Nicole’s sake.

Some people wonder why. Even I have to admit I find his loyalty slightly baffling. Does he love her? Does he do it out of duty, pity or something else? Is it like Ari once suggested and he can only be happy when he’s helping ‘broken’ women? Read the rest of this entry »

It looks like Chloe and Daniel are together…

It also looks like Kate could be escaping jail time for her crimes thanks to Stefano’s help. This plot has been going on for a long time and, while it may not be over yet, it’s certainly jumped into another, rather different chapter. Was it worth it? Do you look forward to the doctor gobbling up Chloe and Stefano ‘grinding Kate’s soul into powder’ as Philip would say? Read the rest of this entry »

Kate finally made one of her fantasies come true.

If you can remember, a few months Kate fantasized about tying Daniel to a chair and drugging him. This week, she tied him to a bed and prepared to drug him. Unfortunately for her, she didn’t have the good sense to finish the job. Which Salem resident would you like to tie to a bed? Read the rest of this entry »

Philip certainly gets around, and it’s not just because he’s cute.

Brady called Philip out for being able to jump from woman to woman without missing a beat. But is that fair? It’s something which has been leveled at him for years. Does Philip really love the women he’s with, or is he just using them? Can he even tell the difference? It’s not like Victor gave him a positive role model about dealing with women after all. Read the rest of this entry »