Wednesday, May 21th, 2008

Nicole’s fault? Um, no, I don’t think so, and even if it were somehow, certainly not for that much.



“Yeah, you know. . . girl's got to have her fun.” Looked more than fun to me.
“Well, making love was a lot more fun than you remember. I don't know why won't you admit that?” Because then Ejami would be together right now, and TPTB need to end Lumi first.



“Really. Samantha, look at me. The way you made love to me…” Aw, it’s sweet when you say it that way.
“Give me a break. Crying 10 miles away.”
“That's not good hearing. That's being a good mother.” Dude is always free with the complements, isn’t he?



"I hope that you would let me, just stay right there, and we could just fall asleep in each other's arms? I'm worth keeping around. Don't you?" Here EJ shows exactly how he thinks of himself emotionally. He is Sami’s husband first, EJ DiMera second. He has no self-identity, which is why he needs to be reassured of his place in her world. It’s heartbreaking.



“I’m home!” No, you aren’t. It’s the DiMera mansion, not the Horton mansion. And I like how Lucas knocks at the same time he’s opening the door. How in the heck is that supposed to help warn anyone of anything? Wow, I’ve got two seconds of advance notice that you’re coming into the room. And of course Ejami didn’t lock the door. Same reason no one ever uses any form of birth control. The plot demands it!



Oh, how could I possibly have not missed this?



Yeah, timing is everything, isn’t it? I’m sorry your plan is going to hurt you so much, EJ. Unfortunately, you’re right. There’s no other way for Sami to choose you the way you want and the way you deserve. She has to see for herself that Lucas is not the man for her.



I don’t give a crap about Lucas or his whining, so let’s play spot the extra instead. This Salem PD officer previously appeared on the show in January when EJ punched him in the police station. Perhaps we shall see him again sometime.



I know, EJ. Going to be quite a bit of this standing around again for a while.



Let the eavesdropping continue.



There it is again!



“Is your not real daddy a convicted felon? Yes, he is!”

Grade:



EJ A, Sami D, Lucas F. I’ve never cried at Days, and I still haven’t, but today I came close. EJ is an open wound emotionally, and Sami keeps unintentionally pouring salt on him. He needs her to hold him, and she simply doesn’t understand. I’m still thinking about it.

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

I waited here for you
So long
I waited here for you
For you



I admit I snickered at this, especially with the slow-mo.



Now that’s more like it.



Let me take the opportunity here to say how glad I am that this is happening in Sami’s room in the DiMansion. A perfectly evil setting with a lovely room and bed.



And those are clearly some high quality sheets there.



“Sorry, we had to fit some dialogue in here somewhere.”



Round two!



Dude, I want EJ to pick me up.



“Relax. Let me make love to you.”



That’s right. EJ is all about pleasing his Samantha.



You know it’s good when it’s messy like this.



Days doesn’t usually get this risqué. I like.

Grade: A. Better than Phelle and Santeen. As if there was ever any doubt.

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Oh, look, the mansion does have an upstairs after all. And I like Sami’s room too. Not my style, but it’s classy like it should be.



You go, Sami! Take off that chain! The only man who can control you is EJ.



Dude, my fast forward and mute buttons so didn’t miss you.



You know, times like this are when those psychic couple connections would really come in handy.



There’s a devil waitin’ outside your door



“We were just acting crazy and stupid.” Neither crazy nor stupid to kiss the best guy on the show.



“I'm not talking about our kiss. I'm talking about our conversation. I think before anything else happens between us, I need to know why it is that you want to wipe the slate clean.” Oh, yes. Let’s discuss!
“Samantha, you're afraid that if you give this a chance, it might actually work out.” Yup. That’s been her issue all along. She doesn’t think she deserves to be happy.



“I guess you could say that I...forced myself on him. I put a drug in his drink.”
“And I remember feeling so...justified. I felt so sure that after we made love, he would realize that I was the one he wanted to be with.”
“Anyway, Austin...he eventually forgave me. So what kind of person would I be if I couldn't forgive you?” I was pleasantly surprised Days went here as I’ve wanted this type of exploration all along, and approaching that night from another angle is a great idea. Sami is not Carrie or Belle. She is not a good girl. She is a bad girl, and she should be with a bad boy like EJ. Only bad people would come up with ideas like these and follow through with them.
“I'll tell you out of all of this, I never expected that we'd end up having something in common.” I know, EJ. Few other couples could talk about their previous adult trades as foreplay.



“Look, we both want to move on, right?” Yes, we do, show!
“We both learned a lot since then” I don’t think either of you two learned anything, but let’s go with that anyway and pretend you did.
“And so I say we strike a deal.” Of course. Ejami loves quid pro quo.
“I will never talk about that night again.” Sweet!
“Neither will I.” Awesome! Thank you, Days!



“If I had, would it have worked?” Um, you are, EJ, and yes, it’s totally working.
“Do you really think she's gonna try and come between us?” That is your plan, after all.
“Samantha, I'm pretty wise to Nicole, all right? She doesn't mean anything to me.” Exactly, a means to an end in order to win your Samantha.
“I've seen her work her magic on Lucas...and Austin. They both fell for it.” Sami, neither Lucas nor Dallas are evil masterminds like Mr. DiMera here.
“Look, I'm not gonna be played by Nicole. The only person I'm worried about being played by right now is you.” Deny and turn it around right back at her. Damn, you are good Evil EJ.



“I'm being as honest with you as I know how to be.” Well, you’re being as honest as you can be with her in order not to ruin your evil plan to make her yours. So almost the same thing, but not quite.
“Nicole didn't make me do anything.” Of course not. That’s EJ.
“I wanted it to happen again.” He is the hotness, is he not?
“There's no Nicole, and there's no more curiosity. It's just the two of us. So whatever happens now is up to you.” That’s right. You keep giving her the illusion of control and she’ll follow the path you’ve set for her.



Honestly, this scared me a bit. That’s too close, director.



Now that’s better. Aw, Ejami kissing.



“How was it this time? Wait. Are you sure you want to do this?”
“Promise me something, EJ.”
“Anything.”
“That you won't ask me that again.” Hard to pull off both lovely and fitting, but this is it.



I loved the sinister music here. Hello, evil supercouple!

Grade: A. If the show was written this well all the time, Days wouldn’t have the reputation it does. Bravo, writers. Excellent job. EJ’s plan is working.