How is it that everyone in Salem is able walk in and out of the morgue like it's a shopping center? After Marlena "died," John frequently visited her in the morgue until he eventually realized she was alive. Lexie, Celeste and Stefano all were able to walk in and visit Peter in the morgue, with no one saying a word. While these people drop in without the hospital knowing, others get to waltz on in with doctors and cops. Bo, Abe and Mike have all been known to bring whoever they want into the morgue to check out the bodies.
Peter suffered a gun shot wound to the heart, and he almost died. Yet, within less than a week (Days time) he was up and walking with only the help of a cane. Not only was that an extremely fast recovery, but I also want to know what the purpose of a cane is for someone with a bullet in his heart. Do one's legs become immobile when one's heart is wounded? (Carrie Chafin)
Do the Brady's have their own ICU room on reserve? I've noticed that that ICU unit that Shawn-D is in seems to be the same one used for Sami. (Debbie Click)
It seems University Hospital only has one ICU room. When Peter was shot, he too was in ICU 5. If they only have one ICU room, why would it be named ICU 5 rather than ICU 1? (Brian Murphy)
I think Mike Horton should be concerned for his well being. Remember, this is the same hospital that Dr. Marcus Hunter wandered (who, by eerie coincidence, had no home of his own, no life of his own, and spent all of his time being dr. on call) only to one day be swallowed up by the "Black Hole of the Hospital", never to be heard from nor wondered about again! This has to be one of the strangest character assasinations Days has ever staged. (Alicia)
Isn't it amazing that doctors like Mike Horton (who is an eternal question himself, specializing in every type of medicine that exists, with the possible exception of veternary medicine) can perform long surgeries and come out of the OR with not a bit of blood on them, nor sweat.
Salemites never get sick. When we see them in bed, they either are in a coma or sleeping with someone. (Adam Brawn)
Has anyone in Salem ever had a cold or the flu? Every illness in Salem is something that puts the patient in the hospital. No one ever has a headache or a cough.
We are all witnessing a miracle of Science. My question: how can Victor still be ALIVE, when no one (not even Super-Mike,M.D.) thought to set up an IV to feed him?! Now, I'm no authority on comatose patients, but, people in comas just don't CHEW. There was a scene where Kate stood nearby, telling someone about Victor's progress. In front of Victor was a steak dinner with some fixins. Call me stupid, but who pours a well-balanced meal down the throat of a comatose patient and expects good things to happen?? (madrad)
Why is it that everyone in the hospital wears those cheap open in the butt hospital gowns but Laura Horton wears silk pajamas and a bathrobe? And when Marlena was in a coma in Paris, she was wearing some kind of lacy negligee, all while Kristen was in the cheap gown right next door. (anca)
How could Maggie Horton consider giving Sami a job at the hospital after her breech of security? After all, didn't the nurses say that they had to change the whole records system to a new security system because Sami broke into one of the computers and turned a lot of lives upside-down? I can't believe that Sami would be so stupid as to think that she could get a job as a records clerk after what she did, amnesia or not! (Jenny Reid)
How was Mike Horton's treatment of Sami's memory loss supposed to work? "Okay, Sami has lost her memory. Nobody tell her anything about her real life. As a matter of fact let's make up a fictious life for her and get everyone to pretend it's real. Maybe that will help her remember her real life." Okay, Mike how was that K-mart School of Medicine anyway? (Jeff White)
From the Speedy Recovery Ward: In her attempt to save Baby Will from drowning off the docks, Carrie managed to do a number on her shoulder. Not only was she held in the hospital for a long period of time, she later required physical therapy. But when Carrie was finally released from the hospital, she wasn't sporting so much as a Band-Aid, let alone a sling. (From July 1997 SOD)
I wonder why most Salem residents have had almost every handicap I can think of and all have been miraculously cured. For instance: Kimberly went blind (Hysterical blindness, they called it) Kayla went deaf (and everyone learned sign language in about a couple of weeks), Jack had "hysterical laryngitis" before his wedding to Jennifer. Sami, Maggie, Shane, etc, etc, etc were paralyzed. Everybody has had amnesia!!! Shawn D was deaf for a while. I just have to ask, Why keep doing it? And if the writers are going to do it, then maybe they should try to do it more intelligently, maybe make one stick or at least not do it as often as they do. (CaasiL)
When Roman was so anxious to have his blood tested, why was Mike the only one who seemed to care about getting it done. He already has enough business as it is (he's always there). Weren't there other hospital personell that could do a blood test, or is Dr. Michael Horton the only skilled one? Anyways, I thought that's what nurses are for! (Whitney and Madison)
Why is the Salem hospital able to deliver results at lightning speed? When Kristen was scheming to get John, she received results over the phone, and yet Roman is able to get the "you're released" signal before he can even get his pants on.....maybe a hidden reference to Marlena? (Nathan Batson)
How on earth can Sami or anyone else tell that Will isn't Austin's child just by seeing his blood type? Is Will an O or something and Sami is a B+ so that Lucas who is an O must be the father? Otherwise it is incredibly difficult to just know from seeing Will's blood type. (Sarahlee)
When Sami found out that Belle was John's daughter and not Roman's she changed her blood type to match Roman's. Was it ever changed back after the truth came out. Doesn't Belle need her REAL blood type on her records as she was recently in the hospital? She didn't need a blood transfusion but she might someday. (Agnieszka Starzyk)
Why is it that Sami Brady is so darn accident-prone? I mean, when you think about it, she's always got herself into some kind of sticky situation. First, she wrecked that guy's car and got hurt when she ran away while pregnant with Will. Then she and Will got caught in that fire in that barn. Then she came back and fainted at Austin and Carrie's first attempt at wedded bliss. Then Carrie hit her and got thrown in jail for assault. Then her car swerved off the road. Then Austin hit her twice with his car and knocked her into a coma and temporary paralysis. Then she was nearly electrocuted in her wheelchair by the iron. Then Carrie whacked her to the ground at Sami's wedding to Austin. And most recently, she fell off the balcony onto the bushes watching Franco to see if he would be faithful. (Mandy M.)
I am a registered nurse with over 10 years practice in the hospital and I know that there is no way that any medication would be dispensed by one nurse and administered to the patient by another as it happened in the case of Roberto and later Sami in early 1999. There is absolutely no way to leave dispensed medication at a patient 's bedside, left alone for patient who is on death row like Sami. (Wendy, R.N.)
Does Hope still have a plot at the cemetery? Remember when they were figuring out if "Gina" was Hope and Shawn D went missing..they found him sleeping on Hope's grave. Do you think that after they figured out she was alive, they dug up her grave? (Stephanie Hurd)
Days Of our Lives is the only show that brings people back to life. Well, actually they only bring the bad people back to life. Tom Horton died and wasn't brought back to life. He was a good person. God knows how many times they brought Stefano back to life. Don't get me wrong or anything I love the show, but sometimes they go a little over board. Like when Vivian gave Carly this injection that made her appear dead. But as soon as she was buried she woke up. But Vivian kept her alive and made her suffer. (Erica Manger)
When Rachel Blake died, why didn't anyone have a memorial service or ceremonial burial for her? Hope had a grave at the cemetery when she was presumed dead, but Rachel got screwed out of it. (anca)
Why would anyone call Kristen to go get almost-dead Roman? I mean she's not even family. (Erin Simpson)
If Roman dies, what will they do with the body already in his grave? What happened to his will the last time he died? (Laura Peterson)
Why do people always assume someone is dead when there is no definite proof? [Don't they know Salem's record with people not being dead?] (Nike)
In most towns, police officer funerals are always huge deals,
especially when killed in line of duty. And when it's the commander?
Lots of pomp and circumstance with the mayor, city council, other
police chiefs from neighboring towns etc coming in. They wouldn't
have a dual or triple affair. It would be a pomp and circumstance
affair to befit Abe's stature and give him incredible due for dying
in the line of fire. But in Salem the funeral is combined with Maggie
and Jack's! And the widow doesn't care about getting her former
lover/stepson there. Glad my mother wasn't in Lexie's hurry and
waited for me to get in from out of state for my relatives' funerals!
(DeAnn)
If John took the name "John Black" off the Vietnam Memorial before coming to Salem, then how could he be a priest in Aremid? According to Days, he lost his memory while in Aremid, but how did he go from presumed dead Forrest to John Black? Will they ever give him a story that reveals his entire past? (mpmul)
If John picked his name off the Vietnam Memorial, how does Gina know him by that name? (Valerie)
Let's see if we can follow John's (aka lots of other people) life...He was born Forrest Alamain, younger brother of Lawrence. He "drowned" at age 4 or 5, but was actually still alive. He grew up away from his family and at some point became a priest and was known as "Father John." He was referred to as "Johnny," by Rachel Blake, but who knows why. Stefano kidnapped him and brainwashed him, filling his mind with Roman Brady's memories, yet somehow maintaining a large amount of amnesia. So, the guy who Victor called "The Pawn" came to Salem wrapped up as a mummy, due to plastic surgery. He looked at a plaque and took the name John Black. Are we supposed to assume that he was just drawn to the name "John" because he was at one time known as John? Anyway, he later was hypnotized and remembered Roman Brady's memories, thanks to Stefano. Oh, I forgot about that whole John Stevens bit with Danielle...still unsure how that fits in. Another use of the name John for him. Anyway, are we to assume that he never had any recurrence of his original memories from his childhood or priest days when he was Roman (and was hypnotized many times)? That seems highly unlikely. Of course he later became John Black again, when it was proved that Roman was still alive. But, he was never really John Black in the first place, so how has he decided that he would carry on that name as his family name, even though he's remembered some of his past (although not his last name during his priest times)? I have way too many questions on this one....My brain is fried...
Why didn't the Bradys, or Marlena for that matter, notice that when her beloved Roman returned, he was no longer left handed or short? What about his hair that went from being incredibly curly to very thick and straight? How about his eye color and the amount of chest hair? Roman was bare, while John had a virtual forest growing on his chest. Stefano's plastic surgery may have changed his look, but these things would be difficult for even the master to alter.
If John Black took his name off of a Vietnam Memorial plaque, doesn't he have false identity? (Because it's someone else.) How could he married to Isabella and Kristen if his name is fake? Isn't that fraud? These days, all he does go by is John Black. He could be arrested for fraud or false identity, but that doesn't seem to bother him in the least. I figured if Marlena knew that he took the name off of a plaque, she would have helped him figure out his own identity. He is Forrest Alamain, that's his real identity, why doesn't anyone call him that? At least he would be being honest. (Kate Campbell)
With regards to the whole John Black/Forrest Alamain name confusion, when exactly did the poor man lose track of his own identity? After he drowned? Did he know who he was when he was being raised in those exclusive sleep away schools so that Lawrence shouldn't be troubled by the sight of the brother he had "killed". What was up with that?? When he decided to enter the church, was his brain wiped, or did Stefano do it after the poor man confessed The Woman in White? Isn't that supposed to be the source of Stefano's hatred? Well, if so, why did Stefano hate Roman when he still was Roman, before the John switch? Also, by law, you can call yourself the Queen of Sheba if you want to, as long as there is no intent to defraud. So John Black can be who he feels most comfortable as, without much trouble. (Amy)
FATHER
JOHN... That is such a misnomer. According to the timeline, John's
real name is/was Forest Alamain. He was a priest. Then Stefano
kidnapped him and turned him into a mercenary or whatever with
Princess Gina. For the past several years, John was referred to
as "Father John" when in fact he should have been known as "Father
Forest." Even Father Francis remembered him as John. That is
impossible. He was not known as "John" until Marlena gave him that
name when he was admitted to the hospital after taking off his
bandages from being "the Pawn." She just randomly made up that name.
It was like "I'm gonna call you John Doe (or this case, John Black)
until we find out your true identity." And the name John Black, which
was originally supposed to be a temporary name for an unidentifiable
person, has stuck with him ever since. It is soooooo wrong! He is
known for a name that wasn't even his name at the time!
(Joseph)
Why is it that no one in Salem ever cooks? They either eat at the Brady Pub, Johnny Angels, The Penthouse Grille, the old Shenanigans, etc. The only person that ever cooks is Alice Horton and she only makes donuts! At the DiMera house, the cook without a name makes all of the meals. I guess this goes along with why the characters never go to work... Where do they get the money to eat at restaurants all the time? Not a bad life... (Aviva)
Why is it that John and Kristen live in a house full of servants (e.g., "I'll have cook make you your favorite meal"), yet John still has to go to the kitchen every time he wants something. He and Kristen should be able to ring a bell to summon the help, not be forced to go chasing them around the house. (James N.)
I guess if "cook" doesn't have a name, John and Kristen have no way to call her. Maybe they're trying to guess her name (do we even know it's a her?). I can see John walking through the house yelling, "Betty! Sally! Martha!" and receiving no answer. If he only knew the cook's name, maybe he could get some service.
I have noticed that when Salemites go out to eat, they all go to Chez Vous. Is this the only restaurant in Salem (we of course know that it isn't)? Do they not have any other dining establishments? Or maybe they have never heard of eating at HOME? Also, when they do go to CV for their daily meals, they never take the kids. (mbc2000)
No one ever has to go to the bathroom to actually use the toilet. The bathroom makes a great meeting place, a wonderful escape from your unfortunate dinner companion, or of course, a place to powder one's nose, whatever that means. No one ever has to use the toilet, nor do babies ever dirty their diapers. (Jon Parker) Why is it that no one in Salem has any bad habits? No one smokes, bites their nails, etc. (Every woman in Salem has perfectly manicured nails.) (Shannon Murray)
How come you never see anyone is Salem with a T.V much less watching it? I guess their lives are so "full" that they never have the time, but I'd like to see the person who never turns on the t.v. even once in a while. How do they ever find out what is going on in the news? With Jen and Jack in this medium it seems really strange to me. (Dallas)
No one will ever wait for an elevator in Salem. At Titan, the hospital and the Salem Inn, someone always happens to be exiting the elevator just when a character needs to use it, thus eliminating the "wait time" that all normal people must endure.
Why is it that in Salem, there's basically two kinds of characters? When you come through the City Limits, everyone's given a cell phone. Half the people are given the keys to the city and the other half are given lock picks. So you've either got the keys to the city or a bobby pin that'll get you in anywhere. Sami's defnitely one of those bobbypin types. (Alison Sweeney in an online Q&A;)
How come there are no unattractive people in Salem? Is there a guard at the city limits with a "Beauty-Meter" that states "If you score below an 8 out of 10, you will not be permitted to pass into the City of Salem?" All of the men have pecs that "REAL" men would kill for, and all of the women in Salem don't go any higher than a size 7 I would guess. (I think I heard Hope say that the dress she wanted to buy was a SIZE 2!!! NO ONE IN THE REAL WORLD IS A SIZE TWO!!!) Where are all of the overweight, not-so- gorgeous, pot-bellied people in Salem? Even the bad guys in jail with Jack are good looking men, not the nasty looking men you would NORMALLY find in prisons around the country. (Shannon Murray)
Days always professes a high moral ground, "family values" etc, particularly the proverbial "Horton family values", yet the actual lives and marital complications of Days members make a trailer park look like an Amish community. Upon learning of Kate and Bill's affair and John and Marlena's affair, Jennifer said her faith in Horton "values" was completely shattered. She claimed not to know who she is anymore... um, like the fact that her Dad raped his (then) brother's wife, Laura, (producing her brother) all those years ago didn't disturb her all that much? Rape seems to be the big forgivable and forgettable sin in Salem (as with Jennifer's own Jack), but an AFFAIR - an AFFAIR! Lordy! (Melissa)
If John is so worried about following the word of GOD, then why would he make love to Marlena out of wedlock? Isn't that one of the 10 commandments?? Not to mention Kristen--she got pregnant out of wedlock! (Jenny Reid)
I'm really sick of everyone lying to everybody else. Roman is well enough to dance but too sick to be told the truth? Roman is being told lies that are contrary to what he already knew. The truth about John and Marlena's feelings for each other is not shocking for Roman!! Now we've got this whole stupid story line caused by Kristen's lies and John and Marlena going along with it. It's just not plausible. Why is Austin not telling Carrie about the annulment. Even if she is involved with Mike, she will have to know. Are we supposed to believe that Austin would stay with Sami rather than even brouch the subject with Carrie? Austin's marriage to Sami is over. He'd have to marry her all over again. Oh my god, I can see it now. Here's a forecast, Austin pretends to be in love with Sami, so he can marry her, so as not to break up Carrie and Mike. All because he won't talk to Carrie. I expect the evil characters to lie, but the "good" characters lying for really stupid reasons. How about if the "good" characters are honest, OR At least weigh the price of the lies they're telling. (Jeff White)
Why are John and Marlena lying to Roman about their relationship, Sami, etc, when they were so upset that Kristen lied to them? It doesn't make much sense since they aren't practicing what they preach. They have made up a fantasy world for Roman and if this cure works out, will have a whole lot of explaining to do. (Erin Simpson)
What ever happened Kristen's devotion to her religion? (Nike)
How can everyone in Salem say that they are Catholic, and when something goes wrong, EVERYONE prays, or goes to church, but when they are living their daily lives, they do not follow half of the Catholic's rules? Example: Marlena and John, always saying that they are in love, they want to get married, etc., and they make love like a hundred times before actually getting married. There are lots of storylines that can be named that show the disgusting behavior by supposed Catholics. I know that nobody is perfect but COME ON...ALWAYS BREAKING THE RULES??? (HeavenLeigh)
Why did John and Marlena aid Kristen's plan by going along with her lies to Roman? It's hard to hate the villians when the victims give them so much help. (Jeff White)
Some PR person Carrie is. She finds Mike in a very compromising situation, but rather than close the door and try to keep it quiet, she screams loud enough to attract everyone. The plan that Craig's wife had devised had no chance of success without Carrie's help. (Jeff White)
Why is it that every single thing that happens or doesn't happen requires the drinking of tea? What ever happened to coffee? Are they protesting coffee? Or what about "a drink," as in, "I'm going to go in the kitchen and get us something to drink"? Tea is also the cure-all for anything that ails you, emotionally and physically. Even "pregnant" Kristen remarked, "You can't get enough tea," when John offers for the umteenth time to make her some. (author unknown)
The drinking of tea in Salem brings forth more eternal questions. How often do you bring drinks or food from the kitchen out on a tray? Salemites always bring the tea on a tray, even if they are not serving guests. They also spend only a minute or so preparing the tea (unless the character needs to be out of the room while the other characters talk about them--then it takes an hour). I don't know about you, but on my stove, the water takes at least 10 minutes to boil. Maybe they have some type of high-powered stoves in Salem that prevent this delay.
Kate said that Curtis had changed her children's names so that she'd never find them. That's why she didn't recognize them by their names when she met them as adults. So what are their real names and why have they never mentioned them? Or did they? I always thought they might like to know the name they were born with, the name their mother gave them, and might even want to be called by their original names, especially Billie who hated her father, Curtis. Why would she want to be called Billie, a name given to her by Curtis, not her birth name given to her by Kate. And what about Sami and Austin naming Will after Billie. Why not name Will whatever Austin or Billie's real names were? Now that would have been cool to do if they had decided to go by the names they were used to. That would have meant something special to all of them, especially Kate. (Jeannette Perry)
Why does Billie all of a sudden call Kate "Mom?" When she left for Paris, she accepted Kate as her mother but there was still tension between them. Now, they are the model of mother/daughter relationships. (Molly Green)
I
always thought that it was a little strange that nobody calls Sami
"Samantha" whenever they're mad at her. Salemites usually say
Sssssami like they all might be part snake, but never Samantha.
Whenever my parents were mad at me when I was little I got called by
all three names! (CaasiL)
Marlena and Laura have both been psychiatrists for years, yet they have been each other's patients. Don't they have an ethics code for psychiatrists in Salem? A therapist can't treat a friend or, especially, her own therapist! What would Freud say about all this?!? (Aviva)
How is it that both Marlena and Laura have had serious psychiatric problems not so long ago and yet are both practicing psychiatry? Doesn't someone on the medical review board find something a little bit disturbing about letting someone who was possessed by the devil treat patients? (Susan)
I have always wondered how Marlena and Laura seem to know so much about all types of medicine. The last time I checked they were Psychiatrists (although they never work.) If they studied to be psychiatrists then how do they know so much about bullet wounds? (Kendra Swain)
Although psychiatrists are MDs, I don't they should be performing anything other than basic first aid, since they haven't studied medicine in detail in the 20+ years that they've been out of med school. A lot has changed in treatments in that time. They may be outstanding psychiatrists, prescribing drugs and all, but their experience is limited in the other medical areas.
Why is Laura listening to her stupid kids? She is an adult, and a doctor. Just because she had a few mental problems years ago does not mean that she is going to relapse. The only think that is going to cause her to relapse is her kids telling her that she needs help!! (Shannon Murray)
Marlena's last known patient was that Lombard guy, whose wife trapped her in a pit....Is that the trauma that has lead her not take on another patient, and rather give hypnosis to half the town? And how can Laura keep a license while having another breakdown every 5 minutes??? What are the credentials at University Hospital? (KMcGin)
What's up with Laura's memories? Why does nobody draw the connection that whenever her "medicine" is late, she starts to remember stuff that happened during her disappearance, and once Lynn gives her the medicine all her memories fog up? You'd think a couple all-knowing psychiatrists, Marlena and Laura herself, could put the pieces together. (Amy Cotton)
How come more people aren't locked up for talking to themselves all the time? (Liberty Blend)
Does anyone really believe that a pharmaceutical company would make a drug that actually inhibits a person's memory? (Liberty Blend)
Is Laura still a licensed shrink? If so, why would any person want to go to her for help when she spent 18 years in a damn insane asylum!!!!!!! They must be insane! (cody antoinio dimarchi barra)
Why is it every time Laura gets upset, she given medication to "calm her"? It's either Mike or Marlena always prescribing something. As far as I'm concerned, Laura has used more drugs than Billie ever did in Rome. No one else is doped up whenever they're upset. Seems like they shouldn't have let her out of the asylum. (Shane)
Why is it that whenever someone gets amnesia it takes them 2 months to try hypnosis? Hey it worked great the last time! (Marc Schroeder)
Almost everyone in the cast has had amnesia at some point, and hypnosis has helped virtually every one of them regain their memory. Why is it then that when Rachel Blake came onto the show she needed "psychotrophic drugs" to jog her memory? Why didn't plain old hypnosis work for her?
Have you ever noticed what DAYS does with objects? The Diary of Marlena, Tony's Diary, the Puzzle Box of Hope's, Marlena's earring, the letter from John to Marlena, and many others I don't have the time to think of right now! They get these objects and show close ups of them for about 1000000 shows before someone discovers them and blows a storyline wide open. (Barry)
Why is it that when someone carries a snapshot of his or her family members in his or her wallet, it is laminated to look like a credit card? How often do you laminate photographs to put them in your wallet?
Why is it that Stefano still uses Dr. Rolf when he knows very well that his inventions don't work (i.e. John remembering the drowning incident with Lawrence, the laser gun treatment on Laura, etc.?)
Celeste has been repeatedly correct with her visions. Why is it that no one ever believes her? Every time she makes a guess about something (and she's always right) everyone just scoffs at her. You'd think they'd pay more attention to her after all those correct predictions in France (Stefano and Rachel dying, Billie going over Niagra Falls, Austin marrying Sami, etc.) (Carrie Chafin)
What is up with Celeste's psychic powers? Every time she predicts something, she is right. So, whatever happened to her announcement to Kristen that John Jr. isn't her baby? Doesn't she trust herself by now? And also, what about when everyone was searching Peter's house during Laura's disappearence. Why didn't anyone match up the fact that Celeste could sense Peter's and Stefano's presence and Laura's notion that they are still alive? (CoffyScoop)
This is not to be confused with psychic visions...John and Marlena always claim to have an intuitive "connection" with one another. When Marlena was in the cage, John knew how she was feeling. They also shared this connection while he was on death row. However, when it comes to John knowing how she feels about him, he's absolutely clueless. (See "If I only had a brain...")
Why is it that when Marlena was locked in the cage in Paris and John was all the way back in Salem, every time she'd think of him, he'd "feel" it. He would "sense" that Doc was still alive. But now, she's living with him in the same house, seeing him face to face every day, and he has absolutely no clue that Marlena is in love with him!! Did he lose his ESP? Or maybe their connection experiences interference in close range? (Melissa Irvin)
Why is it that John could pick up Marlena's vibes while she was in Paris, yet not have any idea that she's in the basement? And why does Marlena keep shouting John's name when he's upstairs? He obviously can't hear her. (Matt)
If Bo and Hope have this special "connection" how come he didn't know that she was alive all those years? Same goes for John and Marlena. (JJS)
Why is it that Shawn Brady has an accent only some of the times? Can he choose when to be Irish? Either go with it or don't bother!! It is especially strong on St. Patrick's Day or in Church but give him a few lines and he loses it. (Gina)
What is with Franco's accent??? Enough said. (Molly Green)
Days of Our Lives should get a "Who talks like that" award for bad dialogue. I've noticed this for years. I was watching the "Swamp Girl" Storyline recently, and I just think Bo cracks me up. Correct me if I'm wrong but Bo has never had much of an education. He's a cop. Would he be speaking such perfect English? And would it be so corny? Like for instance, he asked Swamp Girl if she could talk. He said something like "Has some accident robbed you of your voice?" Nobody talks like that. In the real world he'd say "Can you talk" and leave it at that! (CaasiL)
Why is it that no one in Salem has a scar for more than about two weeks? Men continue to take their shirts off, even after undergoing major surgery and being stabbed and shot, without ever having to worry about their scars showing. Steve is the only Salemite who had a long-term scar, but he was unique. All other major scars (usually to the face) are able to be entirely removed with plastic surgery, leaving no trace of a wound. The residents of Salem kept Dr. Marcus Hunter in business with all of their wounds, raising the question of why he left.
When Kristen first came to town she was constantly taking a wedding gown out of a box and sighing. The gown had a huge ole bloodstain on it, and there were references to her wedding to "Anthony" which was presumably interrupted when she was shot. After John saved her from knife-wielding hoodlums in the park and took her to the Horton's, Marlena tenderly cared for John's cut hand while Dr. H and Mrs. H took Kristen into the kitchen to examine her. They later discussed the mysterious "horrible scar" on K's side which looked to them like a bullet-wound scar. Shortly thereafter, we began seeing Kristen nearly naked on a regular basis. I have never seen any scar, horrible or otherwise, and we stopped seeing the wedding dress. So what was THAT all about????? (Deborah)
When Mike looked at Roman when they first brought him to the church (after he returned from the dead), Mike commented about the wounds on Roman's face looked as if he had been in an explosion. Only one *day* later, they took off the bandages and Roman's face looked fine. (Kara Dresser)
One other thing...My sister had a tattoo removed a few months ago. Yes, the tattoo is gone, but there was a LONG healing time and it is still slightly visible. So why is it that Nicole can just go in, get it done and come out with no redness, no swollenness and no mark! Once again...magic medicine. (Hollykaye0)
Has anyone else noticed that Greta's scars create an "E" on her cheek? Of all the ways they could have created her scars, they made them to clearly depict a letter. I guess it's a good thing it isn't an "A."
Carrie
was supposed to have had acid thrown in her face. Yet she has no
scars at all, and her skin is perfect! Also, Greta's scars were
supposed to have resulted from an explosion, but they look more like
slash marks than burn scars. (Kate Jacobs)
Why do they even bother having characters like Maggie Horton, who just serve as scenery? When has she said anything besides, "Way to go Alice!" or "You and fill in the blank are meant for eachother," or "I'll go get the door." Her part is more than worthless. (Kevin McGinley)
I am wondering why there are so many piers in Salem. Can you please answer the question of how many piers are there actually (to the number)? I see so many different numbers in the background...when they always meet at the piers or bump into each other at the piers. Also, if there are different piers...then why does the dock look the same for each pier? Salem must be surrounded by water. (Chia-ling)
At one time, I tried to calculate the number of piers in Salem, by writing down the different pier numbers mentioned. I found that the piers themselves are numbered up to at least #23. However, Salemites refer to "the pier" as if there is only one. Why then, would they have to say, meet me at pier #5 and such? Bo's boat also seemed to move from pier to pier, although it was supposed to be in permanent dock most of the time. I can't imagine there being over 20 piers in Salem that look identical, but who knows. My only thought is that they keep the pier numbers very random, just to add to the mysteriousness of the pier. Anytime a woman is walking alone at night on the pier, someone says, "you shouldn't be down here alone." How dangerous can the place be? After all, it was Roman and Marlena's special spot.
Why is it always nightime on the pier when it
is daytime everywhere else?? Do you have to cross the international
date line to make it to the river front??? And is it a rule to be on
the pier that you have to:
1. Wear a trench coat
2. Accidentaly spy on your loved ones betraying you
3. Lurk behind the shadows or barrels and spy on your loved ones
4. Talk to yourself while staring blankly up at the sky, as those
lame soundeffects of waves and bells play........and the occasional
"Help me, someone", or "oh no, the Fancy Face is on fire
AGAIN!!!"
5. Be after dark, foggy, or just generally bad weather conditions
when it is sunny at Salem Place (KMcGin)
Why is it that everyone hides under the pier to find out everyone else's darkest secrets, but they never think to check under the pier before they reveal their own secrets? (Julie Ninemire)
Why is it that the case that Bo is working on is such a secret but everytime that Bo and Abe are discussing the case they are on the pier? Have they forgotten that secrets are always overheard on the pier? Get with it Bo and Abe!!!!!! (Julie Eddy)
These questions are all related to John (and Marlena and Dr. Robbins) and their cluelessness:
Don't you think you would suspect something was amiss if you didn't see your pregnant fiance naked for four months? (Carrie Chafin)
What about Kristen's monthly "friend"? Has John not noticed that this friend is still visiting? (Kate Galbreath)
Don't you think you'd feel a difference between pressing your body against a pillow and pressing it against a fairly hard pregnant abdomen, especially since you are the father of two children?
What pregnant woman doesn't have cravings at some point during her pregnancy, nor feels a constant need to eat? Now that I think of it, what about a constant need to go to the bathroom, especially in the final months of pregnancy?
Better check out the three inch heels Kristen loves to wear. I've never seen a woman eight months pregnant in anything but flats! (Terri)
Why is it that Mr. "Super Detective" John Black (or anyone else for that matter...) cannot see the differences between Kristen and Susan playing Kristen? Examples....the hair, the teeth, the accent. What about when they kissed when they got married? You would think that John would have noticed a difference there...... And what about the big weight difference? Kristen is her normal size zero, and Susan looks like she just gave birth. (Shannon Murray)
After watching Susan nurse John Jr., I started to wonder. The kid was born over a week ago. Anyone who has had a baby knows that you look like a water balloon exploded on each side of your chest for a good 6 weeks after a baby is born, so why has no one noticed that Kristen shows NO signs of having had a baby, physically or emotionally, especially Marlena, who has had three!!??!! (Chris)
Susan needs to get a better wig to play Kristen. The one that is worn now does not even match Kristen's hair. I would know that something was up if I were John or Marlena. (Laurie Rubin)
Why didn't anyone notice that Kristen was wearing a skin-tight dress just a day or so after giving birth? Ask anyone who has had a baby (or who has had to live with someone who just had a baby), and it's pretty clear that no one has such a flat stomach right after birth. (Cindy)
It has been many weeks since Susan gave birth, so why the hell does she go walking around as though she is pregnant. (Edward Addison)
Right after John Jr. was born, John and Marlena had that "half-an-episode" kissing scene going on in the hospital bed. When John woke up and realized that he actually *was* kissing Marlena, that it *wasn't* just a dream, he pulled back and apologized profusely to her. Didn't he, even for a second, wonder why Marlena was kissing him *back*!? They are both in the bed, he's practically on top of her, cornering her down with his leg, kissing and necking her....that kind of thing doesn't just happen?! You don't just mistakenly let someone start to make love to you!! As much as one tries to dismiss John's blindness to Kristen as a result of his overly trusting nature, *this* blindness is just stupid!!! Hello, John?! Anybody home? (Gina Corbin)
It was one thing for Kristen to be back to her size 2 figure a week after she gave birth - because she really didn't give birth. But Susan did, so how was she able to wear duplicate Kristen clothes immediately after having the baby? (Soap Opera Digest)
If Kristen is "supposedly" nursing John Jr. then why is she drinking so much? Anyone who has had a child and nursed knows that you aren't supposed to drink alcohol and nurse. (Roxanne Katke)
John Black - Mr. Clueless-- Want a husband that'll let you do anything? Try John. Let's face it, he may be Salem's Sir Galahad, but he must be wearing his helmet too tight - this guy doesn't have a clue! Not that his not-entirely-legal wife, Kristen, seems to care. She's not concerned that he can't tell a pillow from a pregnancy. Or that he's ready to tear up the sheets with her lookalike, Susan, blissfully unaware that the woman with the hungry kiss isn't the one he thinks he's married to. Then again, Kristen can't afford to care about all this stuff. She's just happy John's not with Marlena. After all, in all the ways that count, John is the perfect hubby. Just don't ask him to play Scrabble. (Soap Opera Update May, 1997)
Could someone please explain to me how the Secret Room was actually built without (Clueless in Salem) John wondering "Hey, Why are they digging a hole in my backyard for a NEW 2nd floor play room?" I mean, where did all of the dirt go? hmm? (Steve)
What ever happened to Kristen's appointment with Dr. Robbins after she gave birth? She talked her way into having it the next morning, but she never did, and neither did Susan. Shouldn't John be worried about Kristen's post-natal care (or lack of)? (Matt Ozol)
Can someone please explain why everyone just ignored the fact that the whole Kristen/John wedding was completely Elvised? I mean, they thought it might be because of Susan, but didn't it ever cross John's mind that maybe it was Susan he was marrying...she never let him see her ankle (the ankle bracelet thing is a completely different eternal question) and that she seemed so happy to have a Graceland style wedding? (anca)
Didn't John ever get suspicious when Kristen was always down in the wine cellar? They drink enough brandy, but still, she went down like every day. (anca)
Didn't the Master of Stupid (John) begin to wonder where all his surprises were? Every time Kristen and Vivian were planning some devious thing, they told John it was a surprise for him. Wouldn't he become just a little curious when all those months went by and still no surprise? (Nicholas Adams)
Is it me, or did Penelope Kent not have any relatives. She's supposed to be a FAMOUS B-movie actress... won't any of her fans notice she's gone?! (Nicole Fernandez)
Why is it that Vivian constantly refers to John as her only living relative?! Is it me, or are there characters by the name of Lawrence, Nikki, Belle and Brady all living today? (Nicole Fernandez)
A
list of some of the current cast and who they have dated, married,
etc...
Roman: Marlena, Billie
Bo: Billie, Hope
Carrie: Austin
Sami: Austin, Franco
Carrie: Austin
Eric: Nicole
Billie: Bo, Franco, Roman
Austin: Sami, Carrie
Lucas: Sami, Carrie, Nicole
Is it just me, or should the Bradys and Roberts/Reeds find a new
dating pool? (Laurie)
I have one question about Marlena and Brady's dysfunctional relationship. Why does he hate her so much? I mean, she was the one who raised him. Well, at least she was the one who housed him and the nanny that raised him. It seems to me that he should have all his hated go toward John, the father who was never there for him and who passed him off to his ex-lover. I know I would hate for my dad to do that to me after my mother died. (Erika )
Why
does Tony refer to Lexie as the only family he has left when Peter's
still alive? He's in prison, but that's not the same thing as being
dead. And don't forget Benji, the deaf child Steve and Kayla looked
after, also turned out to be Stefano's biological son.
(Denise)
Is there something that drives you crazy about Salem? Send me your eternal questions.
All authors have been credited. Uncredited pieces were written by me.