Lady in a Cage 71

Marlena says goodbye to John; Marlena breaks away; a magical 2 X 4 saves the day; John wants Marlena to leave; Vivian and Ivan stop by.

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Entertainment

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• John
• and
• Marlena
• Deidre
• Hall
• Drake
• Hogestyn
• Louise
• Sorel
• Joseph
• Mascolo
• Ivan
• G'Vera
• soap
• opera
• Black
• Evans

[misch3219]

i never understood after they told each other they loved each other that it wasn't talked about more when they got back to salem.

[landrykkb]

@tscotwv Every new writer that comes in the door should be made to understand these characters' histories and lineage,not rewrite them to their liking.

[sirpuffsalot]

@marchjan before the princess gina stuff days was well written but after that they slacked off big time.

[landrykkb]

I'm sorry but this storyline was too cartoonish.

[marchjan]

omg, back in the day; days was freaking awesome...mj was was Great. when was last time days was this well written?

[tscotwv]

@counterculture This was during James E. Reilly's first tenure as headwriter (92-97). Days consistently ranked 2nd in the ratings during this time only behind Y&R. I remember the listings in the SOD's back then. Y&R averaged anywhere between 7.0-8.0 and Days was always over 6.0. Today Y&R is just over 3.0 and B&B over 2.0, while everyone else averages 1.5-1.8 it seems. I also remember Joe Mascolo saying once that JER was the last headwriter to truly understand the character of Stefano.

[me900100]

Slowest execution EVER. And I've always wondered how John's hands were magically unchained after the first attempt. LOL.

[rockywoods]

This was during the brilliant James E. Reilly's tenure as headwriter. Days was number 2 behind y&r

[counterculture]

Out of curiousity, what were the ratings like during this storyline and does anyone remember the buzz about it, either positive or negative?

I only ask because if stuff like this were to air today, I know for a fact everyone would love it.