Days of Our Lives : SOD Spoilers About The Search For Stefano (SPOILERS)

SOD Spoilers About The Search For Stefano (SPOILERS)

I got this from the newest issue of Soap Opera Digest regarding the search for Stefano as it continues next week.
The week starts with Paul been resistant to Marlena's plan to use herself as bait to lure Stefano out of hiding. Christopher Sean (Paul) notes that taking care of Marlena is Paul's main goal since his dad asked him to do it and so for Paul catching Stefano is a secondary goal. The actor points out that Paul doesn't think he can keep Marlena safe since her plan is such high-risk even though it might be the only to nab Stefano.
Marlena is able to talk Paul into going along with her plan and Rafe points out that he knows of an event that could prove irresistible to Stefano and that is a masquerade ball for the elite. Sean previews that Marlena and Paul are told by Rafe that the masquerade ball would be an event Stefano wouldn't miss especially if he knew Marlena would be there and so the perfect opportunity to catch Stefano has been presented to them. However there is just one catch to the plan because Sean previews that Paul, Rafe, and Marlena will have to figure out a way to get into the ball since it's an exclusive event and so Paul will think he has a connection into the ball but that will mean bringing someone else into the mix and that person is someone near and dear to Paul and that is Sonny.


Thoughts? Here's mine:

Well, as contrived and forced as this plot is, Paul calling Sonny makes sense (though it's pretty bad timing for Sonny). This masquerade ball sounds extremely elite. Only wealthy people like the Kiriakises would be invited. Sonny is probably the only wealthy, gay man Paul knows. I'm sure there are gay men in Prague, but, Paul would probably be more comfortable asking someone he already knows. And Sonny being Sonny would definitely say yes. It'd also be a good excuse for him to take a break from the three-way family war.

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I'm okay with this and am looking forward to seeing it. I think they are trying to get back to more romance on this show. So having the major couples at a huge dance should be very romantic. I wouldn't be surprised if the female agent we've been seeing attends the event with Rafe, since Hope is not there. I think Kayla is in Prague with Steve.

Anna can always show up and go out on the floor with Tony's ashes. LOL

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The Prague adventure is falling flat with me. All they've done the past couple of weeks is stand around and talk. We hear about stuff, but they don't shoot any scenes for it. Prague is pretty boring, imo.


yOU aMUSE mE!

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You're right, PhineasJones. That is the problem. All they do is talk, and we never see any of the "events" or recon or anything. I blame this on a lack of budget/sets. But it's still super annoying. It's very obvious the hotel lobby is the old DiMera foyer/Martin House.

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We finally got a change. Instead of standing around talking, they were sitting around talking yesterday!

At least the masquerade ball looks like it might be fun to watch.


yOU aMUSE mE!

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I hated the storyline of Hope shooting an unarmed man, covering it up, and framing someone else for it and is treated like she was a victim. I would prefer that out of respect for the actor, they leave Stefano Dimera dead.

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At this point, the show needs to crap or get off the pot; either show that they did in fact bring Joe back for one final appearance, or unequivocally say that he is in fact dead. Either way, the story needs to move on.
Frankly, I'm going to be annoyed if Stefano isn't alive or if they didn't manage to bring Joe back one more time before his death; because all of this teasing the possibility is going to be hugely anti-climactic if they don't. The story will be pointless. And yes, as dumb as it is that we watched Hope shoot him and cover it up, obviously they're not going to write her off the series, which means contriving some technicality to get her off the hook; and that pretty much requires Stefano to be alive and well, at least long enough for him to have one last swan song. And you know what? In comparison to Hope shooting him being the final word on his story, almost literally anything would be a better way for him to go. He could be out in his wheelchair, enacting the role of doctor Scott from Rocky Horror Picture Show, complete fishnets and heels, and it would be better than Hope shooting him over thinking he was in any way responsible for Bo's death. He could show up for five minutes, then peel of his face to reveal he's been a lizard person from Alpha Centauri the entire time he's been on the show.

Okay, so there are limits to where the story should go, but all things considered, this story needs to be done, as it's long since run its course; and in my opinion, Stefano does need to fit in there somewhere, even he's only alive long enough to promptly die five seconds later.


"You can lead a hearse to water, but you can't make it sink." The Cat

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Is it possible that Stefano is still alive given the actor's recent demise? Or does the filming go far enough back that it can happen? I've been told there's no such thing as a stupid question.

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Joe Mascolo (Stefano) is still being listed in the credits, but so is someone else playing 'Stefano Lookalike.' It might have been that he was too sick and they hired someone else to do the long shots and create the photograph they are all carrying around with Stefano's image on it. Plus the ISA agent told Rafe that when the man she thinks is Stefano attends the meetings with the other arms dealers, the lighting is kept deliberately dark at the far end of the table. If we do get scenes with Stefano in a meeting, it will probably be the lookalike at the end of the table in shadows. I am hoping Joe was able to film at least one more episode, but in the event he did not, I think they can still wrap this up properly.

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Actually, Joe Mascolo hasn't been listed in the credits since his death. I noticed it then, and I double checked yesterday's episode, and he wasn't listed.

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James,

Since I've started doing the Today's Focus columns, I have been watching each episode twice and notating things that are not on Jason47's website. In episode #12999, the one where Anna shoots at the man in the cafe sitting near Marlena and Paul, the entire cast was listed at the end. It started with Suzanne Rogers at the top and went all the way down to the guest actresses in the jail scenes. Joe was in the credits (maybe that was the last time); and so was Charles Shaughnessy (as Shane) and Kassie DePaiva (as Eve). Deidre had two credits in the contract section as Marlena and in the recurring section as Hattie.

On Jason47's website, he lists Charles Shaughnessy as being on contract which was news to me. And he lists Kassie as being on contract through December. But her name was still appearing at the end of 12999.

Jason lists Joe as going off contract last July (probably when he appeared in that special Hope episode with Peter Reckell and Andrew Massett), but that is not consistent with what appeared on screen at the end of 12999.

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At best estimate, there's about a five month gap between when episodes have been shot and when they've aired. It was six up until about last spring, when NBC forced them to shut down production for a month, to try and close that gap some, and it came up fairly recently with talk of the new writers taking over and when we'd see their material, that they now have roughly June's episodes shot, and July's written, I believe; meaning the new regime's material won't be on the screens until probably some time in August.
So essentially, if it were something to air within the next month or two, it would still be plausible that he shot something right before his death.


"You can lead a hearse to water, but you can't make it sink." The Cat

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Awymard: You need help!!

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