Soap Opera Digest – August 12, 2019

■DAYS excels at keeping the show’s

popular stars on the front burner in mul-

tigenerational stories. Will’s fight for his

life roped in Marlena, John and Kayla.

The Tripp/Haley/JJ immigration story

was anchored by Jack and Abe’s may-

oral battle and Jennifer’s desire to keep

Jack from Eve’s clutches. Any struggle

for control of Titan between Sonny,

Brady and now Xander involves Victor.

Gabi’s revenge scheme against Stefan

had her turning to Kate for guidance. By

crossing so many characters, it makes

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the canvas feel full and active.

Gone but not forgotten seems to be one

of the soap’s mottos, which pleases view-

ers who enjoy seeing familiar favorites

return to propel new plots and enhance

current ones. Having Alison Sweeney

and Bryan R. Datillo return as Sami and

Lucas during Will’s brush with death

upped the stakes of the drama. Ditto for

Martha Madison and Brandon Beemer’s

return as Belle and Shawn during Claire’s

mental breakdown. And the inclusion of

Sweeney, Beemer and Christie Clark’s

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