Maggie Horton Kiriakis could also be recognized for her lemon bars and inspiring phrases, however she is not any pushover.
Victor knew it when he appointed her as CEO. Over their eleven-year marriage, he by no means bought away with something for lengthy — and if he crossed her, she was one of many few folks with the heart to provide him nearly as good as she bought.
Maggie’s management of Titan on Days of Our Lives throughout the week of 3-06-23 was a poignant reminder of what we misplaced when John Aniston handed away, but additionally a compelling new storyline that signifies the beginning of a brand new period.
Alex discovered the exhausting method that “Auntie Maggie” is excess of the candy girl who bakes lemon bars for her household.
Maggie: Bella has been struggling for a while. If we shutter it now, Titan can write it off on our taxes.
Alex: What in regards to the workers? You are simply gonna allow them to go along with no warning?
Maggie: We’ll provide them a beneficiant severance package deal.
Alex: The journal is known as after Victor’s daughter. You actually assume he’ll log out on this?
Maggie: It would not matter. Victor just isn’t CEO of this firm. I’m.
When Maggie discovered that he’d gone behind her again to get Victor to overrule her resolution to shutter Bella Journal, she was rightfully livid and made it clear that she wouldn’t tolerate that.
Will Alex be taught his lesson? It is uncertain, particularly since his subsequent transfer was to affix Gwen for a drink! That is all Salem wants — Alex stirring up bother with the city’s most annoying schemer.
Maggie was proper about how disrespectful his conduct was. He ignored it when she informed him she was in cost, not Victor, and thought operating to his uncle would settle the matter.
How did he not notice that Victor would inform Maggie about their dialog? Alex ought to have recognized this scheme would not work, however his misogynistic perception that Maggie must defer to her husband’s needs bought in the best way.
This storyline has quite a bit going for it.
Maggie is a legacy character butting heads with one in every of Victor’s grand-nephews.
As the primary feminine CEO of Titan, she defies misogyny by demonstrating her functionality. As an older girl, she’s additionally pushing again in opposition to the concept that folks of their late 70s cannot work anymore.
Sadly, it additionally underscores the magnitude of the lack of John Aniston.
If there is a weak level on this story, it is that Victor seems solely in one-sided cellphone conversations.
It is no person’s fault; Aniston was irreplaceable, and he is gone. But when he have been nonetheless with us and wholesome sufficient to work, Victor would forcefully put Alex in his place whereas irritating Maggie, who’d wish to deal with this drawback herself.
Days of Our Lives movies thus far forward that Aniston was alive however seemingly too ailing to work when these scenes have been taped. In some unspecified time in the future, Victor will in all probability die — will his will cement Maggie in place as his successor, or will we’ve got one other spherical of musical CEOs?
Both method, Victor is a vital a part of this story and is sorely missed.
Time will inform whether or not Maggie made the precise resolution by shuttering Bella. Contemplating the gross sales numbers after Nicole and Eric’s photograph shoot, the journal might need been on its method again up.
Maggie might need been higher off promoting the journal than closing it altogether. Fundamental Black grew to become a Dimera subsidiary way back, so why not promote Bella to them too?
That may have been fascinating, contemplating what’s occurring at Dimera with the CEOs drugging one another! I might have liked for Maggie to attempt to dealer a cope with these two.
The CEO swap at Titan wasn’t the one dramatic change; Gwen and Xander now personal the Salem Spectator, although their success could also be short-lived if they do not get again to work.
After getting nice gross sales numbers, because of the Girl Whistleblower column and a front-page story about Eric and Brady’s arrests, the brand new house owners targeted primarily on their difficult relationship.
Xander left to arrange an interview with Maggie, however that was solely so he might get away from Gwen for some time! And the entire time he was gone, Gwen and Leo mentioned whether or not Xander and Gwen would get again collectively.
I do know that is par for the course in Salem — Rafe additionally spends way more time gossiping about his love life than working instances — but it surely’s additionally ridiculous!
Was anybody else shocked when Leo returned from the clerk’s workplace with Xander and Sarah’s ultimate divorce decree? When he mentioned he had information about Xander, I assumed he’d came upon about Sarah’s being pregnant!
Gwen and Xander’s reactions to Xander getting the decree should not have shocked anybody. Gwen’s heartbreak occurred solely as a result of she did not take heed to the ten billion instances Xander mentioned he wasn’t prepared for an additional relationship!
She accused him of main her on, but spent the higher a part of the episode — and the one earlier than it — telling Leo how she was certain Xander wasn’t over Sarah and would by no means select her.
She knew rattling properly that Xander wasn’t prepared for a relationship but. She hoped the divorce decree can be the ultimate hurdle, however that was on her. Xander by no means mentioned that was the one impediment.
Gwen additionally accused Xander of utilizing her every time he wanted to get out of bother, however she’s the one who retains volunteering to assist him.
I am not Xander’s greatest fan, however come on! Gwen blamed him for her selections, after which he stop the Spectator to make life simpler for her. When is she going to develop up?
And what’s Xander going to do now? He is again to having no authentic job, which implies he is prone to getting roped into one other unlawful scheme.
Perhaps not. His friendship with Maggie may save him, particularly since Sarah is not on the town to demand he be the squeaky-clean man he is incapable of being.
In the meantime, Gwen operating into Alex cannot be excellent news. For one factor, she works with Leo, who’s determined for some dust on Alex for his Girl Whistleblower column.
Alex is down within the dumps about dropping Bella Journal, whereas Gwen is brokenhearted over Xander not being over Sarah. This appears like a match made in hell!
Gwen’ll in all probability provide you with some underhanded option to pressure Maggie to maintain the journal open. Hopefully, Maggie will not bow to the strain. Nonetheless, there must be a greater story than these two inflicting bother collectively.
Elsewhere, Leo’s desperation for a narrative led to hassle for Chad and Stephanie — for about two seconds.
Blurting out that Alex turned off Stephanie’s cellphone or was denied the CEO place due to his sexual exploits was not good. All that may find yourself in Leo’s column!
Nonetheless, Stephanie might have dealt with it much less obnoxiously. Chad did not say that she should not work with Alex or that she could not be skilled — that every one got here from her.
I hate when folks put phrases in somebody’s mouth after which get mad at them for “saying” these issues! Stephanie was the second girl on Days of Our Lives to try this this week.
Whereas we’re making inroads in opposition to misogyny with Maggie’s flip on the CEO chair, can we additionally get rid of this sample of girls accusing males of claiming issues that solely occurred of their creativeness? Please?
Elsewhere, the Li/Gabi/Stefan story took a few annoying turns.
It is exhausting to inform how a lot of Stefan’s conduct with Gabi was drug-influenced. Did he need her to stick with Li, or was his considering screwed up?
Li’s plan is ridiculous. Everybody is aware of it. His father and Wendy each notice he’ll lose Gabi finally, however Li is busy abusing his energy and telling himself he could make Gabi fall exhausting for him.
Somebody ought to inform him what occurred to the final man who tried to abuse and management Gabi. Li is enjoying with hearth right here, and it is solely a matter of time earlier than he will get burned.
Wei Shin was surprisingly calm about Wendy having a male roommate. I anticipated him to strain her extra to adapt to his ethical code.
Wendy’s problem accepting the normal Chinese language cultural expectations for girls is a large supply of battle for her, but her father shugged off her sharing an condo with a boy.
His go to was primarily a plot level; Wendy witnessed EJ inviting him to dinner, which allowed her and Johnny to determine that EJ was making an attempt to trigger bother for Stefan.
However her father’s happiness at Wendy having an “in” with the Dimeras by way of her relationship with Johnny may very well be fascinating. Tripp is about to confront Johnny about stealing his ID, which can lead Wendy to assume twice about relationship Johnny.
That’ll put her at odds along with her father once more.
Paulina additionally would favor that Johnny date Wendy so Chanel has no likelihood of falling for him once more. However Paulina has larger issues now, because of one of many silliest plot issues in current historical past.
There is no such thing as a method in hell a decide would determine to freeze a defendant’s belongings forward of a trial in case they lose and refuse to pay. That is one thing that occurs after a judgment, not earlier than.
It will have been really easy to make this plausible. Paulina’s previous attorneys might have settled the case out of court docket, just for Belle to re-open it after the decide froze Paulina’s belongings till she paid in full.
Sloan: We won’t have you ever hiding your belongings after I get that eight determine judgment saying that you simply and your tramp daughter are liable for my mom’s wrongful dying.
Belle: If Chanel is a tramp, what’s your father? A predator or merely a tragic tutorial cliche?
As a substitute, she’s left with a monetary mess due to a authorized motion that is mindless in any way. Belle had higher get this reversed shortly! There isn’t any foundation for it to have occurred within the first place.
Should not somebody have served discover that each Paulina and Chanel’s belongings have been frozen? Paulina should not have discovered about it by investigating why her verify bounced!
And what does she imply that the courts will enable them sufficient cash to stay on however will disapprove of Chanel hiring a brand new worker? What sort of court docket order is that this?
Chanel hiring Talia when she has no belongings to pay her looks like a catastrophe ready to occur. As well as, what was the purpose of getting Talia fill out an software and get references that Chanel did not hassle to verify earlier than hiring her?
Talia undoubtedly has one thing hiding in her background that may trigger bother, particularly given Jada’s response to her information.
Some viewers are dissatisfied that Jada — who has had no story past being a placeholder for Nicole with Eric — has been given a sister. Nonetheless, Talia’s arrival might lastly give Jada one thing respectable to do.
Hopefully, it will distract her from pursuing Rafe romantically, which is a yawnfest. Rafe’s finest matches are with grey characters like Nicole or Sami; why do the writers insist on pairing him with do-gooder cops as an alternative? Did they be taught nothing from the Rafe/Hope debacle?
That is not Salem’s solely dangerous relationship thought proper now, both.
Eric and Sloan are a horrible excuse for a pair. And why did Sloan go so shortly from wanting revenge on Eric to taking his case in alternate for intercourse?
Is she enjoying him? And whether or not or not Eric is invested in being a nasty boy to protest Marlena’s dying, why has he not questioned Sloan’s sudden change of coronary heart?
Belle’s causes for not representing Eric have been extraordinarily petty. She’s damage and indignant over what he mentioned months in the past whereas consuming.
She had a very good purpose to not assist him: if his major protection is that Brady influenced him to interrupt the regulation, she will be able to’t symbolize each him and Brady.
Why not go along with that as an alternative of constructing emotional choices that solely cheapen Belle’s character?
Nicole wasted time criticizing Eric about his alternative of companion, whereas Eric balked at her judgmentalism whereas ignoring how typically he judges her. She additionally bought concerned in EJ’s goofy plan to get revenge on Stefan.
Switching the drinks so Stefan will get drugged would backfire in the end.
Not solely did EJ danger selecting up the incorrect drink, however Stefan ought to have caught on to the truth that each time he gave EJ a drink, EJ or Nicole wanted him to show his again for a second!
And now that Shin is concerned, does anybody else assume that that is who will find yourself with a drugged drink?
Lastly, Brady and Chloe once more handled Rachel’s appearing out.
John was the one one responding appropriately to Rachel’s tantrums. Chloe should not have taken Brady again so simply however leaving solely teaches Rachel that she will be able to get her method by pouting and being imply.
Brady will not cope with this appropriately now that Chloe left, both. He is elevating a mini-Kristen, and it is partially his personal fault!
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