Ok, Days fans. Erase everything that we have built up for the last three years from your mind. Forget every shred of revealing evidence, and think of a storyline completely differently from the way it actually happened.
Now that you've done that: Big Reveal: Parker is Daniel's.
...What?
Yes, Parker was actually Daniel's all along.
But...everything you said for the past three years led us to the conclusion that-
-No, Parker is Daniel's.
But...
No, Daniel's. We changed it.
This joke of reveal is very disappointing. The new writers were doing such a great job.
They brought Kristen back, and revisited EVERYBODY's previous inclinations toward the character. Brady, Marlena, John, Hope, Jennifer, all of which coincided with their characters from twenty years ago.(about). The introduction of a homosexual relationship; making it just as volatile and lovable as any other relationship on daytime. Paternity questions with a young pregnancy. Sami caught in the middle of two handsome men.
Classic Days with new and captivating twists and at the same time keeping it real.
But, now? Turning one of the show's most elaborate and dramatic paternity reveals into a joke. Not cool.
Let me explain...Chloe Lane is coming back to Salem. How do the writers explain this? Well, apparently they couldn't come up with anything better than, "Parker's real father is someone in Salem at this time."
What really makes this a terrible storyline is the fact that the writers are asking us to throw out everything we remember from 2010-2011. If they think they can just come in and say, "Oh, no. That was a mistake," they are sadly mistaken.
The old writers worked their butts off to make that a thrilling story for the viewers at the time. And the Chloe/Daniel/Philip question was played out so much, that fans began collecting facts, trying to put the pieces together. Once the reveal happened (that Philip was the father) that fact was solidified and all the loose ends were tied.
The timing was even right. Philip and Chloe got together on April 23, 2010. Chloe was with Daniel just long enough afterwards to make the baby's father questionable. It made so much sense: Dan and Chloe had been trying for a while and nothing happened. Then Philip gives it a try....
What happened to that logic?
During the test results story, the writers made us think that all the characters involved switched the results by having them do something on their computers/mobile devices. (Philip, Melanie, Chloe, Daniel) But, all four situations were explained.
Then, they made Caroline switch it who has a surprising knowledge of technology for an old lady. But what they did was explained: she heard Stephanie talk about it, she had the password 'cause she worked there, and she hated Kiriakis love children. She had the means, motive, and opportunity.
They story the new writers try to pass off---completely illogical. Ian, Stephanie's friend, was a nerd. And now he's gotten in an AA program for substance abuse? He was a shy nerd. Also, he didn't know what the results meant when he retrieved them for Stephanie. She told him that "Neg." meant that Phil was the dad AFTERWORDS. That flashback they showed was completely out of context. Why would he switch it, if he didn't know what it meant?
Also, after Parker was born, there was multiple evidence that they came up with to support the idea that Philip was his father. Whenever Parker was fussy, Philip's touch and voice would calm him down. On multiple occasions.
What happened to that?
Philip had such a connection with Parker that he felt that he was ready to be a father after holding him. (They did the same thing with Mia: she had a stronger connection with Grace than with Sydney cause Grace was her real daughter.)
Where'd that go?
And the kicker: Parker has DIMPLES! Hello?! Jay Kenneth Johnson(Philip) has the biggest dimples ever! Dan said, "I don't know what side of the family that came from but it sure is cute," as they close up on JKJ's dimples. If you notice, one shot of Parker now, in 2013 showed him smiling with dimples.
How do the writer's explain that? They don't!
Also, Chloe and Daniel are both dark-skinned with dark hair. Yet, Parker is light-skinned with blonde hair. After they had the big dramatic reveal in the church (so awesome), Parker was shown with blonde hair growing in. He looks so much like Philip!
If the writers were going to switch paternity, then why did they cast a light-skinned toddler with blonde hair and dimples? That's very suspicious. He does't look like either of his "parents."
This secret and reveal was so incredibly huge that it took a whole year to do. Most storylines last half a year, if not a few months. The Phloe affair and Parker's paternity dominated the screen-time from 2010-early 2011:
Phloe having sex. Phloe keeping it secret. Nathan finding out about Chloe. Carly finding out about Chloe. Carly telling Chloe she's pregnant. Paternity test. Steph finding out. Steph schemes. Dan suspicious of Phil. Mel finding out about Chloe. The wedding. The birth. Dan finding out about Phil. The "Beatdown at the Baptism." Mel leaving Phil. Dan kicks Chloe out. Chloe suicide. The last name switch.
Such a great story! Seriously...a guy get's his ex-girlfriend and step-mother in-law pregnant! Come on! That's a fantastic storyline! How could you just turn everything that happened that year around? It's like they took an eraser and slid it over April 2010-August 2011.
You can't just erase the hard work of the writers. You can't un-experience that storyline. You can't take back that moment when it all came together and all made sense. You can't forget this.
For Phloe fans everywhere whose hearts were broken, I offer this: the actor playing Parker is light-skinned and dimpled. They could've cast a dark one. Perhaps, they will correct this mistake some day.
For now, we must cringe every time we are reminded of the facts, evidence, emotions, upheavals, reveals, stories... and the days of our lives that year that were lost.
