Here are the scans I promised. They’re from the latest edition of Soap Opera Digest. As always you can find the transcript of the articles in the press section menu link at the top. The current articles are marked with a in the header.
Sorry for how late these are. I’m apparently having issues with trying to get back into the swing of editing clips and screencapping screencaps. Unfortunately I’m grossly out of practice and none of my programs I used for doing each were working right. Add to that I have a new capture device that I get the episode off of my television and the new program sucks at colour. The clip isn’t like my GENERAL HOSPITAL ones with how rich the colour was. I’m going to have to send a ticket to the program creators and see if they can help. Until that time this is what we have. My apologies. While doing the featured image screencap for the video thumbnail I forgot what the font was I used and had to go through the entire 1405 fonts I have on my Photoshop to see which it was. After about two hours, I finally found it. So this is how out of practice I am. As for Tamara’s return as Ava Vitali, good to see her alive and well. I love they’re throwing her right back with Steve (Stephen Nichols). So we’re up for good times. I have some scans for the gallery I’ll get up tomorrow. Right now I’m tired, I have one of my migraines, and I am just to mad at the look of the video and screencaps I could spit. Alas….
A new letter in Soap Opera Digest from someone saying the same thing I’ve been saying for years since Tamara first debuted on DAYS OF OUR LIVES as Ava Vitali. That is the chemistry between Tamara and Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson). This person, a fellow Canadian, sees the same thing I do in the amount of hotness between the two. Now a lot of the Stayla fans will contend it was rape what Ava did to Steve. Not when he jumped on the bed and was very voracious in the amount of lust he had for her. This wasn’t an Outlander case of Black Jack Randall (Tobias Menzies) raping Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan). That was clearly rape. Some would say like Jamie Steve couldn’t consent. Jamie did to save Claire (Caitriona Balfe), but he didn’t jump on Black Jack’s bones when he did it. Steve on the other hand was a little too willing. And again I’ll say Steve had other alternatives to sleeping with Ava who went willingly to Indonesia to find Tripp (Lucas Adams). Jamie was held captive in a dungeon for at least two days while Black Jack broke him down in both Wentwoth Prison and To Ransom A Man’s Soul. Steve had the ability to walk out the door and return to Salem at anytime to find Kayla (Mary Beth Evans). Unlike Jamie who was chained to a wall and completely under Black Jack’s hand. Ah well, people will still say it was rape because of the personal stake in the Stayla pairing. Here’s the letter…..
Back In Action
I’m just writing about a recent article in your magazine. I’m very, very, ecstatic that Ava is returning to DAYS. I know when she comes to the show that DAYS is can’t-miss! Tamara Braun is an amazing actress anyway, and with her and Stephen Nichols [Steve] in scenes together, those two have so much chemistry, it’s on fire. Steve can be telling her he hates her, but they still have it, for days.
Shelley J,. Vancouver, BC
With Tamara returning to daytime and DAYS OF OUR LIVES in her Emmy Winning Role as Ava Vitali, so goes the press. Here are the scans from the recent edition of Soap Opera Digest. I won’t be copying the article to the press section since it’s not with Tamara herself. Instead you can click on the images below to go to the scans and read them yourselves. Enjoy.
According to Soap Opera Digest, Tamara is returning to DAYS OF OUR LIVES as Ava Vitali. This might have something to do with the return of Lucas Adams as Tripp. Here’s hoping our girl gets to do more than be a villain this time around. I’m hoping they return Ava to her 2008 post-psychosis roots. I’m also hoping we might have something to do with another little one considering she and Steve (Stephen Nichols) were together. I will be recording and screencapping for the site. I’ll have more to say in a future post, but I will be returning to regular updating. A lot has been happening of late and I’m trying to get back into the swing. So here we go for another round of Ava.
EXCLUSIVE
Exclusive! Tamara Braun Back To DAYS.September 2, 2020 3:10PM
Emmy-winner Tamara Braun will be reprising the role of presumed-dead Ava Vitali, Digest is reporting exclusively in the new issue. Look for her to factor into Tripp’s story now that Lucas Adams is also returning. “Tamara Braun [Ava] is coming back and that’s important, not only for Steve and Kayla, but for her son, Tripp, and others to be determined,” previews Executive Producer Ken Corday. “Mr. Carlivati [head writer] has a big story there. It’s exciting.” For more about Braun and all of the changes DAYS has planned now that it’s back in production, pick up a new issue, on sale Friday.
I know it’s been a long time since I posted and the site has been a little wonky of sorts, but there have been a lot of things happening behind the scenes that have been maddening. First I told you a bit back the site was hacked. I’ve been slowly combing through the site to remove everything. This has caused a lot of upheaval server side and a lot of work for me. Next is my partner has been sick. Things started in July and carried through into August and September and it’s been a bit of a trial trying to get her well. We’ve had spots of health, but things have come up that just made it harder to get back to posting and such. The other thing that happened is that my computer died and the hard drive was corrupted and I lost everything. All my Tamara Braun files and images that weren’t saved to an external drive were lost. It’s going to cost a ton of money for me to have a data recovery team recover anything they can. I’ve set up a Go Fund Me page where you can contribute to that to help: GOFUNDME. Any amount can help and it would be very appreciated. Lastly I’ve had to think long and hard about whether I wanted to continue given the hacking, lost files and all. This and a run-in I had with Tamara on Twitter where she misunderstood something I said and more ore less made me fell as if my dedication to her all these years was for nothing. I’m going to get back into these things slowly. I’m still feeling my way around in terms of how much I want to do based on whatever files I can get back, and how much I feel about my dedication to Tamara. I still love her, but I’m feeling a bit hurt by her belief I’m not a fan and by her fans’ thinking I am something I’m not. This because of an article appearing on a website proclaiming I was bullying her. This I think has hit me harder than anything else. So for now it’s baby steps. This all plus my feelings about her return to GENERAL HOSPITAL as Kim when she should be playing Carly. For now I have some news for you that might bear on Tamara’s future on GENERAL HOSPITAL.
According to an article on Soap Dirt, Tamara may not be staying at GENERAL HOSPITAL as long as hoped. This site is reporting she will be departing after the Oscar (Garren Lake Stitt) Cancer story is done. This comes with a revelation on DAYS OF OUR LIVES that is hinting Ava Vitali may be alive, hence the title of the post. I’m hoping it is true since this would mean I could wrap up her current stint on GENERAL HOSPITAL and not have to keep defending my position on why I feel it was wrong to bring her back as anyone else other than Carly. I’m posting the article here for your consideration.
‘Days of Our Lives’ Spoilers: Is Ava Vitali Alive And Back From The Dead?
Days of Our Lives spoilers tease that Ava Vitali (Tamara Braun) might be the next character to come back from the dead. Recently fans saw initials on the doors in Xander Cook’s (Paul Telfer) warehouse. One door said “AV”. Could “AV” stand for Ava Vitali? Is she alive?
Although Tamara Braun is currently working at General Hospital, spoilers for the ABC soap indicate she’s leaving after a story arc and isn’t staying on GH for good. If so, that would leave her available should they decide to bring Ava Vitali back from the dead. Alternately, they could recast the character.
Days of Our Lives spoilers reveal that Dr. Wilhelm Rolf (William Utay) is also alive. He appeared to have committed suicide, in 2017, when confronted by Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney) and Hope Brady (Kristian Alfonso) during their search for Will Horton (Chandler Massey). Clearly, Dr. Rolf escaped death. Presumably given the same shot that he gave Will.
Dr. Rolf is very valuable to the DiMera family. He is a master scientist. His loyalty to Stefano DiMera (the late Joseph Mascolo) clearly extends to the DiMera children as well. It appears that Dr. Rolf has been working closely with Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) to bring Salem residents back from the dead.
DOOL spoilers reveal that EJ DiMera (Trey Baxter) was behind the “ED” door in the warehouse. He’s since been moved to another room. Fans have since seen initials on the other doors. This new development has led DOOL fans to speculate who is behind each initialed door. Some initials aren’t that surprising but one door has fans of Days of Our Lives gossiping.
Days of Our Lives fans were also quick to notice the “AV” on the door and assume it means Ava Vitali is alive. Fans are wondering what Kristen’s motive for bringing Ava back from the dead would be. What purpose does she serve for Kristen DiMera?
Joey Johnson (formerly played by James Lastovic) is currently serving a prison sentence for killing Ava Vitali. If Ava is still alive what does that mean for Joey? Could this new development mean that Joey Johnson could be returning to Salem soon? Another possibility is that Ava will perish in the warehouse fire along with Nicole Walker (Arianne Zucker) before anyone realizes she was really alive.
Joey isn’t the only Johnson who would be shocked if Ava was alive. Tripp Dalton (Lucas Adams) feels he missed out on so much never knowing his mother. This would give him a chance to really get to know his mother. If Ava is alive will Tripp finally realize everything he’s been told about his mother is true? Or is it possible that Ava would change her wicked ways if she knew her son was still alive?
If Ava Vitali is alive what does she have left? Tripp gave her entire fortune away. He wanted to show the world he was nothing like his mother. If Ava returns from the dead now she will be starting over. Will the love of her son reform her or will she turn her son into a master manipulator like herself?
Watch DOOL weekdays on NBC and come back to Soap Dirt for the latest Days of Our Lives spoilers and news.
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