Episode 266 "Come Play My Game"

[Dallas]

Episode 266 "Come Play My Game" from One Day at a Time is out.

In this episode:
- Andy & Reese reunite!
- Madeline catches Will trying to hide something
- Daisy worries history is repeating itself in Vinny
and MUCH more!

Episode theme song: "Bad Girls (Verdine Version)" - Solange

Thanks & Happy Reading!
Dallas

[andyeckles]

Great episode! So happy about Andy and Reese officially reuniting. The New Years kiss was a great way to spring this development officially into action. Looking forward to seeing what lies ahead for these two in their newly reunited relationship.

I'm glad that Madeline is getting hers! First will thwarting her attempt at reconciling, or at least explaining herself, and then Trenyce warning her about rubbing salt in her wounds once she gets what's coming to her. With nothing much else to lose, I cant' wait to see what Madeline does next. OH and what the heck is Will hiding in his locker? Arrhhhgh! I'm dying to find out.

Also can't wait to find out what happens during Vinny's visit to Brett! More family secrets, no doubt.

Also checked out the preview for 2015 and OMG it sounds like it's going to be a year full of action. Really looking forward to everything you've teased about. Here's to a fantastic 2015!

[Michael]

I had insomnia last night/early this morning, and this episode was the perfect way to occupy my brain for a while.

The Andy/Reese reunion was a long time coming, and I'm glad you finally went there. It's been clear for a while that they were both trying to lose themselves in other relationships in hopes of filling this void. They still both have a lot of maturing to do, but acknowledging this is a big step.

The Will thing was interesting. I have NO idea what he was up to or what he hid from Madeline. Like Andy, I also like how you're really playing the fallout of this. Madeline knows that she did something wrong, but what else was she supposed to do? It's a nice, messy situation. I wonder if she'll go on a bit of a downward spiral now…

Also appreciate that you took the time to do that scene with Eva and her three children. It's probably not a hugely essential story beat, but it felt needed for the characters, and it was effective to have them mention all the weirdness and overlap. Makes them seem a little more like real people!

[Dallas]

Hey guys, thanks for stopping by!

Andy said:

Great episode! So happy about Andy and Reese officially reuniting. The New Years kiss was a great way to spring this development officially into action. Looking forward to seeing what lies ahead for these two in their newly reunited relationship.

Michael said:

The Andy/Reese reunion was a long time coming, and I'm glad you finally went there. It's been clear for a while that they were both trying to lose themselves in other relationships in hopes of filling this void. They still both have a lot of maturing to do, but acknowledging this is a big step.

Glad you enjoyed this development. I had wanted to put them back together for some time and thought over NYE would be a good time. Agree that they both have a lot of growing up to do, but this is easily the most adult decision they have made and probably the most honest conversations they've had. There's a couple of fun scenes with them coming up before a major obstacle will appear.

Andy said:

I'm glad that Madeline is getting hers! First will thwarting her attempt at reconciling, or at least explaining herself, and then Trenyce warning her about rubbing salt in her wounds once she gets what's coming to her. With nothing much else to lose, I cant' wait to see what Madeline does next. OH and what the heck is Will hiding in his locker? Arrhhhgh! I'm dying to find out.

Michael said:

The Will thing was interesting. I have NO idea what he was up to or what he hid from Madeline. Like Andy, I also like how you're really playing the fallout of this. Madeline knows that she did something wrong, but what else was she supposed to do? It's a nice, messy situation. I wonder if she'll go on a bit of a downward spiral now…

YAY! SO glad you are enjoying the fall out from the baby switch. I've really tried to write characters that aren't good guys/villains, but rather good people that make mistakes sometimes. Madeline is a classic case of this.

Will's secret will be a pretty big story the first half to the year. It's not something out of the blue either, I started this back when Ernesto first died. I'm a big planner, so I was able to add the first mention of this back then!

Andy said:

Also can't wait to find out what happens during Vinny's visit to Brett! More family secrets, no doubt.

Also checked out the preview for 2015 and OMG it sounds like it's going to be a year full of action. Really looking forward to everything you've teased about. Here's to a fantastic 2015!

The Vinny/Brett stuff picks up next episode. It's one of my favorite scenes in the next episode because of how real they are with each other.

Thanks so much Andy - I'm glad you are excited for what I have in store!

Michael said:

Also appreciate that you took the time to do that scene with Eva and her three children. It's probably not a hugely essential story beat, but it felt needed for the characters, and it was effective to have them mention all the weirdness and overlap. Makes them seem a little more like real people!

I added this in last minute just as a way for the family to bond. Victoria and Donovan are still pretty new in Natasha's life so I thought it would nice to see them all interact. And then add in the weirdness of being in a small town! I still love how weird sexual relationships are on soaps. LOL

thanks again for reading and leaving your comments guys!
Dallas