Melissa: First off, how wonderful was it to see Lisa Trusel as Melissa again? I think it was pretty much unanimous that she be brought back onto the canvas on a more permanent basis - can never have too many Hortons! Especially one that could possibly go toe to toe with Carly over Nathan and Melanie and could provide a support system for Hope and for Maggie. To say nothing of the fact that Trusel is still a sheer joy to watch! As for Mickey's goodbye, I think the show did the best it could under the circumstances. Bill and Sarah were referred to as if they were there and so was Alice. As much as Alice was needed for the story, we have to accept that she is a character we may never see again due to the fact that Frances Reid is no longer well enough to appear on the show. Sarah is a character that was never really fleshed out story-wise, so I think bringing on a temporary actress to play her wouldn't have hurt. Bill would've been a lot harder to recast, so I'll settle for the mentions of him even though we didn't see him. All in all, fans pretty much agreed that the one past character that needed to be present, aside from Alice, was Melissa, and the show delivered.

Melanie: Now I have to tell you that Melanie has definitely turned around my way of thinking. When she first arrived in Salem, I couldn't stand the mouthy brat. i could see her heading down the same road as Chelsea. But as with Chelsea, the show is really making me like Melanie the days. Molly Burnett's scenes with Crystal Chappell have been no less than delicious - I adore Burnett's snarky line delivery. As we know, Melanie is Carly's secret daughter, and I'm looking forward to the fallout of that reveal. What I'm not looking forward to is who Melanie's father could be, especially since it's been hinted that the daddy in question could be Daniel. Let's deal with one parent at a time. Anyway, Melanie just flat out doesn't like Carly and Carly's interest in her is giving Melanie the creeps - and it's making for some very entertaining scenes.