So they killed off Adrienne so they could pair Justin up with Stinkface & make the Cyclops jealous?
Their bonus was TPTB could break up a gay couple who said how much they "loved each other & were soulmates" for over a year (to plague the viewers almost as much as we had to hear Ciara say "You're cured Ben", "You'd never hurt anyone Ben" etc. etc.
So many couples have been separated now or broken up that it's hard to find a couple to root for. That's a big problem for any soap.
Haley worked with JJ but now he has to deal with another murdered girlfriend (plot repeat). I enjoyed the Claire flashbacks more than this plot.
Adrienne isn't available for Justin so he finds another blond not named Eve (plot repeat with Stinkface). They have no chemistry even side by side in a scene.
Ben goes back behind bars (plot repeat). His dad Clyde is shown returning to talk with him (also from behind bars again). He is a suspect in Jordan's death? Did he escape yet again?
Brady breaks up with Kristin again. (plot repeat). He (& Mags) have to go to AA meetings again. Boring.
Kristin goes evil again (plot repeat). It was more interesting to watch her try get back in everyone's good graces (including Eric).
Eli loses another girlfriend (plot repeat). I was more interested in his married life with Lani than to see him return to Gabi so easily.
Eli's new relationship is an old one with Gabi (plot repeat). I would've liked to see Gabi try to pull him away from a still alive Haley (if they wanted JJ to be single again).
Sonny finds romance away from soulmate Will with "NuPaul" (plot repeat). This guy reminds me of Leo in some ways.
Hope becomes Gina again (plot repeat). Stacey gets to be 4 characters but KA is stuck with 2 boring ones?
Gina pines for John again (plot repeat). Wouldn't someone younger & married like Chad have been a fresh change of pace? Marlena was out of the picture last fall in her coma story arc & now she is out of the picture again literally (plot repeat).
Kristin leaves for overseas (plot repeat). She (& Lani) couldn't have stayed in the US? Our convents are all overcrowded?
Doug's Place had a naming issue when it debuted (Julie won over Chloe) & now it one again (Julie won over Doug?) (plot repeat). Who tunes in about a bar's name change?
Cyclops returns after a lengthy stay overseas (plot repeat) He couldn't have been on a mission in Alaska or Hawaii?
DOOL killed off 3 women in a short length of time (Serena, Paige & the nurse) & have done the deed again (Haley, Jordan & Adrienne) (plot repeat). 3 men wasn't an option? Victor is more of the show's future than the 3 newly offed females?
I'm trying find something that TPTB have done in the time jump that isn't a retread but I'm drawing a blank. Any ideas in that area?