Bravo Chandler Massey!

Bravo to Chandler Massey for giving the outstanding performance of the week as a grieving and angry Will Horton.  On Tuesday's episode (5/8) of Days of Our Lives Shane Donovan and Roman gathered loved ones to the Brady Pub to inform them that Marlena, John, Hope, Bo, Rafe, and Carrie had died in a safehouse explosion. While I found this lie awful and unnecessary, it caused some high drama which made for an entertaining and moving episode.

Sami burst into tears upon hearing the news and threw herself into her father's arms. While clinging to Roman, Sami asked how he could let them all die.  She began to tell Roman the explosion and the deaths were Roman's fault.  Ok, so it wasn't Sami's best moment but she was grieving the "loss" of her husband, mother, and sister.  That's alot to take in and she was saying the first things that entered her mind without using a filter which is so typical of Sami (and endearing to some of us).  Will became furious with his mother's outbursts and he let Sami have it. He accused her of acting as if she was the only one in the room that had lost someone, then declared Sami should be the one who felt guilty since she treated Marlena like crap and cheated on Rafe.  Chandler Massey couldn't have done a better job in this scene.  He mixed rage with grief in a palpable, realistic way and I felt every tear that fell. 

Chandler Massey is a huge talent and I'm thrilled he is a part of Salem.  I am looking forward to more moments like this from him.