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I do disagree with those words. She's never been in love with Lucas, and questioned their relationship from the start. It was obvious that there would come a point where she had to decide whether to finally commit to a loveless marriage or not. She's attracted to Daniel and that is throwing a curve ball into her decision to marry Lucas for the ideal of a 'normal' secure family life. I think it's a simple case of her intellect versus her desire.
Now, I'm not saying it's right. I detest Daniel/Chloe. But she is wracked with guilt and emotion over the issue. IMO, that does not make her a '$*$%'. If she were, she would be deliberately playing one guy against the other, or relishing the situation with Daniel.

Remember, this is Dena Higley 'writing' this show. Chloe did not need to have out of character elevator sex with Lucas after two conversations, or even get engaged to him but it suited Higley's purpose. She could have chosen to break up Lucas/Chloe before inflicting Daniel/Chloe on us, but that does not suit her purpose either. She could have chosen one of a thousand ways to start the pair other than a hideous gropefest during a hospital examination. She has shown a shocking inability to write character-driven stories or reveal the slightest motivation for anyone's actions. Romance does not exist and has no build up, even when she tries. There are huge holes in her storylines in general.

Clearly, Higley has no desire to write Chloe true to character or even remember her personality traits. She is, apparently, on record as saying she disliked the character during her last stint on Days. When forced to write for her she always chooses the most sordid and degrading method to jump from one shabbily constructed 'story' to another. I can easily see reasons why Chloe would behave like this: a failed marriage and disappointment over Philip, leads to low self esteem and a rebound engagement for security. Daniel turns up spoiling her carefully constructed protective bubble and in a mess of self-doubt and emotion she caves in to temptation...
However, it is necessary to fill in the blanks for this motivation, because the writing is shallow and nothing is explained properly.

As for the counterpoint with Philip/Stephanie, remember Higley needs to prop them now that she has destroyed Phloe and Broe. Lacking imagination, she has returned to the soap staple of assassinating the character that could compete with her new couple.
Let's remember some facts. Chloe has been with 4 men in her life. Her husband, first love, fiance and now Daniel. Stephanie has been with more men at her stage in life than Chloe was at the same age and has never been married or engaged. She has also been involved in a murder cover-up and plenty of tacky behaviour during her summer on the airline.
Last year, Philip was hooking up with Belle upstairs at the pub while she was engaged to Shawn. He has also committed many unsavoury acts that are conveniently forgiven and forgotten. Choosing to hold off with Stephanie does not convince me that he stands on higher moral ground. Philip/Morgan did not happen because they fired the actress and inserted Stephanie into the position instead. Unfortunately, the hacked up backstage shenanigans have not left Philip unscathed either. Philip now has a rep for liking young co-eds and fantasising about teenagers. Don't hold your breath that Philip will not have a liaison with Melanie at some future point. You know that's what Higley really wants to write.

Days has simply taken a sleazy turn for the worse. A combination of bad writing, backstage power struggles, a new direction and poor vision have led to Chloe, Philip and Phloe taking a battering. Higley's attempts to trash and decimate any support for Chloe as she pulls for what she wants are disappointing. However, IMO, Chloe is still far from being anywhere near as bad as many characters on this show.

IMO, DH is so desperate to have her own stories/characters front and centre, that she could care less how she moves Chloe from plot to plot, as long as she keeps her away from her leading men. About the timing - she has been with Lucas a while now. It's not like she had three one-night stands with strangers in one week. Chloe does not need to seek attention from men (I don't think it really plays that way either) but couples are the mainstay of this show and they seem unwilling to let her be single. End result - she is moved from man to man. I am not thrilled with the timing, but the show isn't bothering with build up like it used to with any of the couples, IMO. For me it is more the method (elevators, exam rooms) rather than the timing. I find it in bad taste. Unfortunately I think the writers think that sex sells and hookups are hot and sensational.

Dena Higley did an interview before the elevator sex blackout fiasco and pretty much said she saw it as dramatic and exciting. She said she wanted to push the characters' (Ej/Nicole and Lucas/Chloe) relationships from B to Z in one event. We all know how well that was received. Lucas/Chloe have subsequently flopped and she had to find a way to end it - so we see her great mind at work again with Daniel.

We try so hard to find logic in these 'stories', but sometimes there is none. I do think that DH dislikes Chloe, but I also believe that TPTB just compound their errors by choosing the wrong methods to fix problems. Corday fired 80% of the writing team during the strike, and has had several new head writers and producers all battling for new ideas and changes. It's a disastrous approach. You look back over a year and find that all the characters have been in love/lust/hate etc. with so many people it makes your head spin. As for Nadia, sometimes being so pretty can be a curse as much as a blessing - they have shoved her in so many 'love' scenes it's ridiculous.

Nadia did an interview with Nelson Branco a while ago which was quite revealing:
http://tvguide.sympatico....dia_bjorlin_NB.htm?isfa=1

Also, in a recent interview about Daniel/Chloe, she did say that she hoped her character could be 'redeemed', and that was before it even aired. She knows. I'm glad she is getting a storyline and I admire her professionalism and positive attitude, I just wish that Days was in a different situation, and Higley was not hacking up the writing and characters.

I never thought about it before but I am so glad she didn't cheat on Philip. I've never been a fan of Lucas, Sami or Lumi, but I do recognise that BD and AS have something special on screen. It is a shame that they have made him this fall guy again. It is so unimaginative - yet another example of how DH damages or regresses every character she touches.
Forgetting about history is something TPTB want the viewers to accept without question but, personally, it is the hardest thing for me to do. A short time ago Philip could not deny he is in love with Chloe and Chloe told him she had feelings for him. Now, he says he is over it and is oh so thrilled with his second co-ed and dreaming of Melanie while slowly becoming more impressed by her - uh oh! And Chloe is jumping from the frying pan into the fire with an unethical sleaze. Barf!

I've noticed too that DH 'protects' the male characters, but portrays the women as wantons, aggressors and scapegoats. With everything that EJ, Philip, Brady, Daniel, and Lucas, have done you would expect them to give and take more heat from other characters (be smarter, more opportunistic, aware) but they don't. They're all somehow being portrayed as good guys or being duped by women. There is some variance but, Brady the drug addict is all supportive and untouchable. EJ the murderer is deceived. Philip the ruthless tycoon is benevolent. Lucas is a cuckolded fool. Even sleazy Daniel is the heroic doctor in love. The viewers are crying foul on that one but it's not in Dena's script at all. Kate and Chelsea are A-OK with the guy. Chloe's the one getting insulted and cheating. Recently raped Stephanie is the one making the moves on Philip. Melanie is the conniving teenage lolita. Nicole is the lying duper. The guys are just there being all bright and shiny like butter wouldn't melt in their mouths. I can't work out if this is misogyny or feminism...

ICAM about Chloe. One of the things that annoys me most about this whole Chloe assassination, is that it is completely unnecessary. Chloe was complex and interesting enough! She was not like the other women or girls, and that was a very good thing. It added some diversity to the female canvas. I think it is a true mark of a bad writer to take a unique character and make them behave like all the other women on the show. Worse, to downgrade them to 'sexpot' status. I believe NB can do more too, she's proved it in the past.