▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁B jor lin ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁herself ▁would ▁have ▁written ▁the ▁character ▁out : ▁" Ch lo e ▁is ▁so ▁near ▁and ▁dear ▁to ▁my ▁heart ▁and ▁even ▁I ▁would ▁have ▁written ▁her ▁off ▁after ▁that ▁story line . ▁She ▁was ▁spir aling ▁out ▁of ▁control ▁and ▁the ▁fans ▁had ▁stopped ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁character . ▁I ▁couldn ' t ▁recognize ▁her , ▁either ! ▁A ▁lot ▁of ▁what ▁made ▁Ch lo e ▁so ▁lov able ▁— ▁her ▁integrity , ▁her ▁fun , ▁her ▁wit ▁— ▁was ▁gone ▁and ▁I ▁don ' t ▁bl ame ▁anyone ▁for ▁dro pping ▁her ▁from ▁the ▁show ." ▁She ▁te ased ▁the ▁character ' s ▁return , ▁hint ing ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁return ▁as ▁" h ers elf ", ▁and ▁will ▁have ▁good ▁self - este em ▁with ▁a ▁stronger ▁and ▁more ▁confident ▁ment ality . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁Ch lo e ' s ▁return ▁to ▁S alem , ▁Patri ka ▁Dar bo ▁returned ▁as ▁Nancy , ▁after ▁an ▁eight - year ▁absence . ▁Dar bo ▁said ▁that ▁Nancy ▁is ▁" going ▁to ▁be ▁supporting ▁her ▁daughter ; ▁whether ▁she ’ s ▁right ▁or ▁whether ▁she ’ s ▁gone . ▁Family ▁takes ▁care ▁of ▁family ." ▁Of ▁working ▁with ▁B jor lin ▁again , ▁Dar bo ▁said ▁they ▁" just ▁fell ▁right ▁back ▁into ▁it ." ▁She ▁also ▁noted ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁seven ▁years , ▁" some ▁of ▁the ▁things ▁that ▁happened ▁to ▁Ch lo e ▁would ▁have ▁happened