Days Opinions For The Week Of August 18, 2025

Opinion Article

We wonder what the writers are trying to do with Sophia. They had her be strong when she broke up with Tate before she got pregnant and now she has changed. Sophia has become obsessed with being with being with him. She was willing to change schools and jobs to be near him. If she really wanted to hold onto Tate, she should have kept the baby. She would have had a link that he didn’t have with Holly. Sophia shouldn’t take the risk and get closer to Tate because she’s keeping the truth about the baby from him. He would be upset with her if he found out that she gave up their baby. We know the writers are trying to make Sophia the villain in the story to make Tate and Holly a tortured couple.

Speaking of the baby, is it possible that someone may be onto Sophia? Sophia let it slip that she had a boy when she let Tate believe she had a girl. Brady caught on to her slip up. He had the Salem brain and questioned Sarah about Sophia. Sarah couldn’t tell him the truth because of HIPPA law. He realized that something was up with Sophia. We are hoping that Brady doesn’t drop the ball with his suspicions. He should be more invested in his son’s problems. Brady was only focused on Rachel so it’s about time that he worries about Tate too.

The truth was finally revealed. It’s the world’s worst kept secret, but the truth is out. EJ’s shooter was revealed. It turned out that the shooter was Rachel. EJ had a memory when Rachel dropped something from the mantle. His memory came flooding back. He realized Rachel was the shooter. We knew Rachel was the shooter, but it was good to see a secret revealed. The writers tend to let stories drop so it was good to see one move along. EJ told Kristen that Rachel was the person who shot him. She couldn’t believe it. He wanted her to do what she could to make sure that Johnny didn’t get convicted. Kristen had to come up with a plan and that’s what she did.

It was different to see EJ wanting to do whatever it took to save Johnny’s life. Johnny fired him as his attorney since he threw Chanel under the bus to try to get Johnny off. Despite being fired, he wanted to help Johnny. EJ was stuck between a rock and a hard place since he had to do whatever it took to keep Johnny out of prison. In the end, he wanted to win more than he wanted to honor Johnny’s wishes. Unfortunately, it looks like he lost his son again. We’re surprised that he wanted Kristen to save his son since he’s mad at him again.

Leo was about to read the verdict in Johnny’s trial, but he was interrupted by Kristen. She confessed to shooting EJ. It felt like cliffhanger moments from back in the day. She took the fall to save her daughter’s life. Kristen doesn’t do things like that for just anyone. She had to really care about the person to sacrifice her freedom. Kristen ended up going to the police station. She showed the side we used to see before she became a villain. Marlena begged her not to lie for Rachel. She had to protect her daughter. We like seeing Kristen’s vulnerable side because we don’t get to see it too often.