Jada escorts an enraged EJ to the police station for a tense interrogation. While he aggressively refuses to confess, he realizes Johnny was the one who blew the whistle on his crimes. Chanel urges her husband to prioritize their family over his father, right before she heads to the hospital to celebrate a major personal triumph by ringing the victory bell to mark the end of her chemotherapy treatments. Meanwhile, Marlena shocks Belle with a massive bombshell, revealing a birth certificate that implies Belle might have another biological brother named Dominic.
At the same time, Dante arrives in Salem with a personal message from Dominic, catching a home-coming Sydney completely off-guard. Elsewhere, Paulina continues relentlessly applying pressure to the governor to secure a full pardon for Lani so her daughter can finally return to law enforcement. Far from town, a stunning twist unfolds when Kristen tracks a lead to a diner out of state, shocked to discover that Sophia actually survived her deadly attack and is very much alive.
EJ is firmly on the warpath as he corners Rita, aggressively demanding the absolute truth regarding Dominic and whether he might secretly be Stefano’s long-lost son. Undeterred by his intense intimidation tactics, Rita holds her ground and defiantly fires back with a dangerous threat, vowing to expose his deepest secrets if he refuses to back down. Meanwhile, Leo finds his short-lived good streak abruptly shattered when Shawn shows up to place him under arrest after authorities uncover a stash of counterfeit fashion merchandise.
Over at the hospital, Rachel’s terrifying health crisis quickly escalates, forcing her to undergo emergency surgery and leaving an utterly frantic Brady with no choice but to place an urgent call to the fugitive Kristen for help. Simultaneously, Joy desperately doubles down on her manipulation of Alex by faking paralysis to garner sympathy, but her elaborate scheme hits a massive snag when Sarah and Tate catch her flinching.
The Kiriakis clan bands together to execute a wild plan to deliberately sabotage the mansion inspection, hoping to kill the impending property sale. Maggie, Philip, Sarah, Kate, Xander, and even Roman get their hands dirty by trashing the estate to ensure it fails to pass. During the chaotic plot, a highly charged emotional moment passes between Sarah and Xander, drawing them closer. However, the temptation of a nearby poker game looms large for Philip, threatening to pull him back into his old, destructive habits.
Meanwhile, Rachel suffers a sudden, terrifying medical crisis at the hospital, leaving Brady absolutely frantic. He faces an impossible dilemma when forced to consider reaching out to fugitive Kristen to return to Salem for their daughter’s sake. Elsewhere, Gabi approaches Theo with a plan to help her systematically take down EJ. While a brief one-day facial change makes Theo look a bit different to those around him, he steps up to the plate and makes a stunning counteroffer regarding exactly what he expects in return for his help.
Johnny finally hits his breaking point regarding the medical cover-up and makes a massive move by turning over incriminating evidence against his own father to Belle and Jada at the police station. Meanwhile, Chanel provides steady support for her husband during this incredibly tense family betrayal. Over at the hospital, Kate catches Joy hiding muscle relaxers as she schemes to weave a web of lies about her condition, ultimately manipulation Alex into asking Stephanie if Joy can move into their place.
In other parts of town, Kate uncovers something highly suspicious buried within the legal paperwork for the final sale of the estate property. Sensing a deceptive plot, she immediately approaches Maggie with a strategic idea to help her regain leverage. At the same time, Chad checks in with Shawn to express his deepest sympathies regarding the painful loss of the family mansion.
The legal tension shifts to corporate exposure as Johnny DiMera takes the brave step to meet with Rafe, fully confessing that EJ was entirely aware of the tainted batch of Coriseal and deliberately tried to cover it up. Knowing his own freedom is on the line, Johnny stands firm in his choice to expose the truth, leaving a cornered EJ to desperately panic to Rita about how quickly the walls are closing in. At the same time, EJ’s troubles multiply when he inadvertently overhears a heavily guarded secret that Marlena has been trying to bury. Marlena, meanwhile, directly confronts Rita, demanding to know the truth about who has been pulling the strings to guide Belle right to Dominic.
Away from the high-stakes conspiracies, Salem manages a rare moment of levity during a surprise baby shower thrown by Paulina for Chanel. The event takes a hilariously chaotic turn when a silly mix-up leaves all the guests laughing, giving the expectant mother a brief break from the brewing family storms. However, the peaceful moment remains fleeting as Sydney commits a highly critical and costly error that threatens to completely upend her own elaborate plans.
Salem is hit with major legal and corporate chaos as Melinda Trask takes to national television to publicly accuse Sarah Horton of medical malpractice, alleging her negligence led to a wrongful death. While Sarah reels from this public humiliation, Brady Black offers his support to a distressed Marlena Evans. Marlena is struggling deeply with the mind-bending discovery that she is listed as Dominic Marino’s mother on a birth certificate, leading to dark suspicions that Stefano DiMera or Orpheus may be orchestrating a sinister plot against her family. Meanwhile, Steve Johnson and Belle Black team up to investigate the validity of the mystery surrounding the document.
The corporate warfare escalates dramatically when Philip Kiriakis and Xander Cook completely derail EJ DiMera’s plans. Just as EJ thinks he has the upper hand, Philip and Xander surprise him by presenting a check that fully pays off the Titan loan, effectively saving the family business and handing EJ a massive defeat. Amidst the corporate takedowns, Philip also confesses his risky underworld alliances to Maggie. Elsewhere, Joy Wesley plays a high-stakes, dangerous game as she targets hospital drugs to secure muscle relaxers, desperate to keep Alex Kiriakis trapped in her intricate web of manipulation.
Trying to narrow down the idiots for this week wasn’t an easy task. We could have put the entire cast down because they were being idiots, but we wanted to pick a few people who earned their spots on the list this week.
Paulina was an idiot because she had no reason to care that much about Abe’s loss. She chose to end things with Abe to save face and then wondered why he didn’t reach out to her about Lexie’s death. Would you want to reach out to someone after you moved on with your life only for the person to die? Yeah we wouldn’t do that either. The last time we checked it was customary for people to offer condolences to grieving people. They shouldn’t have to approach others. Paulina expected Abe to reach out to her. She could have offered her condolences without any expectations.
Marlena had to get an entry on the idiot list because she was talking to Paulina about her relationship with Abe as if she wanted her to get back together with him. Did Marlena forget that Abe was with another woman? She should expect Paulina to be bitter towards Abe.
Holly was an idiot because she wasn’t paying attention to her surroundings. It was too easy for the guy to try and mug her. For the future, Holly, it’s a good idea to look around if you’re going to be by yourself. The guy wouldn’t have snuck up on her if she paid attention to him. She didn’t realize that he was staring at her like she was the last piece of bacon on the plate. If she were paying attention, she would have saw him watching her. If Lani didn’t show up, he would’ve robbed her.
Philip told Brady about Xander and Sarah being in the wine cellar. He was the reason why they were stuck in there so why tell Brady about it? Did he think that Brady and Sarah would break up?
Brady was an idiot to confront Sarah about her feelings about Xander at the Daddy Daughter Dance. It was a time to spend with his daughter, but he was focused on Sarah and Xander. He knew where his priorities belonged. Sarah told him what she wanted him to hear. Unfortunately Xander heard the things she told Brady to reassure him that she loved him. Brady may as well get ready to get dumped.
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We decided to change things up with this column. The idea came through Facebook. Someone from a soap opera group wrote a very funny and interesting article about the characters on a different show. We decided to pick up the baton and do our own version of it. We’re going to write about the idiots of the week. This column focuses on the characters who do idiotic things. Hopefully there’s enough space because there are plenty of them to go around. We can’t write about everybody so the challenge will be narrowing it down to a specific number of people. The characters won’t be in a particular order. It’s a random drawing.
Our first idiot award goes to Javi. He’s picked because this guy didn’t hesitate to dump Leo because he felt like he wasn’t over Dimitri. Javi didn’t want to be with him and told Leo to move on since he did with Gus. Fast forward, and he wanted to help Leo while he was in Alamania. He had a dream about Leo and called out his name in his sleep. Javi is in a relationship with Gus, but he’s focused on Leo. He’s an idiot because he was free from Leo, but he wanted to circle in his orbit again. You would think he would mind his business instead of finding ways to bring him up like he’s on a juicy soap you can’t stop talking about…oh wait a second…LOL
Our next nominee is Paulina. This woman has become a little too concerned about Abe’s situation with Lexie. She was the one who chose to do the dumping before she got dumped, but she was a little too excited to find out Lexie left Abe to see her mother. Paulina practically drooled over the idea that Lexie left around Abe’s bday. Side note: Paulina remembered Abe’s birthday, but Lexie didn’t. Lexie wanted to recreate Christmas, but she didn’t think about Abe’s birthday. He should feel about as wanted as a jury duty letter. Paulina should focus on running Salem instead of playing buttinsky with Abe’s marriage. She’s an idiot because she is poking her nose in Abe’s business just to rub it in that he hooked up with someone who left her. She clearly doesn’t have enough to do in Salem, or she wouldn’t be playing amateur detective.
We have a three-way tie for this spot. Xander, Philip, and Gabi got a little too happy that they beat EJ. Like most idiots, they couldn’t help bragging about their little victory. They couldn’t keep quiet about the loan to save Titan. EJ got upset and decided to find out where they got the money. He found out through Rita (the busybody of DiMera Enterprises.) that Gabi let Xander and Philip take her inheritance. Things hit the fan quickly when he found out what Gabi did. EJ pulled a fast one on them and sped up the time they had to pay for the rest of the loan. Needless to say the celebration stopped for the trio. The knuckleheads shouldn’t have jumped at rubbing it in that they beat EJ. They are idiots because they chose to be smug to EJ as if they didn’t have anything to lose. Xander, Philip, and Gabi found out the hard way that they were no match for EJ. Thanks to their smugness he went after them. We cheered Alex on when he told them that they should have stayed quiet. If they did that, they wouldn’t have made our list.
The last person to make the idiot list would have to be Stephanie. She isn’t last because she is the least idiotic. As we informed you earlier, the list is in no particular order. If we did the article in order, she would have made the top of the list. Stephanie decided to loan out her brain. For some reason, she decided not to tell Alex about her run in with Joy. The woman used being asleep as an excuse for why she didn’t tell Alex about it. Are you serious? She makes it so easy for Joy to come after her man. Stephanie felt it was the right thing to do to tell Theo but not the man she promised to spend her life with. We thought that was stupid too. Joy didn’t hesitate to tell him about it. Needless to say, she made it seem like Stephanie speared her like she was WWE star Roman Reigns. (If you watch WWE, you know who he is. If you don’t watch it, then you can overlook that reference.) Alex gave her a small piece of his mind about not telling him what happened. We enjoyed him finally ripping into her about her wrongdoings. She doesn’t get called out enough so it was refreshing to see it. If Stephanie continues to make stupid decisions like that, she will have a permanent spot on the list of idiots.
There you have it. We have our idiots list completed. It was a hard choice to narrow it down, but we were able to do it. If the characters continue to do idiotic things, there will be another list ready.
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Stephanie proved that she was a hypocrite. She was willing to break up with Alex when he kept her from finding out that Kayla called her when she, Marlena, and Kate were gone. Fast forward and now she’s done the same thing to Alex. Stephanie saw that Joy called him and decided to take it upon herself and delete his message. Joy suddenly needed his help because her tire was messed up. Stephanie chose not to tell Alex about the call, and Joy got into an accident while Kelsey was in the car. We know that Joy made it a big deal so she could play on Alex’s sympathy, but Stephanie made it easy for her. Alex yelled at Stephanie when he found out what happened to Joy. He didn’t light into her the way we wanted, but we got a chance to see something. Any time we get to see Stephanie get put in her place, we want to see it. She kept thinking that she was so perfect, but she found out the hard way that she isn’t.
Speaking of Stephanie, she decided to get drunk with Theo. Let’s move back for a second. Alex and Stephanie got into a heated argument because of what happened with Joy. Joy became a huge obstacle for them. Stephanie told him that Joy was using him, but he didn’t want to hear about it. She couldn’t talk to her parents or the other relatives she had in town. Stephanie decided to get drunk to solve her problem. Theo got drunk because of his issues with his family. We will talk about that soon. She shouldn’t have taken that route. Alex wasn’t happy about it when he saw Theo in their apartment. He couldn’t really say much since he spent the night with Joy. Joy will keep going out of her way to make sure that she comes between Alex and Stephanie. She may act as if she’s so innocent, but Joy is trying her best to come between Alex and Stephanie. If Stephanie keeps doing things like deleting messages and getting drunk with other people, she will make it easy for Joy to get Alex back.
It’s time to get into Theo’s situation. He found out that Stefano was the reason Lexie had her brain tumor. Theo went ballistic when he found out the truth. He seemed okay with his mother knowing the truth, but he was upset with Abe for knowing what happened. Abe had to basically get on his knees and beg for his forgiveness. Theo refused to hear what he had to say. It took him a long time to get over what Abe did. Theo needs to be more forgiving. He gets so angry when someone makes a mistake. Theo did the same thing to Gabi when she accused him of telling her secret. She apologized over and over again, but he refused to accept it. He needs to consider taking anger management classes to get over his issues. Luckily he finally forgave Abe after he apologized enough.
Lexie chose to take the coward’s way out of telling her family the truth. She knows that she’s dying, but she didn’t want her family to see it happen again. We understand that she didn’t want to put her family through the pain of watching her die again, but she’s being cruel to her family. They won’t know that she died so they couldn’t say goodbye to her. It’s not fair to make her family worry about her. Lexie is being very selfish. They might be able to get her to the right people who could help her, but she wants to keep them in the dark. She shouldn’t allow them to worry about her disappearing. They will be upset that she didn’t come back home. Abe and Theo would be heartbroken if she disappeared and didn’t come back. They will think she abandoned them.
The writers need to do something about Nicole’s character. They should recast the character or show a blonde woman to represent her. Holly was on the verge of death, but she felt like it was more important to go back to Paris. She loved her daughter so why would she leave her when she needed her. Holly felt like she was alone because Nicole left her. Maggie is no different from Nicole. She decided to stay with Melissa. We’re not surprised that Holly snapped at Sarah since she implied that Holly was on drugs. Holly felt like she didn’t have anyone in her corner since she didn’t take drugs. She looks guilty because EJ made sure no one knew that the drugs that got in her system were from his company. Holly lashed out at Sarah because she didn’t know the truth. Nicole would have stayed by her side and believed that she was innocent.
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-Why didn’t Paul show up in Salem for the anniversary of John’s death, but he arrived in Salem with Andrew?
-EJ looked toward the side when he yelled at Kristen. He was clearly setting up a flashback.
-It’s a small thing, but Paul kept referring to John as “my father“ when Belle was in the room.
-Paul can be heard talking while EJ was shown.
Tuesday
-How did Xander know that Chanel had breast cancer? Who would have told him about her condition?
-Kayla asked about Alex, but he left the apartment just before she showed up. She should have seen Alex when he left.
-Joy wasn’t at the nurse’s station when Kayla and Sarah were talking there, but she was there when Alex went to the hospital.
-Steve knew about Chanel’s condition. He was out of town so he shouldn’t know anything about it.
Wednesday
– Liam referred to Julie by her last name as if Sarah didn’t know who she was.
-Sarah was talking while Theo and Gabi were shown.
-Sarah acted like she was the only one who could reach out to Nicole about Holly. Brady is her friend so he could have called her about Holly.
-Why didn’t Holly’s monitors go off when she got sick?
Thursday
-Sarah revealed Holly’s prognosis to Brady and Tate. They are not her family so she shouldn’t have revealed her information to them.
-Why didn’t anyone call Nicole to tell her about Holly? She would have got on a plane to be there for her.
-Rita cried without any tears.
-Holly wasn’t wearing lipstick in the hospital, but she had on mascara.
Friday
-Chad referred to Stefano as “dad,” but he called him “father.”
-On Thursday, Sarah had her hands on her face when Xander asked her how she was doing. In this episode, Sarah was standing up without her hands on her face when Xander called out to her.
-Rachel cried without any tears.
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The writers honored Deidre Hall’s 50-year anniversary. She was on the show for a long time so it made sense to honor her. The writers found a way to show the flashbacks by having her tell the story to Paul. It allowed the viewers to learn her story with flashbacks. We got a chance to see scenes that we didn’t see before. The writers did an excellent job including scenes with Samantha, Mickey, Don, and the baby she lost. We were moved to see her reaction to losing her baby. She talked about her time with Roman. The flashbacks were from the time Drake Hogestyn played him, but they didn’t forget her time with him. We thought the scenes would be boring, but they were good.
EJ found out the truth about Kristen getting Sophia to kill Johnny. Kristen kept walking around like she was untouchable so she needed a fall from grace. EJ yelled at her for what she did to Johnny. We were glued to our seats while he screamed at her. EJ needs to go after her because she shouldn’t have tried to kill Johnny. Johnny had nothing to do with what happened to Rachel. Rachel was committed because of her actions so Kristen didn’t have to go after Johnny. Sophia could have killed everyone in the building because of Kristen.
Are we the only ones who don’t care about what happened to Destiny? We don’t want anyone to die, but we couldn’t care less about Destiny, or her sister. The writers shouldn’t force a story where there isn’t one. We feel like we could speak for the viewers when we say that it’s a story they need to wrap up quickly. The writers are breaking a major rule by forcing a new character down our throats. They are talking about a character that we don’t know anything about and making her overdose a major thing. The story is fast-forward material. They can add different characters in the story, and it will be a boring story. For some reason, the writers are trying to make it seem like EJ is the one behind the overdoses in Salem. Kristen was in charge of the company when the drugs were given out so she is the one who should get caught for it.
Speaking of EJ, Johnny doesn’t have any loyalty to his father. It didn’t take long for Johnny to turn on his father. He was too willing to go behind EJ’s back and investigate him because Brady and Steve wanted him to do it. If the shoe were on the other foot, he would be upset if EJ went behind his back and questioned him.
We’re torn about Theo’s outburst on Gabi. Gabi apologized to him for accusing him of telling her secret to Philip. He clearly expected her to walk on broken glass before she would forgive her. Theo yelled at her for everything that happened. She tried to explain why she acted the way she did, but he wouldn’t listen to her. Theo didn’t have to be so bitter towards her. It was painful to watch them. On the other hand, Gabi blew any chance of them getting along when she told him that she was giving her inheritance to Titan. What made her think that he would be happy about that? The families are feuding so he wouldn’t want her to give the money away.
Speaking of Gabi, she found out the hard way that her money can’t buy everything. She paid Liam to go away and she quickly regretted it. Arianna ripped into her for trying to run her life. We get that Gabi wanted to protect her daughter, but she didn’t have the right to pay him to stay away from her daughter. Gabi needs to stop throwing her weight around because she’s not the boss that she thinks she is. Her daughter knocked her down to size when she found out the truth.
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We liked how Johnny opened up to EJ about Chanel’s breast cancer. He needed someone to talk to about her cancer. Chanel is the one going through it, but it affects Johnny too. He is going through it watching the woman he loves in pain. EJ was allowed the opportunity to be there for Johnny.
Chanel finally told Paulina about her breast cancer. Paulina was supportive when she heard the news. Chanel should have told Paulina sooner. We understand why Chanel didn’t want to say anything, but Paulina should have been told the truth. Paulina had a right to know what was going on.
It served Gabi right that Theo wasn’t willing to forgive her for accusing him of telling her secret. If Philip didn’t tell her Theo didn’t tell him, she would have continued to treat him like dirt. She needed to have the proverbial door slammed in her face.
Roman shouldn’t have been rolling out the red carpet for Joy. Did he forget that Joy almost ruined Johnny’s marriage? You would think that he wouldn’t be so willing to let her hang around the pub. Also, Joy’s baby could also come between Stephanie and Alex yet Roman was acting like he’s the doting grandfather.
Marlena showed that she’s unprofessional when she blackmailed Xander into dropping the lawsuit against Johnny. If she felt that strongly about it, why did she continue seeing him? She could have recommended another therapist. What kind of a doctor refuses to see a patient unless she gets what she wants? Xander should report her to the board of health.
It was good to see Leo and Gwen getting along. After what Leo did to her, he should be glad that she was willing to talk to him. Gwen is the villain on the show, but she was the victim when it came to Leo and Dimitri. With that said, Leo is Gwen’s redeeming quality so it was nice to see them getting along.
Why did Marlena have to ask Abe how Chanel was doing? Chanel is married to Marlena’s grandson. She could have checked on Chanel on her own. Marlena acts as if she’s not linked to some of the people in Salem unless it’s convenient. It’s bad enough she has no loyalty to the family, but then she acts like she’s not related to them.
Johnny needed to stand up to Chanel. She had no problem acting like the decision to have chemo as well as the baby was hers. Did she forget that it’s his baby too? We know it’s her body, but it’s his baby too. She acts like his thoughts don’t matter one way or the other. Chanel could at least talk to him before she decides anything.
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-Chanel could be heard talking to Paulina while Cat was shown
-Gabi could be heard talking to Philip while Paulina was shown.
-It sounded as if Gabi said the word inheritance wrong.
-Cat could be heard talking to Mark while Johnny was shown.
-Chanel cried without any tears.
Tuesday
-Sarah could be heard talking to her patient Destiny while Justin was shown.
-Xander could be heard talking to Marlena while Sarah was shown.
-Dr. George could be heard opening a door while Xander was shown.
-Roman could be heard talking to Kate while Sarah was shown.
Wednesday
– Lexie, Abe, and Theo said the dessert they were eating was good, but they weren’t eating it.
-Rolf could be heard talking to EJ while Gwen and Leo were shown.
-Sarah could be heard talking to Xander while EJ was shown.
-Lexie could be heard talking to Abe and Theo while EJ was shown.
Thursday
-Why were Gabi and Rafe the only ones who acknowledged Arianna’s birthday? Her family is in Salem yet no one else acknowledged her birthday.
-Sarah could be heard talking to Xander while Marlena was shown.
-Sarah cried without any tears.
-Where has Maggie been? Sarah could have talked to her about Destiny instead of Xander.
-Why did Arianna call Julie by her first and last name when she’s related to her?
Friday
-Marlena could be heard talking to Lexie and Abe while EJ was shown.
-The coffee Johnny gave Chanel couldn’t have been hot because she drank it without blowing on it. It was in a mug so it’s likely that it was hot coffee and not iced coffee.
-Chanel could be heard talking to Johnny while Theo was shown.
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Kristen is nowhere near as tough as she pretends to be. She went to Xander to kill EJ. If she was so tough, she could have killed him herself. Why not get someone else to kill him? Was Xander really the only one she could go to?
Stephanie told Alex that it was too much for her to deal with when it concerned Kelsey. She acts as if the situation was only hard for her. Alex has to adjust to Kelsey too. Stephanie acted as if her feelings were the only ones that mattered. She may as well have told him to give up on his daughter because it was hard for her to deal with the situation. Alex has to get used to being a father so she’s not the only one dealing with something new. He needs to divorce her.
Joy isn’t fooling anyone when she said she wasn’t interested in Alex’s money. We don’t believe for one second that she doesn’t want anything from Alex. If that were the case, she could have told him sooner. She could have let him know that she didn’t want his money. Joy could have kept Alex in the dark if she didn’t want anything from him. She has to make it look like she only wanted him to be a part of Kelsey’s life.
Abe was so ungrateful when he told EJ to stay away from his family. He wanted EJ to help him, yet he wanted him to stay away. Abe should have thought about that when he asked for help. We get that EJ is the devil incarnate, but Abe could have showed a little gratitude towards EJ since he brought back Theo’s mother and the love of his life.
Holly is so heartless. She didn’t care that Sophia was dead. We get that Sophia did things to her, but she was her best friend once upon a time. Holly wasn’t innocent when it came to Sophia. She did her own dirt, but Holly judged Sophia as if she hasn’t messed up in the past. We’re looking forward to whatever Amy has in store for Holly. We want Amy to make her pay. Holly wasn’t the one who killed Sophia, but she needs to go down for it.
Anna wasted no time telling Philip that Gabi was working with Tony. She acted like she was jealous when Tony talked about Gabi. Did Anna think that Tony was going to go after him? With that said, we’re glad Anna told him because the truth needed to come out. Gabi was walking around like she was innocent when it concerned Philip. Also, Philip made it easy for Gabi to tell him the truth but she chose to keep it a secret.
Lexie had a lot of nerve expecting Paulina to walk away from Abe. She acted as if Paulina was playing around with Abe. Paulina built a life with Abe too. Lexie took liberties that Paulina would just walk away and let her take Abe back. Paulina shouldn’t have been willing to walk away so easily.
We enjoyed watching Philip rip into Gabi. She just knew he wouldn’t have found out what she did. It took a long time for the truth to come out so we’re glad it was exposed. If Anna didn’t tell Philip the truth, who knows when the truth would have come out.
We loved the flashbacks of Steve and Kayla. We missed them the first time around so it was nice seeing them. It makes us wonder why they don’t show them more. We would rather see them instead of some other people on the show.
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Alex must really love Stephanie to put up with her attitude when it concerns having children. She didn’t care that Joy dropped the bomb that she had his baby. We all get that Stephanie doesn’t want to have kids, but she acted like Alex was supposed to walk away from his child. You would think that she would be okay with the child since she wasn’t the one who had to have the baby. Alex got what he wanted with a child and she got what she wanted by not being a mother. It would serve her right if Alex left her to be with Joy. Stephanie is doing everything in her power to push him away so it would serve her right if he left her for Joy.
We’re already sick of Joy acting like she’s innocent when it comes to Alex. She knows she wants to be back with Alex, but she acted as if she was just doing the right thing when it comes to the baby. It will be a matter of time when she uses her daughter to get back with Alex. We can start the countdown because we know she will use Kelsey to her advantage no matter what she says.
Why did Stephanie have to run to Jeremy when she needs someone to talk to? She has family and friends in Salem that she could run to with her Alex problems. It didn’t have to be Jeremy. He is the same person she thought stalked her but the first chance she got, she went running to him. She made it easy for Jeremy to come between her and Alex. Stephanie gave him all the ammo he needed to break them up. She shouldn’t have been surprised that he tried to kiss her since she kept going to him when she wanted to rant about Alex.
We were shocked that Stephanie had the Salem brain when she realized Jeremy was the one who got Joy to confess that she had Alex’s baby. A secret like that doesn’t usually come out that easily so we were surprised that she discovered right away that he talked to Joy. It didn’t take much to put two and two together that he talked Joy into coming back to Salem. If Jeremy wanted to pull that plan off, he should have had her come back later.
The writers must love making Johnny and Chanel suffer. They have been going through it lately. We understand that they are being written off the show, but they didn’t have to give them one tragedy after another. Sophia attacked Johnny and tried to kill him. Chanel ended up with a tumor. What more do they have to suffer through before they leave the show? We have a feeling that the writers are going to make Chanel decide on whether or not she wants to get chemo or save her baby. This decision will be one more thing they have to go through.
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Interview with Josh McKenzie of “The Hunting Party” on NBC by Suzanne 3/6/26
It’s always great to speak with Josh. He is very nice and laughs easily. I appreciate anyone who laughs at my jokes! 😆 Seriously, I love his role on this series because he’s always right in the thick of the action, but he’s also a good dramatic actor who can show all of the emotions needed for this part. He has a lot of story coming up, where we learn more about his past. Don’t miss it! It airs Thursdays on NBC or Peacock. This show is so fun to watch because the story moves fast, there are lots of killers and conspiracy, and the characters are riveting.
The Hunting Party is a high-concept crime procedural about a small team of investigators led by former FBI profiler Rebecca “Bex” Henderson (Melissa Roxburgh). They’ve been assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers the world has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from “The Pit,” a top-secret government prison that’s not supposed to exist.
But as Bex races to catch these killers before it’s too late, she’ll discover that the one thing more twisted than the dangerous fugitives she’s chasing is the prison itself that they just escaped from…because “The Pit” wasn’t just a prison.
The cast also includes Nick Wechsler, Patrick Sabongui, Josh McKenzie and Sara Garcia.
Co-showrunners JJ Bailey (creator) and Jake Coburn are writers and executive producers. Thor Freudenthal is director and executive producer. Michael Jones Morales is writer and executive producer.
“The Hunting Party” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Josh McKenzie is currently starring in NBC’s The Hunting Party alongside Melissa Roxburgh, renewed for a second season 2026.
He previously appeared in La Brea for three seasons and starred in the latest season of the acclaimed Australian anthology series The Twelve. Before that, he starred in the hit Australian drama Five Bedrooms.
His other notable credits include roles in the international series The Shannara Chronicles and Netflix’s The New Adventures of Monkey.
Josh first gained recognition in his native New Zealand with his breakout performance in the feature film Hopes & Dreams of Gazza Snell, earning the country’s top honor for Outstanding Feature Film Debut.
-The music playing in Rolf’s scene could be heard while Owen was shown.
-Owen could be heard talking to Stephanie while Gabi was shown.
-Maggie said Julie was alone in the house. What happened to Eli and Lani moving in with her? When Eli went to see Julie, he said he and Lani were moving in with her.
-Philip could be heard talking to Gabi while Owen was shown.
-In Jeremy’s flashbacks of following Owen, Owen should have noticed Jeremy following him because he wasn’t hiding.
Tuesday
-EJ could be heard talking on the phone while Johnny was shown.
-Owen could be heard talking to the pod while Jeremy was shown.
-Alex cried without any tears.
-Kate could be heard talking to Abe and Paulina while Xander was shown.
-Alex could be heard talking on the phone while Stephanie was shown.
Wednesday
-Holly could be heard talking to Maggie and Sarah while Tate was shown.
-Gwen’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.
-EJ could be heard talking to Paulina while Gwen was shown.
-Tate could be heard talking to Ari while Gwen was shown.
-Maggie could be heard talking to Sarah and Holly while Tate was shown.
-Xander could be heard talking to Sarah while Marlena and Paulina were shown.
Thursday
-There was snow outside, but Rachel wasn’t wearing a coat. She also had her sweater opened. Brady had his jacket open.
-Chanel could be heard talking to Johnny while Melinda was shown.
-Melinda could be heard talking to Sophia while Xander and Sarah were shown hugging.
Friday
-EJ could be heard talking to Cat while Kayla was shown.
-Jada could be heard talking to Steve while EJ was shown.
-The color of Stephanie’s eye shadow changed. It was a lighter shade earlier in the week but in this episode, it was darker.
-Speaking of Stephanie, her nail polish wasn’t messed up despite what she has been going through. You would think her polish would have chipped.
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-Leo’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.
-The fireplace at the Horton House was cackling, but the fire wasn’t lit.
-Jada’s camera could be heard taking pictures while Gwen was shown.
-Eli could be heard talking to Rafe while Gwen was shown.
-Jada could be heard talking to Stephanie while Alex and Jeremy were shown.
-Gabi could be heard talking to Gwen while Eli was shown.
Tuesday
-Tony could be heard talking to EJ while Marlena was shown.
-Kristen’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.
-Theo could be heard talking to Kristen while Brady was shown.
-Chad said Stefano treated all of his children badly, but he wasn’t around him that much before Stefano died.
-Tony’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.
-EJ’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.
Wednesday
-Belle could be heard talking to Marlena while Brady was shown.
-Marlena could be heard talking to Leo while Brady was shown.
-Gwen could be heard talking to EJ while Leo was shown.
-Melinda called Vivian a lunatic as if she knew her. Vivian and Melinda have never interacted with each other so how would Melinda know that she’s a lunatic?
-The music playing in EJ and Gwen’s scene could be heard while Leo was shown.
Thursday
-Jada could be heard talking to Alex while Julie and Chad were shown.
-Jada could be heard talking to Alex and Stephanie while Johnny and Chanel were shown kissing.
-Cat could be heard talking to EJ while Jada was shown.
-EJ could be heard talking to Cat while Julie and Jeremy were shown hugging.
-EJ could be heard talking to Paulina while Johnny and Chanel were shown.
-Stephanie could be heard talking to Alex while Cat was shown.
Friday
-Julie could be heard talking to Gwen while Xander and Marlena were shown.
-The music in Sophia’s scene could be heard while Gwen was shown.
-Sophia’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.
-Brady could be heard talking to Tate while Xander and Marlena were shown.
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Interview with Sara Garcia of “The Hunting Party” on NBC by Suzanne 1/23/26
It’s always so nice to speak to Sara, or any of the actors from this series. It’s a pretty cool show, with a lot of drama, intrigue and action. If you missed season 1, you can catch up with it on Peacock. Season 2 started January 8th on NBC.
One thing that’s fun about this show is that they have great guest stars playing serial killers. So far this season, they’ve had Eric McCormack (“Will & Grace”), Niecy Nash (“All’s Fair”) and Michael Stahl-David (“Good Sam”). Check out our video and be sure not to miss this week’s episode Thursday, January 29.
The Hunting Party is a high-concept crime procedural about a small team of investigators led by former FBI profiler Rebecca “Bex” Henderson (Melissa Roxburgh). They’ve been assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers the world has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from “The Pit,” a top-secret government prison that’s not supposed to exist.
But as Bex races to catch these killers before it’s too late, she’ll discover that the one thing more twisted than the dangerous fugitives she’s chasing is the prison itself that they just escaped from…because “The Pit” wasn’t just a prison.
The cast also includes Nick Wechsler, Patrick Sabongui, Josh McKenzie and Sara Garcia.
Co-showrunners JJ Bailey (creator) and Jake Coburn are writers and executive producers. Thor Freudenthal is director and executive producer. Michael Jones Morales is writer and executive producer.
“The Hunting Party” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Sara Garcia Bio
Sara Garcia stars as Jennifer Morales, an intel officer and major in the Army, on the NBC drama “The HuntingParty.”
Ontario-born and Toronto-raised, Garcia applied and was accepted to one of Toronto’s most prestigious arts schools, the Etobicoke School of the Arts. When it came time for college, Garcia chose to attend the renowned Queen’s University, where she double majored in global development and theater.
Her first foray on TV was a role on FX’s “Man Seeking Woman.” Other television credits include CW’s “The Flash” and “Reign,” “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,” Hallmark’s “Ride,” the USA series “Falling Water,” the SYFY movie “Stickman” and the action series “X Company” for the CBC.
Most recently Garcia had a leading role in the animated Netflix series “Unicorn Academy,” which garnered her a Canadian Screen Award nomination; a recurring part on Netflix’s “My Little Pony” franchise; Amazon’s “Gary & His Demons”; and the Apple TV/Dreamworks project “Pinecone & Pony.”
Outside of film and television, she has displayed her acting skills with major roles in two incredibly successful video game franchises, “Far Cry 6” and “Starlink: Battle for Atlas.”
Bex races to catch Zack Lang, a class-obsessed serial killer who bludgeoned wealthy New Yorkers. When Bex notices a sharp contrast between his victims in the past and present, the team has to dig into Zack’s unresolved trauma in order to stop him.
The team hunts for Amanda Weiss (guest star Elizabeth Gillies), a killer dubbed the Masseuse, who became famous for breaking the necks of her massage clients. She has kidnapped a woman and, rather than killing her, has even darker plans in mind.
ABOUT “THE HUNTINGPARTY”
A high-concept crime procedural about a small team of investigators who are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that’s not supposed to exist.
The cast includes Melissa Roxburgh, Patrick Sabongui, Josh McKenzie and Sara Garcia.
Co-showrunners JJ Bailey (creator) and Jake Coburn are writers and executive producers. Thor Freudenthal is director and executive producer. Keto Shimizu is writer and executive producer.
The HuntingParty is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
The writers are going overboard manipulating the audience into thinking Gwen is the villain when it comes to Dimitri and Leo. Were we supposed to forget that Dimitri was the one who used Gwen to get an inheritance? He was also the same one who cheated on her with her best friend. Now that she wants to make Dimitri pay for what he did, she is suddenly the villain? Don’t get us wrong. Gwen is a villain. She’s just not one in this storyline. No matter how annoying the writers make Gwen, she is not the bad guy. Dimitri deserves everything Gwen does to him and more. We don’t sympathize with him just because he fell in love with Leo and can’t be with him. It serves him right that he can’t be with Leo after what he did to Gwen.
Trey’s christening was missing some people. Johnny didn’t have any of his relatives at the christening. It’s not like he doesn’t have family in Salem yet none of them were there. The writers came up with a way to explain some of his family being missing, but didn’t explain why the rest of them weren’t there. Roman, in particular, should have been at the christening. There was no mention of him being out of town the way Marlena and Belle conveniently were. The christening may have been short notice but that doesn’t justify why people weren’t there.
Javi showed that he has a bitter side. He refused to listen to Leo when he tried to save their marriage. Javi must have forgotten that he was the one who told Leo to go to Dimitri. Leo did what he wanted him to do. He chose Javi but it wasn’t enough for him. We know the writers had to come up with a reason to write Javi’s character off the show, but they could have done a better job than that. Javi could have left town to be with his father and still stayed married to Leo. We read that Javi’s character was getting recasted so there was no reason to have him break up with Leo.
Is anyone else sick of watching Stephanie play the victim in the stalker story? We know she’s being targeted, but we find ourselves rooting for the stalker. She doesn’t seem to care much about her life being on the line. All she’s worried about is having sex with Alex. She doesn’t even appreciate the efforts Steve is doing to protect. He put his life on hold to make sure she was safe, but all she whines about is wanting to be alone with Alex. Steve should leave the apartment and let the stalker get Stephanie. We know he wouldn’t do that because he loves her, but it would serve her right if the stalker got her. The stalker story isn’t a bad story, but they put someone in the story that we don’t care about. We like how Steve is involved in the story, but he’s not in it enough.
We were proud of Chad for standing up to Jennifer when she told him to stay away from Cat. Jennifer had a lot of nerve expecting him to follow her orders in order for him to keep his children. We understand that she has issues with Cat, but she didn’t have the right to tell him who he should see. Chad shouldn’t be with Cat after what she did to him but it should be his decision whether or not he wants to be around her. Jennifer is lucky he hasn’t tried to keep the kids from her. If he wants to be petty, he could take the kids on a private island and keep them from her. He chose to let Jack and Jennifer be in the kids’ lives yet that’s not enough for Jennifer. She wants to control him as if she has more of a say with the kids than he does. We enjoyed watching tell her that he would fight her for the kids if she didn’t agree to his terms.
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Was it just us or did the holiday episodes not feel too festive? They had the annual Horton tree trimming ceremony, but it didn’t feel like the holiday season. The Brady family didn’t interact much at all. We didn’t see the Carvers celebrating either. John’s absence should have been felt more since his family was celebrating their first Christmas without him. Marlena talked about him with Roman briefly, but that wasn’t enough. They needed more to make it feel like Christmas. We have our personal reasons why we don’t want to watch too many things that celebrate the holidays but that’s Days’ tradition. The writers decided to bypass it skip to New Year’s Eve. Most of the fans want to see the traditions that made the show appeal to the audience. Hopefully they will remember that next year.
Speaking of the holidays, did anyone else want to throw up during Stephanie and Alex’s scenes? We definitely did. They only cared about jumping in bed. She has a stalker after her, but she was more worried about going to bed with Alex. They got mad because Steve was there to protect her. Stephanie and Alex need to get their priorities straightened out. If the stalker attacked them, they wouldn’t be together anyway. They could handle not having sex if it meant that she would live. If that weren’t disgusting enough, we had to endure Alex proposing to Stephanie. We were ready to hit the fast forward button for those scenes. If you haven’t watched it yet, we are doing you a favor.
Johnny and Chanel faced another obstacle in their relationship. They dropped bombs on each other. Johnny was going to keep running the company, and Chanel was pregnant. Let’s start with Johnny’s news. Chanel wasn’t happy about his news. She felt like he was choosing the company over the family. He explained that he was staying until Theo got better. His reasoning didn’t help. She was still upset with him. Chanel overreacted to him working for DiMera enterprises. He could make extra money for their family. Chanel was also mad about his reaction to her pregnancy. He wasn’t over the moon about the news. Johnny was worried that her cancer would come back. It made sense to be concerned if the baby was at risk or if she could die giving birth. Chanel gave him the cold shoulder and reminded him that it was her body, and her choice. She has a point too, but she should understand why Johnny’s afraid for her to have the baby. The story has potential to be drama filled, but we know the writers will drop the ball on it. It’s a story that would leave you feeling two-sided about it.
Javi and Leo had their wedding ceremony. As long-time fans know, there aren’t too many weddings that go off without a hitch. Their wedding was no exception. Leo was missing for a little while. He showed up and they continued with the ceremony. In true soap opera fashion, Dimitri showed up. Javi was insecure about Dimitri, and he suddenly showed up looking for Leo. Is this the start of another love triangle? Kudos to the writers for treating Javi and Leo’s wedding like any other ceremony on the show.
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