The Last Two Casualties!

The FINAL TWO Casualties of the "Ides of May" REVEALED!

Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) and Leann Hunley (Anna DiMera) are leaving the show on Friday, June 2nd, marking the end of the "Ides of May" storyline! Roman and Anna will be leaving town together after a devastated and grief-stricken Roman realizes that Salem has nothing much left to offer him and Anna, his last chance at love, is leaving for Europe. This marks the eleventh and twelvth shocking exits from the show this sweeps period. But the blog has decided to focus on a narrow number of cast members for the summer and the fall. "When we brought Anna back on to the canvas in March/April, we knew it was temporary. We wanted Anna to have a hand in Sami's downfall this time around and mix things up there. We also wanted to have her on hand to help Roman exit in the summer. We knew we didn't have room for the character of Roman, and we wanted to write him off in a way that would give some type of closure for fans of the character. He is a character seeped in the history of the show. We wanted to give him a better exit than just having him leave or phase him out! Of course, both characters have strong ties to the show, so the possibility of them returning is always there."

In other news, Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Brady) has last aired on Thursday, June 1st, but the show is feverishly working to write Kayla back onto the canvas on a more permanent basis soon. Patsy Pease (Kimberly) last airs on Friday, June 2nd and will leave town with Roman and Anna. "Anna and Roman are going to Europe where we now have Kimberly living with her family. Kimberly could be back sporadically, but we're not working a return for her like we are with Kayla."

This marks the end of the sweeps-long umbrella storyline of "The Ides of May!"

1. Thomas "Tek" Kramer "Tek" (Rhasaan Orange)

2. Bonnie Lockhart (Judi Evans)

3. Kim Johnston Ulrich (Ivy Crane)

4. Wayne Northorp (Stefano Dimera as Alex North)

5. Frank Parker (Shawn Brady Sr.)

6. Jamie Lynn Bauer (Laura Horton)

7. Missy Reeves (Jennifer Rose Horton Devereaux)

8. Matt Ashford (Jack Devereaux)

9. Farah Fath (Mimi Lockhart)

10. Eric Winter (Rex)

11. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady)

12. Leann Hunley (Anna DiMera)

Don't miss Friday, June 2nd, when Taylor, Hunley, and Pease last air! And a shocking face returns to the canvas that will send one couple into a tizzy!