The news about Stefano was front and center today.

I liked seeing everybody absorb the news of him being dead and gone for good, especially Marlena, Kayla, Roman and Kate. The idea of all the horrible things that Stefano did to them making them all stronger, better people was used again, and it completely makes sense to me. Kate, remembering her own past with Stefano, and feeling guilty about it due to her marriage to Roman was a good idea. I'm glad that we got her POV in those scenes and that Roman was there for her. And I enjoyed Marlena comforting Johnny as well, even though the writers not making Johnny full-on anti-Dimera will always be a missed opportunity. And while I still don't know about Marlena overseeing Basic Black, I liked that she was able to talk about it with Kayla, and that she's thinking about bringing Kate on.

But I am looking forward to seeing what happens with Bonnie's book though, and also what could happen when it comes out that Kate set Johnny up.

I thought it was nice to see Abe and Rafe in scenes together too, mostly because it doesn't often happen. And that we got Abe's reaction to the news about Stefano. Idk about Liam though. I can't help but think that there might be a twist at some point in this storyline. If there isn't, and it turns out that he willingly helped Peter with the kidnapping, then this was all just a waste of time, and Hank Northrop deserves much better than that. Btw, with the talk about Liam today, he really should have appeared in the episode. He should be interacting with more characters, especially at this point. Has Hank Northrop even appeared in 5 episodes yet?

As for Alex, Stephanie, Steve and Jada, and the stalker, I just don't care lol there are so many ways that this storyline could be playing out and the writers chose one that's just not good. This all should have been tearing Alex and Stephanie apart, not bringing them closer together.

I did laugh when the stalker called Alex a stuck up little bitch though 😂😂😂

On 1/27/2026 at 3:15 PM, carolineg said:

I would say it's odd it seems like the show had no initial plans for Liam/Nortrop, but it's Days.

TBF, in the past soaps used to this with new characters where they were slowly introduced. I don't mind it if they're doing it with Liam rather than rushing in and burning the character out on the audience. I still suspect he'll turn out to be Mike's kid and will tie into Jeremy.

Today was a slow one.

Not necessarily bad, but boring. More boring than usual lol. It was nice to see Bonnie and Justin again though. But there definitely needed to be some follow-up about Liam today. Is Hank ever going to appear in more than one episode a week?

I did enjoy Chad and Jennifer's scenes today, and the fact that it looks like they're making peace. They work well together, both when they're like this and when they're at odds. I would much rather these scenes had taken place after a long, dramatic custody battle that pretty much tore the family apart though. Chad, saying that he feels liberated by the fact that they now know for sure that Stefano's dead could lead to something interesting happening as well, especially based on some of the spoilers that we've heard. I'm glad that he was able to discuss how he was feeling about Stefano with someone. And they finally remembered that Abigail's body was still missing!

And there did seem to be some foreshadowing both with Gabi/Ari and Johnny/Chanel/Sophia/Melinda, and I hope it all leads to something big and explosive happening. Which Days could really use right now. There's no reason that it needs to be this boring.

And finally, Ari's gonna start her internship at Dimera lol

3 hours ago, AbcNbc247 said:

And finally, Ari's gonna start her internship at Dimera lol

My god, we have been talking about a damn internship for SIX MONTHS with no motion.

35 minutes ago, Michael said:

My god, we have been talking about a damn internship for SIX MONTHS with no motion.

Honestly Ari as a character has had little to no motion. Outside of the Doug arc, which ended quickly, she's had nothing to do but support other people. I like the actress and character she's just had almost no story.

37 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Honestly Ari as a character has had little to no motion. Outside of the Doug arc, which ended quickly, she's had nothing to do but support other people. I like the actress and character she's just had almost no story.

It's very weird. I feel like they just brought her on to have someone with the last name Horton on the show and figured she could slot into the college crowd, but they had no plan for her.

13 minutes ago, Michael said:

It's very weird. I feel like they just brought her on to have someone with the last name Horton on the show and figured she could slot into the college crowd, but they had no plan for her.

I would assume the idea was a Doug 3/Holly/Ari triangle at one point, but that ended so quickly maybe not? I don't mind her supporting her family and friends and she's a good talk to. There is a place for characters like that on soaps, but I don't think it's the place for Gabi/Will/Sonny's daughter. Tbh, that's probably the space Holly should have been put in since Nicole isn't around, but Ari is related to half the men in town so I get it.