DAYS: January 2026 Discussion Thread

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 😂😂😂