AlexAnn Hopkins returns as Joy Wesley on Friday, April 24 (link)

Michael Roark exits as Jeremy Horton on Wednesday, April 29 (link)

Edited April 17Apr 17 by janea4old

20 hours ago, janea4old said:

Michael Roark exits as Jeremy Horton on Wednesday, April 29 (link)

I still cannot believe this show dumped Michael Roark -- a very good actor in a legacy family. Oh, and who's also really hot.

This show sucks more all the time.

8 hours ago, ranger1rg said:

I still cannot believe this show dumped Michael Roark -- a very good actor in a legacy family. Oh, and who's also really hot.

This show sucks more all the time.

For some reason, this show seems to have something against male Horton relatives. I agree that getting rid of Michael Roark is a big mistake. One of many on this show.

On 4/18/2026 at 11:29 PM, Wendy said:

For some reason, this show seems to have something against male Horton relatives. I agree that getting rid of Michael Roark is a big mistake. One of many on this show.

1000%. It was kinda the straw that broke the camel's back for me, and I ended up cancelling Peacock. I just struggled to get through much of the show. Michael Roark was a great actor, cute, and had chemistry with a lot of the other actors. So, of course, they got rid of him. I don't know why this show struggles to write for the Hortons, but we always have TONS of Dimeras running around.

53 minutes ago, 1974mdp said:

So, of course, they got rid of him. I don't know why this show struggles to write for the Hortons, but we always have TONS of Dimeras running around.

Yeah, and either Drucker or Maxam - or both! - have a jones for the Dimeras. Frankly, once Joe Mascolo died, that should have been the end of them with new villains taking over. And as far as I'm concerned, Dimeras were only supposed to come to town, stir up trouble, then exit until the next round [under Stefano]. Instead, TPTB have made them a core family! And...no. Just no. That is the Hortons and Bradys.

But, as usual, it seems these writers have no interest in writing for good, if flawed, families and use those families creatively [good does not have to mean boring! They weren't when they both started!] and instead just want to push more Dimeras. And it's tired.

9 hours ago, Wendy said:

Yeah, and either Drucker or Maxam - or both! - have a jones for the Dimeras. Frankly, once Joe Mascolo died, that should have been the end of them with new villains taking over. And as far as I'm concerned, Dimeras were only supposed to come to town, stir up trouble, then exit until the next round [under Stefano]. Instead, TPTB have made them a core family! And...no. Just no. That is the Hortons and Bradys.

But, as usual, it seems these writers have no interest in writing for good, if flawed, families and use those families creatively [good does not have to mean boring! They weren't when they both started!] and instead just want to push more Dimeras. And it's tired.

ITA. Outside of Chad, most of the Dimeras have just turned into cartoon-like characters.

It seems as if the show NEVER knew what to do with the character or Jeremy Horton. He could have interacted with his aunt Jennifer or his cousin JJ. They could have made him a doctor like both his parents coming to work at the hospital or he could open a new clinic at Horton Square. So many missed opportunites once again for him.

So I have not watched in a while. Was it really Lexie that EJ brought Theo to see?? How did they explain her resurrection, since we all saw her die on screen (but then again does anyone EVER really die in Salem)??

1 hour ago, AmandainNC28655 said:

Was it really Lexie that EJ brought Theo to see??

Yes it's really Lexie. They are writing it (for now) that it's Lexie, but of course we (the viewers) don't really know if it could be a clone or twin or some other random sci-fi thing. But we are meant to think that it's really Lexie. Explanation? LOL, Rolf is involved with this mess, apparently.

Since you're asking on the spoiler thread, there hasn't been any indication that she's not Lexie. And the actress Nikki Crawford posted on her instagram Lexie's back which was co-posted on the Days ig account.

Nikki Crawford filmed for five months (but I don't know how many months her scenes will air for -- will they distribute her scenes out into a longer span, or insert them into a lesser span?).
She kept posting from May-September 2025 that she was working on something secret she couldn't reveal, and then in September that she was done with the unnamed project, but inadvertently tagged Burbank Studios on her posts, which is how we know. But I don't think we're supposed to know that.

She's an accomplished actress who was nominated for a Tony Award, so one might wonder if the show intends to give her role some importance? But I just have no idea what is planned.

Edited April 21Apr 21 by janea4old

Victoria Kiriakis is finally being aged up. Per another site (unsure if it is allowed, so no link, but it can be easily looked up), Angelica Nero takes over the role this month. Seems she is a musical prodigy that has musical videos online covering Lady Gaga and The Beatles. And she looks like she can't be more than 3 or 4!

2 minutes ago, Wendy said:

Victoria Kiriakis is finally being aged up. Per another site (unsure if it is allowed, so no link, but it can be easily looked up), Angelica Nero takes over the role this month. Seems she is a musical prodigy that has musical videos online covering Lady Gaga and The Beatles. And she looks like she can't be more than 3 or 4!

She was credited in the end credits for today's episode as "Angelica Valentina Nero".

4 hours ago, Wendy said:

Victoria Kiriakis is finally being aged up. Per another site (unsure if it is allowed, so no link, but it can be easily looked up), Angelica Nero takes over the role this month. Seems she is a musical prodigy that has musical videos online covering Lady Gaga and The Beatles. And she looks like she can't be more than 3 or 4!

Rolf being involved explains it all for Lexie being somewhat alive. Could she have had a twin that was never introduced and her memories put into this young lady.

4 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

@Soapsuds I am glad I am not the only one who thought of this when I read the name Angelica Nero