Sweet as pecan pie or rotten to the core? Has Marlena gone over to the dark side? Days of our Lives Two Scoops for the week of August 4, 2025

If you blinked, you missed the return of Sami. I think it took the character longer to travel to Salem than the amount of time she was there. But it was nice that she was able to come back and pay her respects to John.

Chad and Cat got stuck in a hospital elevator overnight. Julie was royally pissed when she and Marlena heard the two in the elevator together. And while there were a couple of moments where it seemed they were going to kiss, that didn’t happen until later in the week. Chad was helping Cat because she got sick, and when he was near her when she was snoozing on the couch, she opened her eyes and kissed him! Boy, you thought Julie was mad this week, wait until that comes out!

Xander and Sarah’s story is starting to get out of control. Gabi, who was working Xander for information under the guise of flirting, ended up kissing him in the Bistro! Who should walk in and witness this? None other than Sarah and Brady! Then they kissed! What is going on here?

EJ tried a daring move in court: He asked Johnny, who was under oath, to explain what his relationship was to Belle. Johnny had no choice but to reveal that EJ and Belle were an item. EJ then tried to use that information as grounds for a mistrial because she was having a conflict of interest. I thought it was a brilliant move, but the judge didn’t fall for it, and Belle dumped him right in front of her. I would have thought that Belle would consider that a brilliant move, but instead, she put him in the doghouse.

And the big thing this week was that, while Susan’s not closer to finding EJ’s shooter, she definitely felt Stefano’s presence and danger around Marlena. Even Sami had a flashback where she said to John that Stefano would be in their lives forever! And Susan warned Johnny and EJ, “Dr. Marlena Evans has gone back to the dark side.” She later bumped into Marlena in Horton Square, and her powers seemed to start going haywire, which was cool. She worried that something was somehow draining Marlena’s blood! But she was confident that it wasn’t a vampire, so what could it be?

LOOSE ENDS

There was mention of Abigail this week, so I ask again, “What the heck happened to Abigail’s body?” Does no one care? Nobody’s mentioned it or even looked into it! Yeesh.

After Felicity told Johnny and Chanel that Cat was missing, Johnny went to see his mother, and Chanel took Felicity to the police station to report her missing. As everyone walked away, you could see that litterbugs Johnny and Chanel left their empty coffee cups on a table in Horton Square! Shame on them.

While Chad and Cat were in the elevator, they fell asleep. Cat started saying, “No! Stop it! Stop it!” I wonder if this is related to her past experience with the ISA? Even though she was just an analyst, they were sent out in the field (like her recent assignment). Perhaps she was kidnapped by enemies and tortured.

There was a lot of talk this week about someone pulling a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request on the Titan-DiMera merger. Turned out it was Steve who did it, but that’s irrelevant here. I looked it up, and FOIA requests are usually for government issues, not private companies. Unless the company has some government contracts or ties, a request like that would not be possible in the real world.

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REFERENCES

Julie asked JJ if Chad’s kids were at Harry Potter camp. In the unlikely chance someone doesn’t know who or what Harry Potter is, it’s a series of books by J.K. Rowling about the title character who lives a horrible life until he finds out he’s a wizard. It was turned into a successful movie franchise with Daniel Radcliffe as Harry, a role that propelled him into stardom. Both the books and the movies are well worth checking out, as they get darker as Harry grows and must battle the forces of evil.

A little while later, Gabi came into the kitchen, moving with purpose. She had her hair up and was wearing a sleek dress. Leo remarked, “It’s like Laura Ingalls Wilder has risen from the dead.” See the next section for Rafe’s reaction. Wilder was the author of the Little House on the Prairie series of books, which were based on her life. She was portrayed on the TV show of the same name by Melissa Gilbert.

SHOT OF THE WEEK

Cat met with Rafe, and he agreed to give her a combat refresher. So they put up their dukes, ready to practice some moves, and it was just a cool shot. It should be used to promote the show.

TONY’S OUTFIT OF THE WEEK

Once again, Tony’s wearing a sharp suit which has a subtle plaid pattern on it. His matching vest and white shirt provide a nice contrast with his tie that has an almost red sunset-looking pattern on it. He’s also got a red handkerchief in his pocket, making the whole ensemble just pop.

LINE(S) OF THE WEEK

When Julie and Marlena realized that Chad and Cat were in the elevator calling up for help, Julie angrily asked, “Is that Cat Greene?” Marlena intervened and told Cat they had called for help. Julie then yelled down, “Yeah, and in the meantime, keep your hands off Abigail’s husband!”

The skydiving instructor/elevator repairman saw Chad and Cat when the elevator door opened, and he said to them, “You two. You just can’t stop taking the plunge together, can you?”

When Johnny informed Susan Banks that Sami was back in town, she said, “Sami Brady is back here? Ugh! Everybody in Salem better just gird their loins, huh,” then EJ walked in and she added, “especially you, son.” Back when people wore loose clothing, like robes, girding one’s loins was the act of securing it around the waist if you needed to do physical activity like combat or labor. Thus, the literal act of preparing for action became a metaphor for getting ready for any challenge.

She was worried that Sami was obsessed with EJ. He calmly replied, “Mother, I assure you, my loins, along with the rest of me, are perfectly safe from Samantha.”

After seeing Chad and Cat clutching each other when the elevator opened, Julie was rather abrupt with them. Marlena convinced her to walk away and said, “Julie, I know that you’re not fond of Cat, but maybe you could try to hide your disdain.” Julie replied, “I did.” Marlena just blinked and looked at her incredulously. Julie then thought about it and said, “Well, perhaps that wasn’t my best effort, but I have never seen such a conniving woman since Gabi Hernandez fornicated her way through my family.”

Leo was moaning and groaning to Rafe about how the Spectator article about Johnny’s trial was terrible. He said that it was, “An absolute travesty, devoid of any human element. I mean, you have a son on trial for shooting his father being represented by said father at that trial. This should have our readers plotzing not dozing off.”

Gabi was giving Leo guff and he said, “You know, I thought we really connected when Ari was missing, when I was so compassionate and comforting and showed you what a lovely and caring person I was capable of being.” She responded, “Aw. When you’re not being an insensitive nincompoop, you mean?”

Belle happened to bump into Tate, and they were talking about how Sami was back in town, so Belle decided to sleep at the Salem Inn until her sister left town again. Belle explained that Sami was mad at her for prosecuting Johnny, and Tate reasoned that she had no choice because it was her job. Bell replied, “Oh, well, pesky little things like logic and reason don’t really matter to my sister.”

EJ told Johnny to “keep his eye on the ball,” and Johnny found the baseball reference amusing because that was John’s thing. When their conversation ended and they prepared to return to the courthouse, EJ said, “So let’s go hit it out of the park.” Johnny cringed and said, “Uh, okay, Dad, I hate to tell you this, but, um, you don’t really pull it off, the whole baseball metaphor thing.” EJ chuckled and said, “Whatever you say, slugger.” An awkward moment, to say the least.

Tony told Anna that he noticed some of their liqueur was missing, stating, “Well, I swear there was more left of this Taylor’s 1970.” Anna hilariously responded, “Hm. Well, maybe a spirit got into the spirits.” He laughed and added, “Oh, yes. A dipsomaniacal ghost must have indulged, of course. That’s the logical answer.”

Okay, here’s a wild one. Gabi revealed to Xander that she was a witness at the trial because she’d gone to the DiMera mansion with a gun the night of the shooting. Xander then said, “Huh. Well, I will ask the all too obvious question, knowing full well that the answer is unlikely to be in the affirmative, since the person being interrogated, aka you, would undoubtedly not care to incriminate herself with the likes of the interrogator, aka me, someone she barely knows and trusts even less, I imagine.” She replied, “Speak English, would you?”

REACTION OF THE WEEK

When Leo referred to Gabi as Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rafe just looked at him like he didn’t even understand what the former con artist was going on about. Gabi said, “Leo, shut up. I’m testifying today.”

RANDOM THOUGHTS

I’m sorry, but I don’t think I could be trapped in an elevator all night, with no bathroom available.

The guy who rescued Chad and Cat from the elevator also happened to be their skydiving instructor! What a small world.

They pulled a fast one on us when they made us think Xander and Sarah made up and slept together, but it just turned out to be a dream Xander had.

When Anna revealed to Tony that Susan Banks felt Stefano’s presence, that might have put the kindly psychic in danger. If Tony turns out to really be Andre, and he’s on the verge of somehow bringing Stefano back (most likely by transferring his consciousness to another body), he might want to get Susan out of the way before someone starts to believe her. Tony assured Anna that Stefano was most sincerely dead, but he’s probably lying.

PARTING THOUGHTS

I’m convinced that Stefano, or at least his consciousness, is in the secret sub-basement of the DiMera mansion. And further, I believe that Andre is the one who’s preparing to bring him back. With the advanced state of AI and robotics these days, I wouldn’t be surprised if Stefano’s mind was brought back in the body of an android.

Gabi’s working hard to get in with Xander so she can report back to Tony with info that will tear apart the Titan-DiMera merger. However, I think she’s starting to fall for him, so when the time comes to overthrow Xander, she’s going to switch sides. IMHO.

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