Days of our Lives - Friday, January 3, 2025

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35 minutes of the aftermath of just a few folks, and not the interesting ones.

Stephanie's in bed, having a dream of climaxing with Alex, but she’s actually in bed with Philip.

Alex wakes up in bed lost, but Joy’s in the bed. Alex says AWKWARD, Joy responds with yes but look on the bright side, at least you are not married.

Johnny enters the B&S offices and Abe is there working. Neither expected to see each other today. Johnny tells Abe that Chanel left him.

Chanel wanders into the living room and she scares Paulina, who wants to know why she’s not home with her husband? Because I left him. Paulina wants the reason why and Chanel repeats the storyline of Johnny thinking that Chanel and Alex cheated.

Johnny has told Abe about cheating, but not with who yet.

Joy is being insecure.

Stephanie recovers from her dream; she and Philip have a weird conversation. But any conversation with Philip tends towards the weird. Philip accuses her of pretending to not remember the dream as to not hurt his feelings.

JJ and Gabi wake up all spooning and still holding hands. JJ is glad he stayed, they kiss. Something breaks downstairs.

Paulina continues to loudly grill her daughter about Johnny stepping out.

Now Abe and Paulina know the woman in this Johnny and Chanel mess is Joy Wesley. Johnny tells Abe that Joy had not yet been hired, he didn’t know Joy, and Joy was not a cast member.

Alex tells Joy that he and Stephanie are over, and that Stephanie is now with Philip.

Stephanie fesses up she was dreaming about Alex. This upsets Philip and he leaves. He claims he really cares about Stephanie, he wants a relationship.

Joy and Alex have a similar conversation, about Alex not being happy with anyone but Stephanie.

Abe tries to understand how Chanel reacted to Johnny. Johnny is still in grovel mood but as viewers, we don’t care. Boy, Johnny is the product of EJ and Sami.

Now Paulina asks for more information and trashing on Joy. The went to the hotel room but didn’t have sex. Why, then, are you upset? The incredulous Paulina asks. They didn’t have sex.

JJ, in his boxer shorts, runs into the kitchen with a tennis racket and yells, “Don’t move” to Javi, who is squatting with his back to JJ and Gabi. He's picking up pieces of the broken dish. Don’t kill me, Javi says as he turns around and sees JJ. Then says, well, maybe kill me. Javi broke a mixing bowl. He's making his special New Year’s pancakes. They all sit at the table.

Chanel explains why she's angry. Paulina doesn’t think Johnny actually cheated. Chanel is still hot about Johnny’s actions.

Abe and Johnny discuss the same thing. Johnny knows he is an idiot.

Philip and Stephanie continue to have a conversation about former lovers. Stephanie likes Philip. He asks Stephanie if she wants breakfast or something?

Joy and Alex talk about how wrong for each other Stephanie and Alex are. (Alex and Joy can’t be together either due to the policy Kate has put in place.) But they decide not to talk about the other girl, what can they do? It’s Alex, you know what they do.

Philip has made scrambled eggs; Stephanie shovels them into her mouth. They choose to talk about Titan.

Javi wants to hear the details of last night, JJ is putting on a shirt at the table, they eat pancakes, with fake syrup. Javi isn’t going back to Leo Stark. He jumps up because he wants to go to the gym and work off the carbs from the one bite of pancakes.

Abe and Johnny continue their conversation about Chanel and Johnny being a dumb butt. Abe warns Johnny about Paulina.

Paulina and Chanel continue to talk about Johnny’s mistake. Paulina suggests a shower and getting dressed will help Chanel.

Alex is putting on his pants, he wants to go downstairs to have breakfast. Joy wants to learn her lines. Joy’s scenes are with Chanel tomorrow. Alex gives her a pep talk.

JJ is consuming pancakes as Gabi drinks her OJ. Gabi’s staff forced her to take the week off. JJ starts at the force tomorrow. They decide to spend the day together.

Philip gets dressed to go to the office, because he knows Xander is there. Philip doesn’t want to give Xander a chance to say he’s not worthy of Co-CEO. As Philip leaves, Alex comes home. Weird Philip conversation as Philip rubs it in Alex’s face that he and Stephanie spent the night together.

Abe comes home. He wants to tell Paulina about Johnny. Paulina is team Chanel.

In the B&S offices Johnny takes out his phone and calls Chanel, who has transported to the Town Square. She takes the call and hangs up on him as she has nothing to say. She spies Joy and says you, on the other hand, and marches over to confront Joy.
 
Thank you, Robin!

Gosh, Philip is even oily looking in bed. He is shiny all the time. Stephanie had an out, and she failed. She could easily have admitted she is not over Alex.

I think Chanel needs some space but also should not measure Johnny's indiscretion against their entire relationship. Yes, he cheated, and he knows he was wrong, but will she toss out the entire marriage now? Not forgiving Johnny, believe me, but it would be radical to divorce. I hope they can find a way to reunite at some point.

Javi's pancakes did look good. Him with the carbs and feeling he has to go to the gym after two bites!

Gabi and JJ were sweet together. Will they eventually sour?

Will Alex and Joy start a relationship, and will they hide it from Kate and Abe? We all know that secrets come out.

How badly will Chanel chew out Joy? Another slap in the Square? Heck, they should rename it Slap Square after all the action that takes place there.

AT LEAST Chanel said she believes that "the ultimate deed" did not take place. Does she REALLY?
 
I thought for sure Alex would be dreaming about Stephanie. Wasn't it love at first sight the first time he saw Stephanie? Didn't Joy see Stephanie with Philip at the party? She seemed surprised.

Stephanie should not have slept with Philip and they absolutely should not be a couple. Philip is not stable and not of sound mind.

Wouldn't Gabi & JJ think the noise is probably Javi since he does live there? Seemed a little over the top. Thank goodness JJ didn't have a gun or he might have shot him.
 
I get why Chanel left (so many lies for so long), but I don’t think Johnny needs to run around saying he cheated on Chanel. It gives the impression he slept with Joy. And telling her bosses? So wrong. This whole thing of saying people in these jobs can’t hook up is silly. The whole show is people hooking up who shouldn’t.

Yes, Philip needs some exfoliation. Too much tanner. It’s probably soaked into his brain, which is why he wants a relationship with Stephanie after 10 minutes of reconciliation. Pursuing a now single Belle this intensely would make more sense. But maybe I’m just not that into this version of Stephanie.

I like Gabi and JJ. They have good chemistry. Better than this actress has with Stefan. I don’t like Javi. I’ve tried. He’s not growing on me.

In other news, Paulina is wearing my favorite Natori robe. I have it and the matching pjs.
 
Thanks for the summary.

Compared to the last two, this show was a disappointment. I get that these conversations needed to be had, but all in one show? And no follow up from Belle and EJ? Also: where are Sarah and Xander? The Joy/Alex/Philip/Stephanie love square is awful.
 
Thanks, robin.

It's New Year's Day morning and three men not wearing shirts.

Did Javi leave to give Gabi and JJ time alone?

Chanel found Joy in the square. Someone needs to pass popcorn to the people in the square while they
watch what Chanel does.

Will Joy lose her job? Will B&S get cancelled?
 
Man I am literally interested in NONE of this.
Who could be interested in today’s episode — Salemites dissecting their latest tacky overnight trysts? The biggest loser is of course Stephanie who has drawn the oily Shaggy Phil in Salem’s game of love. If Ms. Johnson could foresee the future, she’d run for her life. How will she feel after Shaggy is disgraced when his fraud is exposed and when mother-in-law Vivian moves in after being released from jail?

Elsewhere, Little Johnny deserves a little slack. After all, how much could he have learned about healthy relationships with parents like Sami and EJ? How many people have hate boinkers for parents or whose mother shot his dead drunk father in the head as he lay unconscious in bed?
 
Philip accuses her of pretending to not remember the dream as to not hurt his feelings.
I like the actor and used to love the character. I could again if they pursue him as the non-stop third wheel. If he becomes aware of how he's always a second choice. I hope that is part of this story.
This upsets Philip and he leaves. He claims he really cares about Stephanie
So much for my boyish hopes.
 
Boy, Johnny is the product of EJ and Sami.
This is the one thing I do like about him. His actions are exactly like his parents, especially the way Sami was written the last 10 years.
She spies Joy and says you, on the other hand, and marches over to confront Joy.
Cheap and stupid. She has nothing to be angry at her about.
Philip knows how to make scrambled eggs
He sure didn't learn it from Kate, Victor, or Vivian; I'm guessing he learned it in the military.
This whole thing of saying people in these jobs can’t hook up is silly.
Especially considering that a hooker made the policy.
Will Joy loose her job? Will B&S get cancelled?
I'm fearing the worst - the backstage drama will "ignite" the 'performances' and they'll say the ratings are through the roof.
If Ms. Johnson could foresee the future, she’d run for her life.
She'd also do this if she could remember the past, like when she was shoved in a morgue drawer because of her relationship with Philip. On the other hand, I'd rather she be with him than with her stepcousin.
After all, how much could he have learned about healthy relationships with parents like Sami and EJ?
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:...but actually, what an excellent point! As the old 1980s PSA said, I learned it by watching you!!!
 
I can get behind the JJ and Gabi pairing but I really wish they had let it happen over time. It's like all they can write is people hooking up or breaking up.

Which leads to Chanel, who I support dumping Johnny. If you've been married for like two weeks and your husband just goes off and believes you've cheated and also handles it this way, then your marriage is already wrong. Plus a real dude would have confronted Chanel and Alex right then and there. Too immature to be married.
 
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