Things between Brady and Xander had been spiraling in plain sight for weeks on Days of our Lives: All business decisions immersed in jealousy, all family loyalty stretched thin by Sarah, Titan, and the shared history neither man ever bothered to bury properly. By the time Xander fired Brady and Brady stopped pretending he cared about the job, everything unsaid had already piled up. So, when the show tossed both men in front of a camera and let them talk, it didn’t feel like bonus content so much as pressure finally venting, with a social media post doing what Salem rarely allows, which is letting two men finish their argument.
Key Takeaways
- Brady and Xander’s feud finally got space to play out without interruption.
- The confessional format let both men say the parts Salem usually cuts off.
- Old wounds, especially Sarah and Titan, were the real fuel, not the firing itself.
- Humor undercut the anger without defusing it, especially Brady’s denial and Xander’s bite.
- Philip’s popcorn cameo turned the whole thing into communal entertainment.
Salem Confessionals Go Live
Similar to its video with Stephanie (Abigail Klein), the official Days of our Lives Instagram posted the video with the caption, “Salem Confessionals: Brady vs. Xander. One says it’s love. One says it’s business. Either way… it’s PERSONAL. 👀🔥,” and included a short clip filmed like a reality-show confessional, with chairs, lighting, and just enough space for things to get ugly.
In the video, the gloves came off fast. Brady (Eric Martsolf) ran straight at the firing, mocking Xander’s (Paul Telfer) accent, dismissing the shock, boiling it down to Sarah (Linsey Godfrey) and telling Xander to “get over it.” Meanwhile, Xander shot back with a monologue about privilege, consequences, and the satisfaction of firing someone pretending to be a shoulder for his ex-wife.
Brady insisted he wasn’t bitter, took a swing at Titan’s future, compared it to a sinking ship, and then reminded Xander of the small matter of being shot and nearly cooked in an oven, all while insisting, again, that he was absolutely not bitter.
Fans Picked Sides and Passed Snacks
Xander hilariously stated, “You can’t be serious!?! Brady’s still going on and on about the fact that I shot him, like, one time? I mean, if I wanted to kill him, he’d be dead. And also, like, most people that I’ve shot, they get over it. I mean, Doctor Marlena Evans, she’s my shrink now, but Brady’s like, ‘Boo Hoo Xander shot me!’…like get over it!”
The moment that broke the tension visually came near the end, when Brady leaned in, pointed lower and lower as he warned Xander he was running the company into the ground, stuck his tongue out at the camera, mouthed “Whatever,” and finally said, “I’m done,” before Xander admitted he didn’t hate having somewhere other than Marlena’s (Deidre Hall) office to unload, right as the video cut to Philip (John-Paul Lavoisier) who amusedly stated, “Pass me the popcorn.”
The comments lit up immediately, with one fan quoting, “Boo hoo, Xander shot me. Get over it!” while another called it “the best confessional ever,” praising the improv and chemistry. Several viewers begged for more Salem confessionals, and others laughed hardest at Philip’s cameo. More than one simply asked for extra popcorn next time, because apparently, this is how people want their family drama served now.
