Days of our Lives‘ Joy just proved that she will go to great lengths to make sure she, Alex, and Kelsey are a family. The problem is Alex loves Stephanie, who remains his priority along with his daughter. Also, Joy’s latest scheme has holes in it and could land her in serious physical danger.
Key Takeaways
- Joy isn’t really paralyzed.
- Alex has shown that his help only goes so far.
- Joy is willing to risk her health for Alex, and it will cost her.
The Secret Joy Has Been Hiding
When Joy (AlexAnn Hopkins) came out of surgery paralyzed, it was a shock to Kayla (Mary Beth Evans), Alex (Robert Scott Wilson), and Sarah (Linsey Godfrey). After all, the procedure went perfectly, and there was no explanation for why Joy couldn’t move her leg.
It turns out there is a very good explanation, and one that DAYS’ fans knew from the jump. Joy is faking her paralysis. Even Sarah telling her story didn’t sway Joy to call off her plan.
Joy’s plan is to force Alex to be there for her and get him away from Stephanie (Abigail Klein). There are a few things Joy doesn’t realize about her strategy or doesn’t want to admit. That was clear when Alex offered to help her at home in every way but by inviting Joy to stay with him.
The Risk That Might Not Pay Off for Joy
Alex has made it clear that being a good father to Kelsey (Lena and Mira Chase) and a good husband to Stephanie. The only reason Joy is on his radar is because of his daughter. Alex knows Kelsey needs her mother to be at her best and wants to make that happen.
Joy sees Alex standing by her as a sign that she can convince him they should be a family. That’s not the case, as Alex showed when he didn’t offer to take Joy and Kelsey to his apartment so Joy could recover.
Alex’s goal is to find a way to co-parent with Joy while building a life with his wife. Joy not seeing that pokes a huge hole in her plan, but it’s not the biggest problem.
The biggest issue is that Joy is risking her own health to play a game with Alex; she can’t win. The impact of Joy taking unnecessary steps to fake her paralysis at some point will come back to haunt her, physically and emotionally.
Sarah and Kayla have no idea what’s really going on with Joy, which means the treatment they have for her could be more harmful than helpful. One thing is for sure. Taking the muscle relaxers could hurt Joy physically more than she expected.
Joy is taking a big gamble on a plan that so far hasn’t even come close to giving her the results she wants. DAYS spoilers tease that Joy ups her dangerous game to get Alex. How far will Joy go to make sure she ends up with Alex?
