Commentary

Soap Hub Performer of the Week for DAYS: Marla Gibbs

We had high hopes that sitcom stalwart Marla Gibbs – the most recent recipient of Soap Hub’s Performer of the Week honors – would be…

By Garren Waldo August 24, 2021

Isabel Durant’s Days of our Lives Exit As Claire Is A Major Mistake

Since diving into the role of Shawn Brady and Belle Black’s only daughter, Claire Brady, Isabel Durant has handled the assignment with grace and precision…

By Janet Di Lauro August 23, 2021

Days of our Lives Ben and Ciara Reunion: What Went Right – and Wrong

Ciara Brady finally getting her full memory back and remembering her love for Ben Weston was pure bliss for “Cin” fans. There were a lot…

By Janet Di Lauro August 20, 2021

Paulina’s Days of our Lives Secret: Will It Undo Lani’s Perfect World?

Days of our Lives unleashed a doozy of a secret: Lani’s irrepressible Aunt Paulina is actually her biological mother. While it’s a major move in…

By Janet Di Lauro August 17, 2021

A Critic’s Review of Days of our Lives: Short-Shifted And Eye Rolls

When it comes to Days of our Lives, every fan has their own opinion – and Soap Hub is no different. For five days we…

By Garren Waldo August 15, 2021

Soap Hub Performer of the Week for DAYS: Alison Sweeney

Sami Brady DiMera – played to pitch-perfect perfection by Alison Sweeney, the recipient of Soap Hub’s Performer of the Week Award for Days of our…

By Garren Waldo August 15, 2021

Here’s Johnny: What To Expect From The New Days of our Lives DiMera

Sami Brady DiMera and EJ DiMera’s only son, Johnny DiMera, is returning to the Days of our Lives fold. He’s all grown up, having departed…

By Janet Di Lauro August 12, 2021

Before They Were Soap Stars: Drake Hogestyn As A Singing Cowboy

When Drake Hogestyn joined Days of our Lives, and John Black first arrived in Salem, he had no idea who he was. For a few…

By Alina Adams August 11, 2021

Which Days of our Lives Actress Played Herself In A Made-For-TV Movie?

Life is never simple for a soap opera heroine — especially on Days of our Lives. They frequently contend with unfaithful (and sometimes, downright unhinged)…

By Garren Waldo August 08, 2021

Which Soap Star Topped Billboard With The Ballad of Davey Crockett?

Music has played an integral part in every soap for decades. From love themes for favorite couples to dramatic stings that heighten the tension after…

By Garren Waldo August 08, 2021

Days of our Lives: 4 Bold Predictions After the Olympic Break

Days of our Lives’ long two-week hiatus is finally over. The NBC soap begins airing fresh episodes on Monday, August 9, and, based on the…

By Janet Di Lauro August 07, 2021

Days of our Lives Clarifies The Past: Why Maggie Had To Be Redeemed

A surprise twist last year saw Maggie go from convicted murderer to duped “fall girl” on Days of our Lives. It’s a move that had…

By Janet Di Lauro August 07, 2021

Days of our Lives Primer: Where Salem Left Off Before Olympics

As a prelude to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Days of our Lives produced several storylines intended to keep their fans waiting on tenterhooks…but what…

By Garren Waldo August 06, 2021

Why Comical Eugene Bradford Is Still Missed On Days of our Lives

If your history of watching Days of our Lives goes back as long as mine — specifically to the early ’80s, then you’ll probably agree…

By Keith Loria August 05, 2021

A Case For Bringing Theresa Donovan Back To Days of our Lives

Despite being the daughter of two of Days of our Lives’ most heroic do-gooders, Theresa Donovan was a decided schemer – which is something this…

By Garren Waldo August 05, 2021

Days of our Lives Photos Tribute: The Von Amberg Coronation Massacre

There’s still more Olympic coverage left to go on NBC, but that shouldn’t preclude you from getting your Days of our Lives fix. Today, we’re…

By Garren Waldo August 04, 2021

Sarah, Xander, and Gwen: The Wild Wily Triangle Days of our Lives Needs

Xander Cook hit rock bottom when “Sarah Horton” –- actually a masked Kristen DiMera – dumped him on their wedding day. After a drunken binge…

By Janet Di Lauro August 04, 2021

3 Key Ways To Put Nicole Back in the Days of our Lives Spotlight

Nicole Walker’s suddenly single on Days of our Lives, now that Eric Brady’s learned she cheated on him with Xander Cook and headed back to…

By Janet Di Lauro August 04, 2021

Previous Days of our Lives Olympic-Necessitated Cliffhangers

There’s still one full week of Olympic coverage left to go, but that shouldn’t preclude you from getting your Days of our Lives fix. Today,…

By Garren Waldo August 03, 2021

Days of our Lives Moments In History: Salem Strangler Kills ‘Marlena’

It was back in the summer of 1982 when Days of our Lives presented a riveting murder mystery as the Salem Strangler was knocking off…

By Keith Loria August 01, 2021

Soap Opera Trivia: How Well Do You Know Santa Barbara?

Soap opera fans, test your knowledge about soap operas, the storylines, and the stars who make them! Today, we have a wonderful challenge – how…

By Garren Waldo August 01, 2021

Soap Opera Science: When Days of our Lives Went Too Far

These days, everyone is talking about listening to science, whether that means following Center for Disease Control mandates, reading Ivy League medical school studies, or…

By Alina Adams August 01, 2021

Days of our Lives Moments in History: The Wedding of Larry and ‘Hope’

They say every bride is beautiful on her wedding day, but that statement may have proved to be untrue at the Days of our Lives…

By Keith Loria July 31, 2021

7 Questions Every Days of our Lives Fans Has to Be Asking

Days of our Lives went out with a bang before breaking for the Summer Olympics. Some major storylines reached their peaks, leaving viewers on the…

By Janet Di Lauro July 30, 2021

Days of our Lives Could Benefit By Reintroducing These MIA Hortons

Tom and Alice Horton. They once headed what was the preeminent family on Days of our Lives – and then their numbers began to dwindle.…

By Garren Waldo July 30, 2021

Why Did Days of our Lives Forget About Alex Marshall?

Days of our Lives is well known for having its villains return over and over and over, whether it be Stefano DiMera, Orpheus, Andre DiMera,…

By Keith Loria July 30, 2021

Do You Recall: Days of our Lives’ Second Foray Into Primetime

Believe it or not, there was a time in soap opera history when your favorite daytime dramas — like Days of our Lives — were…

By Garren Waldo July 29, 2021

Days of our Lives Photos Tribute to John Black and Marlena Evans

The Tokyo Olympics are taking over NBC for the next two weeks but that’s no reason to not get your Days of our Lives fix.…

By Amber Sinclair July 29, 2021

Days of our Lives’ Sami Totally Deserves Nicole’s Payback, EJ’s Wrath

After destroying Eric Brady and Nicole Walker Brady’s anniversary party – orchestrating the reveal of Nicole and Xander Cook’s one-night stand with no regard for…

By Janet Di Lauro July 29, 2021