Which Convict’s Exit Was Your Favorite on DAYS?

By Janet Di Lauro Oct 21, 2016 7:43 a.m. ET

Days of Our Lives

After their prison escape, Orpheus, Clyde, and Xander wreaked havoc on the citizens of Salem on Days of Our Lives.

Revenge was sweet and swift for The Terrible Trio. Orpheus, Clyde, and Xander were hellbent on getting even with the foes from their past by holding them hostage, attempting to kill them, and evoking fear and panic in everyone who crossed their paths. Ultimately, each one of them disappeared from the story canvas. Soap Hub asked which convict’s exit was your favorite.

Dead and Gone
The bulk of fans, some 46% of you, found Orpheus’s (George Del Hoyo) exit the most compelling – and shocking. After a showdown with Steve and John, he ended up shot, arrested, and taken to the Salem PD. While you were expecting him to head back to prison, Orpheus ended up taking a vial from Marlena’s (Deidre Hall) medical bag, drinking it, and killing himself. It was a major surprise you never saw coming.

Back to the Slammer
Some 41% of fans thought Clyde’s sendoff was tops. You enjoyed Andre and Chad’s clever plot to trap him in the panic room at the DiMera mansion, culminating with JJ hauling him off to the cop shop. In the end, Clyde (James Read) ended up with a 25-to-life, which you felt was exactly what the scoundrel deserved.

Off to Greece
The remaining 13% of fans were intrigued by Xander’s departure. You thought Deimos (Vincent Irizarry) stepping in to help his nephew by giving him a fake passport and cash and arranging a trip to Greece was a cool twist. Not only was he the only con to get off scot-free, but lucky Xander (Paul Telfer) ended up heading off on the ultimate all-expense paid vacation.

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Janet Di Lauro

Oct 21, 2016 7:43 a.m. ET 3,611 articles

Janet Di Lauro is a contributing editor at Soap Opera Digest and a writer at Cynopsis.com and Soap Hub.com.
She has been writing about daytime and primetime television for over 30 years.
Prior to her current gigs, Janet ran ThoughtCo.com’s Days of our Lives website. She has built a career in daytime television coverage that has spanned over 30 years and includes a stint as the West Coast editor of Soap Opera Weekly magazine from the publication’s debut in 1989 through 2010. In addition, she was the features editor of Daytime TV magazine and editor of Soap Opera Stars magazine during her publishing years working in New York.
Based in California, Janet has interviewed daytime’s biggest stars, past and present, from Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso (Bo and Hope, Days of Our Lives”) to Susan Lucci (Erica Kane, All My Children) to Maurice Benard (Sonny, General Hospital) to Peter Bergman (Jack, The Young and the Restless). In addition to her daytime work, she served as a contributing editor on the tween publication Pixie and was a feature editor on Reality Check magazine.