Days of our Lives brought back Lexie as a way to cause drama between Abe and Paulina, and further EJ’s latest agenda. After Paulina pushed Abe to be with his real wife, Lexie, fans chimed in on the storyline.
Key Takeaways
- DAYS fans are rooting for Abe and Paulina.
- Lexie and Abe’s reunion isn’t hitting with fans.
- Why fans think the reunion lacks emotion.
Why The Return of Lexie Has Missed The Mark with DAYS Fans
There’s no question that Lexie (Nikki Crawford) coming back from the dead has shaken things up on the hit Peacock soap. It was something fans knew was coming, but that hasn’t made the reception to Lexie’s return any better.
After Paulina (Jackée Harry) told Abe (James Reynolds) to be with Lexie, fans flooded Reddit with their feelings. The overwhelming consensus was that fans want Paulina and Abe together and are not thrilled that Lexie is the obstacle that has been thrown in their way.
“Am I the ONLY one who loves Paulina and Abe and DOES NOT want Lexie to break them up?” one fan asked in a Reddit thread. Several fans agreed with another fan saying, “I feel like the story undermines everything Abe and Paulina built for the last few years. They work well together. Abe helps ground her, and she slightly changed him when they got together.”
It was years before Abe even opened up to finding love after Lexie died. However, Paulina changed that and gave him another chance at real love. Look at everything she did to help him find his way back to her when he was kidnapped and had amnesia.
Aside from the bond between Abe and Paulina, there is another reason fans are not rooting for an Abe and Lexie reunion. The painful fact is that there is no emotional connection to the character with a new actress in the role, and that Lexie isn’t sticking around very long.
“There’s no history or emotional tie to this Lexie,” declared a fan. A different fan added, “I feel no connection with her or this storyline.”
One fan on Reddit feels it as disrespectful to recast Lexie since Renée Jones played Lexie for nearly two decades, insisting it would be like recasting Hope (Kristian Alfonso).
No disrespect to Crawford, who has done a wonderful job. Crawford has a big task on her hands, taking over for a fan favorite.
DAYS fans were also very vocal about being tired of people coming back from the dead on the hit Peacock soap. It’s been there, done that so much over the past few years.
Others can’t get invested amid speculation that Lexie and Crawford aren’t sticking around very long. Fans on Reddit hinted that Crawford has already wrapped her run, since the show films so far in advance, but that has not been confirmed.
