The Great Hope: Should She Come Back to Salem on Days of our Lives?

On Days of our Lives, Hope left town to find the presumed dead Ciara. Well, she didn’t find her. Ben and his unflagging love did. Except, alas, Ciara didn’t remember him.

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Instead, Ciara took off for South Africa with Theo (Cameron Johnson). She’ll reunite with Hope there. Depriving viewers of the tear-jerking moment. Is it time to bring the mourning mama and the capable cop back to Salem? What almost 4,000 of you would like to see happen:

Needed Now

A little over half of you, 54%, believe that Hope (Kristian Alfonso) is desperately needed back. She needs to bring Ciara (Victoria Konefal) back to Ben (Robert Scott Wilson), yes. But she also needs to finish up her unfinished business with Rafe (Galen Gering). And maybe start some new business with a new man. Hope is still a vibrant romantic lead and a member of a core family. There’s a huge gap on the canvas without her.

Mother Daughter Visit

A smaller 28% of fans will only accept Hope’s return as a doubleheader with Ciara. Bringing her back with her isn’t optional, it’s a condition of you accepting the story. After all the time that Hope spent insisting that her daughter wasn’t dead, and basically giving up her entire life to search for her, it would make no sense if she were to return without her precious baby girl.

Altar Rafe

You know when would be an awesome time for Hope to return, 18% of the audience suggests? Just as Rafe is about to say I Do… to Ava (Tamara Braun). That’s a terrible match, obviously, but it seems the only way Rafe will get that through his big, fat, see everyone-in-the-best-light skull, is for Hope – the better choice – to show up at his wedding. And remind him of what a functional – at least for Salem – relationship can look like. Days of our Lives (DOOL) airs weekdays on NBC. Check your local listings for airtimes.