On Days of our Lives, the chaos wasn’t subtle, it was coordinated. Kristen cornered Sophia with a plan that pointed straight at Marlena. EJ started quietly setting the stage for Stefano’s will reading. And Xander slipped in a call to move serious money on Titan’s behalf like it was just another item on his to-do list. And right in the middle of all that, the show decided to look back at itself, pulling the cast into a reminder that sometimes the wildest part of DAYS isn’t what’s coming next, it’s what already happened.
Key Takeaways
- The DAYS cast struggled to tell real stories from fake in the April Fools’ game.
- Jennifer’s coffin moment and Marlena’s shooting both stunned them by being true.
- Confidence dropped fast as even the wildest plots turned out to be real.
- Susan Banks’ Elvis story sealed just how absurd—and accurate—Salem history is.
- The cast’s genuine reactions became the real highlight for fans.
The Cast Tries To Guess What’s Real and Immediately Regrets It
The show posted a video on Instagram with the caption, “For April Fools’ Day, the cast played Fool or Fact to guess which outrageous storylines are real or fake. How many did you get right? 👀,” and the game didn’t take long to spiral out of control. The first question was “Fool or Fact: Jennifer appeared to rise from her coffin at her funeral.” Most of the cast confidently called it fact, while Eric Martsolf (Brady) went the other way. Linsey Godfrey (Sarah) called it insane and still said fact, then immediately paid for that confidence with a full-on scream when she was right.
When the next question asked if Marlena (Deidre Hall) was arrested as a killer and then shot by police, several cast members hesitated, guessed wrong, and then looked genuinely stunned when it turned out to be true. Godfrey and Paul Telfer (Xander) both reacted like they’d just learned something they weren’t emotionally prepared to process, while others slowly rethought what they thought counted as “too far” for Salem.
By the time the question about Julie (Susan Seaforth Hayes) came up, “Julie hid blackmail evidence in a church hymn book. Then forgot where,” the confidence was gone. Answers bounced between fact and fool, and when the buzzer hit, the collective reaction was disbelief. Telfer admitted they were terrible at the game, Godfrey agreed, and Robert Scott Wilson (Alex) joked that the idea was so good it should actually be written into the show. (Find out why Johnny asks EJ for help.)
When the Past Sounds Fake but Isn’t
The Susan Banks question sealed it. When asked if she believed Elvis Presley got her pregnant, most of the cast leaned toward fact, though a few hesitated until the realization hit. Cherie Jimenez (Gabi) connected the dots about EJ’s (Dan Feuerriegel) name in real time, while others reacted like they’d just uncovered a piece of lore they somehow missed.
Suddenly, the game wasn’t just about guessing anymore. It became a reminder of how much has happened, and how easily even the people living inside this world lose track of it. The reactions weren’t exaggerated for the camera, feeling like genuine rediscovery.
Fans leaned right into that energy in the comments. One viewer wrote, “OMG I’m dying, this is hilarious!!” while another added, “This cast is just the best lol. Love them on and off screen.” A fan pointed out, “Paul & Linsey have the most dramatic reactions!” and someone else summed it up cleanly with, “Days of Our Lives – So Much Fun! Just the BEST.”
