Days of Our Lives Recap November 6, 2026: Dominic Marino Calls EJ DiMera Brother as Kristen Fools Him

DAYS OF OUR LIVES RECAP: DOMINIC MARINO WALKS IN AND SAYS HELLO, BROTHER

TL;DR: Your Days of Our Lives recap for November 6, 2026. Kristen mourns Lexie at her memorial disguised as Susan Banks and fools EJ, the real Susan turns up, and Dominic Marino walks into the Brady Pub to introduce himself to EJ: “Hello, brother.”

Days of Our Lives Recap: Kristen DiMera Mourns Lexie as Susan Banks

The Days of Our Lives recap November 6, 2026 belongs to two people EJ never saw coming. The first one came in disguise. Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) slipped into Lexie Carver‘s memorial dressed as Susan Banks, because Kristen could not mourn Lexie in public as herself.

Alone with Lexie’s urn, she took off the glasses and talked to her. She apologized for the disguise. Then she thanked Lexie for warning her about EJ’s plans to send her away. Without that warning, Kristen said, she would not have been there when Rachel Black needed her. She told Lexie she would miss her forever.

It was the most honest Kristen has been in months, and it nearly cost her everything. Two days earlier she paid Sophia to leave town. This was the other side of her, the one that still loves her family.

The Sign of the Cross Almost Gives Kristen Away

Kristen made the sign of the cross, and Roman Brady noticed. It was a small move, but it was hers, not Susan’s. She caught herself, recovered, got past EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) without him seeing through her, and slipped out.

Then the real Susan turned up shortly after. Two Susans in one afternoon is one Susan too many, and Kristen’s cover went out the door with her.

Does EJ DiMera Know Kristen Was at Lexie’s Memorial?

The pieces are all in front of him now: a Susan who left, a Susan who arrived, and a DiMera he had wanted sent away from Salem. The show has not put the confrontation on screen yet. Our Days of Our Lives spoilers are where to watch for it, and EJ is not a man who leaves a math problem unsolved for long.

Days of Our Lives Recap: Dominic Marino Meets EJ DiMera at Last

Theo said on Thursday that Abe feared the DiMeras would cause a scene at the memorial. A scene came, just not from where anyone was looking. EJ did not get a minute to think about Kristen. Dominic Marino (Kyle Pryor) walked into the Brady Pub and went straight to him.

“EJ DiMera. We meet at last,” Dominic said. He gave his name. Then he finished it: “Hello, brother.”

That is the line the winter promo teased, and it landed exactly where it hurts most, on the day Salem gathered to remember Lexie. We first broke down the reveal date when Dominic’s Friday reveal was set.

Days of Our Lives Recap: Why Dominic Calls EJ Brother

Dominic has been circling Salem all week, since Pryor first aired in the role on Monday. He first turned up masked at Belle Black‘s door, and Rita Lesley greeted him at the Salem Inn. He wears Stefano’s ring.

The birth certificate in this story names Stefano DiMera, and if that paper holds, Dominic and EJ may share a father. “Brother” is still Dominic’s word, not the show’s verdict. Pryor has said Dominic was “programmed to be a certain way,” and that there is more to him than meets the eye. Today he chose to show EJ exactly one card.

What does Dominic want from EJ? Write to Amber Sinclair at amber@soapoperamagazine.com and tell us.

Was Kristen right to risk the disguise? Tell us in the comments.

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Dominic Marino Picked the Worst Possible Day for EJ

Our take: this was a perfectly cruel hour of television for EJ. He stood within arm’s reach of Kristen at the memorial, and she walked right past him dressed as somebody else. Then, while he was still catching up on that, a stranger with Stefano’s ring strolled in and claimed him as family. Kristen got her goodbye and got out. EJ got two problems and no answers.

Dominic did not come to Salem to make friends, and he did not choose Lexie’s memorial by accident. Next week is about what he wants, and whether EJ can find out before Dominic tells everyone else.

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