Days Of Our Lives
Leo Stark Marries, Sees Dimitri von Leuschner & CHAOS Ensues Next Week!
Leo Stark and Javi Hernandez face life-altering challenge when Dimitri von Leuschner returns. Abe Carver and Paulina Price receive miracle on Days.
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TL;DR: Days of Our Lives spoilers for the week of January 5-9 reveal Leo Stark and Javi Hernandez face a life-altering challenge when Dimitri von Leuschner returns to complicate their newlywed bliss, Abe Carver and Paulina Price receive a miracle, and Stephanie Johnson explodes on Alex Kiriakis while multiple Salem relationships hit breaking points!
Monday, January 5
Monday’s Days of Our Lives episode kicks off with Leo Stark and Javi Hernandez facing a life-altering challenge that will test their brand-new marriage! After finally tying the knot on New Year’s Eve with Marlena Evans officiating and Chad DiMera as their witness, the honeymoon phase is about to END before it even begins. We KNEW there was trouble brewing when Marlena Evans said things wouldn’t be final until she could file the papers officially!
The spoilers suggest this challenge involves Dimitri von Leuschner’s return to Salem – DUH! –and let’s just say Gwen Rizczech finds herself in hot water—probably because she’s the one who brought Dimitri back to wreck Leo Stark’s happiness! And how dare she come to the wedding looking so sparkly and smarmy at the same time?
Meanwhile, Julie Olson Williams advises Jeremy Horton, Holly Jonas surprises Tate Black with something unexpected, and Sarah Horton rings in the New Year with Brady Black.
Tuesday, January 6
Tuesday brings what could be the most emotional moment of the week when Abe Carver and Paulina Price receive a New Year’s miracle! Based on recent storylines, this miracle could involve Paulina’s health crisis, a revelation of who’s in that mysterious test tube in EJ DiMera’s lab, or Theo waking up at last! We’re betting the third guess is correct!
Marlena Evans gets Leo Stark to open up on Tuesday, which probably means Leo is FREAKING OUT about Dimitri’s return. And speaking of Dimitri, he faces off with Gwen Rizczech—which makes sense because Gwen supposedly brought him back to Salem to cause chaos! Did Dimitri realize Gwen forged that breakup letter? Is he furious that she manipulated him and Leo? The confrontation between these two could be EXPLOSIVE!
What do YOU think the miracle is for Abe and Paulina? Is Dimitri going to win Leo back or will Javi fight for his husband? Email your wildest theories to amber@soapoperamagazine.com!
Wednesday, January 7
Wednesday’s Days of Our Lives brings devastating news when Kate Roberts gives Bonnie Lockhart Kiriakis bad news. Could this be about Bonnie’s novel not saving Titan Industries after all? Kate teamed up with Xander Cook to use Bonnie’s smutty romance novel to save the company, but maybe the plan isn’t working as well as they hoped!
Alex Kiriakis puts his foot down with Xander on Wednesday, which could be related to the Titan business drama or potentially about Sarah Horton. Speaking of police business, Rafe Hernandez and Jada Hunter brainstorm about something important, while Kristen DiMera makes a difficult decision—probably about her brother Peter Blake and what to do after he kidnapped the entire DiMera family!
Thursday, January 8
Thursday brings one of the most dramatic moments of the week when the newly-engaged Stephanie Johnson explodes on Alex Kiriakis, her fiancé! Based on recent storylines involving stalker Owen Kent and the ongoing Titan drama, Stephanie has PLENTY of reasons to lose it on Alex. Is he making bad decisions that put her in danger? Is he being too cocky about the stalker situation? Whatever Alex did, Stephanie is NOT having it!
Kristen DiMera makes a proposal to Rafe Hernandez on Thursday, which could be about resolving the Peter Blake situation. A newly awakened Theo Carver grapples with the reality of being a DiMera—which makes sense after everything his family just went through! Belle Black and Chad DiMera agree to help each other move on, while Philip Kiriakis and Gabi Hernandez make plans together.
Friday, January 9
Friday wraps up the week with some major relationship moments! Chanel Dupree stands her ground with Johnny DiMera—probably about her pregnancy and Johnny’s fears about the health risks. Sarah Horton opens up to Maggie Kiriakis about her growing feelings for Brady Black, while Xander Cook lashes out at Brady because he’s FURIOUS about Sarah moving on!
But the biggest moment comes when Leo Stark proves his love to Javi Hernandez! After a week of Dimitri causing chaos and probably trying to win Leo back, Leo finally makes it clear that Javi is the one he wants. However, the final spoiler reveals that Dimitri gets the upper hand on Gwen Rizczech—so even though Leo chooses Javi, Dimitri is NOT going down without a fight!
Do you think Leo and Javi’s marriage will survive Dimitri’s return? Will Stephanie forgive Alex? Drop your thoughts in the comments below!
