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WEEKLY SOAP SPOILERS MAY 4-8: A Stalker Steps Forward, a Will Is Read, and a Body Climbs Out of a Desert
A stalker steps forward on B&B, a will is read on DAYS, a body climbs out of the desert on Y&R, and Port Charles is in mortal danger on GH.
FIVE SHOWS, FIVE DAYS, AND ENOUGH DAYTIME DRAMA TO LIGHT FIVE CITIES ON FIRE
TL;DR: A stalker steps out of the shadows on The Bold and the Beautiful, a WSB agent is in mortal danger on General Hospital, a presumed-dead villain walks back into Genoa City on The Young and the Restless, two pre-emptions cannot dim the fire on Beyond the Gates, and the reading of Stefano DiMera’s will detonates Salem on Days of Our Lives. Buckle up, this is everything happening across daytime the week of May 4.
Beyond the Gates
Bill Hamilton and Vernon Dupree are about to square off, and the temperature on Fairmont Crescent is going to climb fast. Tuesday and Wednesday will be pre-empted for soccer, but the three days that air will pack a full week of drama into them. Grayson Perez is going to make a life-changing deal, Smitty Smith is going to learn critical intel, Vanessa McBride is going to pitch Hayley Lawson a business proposition with strings attached, and Martin Richardson will finally catch up with his cousin in a moment that has been weeks in the making.
Monday, May 4:
- Bill Hamilton and Vernon Dupree lock horns over Martin Richardson, and neither man is leaving that conversation easily.
- Ashley Morgan brings Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne up to speed on Grayson Perez’s stabbing, and Naomi is going to have a reaction Ashley is not entirely ready for.
- Kat Richardson questions Lia Whitmore about Lynette Wise, and Lia is going to have to choose between her loyalties on the spot.
- Nicole Dupree Richardson and Leslie have an unpleasant reunion that has been a long time coming.
Tuesday, May 5:
- Today’s episode is pre-empted for everyone due to soccer coverage.
Wednesday, May 6:
- Today’s episode is pre-empted for everyone due to soccer coverage.
Thursday, May 7:
- Kat Richardson challenges Bill Hamilton, and her version of pushback hits different from Vernon’s.
- Joey Armstrong assigns Randy Parker an urgent task, and Joey does not call anything urgent unless the floor is already on fire.
- Vanessa McBride pitches Hayley Lawson a business proposition that comes with strings attached, and Hayley is going to read the fine print twice.
- Jacob Hawthorne worries that a dangerous trap has been set, and his concern sets up the cliffhanger Thursday closes on.
Friday, May 8:
- Nicole Dupree Richardson and Carlton Fitzgerald run into special guest Sunny Anderson for a moment that brings some lightness to a heavy week.
- Dani Dupree and Andre Richardson let their imaginations run wild, and given the kind of week these two have had, that could go in five directions before lunch.
- Grayson Perez makes a life-changing deal, and the word “deal” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.
- Smitty Smith learns critical intel that shifts the board entirely.
- Ted Richardson and Shanice Johnson continue to clash over Leslie.
- Martin Richardson catches up with his cousin in a moment that recontextualizes half the week leading up to it.
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The Bold and the Beautiful
Melissa Dylan is finally going to find out who has been stalking her, and the reveal sends her whole week sideways. Brooke Logan is plotting to take Steffy Forrester‘s co-CEO chair with Hope Logan cheering her on. Carter Walton is going to sit Ridge Forrester and Steffy down and tell them the consequences of their choices are coming. And Donna Logan is going to spend the whole week watching the Logan family come apart at the seams.
Monday, May 4:
- The identity of Melissa Dylan’s mystery caller is finally revealed, and whoever it is, Dylan cannot simply block and move on.
- Liam Spencer lands on a solution for Katie Logan‘s designer problem at her brand new fashion house, and the move shifts the balance between Logan and Forrester Creations.
Tuesday, May 5:
- Melissa Dylan is cornered into an impossible choice that flows directly from Monday’s reveal.
- RJ Forrester steps up to defend Electra Forrester, which means RJ has clocked a threat the rest of the family has not seen yet.
- Hope Logan hits a breaking point with Steffy Forrester, and the version of Hope who walks away from that conversation is not the Hope who walked into it.
Wednesday, May 6:
- Brooke Logan extends an olive branch to her sister Katie Logan, and the branch comes with conditions Katie is not going to love.
- Daphne Rose hands Melissa Dylan an offer Dylan is not in any position to refuse.
Thursday, May 7:
- Hope Logan pushes Brooke Logan to fight for what she deserves at Forrester Creations, which is the polite way of saying Hope is telling her mother to take Steffy’s chair.
- Carter Walton sits Ridge Forrester and Steffy down and warns them that the decisions they have been making are about to come back around.
Friday, May 8:
- Steffy Forrester gets more frustrated with Hope Logan and the Hope for the Future line than she has been in years.
- Donna Logan is genuinely afraid Katie is destroying the family, and Donna is the only person paying close enough attention to see it happening.
Days of Our Lives
The reading of Stefano DiMera’s will is coming Friday, and Salem is bracing for impact. EJ DiMera and Kristen DiMera are going to spend the week trading accusations, Johnny DiMera is going to lean on Chanel DuPree for comfort while she leans right back, and Roman Brady is going to push Kate Roberts for a truth she has been hiding. By Friday, Gabi DiMera makes a bold claim and the DiMera family secrets all come pouring out at once.
Monday, May 4:
- Chanel DuPree comforts Johnny DiMera, and the comfort lasts longer than either of them planned.
- EJ DiMera and Kristen DiMera trade accusations that crack open the DiMera family fault lines.
- Jada Hunter reveals Sophia’s fate, and the reveal lands across multiple households at once.
- Leo Stark reaches out to Javi, and Leo does not reach out unless Leo has a plan.
- Cat Greene updates Rafe Hernandez, and Rafe is going to file every word of it.
Tuesday, May 5:
- Jada Hunter gives Amy Choi troubling news, and the conversation reshapes the rest of Amy’s week.
- Tate Black, Arianna Horton, and Holly Jonas process their complicated feelings about Sophia in a scene that is going to ache.
- Philip Kiriakis tries to give Gabi DiMera advice, and Gabi is not the kind of woman who takes it sitting down.
- Stephanie Johnson opens up to Julie Williams about everything that has been weighing on her.
- Alex Kiriakis asks Joy to stay in Salem, and the asking is its own answer.
Wednesday, May 6:
- Marlena Evans counsels Johnny DiMera, and Marlena is the only person in Salem who can talk Johnny off this particular ledge.
- Roman Brady asks Kate Roberts to keep her distance, which is going to land harder than Roman is letting on.
- Theo Carver is conflicted over his mother’s return, and the conflict is going to spill into every conversation he has this week.
- EJ DiMera warns Kristen DiMera, and the warning is not going to stick.
- Cat Greene and Chad DiMera try to keep things casual, which is the funniest sentence anyone has typed about these two in months.
Thursday, May 7:
- Gabi DiMera and Arianna Horton clash, and the heat between them turns up fast.
- Alex Kiriakis and Justin Kiriakis bond over fatherhood in a scene that is going to make every Kiriakis fan weep.
- Stephanie Johnson vents to Jada Hunter about Alex and Joy’s baby, and Stephanie is going to need every minute of that conversation.
- Roman Brady presses Kate Roberts for the truth, and Kate is running out of corners to hide in.
- Johnny DiMera comforts Chanel DuPree, completing the symmetry from Monday and setting up something neither of them is ready to name yet.
Friday, May 8:
- EJ DiMera prepares for the reading of Stefano DiMera’s will, and Salem braces for impact.
- Kristen DiMera and Marlena Evans have a run-in about Rachel that is going to end the way every Kristen and Marlena run-in ends.
- Leo Stark offers to cover for Cat Greene, which is the most Leo Stark sentence the writers have produced all year.
- Gabi DiMera makes a bold claim that detonates the will reading from across the room.
- Chad DiMera reassures Theo Carver, because Chad is the only DiMera in the room with anything resembling a moral compass.
General Hospital
Josslyn Jacks is in mortal danger Monday, picking up where Cassius Faison left her at her own door. Carly Spencer is going to get alarming news, make an announcement, and watch Valentin Cassadine reach out to Nina Reeves from somewhere he should not be. Sonny Corinthos is going to face a dilemma, take extreme measures, and prove yet again that the only thing more dangerous than a Corinthos with a plan is a Corinthos with a problem. Port Charles is loaded.
Monday, May 4:
- Michael James Scott from Broadway’s Aladdin performs at The Savoy, and the night is going to be Port Charles’ last soft moment for a while.
- Josslyn Jacks is in mortal danger, picking up exactly where Cassius Faison left her at the door.
- Lucas Jones is threatened, and the threat is going to bring Felicia Scorpio into his orbit by Friday.
- Brook Lynn Quartermaine is moved by something at The Savoy that hits her right in the conscience she has been trying to outrun.
- Trina Robinson and Kai Hosani get amorous, which is the softest beat the show is giving us this week.
Tuesday, May 5:
- Ethan Lovett delivers intel to Sonny Corinthos and the contents of that delivery set the rest of Sonny’s week in motion.
- Ric Lansing is tested, which never ends well for the people doing the testing.
- Elizabeth Webber makes a request of Laura Spencer that has Drew written all over it.
- Brook Lynn Quartermaine and Harrison Chase discuss their future, and given everything Brook Lynn is hiding, that conversation is a ticking clock.
- Curtis Ashford confides in Jordan Ashford, and Jordan is going to have feelings about every word of it.
Wednesday, May 6:
- Britt Westbourne is floored, which after the week she had with Cassius is going to take something genuinely staggering.
- Dante Falconeri seeks out Liz, and Dante does not seek anyone out unless he is already three steps into a case.
- Ethan Lovett covers his tracks, which is the most Ethan Lovett sentence the writers room has produced all year.
- Laura Spencer tries to protect a loved one, and the loved one in question is going to need every ounce of it.
- Sonny Corinthos faces a dilemma, and the dilemma is whether to do the right thing or the Sonny Corinthos thing.
Thursday, May 7:
- Carly Spencer gets alarming news, and the news is going to land harder than Carly is ready for.
- Valentin Cassadine makes contact with Nina Reeves, which means Valentin is reckless enough to reach out from a hiding spot Carly is going to regret choosing.
- Willow Tait is confident in her plan, which is the kind of confidence that gets people in Port Charles dropped exactly where they stand.
- Trina Robinson and Gio Palmieri make a pact, and the Palmieri-Robinson alliance is the surprise breakout duo of the week.
- Molly Lansing-Davis is suspicious. Of whom and of what is the question that drives the rest of the storyline forward.
Friday, May 8:
- Sonny Corinthos takes extreme measures. The Jakarta black site is about to receive the kind of visitor that does not knock first.
- Carly Spencer makes an announcement, and given the alarming news she got Thursday, that announcement lands with the force of a moving truck.
- Dante Falconeri is flabbergasted, which when Dante is flabbergasted, the audience usually is too.
- Cassius Faison puts pressure on Lulu Spencer, and Lulu has no idea the man pressuring her is not Nathan.
- Felicia Scorpio supports Lucas Jones, who has had a week and is going to need every ounce of it.
The Young and the Restless
Matt Clark is alive. The man we watched Sienna Bacall swear was definitely dead is going to walk back into Genoa City on Thursday. Cane Ashby is going to be cuffed by Christine Blair in front of Lily Winters, Patty Williams is going to stroll into the GCAC and greet Victor Newman and Diane Jenkins like a woman who belongs there, and Phyllis Summers is going to spend five days dodging incoming fire from every direction.
Monday, May 4:
- Victor Newman offers no apology to Diane Jenkins for the yacht situation, because the Mustache does not apologize for things he believes worked the way he wanted.
- Nikki Newman confronts Lily Winters about whatever deal Lily cut with Victor, and Lily is not going to enjoy that conversation.
- Billy Abbott bargains with Victoria Newman, which after Victoria handed Christine evidence that could put Billy in prison is the most awkward negotiation of the year.
- Jack Abbott sets boundaries with Patty Williams that she will absolutely not respect.
Tuesday, May 5:
- Victor Newman and Nikki Newman reject an opportunity to reconcile, which is going to land harder than either of them is letting on.
- Christine Blair backs Phyllis Summers into a corner, and Cricket has been waiting decades to do exactly that.
- Sharon Newman interrogates Sienna Bacall about her past, and Sienna does not have the kind of answers Sharon is looking for.
Wednesday, May 6:
- Michael Baldwin and Phyllis Summers attempt damage control, which after Phyllis walked out on him at the GCAC is going to require Michael to do significant groveling.
- Lily Winters’ attempts to help Malcolm Winters are thwarted, and the wall she runs into is going to come from a direction she did not see coming.
- Claire Newman makes a bold move to support Holden Novak, and the Newman heiress doing anything bold for the Winters family is the kind of plot beat that has consequences.
Thursday, May 7:
- Phyllis Summers is troubled by Nick Newman‘s behavior, because the woman misses nothing and Nick has been hiding more than just the fentanyl.
- Matt Clark resurfaces in Genoa City, and the moment lands like a bomb. The man Sienna swore she killed walks back into the most predictable address in town.
- Cane Ashby makes a promise to Lily Winters that he will need every ounce of his strength to keep.
Friday, May 8:
- Nick Newman reveals a secret to Victoria Newman, and given everything Nick has just admitted to Victor, that secret has weight.
- Chelsea Lawson questions Adam Newman about Riza, and Adam is not going to enjoy that conversation.
- Lauren Fenmore gives Phyllis Summers a warning that lands harder than anything Michael has tried to say all week.
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