Daytime Comings and Goings Week of May 25: A Decade-Long Return Hits Los Angeles, a Supercouple Reunites in Salem, and a Dead Man Is Suddenly Not So Dead

DAYTIME COMINGS AND GOINGS BLOW THE DOORS OFF THIS WEEK

TL;DR: The Bold and the Beautiful welcomes back Darin Brooks and Denise Richards as Wyatt Spencer and Shauna Fulton, plus Theodora Greece as Alison Montgomery, Days of Our Lives reunites Matthew Ashford and Melissa Reeves as Jack and Jennifer Deveraux, and Beyond the Gates drops a shocker when Doug McBride may not be dead after all.

The Bold and the Beautiful: Two Iconic Returns Headline a Massive Week in Los Angeles

The Bold and the Beautiful leads the comeback pack in a major way this week. Darin Brooks returns as Wyatt Spencerafter his last appearance on the canvas in January 2024. He airs in scenes with his TV dad, Don Diamont‘s Bill, and his onscreen half-brother, Scott Clifton‘s Liam. The Spencer family circle finally feels complete again.

Also popping back into the soap this week is Denise Richards as Shauna Fulton, the bestie of Quinn (Rena Sofer) and mother of Flo (Katrina Bowden). Richards originally played Shauna from 2019 to 2022, and Los Angeles has missed her chaos energy ever since.

After an eight-year absence, Theodora Greece is back as Alison Montgomery. The actress made her debut as Bill’s crafty assistant in 2011 and recurred through 2018. She resurfaces on Wednesday, May 27, and Thursday, May 28.

Naomi Matsuda, who has been MIA as Dr. Li Finnegan, is back on set filming scenes as Finn’s mother. Li returning means the Finnegan family dynamic is back in motion, which always means something is brewing in Los Angeles.

Rounding out a busy week in the Forrester orbit: Jade Coatsworth pops in as Kingsley the intern on Monday, May 25, and Tuesday, May 26. Shannon McMullen resurfaces as Forrester model Willow on the same days. Sissy Sheridan is back as Logan employee Jessica also Monday and Tuesday. Christopher “Sincere” Cato returns as Alex on Monday and Tuesday. And new face Jazz Jasprett Kaur joins the cast as a DJ on Monday and Tuesday.

Got hot takes about why Wyatt Spencer is coming home now, what brings Shauna Fulton back to Los Angeles, and whether the Brooks-Richards return is connected to a brand new storyline arc? Send your wildest theories to [email protected] and we’ll share the best ones with the SOM community!

Beyond the Gates: Doug McBride Might Not Be Dead After All

The biggest storyline shockwave on Beyond the Gates this week is not about who is coming in but who is coming back from the supposedly-dead. Doug McBride might not be deceased after all, and Friday’s episode ended with Jason Graham‘s Doug coming face to face with his daughter Deanna in a stunning moment that flipped the entire McBride family arc upside down.

Meanwhile, Ben Gavin is out as Derek Baldwin. The former firefighter turned free clinic general manager was killed in the warehouse shootout involving the plasma ring, closing out a major chapter on the canvas.

Other guest appearances this week include Donny Carrington, back as Ren Tolliver, the plasma ring enforcer who killed Derek. Ren was arrested after the cops busted the plasma ring. Jordi Vilasuso‘s Grayson Perez and Cecelia Specht‘s Dr. Lia Whitmore were also pulled into the plasma ring fallout.

Days of Our Lives: A Salem Supercouple Reunites and a New Boyfriend Debuts

A pair of legendary couples reunite this week in Salem. Melissa Reeves arrives as Jennifer Horton Deveraux, joining Matthew Ashford, who returned as Jack last week. The duo share a heart-to-heart about their kids on Monday, May 25. Reeves also interacts with AnnaLynne McCord‘s Cat Greene on Tuesday, May 26.

Lamon Archey returns as Eli Grant on Friday, May 29, sharing sweet scenes with his TV wife, Sal Stowers‘ Lani. Eli and Lani back on the canvas at the same time is the kind of comfort soap watching dreams are made of.

Javi’s new boyfriend also materializes this week. Michael Ocampo makes his first appearance as Gus on Thursday, May 28. Javi Hernandez is on his way to meet his new flame when he runs into Leo Stark, because of course he does, and the love-triangle setup is officially live.

And Miles Anderson resurfaces as Foster, the former bookstore owner. The character asks Susan Seaforth Hayes‘ Julie out to dinner on Friday, May 29.

The Young and the Restless: Stephanie Simmons Delivers News on Malcolm

Vivica A. Fox continues her run as Dr. Stephanie Simmons. Holden Novak (Nathan Owens) and his mother receive news about Malcolm Winters (Shemar Moore)’s condition on Thursday, May 28. With Malcolm’s transplant arc continuing to be one of the most emotionally heavy storylines on the canvas, every Stephanie Simmons scene is loaded with weight.

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