Days of Our Lives Blew Up Its Two Biggest Stories and Threw Us a Curveball That’s Sure to Divide Fans — So What’s Next?
Days of Our Lives two big stories started wrapping up this week as Fiona and “Abigail” were both exposed, giving us some phenomenal performances. So what’s next? Well, let’s dive in — and get into some of the biggest twists!
Oh, No
I had a whole section ready to go about Abigail, and then I saw the news where AnnaLynne McCord reveals who she really is. And… it’s what a whole lot of fans suspected/feared. She’s Konstantin’s granddaughter, Cat. John did not kill Catherina, and she ended up in Salem and, I guess, had four kids. The Greenes are all Meleounises.
That’s great news for John, but also kind of tragic, since we’ll never get to see it play out onscreen since Drake Hogestyn has passed. But also… Konstantin’s dead and gone. Folks hated him and there’s also been a whole lot of frustration to tease Abigail’s return only to yank it away.
Tying Fake Abigail/Cat to Konstantin, someone who’s dead and gone and was despised, just gave AnnaLynne McCord even more of an uphill battle to win fans over. But I think we may be surprised at the real Cat. You can see what McCord said about her here. Either way, the fallout from this will be playing out for a little while and Cat’s not going anywhere. And we’re likely going to meet Catherina now.
I’m just still confused about why she got plastic surgery to look not like Abigail. Was it just to keep Aaron and Felicity in the dark? Because they still haven’t mentioned a sister. I thought Felicity was going to go there this week, and instead she told Mark that “Abigail” reminded her of their mom. Make it make sense when you wrap up this ruse on Monday, Days.
Downward Spiral
So they aren’t actually putting Chanel and Alex together — which is a nice change from what I assumed — but are just making Johnny lose his mind over jealousy. And fast. We went from everything’s fine to, “You cheating bitch,” in a blink of an eye. Please don’t make Johnny the next monstrous DiMera. There are allowed to be decent people in that family. And while I’ve been wanting something more exciting for him to do, there’s got to be something without turning him into another Stefano.
Beyond Redemption
The Xander/Fiona fallout was heartbreaking — but mostly just from Xander’s perspective. He was shattered to learn the truth. I wanted to feel for Fiona. I could tell she was desperate and scared and felt like she had nothing in her life but her son. But her trying to murder Sarah again by pushing her down the stairs in her wheelchair was chilling.
Take your, “I know myself and I wouldn’t have done it,” and shove it, Fiona. They really just went all in on making her the villain by the end there. And that just ruined my sympathy and even my wanting to have sympathy.
If she’d broken down when confronted by Sarah, admitted it, maybe tried pleading with her without trying to kill her, I think she still could have been saved as a character. But watching Sarah helpless, desperately trying to stop her wheelchair as Fiona told her to shut up and that this was for the best — I can’t. Damn it, Days of Our Lives.
Still, getting the Brady/Fiona confrontation was great as he seethed through the prison bars and she sobbed, begging for forgiveness. Serena Scott Thomas has been a fantastic addition, handicapped character or not. And Sarah comforting Xander through his tears, telling him none of this was his fault, that he was the one Fiona hurt was the way a healthy couple should support each other. And then Xander vowed to make Fiona pay. Which is less healthy. But he’s still Xander. And on that note: If he could become a beloved character, maybe Fiona can pull off a miracle someday.
