It shouldn’t take a funeral for Days of Our Lives to give us a break from nonsense and get back to what’s made this soap amazing for more than half a century, but here we are.
Now that Doug’s memorial is behind us and most of the classic characters have left again, it’s back to dealing with Clyde Weston, not to mention the nonsense surrounding Johnny’s one-night stand with Joy and EJ’s manipulations.
There is a bright spot, though. Days of Our Lives spoilers for the week of 12-09-24 promise a trip down memory lane for Steve and Kayla, some more of Hope before she leaves, and a possible reason for Shawn to stay permanently.
Days of Our Lives Spoilers For The Week of 12-09-24 Promise Predictable Danger For The Couples Taking Down Clyde
It isn’t hard to figure out where the Clyde double-crossing stuff is going.
I’d probably be less annoyed with this storyline if it didn’t involve JJ. My favorite character is finally back, but I can’t enjoy it because he’s in such a ridiculous storyline.
It’s not as bad as that time that JJ and Eve slept together. There’s no dubious consent here.
Instead, JJ missed Doug’s funeral and almost didn’t learn about his death because he didn’t answer Jennifer’s six calls, and for what?
He and Gabi are sharing a bed “as friends,” so it’s not hard to guess where that’ll go.
They’re pretending to be Chad and Abigail so they can act as decoys for Clyde’s goons, and to the surprise of literally nobody, Days of Our Lives spoilers for the week of 12-09-24 say that JJ will have to save Gabi from danger.
Casey Moss and Cherie Jimenez are bringing their A-game, but the story is far beneath them.
My favorite part of it so far has been JJ’s reaction to learning about Doug’s death and his grief that they won’t get to play music together on Christmas now.
I’m glad JJ finally has his musical spirit back — certain other writers wrote out his passion for guitar for no reason whatsoever the last time they saw fit to give him a character-ruining story — but I’d rather have more grief and less Clyde nonsense.
I have trouble believing Clyde is this supervillain when he seems like a parody of the self-involved idiots that Yellowstone‘s Beth Dutton eats for lunch on a regular basis.
Also, JJ is the only one who ever managed to bring Clyde down, and did it fairly easily as a teenager — have the writers forgotten that?
Meanwhile, in the crappier motel across the street (yes, really!), Cat will turn to Chad for comfort, and the two of them will also be in danger.
Color me non-surprised for a second time.
The two of them hate each other (or, at least, Chad does not want to hang out with Cat ever again!), but there’s only one bed in the room, and Chad insists on sleeping on the floor so she can be comfortable.
Days of Our Lives spoilers for the week of 12-09-24 don’t say how soon the two end up sharing a bed, but come on.
There’s no way it doesn’t happen sooner or later, especially if they either get held hostage together or realize how close they both came to dying at the hands of Clyde’s goons.
Meanwhile, Cat will be upset about the possibility that her mother is dead.
Did she ever even have evidence that Clyde was actually holding her mom in the first place?
Also, the whole scheme he forced her into involved Cat supporting his lie that Abigail was alive, so why wouldn’t she think he’s lying about her mother being dead?
It’s hard to have any empathy for Cat when she could have cut this off at the pass by turning to someone for help.
I can understand her not wanting to rely on Salem’s Keystone Cops, but she could have told Chad the truth from the beginning so that they could team up to get rid of Clyde, just like they’re doing now, but with less unnecessary drama.
Days of Our Lives to EJ: You Will NOT Get Your Way!
As much as the Joy/Johnny/Chanel mess is irritating, I am excited that EJ’s plans will probably blow up in his face.
I got a good laugh out of Alex telling Joy, “EJ is the DA. He can’t go around blackmailing and bullying people.”
Oh, how I wish being a district attorney meant someone’s morals were impeccable.
However, Days of Our Lives spoilers for the week of 12-09-24 promise EJ will get some of what’s coming to him, and I can’t wait!
Days of Our Lives spoilers for the week of 12-09-24 say that Kate will give EJ a hard time about releasing Joy from her contract (and really, did EJ think Kate wouldn’t find any of this suspicious?)
EJ versus Kate should be fun, but I’m really looking forward to EJ eventually being confronted with the fact that he brought this on himself.
If you watched Friday’s show, you know that Chanel walked in on Alex and Johnny screaming at each other, and she’s going to be determined to find out what that’s all about.
The guys were arguing because Alex doesn’t appreciate Johnny and his father running Joy out of town and wants to replace Johnny as director.
Of course, Chanel walked in as Alex was yelling about how he’ll never tell her what Johnny did but only because he cares about Chanel too much.
Please, please, please let this be how she learns that Johnny slept with Joy.
It’s the perfect time since she just told Lani how grateful she was that their previous issue was a big misunderstanding and how she wouldn’t be able to handle it if Johnny cheated on her during the confusion.
Predictable? Yes. But oh, the karma would be so delicious!
Plus, this annoying storyline would be over. It would be a sweet bonus if Chanel held Johnny more responsible than Joy and maintained her friendship with her, but I don’t dare dream of that.
And Now For The Good Stuff: Hope’s Sticking Around For A Bit
Kristan Alfonso was unable to participate in the funeral scenes because of a scheduling conflict, but at least she’ll be around for a little bit longer.
So far, Hope’s return has been pitch-perfect (except for Bo is still in a coma, but future Days of Our Lives spoilers promise he’ll return in May, so we just have to be patient a little while longer!)
She’s met Julie and “Doug III” (or whoever that jewel thief and con artist really is), said a tearful goodbye to Doug at his gravesite, asked Jennifer to keep an eye out for troublemaking from the mysterious stranger, and shared tears with Ciara and Shawn.
And now, Days of Our Lives spoilers for the week of 12-09-24 promise that Hope will spend some time with Steve, Kayla, and Roman.
Other than that silly story where Steve and Hope had microchips in their heads that made them think they were Stefano and Princess Gina, I’ve always enjoyed it when these two share scenes.
Remember that Steve is also a private detective, so Hope might also be bringing her concerns about Julie’s supposed new grandson to him for further help unmasking the truth.
Steve and Kayla Will Finally Spend Time Together
Days of Our Lives seems to have forgotten that Steve and Kayla are also a classic couple.
Lately, Kayla’s at the hospital while Steve is off doing his own thing instead of the two spending any time together.
Fortunately, Days of Our Lives spoilers for the week of 12-09-24 promise that Steve and Kayla will take a trip down memory lane.
They’re also visiting with Hope, so these flashbacks might involve grieving Doug or remembering Bo at his best in order to give Hope hope.
Either way, it’s great to finally have some Steve and Kayla time! It won’t make up for the Clyde nonsense, but it comes close.
Also, while Hope is not staying long-term, Shawn may be.
Jada is ready to offer him his old job back.
That’ll not only give him a reason to stay in Salem but will also force him to interact with Belle regularly if she stays, too, and returns to being one of Salem’s most prominent defense attorneys.
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