Recaps & Winners
Days of Our Lives
Afraid that Jan would retaliate against John, Belle made a deal with her that she wouldn’t press charges against her. Ava was forced to open up about Charlie’s death to Rafe when he found out from Gabi she had lied about leaving the house the night of the murder. Everyone was convinced that Tripp must have been the murderer but he never made it into the apartment. John tried to piece together his memories of the night Charlie was killed. Ciara’s first hypnosis session ended badly when she discovered that Claire had tried to kill her. She then sought out comfort from Theo, who seems to still harbor feelings for her. Eli and Lani debated on whether or not to accept Paulina’s offer to pay for the twins’ college, ultimately deciding to accept. Paulina wined and dined Abe in the hopes of bypassing a zoning law to work on her business plan for the town square. Chanel was surprised to find out that Theo and Lani were related. She then ran into a drunken Xander and made herself at home in his room… and with his wallet.
Jack’s attempt at brokering peace between Gwen and Abby went awry when Gwen puked all over Abby. Things are about to get worse though as Gwen told Jack that she might be pregnant… with Chad’s baby. Philip and Gabi had fun messing with Kate as they teased her about a potential love match between them. Sami opened up to Lucas about her marriage issues and the two shared a kiss. Belle noticed that she was missing a button on her jacket. Could it be in the evidence that was found at Charlie’s crime scene?
General Hospital
As Valentin and Carly continued their plan to get dirt on Gladys, Cyrus became suspicious of them, warning Peter what they were up to. Sasha found herself getting closer to Brando as he opened up to her about Dev. Laura came face to face with Cyrus, telling him the only way he would see his mother again was to confess to his crimes. Nikolas was forced to step into their battle when Cyrus threatened her and Alexis. He made the decision to get close to Martin to gain information on where Florence was being held in the hopes of stopping the war with Cyrus. Olivia was disappointed to hear that Brook Lynn was planning on using her baby as an ELQ bargaining chip but what no one else knew was that Brook Lynn was faking her pregnancy. Her plan was almost ruined when she tripped and fell, prompting Valentin to rush her to the hospital. She saved herself by swiping Maxie’s ultrasound picture and passing it off as her own with Valentin but had Britt keeping her eye on her. Maxie and Britt started their own baby plan as she faked more issues with the pregnancy. Britt warned Peter that any stress could cause Maxie to go into early labor.
Ava received the shocking gift of a fake hand and a note from Ryan. Willow and Michael admitted that they cared about each other. The revelation led to the end of Michael’s relationship with Sasha. Alexis took steps to prepare herself for her prison stint. She reached out to Kevin in the hopes of finding her true purpose in life, discovering she was a fighter and an advocate. She also asked Molly and Kristina to move into her home while she was away. Chase, Finn, Jackie, and Gregory had a family dinner as they worked to move forward as a family. Though things may end badly as Peter hired someone to poison Finn’s drink and the family decided to play Russian roulette drink edition. Now we have no idea whose drink was spiked. Jax became worried about Joss when she hurt herself playing volleyball trying to prove herself to the college that waitlisted her. Wanting true justice for Franco, Scotty told Jason that he believes that Peter was the one who killed his son. Laura reached out to Ava for help in keeping Nikolas away from Cyrus. Valentin and Anna set a trap for Peter and pulled a gun on him.
The Bold and the Beautiful
Zoe pettily ruined Paris’ date with Zende when she slipped an organic laxative in her drink. Liam was distracted talking with Bill on the way home and hit Vinny with his car. Bill was forced to take charge of the situation when Liam collapsed. He wiped down the scene and got rid of his phone and wallet. He later worked to convince Liam to keep his mouth shut as he began to spiral in his guilt. Hope sought out advice from Finn on how to find forgiveness for Liam. She planned to meet up with Liam but he canceled not wanting her to see him so distraught over the accident. After Finn discovered Vinny in the morgue, he called Thomas to identify the body.
The Young and the Restless
Amanda was surprised when she met with her grandfather, Sutton Ames, and he admitted that he had kept tabs on her and Hillary. He also offered her a spot in their family if she took his case. After thinking things through, she told Naya that she would take the case. Jack welcomed back Ashland into Genoa City, who was extremely interested in Kyle’s personal life. Kyle crashed the meeting, which leads to a tense conversation with Ashland when he asks him about his time in the Hamptons. Kyle panicked when he asked him about sleeping with his wife but played it off as a joke. Ashland played along but took action as he began to look into Jabot’s weaknesses. Nick worked to prepare Faith for the consequences she would be facing for her drunk driving accident.
Sharon set off suspicions in Rey and Nick as she met with Adam secretly. Adam asked her for help in setting a trap for Chelsea. But Chelsea caught on to their game quickly and she revealed she could talk to Nick when she told him that Sharon knew where Adam was. Abby received good news when Mariah found out that she was pregnant. Lauren gave Sally and Summer the riot act after finding out from Phyllis the two had been faking their truce. The move put a strain on her relationship with Phyllis when Summer was upset with her mother for going to Lauren in the first place. Billy had a hard time deciding on whether or not to take Victoria’s offer but ultimately chose to turn her down. Victor started his plan against ChanceCom by poaching their employees. Billy went to Ashland about Victor’s plans to weaponized his company against ChanceCom. Sally was finally honest with Jack about her past and the blackmail. He appreciated her honesty but asked to slow things down between them.
Our Performers of the Week are:
The Bold and the Beautiful’s Scott Clifton
Liam has found himself in quite a predicament. What else is new? After hitting and killing Vinny with his car, he was left with a decision. Stay quiet and hope Bill did a good enough job covering up the crime or confess the truth and pray the police would believe it was an accident. Liam was distraught knowing that he took someone’s life. Scott did a great job with playing the trauma of the whole situation.
Days of Our Lives’ Victoria Konefal
Ciara took the first step in recovering her memories and regretted it instantly as she discovered that Claire had tried to kill her. The news led to her pushing Ben further away as she sought out comfort from Theo. It was so refreshing to see Victoria’s performance this week. It was something different… and something powerful. I know Cin fans are dying for those two to reunite soon – as are we – but this storyline has given both characters a freedom and a reason to shine. We are excited to see where it goes.
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