Days of our Lives Early Spoilers June 8-12: Gwen’s VENGEANCE & Sarah’s Steamy FANTASY | Soap Dirt
The town of Salem is about to implode. Secrets that have been festering in the dark are clawing their way to the surface, and no one — not the DiMeras, not the Hortons, not anyone — is going to walk away unscathed. Let’s rewind and walk through the chaos step by step, because this is a lot to unpack.
It all starts with Gwen Rise, a woman who has been burned one too many times. She’s finally had enough, and she’s about to burn the whole house down. Her target? EJ DiMera. The weapon? Leo Stark — the town’s most insufferable gossip, a man who would sell his own grandmother for a headline. Gwen knows that Leo has been salivating for months, dying to get his hands on the truth about what EJ has been hiding in that secret underground lab of his. And now, she’s going to hand it to him. But not for free. Gwen isn’t stupid. She’s going to lay down terms, hard and fast. If Leo wants the scoop of the century, he’s going to have to play by her rules.
And honestly? You can’t blame her. EJ did her dirty first. He pulled the rug out from under her on the Versix money deal — that massive payout that was supposed to change everything. Only now, with Lexi’s health deteriorating, it may not be worth nearly as much as anyone thought. So Gwen is striking back, and she is not pulling any punches.
Meanwhile, over on the lighter side of things, Javi and JJ are spending some quality time together. They’re bonding, and it looks like it’s all about EMT work. JJ has his sights set on becoming a first responder here in Salem, and there’s a chance he might end up working side by side with Gus — Javi’s boyfriend — who is chasing his own dream of becoming a firefighter. It’s a rare moment of hope in a town that’s about to be swallowed by darkness.
But that darkness? It’s closing in fast.
Let’s talk about that rat. Remember Miracle Max? That dead rodent that Mark Green found? The name was a nod to The Princess Bride — the old wizard who brought the hero back from the dead. But in this story, there is no miracle. Mark told Ralph what he found, and Ralph wasted no time passing the news to EJ. One of the rats that was injected with Lexi’s serum is dead. Stone cold dead.
And if the rat died? What about Lexi?
EJ is terrified. His sister — the woman he’s been scrambling to save — might be walking around with poison in her veins, and he’s the one who put it there. He had Lexi draw her own blood, handed it off to Ralph, and now a lab rat is dead. The implications are devastating. And those of us who have been following this story know the truth that’s been lurking beneath the surface: Lexi’s time in Salem was never going to be long. The actress who plays her, Nikki Crawford, signed on for just six months. And we’re getting deeper into that window every single day. EJ is going to fight like hell to save her, but the clock is ticking, and it may already be too late.
Then there’s Sarah Horton. Poor Sarah. She’s been through the wringer. After her patient collapsed in the square — a woman named Destiny who may or may not have survived — Sarah is absolutely crushed. She couldn’t find a pulse. She didn’t know what to do. And the pills Destiny took? Unknown. Unidentifiable. A complete mystery. But here’s what we do know: Rafe has been warning about a tainted pill crisis that’s about to hit Salem like a freight train. This might be ground zero. The first domino. And if it is, things are about to get a whole lot worse.
Through all of this, Xander has been there for Sarah, steady and solid, a rock when everything else is falling apart. But it’s complicated. Because Brady is there too, steadfast and loyal. And Sarah? She’s torn. She doesn’t know which way to turn.
But here’s where it gets really interesting. On Thursday, June 4th, Sarah is going to wake up from a dream — a dream so vivid, so heated, so unexpected that it shakes her to her core. She was fantasizing about Xander. Her ex. The man she’s been trying to move on from. And when she opens her eyes, the realization hits her like a truck. She wanted him. Still wants him. And that terrifies her.
Meanwhile, Ari is done playing games. She corners Rafe and tells him point blank to stop dodging the subject