So Long, Farewell, Exit Out the Back Door? Days of our Lives Two Scoops For the Week of January 12, 2026

So, was that it? Did Days of our Lives' Javi and Leo marry only for Javi to decide to leave town for a family emergency and maybe never return? Out with the new, in with the old? And did Sophia really manage to sneak out of a psychiatric hospital twice now? Explain that. At least Xander finally gave it to Sarah as good as she flings it. She also must be giving Theo some mighty fine meds, cause his fantasy life is more interesting than his real life (now that he's out of the crypt, at least).

Yes, it was most certainly an eventful week in Salem, so let's take those two scoops and dig right in.

Dimitri's dream come true?

Dimitri now has a chance with Leo | Image: Peacock

Welp, Javi is outta here, just in time for Dimitri to make himself at home in Salem once again. How convenient! We know that Javi's exit is dictated by Al Calderon's new gig on Brilliant Minds and that a new Javi will eventually return to Salem, hopefully ready to fight for Leo, but for now, it's the end. Except Leo doesn't even know it yet.

And we are serious. We hope that Javi 2.0 won't be as defeatist as Javi 1.0. The absolute last thing we expected when Leo and Javi ran into Dimitri just as they were headed to their wedding reception was for Javi to say, "Oh, never mind. Sorry, Leo. Your ex is back, so I guess it's see ya later."

We have to admit that move gave us whiplash. It also gave a very confused Leo whiplash because in his world, the ex is the ex. Does it matter that they ended things under false pretenses? It sure does to Javi, so we guess Dimitri will be reveling in this news, Gwen won't know what to make of it, and our precious Leo will have a few sads over it. Just what a letdown, all because DAYS is being forced to recast a role. Sigh.

Paper dolls

Rachel ate the evidence on Days of our Lives | Image: Peacock

Javi will say sayonara after Trey's christening, despite Leo's protestations. And Sophia might have to say sayonara to mutism when Holly pops into Bayview this week, but the jig is almost up for this extremely confusing character anyway. Brady has never trusted Sophia and is not about to start doing it now. He knows that she wasn't in the library, and he knows Rachel gave that troubled teen money for something, but how far does he go to prove it? Well, Rachel ate Sophia's note, so the evidence is all gone.

He might not have to go far when Sophia breaks character as soon as Holly is around. The rage won't stay contained, but maybe we will finally know what drives Sophia. It can't just be an overbearing mother. Sophia's actions are way too extreme for that. From her YouTube bedroom delivery and leaving her baby at the firehouse to trying to run from Salem and faking mutism, this girl makes no sense at all. You don't do all of that just because you want to enjoy college life, but then lock yourself away from college life while pretending to be catatonic and then mute. Will we get some answers about Sophia any time soon? Before the snow melts? Maybe?

We have no idea why we were so amused by Rachel eating paper just after she lied about eating paper and was scolded for the act. We guess we just wanted to make sure she was scolded for a reason. She is most definitely her mother's daughter.

Self-awareness, Sarah

Sarah thinks she can do no wrong | Image: Peacock

FINALLY, Xander said what we have been saying for close to a year. Sarah, you lie, too. You keep secrets, too. How did Sarah manage to forget that she spent months not telling Xander about the forged letter from Victor precisely because she thought he'd attack Philip? And when he learned the truth, did he attack Philip then? Nope. Sure didn't. He only attacked Philip after he learned that Sarah had kept the truth from him for months. We are not excusing him. We are just saying that Sarah forgets her part in all of this.

So, when Xander finally reminded Sarah that she has absolutely no self-awareness, all we could do was cheer. Xander has problems. Xander takes accountability. And Xander is a work in progress. Sarah thinks she is above it all, and it's frankly exasperating. Maybe Sarah can book a session with her favorite patient and work on her self-awareness problems before Brady decides he's in love with her. However, it might be way too late because Brady thinks he's in love with a new woman every six months, give or take.

Don't be so nice, Gabi

Theo has a big ol' crush | Image: Peacock

Gabi is one sought-after woman. She has Philip on one end, not knowing that she is the person who spied on Titan for Tony and could have tanked his father's company. She also has Theo dreaming of her cleavage as she zones out on whatever happy drugs he's being given at Salem University Hospital. Maybe she shouldn't have bought him a crocheted stuffed cactus, which is just plain weird in and of itself. Theo also knows the bad, bad thing that Gabi did for Tony, and boy, is he smitten. What is she going to do when Stefan inevitably returns, because we know he will.

Days of our Lives Lab work

Mark is being duped all around | Image: Peacock

So, Cat is willing to use her own brother for her ISA work? Really? That doesn't seem very nice at all. We even wanted to tattle on her, but we guess that ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

So, who will she find in that lab when she eventually gets in? Surely, Peter Blake is on ice down there somewhere, but who is in that space-age tube? Could it be Stefan O.? Well, we don't believe he is dead, so that's not out of the realm of possibility. However, if it's Stefano, we give up. Let the man rest in peace after 40 years of that Phoenix nonsense. We're sure there are other DiMeras that need to be raised from the ashes.

Dudes, it's not Jeremy

Jeremy is the obvious suspect, so he's not the one | Image: Peacock

Wait! Jeremy is ambidextrous? Well, surely that must mean he is stalking Stephanaie and sending terrifying letters threatening to take out Alex. Cause there are no other ambidextrous people on the planet that would send crazed fan mail.

Plus, every time Jeremy looks angry, we know it's not him. That's the giveaway right there. And isn't it possible that Jeremy is just angry that people think he is angry? And isn't it possible that he still has a thing for Stephanie, but not in a violent way, so he is not happy to see that she is engaged. Again, Jeremy has self-awareness, and that's the first step to fixing things. If Julie can give him a chance, can the Black Patch detective agency do the same?

Well, Jada, the Worst Cop on the Planet, will announce to Jeremy this week that he is their main suspect, because that is what all good cops do, right? Where is Anna Devane to teach her a lesson when you need her? (On General Hospital, in the bowels of Wyndemere.)