Days Of Our Lives
‘Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem Chapter 2’: What Did You Think of The Premiere Episode?
The highly-anticipated Peacock limited-series, Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem Chapter 2 dropped its first episode on Monday, and with it came reunions, blasts from the pasts, a heavenly favorite, a major mystery, plus a spark of a new romance.
If you have not watched the episode yet, do not read any further as there are story spoilers.
Let’s break it down for you … after the opening scene set one year earlier, we see Harris Michaels (Steve Burton) shoot two men in a boat after diving in the deep waters below for what he was looking for. Seems a woman named “Brady” may have shown up first and might have what Michaels is looking for.
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Now in Montreal, Ciara (Victoria Konefal) and Ben (Rob Scott Wilson) and baby Bo, reunite with Hope (Kristian Alfonso). Once together, Ciara grills her mother as to where she has been for the past two years. In emotional scenes, Hope really never gives her daughter the full truth. Once alone, we see she has a secret ISA file.
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Meanwhile, Bo (Peter Reckell) is in heaven watching the live feed of his beloved Fancy Face, and their daughter. Bo keeps getting interrupted by another key resident in heaven named Angela (Loretta Devine), who takes away his live feed privileges because of how back in Salem, Bo brought Tripp (Lucas Adams) back to life. Once alone, and not about to give up seeing his family from up above, Bo says if he can hotwire a motorcycle, he can fix the live feed! He later sees that Hope has gotten herself in trouble with the ISA file and wonders what she is up to.
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John (Drake Hogestyn) is having quite the time in San Francisco at his son, Paul’s (Christopher Sean) Pride party. With a bunch of men dancing around him, John is pulling out the dance moves and grooves and is the life of the party! We have to say, watching Drake Hogestyn in these scenes will go down as one of the most memorable moments from the series.
After the party is over, and John and Paul are cleaning up, there is a knock at the door. It appears to be a cop, but it’s actually Harris Michaels in disguise, who tasers John. Then, after a fight breaks out, Paul wakes up from being knocked out and realizes Harris took John.
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Harris isn’t done yet! He next appears in Seattle where Steve (Stephen Nichols) and Kayla (Mary Beth Evans) are visiting Stephanie (Abigail Klein), Tripp, and Joey (Tanner Stine). When the pizza delivery man arrives, it’s Michaels in disguise, and when Steve opens his pizza box it lights on fire. When we return to the scene, Steve has been kidnapped and Stephanie is badly injured and then hospitalized.
Next, a man appears at Paul’s apartment door. It’s none other than Shane Donovan’s son, Andrew (Colton Little), who is also an ISA agent. From the looks of it, Paul and Andrew just may hit it off!
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Then, we see that Steve and John are being held captive together and who should be holding them hostage? None other than the believed-to-be-dead, Megan Hathaway (Miranda Wilson) – the daughter of their arch-nemesis, the late Stefano DiMera.
In the final cliffhanger, Hope is with Ciara and Ben. There is knock on her door. When Hope opens it, Harris Michaels is there. He hands some flowers to Hope and serves up a kiss. As he does, Bo in heaven is losing it watching the woman he loves being kissed by some guy.
So, what did you think about the first episode of Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem Chapter Two? Let us know in the comment section below.
Ah… I guess now the secret is out, that Meagan Hathaway managed to escape from Hell.
Those damned DiMeras always manage to get out. I think they’re giving Cerberus some drugged steaks again..
Bo better be careful breaking the rules up in Heaven. They don’t take that very well up there, how do you think I ended up down here??
Definitely not as good as season 1.
We better get more clarity on Hope’s real reason for staying away for the past two years!
I don’t remember Megan Hathaway at all so I don’t know what is going on in that storyline.
How can this character show up all over the world at the same time? Or are these events not happening at the exact same time?
Some of it was good, some of it was bad, lots of confusion!
This was from the early 80s so my aging Devil memory might be a little fuzzy on the details but anyway….
Megan Hathaway grew up in Salem, and was Bo Brady’s girlfriend in high school. She wasn’t raised as a DiMera and (like most of Stefano’s other kids) found out much later who her real parents were.
Meanwhile Megan never really got “over” Bo, so of course she wanted Hope out of the picture, permanently. She arranged for a little hot tub accident where Hope would be electrocuted, but somehow the plan went wrong and Megan ended up frying herself instead. Until now, she hadn’t been heard from since, and this is her first escape from Hell, unlike some of her relatives, who make a habit out of it.
Now here’s the curious part…. back when Megan was originally around, there was a storyline where Stefano was obsessed with finding these three prisms, that would supposedly cure him of a brain tumor if used together. I don’t think all the prisms were ever in the same location, though Stefano managed to cheat death at least 666 times before his final exit.
I haven’t actually seen these Beyond Salem episodes yet, but all the clues seem to point to a revision of the prism story. For obvious reasons, Stefano ain’t going to be involved. But there’s another guy in the story who died of a brain tumor, and that would be Bo.
If Dr. Rolf somehow shows up in this story, you can bet your soul as to what the agenda is…..
Well Satan, God is my main man, and He created you. Remember that once you occupied one of the loftiest positions in God’s Kingdom. And if the Bible is true, and I believe it is, you will again. We have all fallen, and will be restored!
Just wanted to say that I read most of your posts. Generally agree, sometimes agree, sometimes really agree, sometimes vehemently disagree but I love the depth and complexity and soap knowledge in your posts.
I was going to type a similar post to clear up some of the Megan Hathaway confusion … when I was too young to be watching soaps! Lol.
Then your post just sort of encapsulated what I was going to say, and in a very eloquent and knowledgeable way.
I have written 6 books. I am an author. One of my books is called “From Hollywood to New York: My Life in Soaps”. I would love if you would buy it in Amazon. You can enter the title of the book in the Search Bar and it should pop up.
And, keep being a soap fan! We keep the genre alive!!! Keep posting as you do because there is a lot of truth in your posts.
I also have another matter, soap related, I would like to discuss with you.
JJ
Would love to read it, if it exists, but it surely can’t be found at Amazon.
Exactly Richard. I guess the devil powered that van Steve Burton was driving. He went from one city to the next with a whole other fake delivery outfit within one scene and it was jarring. With an exploding pizza no less. Not here for improbable nonsense.
Well… San Francisco to Seattle is actually a fairly short flight… but then he was back to Montreal soon after that, and that was presumably after dropping John & Steve off in Caracas…. now that’s where the real time discrepancy is. Maybe he’s got access to a Starfleet teleportation device somehow??
No Devil powered vans though, that much I can promise you!
Chapter 2 was the best!! I hope that continue with Bo and Hope!!
Poor production quality – cheap looking sets (is Heaven really furnished at World Market?) and questionable wardrobe (there’s so much better fitting/looking pride outfits than the hoodie they gave Paul).
Megan “died” before John (then Roman) and Steve were ever on DAYS so neither should know who she is. I’m all for digging into the past for current and future stories but it has to make some sense.
John & Steve have immersed themselves in all things DiMera over the decades, so I’m sure they are aware of all of Stefano’s kids, whether they ever actually met them or not. And in John’s case, he might just have some residuals of Roman’s memory floating around in his brain, so maybe he does “remember” her, in that capacity.
It was silly. The fight scene was awkward. Bo watching Earth on a heavenly TV with crumbled pillars all around him was utter nonsense. It should be called Beyond Salem: The Harmony edition. Straight out of Passions. Just no.
Not impressed.
Whatever plot twists ensue, just remember: Steve Burton’s character killed 2 people in the first scene of the first episode. So his character is no hero. And as someone else said recently, he’s playing the same type of character in Beyond Salem as he did in GH. The “stunt” casting isn’t worth the effort.
James75
I’ve been playing catchup and just saw the scene with Hope and Burton’s character and he’s asking her for help, claiming Megan has done something to make him the way he is.
Hello Violet. Very good point.
Haven’t watched yet. Looks campy.
Momo
It is, it is!
I absolutely love what you have done bringing bsck our favorites. I would so love this to be continued indefinitely. This was a genuine move. Kudos to you all. I’ve watched Days of Our Lives since I was 15 years old. My second man and I would watch it together. I’m now 68 years old and still watching. Keep up the good work.
I just hate that I can’t watch!! Not everyone has wifi or internet available so it seems so very unfair!!
Daphne M Jennings
I get it through my Cable provider on Peacock.
Boy, love how Steve and Kayla are helping Shawn cope with the new baby while at the same time are being kidnapped “Beyond” by Jason/Harris. Small world, for sure!
I absolutely love it, I can’t wait for the next chapter, A BIG FAN
Hope, being kissed by “some guy”and so thouroughly was as if it was done for someone’s benifit,, but who? She didn’t really try hiding it from Ciara but it was still kind of crazy.
It’s terrible
Days of Our Lives Beyond Salem -Chapter 2 must be given outstanding appreciation and recognition for their Pride Party scene with father and son characters John Black & Paul. The committment and respect for diversity diversity in storytelling is Days strength making the stories universally interesting, compelling and progressive. The entire cast is brilliant. Special mention must go to Loretta Devine as Angel Angela, Victoria Grace (Wendy Shin- Remington Hoffman as brother Li- Colton Little as Andrew & Christopher Sean as Paul.
Congratulations to all in work well done.
I’ve never watched DOOL, so after all the hype I thought I would give Beyond Salem #2 a try last night. All it took was Steve Burton to shot two men in the opening to make my decision. I will not be watching it in the future.
rose
I didn’t know you didn’t watch Days but what an awful way to get started.
This guy that Steve plays will probably not be in it in the future and he blamed his murderous ways on this woman I call his handler. He said at the end he wants to be a better person. Why don’t you just try watching the regular daily show when it starts?
Violet…Maybe I will give Salem another try. But years of stories and characters leave me a lot to catch-up on. The three I do watch already drive me crazy so I will see if I want to add Salem and it’s angels and devils. :)))
Beyond the Gates
53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: ‘The Young and the Restless’ Tops With 18, ‘Beyond the Gates’ With 16
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the full list of nominees for the upcoming 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, and it was CBS daytime’s The Young and the Restless and broadcast television newest soap opera, Beyond the Gates that racked up the most nominations with 18 and 16, respectively.
The full reveal on Tuesday follows the announcement of several major categories including Lead Actor and Actress on Monday via Extra and Entertainment Tonight and The View today revealing Daytime Drama Series and more.
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmys ceremony is set to take place on Friday, October 30 at the historic Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California.
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In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS expressed, “We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television, As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
“Each year, the Daytime Emmy Awards celebrate the creativity, passion, and dedication that drive this vibrant community of storytellers,” said Rachel Schwartz, Head of the Daytime Emmy Awards. “Congratulations to this year’s nominees, whose work continues to entertain, inspire and connect with audiences every day. We look forward to celebrating their remarkable achievements in Hollywood this October.”
The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of genres, including daytime dramas, talk series, entertainment news, culinary, adventure, instructional and legal/courtroom programming.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Gold & Silver Circle Inductees, and ceremony host will be announced at a later date.
Now below, check out the nominees in the daytime drama, talk show, entertainment news series and creative arts categories and congratulations to all!
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Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Stacy Haiduk (as Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives
Karla Mosley (as Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Michelle Stafford (as Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless
Heather Tom (as Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful
Tamara Tunie (as Anita Williams Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Eric Braeden (as Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless
Steve Burton (as Jason Morgan), General Hospital
Scott Clifton (as Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye (as Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful
Christian Jules Le Blanc (as Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Linsey Godfrey (as Sarah Horton), Days of Our Lives
Camryn Grimes (as Mariah Copeland), The Young and the Restless
Beth Maitland (as Traci Abbott), The Young and the Restless
Trisha Mann-Grant (as Leslie Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Amanda Setton (as Brook Lynn Quartermaine), General Hospital
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Sean Dominic (as Nate Hastings), The Young and the Restless
Timon Kyle Durrett (as Bill Hamilton), Beyond the Gates
Michael Graziadei (as Daniel Romalotti), The Young and the Restless
Roger Howarth (as Matt Clark), The Young and the Restless
Mike Manning (as Bradley “Smitty” Smith), Beyond the Gates
Lawrence Saint-Victor (as Carter Walton), The Bold and the Beautiful
Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Braedyn Bruner (as Emma Scorpio-Drake), General Hospital
Al Calderon (as Javier Hernandez), Days of Our Lives
Alice Halsey (as Rachel Black), Days of Our Lives
Giovanni Mazza (as Gio Palmieri), General Hospital
Ambyr Michelle (as Eva Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Arielle Prepetit (as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Jasmine Burke (as June Hughes), Beyond the Gates
Jeff Kober (as Cyrus Renault), General Hospital
Eva LaRue (as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez), General Hospital
Christopher Sean (as Paul Narita), Days of Our Lives
Ray Wise (as Ian Ward), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
3rd Hour of TODAY
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Live With Kelly and Mark
TODAY With Jenna & Friends
The View
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana Navarro, The View
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall
Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri
Outstanding Entertainment News Series
Access Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight
Extra
Outstanding Daytime Personality (Daily)
Mona Kosar Abdi, Derek Hough & Terri Seymour, Extra
Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith & Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight
Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover & Mario Lopez, Access Hollywood
Star Jones & Corey Jovan, Divorce Court
Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program
Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood — An Entertainment Tonight Special
Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Working In the Theatre
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
Have Guitar Will Travel World
The Kelly Clarkson Show Episode 5033
Let Frankie Cook,” Getting the Band Back Together
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 104
The Bold and the Beautiful,” Episode 9511
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade”
The Jennifer Hudson Show, ” Episode 4041
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”
Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
General Hospital, Episode 15719
The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Episode 5033
The Young and the Restless,” Episode 13273
So, what do you think of the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations? Who are you happy to see receive a nomination and who do you think was snubbed? Weigh-in via the comment section.
Monday on Entertainment Tonight, the second set of nominations for the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced which included the highly-coveted Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actress and Outstanding Daytime Talk Series.
ET followed suit after Extra announced the nominees, as previously reported, in the Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actor and Outstanding Daytime Talk Host.
Now, five leading ladies of the soaps are vying for the gold for Lead Actress and the category marked the first-ever nominations for CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates when two actresses made the final cut. Only General Hospital is not represented among the actresses this year after Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) took home the trophy last year.
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THE FIVE LEADING LADIES OF THE SOAPS ARE …
The 2026 Lead Actress nominees are: Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives, Karla Mosley (Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates, Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless, Heather Tom (Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful, and Tamara Tunie (Anita Dupree), Beyond the Gates.
This marks the first Daytime Emmy nominations for Karla Mosley and Tamara Tunie. In addition, this marks the first-time in her career that Stacy Haiduk had received a Lead Actress nod after two Supporting Actress nominations.
Meanwhile, Michelle Stafford had previously won 3 Emmys – 2 for Lead Actress and 1 for Supporting, but this recognition makes it her 11th overall nomination.
Heather Tom currently is tied for the most all-time Daytime Emmy wins with One Life to Live alum and General Hospital guest star, Erika Slezak. The B&B star has 19 nominations throughout her career.
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DAYTIME TALK SERIES
In the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series category, the nominees are: 3rd Hour of Today, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Live with Kelly and Mark, Today with Jenna and Friends and The View.
“We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television,” NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp said in a statement on the nominations. “As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
The rest of the nominations will be revealed tomorrow on Tuesday July 14 starting on The View and then the full list of nominees in both the main and creative arts will be released by NATAS. The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are slated for October 30th in Hollywood, California.
So, what do you think about the women who are vying for the Lead Actress Daytime Emmy? Happy with who got in? Who do you feel got snubbed? What do you think of the nominees for Daytime Talk Series? Weigh-in via the comment section.
It’s Daytime Emmy nomination week, and as previously reported things kick-off on Monday, July 13 when Entertainment Tonight (7pm ET) will announce the nominees for Lead Actress category and Daytime Talk Series for the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards. In addition on Monday, Extra (7pm ET) will reveal the nominees for Lead Actor and Daytime Talk Host.
On Tuesday, The View (11am ET) starts things off with their announcement of Daytime Drama, Entertainment News program and Outstanding Daytime Personality-Daily. That is followed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) full reveal of all the categories beginning at 12noon ET/9am PT on their website and their official social handles on X and Instagram.
Then, Tuesday night at 8pm ET/5pm PT join Michael Fairman as he hosts his 12th annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Special 2026 live on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel where he will chat with some of the just announced nominees as we celebrate the hard work of the men and women in front of the camera who will be going for gold.
WHEN ARE THE DAYTIME EMMYS?
This year, the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be handed out on October 30 in ceremonies in Hollywood, California (Venue yet to be revealed). At that time, as like last year, both the major categories and creative arts will be presented. There is no word yet on a broadcast partner for the annual celebration of daytime programming, or if it will soley be streamed on NATAS’ watch.theemmys.tv and various apps and platforms.
WHO WILL BE APPEARING ON THE DAYTIME EMMY NOMINATIONS SPECIAL 2026?
Throughout Tuesday, keep an eye on Michael Fairman TV’s social media handles on X, Facebook and Instagram, for updates of who will be expected to appear on our live show.
If you have a question or comment for one of the nominees, or on the nominations, we can encourage you to join us in the live chat on Tuesday night.
So, who are you hoping lands a nomination from Beyond the Gates, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, The Bay, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless? Let us know via the comment section. More Tuesday!
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