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DAYS OF OUR LIVES: John Black’s Funeral Part Three: Bo Pays His Respects, Brady Explains ‘The Eyebrow’
The Wednesday, June 11th episode of Days of our Lives concluded the funeral of John Black, the most beloved man and hero of Salem. As the story picks back-up, Eric (Greg Vaughan) reads a letter from his sister Sami who was unable to attend but is watching the funeral virtually.
In the letter, Sami reflects on her very contentious relationship she had with John over years, and how she blamed him for ruining her life. However, she admits, “He did not, in fact, ruin my life. He made it infinitely better.” Sami adds that she may have been a nightmare as a child, but she loved John deeply, now and forever.
Carrie (Christie Clark) addresses John’s loved ones from the lectern and speaks on their blended family. Growing up, Marlena (Deidre) and John raised Carrie, and as she reflected, John was always like a father to her and that no matter what was happening in her life, he was always there for her.
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Then, in a symbolic reference to John and Marlena’s 1999 wedding, Carrie asks each of the siblings to leave a flower next to the mementos of John’s representing being part of a “larger garden.” Marlena flashes back to the wedding, and in the present we hear Marlena and John’s voice-over as Brady (Eric Martsolf), Belle (Martha Madison), Paul (Christopher Sean) who is representing Sami, Carrie and Eric, each leave a flower for John.
BRADY ON JOHN’S EYEBROW
One of the more touching moments came from Brady when he took to the lectern and spoke of how John very late in life reconnect with his biological father, Timothy Robicheaux and how for decades not knowing where he came from was always a missing piece of John’s life. Brady explained when he met Timothy and found his birth father, John finally had peace.
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Next, in one of the more perfect ways to honor the late Drake Hogestyn, Brady spoke of John’s eyebrow and did his impersonation of his father and the different eyebrow raises for different occasions! Brady illustrated the “conspiratorial eyebrow” to the suspicious one to his favorite “Make My Day” eyebrow, and while it brought some levity and light-hearted remembrances to the memorial service, Brady’s tone changed to a more solemn one sharing that he is so glad that his father has been laid to rest knowing where he came from, and that he was the world’s greatest dad. Brady concluded that he is so happy that John got to find his own greatest dad before he passed.
Back at another hospital near Salem, Bo (Peter Reckell) and Hope (Kristian Alfonso) are arguing over letting Bo attend John’s funeral. He wants to go very badly, after all John was one of his best friend’s and if it wasn’t for John, he wouldn’t have come out of his coma. Hope also wants to go pay her respects to a man she cared about and shared a past with as well, but she is too worried that it could cause a setback in Bo’s recovery. Finally, after Hope agrees to drive them, they head out to make the funeral in time.
MARLENA’S POEM
Now at the lectern, Marlena finally addresses her family and friends. She says she wasn’t prepared to speak, but she told John everything she wanted him to know before he passed away. With tears in her eyes, she recites one of their favorite poems: “That is the true season of love, When we believed that we alone could love, That no one could ever have loved so before us, and that no one will love in the same way after us.”
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Marlena says she marvels at all the seasons of love she shared with John – nearly 40 years of them. She speaks on how they survived so many obstacles over the years, but their love for one another always got them through it. Looking at the photo of John, she says, “I really do believe that we will survive this now. Our love will bring us through. Goodnight, my love.”
BO PAYS TRIBUTE TO HIS HERO AND FRIEND, AND THE HERO TO MANY
As Eric is concluding the service, suddenly Bo arrives with Hope. He hugs Marlena and asks her if its OK that he speaks about John. When an emotional Bo speaks to John’s loved ones, and how John saved him years ago and now, expressing, “His true power was his huge heart and his compassion.” Bo starts to get choked up when he says how John sacrificed his life for him, and that now he also saved countless lives with his heroics and while he may not be here, his gift of life will go on. Bo ends with John’s signature catchphrase, “And that’s a fact… That’s a fact.”
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AFTER THE FUNERAL SEVERAL MOMENTS SHOULD BE HIGHLIGHTED:
-Marlena spotted a bouquet of lilacs, which are her favorite flowers and she wondered who sent them.
-Brady takes out the memento plates from the gondola ride John shared with his mother Isabella, and lays them down and says, “These are for you dad. Give my love to mom.”
-Kate (Lauren Koslow) and Hope finally have their moments to speak privately on their love and friendship of John. First, Kate is looking over at John’s photo and tells him how much she will miss him. While later, Hope is speaking to Bo and looking at a photo of John, sharing that they had a special connection because of what Stefano did to both of them.
-Kayla informs Marlena the gold coin she gave John while he laid in the hospital bed is still missing. Marlena says that the coin was meant to be a sign of hope that John would recover and now that hope is gone.
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So, what did you think of part three of the funeral for John Black in tribute to the late Drake Hogestyn? What moment had you reaching for the hankies the most? Share your thoughts in the comment section, and in case you missed it, check out the Michael Fairman Channel’s livestream tribute to Drake Hogestyn featuring Peter Reckell, Mary Beth Evans, Stephen Nichols, Christopher Sean, Eric Martsolf, Martha Madison, Eileen Davidson, Jason Cook, George DelHoyo and Staci Greason below.
More casting news from Days of Our Lives, and for now, the soap opera seems to be breaking their new additions to Salem via their Instagram account. Now comes word and picture on August 24, that General Hospital and The Young and the Restless alum Brytni Sarpy has joined DAYS!
The Peacock soap opera’s Instagram account, showed a photo of Sarpy standing in front of her dressing room in the hallways of Days of Our Lives’ studios. The caption read, “Someone new is checking into Salem… Welcome Brytni Sarpy to the Days of our Lives family! Stay tuned.”
The casting of Sarpy comes on the heels of the announcement of Sydney Malakeh coming to the show in September, and earlier this year General Hospital favorite, Sofia Mattsson (ex-Sasha Gilmore, GH) joining the show in a mystery role when she began taping back around the end of March of this year. Now Sarpy is the “mystery role” category too!
In addition, the Days of Our Lives social team dropped a video ditty of the cast spoofing Love Island, where Sarpy appears as the new “bombshell” of the villa. Other cast members such as Rob Scott Wilson (Alex), Abigail Klein (Abigail), Casey Moss (JJ), Sal Stowers (Lani), Paul Telfer (Xander) and Linsey Godfrey (Sarah) pop-up in it too, among others.
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SOAP HOPPING
Soap fans first met Sarpy when she played Valerie Spencer, the niece of Luke (Anthony Geary) and Bobbie Spencer (Jackie Zeman) on General Hospital back in 2015. She made her final appearance on the series back in 2019 to join the cast of The Young and the Restless in the role of Elena Dawson.
Elena was introduced as a love interest for Devon Winters (Bryton James). She later cheated on him with his cousin Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic). Elena began to be back-burned by 2023 with Sarpy’s last on-screen appearance in Genoa City in November of 2024.
Due to Days of Our Lives nearly year in advance tape schedule, viewers will have to wait till sometime in the early summer of 2027 to see Brytni’s arrival in Salem.
So, happy to see Brytni Sarpy has landed another soap role? Now that she is at DAYS, who you think she might be playing and paired with? Put on your casting director hats and let us know via the comment section.
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Sydney Malakeh Joins the Cast of ‘Days of Our Lives’ in Mystery Role: Who Do You Think She’s Playing?
There’s a new gal coming to Salem, or is she new and a recast? That’s what inquiring minds from Days of Our Lives fans have been trying to figure out since the Peacock soap opera dropped an Instagram video heralding actress‘ Sydney Malakeh‘s arrival in Salem.
The soap did confirm that viewers will first see Malakeh on the September 9 episode. In the video, Malakeh is seen going set to set from her dressing room and in to the halls of Days of Our Lives studios.
What we do know id that Sydney has been acting professionally for 6 years and had appeared on Grey’s Anatomy, Apple TV’s Shrinking and the HBO Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls.
Plenty of Malakeh’s DAYS castmates jumped into the comment thread with positive emojis symbols or written excitement including: Paul Telfer (Xander), Linsey Godfrey (Sarah), Sal Stowers (Lani), Conner Floyd (Chad), Eric Martsolf (Brady) and Christie Clark (Carrie) and more now that fans will finally see her on-air. Since Days of Our Lives tapes 10-11 months in advance, Sydney would have started taping the show sometime back in 2025.
DAYS fans think perhaps because the actress’ name is Sydney that she might be playing the grown-up daughter of Sami and EJ. That character hasn’t bee on the canvas since 2021.
So, who do you think Sydney Malakeh might be playing on Days of Our Lives? Drop your casting director thoughts via the comment section below.
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Peacock Hikes Subscription Rates for Fourth Time in Four Years; ‘Days of Our Lives’ Fans Sound Off
While recently the streaming service Peacock reported turning a profit for its first time since its infancy, now comes word that the company is raising their prices for all customers, and in some cases it stared today on August 18.
The news of the subscription rate increases marks the fourth time the NBCUniversal streaming platform has done so in four years. So, on August 18, Peacock is increasing the prices for new or returning subscribers and customers, while current subscribers will see the rate increase on or after September 17 depending on their billing cycle when they initially signed up.
Here is the new pricing to follow along: Peacock Premium (which includes ads) will be $12.99/month, up two dollars from $10.99; Peacock Premium Plus will be $19.99/month, up three dollars increase from $16.99; and the Peacock Select tier (which includes current and past seasons of NBC and Bravo shows but excludes movies, live sports and Peacock originals) will increase a dollar from $7.99 to $8.99/month.
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SUBSCRIBERS CONTINUE TO PAY MORE ACROSS THE STREAMER LANDSCAPE
It was back in June that the streamer reported that aid subscribers were up to 48 million adding a 2 million net gain during Q2 in of 2026. The subscription price hikes are rampant now in the entertainment streaming industry where over the last two years for example, Netflix, HBO Max, Apple TV, Paramount+ have all raised their fees to consumers.
Peacock’s tier-levels feature not only Days of Our Lives, but reality hits such as The Traitors and Love Island USA, Bravo series, and a vault of Saturday Night Live, Law & Order, The Real Housewives franchise, and Below Deck episodes as well. Pecock Premium and Premium Plus subscribers have access to sports and live events, as well.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES SUBSCRIBERS HAD A FEW CHOICE WORDS FOR PEACOCK
As Days of Our Lives fans know, the soap opera moved from NBC to the streamer back in September of 2022 after 57 years on broadcast television. When the news hit X on the price increase, DAYS fans had a lot to say about it. Here are just a few of the comments below:
“I can’t believe Peacock and can’t come to a deal with Cordya to air old episodes of #Days. That alone would bring a ton of subscribers,” to If Peacock actually cared about #Days of Our Lives, gave the show the budget it needs for better sets, cameras, background actors and enough time to tell proper stories, I wouldn’t mind paying more. If the money actually showed on screen, the higher price would be worth it,” to “I will continue to pay for a Peacock subscription as long as #Days is on it, but did we know there was another price increase coming?” and more.
So, what do you think of the new price hike increase to watch Days of Our Lives and your other favorite shows and events on Peacock? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.
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