Days of Our Lives Recap | Johnny Shatters Chanel's Heart & Maggie Tells Julie to Forgive Doug - Tuesday, April 29, 2025 [SPOILERS]
On Tuesday's episode of Days of Our Lives, Johnny devastates Chanel with a nuclear breakup bomb, Doug plays hide-and-seek with everyone’s patience, and Xander might blow up Philip’s secrets faster than you can say “corporate sabotage.”
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| Chanel & Johnny | DOOL, Peacock |
Xander Plots, Sarah Simmers & Philip Should Watch His Back
If you thought Xander was going to keep playing nice with Philip, think again. While Sarah and Xander are out enjoying a moment of peace (ha, like that ever lasts in Salem), he casually mentions he’d rather be scrubbing dishes than dealing with Philip’s lying, scheming face. Our favorite Scottish snack is ready to spill the truth about Philip’s inheritance fibs, but Sarah isn’t having it. She’s not thrilled, but instead of blowing up, she pulls the classic “you’re doing this for us” guilt card.
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| Sarah & Xander | DOOL |
Xander, smooth as ever, tries to turn the awkward tension into romance and throws out the idea of Bali for their anniversary-slash-honeymoon. Because nothing says "I might blow up your business partner’s life" like suggesting a tropical getaway. Sarah swoons anyway, tells him he and Victoria are her whole world, and they part ways to play nice in public. Barely.
Doug Is Back & Already in Trouble (Because of Course)
Doug has officially joined the ranks of Salem’s most secretive freeloaders. Hiding out in Holly’s room like a teen who missed curfew, he’s dodging Maggie and dreaming of gainful employment. But oh no, here comes Maggie — and Philip, just in time to get served a fresh slice of her rage.
Doug plays fly-on-the-wall as Maggie verbally torches Philip for playing dirty with his inheritance. She doesn’t care about his excuses or Victor’s supposed wishes. In true Maggie fashion, she delivers a mic-drop line: “Be gone before anyone else gets home.” Iconic.
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| Maggie | DOOL |
Doug tries to sneak out afterward, only to get caught by Philip, who’s already been emotionally dragged enough for one day. Still, Philip agrees to zip his lips — for now — because Salem’s unofficial motto is “I won’t say anything… unless I feel like it later.”
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| Philip & Doug | DOOL |
Maggie Serves Forgiveness Advice to Julie
Maggie stops by the hospital to chat with Julie, who’s struggling with the whole “Doug left me and also we lost Doug III” spiral. Maggie, being Maggie, tries to put a little glitter on the grief. She even brings up her own teenage shoplifting past, because nothing says “forgive your ex” like “remember when I stole earrings?”
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| Julie & Maggie | DOOL |
Julie’s not budging, though. She’s mad, heartbroken, and completely uninterested in giving Doug a second chance — or a second thought. Still, the two women bond over their shared pain and hug it out. Maggie leaves Julie to her emotions and heads off just in time for Sarah to swing by and double down on the “let’s just keep lying” strategy. Team Honesty has officially left the building.
Tate Gets Caught in a Hug and Everything Explodes
Tate and Sophia are busy being weirdly cute in the square, reminiscing about prom and adoption plans like everything’s normal. Sophia’s all about celebrating — prom dress? Check. Turning 18? Check. Finding adoptive parents for her baby? Almost check.
Then in walks Holly, and Tate reacts like he’s been caught kissing his ex on security footage. Cue the awkward scramble. He insists he and Sophia were just celebrating the adoption and that they’re going to prom together. Sophia, living for the mess, throws in a baby belly rub for maximum effect.
Later, they decide it’s time to deliver a heartfelt scrapbook to Chanel and Johnny. Because what better time to hand-deliver adoption memories than right in the middle of a relationship meltdown?
Johnny Dumps Chanel's Adoption Plan & It’s a Full Emotional Breakdown
Brace yourselves, because Johnny just pulled the rug out from under everyone. As Chanel gears up for happy adoption news, he hits her with the ol’ “I’m not ready to be a father” line. She tries to reason with him, saying they can work through it, but he’s already spiraling. He doesn’t trust himself. He’s afraid he’s just another EJ in the making.
Chanel isn’t having it. She begs him to lean on her, but he’s out. Then comes the kicker: “What about what I need?!” she cries, as Johnny wrecks her heart right in front of the teddy bear they probably bought for the baby.
And then, like a cosmic punchline, in walk Tate and Sophia — excitedly handing over the scrapbook like it’s Christmas morning. Talk about bad timing. Johnny immediately crushes their dreams, announcing they’re no longer adopting the baby. Sophia understandably loses it, storms out with Tate in tow, and Chanel is left shattered on the floor. Literally.
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| Sophia, Tate, Johnny & Chanel | DOOL |
Everything Gets Worse (Naturally)
Doug’s phone rings with the kind of call you never want to answer — especially when you’re hiding out in someone’s house. Turns out the creeps he paid off want more money, and somehow they know he’s crashing at the Kiriakis mansion. Doug leaves a cryptic note for Holly and vanishes with his duffel bag, on a hunt for homeless shelters.
Meanwhile, Philip waltzes into the office to throw yet another weak apology at Xander, who’s having absolutely none of it. Philip insists he’s not going anywhere, and while he’s technically right (for now), Xander’s face screams not for long, buddy. With takeover talks looming, Xander’s just waiting for his moment to shove Philip off the metaphorical cliff.
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| Xander & Philip | DOOL |
Tate and Sophia regroup in the square, devastated and aimless, while Holly tries calling Tate like she hasn’t just been publicly humiliated. He ignores her call, obviously, because Sophia is the current drama priority.
Back at the mansion, Chanel lays into Johnny with all the fury of a woman scorned. She’s done begging. She tells him to leave, to go back to the mansion, to just go. And when he does, she collapses into tears, clutching that giant teddy bear like it’s the only thing left that hasn’t abandoned her.
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