Days of Our Lives Recap - Monday, July 7, 2025 | Xander Blows It with Sarah While Gwen’s Glittery Return Shocks Julie

Things got messy on Days of Our Lives as Xander tried and failed to make peace with Sarah, Sophia juggled secrets with glowsticks, and Julie got an unexpected and seriously bedazzled visitor. Meanwhile, Chad may finally be seeing through Cat’s sugary facade. Here’s what went down in today’s episode of DAYS.

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• Tate dropped by Sophia’s room with some patriotic glowsticks, only to get a weird reaction when he reached for her baby bump. She quickly made excuses and got back on the phone with Melinda, who assured her their hush-hush adoption plan was still going smoothly.

• Sophia, clearly feeling the weight of her decision, asked about writing a letter to her son and was told to send it to the fire station. She cracked a glowstick alone as the fireworks began, putting on a brave face while her world quietly shifted.

• Xander tried playing the apologetic dad card by giving Felicity the stuffed dog he didn’t give Victoria and smoothing things over with Cat. Felicity clapped back, calling him an “ableist jerk,” but she still accepted his gesture and tossed him a glowstick in return.

• Sarah and Holly were enjoying a rare girls’ night until Holly spotted Xander and tried to drag her aunt away from the drama. But Sarah wasn’t having it. She approached Xander for a chat that started off calm but ended in a firestorm.

• The exes sat down for dinner and tried to play nice, even chuckling over toothpaste incidents and Victoria’s clingy behavior. But things took a nosedive once Sarah asked Xander to own up to what he did to Philip. When he refused, she stormed off in frustration.

• Just as Sarah exited stage left, Melinda entered like the queen of scheming she is. Xander didn’t waste a second before saying it was time to use “those other measures” they discussed. Whatever he’s cooking up, it’s not going to be pretty.

• Chad dodged Julie’s classical music invite and hit the bakery instead, while someone sketchy watched him outside. Later, he ran into Cat and Felicity and played along with their cupcake drama, but his mood shifted when he saw a cryptic message on Cat’s phone from someone named “James Smith.”

• After a cozy drink and some choir talk, Chad left with a suspicious look, clearly not buying Cat’s sweet act anymore. The cupcake frosting is starting to melt, and he knows it.

• Holly and Tate reunited at the pub, declared dinner with exes “awkward,” then ran off together for a smooch under the fireworks. Young love and questionable judgment were in the air.

• Meanwhile, Julie got the shock of the night. Just as she was winding down solo at home, she opened the door to find Gwen standing there, rocking her necklace. Talk about a dramatic entrance.

Final thoughts: If Sarah thought dinner with Xander might lead to a truce, she was sorely mistaken. Gwen’s surprise appearance with stolen bling was peak drama, and Sophia’s secret adoption storyline is bubbling with emotional landmines. Salem isn’t just celebrating Independence Day, it’s detonating fireworks in every direction. Soap Opera Reviews delivers daily spoilers and recaps so you never miss a thing. We live for the drama!