Days of Our Lives has EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) and Dr. Wilhelm Rolf (Richard Wharton) are almost ready to resurrect the mysterious woman in the cryogenic test tube. But the question is: who is the babe in the ice box? Will it be Lexi Carver (Renee Jones)? Could it be Abigail Deveraux (AnnaLynne McCord)? Or is it another dead DiMera lady that’s about to be revived?
I am on the edge of my seat waiting for EJ and Dr. Rolf’s human science project to come to life. Some fans are sure it’s Lexi, but others wonder if it’s Abigail coming back to give Chad DiMera (Billy Flynn) the thrill of his life. We have a lot of ground to cover.
Evaluating the DiMera Family Tree: Why Renee DuMonde is Not the Mystery Woman on Days of Our Lives
First, I want to establish who this woman cannot be. At this point, it’s very clear that whoever this woman is, it’s somebody who’s close to EJ. It’s somebody who is important to him. That means it’s a female who is a DiMera or DiMera adjacent.
Longtime Days of Our Lives watchers may remember Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo) had another daughter, Renee DuMonde (Philece Sampler). She came to Salem in the early ’80s and had a hidden, forbidden romance with Tony DiMera (Thaao Penghlis).
Renee later had a couple more marriages but never got her happily ever after because Stefano’s daughter died very young. She was just 22 years old when Renee was murdered in 1983 by the Salem Stalker, aka Andre DiMera (Thaao Penghlis).
The last time she was resurrected in any storyline was when Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey) was drugged and kidnapped by Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) and dumped on DiMera Island. That was a few years back. Sarah read Renee’s diary and then got confused and thought she really was her.
Then Sarah was trying to hook up with Tony, which was just weird. But as far as we know, Renee is very much truly dead. Plus, EJ wasn’t even born yet when Renee was alive. It wouldn’t make sense given how EJ’s been talking in a very personal way with the test tube chick. I think we can take Renee off the list.
The Case Against Daphne DiMera’s Return to Days
I also don’t think that Dr. Rolf’s patient he plans to reanimate is Daphne DiMera (Madlyn Rhue), who was Stefano’s common-law wife. Daphne was on screen and in Salem from 1982 to 1984. When she was pregnant with her son Tony DiMera, she fled to Australia to raise him away from DiMera influence. Later, we saw Daphne die in a plane crash.
She’s another person that EJ never knew. Daphne died long before EJ was born. Yes, he knows of his sister Renee and knows of his father’s wife Daphne, but he didn’t know them and he wasn’t attached to them. Other than those two, plus Abigail and Lexi, there are not a ton of dead DiMera women that could be possible candidates for this test tube person. Because EJ DiMera talked to the mystery woman so lovingly we know that he knew her very well and cares for her even now.
Could Abigail Deveraux Be the One in Dr. Rolf’s Cryogenic Tube on DOOL?
That brings us to the very real possibility that it’s either Abigail or Lexi in that big chilly test tube. When Clyde Weston (James Read) stabbed Abby to death in 2022, we all saw how it devastated Chad. He has never gotten over Abby’s death and he’s now raising their two kids, Thomas DiMera (Christopher Cary) and Charlotte DiMera (Olivia & Oakley Rondou). He’s a widower and a single dad who is very unlucky in love. Maybe that’s because he’s destined to get his true love back.
Even worse, Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord) gave the whole family false hope by pretending to be Abby when she came onto the Days scene. When Cat Greene’s ruse was exposed, she ended up helping Chad locate Clyde. They also found Catharina Meleounis (Ellie Patrikios), Cat Greene’s mother, whom Clyde Weston was holding hostage and using to force Cat to do bad things.
Before Catharina shot Clyde, he had hinted to Chad that Abigail was not dead. He was about to say more until Catharina put a bullet in him. Now, Clyde remains in a coma. We know Chad and Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford) had Abby’s grave exhumed and her remains were not there. At the very moment that we’re in right now, there’s nobody actively looking for Abby’s remains, even though Jack Deveraux, Jennifer Horton (Melissa Reeves), and Chad DiMera want her properly laid to rest.
EJ DiMera’s Redemption Arc and the Potential Abigail Recast on DOOL
Yes, EJ does care about Abby. He once had a fling with her, if you remember. More importantly, EJ knows how much Chad loves her. EJ truly regrets betraying Chad by hooking up with Abby back in the day. I could see that if EJ had the chance to resurrect Abby and put Chad’s family back together, he would do it.
It might help to redeem EJ for a lot of the bad deeds that have him on Salem’s most hated list. I could see him speaking very kindly and affectionately to “Frozen Abby” if it is her. I think Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien) would be supportive of resurrecting her dead sister as well.
She is helping foot the bill for the secret state-of-the-art mad science lab. However, Gwen is persona non grata for cheating with Chad and trying to get revenge on Abby just because she grew up with their dad, Jack Deveraux, around. If Gwen played a role in Abby’s resurrection, that would help redeem her as well.
Days of our Lives: Cast Changes Ahead
Plus, in April, we’re going to get a recast Chad and a recast Thomas, which would be the perfect time to have Abby back from the dead. If she did return, I would also expect a recast of that character. Perhaps Dr. Rolf revives her and Abby stays in a coma until April when the recast guys in her life debut, or maybe they hide her until then while she’s recovering.
Is Lexi Carver Returning to Shake Up Abe and Paulina’s Lives on DOOL?
As much as I’d like to see Chad get Abby back, I still suspect that Dr. Rolf is bringing Lexi back from the dead. We know that EJ loves Lexi and he’d bring her back for that reason alone. Also, EJ DiMera hates Paulina Price (Jackee Harry), and Lexi coming back from the dead would make a lot of problems for the mayor.
Abe Carver (James Reynolds)’s soulmate was Lexi even though Abe loves Paulina Price now. Lexi Carver was everything. She was Abe’s first wife and the mother to Theo Carver (Cameron Johnson). They had a great love story up until her death in June 2012. Abe held Lexi in his arms until she drew her last breath.
EJ always felt horrible that Andre was to blame for Lexi’s death since he exposed her to cancer-causing toxins that caused an inoperable brain tumor. EJ did care about Lexi. But at the same time, he may not have entirely pure motives for resurrecting her.
EJ DiMera’s Power Play: Paulina Price and the DiMera CEO Position
EJ shocks Paulina when he shows her the pod person he’s going to bring back. That’s another reason I think it’s Lexi. Otherwise, why show Paulina the person that EJ DiMera and Dr. Rolf are working on in the lab? Plus, EJ bringing back Lexi would probably trigger Theo to exit the role of DiMera CEO for good because Lexi wouldn’t want that for her son.
That would leave the job open for Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) to become CEO. That would please EJ to no end because he’s always hoping to get closer to Johnny. Let me know what you think. Will Dr. Rolf and EJ resurrect Lexi and cause problems for Abe and Theo?
Or will the mad scientist and his rich boss EJ DiMera bring back Abby to reunite with Chad DiMera and her kids? Or is there another lucky lady about to be reanimated from death soon in Salem?
