ALSO: HORTON SECRETS SURFACE, JENNIFER SPIRALS & CHAD BONDS WITH MIKE
TL;DR: Monday’s Days of Our Lives turns into a Horton family therapy session when Tate Black and Holly Jonas’ innocent school project sends the entire family down memory lane—just as shady Jeremy Horton starts pressing Marie Horton and Julie Williams to spill DECADES of tea! Meanwhile, Jennifer Horton unloads her worries to Kayla Brady Johnson, and Chad DiMera bonds with Mike Horton. It’s nostalgia, secrets, and DRAMA in Salem!
When A School Project Becomes An INTERVENTION
Leave it to Tate Black (Leo Howard) and Holly Jonas (Ashley Puzemis) to accidentally turn a harmless school assignment into a full-blown Horton family reckoning!
The teens are working on some kind of project—probably for Salem U or maybe just researching Salem’s founding families—and it’s sending the Hortons straight down memory lane. And when we say “memory lane,” we mean the FULL scenic route through every scandal, secret, heartbreak, and questionable life choice this family has ever made!
Can you IMAGINE what’s in the Horton family archives? We’re talking DECADES of drama! Affairs! Kidnappings! Returns from the dead! That time Doug Williams pretended to be his twin brother! The multiple marriages! The secret babies! The—okay, you get the picture.
Poor Tate Black and Holly have NO idea what they’ve unleashed. They probably thought they’d write a nice little report about Salem’s most wholesome family. SURPRISE, kids! The Hortons have MORE skeletons in their closet than the DiMeras have in their tunnels!
Got theories about what Horton family secrets are about to surface? Email us at [email protected] with your wildest guesses! Which scandal do YOU think will shock Tate and Holly the most?!
Jeremy Horton Is PRESSING For Tea (And We’re HERE For It!)
And SPEAKING of Horton family secrets—enter Jeremy Horton (Michael Roark), the prodigal grandson who returned to Salem after fleeing town years ago following that whole HUMAN TRAFFICKING situation. (You know, casual soap stuff!)
Jeremy is pressing Marie Horton (Maree Cheatham) and Julie Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes) to reveal family secrets, and honestly? We need RECEIPTS on what he’s digging for!
Is he trying to deflect from his OWN checkered past by bringing up everyone else’s drama? Is he looking for blackmail material? Is he genuinely trying to reconnect with his family history? Or is this part of whatever agenda he has involving his ex Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein)?
Because let’s be REAL—Jeremy didn’t come back to Salem to teach fifth grade and live a quiet life. This man has PLANS. And when a former human trafficker with anger management issues starts asking pointed questions about family secrets, you KNOW something shady is brewing!
Marie and Julie better be careful what they reveal. This family has enough drama without Jeremy weaponizing their history!
Jennifer’s Spiraling & We GET IT
Meanwhile, Jennifer Horton (Melissa Reeves) is unloading her worries to Kayla Brady Johnson (Mary Beth Evans), and HONESTLY? Jennifer has PLENTY to worry about!
Her son Thomas DiMera (Cary Christopher) almost got hit by a car after being manipulated by Rachel Black (Alice Halsey). Her ex-husband Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford) is dealing with his own drama. The entire Horton family is having an emotional reckoning. And let’s not forget—Jennifer’s been through A LOT over the years.
Kayla is the PERFECT person for Jennifer to confide in. These two have been friends for DECADES, they’ve both been through hell and back, and Kayla doesn’t judge. Plus, as a doctor AND a Horton by marriage, Kayla understands both the medical crises AND the family drama that comes with this last name!
What exactly is Jennifer worried about? Everything, probably! Thomas’s behavior? Jack’s decisions? The family legacy? Chad DiMera’s (Billy Flynn) questionable life choices? ALL OF THE ABOVE?
Chad & Mike Horton: The MOST Unexpected Bonding Moment
And in the most UNEXPECTED development of the day, Chad DiMera bonds with Mike Horton (Roark Critchlow)!
Now THIS is interesting! Mike is back in town for the Dr. Tom Horton Free Clinic opening (happening later this week on Thursday’s gala episode), and somehow he and Chad are finding common ground.
What could these two POSSIBLY have in common? Well, let’s see:
Maybe Mike is giving Chad some perspective on grief and moving forward? Maybe they’re discussing the Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord) situation? Maybe Mike is offering Chad some Horton family wisdom about NOT making impulsive relationship decisions?
Whatever they’re bonding over, it’s a sweet moment that shows Chad is finding support in unexpected places as he navigates his complicated feelings and the fallout from recent events.
Plus, it’s kind of nice to see a DiMera and a Horton just… talking like normal human beings without any schemes, revenge plots, or custody battles involved. Progress!
The Bigger Picture: 60th Anniversary Vibes
All of this nostalgia and family bonding is happening as Days of Our Lives gears up for its massive 60th anniversary celebration on November 8! The Dr. Tom Horton Free Clinic gala is happening Thursday, and we’re getting TONS of returning favorites.
Monday’s episode feels like the calm before the storm—a moment for characters to reflect on their family histories before the big celebration brings everyone together. Tate and Holly’s project forcing the Hortons to look back at their legacy? Jeremy digging into family secrets? Jennifer processing her worries? Chad connecting with Mike?
It’s all building toward something BIG, and we are HERE for it!
Drop a comment below with YOUR thoughts! What Horton family secrets do you think Jeremy is after? What is Jennifer SO worried about? And are you here for the Chad/Mike friendship?
