Days of Our Lives fans saw Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) already tried to have EJ DiMera’s (Dan Feuerriegel) son killed. And then after failing to off Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman), we saw Kristen swap strategies to estrangement.
And then she just made what seems like a random call to her niece Sydney DiMera and she’s clearly up to no good. So, let’s get into exactly what Kristen is trying to do targeting EJ’s son and now his daughter.
Days of Our Lives: Kristen’s New Target
And now, let’s get into what is going on because clearly Kristen has a death wish and I think her brother is just about ready to grant it. We know that DiMera siblings have no problem going to war with each other if Days of Our Lives history is any indicator. And EJ and Kristen have been at odds and they’ve been battling each other ever since he snatched her mom, Rachel Blake (Roslyn Gentle), and hid her out of town.
He didn’t hurt her. He just hid her. But that way, the cops couldn’t force Kristen’s mom to testify against EJ. And this all started because horrible Arnold Feniger (Galen Gering), Rafe Hernandez’s doppelganger, showed up after years of being presumed dead. So, EJ decided to use Arnold, as he couldn’t get rid of him. And then they had to lock Rafe away. And then EJ ended up stashing him at a remote location where Rachel Blake was.
Kristen’s Mistake on DOOL
So, honestly, if Kristen had been smart, she would have just hidden her own mom away from the cops and then EJ wouldn’t have to have hidden her away. But instead, Kristen was basically encouraging her mom to testify against EJ because I mean, I guess just Kristen’s bat crap crazy that way. And that’s what led EJ’s niece Rachel Black (Lorelei Olivia Mote) to shoot him. And so Kristen’s blaming EJ for her evil twin daughter Rachel being in a psychiatric facility. Meanwhile, EJ knows what’s wrong is that her mom is toxic. Little Rachel’s mom. Honestly, you know, Kristen’s mom is, too. But Kristen can’t acknowledge her own parental failings.
Days of Our Lives: Kristen’s Twisted Manipulation
And even worse, little Rachel is soon distraught, balling her eyes out when Kristen and Brady Black (Eric Martsolf) comfort their daughter, who finds out her wicked little friend Sophia Choi (Rachel Boyd) is dead from an apparent suicide. What’s even more twisted is Kristen is comforting Rachel after she killed her best friend. Because Days of Our Lives viewers all know Kristen enticed Sophia to kill Johnny in exchange for a fresh start out of town. Kristen knew what buttons to push becuz Sophia hates Johnny. But it was always about Kristen trying to blame EJ for Rachel’s spiral and stint in the psych ward and punish him.
But after Kristen thought Johnny was dead, she double crossed Sophia, bludgeoned her in the head with a rock. The fake suicide with the note that framed Holly Jonas (Ashley Puzemis) for social media bullying was just one more twisted thing. Clearly, Kristen doesn’t mind killing other people’s children because she then had her henchman toss Sophia’s lifeless body into the murky water. When Kristen found out Johnny survived, of course, she was furious.
And now Kristen is faking sympathy for Johnny’s wife Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens) having cancer. Kristen advised Johnny not to let Chanel’s medical crisis pull him back into EJ’s orbit. And then when Johnny said that EJ’s been great, I think that’s when Kristen decided to switch gears and focus on manipulating EJ’s other kids.
Sydney DiMera – EJ’s Troubled Daughter on Days
Sydney DiMera, his daughter, was Sami Brady‘s (Alison Sweeney) child. Kristen’s call to Sydney was completely out of the blue. If you recall, there’s been non-stop drama for EJ and his daughter from the very beginning. Back in 2009, Sami hid her pregnancy from EJ after they’d had a one night stand. And then Sami witnessed an assassination and she was put into witness protection. That was where she fell in love with FBI agent Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering).
Meanwhile, Nicole Walker (Arianne Zucker) was also pregnant with EJ’s child, but Nicole miscarried and then she switched Sami’s baby with some other woman’s baby. So, Nicole ran off with Sydney becuz she wanted EJ’s kid. So, for the first part of her little life, Sami and EJ’s daughter, Sydney, was actually raised by Nicole. And after Rafe figured out the baby switcheroo, Nicole ran off with Sydney.
Days of our Lives: EJ’s Awful Revenge on Sami
And then there was this whole thing where EJ and Anna set up a staged kidnapping with bloody clothes and a fake rescue to look heroic. And this was all done by EJ to get revenge on Sami. So during her childhood, Sydney lived with Sami and then periodically with EJ amid custody battles and reconciliations and breakups.
And then Sydney’s dad, EJ, was killed off and was later resurrected with Kristen and Xander Cook Kiriakis’ (Paul Telfer) help, no less. EJ was in Kristen’s warehouse in Nashville where they kept all of Dr. Wilhelm Rolf’s (Richard Wharton) science projects with Xander doing all the caretaking.
So, poor Sydney is the epitome of a poor little rich girl. She’s been through so much and we’re expecting to see a recast teen Sydney DiMera soon. Recent episodes have had EJ in phone conversations with Sydney about coming home to Salem after school lets out in Italy. Her last appearance in Salem was on the 2021 Peacock series Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas. That time, Sydney had been recast and aged up a bit, with young tween actress Evelyn Stevenson.
Kristen’s Nefarious Plan Against EJ on DOOL
And since 2014, Sami has had Sydney living in Europe with her and it’s been offscreen aside from that holiday special. But that may be about to change. So maybe her awful auntie Kristen calling her niece behind EJ’s back is, you know, going to simply be to encourage her not to come to Salem. It’s not like Sydney and Kristen have been close as far as we know. No doubt.
I think Sami wouldn’t encourage them to be close and wouldn’t like Kristen calling Sydney out of the blue like this. Kristen definitely has something nefarious up her sleeve. She may have set her sights on Sydney as her next target to torment EJ. I wouldn’t put it past Kristen to hurt Sydney. So, Kristen is clearly plotting to harm EJ and may use Sami or Sydney to make it happen.
Days of our Lives: Kristen & EJ at Each Other’s Throats
And this heated sibling feud between Kristen and EJ has been exacerbated by events like the DiMera kidnapping and the aftermath. Also by Rachel turning from bratty kid to tormented tween and of course by Kristen trying to kill Johnny. So EJ’s going to find out what Kristen did very soon. It should be by the end of this week or early next week when EJ figures out that Kristen used Sophia to try and kill Johnny. And of course, Sophia almost succeeded. I mean, heck, if she’d used the gun Kristen gave her, Sophia would have killed Johnny and EJ would be grieving right now.
So, once he figures out what Kristen did, EJ is going to threaten Kristen. It’s going to be more like a promise, I think. And it looks like at the very least EJ has her snatched, but maybe worse because remember, he threatened Kristen this week that she might need Dr. Rolf’s resurrection serum soon. But if Kristen knows her time is about to run out, we could see her amping up her schemes to wreck EJ’s relationships with both Johnny and Sydney before EJ can come for Kristen.
And we know EJ is going to lose it once he finds out Kristen was in contact with Sydney, especially after what she’s done with Johnny. Because I think EJ would rightly assume the worst that Kristen might have tried to kill Sydney, too. Let’s be real. While Kristen is obviously not afraid to use children, including her own daughter Rachel, to do her dirty work, I mean, Kristen has used Rachel as a pawn in her games with Brady for years. And once EJ finds this out, Kristen’s going to be toast.
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