Days of our Lives Early Spoilers July 20-24: Alex Erupts in Fury & Lexie’s Deathbed Crisis

Days of Our Lives spoilers for July 20-24, 2026 shock with Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) at his wit’s end with his wife and Lexie Carver (Nikki Crawford) is on her deathbed soon after another collapse and this one cannot be hidden from her loved ones.

Let’s get into the latest spoilers for the week of July 20th through the 24th, including a kidnapping plot, planted drugs that leave Holly Jonas (Ashley Puzemis) looking like a liar, and a drunken good time that goes awry.

And as we always do on Early Edition Day, we’ll talk about the last few days of this week, and then we’ll dive into all the great stuff that’s coming next week.

Days of Our Lives: July 15th-17th – Lexie’s Collapse and Theo’s Rock Bottom

On Wednesday, July 15th, we’ve got Alex stepping up for Joy Wesley (AlexAnn Hopkins) and Kelsey. He is absolutely livid at Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein) and he feels guilty for not dealing with Joy’s car situation better. So, maybe Alex will buy Joy a car or hand her the keys to his so that Kelsey is safe while they are on the road.

Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez) and Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien) bond. The last time they chatted it was about knockoff designer purses. So, I wonder if Gabi will open up to Gwen about her bitter split from Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier). I’m still thinking Gwen might wind up with Philip. So, that could get awkward fast.

DOOL Spoilers: Chad & Bell Get a Lead

There’s a big break in Chad DiMera (Billy Flynn) and Belle Black’s (Martha Madison) chess set investigation. The paper that was slipped into the program for the Salem Symphony concert has them digging deeper. Also, riddle me this. How do you have a ticket to a concert that’s held in the middle of a public town square that literally anybody can walk up and listen to? However, I was impressed that Days of our Lives spent the money on a small orchestra. I figured it was going to be Amazon Music playing from offscreen.

Stephanie and Theo Carver (Tyler Joseph Andrews) do some bonding over booze at Small Bar. Of course, Stephanie’s on fire about Alex calling her out. Her jealousy over Joy led to Stephanie deleting that voicemail about his little girl being in the car crash. That’s just too much for Alex. And yes, Kelsey actually did have a minor injury. So, for everybody saying it was faked, no. And Alex is taking it hard because you don’t mess with kids.

Days Spoilers: Theo’s Ready to Snap

Meanwhile, Theo is also at a breaking point. Gabi did him dirty. He found out about Stefano DiMera’s (Joseph Mascolo) role in Lexie’s cancer when she died the first time. And of course, Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens) has cancer. Abe just told him that he was conspiring with EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) to take him out as CEO. Theo’s almost at rock bottom.

And that’s even before he finds out Lexie is sick and dying again. And when Alex comes home from the hospital this week, he’s going to find a shirtless Theo asleep on his couch. I doubt Stephanie and Theo get frisky or anything. He’s probably just sleeping off a drunk. But this is not good optics when Alex is already mad at his wife. Javi Hernandez (Jacob Martinez) and Gus (Michael Ocampo) run into Leo and it is predictably awkward.

DOOL Spoilers: Marlena Worries For Rachel

And then on Thursday, July 16th, Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) is very concerned about Rachel Black (Lorelei Olivia Mote). We know that Kristen DiMera‘s (Stacy Haiduk) conversation with Marlena raised some red flags because Kristen’s trying to paint EJ as a danger to Rachel. Let’s be real, he’s not. He’s just toying with Kristen before he tosses her onto a deserted DiMera Island for the rest of her days.

Also, Lexie stuns her sister Kristen on Thursday. So, Lexie could tell her toxic sister that she’s dying. Or she might warn Kristen what fate that EJ has planned for her. We know that even with a warning, Kristen is still snatched. So, we’ll see. But I’m pretty sure that Lexie heard EJ and Rita talking when she was coming out of her collapse.

Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey) is frustrated and opens up to Brady Black (Eric Martsolf). No doubt this is about Holly and their lack of progress tying EJ and DiMera Pharmaceuticals to the arsenic incident. Also, Holly’s feeling the pressure, the lawsuit, almost dying of arsenic poisoning, being accused of taking pills recreationally again. It’s just a whole lot for the young woman.

Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord) sees EJ in a new light, but the question is a brighter light or a dimmer one. If Cat finds out about the Coriseal and the arsenic, it’ll be a dim view. But if it’s about their past in Italy, maybe it is something positive.

Days of our Lives Spoilers: Abe Apologizes to Theo

Then on Friday, July 17th, Abe Carver (James Reynolds) apologizes to Theo for conspiring with EJ and keeping things from him. But hungover Theo may not be in a forgiving mood. He feels like people are underestimating him because he is the good DiMera. And with Lexie’s news hitting them soon, Theo is going to be struggling even more.

Alex talks to Stephanie about the stunt she pulled with the voicemail and her attitude about the mother of his child. So, I wonder if Stephanie brings up Alex turning off her phone to avoid Chad so he could sleep with Stephanie when her mom Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans) was about to die because I think that’s valid, but it doesn’t erase what Stephanie just did. So, honestly, it’s probably not a good idea to bring it up, but I’d like to see her do it to be petty.

Days Spoilers: Holly Catches Up with Ari

Ari comes to see Holly. They got lots to catch up on. Ari has to tell Holly about her mom, Gabi, bribing Liam Selejko (Hank Northrop) to ghost her and her moving out. Holly’s got to tell Ari what’s going on. And hopefully, she believes her about the pills. Problem is, that same day, Tate Black (Leo Howard) finds pills in Holly’s bag, and I’m betting they are Coriseal and that EJ planted them there. Tate will ask her about the pills and Holly says they’re not hers. And when Tate asks to talk about it, Holly explodes and Sarah’s there to see it all. So Holly looks very sketchy.

Also, EJ gets bad news when Kayla tells him in front of Xander Cook Kiriakis (Paul Telfer) the state board is revoking his ownership rights to the hospital. We know EJ fires Sarah this summer. So I wonder if the revocation is overturned or maybe EJ fires Sarah before it’s made official. Seems like they need a buyer to make it happen because they can’t just take back something he owns without paying him back for it. So, this may be Gwen’s green light to buy the hospital and laugh in EJ’s face.

DOOL: July 20th-24th – Lexie’s Terminal Illness and Sweeps Events

The week of July 20th through the 24th. Sweeps is going to end on Monday the 20th. Cat and EJ could do more than kiss as her memories come surging back and Cat finds out there’s genuine affection between them. I wonder was she pushed towards EJ by the ISA or possibly Clyde Weston (James Read) and just hasn’t recovered those memories yet.

Theo’s upset things get worse when Lexie’s symptoms get so bad she can’t hide them. She told Marlena she planned to keep her impending death a secret. But because Lexie’s passing out without warning, there’s no way Theo and Abe won’t know. Lexie is at the hospital soon and that could be because she conks out and Theo and Abe panic and call 911.

They’re going to be devastated by this life-ending update from Lexie and really ticked off at EJ. Gwen and Philip may spend more time commiserating, and Gabi may get close to Theo when his whole world falls apart soon. Chad and Belle study the new clue, and more clues are coming their way. Holly’s due out of the hospital soon, but will she be shipped off to rehab because of EJ?

Chanel is going into premature labor soon, and it freaks Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) out. The summer promo has her scared and bleeding and Kayla hustling everybody out of the room. We’re also expecting Dimitri von Leuschner (Peter Portre) back to Salem soon and getting close to Leo again.

Days of our Lives: Congrats to Emmy Nominees

And just real quick, I want to congratulate the daytime Emmy nominees for Days of Our Lives for Outstanding Drama Series. They got a nomination. Stacy Haiduk was nominated for lead actress. Nobody got nominated for lead actor or supporting actor or supporting actress.

Al Calderon and Alice Halliday were nominated for emerging talent in that category. Christopher Shawn landed a nomination in the guest star category and they were also nominated for outstanding writing team and directing team. So congratulations across the board.