Days of our Lives: Gwen & EJ’s Brutal War Turns Absolutely Vicious!

Days of Our Lives excites as Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien) just dropped a nuclear bombshell on EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) this week. And worse yet, he found out about it from somebody else that he hates, Paulina Price (Jackée Harry). And so now, EJ is furious that Gwen is planning to buy Salem University Hospital.

She’s trying to snatch it out from under her former co-conspirator and it’s about to get messy. You got to love EJ’s outrage over Gwen sticking up for herself and sticking a knife in EJ’s back.

Gwen’s Revenge Plan Takes Shape on Days of Our Lives

So, Gwen has been wanting to get revenge on EJ ever since he reneged on their financial deal for the miracle serum resurrection serum. It was Gwen who funded the secret lab project to help EJ and he promised Gwen a 50/50 split and they were expecting big millions of dollars in future sales.

And if not for her, EJ probably couldn’t have funded Dr. Wilhelm Rolf’s (Richard Wharton) secret resurrection research. And then once Lexie Carver (Nikki Crawford) was successfully revived, that’s when EJ turned around and he did her really dirty. Not only did he tell Gwen that it would be quite some time before they made any cash on the serum.

That’s fine. But EJ said the percentage of the proceeds that she was going to get would be far less than Gwen expected. And of course, EJ was smug because he thinks Gwen has no recourse. She’s got no way to come back at EJ and force him to give her what he promised, at least not in a court of law.

Gwen’s Devious Plot on DOOL

But ever since EJ announced that he was stabbing her in the back, Gwen has been busy plotting. First, she went and talked to Xander Cook Kiriakis (Paul Telfer)  about going in with her and buying the hospital. But of course, money is tight over at Titan thanks to Tony DiMera Thaao Phenglis) and Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez) corporate sabotage. However, Gwen has got a big fat divorce settlement from Dimitri Von Leuschner (Peter Porte) and she seems to be planning to use it to stab EJ right in the back to get revenge for his betrayal. But Gwen also knows that going to war with EJ is very dangerous.

The Dead Man’s Switch on Days

So, this week, Gwen went to her former best friend, Leo Stark (Greg Rikaart), because Gwen knows that he has wanted to get the scoop of the century and expose EJ’s shady dealings that he knows are going on down in that lab. So Gwen told Leo he can have all the dirty details of what EJ has been up to, but the terms of Gwen’s deal are that Leo cannot write the story until Gwen is dead or missing.

And it turns out she gave all the information to a third party. All the dirt on EJ and Rolf’s sketchy science is in her lawyer’s hands. The whole story is in a sealed letter that she left with her attorney. And that letter will drop right into Leo Stark’s hands if Gwen dies or if she doesn’t contact her attorney every 10 days.

Days of our Lives: Leo’s Worried about Gwen

So, this dirt that Gwen promised to Leo is a much bigger deal than just Rolf and EJ resurrecting Lexi. And immediately Leo was concerned that Gwen might be in danger. And Leo told Gwen, “Oh, okay. What you did? You set up a dead man’s switch.” That’s the thing in action movies where the villain like has a hand grenade taped to their hand. You know something where you have to hold the switch constantly or occasionally push a button or something or else the bomb detonates like in a case of death or incapacitation. So, Leo was intrigued but also worried.

And the best part I thought was when Gwen made a big confession to Leo. Gwen finally admitted to Leo that although yes, she’s mad about what happened with him and Dimitri, she knows that Leo is still the truest friend that she’s ever had. Gwen knows she can trust Leo to follow through if something happens to her. And of course, he’s hoping that Gwen won’t die. However, there’s also the chance that Leo could double cross her and maybe prevent Gwen from contacting her lawyer for more than 10 days, which would trigger the dead man switch so Leo can get the letter detailing EJ’s dirty deeds and publish it.

EJ Gets the News

It was big fun, I thought, also to see Madame Mayor Paulina personally deliver the news to EJ that the state medical board voted to censure him. Paulina said that is one step closer to stripping EJ of his hospital ownership, but he mocked her and said they can’t do it because they need another buyer.

And when Paulina said they have an offer on the table, EJ assumed it was Xander. And then he was basically laughing at her because EJ knows that Xander can’t afford to buy it. Paulina was so pleased to tell EJ that no, it’s not Xander, it’s Gwen who made an offer to buy the hospital. And he knows she’s got the money to do it. She’s got all those Dimitri dollars.

And after letting Leo know about the dead man’s switch, you know, just in case something happened, Gwen marched over to tell EJ that she’s returning the knife he stabbed her in the back with, and she’s doing it blade first. And since Gwen knows he’s dangerous, she let EJ know if anything happens to her, he will be ruined. But we also know he’s not going to let Gwen get away with betraying him, even though EJ betrayed her first.

The War Escalates on Days of Our Lives

But now the ball is rolling on Days of Our Lives. I can see him trying to wreak havoc on Gwen, especially if she moves forward with buying the hospital. And it appears that she still wants to let Xander in on that deal because she called him after confronting EJ. And of course, you know, he was feeling smug until she did this. Because Gwen and EJ didn’t have any legally binding contract because they were doing something dodgy.

But that also means that the blade cuts both ways and Gwen can also do whatever she wants. She knows Caleb Brady will support her purchasing the hospital. Anything to get rid of EJ. So, we’ll have to wait and see if it happens. However, I don’t think it will because the summer promo shows that EJ is still in control of the hospital because he fires a very shocked Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey). So, something may happen to slow up or prevent the sale. But even so, Gwen’s not going to stop.

Big Negotiation Coming Up

We know that she and Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) get together with Leo and Dimitri for an intense negotiation in the next few weeks. Leo and Gwen are now rekindled as besties. And of course, Leo has had to accept that Javi Hernandez (Al Calderon) has moved on with firefighter Gus (Michael Ocampo). So, when Dimitri comes back to Salem their dynamic is different.

There’s a little potential there. And it looks like Rafe, Gwen, and Leo are trying to get Dimitri to conspire with them. And it’s probably against EJ because Rafe still wants to take him down. He’s working with the FBI, and the ISA. So, it looks like they need Dimitri for some reason. And Leo may offer himself as a bargaining chip because he tells Dimitri, “If you won’t make a deal with Rafe, maybe you’ll make one with me.”

So, yeah, whatever they’re asking, if Dimitri winds up getting Leo back, he might agree to it. So, even if EJ manages to hang on to the hospital and block Gwen from buying it, that doesn’t mean she lost the war. Just that battle. So, wait to see, but it is about to get really, really messy between EJ and Gwen. And I can’t wait.