Days of our Lives: Kristen’s Kidnapping Twist – The Culprit Everyone Missed!

Days of Our Lives stuns as Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) is running all over Salem, being atrocious to so many people. She screwed over her friend Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien) by sleeping with Xander Cook Kiriakis (Paul Telfer). She tried to kill EJ’s son, Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman). Kristen did kill Sophia Choi (Rachel Boyd, her daughter’s best friend.

There are so many bad deeds piling up with no end in sight. And we know from the big summer promo that Kristen is taken and there’s an obvious idea of who is the kidnapper, but it might be somebody else entirely. We’re going to talk about who snatches Kristen and ends Stacy Haiduk’s run on Days for now.

Days of Our Lives: EJ’s Obvious Motive for Kristen’s Kidnapping

So, let’s talk about the obvious kidnapper. That’s EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel). Now, of course, I wouldn’t expect him to go grab Kristen personally. EJ’s not one to get his hands dirty when he’s got minions to take care of things like kidnapping people. And he definitely wants to punish Kristen for her bad deeds. She has convinced herself that it was appropriate to kill Johnny in revenge for her psycho little daughter Rachel Black (Lorelei Olivia Mote) being sent to a facility for shooting EJ when we all know that Kristen’s toxic parenting is to blame for every rotten thing that little Rachel has done.

Plus, EJ will have even more motive once he finds out that Kristen has been making plans to meet up with Sydney DiMera (Evelyn Stephenson) in Paris behind his back. Either Kristen’s planning to hurt Sydney or she’s planning to fill her ear with trash talk to try and make her hate her dad EJ.

So yeah, if he has one of his thugs snatch Kristen and stick her on DiMera Island, lock her in the crypt and seal it shut, force-feed her a whole bottle of arsenic-tainted Coriseal, it would be easy to understand why he would do this and why EJ has had just about enough of her. He likely wants a permanent solution to the Kristen problem. So he is the obvious choice.

DOOL: Alternative Theories for Kristen’s Kidnapper

But after Monday’s episode this week, I now suspect that Gwen might be a candidate to take out Kristen like the trash that she is. It is quite clear that Gwen really thought that Kristen was her friend. And it’s kind of insane to think that any DiMera is your friend, honestly, much less Kristen of all of them. But Gwen had blind faith. She is pretty naive.

I mean, when she basically walked in on Dimitri von Leuschner (Peter Porte) humping Leo Stark (Greg Rikaart) on their honeymoon, she bought their cover story about that Madonna concert and now we had Gwen trusting EJ to stick to the terms of their deal, which is kind of crazy. And I think this is back to Gwen’s messed up childhood. She’s just way too trusting of bad people. And Kristen is the latest case.

When Gwen confronted Kristen on the recent episode, she mocked her for not being able to satisfy Xander. And that might have been the limit. Gwen told Leo she was going to go kill Kristen and that was before that nasty comment. So, I could see Gwen tapping the same resources that were used to kidnap her cheating husband Dimitri. So, Gwen absolutely could do the same exact thing to Kristen that she did to Dimitri. And I wouldn’t blame Gwen for snapping and just doing it.

Days of Our Lives: Amy Avenges Her Daughter’s Murder

Somebody else that I wouldn’t blame at all for kidnapping Kristen and doing bad things to her is Amy Choi (Shi Ne Nielsen). It seems inevitable that Sophia’s body is going to wash up somewhere and they should find that her skull had been cracked open by a rock and that points to homicide, not suicide. But right now, Amy’s blaming Holly Jonas (Ashley Puzemis) for Sophia’s apparent suicide. But viewers know she didn’t kill herself. Kristen gaslit Sophia into doing her dirty work and trying to kill Johnny, which didn’t quite work out.

And we all know that Kristen was completely unhinged to ever try and have her nephew killed. Of course, Sophia was a bad seed, but nowhere near as bad as Kristen. And she did not deserve the death that she got at Kristen’s hands. If EJ figures it out, I am certain that he would tell Amy so that she would drop the lawsuit. She’s after Holly right now, but Amy really just wants the person responsible for Sophia’s death to pay. She just is off the mark about who it is.

I also thought it was strange that they cast an actor to play Jason Choi and then barely used him. So, maybe he’ll be back and he’s the muscle, the guy who snatches Kristen for this purpose and then he and his wife Amy can torture Kristen. I’d like to see Amy give Kristen the same treatment that Eve Donovan (Kassie DePaiva) gave Ben Weston (Robert Scott Wilson) years ago. Remember that?

Other Possible Kidnapping Suspects on Days

Another possible culprit in Kristen’s kidnapping could be the other loved ones of one of her targets, specifically Johnny. Can you imagine the reaction if Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens) finds out crazy Kristen tried to kill her beloved hubby Johnny? I think she’d be super ticked. Her mom Paulina Price (Jackée Harry) would be too. These aren’t people though that you typically think of as engaging in criminal activities, but never say never because it’s a soap.

I do think Paulina and Chanel are a long shot to kidnap Kristen, but then again, Theo Carver (Tyler Joseph Andrews) might also be in the mix. He’s a DiMera and he wants the family to be better and relocating Kristen to a lengthy timeout on a remote island means the DiMera family would be less sketchy and violent. So, I could see Theo having Kristen snatched up just long enough to teach her a lesson, not to hurt her. But as I said, to put her in a timeout, not harmed in any way on Days of our Lives.

John Oliver Appears on Days Next Month

And one last person I could see taking her down could be tied to a coming Days of Our Lives cameo by a celebrity. Late night host John Oliver just wrapped a three-episode arc over on General Hospital, and honestly, he did pretty well. He played the head of the WSB, which is the World Security Bureau, kind of like an international spy organization. And we know that John Oliver has a cameo coming on Days this August. And that’s about the time that this Kristen kidnapping could happen because it’s slated for summer.

So, here’s what I’m wondering. We’ve seen Kristen repeatedly calling Sydney, and I’m sure that she would tell her mom, Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney), about the calls. And it is out of the ordinary for Kristen to call and make plans with Sydney. So, I could see Sami asking EJ, “What’s up with Kristen? Why is she calling Sydney?” And I think EJ would absolutely tell Sami that Kristen tried to kill Johnny and should never be allowed around Sydney.

Days of Our Lives: Dante Vitali Kidnaps Kristen?

And that would alert Sami to the fact that Kristen probably has some ill intentions towards her daughter. And we know that Sami is engaged to some guy we’ve never seen. His name is Dante Vitali. And we all know that last name. Ava Vitali (Tamara Braun) and all of her family are notorious criminals. So, if Sami told her fiancé Dante that Kristen is targeting her daughter Sydney, I could see him stepping up for Sami to take care of this little problem.

We’ve never seen him. And since Alison Sweeney is rarely on Days anymore, we don’t need a long-term actor in place to play her fiancé, Dante. I think it could be really cool if John Oliver’s cameo is him as Dante Vitali and he kidnaps Kristen to eliminate her as a threat. That way, his beloved fiancée Sami can have peace of mind. Based on the timing, I think it could work. And yes, EJ is the most likely culprit as Kristen’s kidnapper, but it would be nice if it was not the most obvious choice as the one who snatches the DiMera diva. We’ll see.