Days of our Lives: Theo & Gabi’s Explosive Romance – Mom’s Deathbed Secret Changes All

Days of Our Lives fans. Right now, we have Theo Carver (Tyler Joseph Andrews) irritated and claiming that he wants nothing to do with Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez). And that’s because Theo thought that they were friends. But then Gabi blamed Theo for Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier) finding out about her corporate spying. But all of that could change soon.

We’re going to get into why Theo might change his tune about Gabi and they could get closer soon. Much closer. And now, let’s dive into what might repair Theo and Gabi’s estranged friendship and add some sizzle to it.

Days of Our Lives: Theo and Gabi’s Betrayal and Reconciliation

Now, you may remember not long ago, Philip raged at Gabi after Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) spilled to him that she bugged his and Xander Cook Kiriakis’s (Paul Telfer) CEO office at Titan. And at the time, Philip dumped Gabi right in the middle of the square, enraged at her about choosing greed over their relationship. But Philip never told her who blabbed.

So, Gabi thought her buddy Theo ratted her out. He’d been crushing on Gabi for a while, but never once considered outing her dirty secret to Philip. Instead, when Theo was in the hospital after a kidnapping incident, he was even dreaming about kissing Gabi and staring at that cute little cactus. So, when she accused Theo of ratting her out, Gabi did it under the assumption that Theo did it to Philip to break them up because of his crush on her.

Days of our Lives: Gabi Comes Clean

And when Gabi told Theo that she read his journal, he really blew up at her for looking at his private thoughts. Theo saw that as a violation of trust and his feelings are hurt that Gabi so easily assumed that he would trash their friendship and rat her out. And even though Theo denied it, Gabi still wouldn’t drop it. Theo could not convince Gabi of his innocence.

Plus, Theo reminded Gabi that he was busy with his newly resurrected mom, Lexie Carver (Nikki Crawford). At that time, Theo was pretty much up at the hospital constantly with Lexie and Abe Carver (James Reynolds). So, Gabi and her corporate spying wasn’t even on his radar. And then recently, Philip revealed to Gabi that it was Anna DiMera (Leann Hunely) told him the truth. But by then, the damage had been done to Theo and Gabi’s friendship. So, here we are and Theo is really struggling right now.

Days of Our Lives: Theo’s Betrayals and Emotional Crisis

Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) just told Theo that Stefano DiMera is why Lexie got cancer and died to start with. That’s not really what the history of Days of our Lives says, but it’s what the writers are saying now, so it’s what we’ve got. So, Theo’s angry that even as an adult, Abe and the rest of the family kept that secret from him. Even though it’s been fifteen years since Lexie died from a brain tumor caused by toxins in the DiMera tunnels, that information is new to Theo and it’s left him absolutely reeling.

Plus, this week, Lexie told Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) that she does not have long to live, but she doesn’t want to tell Abe and Theo just yet. So, that’s another heartache coming for Lexie’s son. This week, Theo finds out from Abe that he was conspiring with EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) to push him out of the CEO role at DiMera. And that came from Abe approaching EJ, asking him to help him get Theo out of the family business.

And that was even before Theo and Abe knew about Lexie’s coming resurrection. But EJ agreed because he wanted Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) in the CEO seat. And then EJ told Theo that his mom Lexie probably wouldn’t like him working at DiMera. That came after EJ showed Theo that Lexie was alive and about to wake up and come back to them.

Days of our Lives: Theo is Raging

So, Theo’s upset about Stefano DiMera’s (Joseph Mascolo) role in his mom dying. He’s also really angry right now that Abe and EJ manipulated him. And this double whammy betrayal sends Theo to Small Bar where he is drowning in booze this week. Then Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein) shows up to do the same thing after Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) chewed her a new one.

It was for deleting the voicemail Joy Wesley (AlexAnn Hopkins) sent about her and her daughter being in a car crash. Alex called out Stephanie for her petty jealousy. Even her mom, Kayla Johnson (Mary Beth Evans), thought Stephanie went too far. And her conspiracy theory about Joy intentionally wrecking her car to get Alex’s attention was insane.

When Stephanie hinted at that to Alex, he exploded because he knew Joy driving on a spare wasn’t a good idea. But Alex was balancing concern over his daughter’s safety with running home to Stephanie because of all her issues. So, Alex blames himself for the crash because he let Stephanie’s anger and jealousy take priority over the baby’s safety. I can’t say Alex is wrong when he called out Stephanie’s actions. And Alex said she was making a stressful situation worse.

Days of our Lives: Stephanie’s Questionable Choices

And mind you, none of this would nearly be as messy if Stephanie hadn’t doubled dosed sedatives while she had jet lag and then shot a gun at Joy. A gun that Stephanie should have had locked in her gun safe. So, no, her hands are not clean in this. However, we all know Joy’s up to something.

So, it’s quite messy. And that’s why she’s at Small Bar drinking. And then Theo seems to be so tipsy that Stephanie brings him home and lets him crash shirtless on her and Alex’s couch. Now, can you imagine if Stephanie came home and found Joy half-dressed on the sofa? But back to Theo. After drinking with Stephanie and venting, things get even worse for Theo.

Days of Our Lives: Lexie’s Health Crisis and Theo’s Rock Bottom

Because despite Lexie not wanting Theo and Abe to know she’s dying, she won’t be able to hide it for much longer. We saw EJ appalled when he came home and found Lexie on the floor unconscious. And Rita told EJ that Dr. Wilhelm Rolf (Richard Wharton) was worried about the heat and he just took off because none of the serums were helping Lexie anyway. And Rita reminded EJ that Wilhelm warned them that Lexie would be falling unconscious for longer and longer periods until she just passes away.

So, that means Theo and Abe will figure out pretty quickly that Lexie’s in bad shape because she’s going to be just passing out cold. So she winds up hospitalized soon. With Wilhelm gone, she’s going to need a real doctor to usher her through this final stage of her second chance at life.

Days of our Lives: Theo May Lean on Gabi

And when Theo is blindsided by all of this, he could turn to Gabi for support. She’s been showing up to see Theo trying to apologize for her incorrect assumption. She gave him a new journal, but she was also hitting him up for a payout of her share of Stefano’s inheritance.

And as mad as Theo is at Gabi, he is still going to need a friend as he navigates his mom Lexie’s coming second death. And after Alex finds Theo shirtless on his couch after boozing with Stephanie, I’m guessing Theo isn’t going to be welcome to hang out with Stephanie again because Alex is going to be really upset by all this. So, with nobody else to talk to, Theo might turn to Gabi and forgive her for her screw-up so that he can have a shoulder to cry on.

Days of our Lives: Sizzling Summer Romance Ahead?

Theo hasn’t been seeing anybody romantically since sort of dating Jada Hunter for a minute that fizzled out really fast. And Gabi is single as a pringle after Philip dropped her so hard. And I doubt he will be taking Gabi back. Jada is with Shawn Brady (Brandon Beemer) now anyway, so she’s not going to be an ear for Theo.

I think if Gabi and Theo get together, starting as friends and then it turning into more, they could actually be a Days of Our Lives super couple in the making. They could be Salem’s hot new power couple by the end of the summer. But I think Theo and Gabi won’t get together until Lexie winds up in the hospital again. And Theo hits an emotional rock bottom and really needs a friend and Gabi steps up.