Days of our Lives TWIST: Jeremy Staying in Salem – Is Michael Roark Being Secretly Replaced?

Days of Our Lives divulges that Jeremy Horton (Michael Roark) was finally exonerated after many months of false assumptions and accusations being thrown in his face. And if you recall, Julie Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes) packed him snacks when Jeremy packed his car because he was planning to leave school that day and head to New York. He was going to stay with his dad, Mike Horton (Roark Critchlow).

But after this co-kidnapping ordeal with Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein), we might actually see Jeremy stay. We know Michael Roark exits on April 29th, but we’re going to talk about whether there is a recast coming.

Alex Assaults Jeremy After Misreading the Scene on Days of Our Lives

So, if you recall, Jeremy and Stephanie had gotten themselves free and then she collapsed and Jeremy was holding her. So, by the time Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) showed up to rescue her, she had already mostly been rescued. It was just the door lock keeping them in. And at the end of last week, Alex and Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) got into Dr. Wilhelm Rolf’s (Richard Wharton) and EJ DiMera‘s (Dan Feuerriegel) secret lab behind the Tom Horton Free Clinic. And boy was Alex surprised when he burst in on Jeremy who was gently cradling Stephanie in his arms.

You know, hotheaded Alex misread the scene, which you can understand. If you come in and she looks unconscious, dead, drugged, whatever, and the stalker is holding her, you would freak out. So, he assaulted Jeremy. He punched him several times before Stephanie screamed for him to stop. And then she explained that Jeremy didn’t kidnap her. It was Owen Kent (Wes Ramsey) that did it. And the assault came right after Stephanie dislocated Jeremy’s thumb so he could free them.

Jeremy Tried to Play Hero on DOOL

And of course, after seeing Owen posing as a school janitor and then Thomas DiMera (Cary Christopher) finding Stephanie’s cell phone, Jeremy put two and two together and bravely followed Owen to the hospital. And then Jeremy waited until the coast was clear and he tried to play hero and rescue Stephanie, but we all saw that that was an epic fail.

She started screeching because she wrongly blamed Jeremy for all the stalking and then her kidnapping. And then Owen popped up and that shocked Stephanie. And then he grabbed Jeremy and also took him prisoner. So Owen had two kidnap victims when he only wanted one. He was ready to kill the bonus kidnap victim.

And then Stephanie apologized to Jeremy and they immediately began plotting their escape. So, Stephanie tricked Owen into unlocking her handcuffs. She claimed that her legs were in pain from sitting for so long.

And Stephanie played into Owen’s obsession for her and kissed him so she could slide her hands down his back pocket and get his cell. And of course, Owen was livid when he heard the 911 dispatcher talking and then Stephanie and Jeremy started screaming for help.

Days of our Lives: Jeremy & Stephanie Work Together

So, Owen handcuffed her and then after they were both left that way, they slid back together and she yanked Jeremy’s thumb out of the socket so that Jeremy could be free of his cuffs. And then Stephanie coached Jeremy how to use bobby pins from her hair to unlock her handcuffs.

But Jeremy’s luck ran out when he tried to pick the door lock. So he was able to free Stephanie, but she was so weak, she just collapsed in his arms. And then Alex burst in and commenced with the unnecessary beating. But of course, he didn’t know that.

The Apology Tour Begins on Days

So, once Stephanie and Jeremy were safely at the hospital, the apology tour that I expected began. First, Jada Hunter (Elia Cantu) told Jeremy she was sorry. And I mean, Jada was brutal to him on their Salem singles match date, and then they were actually trying to accuse Jeremy of hacking the system.

That was just the most preposterous assumption in all of this for me. So, after Jada’s I’m sorry, Alex went to Jeremy’s room to apologize for hurting him and making all those nasty accusations and confrontations. I mean, Alex has been really aggro with Jeremy for a while. And Alex asked Jeremy if he was still planning to leave Salem.

And this was right after Jeremy had a call with Julie to let her know what happened. So, surprisingly, Jeremy hinted he may stick around Salem. And honestly, it makes sense story-wise for him to stay given what’s coming next month for Alex and Stephanie. That could blow their relationship apart.

Is Jeremy Being Recast?

However, we also know that Michael Roark’s last date on Days is April 29th. So, that has me wondering if they’ve done a possible Jeremy recast that we just don’t know about yet. Michael Roark’s a very busy guy. I was honestly surprised he had time to take the role of Jeremy on Days.

He has a major role in a very steamy streaming series called The Black Dagger Brotherhood. If you haven’t read the books, I have. I love them. They are smoking hot. And Michael Roark plays Butch, this hunky New York cop. He’s got the accent and everything.

He’s a prominent character in the books and he’s confirmed for season two. I expect to see him in the series as long as it carries on because he is a major character in the books. So, season two of Black Dagger just started filming. If you want to see Michael Roark in it, you can catch the show on Passionflix. It’s a romance movie streaming platform with lots of sexy shows.

So anyway, he couldn’t stay on as Jeremy because he had these other obligations. And while there have been no official updates that they are switching up Jeremy actors, it could have happened in Days of Our Lives just kept it quiet because they filmed so many months ahead, 9 to 10 months ahead right now.

It could have flown completely under the radar that Michael Roark left and somebody new just stepped right into the role. And we know Days has no issue with recasts. We’ve seen them swap actors in and out plenty of times.

Jeremy Could Be Part of a Love Triangle on Days of Our Lives

And if Jeremy is recast and stays in Salem, he could be a friend that Stephanie can lean on when Joy Wesley (AlexAnn Hopkins) returns to Salem, presumably after delivering her and Alex’s baby. If you remember, Joy left town pregnant, but she lied to both Alex and Stephanie and said she wasn’t knocked up.

So Joy is set to show up in town on April 24th, which is the day after May Sweeps kicks off. And Michael Roark will still be on screen for a few episodes when Alex’s ex-fling Joy comes back with some baby mama drama.

And given how traumatized Stephanie is and what she and Jeremy went through together, I could see her turning to him for comfort over this Joy situation. Plus, Alex doesn’t know it yet, but Stephanie doesn’t want kids and he wants a whole houseful of little Kiriakis kids. And if Jeremy is recast, we could get a love triangle or even a quadrangle if you add Joy into the equation.

Days of our Lives: Jeremy Stays?

Plus, trauma bonding is real. And the only person right now who understands exactly what Stephanie’s gone through is Jeremy because he went through it with her. So Stephanie may also be a little upset with Alex for beating up an already injured Jeremy. And it’s obvious Alex would be happy to see Jeremy out of town as soon as he’s out of the hospital.

And as much as I would love to see Michael Roark continue as Jeremy, I would be okay with another actor stepping in to play the part, which would give Alex a run for his money, especially once Joy comes to town. So, we’ll see how it goes, but we may get a secret recast. Wait and see.