Concluding a week full of investigations and love triangles, Days Of Our Lives spent its final day hitting everyone’s weakest point: family.

The main character of this emotional touch is Maggie – the warm heart of the Horton family, who has long been considered “the mother of Salem”.

That’s why each of her words carries the weight of a verdict.

Spoiler reveals “Maggie upsets Jeremy”, and that’s enough for the audience to understand: she accidentally touched his sore spot.

Maybe she frankly criticized his career choice, his lover, or a future decision that Jeremy was embracing. With a wealth of life experience, Maggie believes she’s just telling the truth to open his eyes. But to Jeremy, those words sound like a confirmation: he’s “not enough”, “not right”, “not worthy”.

Jeremy’s breakdown in front of someone he’s always respected promises to be one of the quietest, most precious moments of the week. He doesn’t scream or smash like in the DiMera dramas, but he just takes a few steps back, his eyes downcast, his voice lacking its usual confidence. It’s the pain of so many viewers: the feeling of trying so hard, but still not being able to surpass the standards set by family – especially the ones you love.

Maggie, once she realizes Jeremy is hurt, will certainly be uneasy too. She’ll have to ask herself: where is the line between “speaking out for the good of your children” and “hurting the people you want to protect”?

Not just Jeremy, but all of Salem this week is drawn into questions about the future and family. Stephanie and Alex sit down for a serious talk about the road ahead: are they looking in the same direction, or are they just trying to mend something that’s been torn too many times?