As the clock strikes 2026, Salem is devoid of peaceful fireworks.

Instead, a chain reaction of breakdowns ensues: Vivian continues her psychological attacks, Gabi is devastated, Theo remains unresponsive, Gwen becomes more dangerous, and Kristen secretly plots revenge.

In a special post-episode scene, Marlena looks out the window and whispers, “We never escape this past.”

The image of snow falling on the roof of Horton House concludes a year filled with death and separation.

Internal sources reveal that 2026 will begin with the “Reckoning” arc – where characters must pay for what they concealed. Brady may lose both Sarah and Kristen. Vivian will be confronted by an unexpected character. And Gabi? She might discover Stefan is still alive – but no longer remembers who she is.

Salem never sleeps, and the fans never stop being addicted. Days of Our Lives is entering its most fiery phase, where every kiss smells of gunpowder, and every promise can be exchanged for blood.