Days of our Lives: EJ’s Sinister Scheme – Brings Lexie Back from Dead to Control Theo?

Days of Our Lives suggests EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) could be plotting a huge corporate maneuver for DiMera Enterprises using his dead sister Lexie Carver (Renee Jones) as a tool to manipulate and leverage her son Theo Carver (Cameron Johnson). EJ’s conspiring with Abe Carver (James Reynolds) to keep Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) in the CEO seat and make sure Theo doesn’t return.

But EJ is taking things so much further than Abe knows. We’re going to talk about EJ’s plans for the test tube person.

Dr. Rolf and the Mystery Woman in the DiMera Lab on Days of Our Lives

It shouldn’t be too much longer before Dr. Wilhelm Rolf (Richard Wharton) revives the mystery woman in the test tube. At this point, I would be shocked if it was anybody other than Lexie based on the name-dropping, the red flags, and the affectionate way EJ is speaking to the body person.

He promised Abe that he had a plan to get Theo out of the CEO chair, but EJ told Abe that he doesn’t really need to know the details of the scheme. And that’s because if EJ told Abe the truth, he might have an actual coronary, because it is truly shocking what EJ’s planning.

For several months now, fans have been speculating about who Dr. Wilhelm Rolf is planning to revive. We know it’s somebody close to EJ, and we know the person in the giant tube in Rolf’s lab is a woman. And with Chad DiMera (Billy Flynn) and the kids gone until April, I’m pretty much ruling out Abigail Deveraux (AnnaLynne McCord). I do think it’d be great to get her back, and maybe we will one day. And of course, we know her grave was empty and her remains remain unlocated.

Is Lexie Carver Returning to Days of Our Lives?

Even so, the other red flags for EJ, Rolf, and the body person don’t really align with them resurrecting Abby. There’s been a lot of heavy-handed foreshadowing that suggests that Rolf’s special patient is Abe’s late wife, Lexie Carver, who is Theo’s mom.

Plus, in the big winter promo, we saw EJ showing a shocked Paulina Price (Jackée Harry) who the woman is in the tube. I don’t think EJ could shock her more than by showing Paulina that he’s got Lexie, the love of Abe’s life, right there, and she’s about to be revived, awake, and back in Theo and Abe’s lives.

That will leave Paulina facing probably the loss of her husband because I can’t imagine he wouldn’t run back to Lexie. Though the other benefit of all this is that EJ could destroy Paulina’s life because he hates her. EJ knows that Theo is a bright young man. He’s got a good future ahead, and EJ doesn’t wish Theo any ill will. Not at all.

Theo Carver’s Recovery and the Fight for the DiMera CEO Seat on DOOL

EJ’s goal of keeping Johnny close by as DiMera CEO aligns with Abe’s wish to keep Theo out at DiMera and away from the family. In fact, it was actually Abe who first approached EJ asking him to figure out how to get Theo to step down and not be CEO anymore.

Now Johnny’s running the show, but Theo just got clearance from his neurologist to go back to work after he recovered from the traumatic brain injury from the kidnapping. When Theo told Abe and Paulina that he’s going back to DiMera and he’s so excited, his stepmom was supportive as always, but Abe stormed out.

He was hoping that Theo would just step back from DiMera since working there made him a kidnapping target. Abe also worries that Theo working for the family company will have him in ongoing danger, which is fair.

EJ DiMera’s Secret Strategy to Stop Theo’s Return

With Johnny heading out and Theo about to clock back in as CEO, there’s some urgency to this. We may be getting that resurrection sooner rather than later. Abe ran back to EJ again to talk to him about stopping Theo’s return. EJ reassured Abe the plan’s underway, but then he wouldn’t tell Abe any details. Abe agreed with EJ, but he’s frustrated and impatient. Abe wants this to happen now on Days of our Lives.

But of course, EJ can’t just tell Abe, “By the way, I’m just waiting to resurrect your dead wife, Lexie. Then we’re good to go.” If you don’t recall, Abe lost his wife, Lexie, to an inoperable brain tumor. It was caused by exposure to toxins in the DiMera tunnels when she had been kidnapped by Andre DiMera (Thaao Penghlis). EJ never forgave himself for his role and how that all went down. He was really close to Lexie and he truly cares about her and about Theo.

Rafe Hernandez and the Search for the Secret DiMera Lab on Days

Meanwhile, EJ’s sneaky assistant, Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord), and Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) are still very intent on figuring out what EJ’s doing in the new lab at the hospital. It was kind of interesting to see Cat and Rafe perplexed because EJ let the cops search the lab for Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein). They know security there is really tight, but then EJ threw open the doors and let them in.

What they don’t know is there’s a secret lab within the secret lab. That super secret hidden lab is where EJ and Rolf have the lady in the body pod stashed. Cat knows that something hanky is going on because her brother Dr. Mark Greene (Jonah Robinson), who is Dr. Wilhelm Rolf’s right-hand man, had to sign a strict NDA and he won’t tell Cat anything.

Very soon Rafe is able to get into the super secret lab and finds the human test tube and he is stunned. But is the tube empty by then or does he actually open it up? Also, there may be a point where they bring the pod person into the main lab to show Paulina and actually do the resurrection. That could be when Rafe stumbles upon her because they’re still trying to crack the code to get into the lab and poke around, but the ISA device is going slowly.

Dr. Rolf’s New Resurrection Serum and Brain Cell Regeneration

Dr. Rolf has finally perfected his resurrection serum by combining it with Versix, which is the miracle sepsis drug that saved Bo Brady (Peter Reckell) life last year. What’s key to it is that the Versix helps brain cell regeneration. Brain cells don’t typically regenerate, much less in someone who is deceased.

That’s exactly what Lexie needs. It’s also what Dr. Rolf’s serum had been lacking because a lot of times people came back with flawed memories or no memories. He’s been resurrecting people for the DiMeras for decades, but this new mixture could be perfect and it could make millions of dollars for EJ and for Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien).

Dr. Rolf doesn’t really much care about the financial rewards, but he would probably like a bigger and fancier lab if it all works out and pays off. In the end, here’s what I think EJ’s plan is and how reviving the pod person is going to benefit him.

The Consequences of Lexie Carver’s Resurrection on Days of Our Lives

First is the obvious: if that is Lexie in the tube, EJ is going to get his darling sister back. Second, if he resurrects Lexie, there’s no way she’ll let Theo keep working at DiMera. And third, if Lexie comes back, Paulina’s marriage is ruined, which EJ will love.

If Theo’s mom, Lexie, comes back from the dead, obviously Theo is going to do whatever she wants. And if Lexie says no more DiMera, that should be it. That would leave the CEO seat wide open for Johnny to stay. Let’s be real, he actually does enjoy the job. It’s just that Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens) hates him being around anything that’s DiMera.

Days of Our Lives Casting News: Johnny and Chanel’s Exit

However, we also know we’ve only got another eight months or so of Johnny and Chanel before EJ’s son takes off out of Salem. Carson Boatman and Raven Bowens were fired when they came back from their Christmas holidays along with Leo Howard and Ashley Puzemis.

So yeah, looks like we’re getting this resurrection soon because it really needs to happen in time to stop Theo from taking over the CEO seat again. So buckle up. We’re going to have a return from the dead very soon.

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