Join the Diva of DOOL, Anna, and Jenn as we discuss episodes of "Days of Our Lives" for the week of May 19th-23rd, 2025. Xander beats Philip "within in an inch of his life". Alex wants Kate to edit Stephanie's book behind her back. Arianna comes home for her 18th birthday and hooks up with Doug III. Kate discovers Philip beaten. Sarah and Xander have an epic fight. Xander says goodbye to Victoria. Paulina wants a nude male model for the hospital fundraiser Sip n Paint. The Diva expresses her pure hatred of sign art. Steve, Shawn, and Dr. Russell find the meth lab where the drug is hidden. John goes to the lab to help out instead of going home. Hope teleports from Greece to Salem to help them get the drug. John gets into a fight while the meth lab catches fire. He hands Hope the drug while he suffers from 3rd degree burns. John thinks back on his life as the Pawn. Kayla receives the call that John was badly injured and tells Marlena. Bo is given Last Rites. He sees flashbacks of his life with little Ciara (Lauren Boles.) Ciara is still dressing as a prostitute. Julie is not happy to see Doug. Julie and JJ snark about Cat not surviving her skydiving date with Chad. Brady and Belle again discuss her lovelife. Gabi fires Javi. Leo is high on caffeine. Javi tells Leo that he faced homophobia in the workplace as a EMT. Bope and Doug/Julie have wedding anniversaries. Peter Reckell liked my tweet! "Days of Our Lives" is #2 in minutes watched according to Buzzworthy. Also from Buzzworthy, the actor playing Doug is no longer with the show. We also discuss next week's spoilers.