As Sophia’s baby drama hits explosive heights, Leo and Javi step up: Days of our Lives Two Scoops for the week of June 30, 2025

So, Sophia had her baby. Yup. But it was off-screen. Between episodes. That seemed very strange. She took the child to the Safe Haven Box at the Salem Fire Department. It seemed scary for a moment because she had thrown all of her bloody clothes in a trash bag, and my wife looked at me horrified and said, “She’s not going to dump the baby in the trash, is she??!?” Thankfully, that didn’t happen.

Melinda stepped in, and it’s kind of obvious what her solution is, which I’ll elaborate on later in Parting Thoughts.

What was really nice was that Steve tried convincing Kayla that they should foster the kid until something could be figured out. But Javi stepped in and gallantly scooped up the baby for him and Leo to take care of. Leo really stepped up and didn’t even question it when Javi brought the child home! I think we’ll be in for some good storytelling when it comes time for them to have to give the kid back.

Meanwhile, EJ not only worked things out so that he could represent Johnny in court, but he also got Belle “unrecused” from the case so she could prosecute it. He’s too smart to think she’s going to purposely throw the case, so Johnny walks. Hopefully, he’s banking on the fact that her smarts will exonerate Johnny.

LOOSE ENDS

Javi had a baby once before?? After Leo left the room to change the kid, Javi looked at a photo of himself that was probably from the past of him holding a swaddled baby, kind of paralleling the present. Javi had something of a forlorn look on his face after he looked at the pic. I’m looking forward to seeing what that secret was all about and how it’s going to affect everyone. Leo and Javi are off to a great start with a trusting relationship, so I foresee Leo ultimately being supportive when it comes down to it.

EXTRA SCOOPS

REFERENCES

Rachel was telling Sarah and Brady about a game she was playing on her phone. She asked, “Do you know what my favorite video game was when I was your age? It was Ms. Pac-Man.” Rachel asked what it was, and Sarah replied, “Well, it was, uhm, like this little yellow dot, and it ate all these other little dots and ghosts.” She tried mimicking it with her hand as the character. When she explained further that you could only play the iconic game at an arcade, Rachel replied, “That sounds awful.” Ms. Pac-Man was a sequel game to the hugely popular Pac-Man and is credited with getting many women and girls into playing video games.

As Leo and Javi were warming up to the baby, Leo noted that they couldn’t just keep referring to it as ‘kid,’ and Javi remarked, “It’s not like he came with a birth certificate, like one of Gabi’s old Cabbage Patch dolls.” Leo hoped that she held onto them because some were worth lots of money. Cabbage Patch Kids were ridiculously popular because each had individual features like hair color, eye color, hair, etc., and came with birth certificates. Children connected with them, and as they flew off the shelves, the lack of dolls to fill their needs caused a major purchasing frenzy around Christmas in 1983.

I don’t know if this was what it’s always been, and it probably has been. But Johnny and Chanel’s apartment, which used to be Abe and Paulina’s, is numbered 227. That’s clearly a reference to the 1985 to 1990 sitcom 227, in which Jackee Harry appeared, along with Helen Martin, Marla Gibbs, and Hal Williams.

SHOT OF THE WEEK (aka WHAT IS UP WITH STEVE’S SHIRT?)

What’s up with Steve’s shirt?? I’m all for a cool '70s pattern, but this shirt just didn't work. It also seemed like velvet or velour, which kind of softens a hard-edged character like Steve. Don’t get me wrong, the color works on him, and the pattern is okay, but it just doesn’t seem to be his style. I wasn’t feeling it.

LINE(S) OF THE WEEK

Chanel asked EJ how the cops knew to arrest Johnny at the DiMera estate, and EJ said, “He made the mistake of trusting that idiot Rafe Hernandez,” hilariously adding, “He must’ve been the one who blabbed to Commissioner Hunter.”

Rafe was upset because he felt arresting Johnny was the wrong move. He laid into Jada, who ultimately retorted, “Look, I know you’re upset, okay? I understand that. But I will not apologize for following protocol and carrying out my duties just because you are having a temper tantrum for not getting your way.”

After that exchange, Paulina said to Jada, “Someone’s got his boxers in a bunch!”

Leo was talking to his contact on the phone and was frustrated that no matter who they contacted, the necklace couldn’t be located. No one in a 10-mile radius had appraised it. He said to them, “Which means whoever bought it may very well be snapping selfies onboard some yacht in the Maldives. At least, that’s what I would be doing if I was wearing some high-end black market bling.”

Leo called Doug and broke the news that he had no leads on the necklace. “My associate contacted appraisers, pawnbrokers, even this dude in Times Square who rolls stolen luxury goods out of a carpet,” he said, continuing with, “And while I consider myself a halfway decent investigative reporter and an all-around mensch, finding this necklace…it’s just beyond my skillset.”

When Doug said the necklace was the least of his concerns at that moment, Leo said, “My advice to you? Affirmations. Every day, wake up, look at yourself in the mirror, and say, ‘Life is full of possibilities. I am worthy of love, kindness, and acceptance. I’m well-rested and excited for the day. Can you do that?” The look on Doug III's face was also priceless as he appeared to be just through with everything.

Doug gave a lackluster “Sure,” and Leo retorted, “Oh, cheer up, Douglas. And take it from a former pessimist who, thanks to the love of an adorable person who lights up my life, is now a cockeyed optimist. Things can only get better.”

Rachel was surprised when Sarah said she was her favorite patient. When Sarah asked why the little girl was shocked, she replied, “Mom says I’m an acquired taste.”

Leo was singing to the baby: “Hush, little baby, don’t say a word. Leo’s gonna buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird don’t sing…” He got frustrated because the baby was crying and broke into regular talk to continue the words to the song in a frustrated manner, “Leo is going to buy you whatever it takes to get you to stop crying! Please, kiddo, come on! You have got to sleep sometime.”

He sighed, then waved his hand in front of his own face, asking, “Look at this. Do you think all of this happens by accident? Guncle Leo needs his beauty rest. Please? I am desperate here!”

Maggie was beyond angry when she told Xander that he would never again question her loyalty to Victor and his legacy. She off-handly mentioned that her loyalty affected her vote on the hospital board. When Xander asked what she meant, she hilariously replied, “I voted for you, you jackass!”

Brady explained to Marlena that he and Kristen were trying to figure out how to prepare Rachel in case she had to testify in court about the whole Johnny mess. He said to her, “We would love to get your advice on this.” Kristen asked, “We would?” She realized her gaffe and quickly turned the question into a statement with, “We would.”

And we had another jackass moment. Stephanie laid out to Alex why working for EJ to do PR for Johnny was a good idea. Alex replied, “Still, I don’t think it’s worth working for that jackass. Honestly, jackass is way to kind of a word. This guy is a dirty son of a bitch.”

REACTION OF THE WEEK

Leo had a great look on his face when Javi walked through the door with the baby. Ultimately, they decided to call him Tesoro, which is Spanish for ‘Treasure.’ It was very fitting, and I think it’s going to make for some good stories.

RANDOM THOUGHTS

I love that Marlena has to deal with Kristen and EJ, and she can’t stand either one of them. Brady’s forever connected to Kristen because of their daughter. But Belle still has a chance to dump him before he ruins her life. Marlena would certainly be in favor of that.

And they might end up apart because, in the final moments of the week, Belle received the drive that was in Rafe’s camera. EJ told Rita to get rid of it, so I wonder how it got to Belle? Either someone’s trying to stir up trouble, or the footage of Johnny on it has been swapped with something else.

PARTING THOUGHTS

Roman turned his gun into Jada and Paulina as Johnny was getting arrested. I guess that was the right thing to do. I have a theory, random thoughts, or parting thoughts, that the gun’s gonna turn out not to be the one that shot EJ.

Sophia revealed to the audience that she’s now wearing a fake baby bump. Hilariously, you gotta figure that that’s the one she’s been really wearing throughout the pregnancy, and it was probably good for the budget to just reuse, only now on camera. My prediction is that Sophia’s going to pretend to still be pregnant, and Melinda will work out something where it looks like she had the baby and then give it up for adoption. It will be all hush-hush and behind closed doors, as a sealed adoption. No matter how you slice it, it’s going to turn out to be a mess.

OUTRO

That’s all the time we have this week, DOOL-ers! I hope you’re all planning on joining our field trip to NASA next week, where we’ll learn whether or not the moon is really made of green cheese!

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