Category Archives: Alexandra “Lexie” Carver

Retro FriDAYS: Who’s Your Daddy? Part 1

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Paternity questions have been a part of DOOL as long as we can remember. And the trope has never been as popular as it has been with today’s writers, what with EJ not being Stefano’s son, Nicole pretending that she’s got Rafe’s baby instead of EJ’s, and Sami ranting about how Carrie must really have Rafe’s baby because ME ME ME ME!! And Daniel wants to bone Nicole badly enough that he’ll switch her paternity test results even after he experienced having a son that wasn’t his?

Anyway, here’s a look back at when they only attempted one Maury Povich storyline at any given time.

Like when Sami switched paternity results on Brandon, Abe and Lexie?

Or like that time Gina/Hope did it with John and Stefano…

And we got to decide who the baby daddy was. Except not really at all.

More recently of course, both Chloe and Daniel were duped by Caroline, who switched Chloe’s paternity results …

After she cheated on DanDan with Philip

Stephanie/Ian tried to pull it off via some digital sorcery, and boy was Nathan upset when that happened.

Isn’t it interesting to remember how much screen time these two got so recently, and they aren’t even on the show anymore?

There’s plenty more who’s-your-daddy storylines to highlight, so watch for this theme again!

Retro FriDAYS: Lexie Underground Edition

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Lexie is dying, they tell us, thanks to an incurable brain tumor caused by some gas she was exposed to underground.

We’ll let Twitter user @iamglory tell the story:

“Like 5 years ago, Tek saw EJ shot John. Lexie was doing Tek and didn’t want anyone to know. She said she saw it. he and Tek went on the run, Andre knocked them off the road and stuck her in the tunnels.”

Our look back at DOOL actors who have appeared as multiple characters is coming up soon!

Retro FriDAYS: Au revoir, Renee “Lexie DiMera Carver” Jones

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We here at salemonSalem.com applaud anyone who can retire early and control their own destiny, so good for Renee Jones on her impending retirement after playing Lexie DiMera Carver for two decades.

Lexie may not have stolen the show in recent years, but she’s been part of some crucial stories over her run, spanning from 1987 to today, with a break in the early 90s. Her shady family background only exacerbated the internal battle between her angels and demons – an ambiguity that came to define her character. You probably already know she was the longest-running black female character on television – no small feat. TV Guide says Jones’ departure is the end of the line for Lexie, but who knows?

This week’s Retro FriDAYS is a tribute to a vaguely psychic MD who used to be a cop and, before she died dies, was Salem’s First Lady. What else could an illegitimate child of Stefano DiMera ask for?

There was her off-and-really off relationship with Sami…

(skip to 5:27 for violence)

File this under Awkward Man on Woman Violence at 5:40

Her troubled relationship with her mother, Celeste

And her marriage to Abe

You can’t talk about Lexie without talking about affairs. As her Wikipedia article noted, “Sami has blackmailed Lexie on a number of occasions due to Lexie’s repeated adultery.”

Here’s a couple:

Tek & Lex

Lexie and Brandon go clubbin’ with Nicole

Then Brandon gives Lexie a clubbin’ IfYaKnowWhatIMean

And finally, a video here just for its innate awesomeness. Lexie meets Marlo in this epic look back. NerdChloe! Victor! Bope! Stefano! Belle! Marlena! Alice! Shawn!

Major Actress Out on Days (Spoiler Alert!)

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SPOILER ALERT: As reported in an interview with TV guide, Renee Jones aka Lexie Carver is leaving Days of Our Lives. She wants to quit acting (at least for a while) and relax. Who can blame her?

So it seems Lexie’s headaches will be serious…. like really serious. I was looking forward to see how Lexie’s character would be handled with the return of Celeste, but I am happy for Renee Jones. Lexie is the longest running African American character on television!

Congratulations to Renee and thank you for all these years of entertainment!

Lexie's headaches are a sign of more dire things to come for the character.

Retro FriDAYS: What is seen cannot be unseen edition

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If Salem’s lusty-loos would only lock their doors, the writers wouldn’t have such a tried-and-true plot device to inject a little rage and/or awkwardness into relationships.

Today’s Retro FriDAYS is a tribute to all those men and women whose lives would have been different had they never seen what was on the other side of that door…

The conference table tryst heard round the world

Sami learned well…

And, at least one time, got as good as she gave.

Max and Stephanie go spelunking

What kind of name is Tek anyway?

Kate gets a little too familiar with Lumi

Victor walks in on Nicole and Colin

Rarely is the walker-inner the one shamed, but on DOOL you can never say never.

And here’s what you do when you’re the caught-ee. Thanks Shaggy!

The Elexion

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Pun intended. A lot of people out there in the DOOL fandom world have complained that the election is boring and stupid. I should point out up front that I am an election lawyer, so I may be more interested in these types of things than the average bear. There were low points, but right now, I think the election SL is getting interesting!

In the beginning, it seemed like an obvious battle of good guys (Abe and Jennifer) versus bad guys (EJ and Nicole). And, as I often do, I was rooting for the bad guys. Mostly because I kind of love Nicole. Her character has made less sense as of late, but I love to see her channel her scheming into something other than babies or men.

Nicole in her election-day blue. I can't help but root for her!

But then lo and behold, there was a role reversal when Jennifer decided they needed to get down into the mud if they wanted a chance at winning. No, I have not forgotten that EJ framed John to try to win, and tried to get the questions himself, but suddenly it became an “anything goes” race, rather than a good guys versus bad guys battle.

Jennifer and the massive "press corps". Wasn't watching her gloat more annoying than the usual DOOL gloating?

And now the fall out! What exactly did Nicole do? Was the election worker talking to Jennifer a set up? Or did he do it on his own? Or did Jennifer decide she wanted the results switched without Abe’s approval?

And WHAT is up with Lexie’s reaction to finding out Abe switched the questions? As I recall, Lexie is a DiMera, and she cheated on Abe in the past, and he has managed to forgive her. But now she is going to leave the father of their child because he tried to fight fire with fire?!?! Sure, he made her lie, but if she had known wouldn’t she have lied anyway?

Abe's short lived smug smile.

Stefano’s reaction to EJ losing (at first) was equally ridiculous. For someone who “loves family,” he can show it in odd ways. But the good v. evil dynamic between Stefano and EJ is always interesting, and EJ’s attempt to get his kids to see him differently is charming, if unbelievable.

I highly doubt losing a mayoral election would be that big a slam to the DiMera name.


It was slow at first, but I have come around on the election SL. It has kept me relatively entertained, and it has me truly stumped about what exactly is going on that we haven’t seen yet. Is Will involved? Did EJ really win, or did Nicole cheat for him? I can’t wait to find out!