Days of Our Lives’ Abigail Mystery Deepens: Who Is AnnaLynne McCord Really Playing?
Well, that didn’t last long. Just 10 days after a DNA test confirmed that Abigail DiMera was alive and well, Days of Our Lives has revealed that those results — like so many in the show’s history of medical malpractice — were totally bogus.
Monday’s episode featured a clandestine meeting between AnnaLynne McCord’s mystery character and Dr. Greene (Jonah Robinson), the latter of whom was apparently responsible for fudging the DNA test.
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“I’m just grateful you were in the right place at the right time,” the Abigail imposter told her accomplice. “As soon as the DNA results were in, Chad had no doubt that I was his dead wife.” Dr. Greene assured her that they should be in the clear, assuming she isn’t required to take a follow-up test. (Spoiler alert: We bet she will!) The duo then began discussing the “next steps” to their plan, but Chad showed up just in time to interrupt them.
Though McCord technically made her Days debut back in June, it wasn’t until Aug. 14 that a DNA test revealed her character to be none other than the presumed-dead Abigail DiMera, previously portrayed by Marci Miller. Or so we thought.
We knew that McCord was playing someone who underwent plastic surgery and suffered from amnesia (the soap opera double whammy!), but until that test confirmed her as a genetic match, we weren’t ready to assume anything. Heck, on this show, how certain can we even be about a DNA test?
While Chad, Jack and the rest of the family were immediately thrilled to have Abigail back home, the woman in question wasn’t feeling the same warm and fuzzies. “I don’t know you — any of you!” she told them. “I don’t feel like I belong here. None of this makes any sense to me at all.”
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In the end, “Abigail” reluctantly agreed to stay in Salem, posting up at the DiMera Mansion while she adjusts to her new (old?) life. “So I guess Abigail’s home,” she said with a sigh as she took in her new (old?) surroundings.
Days fans, are you enjoying McCord’s run as… whoever she’s playing? And where do you predict this Abigail mystery will go from here? Drop a comment with your thoughts below.
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