{"id":1981420,"date":"2025-08-26T23:09:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T23:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1981420"},"modified":"2025-08-26T23:09:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T23:09:23","slug":"did-days-of-our-lives-august-26-put-a-target-on-steves-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/did-days-of-our-lives-august-26-put-a-target-on-steves-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Days of our Lives August 26 Put a Target on Steve\u2019s Back?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_1b5ijb8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Did he just manage to piss off both sides of this conflict? Which will only come back to harm him?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><strong>In This Corner<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stephanie (Abigail Klein) complimented her Poppa on his \u201cimpressive detective work\u201d when he explained how he got Andrew (Colton Little) to figure out that Victor\u2019s (John Aniston) codicil naming Philip (John-Paul Lavoisier) as his heir was a fake. Stephanie asked Steve (Stephen Nichols) to keep quiet \u2014 for her sake. And Alex\u2019s (Robert Scott Wilson). And Xander\u2019s (Paul Telfer). Also Philip\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stephanie pointed out her dad didn\u2019t really care if the DiMeras got their company back, did he? Steve admitted he didn\u2019t. Then he hightailed it over to Gabi\u2019s (Cherie Jimenez) to return her check. (Why hadn\u2019t he cashed it up till now? Doesn\u2019t he have expenses?) But now Steve has made enemies of basically\u2026 everybody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>READ THIS: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/days-lives-spoilers-august-27-115300500.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Here\u2019s what\u2019s coming up next on DAYS.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Here\u2019s what\u2019s coming up next on DAYS.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><strong>Team DiMera<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gabi is unhappy with Steve. But, more importantly, Tony (Thaao Penghlis) will be unhappy with Steve. And EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) will be unhappy with Steve. And Kristen (Stacy Haiduk) will be unhappy with Steve. Now Steve is a smart guy. He can take care of himself. But why should he have to? Yes, he loves his Sweetness Stephanie. But she has very little skin in this game. So why take the risk of having to fend off the DiMeras?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>READ THIS: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/days-lives-spoilers-preview-sophia-110000293.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:A photo preview of the Wednesday, August 27 episode of DAYS.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">A photo preview of the Wednesday, August 27 episode of DAYS.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><strong>Threat Alert<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Steve is doing this for Stephanie, and she\u2019s also doing it for Alex, Xander, and Philip. But will they be grateful? Or will they see Steve as a threat\u2014a threat they need to get rid of?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>READ THIS: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/days-lives-comings-goings-actress-040500564.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The latest DAYS Comings &amp; Goings.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">The latest DAYS Comings &amp; Goings.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stephanie thought she was asking Poppa to do something nice for her boyfriend and his family. But, as we learned from <em>Wicked<\/em>, no good deed goes unpunished. 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