7 Most heartbreaking storylines from Days of Our Lives

Over the years, Days of Our Lives has given its fans numerous moments to cherish their favorite characters living in Salem city.

The soap opera, which has been airing since 1965, depicts the characters' struggles while living in Salem. Their difficulties range from life and love struggles to betrayals and supernatural causes. These challenges sometimes resulted in heartbreaking storylines that left fans of Days of Our Lives emotional.

In this article, we have listed 7 such heartbreaking storylines from Days of Our Lives that left fans devastated.

Disclaimer: This article is based on the writer's opinion. Reader's discretion is advised.

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7) Lucas realizing he cared for Sami

In 2003, the story of Sami and Brandon’s way-too-short wedding took place in Days of Our Lives.

Moments after Brandon and Sami are married, the truth about Sami changing Lexie’s paternity test comes to light, due to which Brandon leaves Sami. As Sami finds out that Tony DiMera was behind the revelation, she goes to his house, where Lucas and him are celebrating her downfall. She gets injured during a physical altercation between herself and Tony.

As Sami fights for her life in the hospital, Lucas reminisces about his past with Sami while drinking in a bar, making it one of the heartbreaking moments between the duo. Lucas later helps Sami in recovering after her surgery.

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6) Salem Stalker murders

Salem Stalker murders are one of the most loved storylines in Days of Our Lives.

However, it also resulted in several character deaths. Characters such as Roman Brady, Maggie, and even Alice Horton were its victims. The storyline resulting in the death of many beloved characters became one of the most heartbreaking storylines.

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5) Bo dying in Hope’s arms

Fans missed Bo Brady on their screens when he was absent from the show as he was not living in Salem. However, when he came back to Salem, his storyline got more devastating in Days of Our Lives after the revelation of his inoperable brain tumor.

In a heartbreaking scene, Bo died in Hope’s arms, leaving Hope shattered.

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4) Shawn Brady’s sacrifice

Shawn Brady is the father of Roman Brady, Kayla, and Kimberly Brady in the American soap opera.

His storyline ends with a heartbreaking scene in the daily soap. Even after knowing that Bo Brady is not his biological son, he gives up his oxygen mask to save Bo when their sabotaged plane crashes.

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3) Will’s coming out

One of the most important storylines from Days of Our Lives is Will’s coming out.

He finally decides to reveal to his parents that he is gay, marking one of the most emotional moments of the show. Lucas supports his son after knowing the truth. However, Will’s mother, Sami, does not support him and thinks that it is just a crazy idea in his head.

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2) Zack Brady’s death

One of the most devastating storylines in Hope and Bo’s life is the death of their son, Zack.

In 2016, Zack was killed by his Chelsea in a hit-and-run case with Bo’s car. Hope is shattered by the death of her son, and later, when it is revealed that Chelsea killed him, Hope and Bo’s perfect relationship suffers the most. It creates division between Bo and Hope and also splits the whole Brady family.

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1) Will Horton’s death

Another one of the heartbreaking storylines from the daily soap is Will Horton’s brutal death.

Ben Weston, who was revealed to be the Necktie Killer, strangled Will with a necktie and killed him. The aftereffects of Will’s death are heartbreaking as his parents - Lucas and Sami, are devastated after hearing the news. Furthermore, Sonny, who is coming back to Salem to reunite with his husband, is shattered after knowing that he was murdered.

Will is later resurrected with the help of Dr. Rolf's magic serum.

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