A ‘Days of our Lives’ Dynamic Duo is Back in Salem This Week

Days of our Lives fans are in for a treat this coming week when two fan favorites will be on screen together for the first time in months. Lamon Archey‘s Eli returns to the Salem scene this week to reunite with Sal Stowers‘ Lani, according to Soap Hub. While Stowers has been appearing sporadically for the last few months as Lani struggles to find a new direction in life, Eli has been suspiciously off-screen, but that changes this week.

Expect to see Archey make an appearance as Eli on the September 30th episode, when even Eli tries to convince Lani that she needs to find something to fill her time now that their twins have started school. Paulina (Jackee Harry) wants her daughter to be a cop again, which means she would need to be pardoned for her past crime to be reinstated on the force.

Lani has asked her mother not to use her pull with the governor, but Paulina never listens. Perhaps Paulina calls Lani’s husband in to talk some sense into her. Archey had last been seen in July when Lani and Eli celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary.

Archey began playing Eli in 2017 after a stint on The Young and the Restless, where he appeared as Mason Wilder from 2012 to 2014, per IMDb. He has come and gone from DAYS multiple times over the last decade, along with Stowers, who made her debut as Lani back in 20215.

Just before a 2023 return, Archey reflected on his month-long stint with Soap Opera Digest.

“It’s always good to be back and see some of the people that I spent so much time working with day in and day out,” he said. “It’s never a bad time being back there with my DAYS peeps.”