Goodbye Philip, Xander Killed Him Days of our lives spoilers

April 2025 | By [Your Name], Soap News & Spoilers

In the stormy, scandal-soaked world of Days of Our Lives, no secret stays buried for long—and no betrayal goes unpunished. But this week, even by Salem’s dramatic standards, the Kiriakis family has been rocked to its core. A forged letter. A brother’s betrayal. And a shocking act that may mark the end of Philip Kiriakis as we know him.

Is this really goodbye for John-Paul Lavoisier’s Philip? Fans are reeling, and Salem may never be the same.

A Letter Forged in Lies

The catalyst for this fiery fallout? None other than Salem’s queen of chaos, Vivian Alamain. Like a venomous spider, Vivian has waited patiently—until now. In a jaw-dropping confession to Xander, she reveals the truth: the letter believed to be Victor Kiriakis’ final will was not altered—it was completely fabricated. And the forger? Vivian herself.

What’s more, Vivian coldly demonstrates just how easily she imitated Victor’s signature, using the dead patriarch’s name like a weapon. Her goal? To twist the Kiriakis legacy in her favor—until revenge became her true motivation.

But Vivian’s bombshell doesn’t end there. She throws another devastating truth at Xander:

Philip was in on it.

Brother vs. Brother: The Kiriakis War Begins

For Xander, it’s a betrayal too big to process. That letter—his validation, his proof of worth—was nothing more than a cruel lie. And the man he was beginning to trust again, his own brother Philip, helped orchestrate the entire deception.

The rage is instant. And dangerous.

Xander, whose past has always teetered on the edge of violence, is now spiraling. Sarah, ever the voice of reason, had feared this moment. She knew her husband’s capacity for vengeance, and now those fears are bleeding into reality.

Philip, meanwhile, isn’t the cold manipulator many assumed. He’s a man haunted by his father’s impossible expectations—driven to the forgery not by greed, but by desperation. A shortcut to redemption, in his mind. But now, that shortcut has led him straight into the fire.

Whispers of War, and a Tragic Goodbye?

With Vivian setting the battlefield and trust shattered, the Kiriakis brothers are on a collision course. Will they destroy each other—or themselves?

Behind the scenes, speculation is exploding: is this Philip Kiriakis’ final chapter? As tensions escalate, fans are wondering if John-Paul Lavoisier is making his dramatic exit from Days of Our Lives. Will Philip flee, unable to face the fallout? Will Xander exact a price that’s too steep to survive?

Or… has the unthinkable already happened?

The episode title says it all: Goodbye Philip – Xander Killed Him. Is it metaphorical—or tragically literal?

The End of an Era… or a New Beginning?

Philip Kiriakis has lived many lives in Salem: tortured son, romantic lead, addict, villain, and underdog. But this may be his most emotionally destructive arc yet. If this is goodbye, he’s going out in a blaze of betrayal and broken trust.

And if he survives?

We may be on the edge of either a powerful redemption arc… or an even darker implosion.

As the dust settles at the Kiriakis mansion and loyalties lie in ruins, one question remains:

Can Xander ever forgive Philip? Can the Kiriakis legacy survive another war within? And is family still family, when betrayal runs this deep?