A "Big Reveal" is a Big Deal

It's time for a Days of Our Lives classic "Big Reveal" episode! Another wedding interrupted and ruined by a big event...or a secret coming out!

This kind of drama is not a stranger to Days. One of Days' favorite times to reveal a secret, ruin happiness, and start a fight is during a wedding or a happy church moment.

Just when everything seems like it will work out, and the secret will be kept...well, secret, something happens or someone comes forward.

This year was kicked off with a big one: the Nick/Gabi wedding fiasco. Where the secret about her baby's paternity was revealed.

These "Big Reveal" storylines usually dominate the scenes of an episode. And will last for at least two days. Then, there will be a "fallout" plotline that will follow each character involved and how it this "big reveal" affected them.

The Gabi/Nick/Will secret is no different. And this is an an especially big event. We know because it seems like every character in Salem is somehow involved.

Because both Will and Nick are Hortons, it will affect all of the veteran Horton characters, and they will all have something to say about this.

Will is also a Brady, so the Irish family is affected.

Gabi brings her Hernandez family into the mess as well.

Will's boyfriend is a Kiriakis, so that family is affected.

And every DiMera somehow has a connection to this also.

Yes, everyone in Salem seems to be involved! And the scenes of January 11th, 14th, and 15th all follow each member of the community as he/she finds out, and/or deals with the fallout.

The fact that Will, Nick's gay cousin and best man, knocked up the bride, Gabi, is all anyone can talk about.

Everyone thinks they could've done more...or been there for him/her....and maybe this disaster wouldn't have happened. The truth is- this scandal happened under everyone's nose and they would have gotten away with it...if it weren't for that meddling kid, Chad!

It seems like everyone is blaming Will. Given that he is the baby's real father and he didn't accept responsibility yet...one could see that point.
HOWEVER, Will was the one who ultimately told the truth. (thanks to Chad's incentive). And it was Gabi and Nick who were proclaiming the lie all over Salem, and who lied to the priest, and who put on this show that was meant to fool everyone. Seriously, this isn't all Will's doing. Heck, it wasn't even his idea!

Let's jump to the conclusion that Will doesn't want the baby because he has his new gay lifestyle, and he would be worse father than the responsible employed (ex-felon) Nick! Nevermind the fact that when  Nabi persuaded him into agreeing, and when he tried to say that it wasn't the right thing he got out-voted and shut  down. No! This is clearly all Will's fault! (sarcasm)

Now add on top of all this: Nick's homophobia.

It will be interesting to see how Days incorporates the new GAY dynamic into a paternity reveal. People are upset about the lie. But it's not like they can think that Will wanted to steal Gabi, or that they were cheating on their respective others. (like Sami's paternity secret regarding Will: Victor's right, that is ironic).

So people cannot characterize Will as a promiscuous womanizer...because he's gay. And yet, they are all hoping that it will work out for Nick and Gabi. Umm, hello? What about Will? Do you hope it works out for him? Or do we just not care?

Sami hit it right on the nose: Gabi put into motion what was best for Gabi...and Nick. Keeping the baby from knowing Will and vise versa is not good for the baby... and especially not good for Will. Even if he kept his distance, like Lucas said, it would be torture. And much worse than having the kid go between two parents.

See? Sami, Lucas, putting in their two cents. And everyone else is fighting about it, taking a side. Sami/Rafe. Hope/Kate. Sonny/Chad. Maggie/Victor. Abby/Chad. Sami/Gabi. Lucas/Will. Julie/Maggie. Caroline/Eric. Abby/Cameron. Will/Sonny. and a rumored...Sami/Adrianne (can't wait to see that).

BTW: Where the heck was Allie when all this was happening? She was the flower girl...where did she go? Did she hear Will's reveal? She wasn't with mommy or daddy...so what happened to Auntie Allie?

Be warned. Just because the initial "Big Reveal" is over does not mean that the fallout is not still in progress.

Nick is determined to be the dad, even if that means using the information he now knows to put Will in prison. Rafe is swearing off Sami while EJ steps in as a  supportive ally. Will and Sonny are in love but on the rocks. And what will become of the baby?

Stay tuned for the "Big Reveal"'s fallout storylines.