Steve Burton an Officer, Not a Gentleman on ‘Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem’?

Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem welcomes Steve Burton back to the NBC soap in the role of Harris Michaels and it’s clear that he’s doing some serious vibing as a handsome man in uniform. He may be an officer, but is he a gentleman? Looks like he’s not.

Steve Burton Back to Daytime – Hot Military Man on Days of our Lives Spinoff

A glimpse at the new spoilers promo for Beyond Salem teases a totally hot rebooted character that’s a blast from the past. Steve Burton began his daytime career at Harris Michaels on Days of our Lives.

That was back in 1988. But within four years, Burton was off DOOL and making waves at General Hospital as hunky hit man Jason Morgan. From 2013-2017, Burton jumped ship over to Young and the Restless as Dylan McAvoy.

Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem - Harris Michaels (Steve Burton) - Ben Weston (Robert Scott Wilson)

But after his exit from GH last year, he’s been off our small screens. Now, he’s back to his roots at NBC daytime. DOOL comings and goings confirm he’ll reprise his original role and there was lots of room to write since he only featured in a dozen episodes back then.

Watching the Days of our Lives series on Peacock, Harris shows up in a variety of outfits. And Hope Brady (Kristian Alfonso) is engaged to Harris Michaels, whom she met while on a mission for the ISA. So, who is this guy really?

Pizza, Police or a Slippery Seal – Who is Harris Michaels on Beyond Salem?

There’s a quick glimpse of Harris in the new promo (see below). At a glimpse, you can see Burton in three outfit changes. In the first (see below), he’s in Navy dress whites. If you glimpse closely, he’s got a Navy SEAL emblem.

What’s interesting is that on GH, his twin brother was a SEAL. In the middle, Harris Michaels is dressed as a delivery guy for Joe’s Pizza. In the last, it looks like he’s decked out as a police officer. But it’s hard to imagine he’s all three.

Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem viewers will see Bo Brady (Peter Reckell) watching his family from heaven. And he doesn’t like what he sees in Harris. He thinks the guy is up to no good. And Bo might be right. Because the guy’s also a mercenary it seems…

Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem - Harris Michaels (Steve Burton)

It looks like Harris, whoever he really is, wants something. It’s the prisms from an early 80s DOOL storyline. Together, the prisms can heal a brain tumor. But they also have other powers when you shine a laser through them.

So, could Harris be working a long-con on Hope to try and get her to give up what she knows about the locations of the prisms? These were a huge deal for Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo) back in the day… And now he and Thomas Banks are trying to find them.

Ciara & Ben Living in Cin and Meet Mom’s New Man on Days of our Lives Series

Recently, Hope gifted a boat to Ciara Brady (Victoria Konefal) and Ben Weston (Robert Scott Wilson). On Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem, we’ll see their boat, named “Living in CIN”.

They sail up to let baby Bo Weston meet grandma Hope. But Ciara’s got tough questions for her mother. First, is why she’s stayed away for two years. Coincidentally (maybe), that’s how long she’s been seeing Harris.

It seems Fancy Face doesn’t know too much about Harris Michaels other than what’s most obvious. He’s also from Salem and dated she-villain Eve Donovan (Kassie DePaiva) way back then.

The big question is whether Harris is toying with Hope (or if she’s playing him). Or is this true love for Hope? No doubt, Bo doesn’t want her near the guy. Given the tense scenes above in the promo, Harris may be an officer – but it’s doubtful he’s a gentleman…

Will Steve Burton bring Harris Michael back to the main DOOL? Soon, see what you think of him on Beyond Salem... You never know what casting curveballs the NBC soap writers throw.

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