Marlena’s Possession Continues: Deidre Hall Delivers Five-Finger-Discount To Craig Melvin’s Face

Listen, we all knew 50 years on 'Days of Our Lives' would eventually ripple the space-time continuum, but Craig Melvin didn't expect to get a front-row seat to the drama. During what was supposed to be a nice chat about career longevity, Deidre Hall decided to give the 'Today' host a taste of the daytime treatment. She reached out and delivered a light slap that had producers sweating and the internet screaming for more slow-motion replays. Deidre has spent decades getting possessed by demons and buried alive, so a little workplace physical comedy is basically just her version of a handshake. Craig took it like an absolute champ, though we're pretty sure he checked his peripheral vision for a dramatic organist or a sudden reveal that he’s actually his own twin brother. You can't just invite a soap legend onto your couch and expect her to behave like a normal citizen of the world. Now that the seal is broken, we're hoping this starts a new trend for morning television. We want Al Roker getting splashed with a martini and Hoda Kotb suffering from mysterious, convenient amnesia by the 9:00 AM hour. If Deidre Hall wants to slap some sense into the news cycle, we say let her have at it—it’s the most action anyone’s seen on a plaza in years.