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John's true identity is revealed. He is the son of John Doe. - Days of our lives

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00:00 Over the years, Days of Our Lives has unraveled, stitched up, and then unraveled again, the

00:14 intricate tapestry that is John Black. For decades, viewers have been captivated by the

00:18 ongoing mystery of who John Black really is. He wears many faces and takes many names.

00:23 He's Roman Brady, he's Forrest D'Almaine, and he's an interwoven mesh of the Brady and

00:27 DiMera legacies. Every name he takes has a complicated backstory, but now we've come

00:32 to a fascinating twist. John Black is now revealed to be the son of a Korean War veteran,

00:36 and if that's not exciting enough, enter the character of John Doe, played by Dick Van Dyke.

00:41 The math adds up, the story multiplies. Let's pause for a moment and dive into some age

00:45 analysis. If Dick Van Dyke's character, John Doe, was the same age as the actor, he would

00:51 be 97 years old. On the other hand, if John Black were the same age as the actor who plays

00:55 him, Drake Augustine, he'd be 69. Interestingly, the age dynamic fits well enough that we're

01:01 caught in another narrative whirlwind. Comedy family meeting parents meet John Black's newly

01:06 revealed father, a wisecracking comedy writer, working hard in the busy world of Manhattan

01:11 show business, surrounded by a cheerful group of colleagues. Then there is his mother, a

01:16 housewife of the cold demeanor, wearing capri pants and pearls even while vacuuming. She's

01:20 the character made for the sitcom stage. She can sing, she can dance, and she has a knack

01:24 for snooping around, which might explain, love, the fact that the exploding rowboat

01:29 was placed incongruously in their living room. Ah, but don't forget John's original name,

01:33 Richie Petrie, a name with unique characteristics, including a middle name like Rosebud. Just

01:38 like Citizen Kane's iconic snowmobile, the story behind it is long, winding, and completely

01:42 mesmerizing. How did the story derail? So where did things go wrong for Richie, now

01:47 known as John Black? What led him down the labyrinth path that ultimately took him away

01:50 from his idyllic childhood? The first big event happened when his mother moved to Minneapolis,

01:56 taking a role at a local television station managed by a risk-averse boss. Following closely,

02:00 his father completely abandoned his sitcom writing life and instead chose to go to medical

02:04 school. In this moment when Richie gets lost in the big story, seemed his father had lost

02:09 more than just his former career, he lost his memory and believed he was Dr. Mark Sloan,

02:14 and to thicken the plot, he picked up a completely different child. Perhaps a twist of fate or

02:18 some accident caused him to lose his memory, which also affected his young son creating

02:22 an endless spiral of identity crises that rippled a long time. The puzzle pieces fall

02:26 into the right place. Finally, we arrive at a possible explanation. We may never know

02:30 whether this is John Black's definitive backstory, but for now we have something we've been waiting

02:34 for, closure, an answer to a difficult puzzle, and understanding it was John Black.

02:39 [Music]