Orpheus' Evil Plan (Read 191 times)

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I am not excited for this story. We've all been dealing with Covid for so long, that I don't want to see a re-do of it on the screen.

Rant - I don't see why Orpheus keeps torturing the women. I guess he wants the men to feel the same pain he felt when his wife was shot. It's been so many years, and honestly, it just seems like he's a coward. His beef is with Roman, not the rest of them. I'd be more interested to see John, Roman, and Steve be tormented and their wives have to come to the rescue for once instead of seeing these women be held accountable for something they didn't do (and didn't advocate).

OK, rant over

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So I have mixed feelings about this. I still wish that the guys had been the ones snatched by Orpheus and the women rode to their rescue, just to sidestep the damsel in distress trope. And I had issues watching Grey's Anatomy (a show I loved but wish would be put out of it's damn misery already) when they were tackling the Covid plot. Hell, I just finished binging The Bay and the last season had a heavy dose of the pandemic, which I didn't expect and had some trouble sitting through.

That said, vets front and center is always a win in my book. I've had that attitude since I was watching AMC and endured godawful plots just for a glimpse of Tad, Adam, Brooke, the characters my mom loved who got hooked me on the show in the first place.

Could this plot be improved upon, absolutely, but John/Marlena/Steve/Kayla/Roman at the heart of that promo was a welcome sight, and gave me a bit more confidence in the platform shift. Bring on the story of the season with these guys. I can't wait.

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Coming back to this thread to speculate a bit...

So this could be and likely is wishful thinking from the fanfic writer in me/ me giving the writers far too much credit, but I had a thought regarding Orpheus' master plan and Kayla's involvement.

Going from the promo, Marlena and Kate aren't in great shape but Kayla's gotten the worst of it. We know there's the heaven scenes, which could consist of any of the following:

-Adrienne telling her to turn around and fight for Steve
-Bo saying hey, sis. I'm in limbo and so are you, you gotta go back home so you and Steve can come rescue me from wherever I was stashed at the end of Beyond Salem (my favorite option).
-Or we have her with a stand in for Caroline or Shawn, a scene I know MBE would rock the hell out of but is my least fave option of the three.

But yeah, the story goes that route, Kayla leaves the pearly gates behind and wakes up for Steve and the kids and I weep like a baby.

OR, they take it a few steps further. Kayla 'dies', full on funeral happens, then she's revealed alive/with amnesia thanks to the efforts of Orpheus and to a degree, Rolf.

My reasoning for entertaining this idea (that really is just a fanfic I should be writing at this point but hey, would be terrific if I could see it on my screen instead)

I saw a clip today on patchandkayla from last month that I'd forgotten about. Orpheus sends Kayla yellow roses and a card, apologizing for any trouble he caused her in the past and telling her she has nothing to fear from him.

Now, the writers could've forgotten that, too, considering she's currently fearing for her life because of the man...but what if they didn't and it's a hint that he has something different planned for Kayla and has all along.

Unless I'm mistaken (and if I am please tell me), Orpheus' kid got pushed off the pier by Jan and she took off with his grandkid. Big thing to go unsaid/unnoticed with the guy front and center and out for blood.

We also saw Orpheus butt heads with Rolf because he took the scary sneezing powder or whatever without asking. What if Orpheus, losing his faith in Rolf, wants a new doctor to take care of his half in the watery grave son and decides 'blue eyes' fits the bill. Could be interesting and kinda fun to see Kayla and Orpheus in e/o's orbit in a totally different context.

And honestly, the number one reason I want this to play out...for the sake of all the supercouply angsty goodness that would be in store. 

Steve's lost his life, he's lost his memory twice over and Kayla's had to grapple with the loss, him pushing her away, him being with other women, and also been the one to restore his memory/deprogram him and bring him back. I would kill to see it happen in reverse just knowing the scenes would be nothing short of brilliant. 

Anyway...here ends my speculating. Sorry it turned into a damn essay, lol.