As John missed Marlena (after her house explosion Christmas season death), we got a peak at what she was actually up to, and it was super confusing. Two nameless children calling her Mommy while she lounged in island-wear? #Days
And there was a Daddy? Huh? #Days
And then we saw "Daddy's" face. I think the eye contact tells the story tbh #Days
They went to eat together and played the happy couple...until the children and nanny were gone. The terms of their deal started to come out... #Days
The nameless kids accidentally helped Orpheus violate Marlena a little further. Later, she played psychiatrist. #Days
Marlena walked around a lot trees in this story. Orpheus talked about his wife. #Days
Orpheus re-explained his vendetta and plan against Roman...never once mentioning his face change. #Days
Orpheus was very proud of how his plans had worked out. Here he refers to Carrie, Sami, and Eric as "casualties of war" #Days
Meanwhile, Carrie was having some issues at home. I clipped this because it reminded me of John's Halloween card to Claire. Her big secret was that everyone was making fun of her for not wearing a bra. So she went bra shopping with Orpheus' sister in-law. #Days
Marlena continued to play the dutiful wife and mother, but once the kids were gone she had a request. #Days
Marlena made a plea to have some kind of contact with her family. #Days
Marlena and her giant earrings finished their plea, and Orpheus left her with a warning. #Days
Orpheus continued to threaten the children, and reminded Marlena she was lucky to be able to know they were alive. #Days
Orpheus said goodbye to the children as the nanny looked on adoringly. Orpheus was insistent Marlena hadn't gotten to him, but... #Days
Orpheus returned from his trip with gifts for everyone. Marlena was terrified when he said he'd been in Salem. #Days
Orpheus gave Marlena her gifts - pictures of her children. She was overjoyed to see all three of them...and a little creeped out that Orpheus was able to get so close to them. #Days
Orpheus told her the family still thought she was dead, and then we saw that he had a few pictures he wasn't showing her... #Days
The kids accidentally out Orpheus' other pictures. Marlena is at first thrilled to see Roman...and then she realizes Orpheus brought the pictures to torment her. #Days
Marlena tells Orpheus that she's glad Roman didn't turn into what Orpheus turned into when he lost his wife. #Days
There's a bit of this missing because the show got interrupted. Orpheus tells the children that "mommy" is sad and sends them to cheer her up. #Days
Marlena had been sent away for a while and wanted to know why. Turns out someone was looking for her... #Days
Marlena met the woman from the pictures. #Days
Olivia had had a change of heart, but told Marlena she had fallen in love with Roman. #Days
Olivia told Marlena that there had always been one barrier between her and Roman (Diana said something similar last year). Marlena had a nice little eye roll for her. Olivia said she was there to help her. #Days
Marlena and Olivia's plan started as Marlena watched on a monitor and took a chance at trying to kill Orpheus herself. Roman got closer... #Days
Orpheus was on to their plan, but gave Marlena and Olivia a minute to say goodbye. #Days
Marlena gave Olivia a message and a letter for Roman. She had some parting words for Orpheus about her and Roman's love. Keep in mind...Roman is John. #Days
This is the moment Orpheus and John talked about in 2016. Roman believed he killed Orpheus...but he didn't stick around to make sure. He ran to the airport to find Marlena #Days
I managed to lose the plane crash, but it's just the audience watching Roman watch Marlena's go down. Here's the letter. #Days
More of the letter/dream. It's too mushy for me, but people like it and it was Deidre's last scene until 91, so here you go. #Days
And the end of it. #Days
