Days Of Our Lives Spoilers: Different And Twisty Possession Story, Ron Carlivati Talks ‘MarDevil’ 2.0

Days of Our Lives spoilers reveal that “MarDevil” 2.0 is kicking off. The devil began by taking over Doug Williams’ (Bill Hayes) body and then jumped into Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall). Head writer Ron Carlivati discussed the new possession storyline and why it will be familiar, yet different. The scribe teased to expect a lot of twists and turns.

Days Of Our Lives Spoilers – Why Twins Never Knew

DOOL spoilers reveal that nearly everyone in Salem knows about Marlena’s possession despite it being nearly 30 years. Even those who were not in Salem at the time heard the stories and it was in the newspaper. However, Allie Horton (Lindsay Arnold) and Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) somehow never heard the story. Speaking to Soap Opera Digest about why this is, Carlivati explained this aspect of the storyline.

The scribe said that even though there were newspaper articles and it’s pretty much common knowledge, it is a dark family secret. Allie and Johnny were shielded from this story as a way to protect them as well as to bury the horrible ordeal.

DOOL Spoilers – John Black’s Discovery

Most soap storylines last several months, so it was assumed that John would not get clued in for quite some time. In the first possession story, it was a long time before John or anyone else realized what was wrong with   This time, John is going to find out pretty quickly, though. Carlivati confirmed that there will be some “dumb” characters that just don’t get it for a long time. However, John is not one of those people.

Days Of Our Lives Spoilers – Quick But Not Rushed

Days of Our Lives spoilers reveal that even though John finds out quickly, the story is not going to be rushed. The scribe teased,

“Look for the story to move along at a pretty good clip. We are not rushing anything by any means – we are having so much fun with the story – but it was important to us that John not look stupid here, so he starts to suspect something is wrong with her pretty soon.”

DOOL Spoilers – Familiar But Different

A lot of viewers are expecting this to be a recycled storyline. Although some elements are familiar, Carlivati said it’s not going to be the same.

“… we had to come up with other fun things that the devil does that the devil didn’t do before. If the audience thinks, ‘Oh, I’ve seen this story,’ well, you haven’t. There are twists and turns you will not see coming.”

What twists and turns do you think are going to be in the second possession story? What do you think of how it’s progressing so far?

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