Days of Our Lives is gearing up for the reading of Stefano DiMera‘s (Joseph Mascolo) will and there are some changes in the wind. First off, Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) was added to the list of beneficiaries and also Theo Carver (Cameron Johnson) has been revealed as the new executor thanks to a codicil that EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) just learned about.
So, there’s also some talk about Marlena and Stefano’s twisted past and some hints that have us wondering if the Phoenix and his Queen of the Night had a child together that we never knew about. And we’re going to talk about a big twist that may be coming.
So, it could be that the writers did a huge retcon of known history and they may reveal a twist in somebody’s maternity. Not paternity. But maternity as in a different mom. So, before we dive into a possible Marlena and Stefano baby twist.
Major Days of Our Lives Storyline Twists Coming
So, already I think that the reading of Stefano’s will is going to yield major storyline twists for many in the DiMera family and people adjacent to them as well. And one of those twists could tie into his ongoing bizarre and decades-lasting obsession with Marlena.
So this past week when Abe Carver (James Reynolds) was talking to Theo, he mentioned that aside from Marlena, he thinks that Lexie Carver‘s (Nikki Crawford) mom, Celeste Perrault (Beverly Todd), was the only woman that Stefano truly loved. And Abe also sort of implied that Stefano might have loved Celeste more than Marlena. Primarily because Stefano had a child with Celeste. But is there more to it? And we’re about to get a huge retcon that could shock the fans and the DiMera family.
Marlena in for a Huge Shock on DOOL?
Given that Stefano had pet mad scientist Dr. Wilhelm Rolf (Richard Wharton) at his beck and call, I mean honestly anything is possible when it comes to secret kids. So, is Stefano going to twist and manipulate Marlena’s life from beyond the grave? We should see the will being read in the week ahead, the week of May 4th through the 8th.
So, EJ already spent time with Marlena this week talking to her about hypnotherapy. Because he wants to find out more about his time in the Italian hospital with Cat Green (AnnaLynne McCord). And EJ again was encouraging Marlena to attend the will reading. But she wasn’t quite sure.
Could Chad Be Marlena’s Son on Days?
So, if there is a twist like this coming, I’m wondering if EJ’s in the dark about it or if he knows. So, even though Stefano, who was Marlena’s tormentor, is confirmed to be dead and buried, he is living rent-free in her head. And EJ told Marlena that showing up for Stefano’s will reading could give her closure.
And we know, of course, that Marlena is curious about what’s going on. But she also mentioned this isn’t necessarily something new. She’s been named as a beneficiary in some of Stefano’s past wills. I mean, the Phoenix rose from the death several times, like 13 or 14 times. It was insane.
Days of Our Lives: Grown Baby Bombshell Coming?
So, I do think secrets are going to come out that have never been revealed. And one possibility based on the recent conversations with Abe and Theo about Stefano’s fixation on Marlena and them not having a child is we find out something that she doesn’t know. Did Stefano get Marlena pregnant and she had his child but does not remember?
Are we getting a grown baby bombshell as part of the will reading? And if so, we’re wondering if they’re going to do a retcon. And we’re going to find out Chad DiMera (Connor Floyd) is the biological son of Marlena and Stefano.
Days of Our Lives writers are pretty skilled at using foreshadowing and little Easter eggs and hints. And when Theo and Abe were talking about Marlena and Celeste and Stefano having a child with Celeste. But not with Marlena, the very next scene it cut to was Chad talking to Marlena. So that could have been an Easter egg.
How This Could Be Possible on Days
When Chad first came on to Salem, the Salem scene, you may remember, I think he was 16. He was a teenager, introduced as the son of an affluent couple, Madeline Peterson Woods (Jessica Tuck) and Charles Woods (David Leisure). But it came out after Madeline died that she was a former call girl that Stefano had slept with and that he was Chad’s true bio dad, not her husband.
So, given that Chad came on the scene as a troubled teenager and wasn’t born on screen, the Days of Our Lives writers have a good amount of wiggle room if they want to rewrite the story of his origins. And if Marlena is indeed Chad’s biological mom, the big question is why wouldn’t Marlena know?
So, how could it be possible that Stefano got her pregnant, Marlena gave birth to a son, and knows nothing about it? I got two words for you. Dr. Rolf. Now, we know that Stefano kidnapped Marlena on many occasions, including during the Queen of the Night era.
Days of Our Lives: Stefano Impregnated Marlena Under Mind Control?
So, Stefano had Marlena under mind control, and he was manipulating her. A lot of it done in the dead of the night when she was dreaming or when she thought she was dreaming. So, Stefano may have had consensual sex or honestly it would have been non-consensual sex with Marlena when she was drugged, brainwashed, gaslit, and Stefano could have gotten her pregnant.
And because of the brainwashing and trauma and blackouts, Marlena didn’t know or she forgot. You know, Rolf could have delivered the baby early, put Marlena in a coma and delivered the child and Stefano gave the baby to Madeline to raise. So, Rolf may have altered records or brainwashed Marlena into thinking she was never pregnant or had a stillbirth, something like that.
Chad’s mother may have been paid or coerced to pretend that Stefano’s secret love child with Marlena was her child with her husband. Because the truth that Stefano was Chad’s dad didn’t come out until she died. So, they could also retcon it to Stefano saying that Madeline could never tell anyone the truth about Chad’s real parents.
Dr. Rolf’s Medical Wizardry on DOOL
Or from another angle, Stefano could have had Rolf harvest Marlena’s eggs during one of the kidnappings. And like Rolf did with Kate Robert’s (Lauren Koslow) and Roman Brady’s (Josh Taylor) DNA to create twins Rex Brady (Kyle Lowder) and Cassie Brady (Alexis Thorpe), you know, Rolf could have made a Stefano and Marlena embryo and implanted it into Madeline, and she was actually Chad’s surrogate mother rather than his biological mother. But then raised him as her own. Think about that.
Rolf stole Tate Black (Leo Howard) when he was just a little embryo from Theresa Donovan’s womb and planted him in Kristen DiMera‘s (Stacy Haiduk) womb. Dr. Rolf’s medical wizardry also helped Kristen get pregnant with Rachel way past her fertility expiration date. And I think it was 2020, so like six years ago, Rolf tried to implant a Stefano clone embryo in Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans) when she was also past her fertility expiration date.
Days of Our Lives: Marlena Gets Huge Shock
So, I do expect some really big and bizarre reveals at this will reading. And I have to say that this is a retcon I’d probably be okay with. I think it might turn out to be a good thing. You know, Marlena’s grieving John Black (Drake Hogestyn).
She could use some good news in her life. I mean, that would be a good news, bad news situation. Like, oh, by the way, you know, Stefano had a baby and you didn’t know. But good news, it’s a nice guy. It’s Chad, you know, and he’s an orphan, so he could use a loving mother figure in his life.
I mean, honestly, if they went this route, it might be one of the kindest things Stefano’s done for Marlena, revealing the truth at long last. So, the bequest that she gets from Stefano’s will may not be a trinket or some jewelry or some cash. But the reveal of a secret son she never knew that they had and that she already loves.
