Rachel’s wedding day in Netflix’s ‘Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen‘ was never going to be a normal one. But no one expected it to end in blood, betrayal, and a twist that changes her fate forever.
As the clock ticks toward sundown, one decision at the altar, a deadly curse spreads beyond her control.
Blood Curse Forces Rachel Into An Impossible Choice In ‘Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen’
The story builds toward Rachel uncovering a terrifying truth about her family. Generations ago, an ancestor made a desperate deal with Death to bring her fiancé back to life. In return, every woman in her bloodline must marry her soulmate before sundown on her wedding day or die in a brutal way. If she refuses to marry, the curse doesn’t stop there; it spreads into her partner’s family instead.
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But what makes the curse even more disturbing is how it defines a soulmate. There is no magical sign or destiny guiding the choice. The only rule is belief. A person must truly believe, without any doubt, that their partner is their soulmate. Even a small hesitation can turn fatal.
Rachel sees proof of this through her own past. Her mother died a horrific death on her wedding day because Rachel’s father wasn’t her soulmate. Watching that moment on an old VHS tape becomes a turning point for Rachel. It confirms that the curse is real and deeply personal. However, it also connects her to a mother she never knew.
At the same time, Rachel learns the stakes are bigger than she thought. If she doesn’t marry Nicky, the curse will spread to his entire family. But there’s a loophole; if she had never gotten engaged, she could have avoided triggering the curse altogether. But she never knew that, and now she is stuck with a deadline she cannot escape.
Nicky’s Doubt Triggers The Wedding Disaster
On her wedding day, Rachel makes a conscious choice to trust her feelings. Despite her fears, she walks down the aisle believing that Nicky is her soulmate. Morrone explains her state of mind clearly: “She is torn. There’s doubt, but in that moment, there’s enough evidence in her mind to say, ‘I think he is my soulmate.’”
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Nicky, however, reaches a very different place. After discovering his mother’s infidelity, his belief in love and marriage begins to fall apart. Suddenly, Nicky starts questioning everything at the worst possible moment.
Even after Rachel warns him about the consequences, Nicky calls off the wedding, refusing to believe the curse is real. Under normal circumstances, that honesty might have worked, but here, it destroys everything. That moment becomes Rachel’s breaking point.
She realizes that Nicky never truly believed her or understood her fears. As Morrone puts it, “That’s the biggest betrayal and heartbreak for her,” and it’s exactly when Rachel stops believing that Nicky is her soulmate. That loss of belief activates the curse.
The Shocking Witness Twist
Once the curse spreads, Nicky’s family begins to suffer. Not everyone dies immediately, though. It’s only those who are married and don’t truly believe their partner is their soulmate who start bleeding to death. Others survive because they genuinely believe in their relationships, which adds a disturbing logic to the curse.
In a desperate attempt to fix things, Nicky rushes to marry Rachel anyway. But by then, it’s already too late. Rachel no longer believes in him, and the curse follows its rules. She marries someone she doesn’t believe is her soulmate, and she dies.
The finale then delivers its biggest twist. Rachel becomes The Witness. It’s the same figure who has been observing cursed weddings for generations. Anyone who allows the curse to spread takes on this role, and now it’s Rachel’s turn.
In the final moments, Rachel and Nicky share one last interaction. Nicky sits in shock after losing nearly his entire family. Meanwhile, Rachel, now distant and changed, simply asks for her lighter before walking away.
Rachel’s ending is both tragic and strangely freeing. She escapes a relationship that failed her, but she becomes tied to the curse forever. Unlike the previous Witness, she may choose to handle it differently, but nothing changes. Ultimately, love alone isn’t enough. If someone doesn’t truly understand you, the consequences can be devastating.
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