091 THE MARDEVIL (reviving a soap opera’s weirdly religious moment)
Weird Religion
English - July 20, 2022 13:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 88 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality TV & Film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In late 2021, the soap opera Days of Our Lives revived its most iconic and beloved and controversial storyline: the possession of Marlena, aka the Mardevil. We review, with memories of childhood summers, wild Days plotlines, a debate in the comment section, and a sociological theory of possession.
Highlights from the 1994–1995 Mardevil plot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOhSYgDMLmw
John Black casts the devil out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sToK0mCv3DU&t=1556s
Days bringing back the possession story, with a vibrant user comments section: https://ew.com/tv/days-of-our-lives-binging-back-possession-storyline/
The Devil comes back for Marlena after 25 years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F11iqh7_eDc&list=PLNmiY2SJ3AKOFk7ULhfHITURjKNIFsHL5
The second exorcism of Marlena (2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q9N3m6nSTQ; https://youtu.be/bnIEjymVdUM
An update on the recent Mardevil plot revival: https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/days-of-our-lives-weekly-recap-mardevil-coming-get-his-due.html/
Further updates on the current Mardevil plot revival: https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/days-of-our-lives-sneak-peek-mar-devil-overplays-her-hand-ben-ciara.html/
Deidre Hall brings holy water to set: https://people.com/tv/days-of-our-lives-deidre-hall-uses-holy-water-filming-scenes-where-character-is-possessed/
Marlena Evans on fandom.com: https://daysofourlives.fandom.com/wiki/Marlena_Evans
The Deidre Hall website: https://deidrehall.com/
Notorious and ridiculous Days plotlines from which we quote: https://bit.ly/3eGO8jm; https://bit.ly/3zcVJiQ
Book review on possession: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/0048721X.2021.2024744?needAccess=true