From: marks@skat.usc.edu (Louise Marks)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: DOOL: What makes you think Dani is Romulus
Date: 7 Apr 1992 13:59:17 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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sally@eris.berkeley.edu (S. A. Wilson) writes:


>For you folks who are saying that Dani is Romulus I would like to know 
>why you believe this to be so. What are the clues to indicate this?

Aw, c'mon.  There've been lots of clues: she's used to living by her
wits and scoping out bank security systems; she was at the ball when the
Alamain locket was stolen; she's closely associated with John Stevens,
who himself is suspected of being Romulus; and she doesn't want John
to remember how their relationship ended (like, he discovered her
secret and she had Stefano kidnap and brainwash him). They've been
shoveling clues down our throats (not to mention Greg's spoilers!).

However, I, like you, hope these are all red herrings.


>And what of the name Romulus?  Sorry, BUT SHE CAN NOT BE Romulus, 
>for the name says it all: Romulus, the founder of the city, and civilization
>of Rome. There has to be some reason why this name was chosen, the name
>is symbolic, and the reasons behind it have to be symbolic to--symbolic
>for the storyline. If there is a Romulus there has to be a Remus. This
>evident since Lizard has a sketch of the famous bronze of Romulus and
>Remus being suckled by the She-Wolf. 

Well, Vivian would make a great she-wolf, but Lizard isn't Romulus.
I'm fairly new to DOOL.  What other female character (past or present)
could be the she-wolf? (OH NOOOO!!!! Alice Horton exposed!)


>              The twin facter--male twins--will have to come in.
>For why does Lizard have the sketch of Romulus AND Remus, unless there
>is a Remus somewhere?

Hows this?  

Danielle isn't Romulus, but she worked for him, which is how John met
her when he was on Romulus' trail. Romulus used Danielle to keep track
of John's progress and stay one step ahead of him.  John and Dani
married.  Then, John discovered Romulus' identity and Dani's betrayal.
This is what Dani doesn't want John to remember.

To save herself, Dani agrees to help John trap Romulus. They no longer
trust each other, however, so they put the Alamain locket (or
whatever) in a safe deposit box which can only be opened in the
presence of both of them.

When Romulus realizes that John is on to him, he arranges for Stephano
to kill him.  But Stephano has other uses for a man with John's
skills, so he brainwashes him and sends him to Salem as Roman Brady.

Dani doesn't know what happened to John, but she's afraid of Romulus
and gets away fast with some of the loot.

Who is Romulus and what happened to him?  He's either dead, reformed
(Victor's priest?), or moved into another line of business (Professor
at Salem U? ... no--head waiter at Wings).  There seems to have been
no Romulan activity for 7 years (another argument against Danielle
being Romulus), and Danielle doesn't seem afraid of anyone.

The big question, as you state, is who is Remus?  Unless he is someone
we already know, this whole story will be a big letdown.

My two favorite candidates:

Lizard.  Romulus is his twin, black sheep (relatively speaking) of the
Alamain family.  In this case, I hope Romulus is still alive and comes
to Salem.  TWO Michael Sabatinos running around!

John. He doesn't remember he had a twin brother.  John Stevens
probably isn't his real name, either.  He's probably related to some
important family we already know (like the VonLeuchners, which would
explain why he had his little sister's picture) and took that name when he
disassociated himself from them.  Since John had plastic surgery,
there's no possibility of two Drakes running around Salem (sigh).

By the way... we know Viv is Lizard's mother.  She had an
extra-marital affair with Herr VonLeuchner, which makes Katerina
Lizard's half sister. This accounts for Viv's opposition to their
relationship, and horror at their having a child.  She was afraid the
kid would get a double dose of the famous VonLeuchner eyebrows.
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