If audiences want a heart-wrenching storyline — the film’s plot revolving around Brady Black and his daughter Rachel is making the entire fandom feel heavy.

Marlena’s illness is shocking enough. But what really chokes Salem is the way that news pierces the Brady-Rachel relationship, turning their father-daughter love into a tearful internal struggle.

Brady was already tired of scandal, the past, and the endlessly opening holes.

But when he saw Marlena sitting on the hospital bed, her eyes weakening, Brady seemed disoriented.

That strong man suddenly collapsed — because Marlena was not only a doctor, but also the family’s spiritual support. Rachel saw it all. The little girl looked at Brady like she was looking at a house with a cracked foundation.

Rachel began to panic in a very childish but very real way: she thought losing Marlena meant losing her support. And if Brady was weak, who would protect her? From then on, Rachel withdrew, her eyes red in many scenes, her voice trembling as she asked, “Dad… are we okay?” The small question that broke Brady’s heart.

Brady made his biggest mistake yet: letting his fear turn him into a silent person. He didn’t tell the truth. He didn’t share. He didn’t hold Rachel’s hand to explain. He left her feelings in the dark. And it was that silence that made Rachel not only afraid of the disease — but also afraid of her father. She was skeptical, evasive, even angry with Brady in a childish way: because she felt abandoned.

Fans called Brady “Broken Brady” — and rightly so. He lost control, made bad decisions, and let the arguments gradually turn into a deep chasm of separation. Rachel watched Brady cry and turned away, because she felt sorry, angry, and hurt. Both of them — even though they loved each other more than anything — were torn apart by the bad news.