Season 4 of Aydanmac01's Descendants still hasn't even begun, but with theories flown around at the Season 4 Promo, I felt this was a suitable time to come up with some theories for Season 4. The first theories will be roll-overs from Season 3, even if some I don't think will even be touched up on. Then I will add theories I think will happen in Season 4 or even beyond. I will make an attempt to predict what each episode title means in Season 4.
Theory 1: Arlene will actually turn good, or an anti-hero at the least. (was the 4th theory of Season 3)
Theory 2: Natalya was Danny’s mother (was the 7th theory of Season 3)
Theory 3: Crimson was Danny’s mother (was the 8th theory of Season 3)
Theory 4: Arlene transforms from a Shadow Descendant back into an Energy Descendant (was the 10th theory of Season 3)
Theory 5: One of Arlene or Carlisle will die (was the 15th and last theory of Season 3)
Theory 6: The 1st Poison Descendant casualty will happen this season
Out of the available categories we have, only 2 categories have not yet had a single death in any of the 1st 3 seasons, those being the Nature Descendants and the Poison Descendants. All the others have had at least 1 death. The 2 Nature Descendants we have are Mac and Kate, so the more practical choice to step into new territory is to kill off a Poison Descendant. The only Poison I am putting off limits is Cali because she is coming in as a Guest. As to which Poison I think could die first, it could be one of 3 choices: Chandler, Ivy, and a Rose twin.
Theory 7: There will be more than one heroic character that becomes an Ultimate Descendant, one of them being Tisha
tko brought up a good point in the Promo that I think is worth discussing. What if this ritual in the season finale is a key to what makes an Ultimate Descendant? There is more than 1 candidate, and there was never an official limit as to how many Ultimate Descendants there can be. Tisha is the main protagonist of this series, so it stands to reason she gets granted Ultimate Descendant status. In Episode 8 of Season 1, Crimson noted that Tisha "has promise". Could this be what that promise is? Other good candidates include the Giles, Crimson, and low-key Jenni.
Theory 8: At least one close relationship Bailey has will be severed through either death or disdain
In the bio, Henry was said to have become much more cold to the point of becoming aggressive. This is obviously going to be a problem gonna have to deal with. The fear I have is that by venue of Henry's new cold demeanor, he causes a rift with Bailey to the point where he gets disowned by his sister. It is possible the 2 could make up in a later point in time, but who knows? A permanent scar could also happen in her friendship with Chandler, but in this case, I am going to go with Chandler getting killed off. There was already a fall out between Chandler and Bailey in Season 2, so I doubt that that same rift will happen again between the 2. Bailey has already been in the face of death twice, so if we want to drive a wedge between Bailey and Chandler, it would make more sense to kill off Chandler at this point.
Theory 9: Arlene and Carlisle will partake in the pumpkin contest for The Fall Festival together
It's obvious that we're going to see them bond in Season 4, but in what ways could the 2 siblings bond? Carlisle did slice an apple in half in the season finale to teach Arlene about how knives don't always kill, so as one possible bonding exercise, Carlisle and Arlene could carve a pumpkin for the contest using his hunting knives. Sure, it's an outlandish theory, but I think something more light-hearted could be needed.
Theory 10: Angel will die in Season 4
In Season 3, Angel admitted she was only in New Haven as a pit stop on her way to a job interview. I would imagine she didn't get the job and ended up back in New Haven. BUT now that she is a cast veteran, her death chances increases. Natalya was a Recurring character whose 3rd episode in Season 3 was her last, and this was fifth episode of the season overall. Jayla got something similar in which she was killed off on last season 6th episode when she had about as many episodes as Natalya did as she was also Recurring. It therefore is not too far-out to assume Angel could get the same treatment this season.
Theory 11: The Kuryentes will fight against each other
Michael is Anthony's hot-headed twin. As such, a misunderstanding between the 2 twins can easily occur. As to when it will occur, I would imagine this to be more likely the closer to the beginning of the season we are, BUT that's not to say it couldn't happen at the end season as well if Michael ends up working for Esdeath or EVEN Katherine should she succeed Esdeath.
Theory 12: Skai will be a villainous character
I do firmly believe at least one villain who is a veteran coming into this season will be killed, but I don't necessarily think the villains will leave with fewer characters than the began with. Skai is only coming into this season, and as such, we don't the alignments of all the newcomers. Season 2, Ruthie came in siding with evil, which I did not expect at all, so Skai could easily get the same treatment she did and just end up evil, and to me, Skai's bio supports this theory. This would make Skai the 1st Magic Descendant to willingly work as a villain. Cali is another person who could come in serving evil, maybe taken under Ivy's wing.
Theory 13: Evan will die this season after reconciling with Kate
If Evan was wondering what kind of monster Kate was when she revealed her powers, why did he survive Season 3? In that sense, I think there is something planned with Evan in Season 4, and all he has so far is a storyline with Kate. What Kate ends up saving Evan the same way this season that Angel protected Gabriel last season at the barfight? This could lead Evan to come to terms that despite Kate having powers, she really isn't that bad of a person and ask for her forgiveness. Once the 2 forgive each other, this ends up leading to an event in which an attempt is made on Kate's life only for Evan to die instead.
Theory 14: The Descendants will be exposed to the world this season
Notice has Cas is a journalist! Now combine that with the fact that Carlisle learned about the Battle of 3 Worlds, an event that happen in Season 2, on the news, and Cas will definitely be on to all the Descendants, good or bad. Evan already knows about the Descendants thanks to Kate, and Henry will find out because of Bailey being his sister. Henry is also a detective, which means he could this to crack open a few cases here and there. Cas and Henry could end up working together, resulting in the Descendants being exposed to the world, and alongside that, New Haven.
A lot of theories, I know, but I think this will be a good start in predicting what will happen in Season 4. Now, here is what I think each episode will refer to:
Episode 1: "Red and White"
This is reference to Crimson's past. We all know now that Crimson was at one point dead. This episode could explain how Crimson came back to life. That is the "Red". The "White" will in that case be the unlucky Holy Descendant who decided to resurrect Crimson. We could also find out what Crimson lost once she came back to life.
Episode 2: "New Arrivals"
This will obviously be the new people coming into New Haven. No need to explain this further.
Episode 3: "Too Late"
This is a reference to Mac and Sabrina, who broke up at the end of Season 3. Mac wants Sabrina's forgiveness, onl for Sabrina to vehemently reject him, indicating that whatever rift was created was now too late to fix, hence the episode title being so early in the season. Sabrina's loss to control her envy and jealousy supports this.
Episode 4: "Reality"
This can mean a number of things. It could mean Jenni comes to terms with reality, but it could also mean the Roses get snapped back to reality by Wendy, which Mia did request Wendy to do to Brittany back in "Those We Couldn't See". Arlene learning about what she did to peoples views on Carlisle could also be a focus of this episode as well as Bailey's and Henry's deteriorating relationship. One last thing this episode could be is Arlene and Carlisle learning about their ancestry and be the first reference we get to those titular Guardians.
Episode 5: "The Fall Festival"
This is clear-cut about the fall festival we saw mentioned last season. Like I said, Arlene and Carlisle will take part in this together as a means to bond. Others things will happen too, and I feel this Fall Festival will somehow go terribly wrong.
Episode 6: "Abduction"
I definitely think a Giles will be kidnapped, but I think the one getting kidnapped is Carlisle and NOT Arlene. Posion Descendants can poison minds, so put that together with Esdeath's freezing powers and Carlisle could become free to take. A few deaths will happen this episode (Evan and Angel come into mind here), and Chandler could also end up being abducted in this episode so that we get a chance to see the Roses use their Poison powers.
Episode 7: "Brother and Sister"
Here is the reason I think Carlisle is the one who gets abducted. Arlene is livid and distraught at being separated from her brother again and pledges to free him no matter what it took. Kate sympathsizes as she was one Edward's captive and agrees to help Arlene alongside Mac. Bailey also wants to help, especially if Chandler is kidnapped with Carlisle, which in turn, softens Henry up to want to help as well.
Episode 8: "The Target"
And this is how the Giles were targeted by Esdeath. Esdeath knew about the ancestry that Arlene and Carlisle have and wanted to use them to her own gain. She reveals she and another person was behind killing their family, which angers Arlene even more to the point that she regains her Energy powers to fight Esdeath.
Episode 9: "Past, Present, and Truth"
This further extends upon Esdeath's history with the Giles family, and in this episode, Arlene comes to terms with her past, effectively becoming the "Past" portion of this episode's title. "Truth" will be the fight being revealed to the world, and alongside that, the Descendants. That or Henry coming to truths that Bailey will stick with the Descendant and decides he will want to support them as well. The "Present" will deal with the deaths in this episodes, such as Carlisle, Chandler, Ivy, and even Esdeath.
Season Finale: "The Ritual"
This will be something big, such as a human becoming a Descendants or a ritual for someone to be an Ultimate Descendants. This episode could be a possible send off for Crimson as she would conduct the ritual, which will result in her demise that happens in a fashion to how Mada was killed off. This could also pertain to Katherine taking Esdeath's place now that Esdeath is dead.
And that will be that for this segment. What exactly will happen in Season 4? Who knows, but this is what I think could happen and I could be dead wrong about all of this. We will see though. I am so excited to see what answers Season 4 will bring, so see you all next time!
