'Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen' Ending: Curse Explained

Key Points:

• The Netflix series "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen" follows Rachel and Nicky, an engaged couple facing a deadly family curse that forces Rachel to marry her soulmate by sundown on her wedding day or face death, with the curse threatening to spread to Nicky's family if she refuses.
• The curse originates from a deal made generations ago with Death, requiring descendants to marry their soulmates or die; Rachel learns from a mysterious figure called the Witness that failing to marry her soulmate will result in her death or the curse passing to Nicky's family.
• The series reveals dark family secrets, including Rachel’s traumatic birth linked to her mother’s death on her parents’ wedding day, and the creation of the ominous "Sorry Man," who is actually Rachel’s father.
• In the finale, Nicky initially refuses to marry Rachel, fearing the curse, but ultimately completes the wedding just before sundown; however, many wedding guests and family members die from the curse, including Rachel’s mother and others not married to their soulmates.
• Rachel dies from the curse but is resurrected by taking the place of the Witness, becoming the new observer of future weddings, while warning others about the dangers of the curse as the series concludes with her leaving the devastated scene behind.