Kaos

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Netflix’s Kaos.

Eurydice and Orpheus, the classic mythologycharacters inKaos, are central to the plot.

Eurydice called Riddy is one of the humans withZeus' prophecy inKaos.

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This has significant implications for the characters and plot ofKaos.

He only talks about her in terms of how she benefits him.

It’s for the person who uh who completes me.

Riddy (Aurora Perrineau) and Orpheus (Killian Scott) looking into each other’s eyes, about to kiss in KAOS Season 1

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She hates it when I say that, but it’s true.

She’s here somewhere.

I love you with all my heart."

Orpheus puts his hands on Riddy’s neck while looking down at her lovingly in Kaos

He speaks only about how she benefits him completing him and saving him.

She’s under immense pressure to be what Orpheus wants her to be.

This is a stark contrast to her behavior after her death.

Jeff Goldblum as Zeus wearing a track jacket in Kaos with the Meander fountain in the background

On her own, Riddy becomes more vibrant, animated, and vocal about her thoughts.

She’s also this way around Caeneus, showing that the problem is her relationship with Orpheus.

Additionally, Riddy has no desire to be saved from the Underworld, especially not by Orpheus.

Riddy looks upset while standing in the street in Kaos

She’d rather stay with Caeneus in the afterlife.

Only time will tell what that will look like for the woman.

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Riddy sits in the Underworld waiting room in Kaos

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