The Roses (2025) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

During the severe storm, Ivy's newly opened restaurant becomes a shelter for people seeking refuge. Among the visitors is a renowned food critic named Sylvia, who writes a glowing review of the restaurant. This positive write-up propels Ivy's business onto a fast track of rapid growth, turning her into the family's primary breadwinner almost overnight.

Foreshadowing: The restaurant's location was chosen by Theo as a gift to support Ivy's long-held dream of owning her own business.

• ivy restaurant
• storm
• food critic sylvia
• success
• review

On the same night as the storm, Theo's newly designed naval history museum is destroyed by the severe weather. This catastrophic loss of his major project leads to him losing his job, forcing him to stay at home and take charge of the children and their routines.

Foreshadowing: Theo had invested significantly in the museum project, making its destruction particularly devastating to his career.

• theo
• job loss
• museum
• storm
• architect

The couple attempts two major reconciliation methods: a romantic trip to New York City and professional marriage counseling. Both fail because the underlying resentments have become too deep. The power dynamic shift, when Ivy became the successful breadwinner while Theo stayed home, created feelings of jealousy, inadequacy, and mutual blame that simple romantic gestures and counseling cannot overcome.

Foreshadowing: The shift in gender roles, with Ivy earning more and Theo feeling marginalized, had been building since the storm.

• marriage counseling
• new york trip
• reconciliation
• failed attempt
• resentment

In a final, desperate attempt to salvage their deteriorating marriage, Ivy uses the profits from franchising her restaurant to give Theo the opportunity to build their dream house. The gesture is meant to restore balance and closeness, allowing Theo to return to his passion for architecture while hoped to reignite their connection.

Foreshadowing: Theo had previously bought Ivy the real estate for her restaurant, so funding his architectural project represents an attempt to return the favor.

• ivy
• dream house
• theo
• funding
• restaurant profits
• marriage attempt

During a housewarming party, Ivy publicly humiliates Theo by mocking his year of hard work in front of friends. Shortly after, Theo rescues a beached whale and experiences a startling epiphany, he realizes he is no longer in love with Ivy. The combination of public humiliation and this profound moment in nature forces him to confront the truth about his feelings and ask for a divorce, with the house as his sole demand.

Foreshadowing: The whale rescue occurs at a coastal location, echoing Theo's earlier career in architectural design connected to maritime themes.

• theo
• whale
• epiphany
• divorce
• housewarming
• realization

After the divorce proceedings begin, both Theo and Ivy decide to torment each other as their resentment spirals into spite. Theo uses his connections to get blacklisted from the architectural world, while Ivy's restaurants are shut down for health violations. Their mutual contempt escalates into a destructive feud that damages both their careers and reputations.

Foreshadowing: The housewarming humiliation marked the turning point where their relationship shifted from broken to openly adversarial.

• theo
• ivy
• feud
• revenge
• blacklisted
• restaurants closed

Theo tricks Ivy into tasting a raspberry dessert knowing she has a severe allergy. His goal is to trigger an allergic reaction that would require an EpiPen, using this emergency situation to force her to sign the divorce papers. However, when the allergic reaction occurs, Theo still comes to her aid, revealing that despite their conflict, he still cares for her safety.

Foreshadowing: Earlier scenes established Theo's desperate, increasingly unhinged approach to ending the marriage.

• theo
• ivy
• raspberry allergy
• trick
• divorce papers
• epipen

During a tense confrontation, Ivy grabs a home-defense gun and pursues Theo through the house. In the chaotic scramble while they chase each other around the kitchen, they accidentally break Ivy's treasured stove that was once linked to Julia Child. The destruction of this cherished object symbolizes how far their relationship has descended into violence and chaos.

Foreshadowing: The stove represented Ivy's culinary dreams and her connection to her professional aspirations.

• ivy
• stove
• julia child
• gun
• confrontation
• destroyed

The gas leak is triggered by the damaged stove from the earlier confrontation. When Theo asks the smart home system to turn on the stove flame, the compromised appliance releases gas into the house. Unaware of the danger, both Theo and Ivy are overwhelmed by the deadly combination of gas and fire, dying together in their home.

Foreshadowing: The damaged stove had been established as broken during the gun confrontation scene.

• gas leak
• stove
• fire
• smart home
• theo
• ivy
• death
• fatal accident

Three years after the house is completed, the twins, Hattie and Roy, have become prodigies and gain admission to a Miami school on sports scholarships. This shifts the focus away from the couple's ongoing quarrel, as the children are no longer a distraction. With the kids gone, the underlying resentments between Ivy and Theo intensify into a full-blown feud.

Foreshadowing: The parenting differences earlier, Ivy's spoiling versus Theo's discipline, hinted at the children's future athletic capabilities.

• hattie
• roy
• twins
• miami
• school
• sports scholarships
• prodigies