So, what's the deal with the Totems of Hircine quest being forever bugged? I've waited update after update for a correction, to no avail.

Here's how it goes: I married Aela and started the Totems of Hircine questline. I progressed up to the Harmugstahl stage, where I reached a 4 levers based puzzle. No combination worked.
That's when I realize Aela was bugged: no storage dialogue, no action dialogue, no other dialogue at all, except for the marriage related ones (money and food).
So I can't dismiss her and she just follows me around saying "Let's find those totems, shield-brother". That's how it's been for over a year now. I'm your husband, Aela.

So, should I just give up my favorite character?

More details:

- I can get Serana to follow me, but nobody else
- Other radiance quests seem to also be bugged (like the one to retrieve someone's drum, for example)
- Tried killing her already (oh how far have I gone). Fus ro dah from Neck of the World. Boethia's pole. Mehrune's Razor. Nope. Won't do.
- She doesn't follow me to other worlds (Apocrypha, Soul Cairn, Sovengarde, inside Azura's star, etc.), but as soon as I get back to Tamriel, she's there, like a loyal dog. b1tch. Werewolf. Wereb1tch. Die already, Aela, I can't stand you one more second.