#Tim just doesn't have a Candice

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honestly really happy with the direction bloodlines took with the survivors all being part of the same family. because that's always been a favorite of mine in the past movies,, just, the way the different characters are connected and how that gives a bigger impact to some of the deaths.

like in the first one it's alex and tod. and alex has to then grapple with the fact that he lost his best friend and that tod's parents now blame him for the deaths of both of their sons.

in the second one it's nora and tim. she literally watches her son die and then listens to kimberly and clear tell her she's next. the way the grief and sadness weighs her down after her son's death is so visible and finding out that her husband died too?? it's so rough. and the audience doesn't even have much time to sit with her grief before her death happens and it's such a brutal one.

the third is obviously wendy and julie and it's really the only one that has that big connection where the visionary doesn't have to live with that grief. but wendy has the grief of losing jay and carrie. and she has this preemptive grief for julie when she realizes that her sister was on the rollercoaster too.

ian and erin are also really big ones for the third movie and the grief there is so big that it influences all of ian's actions from that point on. he loses sight of himself in the wake of her death and i find it to be one of the most interesting reactions.

and then, building on the concept of ian's reaction, is candice and peter. a more drawn out version of ian and erin. so, again, in my opinion a very intriguing look at the interpersonal relationships between these characters and how their grief is influenced by their dynamic but also how that grief influences them. because if ian lost sight of him, peter didn't even have himself to return to. the peter that existed before candice's death didn't exist anymore after. his arc is probably one of my personal favorites for just how off the rails he goes.

now, with bloodlines, the idea of those connections and the way that grief informs or alters these characters is blown up to its biggest potential. this is a whole family. seeing them come together for iris's funeral even though they had a strained or nonexistent relationship with her. seeing the way howard's death shook all of them. or the panic in stefani when she thought erik was dead. the way stefani, charlie, and erik did everything in their power to save julia. erik trying to prevent bobby's death, not just for bobby, but for the rest of his family as well. how he became just another name on death's list in his desperation. charlie, voice breaking, asking why erik had to die too. darlene trying in vain to sacrifice herself for her kids. charlie bringing stefani back from the brink of death only for the two of them to die together.

i just really love when horror movies touch on grief and final destination has always had the perfect opportunities to touch on it in small portions,, but this new one did everything it could to have that grief baked into the concept. it's even in the moment of iris talking about paul.

they were a family !! there is love there and there has been love throughout the entirety of the fd franchise !! just genuinely stoked about this movie and the way it's revitalized the franchise for new fans and old fans alike

[seikointelli]

To the survivors of all the final destination movies, which animals will you be when you're reincarnated?

(Since we already did one of these for the visionaries, I won't include them)

Tod: George always said i'd be a monkey. Sounds fun enough!

Terry: I'd be a cat that hisses at everyone tbh.

Valerie: Honestly, I can see myself as a horse. It seems like a peaceful existance.

Billy: I feel like i'd be a goldfish, y'know? Just swimin' around.

Carter: People have always said i'd be like those hyenas from Lion King. I used to get mad and I still get mad about it.

Clear: I think i'd be a bird. I don't know which type though.

Evan: A cheeta. I don't know why. It just fits me.

Tim: My mom says i'd be a golden retriever but I don't see it. I feel like i'd be a roach that eats your food.

Nora: A koala seems like something i'd enjoy. And yes, Tim would be a golden retriever no matter what he says.

Kat: A cat. What the fuck did you expect? I'd be a fabulously rich cat.

Rory: A sloth on meth. But if I had it my way, i'd be a ladybug that chills on the ceiling, probably on meth.

Eugene: Probably a wolf. The idea of just prowling around seems amusing enough.

Burke: I'd be German Shepard. It fits my job anyway.

Ashley: I'd probably be, like, a poodle. The ones that wear the bows. I'd also probably be something totally cute like a fluffy mouse!

Ashlyn: Hm, i'd totally be a cat! I wouldn't be like Terry though. Being a fluffy Pomeranian seems totally cool too!

Lewis: I'd be a dog. It just fits my style. They're also my favorite animal so. (He's lying his favorite animal is cats).

Erin: Maybe a gerbil or a hamster...? I don't really think about this stuff too often.

Perry: A roly polie.

Ian: I feel like i'd be a bat. Chilling in a cave? Hell yeah. Roaming around at night? Fuck yeah. I could also be a wasp.

Julie: I'd probably be some sort of puppy. I don't know why.

Kevin: Carrie always says i'd be either a golden retriever or a tiger. I'm leaning more on golden retriever.

Samantha: I don't know, a bird I guess?

Andy: A dog? I don't have time for shit like this.

Hunt: I'd probably be some sort of husky. I had one as a kid and I always felt like i'd be one.

Jonathan: A mouse. Sitting around and eating cheese seems like a pleasant life. Mouse traps though...

Janet: I mean, I know a few people have said this but I genuinely seem like I would be a cat!

Lori: I enjoy copying everything Nick says so I feel like being a parrot matches me personally. Or a dog.

Candice: I'd be a cat but with the flexibility of a monkey. Does that make sense?

Olivia: I'd be a cat. Everything else doesn't seem like me.

Dennis: A bear. No explanation, you don't need one.

Peter: I've been compared to a snake fairly often in a my life and I can see why.

Molly: Perhaps a dolphin? I wanted to be a mermaid as a kid and I honestly still do so a dolphin is possibly to the closest thing.

Nathan: Turtle. I've been told I look and kinda act like one. I don't really see it that much but oh well.

(Sorry if this isn't that good)