Man, Fear Street always makes me emotional. The killers being remembered as monsters by everyone when they all were innocent, good people being forced to kill people—many times, their loved ones—. And we know that they at least have some level of consciousness when they do it because of Ruby Lane; she killed herself, which means that at some point she managed to snap out at least for a moment and took herself out before she could hurt someone else. Nurse Lane, who spent her life investigating and trying to get to the truth about her daughter. Ziggy, who lost her sister and spent her entire adulthood thinking it'd all been for nothing and wishing she'd stayed dead (and then at the end when Ziggy visits Nurse Lane and they both finally get their peace? Sobbing).
And most of all, Sarah's story always gets me the most. Betrayed by someone she trusted and accused and killed by people who'd known her all her life for something she didn't do and because she was a lesbian and loved another woman in 1666, and was remembered as a monster too, as the witch who cursed the town when all she ever tried was getting people to the truth. Always hurts to see her story, but it makes it all the more satisfying when she finally gets her vengeance and finally has people who know the truth about her and respect her. That "Sarah Fier, the first Shadysider" at the end and Sam and Deena kissing in broad daylight just like Sarah wanted to do with Hannah always fucking gets me too.
Like fuck.
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this one. this one was for me personally.
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"A full moon rises before nightfall.”
Fear Street: 1666 [2021]
Dir: Leigh Janiak
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I don’t fear the devil, Hannah.
I fear the neighbor who would accuse me.
I fear the mother, that would let her daughter hang.
I fear Union.
They lead us like lambs to the slaughter and expect us to just follow. Well, they will see.
I am no lamb.
When this is over, we will leave this place. We will go far away and we'll dance every night and kiss in the broad daylight.
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fear street spoilers, but the thing i cannot stop thinking about with solomon and nick is that they're not just likable characters, they're lovable characters. nick was just a teenager, but the way that his affection for ziggy leaks out, the way that he's hellbent on her safety makes you trust him. that he could love this girl enough that he could barely hide it at all when it came down to it, despite the risks. that he wasn't even trying to hide it. you don't question his loyalty to her for even a second. (learning the truth later honestly just makes this fervent protection of ziggy all the more interesting - because he always knew what would happen and that she would be a potential victim.)
similarly, solomon appears to be so wonderful and trustworthy. he has a strong bond with sarah; even when it's becoming clearer that he's actually in love with her, when she admits that she's in love with hannah, he doesn't turn on her. doesn't scold her or try to convince her otherwise, he accepts it and reassures her. he's logical and unwavering. when she goes to him for help, while everyone else is hunting her down, it's this sense of relief because he'll protect her. and just like nick, he's willing to take on the risk of doing so.
and i think that's why the horror of it all is so effective. if love is that feeling of safety, of home, then nick and solomon offer that in spades. it doesn't feel weak or flaky with them, they truly feel like safe characters. and it's terrifying to have that love be turned against you. that maybe it's never enough or it's never real. maybe you're never safe.
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