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I absolutely love the banter between you guys 🤣 I've seen so many THG series vids, but I think you guys's reactions are one of my faves that I've come across. So thank you for the great reactions and insights :) Regarding how Snow seemed to abruptly changed at the end - I think this is one of the difficulties of converting a story from book to movie because it's hard to show the character's inner monologue - when I was reading the book, there were so many points where I was like “wtf do you hear yourself right now?” Like his worldview was just so… backwards and hypocritical sometimes, it’s crazy haha. But the descent into madness also happened gradually, and it just really gave you an impending sense of doom - like “oh no Snow, please don’t go down that path...” By the end, his character arc made total sense. And honestly, in regards to his feelings for Lucy Gray... I wouldn't say they were 100% fake, but he was possessive and def cared more about the benefits of her for sure. It was really evident in the book that he only tried to run away with her bc he was terrified the guns would turn up and upend his life, and he thought this was the only way out. In the shed, they both realized at the same time that she was the only loose end keeping him from ending this "fiasco" once and for all, and she ultimately decided not to stay around to find out if he was actually gonna kill her or not. Also, there were a couple of things the movies did cut out that I wish they kept in, esp as they showed how certain external factors also pushed/aided his descent. For example - Dr. Gaul was even more cruel, ruthless, and unhinged in the book, and I do believe that Snow's growing fear of Dr. Gaul really had a substantial influence on his actions. Like with Clemensia and the snakes - it was more suspenseful and unsettling bc Dr. Gaul didn’t mention the consequences until it was too late, that even Snow was horrified that she was bitten. Then afterwards, he actually got to see the horrible aftermath (he visited Clemmie in the hospital) as well, and he also learned that Dr. Gaul continued to experiment on her… I feel like that was such a turning point where he realized just how insane she was. And the overall horror of it all probably cemented the idea that he needed to "land on top" to protect himself. As the story progressed, he definitely was finding it easier and easier to justify his bad actions that just kept piling up after he crossed the line, so much so that there was no way back anymore. But anyway, I still really liked the movie, it was shot beautifully and the actors all did amazing. And as you guys mentioned, I loved that it showed the origins of everything happening in Katniss’s time.

Rachel Zegler, the girl who played Lucy Gray, sang all the songs live in each scene. So when she's performing at the bar the when Snow sees her for the first time in District 12, the actress is singing live. She's such an amazing actress with phenomenal singing pipes!

The one storyline I really dislike being cut out of the film is the relationship between Ma Plinth (Sejanus's mom) and Snow. Ma becomes a second mother to Snow after he saves her son from the arena. She fed and cared for him because she knew he was the only one Sejanus relied on in the Capitol. So when Snow gets deployed to District 12, she took care of his grandmother for him. But then, he becomes the one responsible for her son's death. Ma, oblivious of Snow's role in her son's death, continued to act as a caretaker for his grandma and Mr. Plinth made Snow the heir to the family fortune. This relationship makes Snow's actions feel a lot more evil than how the movie portrays him imo. I feel like if I hadn't read the book, I wouldn't have felt as much sympathy for Sejanus because the movie portrayal of him seems stubborn and doesn't quite show the childlike naïvité of book Sejanus.

I know a lot of people think Snow has empathy at the beginning… but if you watch it again it’s mostly for himself. Everything he does is in service of his own needs, desires & wants. He just manipulated everyone else to get his own way. In the book Snow doesn’t intend for Sejanus to die. He hopes by telling on him to Gaul that his family will use their influence to take him back to the Capitol. But instead he is considered a traitor & treated as such… not even his family’s money can save him for that betrayal. It’s why Snow cries when he goes through is thing. It wasn’t the outcome he planned. I absolutely love the ambiguous ending with Lucy Gray. Her outcome is kinda irrelevant to know. If she is dead or alive… either way she will haunt Snow for the rest of his life. Now we have some answers about why Snow hates District 12 so much & in particular why he takes an instant dislike to Katniss. She literally represents all he has fought to rise from… being the girl tribute from District 12, to singing the hanging tree song & being the Mockingjay herself… she brings up so much of his past, his secrets & his crimes. It’s so interesting to see how Snow & his family are kind of the architect of the game. They are responsible for it. His father helped create it. And Snow kept it going all these years by adding to the spectacle, having the tributes paraded & bet on. Honestly just brilliant writing & a makes for a fantastic film.

My main two memories of this film: it was the first time I had heard Karen Gillan with an American accent; and my befuddlement when I saw the WWE Studios logo flash up on screen in the pre-roll. It was very funny to me.

Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth's performance here are phenomenal. Love them both to the bones. 💕💕💕

Mags won the 11th games, probably at somewhere around age 16, so now she would have been around age 80

I adore the character of Lucy Gray Baird, the travelling musicians were such a lovely addition to the lore of Panem citizens. The book was a tough read (though I really enjoyed it, it's well written.) for me because whenever Snow had a thought about something that definitely happens later to Katniss or whatever, I'm like "You little shit, take that back". I am a fan of differing perspectives and overall, I think it's very consistently a great prequel showing how men like Snow can become what they are

I just remember when one of you said, It's like a Zoo, when watching the first one. <3

the smart girl from 5, foxface, was actually one of the main contenders to win. in her training she was able to identify tons of poisonous food items so her death is seen by the fandom as a suicide

Why do so many people think Katniss and Lucy are related just because they both sing 🤦🏻‍♀️ People all over the world sing and have no relation to each other. And for some reason this book/movie has made it so that Lucy is the only songwriter in district 12 which is stupid.

I have never noticed finnick realizing that their love might be real until I watched this video.

You guys should watch the Divergent movies next!

thank you guys for seeing how he did have a little bit of empathy in the beginning of the story! i hate when people in the comments say he was ALWAYS evil. he was just as influenced by his surroundings as everyone else! yes, he was still leaning towards hatred more often than not, but he was just more concerned about his image than the bigger picture around him. i always say tigris was his guiding light as he looked up to her and would do things she suggested he should do, then the games happened and he was separated and he went downhill from there. even though sejanus slowly becomes a "friend" to him, he still doesn't really like him. so without someone like tires in his life he just kept choosing the bad options one after another. The feeling of power was more fulfilling to him over happiness, and a sense of love turned to hatred.

In the books snow isn't a good guy throughout it, but you know what he is thinking, he looks down on everyone and treats lucy like she's his pet, his property, he gets super jealous of her singing that song for her ex and doesn't care about any part of her life aside from once she became a part of his and he wants to keep her. He thought maybe he could convince them to let her stay in the capital, not even thinking she would never want to live there. When they went to the woods he was a total baby who didnt think he could actually make it on his own. He wanted to go back home. He was also never really a friend to Sejanus who he felt robbed his family, snows family lost everything in the war and the plinths profited the most from that. He felt like they were not worthy of the fortune they had. Through all of it though he put on a front and got these people to like him and trust him. If they had the inner monologue going i think it could have really helped people see who he was throughout the story. Him lying to lucy broke her trust and without trust there's nothing there for her, that's why she left I think.

Mr. Anus 😂

1:04:19 I'm quite sure that in the book, he wasn’t crying. (Unless I forgot.) He was coming up with excuses, that he (Sejanus) was at fault for this. That it was his fault that he got into this mess. And that he HAD to do it, to save himself. I also hate when people blame Lucy for like "betraying" Coriolanus. But like he lied to her, when she asked who he had killed. And trust is everything to her. (Along with her thinking that the possibility, that he would kill her too if it benefits him.)

1:04 yes that is the actress Rachel zegler singing and she actually sang live for this movie, she's an amazing singer and is actually on Broadway rn

The reference to Dexter’s Lab won me over 😂

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE 😭 Love from Colombia 🇨🇴 ❤️

So lucy and katniss may be related, Lucy's cousin maude ivory remembers every song she ever heard even if it was only once, katniss' father sung the hanging tree song to his kids likely his mother sang it to him, I think katniss' grandma is Lucy's cousin. Also the covey were the only ones who knew about the lake and in the books katniss talks about going there with her dad when they were hunting and stuff.

I can see where ur coming from with thinkin Cinna's a lil creepy, but i think its worth remembering that he's her stylist, so things like telling her she's beautiful and tucking her hair behind her ear just kinda come with the territory - its like he's a painter and she's his canvas. As for the cheek kiss, i really feel like its a cultural thing? Like i know non romantic kisses of any kind arent super common in some places, but also i have a grandpa who greets everyone he meets (no matter their gender, age, or relation to him) with a hug and a kiss on each cheek. Like, some people and cultures are just a lot more casual about kisses, and i get the vibe that the Capitol is like that at least to an extent.

You gave Samara a chance before Billy and John? Fine, here's my offer. I will subscribe if you watch 1 Saw movie. Any of them. There's 10. I just want to see you reacting to one movie (It's your choice, but avoid Spiral if you can. Bell's not in it, and he kind of makes the series since he plays the villain)

FINALLY

Choices needed to be made when your poor striving best friend going get you killed and girlfriend doing the same .Family comes first

Mountain Python it eats mountains 😂 So... Burmese Python eats people from Burma?

The book comes out this year, the movie next year

So now that you guys have finished the hunger games franchise I think you should watch the maze runner movies another great dystopian series

noice. will watch this later 💕

that intro and then we actually have... two young -anuses beautiful

Since ur reacting to dystopian movies, u should react to divergent next!

I just cant imagine her as the new Snow White

This is …. The story of a girl Credit River, and drown the whole world

The cage they are in before the games I believe is based off the "human zoos" at the World's Fair where they displayed mainly African people but also other Indigenous people as if they were exotic animals as a 'study of anthropology'. They wore traditional clothing and told to do mundane tasks that were part of their culture. It was an entire exhibit white people could walk through. They were obviously absolutely vile and inhumane... they even displayed children too.

Omg i didnt know about the haymitch prequel, im so so excited!!!

Nah nah he saw the guns and realized that all the loose ends could be tied up. That was his way out. He didnt need to run anymore! Lucy caught the vibe and she ran in fear. He was alreday crazy and was probably going to get rid of her anyways

i screamed when i saw this video AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I LOVED your réaction to the series!!! You made a lot of parallèle between the movies ❤😊

I love how through dialogue by 3 of the tributes (Lucy Gray, Reaper, and Coral) they all canonically acknowledged that Coriolanus was good looking

it's intersting how everyone thinks snow is a good boy, that lucy turned him evil

Requesting two young anuses in the first minutes of the video ruined my day, boys. 😂

I’ve heard the next movie is called “Sunrise On The Reaping” movie due out 2026, book in 2025

My theory is that maybe Lucy is Katniss grandmother or great grandmother, in the Hunger Games books its said that Katniss gets her singing talent from her dad. He teaches her all these songs she knows. So maybe her dads mom was Lucy? Idk, just conjecture but that would be so dope.

Sometimes inside human…GOOD!😂😂😂

With that longboi reference....do you play WoW?? <3

Randomly thinking I’d love to see y’all watch(geek out) to LOtR’s if you haven’t got it on the radar

I'm currently living in Pennsylvania, we got more Turkey Vultures than teeth in this state.

Always appreciate the use of a good LotR quote. I'm really looking forward to Haymitchs book being released this year, and the subsequent film.

I dont know, if you really got this, Snows cousin, Tigris, is the Cat like lady, Katniss meets in the capitol. Tigiris was one of the star stylists in the games, for about 50-55 years. She left the games short time after the 64th games (the one Finnick won) Katniss remembers her (meaning) "I saw her in the early games it watched, but she wasnt cat like" Yes, that means, the Tigris in Mockingjay is 83 years old. Also the book is much darker. You asked what happend to the Snows fortune. Snows father was the biggest armsdealer in Panam. Made all his money in District 13. However when 13 got nuked, the second armsdealer Plinth got all the wealth and Snow lost everything. Thats why he is pretending for all those years. The only one who knew was Highbottom. He kept it a secret, but became kind of the Snape to Snows Harry. As fo Tigris, At one point Snow feels irritated about Lucys performance and says to Tigris that its a disgrace and he gets angry. Tigirs replies "During the dark days, everyone had to do stuff, they are not proud of." Snow sais "Well YOU didnt!" and Tigris looks at him "You were to young, to remember, how bad it really was. What im trying to say, dont judge someone who had to choose between death and disgrace." Its implying that during the opening scene. Tigirs had to ... well.. sell herself, to give the family food. That would also explain why she left after Finnick won. Because in the books Haymitch says "Finnick, won his games at 14. The youngest ever. Because he was sou young, the capitol couldnt touch him for a couple years, but at 16...." So when Tigris learned what Snows was doig despite her backstory, she left.