Maze Runner: The Death Cure Movie REACTION!!

[@NikkiStevenReact]

Full watch-a-long REACTION: bit.ly/3HP5l7d

[@sharonbesong9687]

Thanks for the reaction and happy Valentine’s Day

[@leepascoe2585]

Never watched the 3rd movie as scortch trials put me off. 1st movie was great but second seemed a bit lost to me. Watched this Earlier since you uploaded and did enjoy it. Kinda gutted I gave up on it now

[@leepascoe2585]

Check out love and monsters on Netflix. Thomas is in it. Apocalyptic but only one movie

[@i-Wong]

Hunger Games and Maze Runner same style and genres >Divergent 2014, Insurgent 2015, Allegiant 2016

[@SekaC84]

Just found your guys channel and LOVE it. I found myself binge watching for 5 hours (don't worry it's not like I had homework due or anything). You are both absolutely hilarious. I was curious as you mentioned that you liked Dylan O'Brien's acting, have you seen Love & Monsters. Funny as hell but also very moving.

[@zacklimmerman5797]

They don't really mention this in the movies but Thomas actually was the one who designed the maze itself. The main characters were actually given names by WCKD after scientists. Alby - Albert einstien, Newt - Issac Newton, Thomas - Thomas Edison. Thomas was actually named Stephen by his parents before WCKD got hold of him.

[@rozzadog6297]

And all that info is in the fifth book bc that one tells us how everything came together

[@vishalgarasia873]

Nice

[@BamBam-3886]

@@rozzadog6297 Are they planning on making the other books into movies or nah?

[@ThatBlackPiano]

@@BamBam-3886 Nope.

[@V0ltron]

This actually helped. Thanks.

[@gdesiree29]

Teresa felt guilty for what she put her friends through so she just decided to go. The maze runner : everyone hates gally The death cure : everyone loves Gally

[@cyanedavis]

I liked Gally in the first one, idk why

[@mish375]

I think it's because everyone understands that Gally was a jerk in the first one for a reason. He was a scared kid, doing what he thought would help them survive, and was controlled by WICKED at the end of movie 1 to kill and suffered guilt over it. Then he mans up in the 3rd film and comes back as a hero to help his team.

[@viragbalint2979]

a not-so-fun fact is that in the books we find out that Newt had a sister (the blonde girl who was with Aris in the maze), but bc of the memory loss, they just forgot about each other completely which is heartbreaking.

[@casie6609]

Well if they didn't know each other at least she doesn't have to experience the grief of losing him.......

[@JohnM...]

@@casie6609she was killed escaping.

[@karenhall4645]

For me Newt's death was almost as sad as Chuck's in the first movie. Chuck was such a sweet kid, but Newt was with Thomas almost to the very end. I cried for both.

[@LexyThomas134]

​@@karenhall4645Guess what? They're both alive and well because it was just a movie haha

[@YoungForever7168]

​@@LexyThomas134Ya no shit Sherlock

[@Cj-tg3ms]

In the Book: *An epilogue written by Chancellor Paige reveals the final twist.* Brenda and Jorge had been planted by WICKED after Paige realized that the attempt to find a cure wouldn’t succeed. Brenda and Jorge’s mission was to lead the remaining immunes to a safe and secure place - a place away from the cranks. This would allow the immunes to start civilzation anew while the rest of the world dies off. Paige also reveals that the government created the Flare virus as a method of population control. They weren’t able to control the virus, so WICKED stepped in with the goal of preserving the human race. With Brenda and Jorge leading the immunes to the safe paradise, they essentially succeed in their mission. This proves Paige’s point: WICKED is good.

[@vasectomy_]

that’s cool af

[@ryanthompson3737]

But WICKED wasn't good... it's just a phrase they put in as a last "dun dun duuuun" moment. WICKED is still evil, it just took people disobeying and tearing down the establishment (WICKED) for humans to finally have a chance. I also refuse to believe that a government organization that was responsible for the creation and distribution of the flare can somehow be "good" just because they were finding a cure for it.... a cure for a disease THEY CREATED.

[@jessicablueheart9772]

Wait is that true? Because the 1st movie said something different

[@mish375]

Ava never says who the 2nd WICKED agent was in the final memo, but it's heavily implied that its Jorge. Brenda joined them because she had no choice. You also get a backstory on Brenda. Brenda is Canadian and was one of the first to reach the safezone in Alaska. She probably came from Dawson City in the Yukon. She lost her mother to the Flare on the way and she and her father were left together until he contracted the Flare. Brenda was immune and WICKED killed her father who didn't want her to be taken. At some point, she met Jorge who practically raised her. Since neither of them had any family left, he became like a father to her, which I was glad they showed the film. I remember the last memo saying that when the Sun scorched the earth the Flare virus was accidently released from one of their labs. But I remember her saying that the Virus was intended as a bioweapon.

[@LexyThomas134]

Sounds like what the government over in America has been doing and trying to do. If you live in America, those fires were started by your own government, just saying.

[@ChewedUpSpaghetti]

I'm really disappointed that they removed the deleted scene where newt talked about his suicide attempt (why he walks with a limp) when he revealed the infection to Thomas. Newt jumped off a platform in the maze and Minho found him, this adds to why he wanted to save Minho so much

[@mayfielcl]

Yeah, I know I’m late but I found the scene after watching the movie and it would be so much better with the deleted scenes

[@ChewedUpSpaghetti]

@@mayfielcl better late than never, really added more depth to Newt and why he's the way he is.

[@marvelrat]

no fr

[@fiImedeterror]

newt's death in the books is soul crushing and i used to think there was no way they could make it justice but it came pretty close tbh it's devastating

[@prince_chavv02]

Plus didn't he die in Scorch Trials' book? Seeing him as a Crank in the Scorch Trials film was so cool cuz I couldn't tell if they were teasing a future death or just referencing it!

[@danielmoser5031]

@@prince_chavv02 nahhhh in the books he meets his end towards the middle maybe the back 9 of the book. Thomas does him in on the street while Lawerence is ferrying him around the city

[@jillianpedone3579]

Well, in my mind, what makes the movies version sadder is that we see why Newt left in the books. I mean we are told why, because he doesn’t wanna see his friends watch him turn into a crank watching him go crazy, but in the movies, we actually get to see that happen

[@raysofrosie]

The ending scene literally tore me apart because that never happened in the books. That was a new addition that I didn’t know was gonna happen until I watched it in theaters and I, someone who was personally attached to newt, absolutely lost my shit 😭😭

[@alekawaiiya]

Now I have to ask: what happens in the books?

[@nimueperlo]

@@alekawaiiya the end of the movie is better

[@TheKlacroix96]

What part of the end of the movie wasn't the same as the book it was pretty similar just had a few small differences

[@jaimeruiz7837]

In the book there was no cure, it was all for nothing, and the kids who started the trilogy in the mazes ended up being the sole survivors to start the world again. They ended having to go back to the maze because it was the safest place.

[@van____]

also newts death is much better in the movie but its also more sad 😭😭

[@DLCyO]

The actor Dylan O'Brian who plays Thomas broke his whole face doing that train stunt and had to get everything restructured.

[@emmetstone1660]

I remember that! He was on Teen Wolf and one of the seasons, he only appeared for 4 episodes

[@JoshBanshee666]

@@emmetstone1660 yeah and the ones he was in he had a cast on

[@l.vlogs26]

Ouch! I remember hearing that but didn’t know the extent of how serious the injuries were.. But did hear that it absolutely messed him up emotionally and mentally too. Something about him being nervous to act again?

[@alphahale7668]

@@l.vlogs26 Yeah, he got bad PTSD from it and you can see it well in the interviews that followed the accident. when he got asked about it, he got all nervous and anxious. He still gets anxious when doing action stunts. He got a concussion, a facial fracture and brain trauma. According to him, he broke most of the right side of his face.

[@naomifernandarodriguezlope7177]

why did you said that, we dont talk about it, is something that dylan doesnt like to talk, we agree stop talking about that

[@dbly50]

Dylan obrien was in a terrible accident while filming this movie He was hit by a stunt car and had broke bones in his face the movie was delayed for awhile because they had to wait for him to heal

[@ElKamaleon777]

3 years

[@jessicablueheart9772]

How did he get hit by one

[@SubzeroBlack68]

@@jessicablueheart9772 I assume it was from the opening scene with the train

[@creativeeverydaylife]

Wow - that sounds so bad - I fill sorry for him

[@alphahale7668]

@@jessicablueheart9772 He was struck by it while being pulled out of another moving car.

[@danigeocr]

Newt's death is one of the ones I've cried the most, of the books I've read. This dystopia is one of my favorites, because it focuses on what sacrifices must be made to find a cure. We all hate Teresa, but what she went through with her parents is hard. I'm glad you guys will enjoy the movie.

[@antraaakhnn9501]

No one with any critical thinking skills hates Teresa.

[@bullshityees2629]

I don't hate teresa she's a good person what she did was bad but it was morally right if the other characters had there memory back and saw what happens to their family I doubt they would not blindly follow Thomas. But wickd manipulated her and she siddnt deserve to die I think she redeemed herself. Wickd is bad tho

[@vivannet231]

@@antraaakhnn9501 I mean what she did was stupid but I respect her for wanting to actually save lives. Nobody other than WICKED had any other alternatives to finding a cure. At least she didnt try and guilt trip them for not agreeing with her

[@SamanthaGonzalez-vm3lk]

I accidentally read about Newt's death before reading the book so it took me years to actually read it and I was devastated. And actually cried my eyes out in the theater when it happened

[@cofaloopolo2616]

i have this theory, what if Teresa was Thomas sibling instead of a lover, it would be more understandable why Thomas is really care about her... i read the books "The Kill Order" and it was brutal but "The Fever Code" just half of it

[@authorofone]

Teresa is so stuck in her decision because of her backstory: She lived alone with her Mum, who ended up catching the virus. Her Mum then locked herself in the basement and would scream and claw at the walls so much that it was engrained in Teresa’s head. She could hear her mother’s wailings even when out of the house. One day, she wakes up and the wailing has stopped. It’s been 2 years. She opens the door to the basement to find her mother in a pool of blood with her eyes gouged out. Based on hearing, her mother turns to her and whispers “they’ve stopped. The visions have stopped.” Teresa was a little girl who had to watch her Mum descend to insanity and hear her pain for 2 years, which only ended by her Mum tearing out her own eyes. When WICKED (as it’s called in the books, contrary to WCKD in the films) comes a knocking, she offers herself because she never wants another person to go through what she has. The Maze Runner is the perfect story of “do the ends justify the means?” Can you justify putting literal teenagers through hell and back over and over again for years by the fact that you might eventually get the cure to this horrible virus?

[@ibrahimsurti4922]

The ends do justify in this story Jack bezos once said …..you can be too much of a coward to try or too brave to fail She was brave and succeeded, that makes her twice the winner

[@marciasilva549]

@@ibrahimsurti4922 It's different when it is YOUR sacrifice to make as opposed to forcing other people.

[@alphahale7668]

@@marciasilva549 Agreed. On one hand, it's understandable what she's done, she wants to find the cure and save other people. But it's just as understandable - even more so - that there are people opposed to it, especially those who are being forcibly sacrificed. I'm sure some of those kids would willingly volunteer if they were given the choice from the start, but since they weren't, they have every right to be against what WICKED was doing.

[@marciasilva549]

@@alphahale7668 Exactly! It's understandable but it's not justifiable because they had other options. Like you said, if they'd been upfront about it, people like Thomas, Newt, Albie and many others would've volunteered. The issue is that they were never given a choice. And my problem with the whole "End justifies the means." ideology, is that the people adopting it are never the ones making the sacrifices themselves. There's a level of detachment because they don't really suffer the consequences of these choices.

[@alphahale7668]

@@marciasilva549 Right? It's a lot easier to be the one doing the sacrificing than the one being the sacrifice. "The end justifies the means" is fine to an extent, in certain cases it can be true. But the moment the "means" include testing and killing unwilling people, that's where it stops being justified and can be only understandable at best.

[@thebookgeek87]

Newt's voice over at the end is so touching 😢

[@brookegrimes747]

Newts Death always makes me cry he was too incredible and sweet

[@arantzalucar6104]

It’s been so fun to rewatch my favorite YA saga with you all, haven’t watched these movies in so long! The books are pretty good too a sequel is coming out i think 73 years later

[@TrentRidley]

Really? Sequel book/s or sequel movie/s?

[@danielaquinonez7523]

@@TrentRidley sequel book

[@TrentRidley]

@@danielaquinonez7523 Very cool, thanks.

[@thebelovedsavage2261]

Sad how newts death is basically because wckd. He died in its grounds, it’s knife, it’s virus. Like he never really escaped what he hated the most. But Thomas was there which made it easier for him. 😭😭😭

[@DTCTS]

I like how they took a different direction, instead of teenagers fight the government and win - instead, they were trying to stay out of the fight. It was unique for a YA dystopian film.

[@laurynblake3824]

everytime i hear "from the moment i saw you enter the maze, I knew I would follow you anywhere" I instantly cry

[@Koozie99]

You guys should watch Alita: Battle Angel, with the actress that played Brenda. It's very action packed and super fun!

[@kemo764]

that was a great movie

[@Koozie99]

@@kemo764 I agree, i hope they make a sequel

[@Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos]

Her name is Rosa Salazar.

[@zucretient1694]

Still cant get over Newts death.. In the book. His death is way way more heartbreaking😭 his character is the best all through out!! "Please tommy please" his last words to thomas is just soo sad!! Plus shout out to Thomas Sangster he totally portrayed Newts character perfectly!

[@hellojilly]

Newt is one of those fictional deaths that I will never get over.

[@thepurenewb1584]

20:30 had me dying was way funnier than it should have been 🤣

[@simonevandermerwe4445]

while filming this part 2:12 (i think), Dylan basically fell off and went under the moving car, he had facial fractures and what not.. so they postponed the movie's production/filming indefinitely 🙈 and while Dylan was recuperating and preparing for another film ("American Assassin", highly recommend ya'll check it out) he got over that dark time and they could finish filming death cure

[@zionzzz3699]

I want to re read the series so bad now, especially the prequel telling the story of the day the sun scorched the world

[@Andy-wj9nk]

The fact that all of this could've been prevented if Wicked just mass tested all of the kid's blood for a cure instead of putting them through all torture, I mean farming kids and literally suspended in the air is fcked up

[@wilhelm-z4t]

The films apparently went straight over your head.

[@spencerstabio5936]

Thank you for reacting to this trilogy! Everyone has a YA series that they connect with on a personal level. The Maze Runner was my thing. Its been fun!

[@jellalfernandes1309]

Mine too. YA as in teen dystopian series right?

[@spencerstabio5936]

@@jellalfernandes1309 Yes. Or Young Adult.

[@jellalfernandes1309]

@@spencerstabio5936 oki got it thanks

[@ccchhhrrriiisss100]

Every time that I watch that train sequence at the beginning of the film, I cringe. This is because Dylan O'Brien, the actor portraying "Thomas," was badly injured during the filming. Filming was delayed for a year due to the severity of O'Brien's injuries.

[@thehardyfan9908]

I don’t think cringe is the right word

[@retropyro]

Dude is lucky to be alive

[@ccchhhrrriiisss100]

@@thehardyfan9908 - It's correct usage. Why? I physically "cringe" -- shrink back in fear, pain or cowardice -- because I know that Dylan O'Brien was REALLY injured during that scene.

[@thehardyfan9908]

@@ccchhhrrriiisss100 when someone says cringe you think of embarrassment and awkwardness

[@ccchhhrrriiisss100]

@@thehardyfan9908 - True. However, that isn't the actual etymological definition of the word. The word morphed into the notion of embarrassment and awkwardness only very recently and primarily in the United States.

[@atlasjupiter]

god this was SUCH a fun series to watch with you guys! super glad you enjoyed this one, it's usually not the one people cite as their favourite but it's got a soft spot in my heart so i'm glad to hear you two liked it so much :D somebody else probably mentioned this already but! the enzime that was part of the cure/the delaying serum mary (the doctor) in scorch trials made couldn't be manufactured, just harvested like mary said then. that's why they couldn't just replicate what they had. and given, like you said, the whole city being overrun and being blown up, they never had time to figure out if they could replicate thomas's blood components. additionally, the maze trials were what created the enzime/whatever cure bits which is why they induced those hallucinations in minho that put him back in the maze. so thomas's blood wasn't the cure the entire time, just how his body reacted to the maze (and probably because he reacted to the maze in such a different way than the other kids).

[@KeithEvans88]

“Betrayal is just in her blood………but not the cure”

[@christinemclaurin2631]

Another great reaction! Love that last "that's what she said" you snuck in there 😆

[@raftheninjaturtle7344]

You guys should react to more of dylan obriens work(Thomas). He was also in American Assassin and Love and Monsters. He also starred in a show called teen wolf also really good

[@hordeofswords]

This is my favorite of the YA books/movie adaptations. I am so happy you guys enjoyed it.

[@TheRManProds]

Newt's Death was Heartbreaking. One of the Saddest Deaths ever.

[@travisherndon94]

Man that ending, RIP Ferb (Newt voiced the character Ferb in the cartoon Phineas and Ferb)

[@deniselord4302]

My favorite couple!!! Happy Valentine's Day!! 💕💕 LOVE your channel and so happy you're coming to KZbin full time!!

[@dori8756]

I never got over Newt’s death. Not even Primrose or Finnick in THG got me this heartbroken.

[@mussgaming6969]

12:00 favourite part of the whole video 😂 he called him eyebrows which is a reference to a movie called Were the millers 😂

[@vickster5001]

I really love this last one and it’s probably my favourite too. When I saw it in the cinema I was surprised how moved I felt by the end. Maybe it was partly because for a while we didn’t think they’d finish the final film, due to Dylan’s serious injury during the opening stunt and his recovery taking a long time, so getting the conclusion was great. Plus I loved Newt so that end really got to me, plus the score to it was lovely.

[@iuile]

I'm just glad Vince survived. He is literally the only one I care about. Barry Pepper's got a habit of playing characters who don't survive so this was such a refreshing change of pace.

[@jjc5871]

Dylan O’Brien, the dude that plays Thomas, ended up in a pretty serious accident while filming this movie. Got hit by a car, broke a number of bones (mostly in his face), and needed reconstructive surgery. I remember him all but disappearing from Teen Wolf, he played one of my favorite characters, because of the needed recovery time.

[@superpup7251]

Yay I’m so happy y’all are reacting to this . Y’all are my favorite reactors 😀keep up the great work!

[@InfiniteAero]

I'm never prepared for the bonk sound. I've been dying for the last 3 mins 😂😂

[@jenavievemaria]

if they haven’t already seen it, i think these two would LOVE avatar the last airbender !! it’s a show by nickelodeon that was made to be for kids, but it is one of the best shows ever made.

[@hzjohnson1632]

In my opinion, Newt's death in the book was much more touching. He knew he was going to become a crank, so he gives Thomas a note early on, telling him he can't open it until the "time is right". Once the sickness is evident, Thomas remembers the note which asks him of a favor. Thomas eventually finds him in the city, crawling around alone, and Newt asks him, despite how hard it is, to shoot him. (He knows he's already suffered enough and is terrified at the thought of becoming something worse once he fully loses himself.) Although Thomas is horrified and tries to refuse, he does it for the sake of Newt's well-being, knowing that keeping him alive would be cruel. It was certainly horrifying but was an epic scene.

[@littlemissvulpix]

"Hi! I'm Luke Skywalker! I'm here to rescue you!" ... Steve's just funny. Period. lol

[@jonthanledesma4700]

that bonk at 32 mins got rollin on the floor that was funny i got so hype and the bonk destroyed the hypness

[@lonelyglader8154]

you guys should react to merlin or teen wolf! theyre both absolutely amazing shows, the 3rd season of teen wolf is just... phenominal and pretty much every episode of merlin is just the best thing ever if its your kinda thing.

[@GHOSTCREWW]

One of my favorite trilogies it’s such a good time

[@rayeannberg7714]

I think what is so incredible about these movies and the books is that there were so many twists and turns. Normally, I can tell when something is going to happen in stories. I remember reading this series years ago and just being blown away, everything was just so unexpected and amazing! I really wish they would make a movie for the prequel, I loved that book too, but because of one of the character (I won't spoil who) has a slight different tale in the movie, it would be really hard to make the prequel.

[@faithbarrett7581]

So one cool fact is that during the crank infested tunnel scene that car actually wasn’t scripted to flip over they had decided to keep it in because it looked cool

[@sergio_os]

Omg, that letter. "You deserve to be happy"

[@lolanicole9221]

THE DEATH CURE YESS. What an amazing movie

[@DarkArtsMage]

the guy, Stiles from Teen Wolf, who played as Thomas in this movie..actually got a back injury while doing/shooting the train scene back in the previous movie. It was sooo bad, they weren't sure if he'd recover. He was doing his own stunts!

[@jayjaden99]

omg I laughed at 18:38 when you said you heard Gally's voice from tiktok because it is in a sound on there lol

[@notsureyou]

It's not Galley's fault that Chuck only had level 2 plot armour, instead of level 3 plot armour

[@excrim2]

Every deaths are sad, but in TMR, Chuck's death made me cry, in TST, Winston' suicide made me cry and in TDC, Newt's death almost killed me! Best trilogy I watched and read.

[@Artemis-v8i]

You made me realize how much the deaths affect also reflects how good the movie was. Death cure 1# you never thought they would kill newt until he touched his leg.chuck made actually me a little sad for him even if it was short. Winston I didn’t care about. He had like 2 lines in the first movie and in scorch his death wasn’t even on screen

[@tylerelfling8430]

Yeah thats correct, being shot in the stomach is one of the most painfully slow and agonising ways to go

[@evrstnslv]

There are more story to the scene when newt showed his hand to thomas. But they didn't put it all in the movie. But still can be found in KZbin. Pls watch it. I think bcs the original scene is too deep and heavy so they leave it out. It's about when newt first came into the maze and why minho is so important to him.

[@propriov]

The only dystopian movie series that never gets old in the way you can't get tired rewatching it

[@luvvreni]

loved the hunger games and maze runner reactions! i hope you guys react to the divergent series next

[@willem8820]

The books are definitely good, probably better than the movies but definitely worth a read. theres also a prequel book that shows how the virus started

[@LexMeRep]

There's actually 2 prequels The Kill Order and The Fever Code

[@rendevera3134]

That bonk sound edit will never, ever get old with me.😅

[@buffyoda6372]

LIKE FOR DYLAN O'BRIEN

[@k1wikylr]

you guys should react to kingdom on netflix! it’s a korean zombie series and there are only two seasons so far, but it’s SO good it’s so underrated it’s a hidden gem! i think you guys would like it

[@NikkiStevenReact]

Nikki watched it off camera

[@Polar_Fighter]

@@NikkiStevenReact the new one of zombies is better it's called : All of Us are Dead

[@NikkiStevenReact]

If you're looking for Walking Dead 1109 reaction, like we did with part 1, we are watching early but we will not be posting the reactions on KZbin till the episode airs on network.

[@johnnycage4019]

ARE YOU GUYS READY FOR MORTAL KOMBAT 2? STARRING HOLLYWOODS GREATEST MOVIE 🎥 STAR ME....JOHNNY CAGE😎 🎥🤳🤳 (SPOILER)....SOMEONE'S ASS IS GOING TO GET CAGED AT THE TOURNAMENT

[@blocktheloo1820]

The random bonk sound effects just cracks me up all the time

[@wilhelm-z4t]

Here endeth the third lesson of this amazing heroic trilogy. Although these films were adapted from a YA series of books, they are adult films, not YA, which probably explains the reaction of some viewers of that ilk. There is no female protagonist with associated love triangle etc. However, there is a love story, albeit one that's subtly understated. The films do homage to the books, but the universe of the films is not the same as the books. Thomas is very different in the films. You could describe the film trilogy as about selflessness and about a band of brothers, who follow the principle of "No man left behind." You could also say it's about life's stages with the first film being about childhood, the second about adolescence, and the third about adulthood. This only touches the surface, of course. The films are deeply rooted in myth. The most obvious aspect being the ancient Greek myth of "Theseus and the Minotaur." Thomas is, naturally, both the hero Theseus and Daedalus, whereas Newt is Ariadne, and therein lies the trilogy's love story. Heroic stories often follow the same basic pattern. In his book "The Hero with a Thousand Faces," Joseph Campbell, distilled the world's myths into a common structure which he called the monomyth or hero's journey. It's very concisely summarized as follows: A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man. That's the "Maze Runner" film trilogy in a nutshell. What's the "boon" in the trilogy? Obviously, it's Thomas himself or, more specifically, his blood. He can potentially save mankind. By the end of the third film, Thomas has come to accept this as his destiny which he will meet even if it means his death. Tragic heroes almost always die, and Thomas is a tragic hero. This is without doubt what the epilogue of the final film means. Thomas is going back to the Krank-world, and he is going to offer himself up as a cure even if it means his life is forfeit. Unlike the books, Thomas is not going to remain in the Safe Haven with Brenda to live happily ever after. Even though WCKD's HQ was destroyed along with the city, there were more than one WCKD lab and installation referenced in the films. Ask yourself, where was WCKD evacuating to in the third film? The fact that the trilogy doesn't end with a conventional happy-ending like boy-gets-girl or vice-versa, if that's your preference, also sets it apart. Another reason these are adult films. Nevertheless, many people do crave happy-endings. Instead, the film ends on a hopeful note. Thomas is going back. He's not going to stay in the Safe Haven, which, if you think about it, is really a new Glade. He's going to venture out into the maze again, the krank-filled-world. He's going to try to save, in this case, not just Alby and Minho, but the world. It's an open question whether he'll succeed. We hope so, but we don't know. This time the maze might defeat him. The end of the trilogy brings us full-circle, and we're back at the beginning. Thomas and Theresa are basically mirror images of one another. They're both betrayers, and they both want a cure, but they're complete opposites otherwise. The key difference being Thomas is selfless, whereas Theresa is self-centered. Theresa often refers to her own personal history to explain her actions. Thomas never does. To be fair, Thomas can't because his personal history has been erased, but, even so, we can see his altruism is innate. Personal history would have no bearing on his actions. These attributes primarily motivate their respective actions. Hopefully, everyone realizes there's no way Thomas could ever kill Newt, even Flare Newt. The same is true for Newt, but not Flare-Newt, of course. In that gut-wrenching struggle, Thomas would defend himself, but always stop short of killing Newt. Inevitably, Flare-Newt would kill Thomas. To save Thomas, Newt kills himself, instead, and as the Bible says: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." Whereas Thomas and Theresa were "oppositum ego," Thomas and Newt were "idem ego." What effect did Newt's death have on Thomas? It's profound. Thomas is palpably different afterwards. He presents a diminished lifeforce and sadness. Not only did Newt die, but Thomas did, too. He will never again be the same person. Newt's death marks a turning point. From that time forward, Thomas will focus on being "the cure." He's not staying in the Safe Haven, he's leaving to save mankind. Thomas is determined to complete WCKD's mission, and we have yet another instance of immense tragic irony when Thomas, for a second time, offers himself to Ava Paige in lieu of the immunes. This time she accepts, and mankind might have been saved then and there, but Jansen, out of pure selfishness, kills her, and destroys the opportunity. The interplay between selflessness and selfishness is another aspect of the trilogy. "Does the end justify the means" represents WCKD's agenda and is the central theme of the "Maze Runner" trilogy. It's a principle often associated with totalitarianism, and the phrase has its origin with Machiavelli, although the idea is much older. The principle is part and parcel of consequentialism, a teleological theory that says whether an action is morally good or bad depends on its outcomes. The more good outcomes outnumber the bad, the better/more moral the action. Under this rubric if WCKD finds a cure, then WCKD is very good, indeed. Therea/WCKD adhere to this end-means principle rigidly. This principle is, unfortunately, a too common belief today. It allows people to believe their actions are justified regardless of how they go about achieving their desired end result. It potentially allows for all sorts of aberrant behaviors. A rather trivial example of this is the following scenario: My end is to get a certain work promotion. To get it, I work to sabotage all the other candidates. Hopefully, we agree that's not a nice way to behave. This is essentially the viewpoint of WCKD and Theresa, although they are dealing with an end of much greater significance. WCKD and Theresa are totally ruthless in their pursuit of a cure. Thomas, on the other hand, believes that the means are just as important, or, maybe, even more important, than the end. His viewpoint is if the means are morally objectionable in themselves, then this outweighs any potential benefit from the end. In other words, the "how" is just as important as the "why." Thomas, just like WCKD, wants to find a cure to the Flare, he's only opposed to how WCKD tries to do it. Thomas is willing to sacrifice himself to obtain a cure and save humanity. He's not willing, however, to sacrifice the unwilling. Theresa's/WCKD's morality is relativistic and man-centric, whereas Thomas' morality is based on absolute principles and God-centric. Even so, the trilogy challenges both WCKD's and Thomas' perspective, and makes us wonder which one is "right." I'm reminded of Pilate when he said: "What is truth?" We have man's truth, and we have God's Truth. Some miscellaneous observations: Cranks/Kranks. Krank is German for sick, diseased, unwell etc. The English word also has that connotation if you think about it. The purpose of the VR torture/stress isn't to increase heartrate but to alter brain engrams/chemistry. The increased heartrate is only a side-effect. Newt was probably injected with Flare at Jansen's facility. Recall the giant hypo? He was injected in that arm. The mystery is why it took so long to manifest itself. Different people may react differently. Thomas was shot in what looks to be the exact same spot as Ben was stung. By the way, under the circumstances, Thomas would have died from that gunshot wound. The only gripe I have about the films, and it's not really that big a gripe, is that Thomas should have died at the end of the third film. Tragic heroes almost always die, and since there weren't any more films, his arc was incomplete or left to the imagination. Why was Theresa put into the maze? She was always meant to coax Thomas back to WCKD, should he survive, as befits her role as "temptress." Why was Thomas put into the maze? Well, for betraying WCKD, but also to serve as an experimental catalyst to complete the Trial. He was the best and brightest of the immunes. A real genius, actually. His selflessness makes him act impulsively, and he can seem foolhardy as a result. He was Daedalus, the maze-maker etc., after all. Why do Thomas and, apparently, Theresa remember bits of their past, whereas the others don't? That must be by WCKD's design. Perhaps it's part of the coaxing back plan? WCKD always seems to want Thomas back after he escapes the maze. Why does Ben not seem to remember being stung or, presumably, the Griever? We know WCKD can wipe memories. Perhaps WCKD wanted stung boys to return to the Glade sometimes to create the situation he did. So, they'd wipe the memory of the sting/Griever. The Ben episode certainly created a lot of stress/terror for the Gladers, which was part of what the experiment was about. Why does the mob destroy the city? It's part and parcel of the madness of mobs!! Finally, what a fantastic trilogy "Maze Runner" is, especially when you consider all three films only cost $157 million. The average cost for a major Hollywood movie is $100 million. You'd never know it watching these three movies that they were done on the cheap. They come across as much more expensive productions. Hats off to the actors for their incredible performances and the director, crew and SFX folks, too. Job very well done.

[@TylerHollywoodJB]

Great read. Appreciate all the context as I never read the books or know anything more than what the movies showed. Just a couple notes: 1. I don't think Newt was infected by Jansen. Paige said that the Virus had become airborne at that point with her talk with him about accepting when you've lost. Pretty much everyone that isn't immune is essentially affected to some degree. The amount of time to turn obviously varies. 2. The question concerning the morality of actions based on the outcome is a bit overstated and a bit convoluted. When it comes to any action taken upon another human being, it should be considered by the self. "Would I want/allow/accept whatever the action is happening to be done to me?" If whatever action you want to take is not an action you'd want to receive, then it's obviously not good morally, physically, or even intellectually.

[@Lexbut]

Newts’ change broke me he was my favorite character

[@freddief6883]

The city they arrived in is my hometown "Cape Town" lol which is where they filmed the final chapter in this trilogy

[@rexrex3098]

You guys are awesome love the energy here!! Keep up the great work and grind!! Sending love from Kentucky!!

[@itsrainingshadows]

We Ride Together, We die together...Maze Runners for Life!!!!

[@TheRManProds]

I LOVE THE MAZE RUNNER SERIES! This was a Good Finale!

[@annykiller7928]

XD ¨betrayal is in their blood, not the cure¨ that'll be with me forever. XD

[@nerickgarrido5949]

The dude who called hin eyebrows has given him a lot of names in many takes in the movie and then they decided to settle for EYEBROWS 😂😂

[@ComradeCommissarYuri]

I yelled with joy when Teresa fell as the roof collapsed

[@opiedopie]

While I was watching this I was crying because of Newt but then when you guys put that sound effect over Jansen getting hit in the head, I'm sorry but that caught me off guard and I burst out laughing 😂 😂

[@Nameless_Strinova]

i wish they didnt delete the scene where newt tells thomas why he has a limp and how he tried to kill himself

[@BlackLightning47]

LMAO. I shit you not I said the Bad Boys line out loud seconds before y'all did! Got a genuine laugh out of me.

[@dystopianwarcry9425]

Been waiting for this thank you guys 🖤

[@AllyIsSleeping]

I love your reactions!. And when newt died I balled my eyes out and couldnt get over his death becuase he was my favorite character from the start.

[@pwph8361]

This was on TV here in Sydney the other night and I re-watched it, just imagining all the things you would say along the way :)

[@LSam01]

And recently a new book has came: Crack Palace.

[@nglijie5716]

It was oddly satisfying to watch 'Petyr Baelish' get another death in this film. For the first being in Game of Thrones: Season 7 (finale).

[@charlottepicard4296]

Hey the actor that played Vince did a movie named The snow walker, it’s not a very popular movie but it’s really good and Barry Pepper, the actor that played Vince, is pretty cool as the main caracter.

[@subjecta1-teresa]

Hi! You‘re the first people I come across who don’t laugh at Teresa’s death and who actually understood her. I am a huge fan of her, and I am so heartbroken how people can make fun out of her journey, pain and death. After all she just wanted a cure

[@leyaey]

same i love teresa

[@Nameless_Strinova]

maybe she wanted a cure but she was blind to what WCKD were doing

[@CO6883-o3c]

Love and Monsters next! With the same lead actor Dylan O' Brien

[@cisarvitiate]

Defenetly the best one in the trilogy in my opinion, love the full action and emotional scenes. And Honestly I feel like I’am the only one who really understand Teresa and feel really sorry when she died. I mean yes she betrayed her friends but she had good reason (her mother as she said in the Scorch trials, got the virus, scratched her eyes due to horrible visions and died), she really just wanted to help to end the whole virus sh*t becose she was traumatized by it as a child from what have happened to her mother. And you can tell she truely feels sorry and regreats what she has done, yet still was conflicted by finding the cure to end all of this. And in the end she truely redeemed herself in my opinion. But to be honest she sacrificed herself for Thomas and didn’t try to save herself in that moment becose she knew everyone from the resistence “hated” her for what she has done and thought it wouldn’t change, she did what she wanted in that moment (she saved Thomas) and with all the regreats she just let it all go. It’s really sad and more so that almost nobody understands her character development (I mean do people hate Vader/Anakin Skywalker for the same reason? Betrayed everyone for love and then redeemed himself before his death, and he did much worse things than Teresa, yet he is one of the most beloved characters).

[@xejelah]

She didn't do anything out of love. claiming a traumatic childhood as if nobody else but her went through anything as a justification to traumatize, torture, and murder people on an IF/Maybe/ Could makes her no different than a serial killer. She's playing with people's lives to make herself feel better and tried to convince herself she has control when she doesn't. She didn't sacrifice anything, she gave up when she realized she couldn't win.

[@ajandrianjafymusic]

The out of service on the bus was actually a mistake, but they kept it in

[@Jigsaw407]

Glad you liked the trilogy, despite the litte drop in the second movie. Now ... you just have to watch "Love & Monsters" also featuring Dylan O'Brien in a real fun adventure movie, if you haven't already. ;)

[@aholman102]

Thomas Brodie Sangster needs to go on Audible because his voice is just *chefs kiss*

[@nikolaykomissarenko7822]

Little fingers first words of the series were "Chaos is a ladder"

[@barbaralima7233]

I still haven't gotten over my Newt's death

[@zidanerizalalghifaryalghif3248]

22:57 why did it turn to the cell shoot out in star wars

[@katyklein8649]

Loved your reactions as always!!!

[@paxton8759]

I love all you're reactions! Can't wait for the next movie saga. I think y'all would really like the divergent series.

[@sharksbitestuff4240]

Agreed!

[@Billyregin]

Absolutely idiotic suggestion. Divergent is horrible. Moronic changes from the book everyone hated. Some terrible acting. HORRIBLE chemistry between the leads. And it was so bad they didn't even finish lmfao. Why would you suggest a franchise that got canceled?

[@bduggins2483]

The franchise ends on a cliffhanger because audiences hated the movies so much the third one did terrible at the box office. There was even going to be a TV series that was canceled because interest was so low. They do not need to watch every single YA franchise when many of them suck. What's next, the Twilight series?

[@ConClasher3]

@@Billyregin I completely agree. If they do it maybe just watch the first movie and nothing more tbh

[@emmaschulz3799]

@@Billyregin I was thinking pirates of the Caribbean series! if they haven't already obviously

[@margaretruscoe5733]

Happy Valentine's Day to the Both of you I hope you two had a great one

[@paulinezweiviersieben1864]

I actually like Teresa. She’s not your typical “American cliché” character - not “the good guy”, not “the bad guy” you know

[@bullshityees2629]

Same she's not a bad person she was doing what she thought was morally right she was the only character who got her memories back wickd manipulated her

[@BlackSwan.1984]

Well, sacrificing other lives is way more "easier" that being the one used. Teresa was really smart, but lacked on humanity.

[@paulinezweiviersieben1864]

@@BlackSwan.1984 she was in the maze with them

[@BlackSwan.1984]

@@paulinezweiviersieben1864 and still, she knew all the time what was going on, she was in the maze like one day. 💀

[@Alexia.2001]

I remember watching movie theater crying my eyes out on newt death and when I read the book series

[@scarley_]

ok you're probably sick of hearing "i cried over newts death" but you cannot tell me that you sat dry eyed through it all.. my sister laughed and i cried harder it also hurts to know his story for his limp, why he has that limp, the fact that hes not immune and that was how he found out.. and then its just pathetic that i started tearing up as soon as he said 'well we started this together, we may as well end it that way too'

[@snowball4557]

My sexuality would take a 180 just for Dylan O’Brian