Scream 7is bringing Sidney Prescott back (Neve Campbell) now that Sam (Melissa Barrera) and Tara (Jenna Ortega) are gone, but the stories of the latter two can’t be ignored for one big reason.TheScreamsagahas seized the rise and popularity of horror reboots and legacy sequels and made a successful comeback 11 years after the release ofScream 4. 2022’sScreamkicked off the reboot trilogy and introduced a new generation of Ghostface killers and targets, led by sisters Sam and Tara Carpenter.
Scream2022 saw the return of Sidney, Dewey (David Arquette), and Gale (Courteney Cox) to aid Sam, Tara, and their friends during the new Woodsboro murders. Sam, Tara, their surviving friends, and Gale returned inScream 6to confront another Ghostface killer now in New York City, while Sidney was said to have gone to a safe place with her husband and children. Now, afterMelissa Barrera’s firingand Jenna Ortega dropping out,Scream 7is bringing Sidney back as the Final Girl, but this movie can’t ignore Sam and Tara’s story.
Sidney Prescott Needs To Learn About The Ghostface Shrine From Scream 6’s Ending
Scream 6 Made A Disturbing Reveal With The Ghostface Shrine
Scream 6went a couple of steps further than any of the previousScreammovies by having three Ghostface killers and with the introduction ofthe Ghostface shrine. This time, Sam, Tara, Gale, the Meeks-Martin twins, and new friends were targeted by Detective Bailey (Dermot Mulroney), his daughter Quinn (Liana Liberato), and his son Ethan (Jack Champion), all of them revealed to be related toScream2022’s Richie (Jack Quaid).Scream 6also featured the Ghostface shrine, one of the movie’s most disturbing parts.
The shrine had many pieces of evidence from the previous Ghostface murders along with props from the many Stab movies.
The Ghostface shrine was located in an abandoned theater Gale found while investigating the new murders. The shrine had many pieces of evidence from the previous Ghostface murders along with props from the manyStabmovies,Scream’s movie saga within the movies.Given Bailey’s job as a detective, it wasn’t hard for him to put all these items and props together, but it was disturbing nonetheless, as he even had the robes, masks, and knives used by the previous Ghostface killers.
It’s understood that the shrine was taken down afterthe end ofScream 6as the police arrived at the theater, butScream 7can’t ignore it. Sidney is linked to most of theGhostface killers in theScreammovie saga, and as such,the shrine told the darkest parts of her story. It’s even more important for Sidney to learn about it if her husband, Mark Kincaid (Patrick Dempsey), is still a detective, so there’s really no way in which the Ghostface shrine shouldn’t be brought to her attention.
How Scream 7 Can Catch Sidney Up With Sam & Tara
Sidney Needs To Learn A Couple Of Things About Scream 6
Plot details aboutScream 7are still unknown, so it’s unclear how Sam and Tara’s absences will be addressed – however, that doesn’t mean Sidney can’t be aware of the events ofScream 6. It all points toScream 7having a time jump so it can focus on Sidney’s family, as by the time of the events ofScream2022, her kids were still very young. Even then,Scream 7has to make Sidney catch up with what happened to Sam and Tara, simply because they were the last ones to face a Ghostface killer (well, more like three).
Scream 7has to keep some continuity with them.
Despite not having the Final Girls from the previous two movies,Scream 7has to keep some continuity with them. To achieve this, Sidney has to learn what happened inScream 6and to Sam and Tara, through whichScream 7could also address the sisters’ absence. This doesn’t mean that Sam and Tara’s absence has to be a main point inScream 7and Sidney’s story, butcatching up can be useful for Sidney’s story and her confrontation with the new Ghostface killer.
Scream 7 Can’t Completely Move On From Sam & Tara (Even If They Aren’t In It)
Sam & Tara Will Still Be Big Presences In Scream 7
Because of Sam and Tara’s roles in the first twoScreamreboot movies,Scream 7can’t completely move on from them. Just like the events ofScream2022 had an impact onScream 6, the latter has to have some influence onScream 7to keep a certain continuity even without Sam and Tara.Scream 7has to offer some explanation as to why Sam and Tara aren’t aroundand what happened to them afterScream 6, and could even solve some of the biggest questions about them, such as everything related to their mother.
It will be inevitable forScream 7to acknowledge Sam and Tara’s past and present, and as mentioned above,this doesn’t mean that Sidney’s story has to depend on themor involve them in any way. TheScreammovie series has shown the importance of learning from the past and not ignoring it, and that’s exactly what Sidney needs to do with Sam and Tara’s story inScream 7.
Scream 7
Scream 7 is the latest entry in the longstanding horror franchise, continuing the legacy with new chilling events.
