Can youbelievewho the killer turned out to be?!
It was the kind of reveal that makes one question the very fabric of reality.
Ifthatperson couldve been the killer, thenanythingspossible in this crazy, mixed-up world!
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Just kidding about all that.
What a bad finale (marking a truly bad season of television) this was.
The movie series was great.
Would it even be worth explaining why?
Would that make anybody happy at all?
Just a dispiriting exercise all around.
In that respect,Screamoffered a handful of cheap (very cheap) thrills along the way.
When A Stranger Calls had the advantage of being a season finale (I think?
Lets talk about it!
We began in the cop car, right where last weeks episode left off.
Were Emma and Audrey really about to get thrown in jail for murdering the mayor?
No, because they were almost immediately in a car accident!
Whatever his master plan was, it was, uh, wheel-spinny.
But at least they were now free!
(Or, on the lam.)
It wouldnt be an episode ofScreamwithout checking in with the most consistently incorrect expert in town!
It was a great theory.
I guess thats just me, though.
Forget the whodunit, gimme a Whatchamacallit!
I gotta go.
Thats when Emma and Audrey noticed they were now wanted women.
Kieran handled his girlfriends arrest like any concerned boyfriend would: by taking a pleasant shower.
Now he was feeling clean and refreshed and was ready to help Emma however he could.
(Sure, guy.)
Guys, dont you know the most suspicious character is never the killer?
Wouldnt it be weird ifScreamthe TV series had characters who were savvy about horror in a meta sense?
Other than her fathers brutal murder, she seemed to be having an okay day.
Well, you know, except for the part about the killer already being in there with them.
If only the kids ever learned to stop answering calls from UNKNOWN.
Then there wouldnt be a show, but whatever.
This hurt his feelings and he left.
(He did.)
But dont worry, it was a non-life-threatening stab wound, just like last season.
But Emma chased the killer around the theater, firing the handgun shed stolen from the dead cop.
And wouldnt you know it?
The killer got away!
Just in time for Kieran to appear and help Brooke with her wound.
The killer was very bossy and Emma did not appreciate this.
This was obviously a fishy story and when Eli lunged at Kieran for revenge, Emma shot him!
So there you had it, folks.
Okay, fine, Kieran himself delivered the killing blow, but still.
Emma was responsible for Elis murder!
Call it womens intuition, but Emma certainly didnt have it.
Kieran used to be friends with Piper and then got steamed at Audrey when she killed her.
Nothing more complicated than that.
Either way, the reveal had the unintended effect of making all of our heroes look like stone-cold idiots.
But very unfortunate writing.
Emma declined and Kieran was arrested by the Sheriff, whod been called by Eli.
Even in death, Eli was smarter than Emma or Audrey.
Though he probably shouldve brought up Kierans psycho tendencies sooner?
That couldve been helpful.
Another job well done!
The killer was neutralized and the kids could return to high school.
Being single again was clearly taking a toll on him.
Cant wait for that one.
Guys, the second season ofScreamis over.
That would be the most shocking twist of all.
Thats gotta count for something, right?
Thank you for going on this journey with me.
May Executive Producer Wes Craven have mercy on us all.
