02x08 - Chapter Eighteen: Final Exam

[bunniefuu]

[THEME SONG PLAYING]

♪ Got a secret can you keep it? ♪

♪ Swear this one you'll save ♪

♪ Better lock it in your pocket ♪

♪ Taking this one to the grave ♪

♪ If I show you, then I know
you won't tell what I said ♪

♪ 'Cause two can keep a
secret if one of them is dead ♪

♪ Two can keep a secret Two can
keep a secret if one of them is dead ♪

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[GRUNTS]

[PANTING]

[COUGHS]

You're okay. You're okay.
You're okay. You're okay.

[PANTING]

I had the chance to take
down Bloody Rose again, but...

If I get an opinion here,

you did the right
thing, saving me instead.

It wasn't even a question.

Despite the sh*t you
pulled at Hell House.

I am so sorry about that.

It isn't important right now, Kelly.

No, it so is.

And truly, I am sorry about everything.

Kelly, you saw Bloody Rose.
Do you think it could be

your mom under those bandages?

No.

Before heading to the pool, I...

I locked Momma in our prayer closet.

[FARAN] Okay...

Lots to unpack there.

But...

Is it possible

she could have broken out

and come after you?

Maybe.

Only one way to find out.

- [RATTLING]
- [MARTHA MUFFLED] What are you doing?

Let me out.

[NOA] Well...

that answers that.

- Mrs. Beaze is not Bloody Rose.
- [RATTLING]

How long has she been in there?

You should go.

All of you.

Momma and I have a lot to discuss.

Alone.

Okay, but be careful.

- [KNOCKING]
- [MARTHA MUFFLED] Let me out.

Bloody Rose is still out there.

And "the Reckoning" is coming.

Whatever that may or may not be.

Okay.

Hey, Faran.

[IMOGEN] You guys, um...

right before I got Faran's text

about Kelly's attack,

I was with Dr. Sullivan at the cemetery

and now...

she's missing.

Missing how?

[IMOGEN] I'm honestly not sure.

But her car was filled with...

rose petals.

If Dr. Sullivan is MIA,
does that mean, what,

she was snatched by Bloody Rose?

Maybe. Or...

she is Bloody Rose.

And this is all some
kind of epic gaslighting.

Anything's possible at this point.

Like we could be in the middle

of a Dr. Sullivan, real
Rose Waters team-up.

Two grieving mothers bonding
together to seek revenge.

Oh, crap.

I also have to tell you something

that happened right before
we met up at the pool.

Oh, my God.

Rose...

This is my old friend, Mouse.

Rose Waters.

She was Angela's mom.

And Angela was friends with...

With mom.

Yeah, that's right.

What are you doing here?

What do you want?

[ROSE] I was safe before you found me.

Now, everywhere I go,
they're looking at me.

Following me.

The SpookySpaghetti teens?

Wait, did you leave that
crazy b*tch with your Lola?

No. I took her to
someplace that was, um...

off the beaten path.

[NOA] Crazy Joe's train car?

Seriously, Mouse, this
is super re-traumatizing.

[FARAN] Agreed. And where's Rose?

[IMOGEN] I don't know.

But...

judging by those rose petals,

your theory about a Rose
Waters, Dr. Sullivan team up

is feeling more and more plausible.

Or someone could be going after mothers.

Like, picking them off.

Mom, are you okay?

Why weren't you answering your phone?

When I call, you gotta answer.

My phone is charging in the
kitchen. What is going on?

[SPUTTERS] Nothing, Ms. Haworthe.

Um, your daughter just makes us watch

way too many scary movies.

[ALL CHUCKLE SHEEPISHLY]

I wish you girls would watch
a fun rom-com for a change.

Oh, by the way.

I got the lovely flowers.

[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHUCKLES] They're gorgeous.

And the card was so sweet.

"I love you more than life itself."

Those flowers and that
note were a clear message.

My mom's a target now.

Shouldn't we tell her,
Tabby? About Bloody Rose?

God, no. This yet again
seems like one of those

"keep your mouths shut
or else... " moments.

Strong agree.

Okay, so what can we do?

[SCOFFS] Who can we trust at this point?

No one.

Us. Ourselves.

[SIDNEY] Girls, wake up.

Tabby, Imogen, get downstairs now!

Mom? What's going on?

You need to see this.

[REPORTER ON TV] That's right, Marcos.

We're here at the
Ravenswood Penitentiary

in the aftermath of a violent riot

that broke out here late last night...

Ravenswood Penitentiary?

That's where A's being held.

So far, several fatalities
have been reported.

Many are still being identified.

- But among the dead...
- Oh, God.

... it is believed that Archie Waters,

the man behind last year's
gruesome Millwood m*ssacre,

was one of those k*lled
last night during the riot...

[TV SHUTS OFF]

Okay, that's enough.

A's dead?

Just like that?

During a prison riot?

- That seems...
- [SIDNEY] Suspicious?

It does.

Deputy Maroon feels the same way.

That's why she's heading out

to Ravenswood Penitentiary today.

And in the meantime, let's just
all be extra cautious, all right?

Stay in touch. Home before dark.

You don't have to tell us twice.

You too, Mom.

- [DOOR THUDS]
- [BELL DINGS]

[IMOGEN] Kelly...

Are you okay? How did
things go with your mom?

We were up all night talking about...

well, everything.

Including Mrs. Langsberry.

Have you seen her recently?

Not since Hell House.

But she is on our
Bloody Rose suspect list.

[KELLY] That's good.

Because when I told
Momma about Bloody Rose,

her first thought was...

could it be Mrs. Langsberry?

Momma said, over the last few months,

she's reached out to her.

But Mrs. Langsberry was, like,

a remorseless void.

With a...

and I quote,

"An awful darkness inside of her."

And coming from my mother,
that's saying something.

It's time, Tabby.

As much as we've been
wanting to avoid her,

we have to suss Mrs. Langsberry out.

See if we get Bloody
Rose vibes off of her.

[TABBY] I was cleaning up my room.

And all of this stuff was Chip's.

[IMOGEN] We...

we thought you might wanna
have it, Mrs. Langsberry.

[MRS. LANGSBERRY] I assume
you've heard the news.

Chip's m*rder*r is dead.

Finally.

Justice has been served.

Mrs. Langsberry, we...

We're glad you feel...

peace.

But up until now, you've seemed...

[MRS. LANGSBERRY] Consumed.

By grief.

And anger.

I know.

If there was a sane way to have
been acting these last few months

doing whatever I could
to get through the days,

I wish somebody had told me what it was.

This is how I remember him.

As an innocent. Not yet...

twisted by the world.

Wait, where did you get those?

[MRS. LANGSBERRY]
Oh, beautiful, aren't they?

They were at my door this morning.

No note.

From a friend, I assumed.

We...

We should be going.

But Mrs. Langsberry,
you really should be...

Thank you, for your time.

Okay, so your two primary suspects

for this Bloody Rose b*tch

are the real Rose
Waters and Dr. Sullivan

who are missing or possibly dead.

Correct.

And you're just focusing
on women suspects, right?

Yeah, but we haven't ruled
out a possible team-up.

- Why?
- Just asking.

How well do you know Tabby
and Imogen's new boyfriends?

They just kind of
showed up outta nowhere.

I mean, doesn't that Christian
guy make horror masks?

We got a tip from Kelly this morning

to suss out Mrs. Langsberry.

And she was marked

with a bouquet of red roses.

It could be a ruse,

or it could be she's
another grieving mother

who's going to get snatched or...

[SIGHS] ... worse.

Which I think we'd all be fine with.

- Yeah.
- Not gonna argue with that.

Mouse, what's SpookySpaghetti saying
about the prison riot?

Oh...

They're popping off.

Saying that this is a sign
they've been waiting for

- and that it's almost time for...
- [ALL] The Reckoning.

Which I'm monitoring as best I can.

And waiting on a call
from my computer teacher.

He's tracking down the server
that's hosting SpookySpaghetti.

- [DOOR THUDS]
- Ladies.

Oh, Principal Smithee.

Good morning. Nice to
see you here so early.

You're going to need
that extra discipline,

considering you all failed
your Keystone Practice Exam.

The ones we took last week?

While we were hella distracted?

Yes, you somehow managed to
do even worse than before.

[IMOGEN] Please, Principal Smithee,

we... we are trying.

- It's... it's just...
- No sob stories.

You pass, you move forward.

You fail, well...

The choice is yours.

[TABBY] That's it.
We're studying for real.

Let's call our boyfriends

and girlfriends and
have a good old fashioned

cram session.

All hands on deck to help us pass.

Bloody Rose may be beyond our control.

The Reckoning may or may not be upon us.

But there's safety in
numbers and I'll be damned

if we fail that stupid exam again.

What do you say?

- Hmm. I'm in.
- Samesies.

What about Jen?

Did she pass her practice
exam in Section B?

Um...

She did. Yeah.

Wait, did something happen with you two?

No, no, no. It's not that.

But while we're on the
topic of significant others,

do we think maybe

Johnny and Christian

should be added to our suspect list?

Johnny and Christian? [SCOFFS]

Why our boyfriends?

I mean, they showed up out of nowhere

at pretty much the exact same time.

[TABBY] Just as a reminder,

we're looking for a
"female" figure of horror.

Like, say, Jen, for example.

She saved me from Bloody Rose, remember?

And Johnny and Christian
were at Skidamarink

when Mouse was attacked, remember?

[NOA] They could be
working with somebody else.

So could Jen.

- We have history.
- Yeah, criminal history.

- Ah.
- Welcome to the chat, Faran.

Sorry. Just saying.

Tabby, Christian does make horror masks.

I mean, you did find a Bloody
Rose one in his basement.

Thank you for that, Mouse.

It must be nice to
have a perfect boyfriend

who no one thinks is a m*rder*r.

It really is.

What about Shawn, hm?

A lover scorned. Tale as old as time.

I thought about that.
But we just broke up.

It doesn't make any sense.

Wait, speaking of lovers scorned.

When was the last time you
had contact with Henry, Faran?

What's he been up to lately?

- No idea.
- See?

Yeah, he looks exactly
like Jeffrey Dahmer.

You guys have the randos, okay?

[ALL ARGUING INDISTINCTLY]

[MOANS]

Stop, stop, stop, stop!

Stop!

This isn't us or what we do.

We're in this together, remember?

Tabby's, right. This is
a super stressful time

for all of us.

And as Faran has often
been quoted saying...

All for one and one for all.

Agreed.

And as much as I don't wanna believe

that anyone who we're dating

could be capable of doing
something this heinous,

if I've learned anything
from Neve Campbell movies,

it's that typically
the k*ller or K*llers

are one or more of the boyfriends.

So why don't we do some
casual investigating

and pending the results
of said investigation,

we can regroup for our cram session?

Okay.

I'll suss out Johnny.

And I'll do some Christian recon.

And Mouse, since Ash is beyond
suspicion, can you keep...

Trolling SpookySpaghetti?

I'm on it.

[LINE RINGING]

[MAN ON PHONE]
AMC. This is Gerald speaking.

Hi, I'm calling from the Orpheum Theater

in Millwood, Pennsylvania.

I wanted to get a
reference on a projectionist

who worked for you last
year. Christian Peele?

[GERALD] Peele... Doesn't ring a bell.

Are you sure?

Christian Peele's a
pretty distinct name.

[GERALD] I don't know what to tell you.

It's possible.

I just don't remember him specifically.

Sorry. I can't help more.

Thank you. Bye.

Who are you texting?

Huh? Oh...

No one.

So you're not keeping your...

options open with other girls?

Uh, no.

Where is this coming from?

Let me see your phone.

Prove me wrong.

Have at it.

The last person you texted was...

- me.
- Yeah.

And check what I wrote.

"I miss you. Can't wait to
see you at work." With a...

heart emoji.

That good enough for you?

- Checking your browser history.
- [SIGHS]

Look, Imogen,

I know you have been through a lot.

But please,

believe me,

when I say I would never do...

anything...

to hurt you.

God, I do believe you, Johnny.

I do and I want to trust you.

Okay? More than anything.

- It's just, it's...
- It's okay.

It's a...

f*cking crazy-a*s time.

[MOUSE] Okay, here we go.

Once more into the hellscape.

"Here are teasers of what's to come.

What we've been working towards... "

[GASPS]

[STABBING]

- Oh, my God.
- _

[GASPING]

[JOHNNY] Crap. We're
out of butter pecan.

I'll get it.

You always brave the frozen tundra.

[CHUCKLES]

[GRUNTS]

[EXCLAIMS]

[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

[SCREAMS]

[TENSE MUSIC SOARS]

Did you find it?

[WHIMPERING]

You k*lled them.

What?

- Imogen, what are you doing?
- [EXCLAIMS]

Stop it! Okay.

I... I saw them.

I saw them. It was you.

Okay, Imogen, I'm just gonna take that.

The hell you are! Stay away from me!

Stay away from me!
Don't come any closer!

- Imogen!
- Stop it!

- Let me help you, please!
- Stop it!

- I promise. I'm not...
- Stop it!

- I'm not gonna hurt you, I...
- [THUDS]

[WHIMPERING]

No, no, no, no.

No, no, no.

No, no, no.

[THUD]

[ELECTRICITY BUZZING]

Please don't find anything suspicious.

Please don't find anything suspicious.

[GASPS]

Oh, my God.

So it was a mask.

Bloody Rose wore a
Davie mask at Hell House.

It's always the f*cking boyfriends.

[SCREAMS]

[PHONE VIBRATING]

- _
- [NOA] Wait, so I was right.

Johnny's the k*ller, or at
least one of the K*llers.

I don't know anything more
than what I told you, but...

- possibly.
- Those bodies you found, Imogen.

Those murders, they're
on SpookySpaghetti.

Someone filmed them and
then they posted them as...

as teasers.

- Teasers. Jesus! Like, for...
- A movie.

Someone's making a movie
called The Reckoning.

It started. It's happening.

Speaking of movies,

why isn't our resident
movie nerd here yet?

- Tabby was on Christian duty.
- [PHONE RINGS]

Mr. Gee.

Any luck finding the
SpookySpaghetti servers?

Yes, I tracked them down

and it's strange, Mouse, but...

I'm showing that they're
housed at the Orpheum.

Wait, the SpookySpaghetti servers
are at the Orpheum Movie Theater?

Holy sh*t.

Guys, if ice cream boy is
one of the K*llers, then...

Tabby's out of nowhere boyfriend

could be a part of it too.

Thanks, Mr. Gee. We...

we gotta go.

Where is she? Where's Tabby?

- What'd you do to her?
- Don't make me beat it out of you.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! What's happening?

You tell us, Christian.

Where's Tabby? Why isn't
she texting us back?

- Also it's hot as sh*t in here.
- I know.

The AC broke again

and no one's answering my calls.

Not the repairman, not Tabby.

I tried her, like, five times.

If Tabby's is not here,

then where the hell is she?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

Let me out.

Let me out!

[DOOR BANGING]

Let me out!

[PANTING]

"Confess?"

What...

What did I do?

Rose?

Rose?

Oh, my God! [PANTING]

[SCREAMS]

Look, last I heard, Tabby said
she had some errands to run.

That's all I know.

So can somebody tell me
what's actually going on?

Wait, wait.

The servers.

Cristian, where are the
Orpheum's Internet servers?

Upstairs.

[GRUNTS]

[DOOR THUDS]

[PANTING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

Jesus...

[VOICE ECHOES] You hide, I seek...

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING ECHOES]

[VOICE ECHOES]
Why the hell are you doing this to us?

[VOICES FADE]

[WHIMPERING]

What the hell?

"Hot in here? Or is it just me?

Check out my movie. In
Screening Room Three."

Wonderful. This whole time, we should
have been looking for Dr. Seuss.

What does this even
mean? Who put this here?

Bloody Rose must've known we'd track

down the source of SpookySpaghetti.

She was counting on it.

Let's see what the hell's
playing in Screening Room Three.

[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

No, no, no, no, no. Not A.

Not Archie.

You're dead.

There was a prison riot! You're dead!

You're dead! You're dead!

[SCREAMS]

[TABBY CRYING]

[SCREAMS] No! No!

[SOBS]

Tabby!

Oh, my God! It's Bloody Rose!

- And A.
- He's alive? Wasn't he dead?

Oh, no. It can't be.

What is this? Is this a movie?
Has this already happened?

I think it's a live-stream.
For SpookySpaghetti.

That number in the corner...

That's the number of
people watching this live.

[BLOODY ROSE OVER VIDEO] Confess.

Confess your sins.

Tell the truth about my
son. Confess your lies.

Son?

Archie or...

Mrs. Langsberry?

Who else?

Oh, my God, it's Chip's mom.

Chip's mom is Bloody Rose.

God, we were just at her house.

That means you're not Archie Waters.

You got me, Tabs.

But I had you there
for a second, didn't I?

Oh, my God.

Wes...

- Piece of sh*t!
- Where is she?

- How do we help her?
- I've been to that place before.

Where they are.

It's Kelly's crazy-a*s church.

Then let's f*cking get there.

- Confess. Tell the truth.
- What truth?

That my son didn't do those
things to you and that other girl.

I couldn't save my son's life.
But I will redeem his legacy.

[WES] What do you think, Tabs?

Pretty good dilemma for a
horror movie's final girl.

Am I right?

You're making a horror movie?

Yep. Live-streaming it, actually.

And in this scene, you tell the
villains what they wanna hear.

Even if it betrays what you
know is in your heart of hearts.

And your ordeal ends.

You walk away from this.

Or, stand your ground and
everything gets way worse for you.

[SCREAMING]

What the sh*t is this?

Blood for Bloody Rose.

Blood for her children!

[SCREAMING]

I know that guy. He
came into the pawn shop.

This is the Reckoning. It's happening.

Who are they?

[MOUSE] They gotta be
from SpookySpaghetti.

Just like the Slender Man
had proxies to do his bidding,

they must be Bloody Rose's proxies.

[GIRLS SCREAMING]

Where can we go?

Back to the screening room. No
windows. We can lock ourselves in.

[EXHALES]

I have something to say...

to all of you watching.

I confess... that Chip Langsberry...

- r*ped me.
- Liar!

And he r*ped Imogen Adams,

- who had his baby.
- wh*re!

We are survivors of more
than the Millwood m*ssacre.

We are survivors of Chip Langsberry!

- Liar! wh*re!
- And he...

he got what he deserved.

- wh*re of Babylon!
- [WES] Not yet!

We gave her the choice
and as expected...

she didn't take the easy way out.

So, the harrowing of
Tabitha Haworthe continues.

And at the end of it, as promised...

she dies.

Are those proxies
actually here to k*ll us?

Or maybe they're trying to
stop us from getting to Tabby.

Which, how do we get to Tabby?

That exit door down
front leads to the alley.

Go. Go, get Tabby, I'll
hold the line here. Go!

Why are you doing this, Wes?

Mrs. Langsberry was Chip's
mother. But, why you?

Why all this?

After Chip was slaughtered,

I emptied out his locker at work.

Took his stuff over to Mrs. Langsberry.

She was broken.

Devastated.

She needed someone to fill the void
that you and Imogen had created.

But then, as time passed,
I opened up to her, too.

You know, Chip and I... we
talked about making a movie once.

Hey.

You know what would be
the ultimate horror movie?

What, Wes? What are you thinking?

You k*ll someone for real.

In real time, with people
watching, as you film it.

[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]
You're joking, right?

[FAKE LAUGHTER] Yeah, of course.

It took a while for the stars to align.

But then I needed to
lay a lot of groundwork.

Build SpookySpaghetti.
Use it to recruit a cast.

A crew.

Figure out what to tell them exactly.

Although in most of my proxies,

they were already lost souls.

Members of Pastor
Malachai's church cult.

Was there seriously no other
way for you to make a movie?

It's like I told you, Tabs.

It's hard for young white guys
trying to break in right now.

The doors just don't fly
open like they used to,

'cause they're too busy
opening up for people like you.

Okay. Faran, how far away
is the church from here?

- Can we hoof it?
- No way. It's too far.

Plus we need to get there fast.

In that case, f*ck it.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

God... Okay.

This one's open. Get in.

Is it really a good idea to
be stealing a car right now?

It's an emergency, people.

And do you actually know
how to hot-wire a car?

No. No, I don't. But I know
somebody who does. Okay.

[PHONE RINGING]

Noa? Where the hell are you?

Okay, Jen, I'll explain later.

But I need you to walk me
through how to hot-wire a car.

It would be an honor. Okay.

First, you need to find the panel
that's under this steering wheel.

You're such an idiot, Wes.

You actually think you're gonna
get away with murdering me,

while live-streaming it to witnesses?

Get away with it?

No.

I want people to know what I did.

How I planned and ex*cuted
the ultimate horror movie.

My magnum opus.

The type of movie not even
Ari Aster could pull off.

You've k*lled people! You
tried to k*ll my friends!

A horror movie can't just
be one big final chase.

You can't have a final girl without
victims and potential victims.

Tabby, you know that.

It goes without saying,
but you're insane.

You're both insane.

Guys, how close are you to
getting this car started?

Are enough of the wires exposed?

I don't know. I think so.

Noa, you got this.

You just need to cross
them and get one good spark.

There!

I see her!

Must start car. Must start car now!

[SCREAMS] We're gonna die!

[ENGINE REVS]

Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!

[ALL SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

So, when you quit the Orpheum to move,

- that was...
- A classic misdirect.

Plus, I needed time to get ready.

Oh! Hey, how did Imogen
like seeing Mrs. Langsberry

in that mask of her mother?

And then planting the mask
in your boyfriend's basement,

just as you were falling
for him. Chef's Kiss.

Shut up.

Just stop talking, Wes.

You're a hack.

I know it. Everyone knows it.

And when you get
arrested for all of this,

no one will be talking about
how you're a great filmmaker.

Just some other small,
pathetic, loser monster

with a grudge against the world
who wants to feel like a big man.

Uh, shouldn't you be thanking me, Tabs?

I'm giving you exactly
what you've always wanted.

For your story not to be erased,

but to be talked about.

Nay, celebrated, for years to come.

Think about it.

You're Jamie Lee in Halloween.

Sally in Texas Chainsaw.

Hell, Florence Pugh in Midsommar.

This is huge history-making stuff.

You, Tabitha Haworthe...

are at the center of a
real-life modern horror flick

as a Black final girl.

So, without me,

your movie is nothing.

It's just another one of your
unfinished pieces of garbage.

[SCOFFS]

Well, guess what, Wes.

I'm not giving you what you want.

No more screams or tears.

No more fear.

I'm not giving you your big,
amazing final girl performance

for your for f*cked-up
shitty joke of a movie.

Sure you are.

You just need the right motivation.

Take a look.

[CREEPY MUSIC PLAYING]

Mom...

Mom...

Now listen to me very carefully.

There are seven of my
SpookySpaghetti proxies

stationed right outside your house.

One text from me...
and they'll start to break in.

You piece of sh*t.

Uh-oh.

I know this look. [LAUGHS]

This is the part where the
final girl plots her escape.

But all the exits are covered.

There's nowhere to go, Tabby.

There's nothing to do, but...

[SCREAMS]

[EXCLAIMS IN PAIN]

Hot damn! I was hoping she'd do that.

Get her. And don't stop filming.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

We'll be back for the
post-credit tag, Mrs. Langsberry.

With the sacrifice. I promise.

[PANTING]

[PROXY 1] Here, Chickie,
Chickie, Chickie!

Where the f*ck is she?

[TABBY] Right behind you, as*h*le!

- [THUDS]
- [GRUNTS]

One down.

[PROXY 2] James? Dave?

Do we have eyes on her?

Do we have eyes on this crazy b*tch?

Hello? Guys, talk to me. If you
want to stay in touch with...

[GRUNTS]

That's two.

[THUDS]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

[EXCLAIMS]

That's my final girl.

Wait, wait, wait. This is
basically Jason's cabin.

Oh, think. Would a real final
girl walk into a death trap?

Perfect.

I'm confused.

Where did everybody go?

- [GASPS]
- [GRUNTS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY] Thank you.

One for all and all for one.

Damn, Bryant. Bad-a*s
self-defense moves.

Oh, my God. That footage.

I think that's Bloody Rose's cabin.

Tabby could be in there.

[WES] Come on.

We know how this ends.

It's pre-ordained.

The Reckoning...

Great title, by the way...

... demands a blood sacrifice, Tabs.

[TABBY] Turn around, dumbass.

Just because you're a horror cliche

doesn't mean that I'm one.

Only a novice final girl

would walk into the
crazy k*ller's shack.

By the way, did
you find this place or...

Built it.

With my crew.

I gotta say, I'm really appreciating

your set dec. skills right about now.

Especially this pitchfork.

What are you gonna do?

k*ll me with it?

[LAUGHS]

Nah.

- You don't have it in you...
- [SCREAMING]

- [MUFFLED GASPING]
- [MUFFLED] Tabby...

Tabby...

[IN NORMAL VOICE] Tabby, are you okay?

No, she's... she's in shock.

What happened? The live feed cut out.

[IMOGEN] Tabby?

Hey, hey.

Is Wes...

I don't know.

He...

he's in there.

Stay here.

We'll be right back.

- [YELLS]
- [SCREAMS]

Damn!

Nice.

Thanks.

[MUFFLED GRUNTING]

- Oh, my God! Dr. Sullivan!
- Holy sh*t.

Oh, my God.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[TIRES SCREECH]

_

Time's up.

Pencils down, please.

How did your makeup exams go?

I'm pretty sure I forgot
the meaning of mitochondria.

But otherwise...

At least Principal Smithee
gave us an extension to study.

I just hate this uneasy
feeling. The limbo of it all.

I understand. The not
knowing is challenging.

But, you'll get your
test results imminently.

And then you'll know one way or another.

How are you otherwise?

Tabby, how's Christian doing?

Good. Thankfully,

Wes's proxies weren't able to
break into the screening room

on Reckoning night,

while he was calling the police.

And, the Orpheum's officially fixed
up and open for business again.

[DR. SULLIVAN] That's wonderful.

And did you and Imogen finally
get to have your double date?

[CLICKS TONGUE]

Well, not exactly.

After Johnny's time in the freezer,

we decided to, uh, cool it.

Well, Johnny decided to cool it.

Not that I blame him,
you know, after I...

knocked him unconscious and
nearly froze him to death.

Hey, we both thought we had a
Billy, Stu situation on our hands.

I'm sure he'll forgive you.

[IMOGEN] Maybe. Eventually.

But for now, I don't mind
being everyone's third wheel.

Anyway...

after Reckoning night, we had an
epic two-week long cram session.

[NOA] Yep. Jen led the charge
since she aced her Keystone.

[IMOGEN] Hopefully it's enough.

Pass or fail, junior year
or sophomore year again,

you'll survive.

Wes and Mrs. Langsberry arrested,

the SpookySpaghetti website shut down...

Whoo.

... all the proxies accounted
for and being charged,

- that must feel like...
- Like we dodged a b*llet.

Again.

The only last thing on my
list for us to discuss is us.

Now that almost all of the
loose ends are tied up again,

would you like to continue
our sessions or suspend them?

We've talked about it,
Dr. Sullivan. And...

this time, we think
we're ready to move on.

Pull the plug on this final
girl support group for real.

But, despite all the ups and downs,

you've been a huge help.

[DR. SULLIVAN]
I'm so happy to hear that.

- [PHONE CHIMES]
- Perfect timing.

But if this is our last session,

allow me to make one final suggestion.

Please do something nice
and special for yourselves

while you're waiting
for your test results.

You certainly deserve it.

Oh, don't worry, Doc.

We are.

[ALL LAUGH]

Remember when we thought we were
gonna have a hot girl summer?

Oh, turns out we had
a final girl summer.

Which, of course...

And what better way to show
we're bonded for life...

Than with these sick FGE tats.

It was a k*ller idea, Haworthe.

Mm. I mean, it made sense.

We're survivors.

Badasses, who can get through anything.

And that's what final
girl energy is all about.

Yay.

[ALL LAUGH]

Momma's gonna k*ll me when she
finds out I defiled my body.

Luckily, we agreed though,
no more prayer closet, ever.

I can't believe we actually
went through with it.

I feel like such a badass.

I mean, I only cried a little.

And I can't believe
summer's already half over.

Uh, not quite.

But honestly, and maybe
it's because of my breakup,

or the fact that multiple people
spent June trying to k*ll us.

But I'm done with summer.
I'm ready for junior year.

Assuming we even have a junior year.

Listen up, my X-Women.

No matter what happens, no matter

what our Keystone exam results are...

we have each other.

["I AM" BY BEBE REXHA
PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND]

Always.

[PHONE RINGING]

OMG.

Moment of truth time.

♪ I am a woman ♪

♪ I am a rebel ♪

Well, ladies.

Your scores came back and...

in a surprise twist...

♪ Ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Why am I not everything to you? ♪

[SONG ENDS]

I still can't believe we passed.

I can.

We're smart, powerful, resourceful.

And I can safely say at this point...

we can handle anything
life throws at us.

Hmm.

Damn straight.

- [EXHALES]
- I've been meaning to ask.

Are you and cute Christian

still gonna make your rogue
Millwood m*ssacre movie?

I don't know.

I think I'm maybe...

done with Archie.

And Bloody Rose.

The whole Waters family.

Maybe, for my next movie, it's
not about rehashing the past.

Maybe it's about...
something completely new.

Ooh. A new story?

With a new slasher villain?

[TABBY] Or villains.

- Plural.
- [EXCLAIMS]

[TABBY] Bigger... badder... bolder.

Love it!

[LAUGHS]

I can't wait to see it.

God...

Can you imagine how angry
Archie Waters would be

that we are finally moving on?

You mean, if he were still alive?

Mm-hmm.

[EXCLAIMS IN DISGUST]

I don't even wanna think about it.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

[PUBLISHER OVER PHONE]
Anne, your book

about teen trauma
is a masterpiece.

An instant classic.

We're gonna rush it, so it can
be our big Christmas release.

That is so gratifying to hear.

Especially given what
I survived to finish it.

[PUBLISHER]
The only thing left to do is,

to get your five main
subjects to sign off on it.

Given the details you exposed, I'm not

sure we can go unauthorized with this.

Don't you worry about that.

Having treated these girls for
the better part of six months,

I can assure you, they're narcissists.

[PUBLISHER CHUCKLES]

We'll get them to sign off.

And if they're waffling,
well, money talks.

Uh, Colin, I have to call you back.

Hello?

My office hours are over, and I
know you don't have an appointment.

Can I help you? I...

[SUSPENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

They said you died.

In the prison riot.

But they don't know the truth, do they?

The bogeyman never dies.

- Was it you?
- [BREATHING HEAVILY]

Did you k*ll my son?

Did you k*ll Sebastian?

Please, just tell me the truth.

I need to know the
truth, once and for all.

- Did you k*ll...
- [STABBING]

["DIRTY BLACK SUMMER" BY DANZIG PLAYING]

♪ No summer In the winter time ♪

♪ Will keep you warm
like a funeral pyre ♪

♪ And nothing like an August night ♪

♪ Drenched in your loving ♪

♪ I got a dirty black summer ♪

♪ Yeah, my dirty black summer ♪

♪ Yeah, come on, baby ♪

♪ Dirty black summer ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

[SONG ENDS]