Scream 6’s biggest death fake out establishes a difficult challenge for returning characters in the nextScreaminstallment,Scream 7. Although Gale Weathers has faced death several times in previousScreammovies, her encounter with Ghostface inScream 6is the most dramatic yet. After Sam and Tara realize that the killer is in Gale’s apartment, Gale receives her first-ever phone call from Ghostface. After some brief fighting, Ghostface hides, allowing Gale to acquire a gun, only for the killer to eventually stab her in the gut.
Sam, Tara, and the paramedics arrive, scaring the killer away, but by then, Gale is in bad shape. The scene is highly emotional because it seems thatScream 6will add Gale to the list of deaths. However, Gale survives—a surprise because the franchise has already proven they are unafraid of killing legacy characters, as seen with Dewey’s death inScream(2022). Despite Gale’s fate inScream 6, her survival creates a significant challenge forScream 7’s story.
Scream 7 Can’t Give Gale A High-Stakes Emotional Death After Scream 6’s Fake Out
The Next Scream Movie Has A Gale Challenge
Gale’s near-death experience inScream 6is easily one of the best faceoffs against Ghostface in the franchise. When Ghostface unexpectedly stabs Gale in the gut, it seems like the franchise will kill another legacy character. However, in a shocking twist, Gale survives her encounter with Ghostface, as confirmed in Scream 6’s ending, after leading the audience to believe that the character may have died. Interestingly,Gale’s fate isn’t the only death fake out inScream 6, considering Chad and Mindy’s shocking survivals following severe life-threatening injuries.
IfScream 7kills Gale, it will not have the same emotional impact that her near-death experience provides inScream 6.
While it’s a relief that she will live to see another day, Gale’s survival also establishes some challenges forScream 7. Now that Gale has survived her heated encounter with Ghostface, the upcomingScreaminstallment cannot kill her. IfScream 7kills Gale, it will not have the same emotional impact that her near-death experience provides inScream 6. Going down that path again risks repeating another survival trick, lessening the stakes with each potential death. Therefore,Scream 7must have different plans for Gale Weathers.
Sidney’s Return In Scream 7 Makes It Even Less Likely That Gale Weathers Will Be Killed Off
Gale Has Appeared In Every Scream Movie
Now that there aresixScreammoviesaltogether, one aspect connects each film: the survival of Gale Weathers. Dewey dies inScream 5, andSidney does not appear inScream 6. That makesGale the only original character to appear in all six movies. Now, Gale holds the franchise together, making it unlikely that the next installment will kill her. Of course, Ghostface also appears in all the films, but eachScreammovie features a different Ghostface. Though Sidney Prescott is still central to the franchise, Gale is the clue that connects the original movies to the recent sequels.
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Not only is Gale most likely to surviveScream 7, butSidney’s absence inScream 6actually makes her vulnerable in the upcoming installment. While killing Sidney is different from Dewey,movie franchises have killed main charactersbefore, even if it is uncommon. Only time will tell howScream 7will tackle Gale’s and Sidney’s respective storylines, but one thing is clear—Gale could be more likely to survive than Sidney in the upcomingScreammovie.
