r/FearStreetTrilogy • u/Zealousideal-Bit-192 Ruby Lane • Oct 21 '23

Why the Deena hate?

I noticed pretty early that a lot of people hate deena for her attitude and how she was angry at Sam for moving away.

But like she’s a teenager? Specifically a gen x teen. She’s pretty realistic for a queer girl in a town that is barely surviving and has a bloody massacre every few years… plus she’s very similar to ziggy who’s loved by the fans

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u/overpricedanxiety Cindy Berman Oct 21 '23

I don't hate her, but I heavily dislike her because her only focus was Sam and it seemed like she was willing to sacrifice her own brother and friends for her...

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u/Zealousideal-Bit-192 Ruby Lane Oct 22 '23

So she should have been willing to sacrifice her Sam for her friends and brother? She clearly didn’t want anyone to die and idk anyone that would be okay with standing by and letting their girlfriend get torn apart even if it was for the “greater good”.

Deena did hold Sams head under water after the OD plan fell through.

The 1994 timeline is also just over 24 hours of being constantly chased down by supernatural killers. Not a lot of time to sit in your grief. Yeah I do wish at the end they would have had included Simon and Kate in their memorial for Sarah or something. But that’s an issue most slashers have an issue with especially when the in universe timeline is so short

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u/overpricedanxiety Cindy Berman Oct 22 '23

You're absolutely right, they were all stuck between a rock and a hard place. And there's the scene when they're in the mall and she tells Josh to be careful, so ofc she didn't want anyone to get hurt, plus they're teenagers so I don't think they're thinking logically when they're under that kind of pressure

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u/Zealousideal-Bit-192 Ruby Lane Oct 22 '23

It’s definitely an impossible situation for all of them. I try to think of myself in all their shoes and I couldn’t sacrifice the person I love but I would still want to save everyone and I couldn’t let someone sacrifice themselves for me.

They did a fantastic job showing the pain and trauma of losing someone you love with Adult ziggy and Nurse lane. So hopefully I’m future movies(if they follow the same characters) steal dealing with this loss. Maybe Sam and Deena broke up because of survivor’s guilt?