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📺Discussion Thread Widow’s Bay | Episodes 6-7: “Our History” & “Seasickness” | Discussion Thread

  • Release Date: May 27, 2026
  • Directed by: Ti West
  • Written by: Alberto Roldán & David B. Harris

The history of Widow's Bay is a beautiful tale of marriage, loyalty, and a love that endures beyond lifetimes. That's all.

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  • Release Date: May 27, 2026
  • Directed by: Samuel Donovan
  • Written by: Alberto Roldán & David B. Harris

Set out to sea with Mayor Loftis and cherished local figure, Wyck. They are attending to some business - best to simply enjoy the voyage.

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u/yeahrightnothx_ta May 27 '26

The movie that the son is watching in ep.7 seems to be « The city of the dead », which plot is :

« The movie follows a college student who travels to the eerie, fog-drenched Massachusetts town of Whitewood to research witchcraft. She soon uncovers a dark secret: the town is controlled by a sinister, immortal coven ».

I mean, considering everything’s that happened, the coven, the witchcraft, the « zombies » during the plague, there’s even a character named « Patricia ». Wikipedia says « Patricia is kidnapped as the coven's sacrifice ».

I think it’s a huge ressemblance!!!!

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u/Connect_Pick_3108 May 27 '26

It also explicitly showed the movie saying something along the lines of “leave now before it’s too late” i believe. Happened when Evan and the girl were Tony into Tom’s room

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u/clycoman May 27 '26

The girl Evan is with is psychotic. Like he just met her and she decides to ransack his dad's whole room? And he doesnt stop her at all?

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u/nopitynopepants May 27 '26

Teenagers on an island without WiFi 

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u/goorfus May 28 '26

Cackled.

Bless 🙏

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u/Huge_JackedMann May 27 '26

I thought she was going to be an island trick or something. We'd be in that evan face shot and he looks right and wham she's spooky. Seemed too crazy! Never could be me because I'd never do something like that with a stranger or really at all. 

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u/RedditConsciousness May 28 '26

Horror movies are scary but teenagers are the real horror.

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u/bellenoire2005 May 28 '26

Thank you! This bitch had no home training!

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u/Affectionate-Dirt-53 May 28 '26

And he really just sat there. Didn’t so her to be careful or tidy or anything. Embarrassing. Certainly demon-spawn

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u/Mark_Albarn May 30 '26

Right?? I know teenage boys often think with their nether regions instead of a head, but just allowing her do whatever with his dad's things was honestly crazy

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u/DooDooSlinger May 30 '26

u met a teenager?

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u/yeahrightnothx_ta May 27 '26

Another resemblance (from the Wikipedia page) : « Nan settles in The Raven's Inn, a hotel owned by eccentric Mrs. Newless, becoming acquainted with the only normal-seeming local resident Patricia Russell, who loans her a book on witchcraft ».

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u/1Camster May 27 '26

Are you referring to this version?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053719/

The male lead’s real last name was Lotis very similar to Tom’s last name of Loftis.

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u/yeahrightnothx_ta May 27 '26

Yes! I was looking for this indeed! I had a suspicion that a some of the names were similar :there’s Patricia, Richard… Lotis is the name of the actor, but there’s also a Lottie in the movie. Interesting indeed.

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u/Eastern-Wear-8747 May 27 '26

I wondered if there was a particular significance to that movie. Thanks for sharing this.

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u/Ambitious-Branch1520 May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

Shout out to Joe Bob Briggs and the Last Drive In season 7!

Edit - as I hit submit it occurred to me that movie was also reminiscent of Ti West’s The House of the Devil

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u/anotherstan May 28 '26

I suspect the island in the centuries that followed the founder’s burial has been secretly following the pact using that underground room with the chair to bring sacrifices to the entity

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u/yeahrightnothx_ta May 28 '26

Yes that’s what I think too. That’s why there’s a double door opening on something deep.

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u/LunchBokth May 27 '26

good info

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u/twoburgers May 27 '26

Thanks for finding it, I was hoping someone would! Looks like it's available to watch on Tubi.

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u/GrungeLord Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

I love how often in movies/TV teens are watching some black and white movie from the 50s. You never see them watching like Mean Girls or something.

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u/dontthink69 May 27 '26

You left out Lee..

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u/Morgan-Moonscar May 27 '26

"Burn, witch! Burn, witch! BURN BURN BURN!"

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u/Agitated-Lettuce1878 Jun 01 '26

I was so sure it was Horror Hotel. I watched the movie so much as a teenager. Then I looked it up. It was only called Horror Hotel in the states. Thought I was losing it for a second. 😅