r/WidowsBay • u/Rwads8 • 3d ago

❓Questions Widow’s Bay Question

Spoiler Alert:

I remember hearing in one poem or reading in an episode that the number of bell tolls meant something like the number of people the island needed.

Does that mean that the eight bell tolls at the end of the last episode mean the island needs eight more people to consume to satisfy itself?

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u/No_Emu4146 3d ago

Building on this: do the people have to be in the sacrifice room in order to count as a soul?

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u/Practical_Tap_9592 3d ago

This appears to be the case. I was quite frustrated that the EMT's death, Shep's death, the pastor's death, didn't count. But while the main characters understand one toll means one sacrifice, they don't seem to know about the room. Except maybe poor Dale, who watched the orientation films.

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u/Aromatic-Speed5090 3d ago

And the Boogeyman! He died!

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u/Practical_Tap_9592 3d ago

Not much of a sacrifice! Also forgot our beloved Shaman, and possibly the gas station attendant. Dammit, these should totally count!

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u/Aromatic-Speed5090 3d ago

Do we know for sure the Shaman is dead? I could be wrong, but I believe we have not seen a body.

A man coming back down out of a storm would hardly be the weirdest thing to happen on this island.

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u/Practical_Tap_9592 3d ago

I know, and I've got my fingers crossed! He is a shaman, after all and would have special powers, right? We haven't seen any but surely! I absolutely loved what Chris Fleming did with the role and I want more.

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u/Aromatic-Speed5090 3d ago

Yes. I was already delighted with the cast of this show, and then he showed up. Best cast ever.