Keeping the act itself off-screen alone isnt a complete shock.

This leads to viewers to wonder if it will be retconned.

The decision to keep Jonathans death off-screen jars with the ethos of the series.

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However, the issue with this death doesnt stop at its practical implications for the narrative.

Siennas brother is a central character who serves as a foil to her throughoutTerrifier 2andTerrifier 3.

This gag had shades of Michael Hanekes infamousFunny Games.

David Howard Thornton’s Art the Clown sits and eats cookies in a Terrifier 3 promo

Terrifier 3is currently playing in theaters.

However, killing off major characters like Jonathan with no fanfare isnt a similarly subversive move.

Instead, it feels more like an oversight or a poorly disguised twist.

Collage of Art the Clown in Terrifier 3

Similarly, the inauspicious end of her brothers story makesTerrifier 3s plot harder to care about.

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Sienna and Jonathan Shaw with her sword in Terrifier 2

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