Carrie Creator Mike Flanagan Explains Fiery Finale

Mike Flanagan details how Emaline aids Carrie's prom revenge without taking away her agency.

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Carrie Creator Mike Flanagan Explains Fiery Finale

Mike Flanagan details how Emaline aids Carrie's prom revenge without taking away her agency.

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Mike Flanagan details how Emaline aids Carrie's prom revenge without taking away her agency. Mike Flanagan explains Emaline's role in Carrie's prom massacre without removing her agency. Originally reported by TheWrap.

Carrie Show Ending Explained

Mike Flanagan details how Emaline aids Carrie's prom revenge without taking away her agency.

Prom Massacre Climax

A teenager with short bleached hair sits in a school room with a faint smile as she looks to the right. Students can be seen in the background sitting at tables

Carrie takes revenge at prom after being humiliated with pig's blood dumped on her.

Emaline's Role

Emaline, a psychic woman, helps Carrie during the prom massacre without taking the wheel.

Agency Preservation

Flanagan states Emaline isn't at the wheel when Carrie kills Chris, preserving her agency.

“Emaline is not at the wheel when Carrie killed Chris”

Psychic Cult

Psychic Cult

A cult of psychic women alerts Carrie to her presence and intersects at prom.

Post-Prom Consequences

Carrie creates a crater as she runs home after the prom massacre.

The big picture

Mike Flanagan explains Emaline's role in Carrie's prom massacre without removing her agency.

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