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"The Final Girl(s)"
Series Scream Queens
Season 1, Episode 13
Air date December 8th, 2015 [1]
Writers Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk; Ian Brennan
Director Brad Falchuk
Producers Barry Berg; Alexis Martin Woodall; Ian Brennan; Brad Falchuk; Ryan Murphy; James Williams; Jeff Dickerson
Starring Emma Roberts; Skyler Samuels; Lea Michele; Glen Powell; Diego Boneta; Abigail Breslin; Keke Palmer; Oliver Hudson; Nasim Pedrad; Lucien Laviscount; Billie Lourd; Jamie Lee Curtis
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"The Final Girl(s)" is the thirteenth episode of season one of the dark comedy series Scream Queens. The episode was directed by Brad Falchuk with a script written by Falchuk and series co-creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. It first aired on the FOX Network on Tuesday, December 8th, 2015 at 9:00 pm.

Cast[]

Principal Cast[]

Guest Stars[]

Co-Stars[]

Crew[]

Notes & Trivia[]

  • This episode originally aired on the same night as "Dorkus".
  • This episode is rated TV-14 (LSD).
  • This episode is production code number 1AYD13. [5]
  • This episode has a running time of 43 minutes.
  • This episode had a viewership of 2.526 million people during its initial broadcast. [6]
  • Actor Diego Boneta is credited in this episode, but his character does not make an appearance.
  • Actor Lucien Laviscount is credited in this episode, but his character does not make an appearance.
  • Actor Nick Jonas is given a "Special Guest Star" credit in this episode, even though he only provides the voice for his character, Boone Clemens.
  • Actress Niecy Nash is given a "Special Guest Star" credit in this episode.
  • Actor Dalton E. Gray is credited as Dalton Gray in this episode.
  • Chanel Oberlin is on trial for eleven counts of murder for the deaths of Caulfield, Sam, Roger, Doger, Miss Bean, Deaf Taylor Swift, Chanel #2, Coney, Jennifer, Earl Grey, and Pete Martinez. Chanel #3 and Chanel #5 are on trial for eleven counts of felony accessory to murder.

Timeline[]

  • Flash-forward scenes in this episode take place in January and May, 2016.
  • Flashback scenes take place in December, 1995, June, 1998, and 2000. The 2000 scenes featured Hester and Boone as young children.

Allusions[]

  • "Final girl" refers to a character archetype often utilized in the slasher sub-genre. Also known as the "survivor girl", the Final girl is the would-be victim of a slasher who not only survives the assailant's attack, but is also responsible for defeating him. The psychology behind the Final girl trope implies that the woman can only defeat her opponent by adopting masculine characteristics and killing him with some sort of phallic symbol. The film Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon goes into great detail explaining what the Final girl syndrome is and how it applies to horror films. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis was the "Final Girl" in the first two Halloween films.
  • Sadie Swenson's hair is tied up in side-buns in this episode. This particular hair-style is rather unique and was made popular by the character of Princess Leia in the Star Wars multimedia franchise as played by late actress Carrie Fisher. Actress Billie Lourd, who plays Sadie, is Carrie Fisher's daughter.

Unanswered questions[]

  • What is the final fate of Chanel Oberlin? Did a Red Devil killer really attack her in the institution? Or is she just having a nightmare? Stay tuned to season two to learn the answer.
  • Who is the Red Devil killer at the end of the episode? Assuming that the final scene actually takes place and is not a dream or a delusion, the identity of this killer is called into question. Could it be one of the other Chanels?

Red Devil killers[]

As per the season finale, the confirmed Red Devil killers presented in season one are as follows:

  • Gigi Caldwell
  • Boone Clemens
  • Hester Ulrich
  • Pete Martinez

Season One R.I.P.[]

The Headhunter's Horror House Wiki bids farewell to the following idiots poor souls who have lost their lives in season one of Scream Queens.

  • Boone Clemens
  • Caulfield
  • Chanel #2
  • Coney
  • Dodger
  • Earl Grey
  • Gigi Caldwell
  • Jennifer
  • Mandy Greenwell
  • Miss Bean
  • Pete Martinez
  • Predatory Lez
  • Red Devil mascot
  • Roger
  • Steven Munsch
  • Sophia Doyle

See also[]

External Links[]

References[]

  1. Fox.com; Scream Queens; Full episodes; "The Final Girl(s)"
  2. Credited, but does not appear in this episode.
  3. Credited, but does not appear in this episode.
  4. Nick Jonas provides the voice of Boone Clemens only in this episode.
  5. TV IV; Scream Queens, "The Final Girl(s)
  6. TV IV; Scream Queens, Season 1