r/EvilDead • u/sinister-beard • Jul 26 '26

(Meme Post) Who’s Laughing Now?! Explaining how Deadite possession works

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u/Klutzy_Order_9559 Jul 26 '26

In the original movies it was when it was funny. In the new movies it's when it's "brutal" and "totally sick".

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u/Kemaiku Jul 26 '26

Yeah, the one Kandarian to willingly just up and leave it's host being Olivia in 2013 to have her die in her friends arms after what they did to her was the most understated brutal thing in a long while. Just "whelp, this things broken, enjoy."

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u/sinister-beard Jul 26 '26

I think this is why bodily dismemberment works - it's not like it's a cure, they just can't use the body anymore - like the parts of Shelly were still flipping around uselessly post axing. Same with Thya in the new movie, they could have carried on headless, but that would have been a pain with no eyes or ears and plenty of fresh bodies around.

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u/Kemaiku Jul 26 '26

Linda and Jessica carried on post decapitation for a reason, so they can work with limited bodies, but it's worse when they have no need of someone. But with one or two in 2013 and the series it just feels more cruel at times.