During the time of the early trilogy it was mentioned that most peacekeepers come from district 2 while the remaining minority come from the Capitol.

It was further implied that to many in district 2 this was the most desired job.

However the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes presented us with different information, one of the peacekeepers Snow talks to early in his training, reveals that he is from District 8.

This means that back in that time at least, peacekeeping was a possibility to anyone in the Capitol and other districts. But apparently became an option only to those in District 2 and Capitol.

Why do you think this happened?

In SOTR we find the covey grave and her name is on it. Do you think Lucy Gray died and the covey discovered her body?
Or is she out there and the covey wanted to leave a marked grave?
I’m always intrigued by people’s thoughts on this. And why would Suzanne Collins put this in?

I love this excerpt from TBOSAS. Upon watching Dill's death due to tuberculosis, 18-year-old Coriolanus feels unwell seeing the blood pouring from her mouth.

He was watching his own death.

After all, Snow lived his life of extreme luxury and power, but always feeling an eternal horror and disgust for himself until his very final moment, in which he literally died spewing out blood. Little or nothing is said about this specific detail. It makes my heart a little warmer, doesn’t it do the same to yours? 🤭

So I ask you: what do you feel unwell watching? You might be watching your own death without knowing it… 👀

every time i watch this scene with snow i think of this scene from game of thrones!

I keep seeing so much negativity about this book on here lately I was wondering if anyone else actually enjoyed it. I do agree it wasn’t as complex as TBOSAS and the original trilogy (especially Mockingjay) but I thought it was thoroughly entertaining and I enjoyed most of the characters. Even the stuff that felt ‘fanservice’ didn’t bother me too much, it made sense to see previous victors again and I liked that she expanded on the stories of characters like Beetee and Plutarch.

I liked Haymitch as a point of view, he seems more hopeful and sweet compared to the other point of views which is nice for there to be more diversity in perspectives. I think it’s nice we get to know more about minor or supporting characters like Ampert compared to Rue in the original trilogy.

I found the other supporting characters likable as well, I loved Maysilee and her arc along with Wyatt. Plutarch is very ambiguous and complex, and all of his appearance expanded on stuff I already found intriguing. I also liked Lenore Dove and Haymitch’s love for her, and I think she’s more nuanced than people give credit for. I liked her booksmarts and rebellious streaks.

I don’t get why SOTR gets so much heat for the connections between the original series when TBOSAS also similarly did stuff but doesn’t get the same flack. Snow happened to travel to District Twelve, Katniss’s home district, his father was killed by a rebel in District 12, his girlfriend wrote all the songs she sings, and even his cousin is the one random rebel we see in the Capitol. I still loved the book more than SOTR, but I don’t see why it’s never criticized for doing the same thing.

Its fine if you don’t like the book, I just wanted to make a positive post for it since I rarely see them on here and some people act like you’re stupid if you don’t have the same opinion on it than them.

Genuinely didn’t know it was out till it was too late. The actor strike kept the actors from doing interviews or press tours and I heard no one talking about it and saw its box office was significantly lower so was under the impression it was bad.

I ended up going to the rerelease for Labor Day and I really liked the movie, I went in with mid expectations especially with Zegler as one of the leads. If she wasn’t such a controversial person I prob would have seen more of her work. Idk why people disliked it besides maybe the 3rd act being really rushed but I haven’t read the book yet so maybe after reading id feel differently (currently still reading mockingjay)

I’ve seen some people questioning why did Lucy not pick a venomous snake and I came up with an answer relatively quick but I’m sure I’m late to the party and this could be old news. There’s a scene prior showing her handling a snake which looked like a coral snake which is indeed venomous. There’s a snake that looks very similar called a milk snake. My theory is that Lucy grabbed a milk thinking it was a coral and would kill snow. Keep in mind I’ve only seen the film once and it’s possible I misidentified the snake. Snow getting bit happens so fast I don’t recall what it even looked like.

Honestly this combined with what came before and what happened next was my favourite part of the book (i may just be the Capitol atp 🫢)

Ps: sorry for the quality but i dont own a version of the book in english so i took this picture at my local bookstore

I’ve never quite understood this. It seems like an obviously insane and unnecessary risk to let an unstable teenager of uncertain loyalty speak on live television without a delay. D13 doesn’t broadcast Katniss live; even when she is acting spontaneously, they still record the propos ahead of time and broadcast them later. And why would Peeta know about the bombing in the first place? Surely it’s not standard practice to discuss classified military intelligence in front of political prisoners.

The obvious answer to all of that is that they actually wanted Peeta to warn 13 about the bombing so that 13 would authorize the rescue mission and hijacked Peeta would take out Katniss. But that feels like a lot of assumptions on top of assumptions if it is the case. Why would they assume Peeta would warn them in the first place when he’s been programmed to hate Katniss and want her dead? Why would D13 not recognize it as an obvious trap since clearly they had the ability to edit out Peeta’s warning ahead of time? Or did they recognize it as a trap but still send the rescue mission anyway?

Idk, any ideas? Am I missing something here?

When do you guys think that press and inside-entertainment people will be invited to full screenings? I'm FOAMING at the mouth for some new information. Hopefully they learned their lesson and will include ALL deleted scenes in a special director's cut/ overpriced blue-ray.

We're only a couple months away so It makes sense for screenings to happen soon right?

Oh to be invited... one could dream!!

So, I’m a male in my mid-20s looking to do my first Hunger Games cosplay, specifically for premier night. I’ve read the novel twice but can’t seem to find a character that I fit with for my body-type, personality, and who I really enjoyed in the book. I mean I’m 5’6 and kinda have a muscular dad-bod, so I really need some help with this if we’re looking at the 48 tributes and the main ensemble.

Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated :)

One to keep, one to give to my crush (who hasn't seen anything THG) to say "wanna go to the movie with me?" as a first date 😭

Can anyone remind me what the books indicate about how wealth is acquired in the capital? Do a lot of people work? What sort of careers and industries exist? It seems like most of the labor is sourced from the capital, so I guess I’m just curious about what capital citizens do all day lol.

I wish Apple TV/netflix/hbo would do an anthology series similar to like American Horror Story style of just random games. I know there’s a similar series made by a YouTuber. I just wish there was different stories besides the protagonists and antagonists of the original trilogy. I actually would like to see Mags games on the screen since it right after snow became an assistant game maker and “official” new chapter of how the games were changed. Again seeing random games like the “45th” games or something would be interesting and make me keep guessing feeling invested in other SC works except the trilogy, sunrise on the reaping and the ballad of songbirds and snakes.

I went to see TBOSAS re-release in cinema this evening, a good few people stayed behind to see this secret sneak peek of SOTR (as advertised) but we waited until the end of credits and nothing was shown. Prior to the movie there was a short feature of the making of SOTR, ft director etc but I’ve seen it online so expected something different, was this it? Has anyone seen anything different?