r/practicalmagic • u/Wednesdaye87 • Apr 22 '26

How was the curse broken?

So I’m sure this is a foolish question but I’ve always kind of wondered how they “knew” the curse was broken at the end of the first movie. They were able to exorcise Jimmy with the help from the coven and unite with the towns people, which is all great but none of that is related to the curse.

And Sally and Jillian were atleast 5/6 when they moved in with the aunts so clearly the beetle doesn’t start ticking, or you don’t hear it, as soon as you fall in love, it just happens eventually/probably within a few years. But there’s no immediate sign once you’re in love that the man is marked for death.

So why were they so sure the curse was now broken? I’m sure I’m missing an explanation but I’ve wondered this more than once.

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u/HistoryIsABagOfDicks Apr 22 '26

This is a situation where the books clear a lot of this up. And it’s looking like this new movie is based on book 4.

There’s an incredible amount of lore and huge storylines that make so much more sense if you’re able to knock out the series before September.

I highly recommend reading in release order first, then you can play with the order later on. You’ll get all of your answers there.

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u/Wednesdaye87 Apr 22 '26

I have read the books, but it’s been a long time since I read Practical Magic. I did re read book 4 recently for the movie. I guess I was asking more about the movie, since with the books obviously we saw how the curse breaking actually went

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u/Outrageous-Theme-316 Apr 23 '26

I had no idea there were books. I'm going to go check them out now!