Ginger Snaps, Part 2

Ginger Snaps, Part 2: Going as Yourself for Halloween

We’re back in Bailey Downs, and things are getting hairier (and bloodier). In Part 2 of our Ginger Snaps deep dive, Jess & Nic unpack the aftermath of Ginger’s transformation and explore what happens when puberty, rage, and patriarchy collide.

We talk Emily Perkins and Katharine Isabelle's killer chemistry, and how Perkins’s previous roles in IT and Supernatural connect to her performance as Bridgette. Plus, we get into Ginger and Bridgette’s macabre school project, mother-blaming in psychology, and the symbolism of monkshood/wolfsbane.

Also on the dissecting table:

• The "going as yourself for Halloween" trope (Hocus Pocus, Idle Hands, TMNT)

• Feminine monstrosity in Monster, Death Becomes Her, 13 Ghosts, and Kung Fu Hustle

• How Crimson Peak and Cruel Intentions mirror themes of desire and doom

• And Bridgette’s one real smile… we saw it, and we liked it.

This episode is a love letter to weird sisters, the horrors of growing up, and the monsters we become—or fight—when no one’s listening.

So grab your booze, bring your bud, and let’s get into it!

Credits: Theme song written by Levi Guth & Max Neal. Music and sound editing, mixing, and mastering by Max Neal. Hear more from Max at Zelzedian Music.