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Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Final Destination: Bloodlines into the ol’ VCR.

I’m not gonna bury the lede on this one…

Final Destination: Bloodlines RULES. 

In fact, it’s one of my faves of the entire franchise. 

But let’s back up. 

If you missed our Final Destination recap last week, here’s a quick rundown of the franchise: 

In every film, one unfortunate soul receives a premonition of a deadly event right before it happens, manages to save themselves and a handful of others, and then has to fight alongside the survivors to defeat Death’s design. 

Oh yeah, and all of the kills are unhinged. 

As far as the FD universe goes, we’ve learned that the events of Final Destination 5 set off the chain in the first Final Destination, and throughout the franchise, we’ve learned that you can only defeat the chain in two ways: 

1. By killing someone else and inheriting the time they had left 
2. By flatlining and being brought back 

However, we’ve had a couple of unanswered questions, including the true identity of Tony Todd’s character. 

But Final Destination: Bloodlines does an excellent job of tying up some loose ends. 

The film follows Stefani (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) as she tries to find the cause of her horrific recurring nightmare and discovers how her family is tethered to the other events of the franchise. 

And, y’all, it’s a bloody good time. 

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: 2025 is the year of the horror comedy. 

The previous films have some comedy to them, but Final Destination: Bloodlines fully leans into the absurdity, much to its benefit. 

Additionally, Richard Harmon’s Erik is an absolute scene stealer and one of my favorite characters to come out of the entire series. 

It also made my heart so happy to see how full the theater was (and has been) for a Final Destination movie. 

If you’re a fan of this franchise, I hope you’re as pleased with this entry as I am. 

(And that you also spent the ride home from the theater watching every single thing you passed like a hawk)