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Warning : pillager ahead for Beetlejuice 2!Beetlejuice 2reveals that Lydia Deetz went on to become a host of a paranormal talk show titledGhost House , but a subtle detail may explain the personal effects of her show on the afterlife . The movie begins with a expression into Lydia ’s show , which is take in front of a hot interview and is develop by Lydia ’s beau , Rory , anew character bring in inBeetlejuice 2 . Not only does she question those who have get along in contact with the utter , but Lydia also performs investigations at the sites of the hauntings using her " strange and strange " gifts .
ByBeetlejuice 2 ’s ending , it ’s readable that Rory has been the one steer Lydia ’s career by exploiting her supernatural gifts for fame and money - make opportunities . The fact that someone like Lydia would go on to be a talk show how is a surprise in itself , but Rory ’s influence on her career explicate why she pursued the vocation path . Beetlejuice 2explains what happened to Lydia ’s ex-wife - husbandand show how the heartache put a strain on Lydia ’s family relationship with their daughter , Astrid . Lydia likely never set out to be famed , but it probably became a good distraction , even if it negatively affect her bond with Astrid and her link to the hereafter .
A Newspaper In Beetlejuice 2 Might Explain How Lydia’s Career Impacts Ghosts
Does Lydia’s Show “Taunt” Spirits?
The hereafter may have been a significant aspect in the originalBeetlejuice , but Burton greatly extend the region in the continuation . In addition to show morelocations within the afterlife duringBeetlejuice 2 , the movie cater sixth sense into how the region go . When Betelgeuse is " work " in his steam boiler elbow room / agency , he can be seen read a newsprint around the 38 - minute mark of the movie as Bob walk up dressed as the Betelgeuse bait . The newspaper Betelgeuse is read contains several noted headline , admit " Wraith taunt by TV Crew,“which is likely a nod toGhost Housebothering spirits due to the show ’s format .
Beetlejuice 2 embraces nostalgia by staying dependable to the original flick , but the various Easter eggs and consultation also lean into modern mean solar day .
As seen in theGhost Housetease at the beginning ofBeetlejuice 2 , Lydia ’s investigation can lead in upset the dead . She may lay claim to the audience that she tries to pass along to get resolution for those being affected by haunting , butthe format of Lydia ’s supernatural show also seems to be a way to irritate up spirits as a thrilling grade of entertainment . Therefore , the wraith , and likely many other ghosts , have become the focal point of " taunting " from Lydia and the filming crowd of her idiot box show sinceGhost Housebegan .
Why Lydia’s Ghost House Show Never Fully Made Sense In Beetlejuice 2
Ghost House Clearly Wasn’t Lydia’s True Career Goal
When Lydia was introduced as a persona in 1988’sBeetlejuice , she was a reserved but empathetic teen concerned in photography . After meetingAdam and Barbara Maitland , Lydia became enthralled by the existence of ghosts , but she was very loath to exploit them . Therefore , it ’s shocking to bump out that she does just that as a vocation decades afterBeetlejuice ’s close . Rather than utilise her gifts to intercommunicate with the dead in positive ways , Lydia use her abilities and component of the afterlife as a form of entertainmentwithout considering how it might regard the liquor not wanting to be seen .
At one point inBeetlejuice 2 , Astrid calls Lydia a " sellout , " and it ’s not until the character ditches Rory that she realizesGhost Houseisn’t her true calling .
As Lydia experience full well from obtain to know the Maitlands , beat people might not fully understand their " recently deceased " status , especially when their spirit of a sudden become restricted and their homes get absorb by strangers . At one point inBeetlejuice 2 , Astrid call Lydia a " sellout , " and it ’s not until the character ditches Rory that she realizesGhost Houseisn’t her true calling . Then again , see as Astrid seemingly partake the same powers , Lydia now has more time to hug being " strange and strange " alongside her daughter .
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