8 About Rosemary’s Baby prequel, Apartment 7A, changes the original movie after 56 years

Warning! This post contains spoilers for Apartment 7A.

Although Apartment 7a Serves as a direct prequel to Rosemary’s babyHis story developments change many aspects of the original film’s narrative. Directed by Natalie Erika James, Apartment 7a received an underwhelming critical reception compared to its parent film. While Rosemary’s baby Still boasting an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score of 96%, Apartment 7A isn’t even halfway there with a 39% score. However, despite its low critical rating, Apartment 7a Can be appreciated for its performances and ability to add new depth to the original movie’s story.

By following the story of a side character, Terry, from Rosemary’s baby, Apartment 7a Sheds a new light on everything from the history of the Castevets to their previous goals. Apartment 7aIts ending also draws a clear picture of how its events paved the way for several story beats in Rosemary’s babyCreate an appropriate narrative between the two films. At the same time, new revelations in the prequel film also change many previously established aspects of Rosemary’s babys history.

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The truth behind Lily Gardenia’s death

Lily Gardenia was murdered

When Guy and Rosemary’s agent shows them a house in the Bramford building in Rosemary’s babys opening arc, they notice that the home is still heavily furnished with the owner’s expensive belongings. When they ask the owner about it, he reveals that the previous tenant of the home, Lily Gardenia, passed away a few days ago. After Rosemary asks him if Lily died in the house, the agent assures her that she died in a hospital. Although Rosemary’s baby Revealing nothing else about Lily’s fate beyond this scene, Rosemary later learns that the previous tenant was part of the building’s cult.

Apartment 7a Confirms this and shows how Lily, like other cult members, wanted to bring the anti-Christ to the human world. But, somewhere along the line, She realized that the cult was on the wrong path and needed to be stopped before it was too late. After her initial efforts to convince Minnie to stop fail, she resorts to extreme measures by setting out to kill Terry. However, before she can get Terry out of the way and stop her from giving birth to the anti-Christ, someone else kills her, realizing that she has become a liability to the cult.

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Minnie and Roman’s other targets

Since Rosemary’s baby Revealing little about the origins of Minnie and Roman Castevet’s cult and their previous victims, it’s hard not to assume they started by targeting Terry and then moved on to Rosemary. Apartment 7a Confirmed that another woman was lured into the couple’s trap before Rosemary and Terry moved to the apartment building. After Terry moves to her new home in the Bramford building in Apartment 7a, She finds a shoe with the name “Juan” on it. When she asks Minnie about it, Minnie reveals that the previous tenant left the house in a hurry without telling anyone.

At first, Terry believes her. However, as the film progresses, and she becomes increasingly suspicious of the Castevet’s motives, she plans to learn the truth about Joan’s fate. Her hunt for answers leads her to a church where a nun tells her that Joan died after getting hit by a bus. Although Joan’s death was dismissed as an accident, many bystanders swore someone was chasing her. The details confirm that Joan tried to escape the cult after learning what they were doing to her, but someone killed her before she could leave and expose the residents of the building.

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Bachelor’s predecessor in the cult

Guy was Alan Marchand’s replacement

in Rosemary’s babyThe cult uses Guy as a mediator to manipulate Rosemary into unwittingly participating in their evil schemes. Apartment 7a It turns out that before Guy, an influential man named Alan Marchand played a similar role and tricked Terry into falling for the cult’s trap. However, he is not a part of Rosemary’s babys list because Terry killed him for hurting her.

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Terry’s Drug Addiction

Apartment 7A establishes Terry has never been a junkie

When Terry met Rosemary in Rosemary’s babyShe implies that the Castevets got her off the streets and helped her recover from her drug addiction. In apartment 7a, however, Terry assures the castaways that she is not a “Junkie” When she first meets them. Before they gave her a place to stay in the Bramford building, Terry wasn’t homeless either. Instead, she lives with her best friend Annie. Although Apartment 7a Initially establishing Terri is addicted to pain medication, the film completely ignores her addiction problem after she moves to the main building.

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How Minnie treats the targets of the cult

Terry gets some of Minnie’s signature recipes from Rosemary’s Baby

After learning about Rosemary’s pregnancy in Rosemary’s babyMinnie begins to give her a strange cocktail of herbs, claiming that it will fulfill her need for vitamins. She also offers you something to eat with the cocktail. in Apartment 7abut, She gives Terry no such thingsEven after Terry agrees to give birth to the child. Minnie also seems much more indifferent to Terry Apartment 7 a As she is with Rosemary in Rosemary’s baby.

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Terry and Rosemary’s conversation

The image of Terry and Rosemary meeting in Apartment 7A is inconsistent with Rosemary’s baby.

Rosemary and Terry meet twice inside Rosemary’s baby. During their first meeting, Terry tells Rosemary how the Castevets helped her with her drug addiction and provided her with a roof over her head. When they meet again in the basement laundry room of the building, Terry remains grateful for how the Castevets treated her and continues to sing their praises to Rosemary. in Apartment 7abut, Terry is already suspicious of the Castevet’s motives before she meets Terry In the basement of the building.

Although Apartment 7A does not have an explicit conversation between the two characters, it does hint at where the prequel’s timeline overlaps with Rosemary’s babys. Terry’s discoveries and her growing understanding of the truth behind the building’s inhabitants suggest that she would not be so optimistic about staying with the Castevets when she meets Rosemary the second time. This makes it difficult not to assume that Apartment 7a Ignore Terry and Rosemary’s interactions Rosemary’s baby.

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Just when the castevets set their eyes on Rosemary

Rosemary was under their radar even before Terry’s death

Rosemary’s babys opening arc suggests that the castaways meet Rosemary only after Terry’s death. however, Apartment 7a The mid-credits scene, in which the Castevets watch Rosemary and Guy from afar as the two interact with several police officers outside the central apartment building. Minnie and Roman share a smile before walking up to Rosemary and setting the first piece of their manipulative plan in motion. This scene suggests that the two antagonists have set their sights on Rosemary even before Terry’s death, Believe she could be their backup plan if Terry backed out.

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The events that led to Terry’s death

Rosemary’s baby intentionally maintains ambiguity surrounding Terry’s death

Rosemary’s baby Leave a lot to the viewer’s imagination. For example, although it hints that the castaways are responsible for Terry’s death, it never delves into the details of what led to her dying by suicide. Apartment 7a‘s entire story revolves around how Terry initially agrees to bear the child in exchange for fame and material success Before you realize the hidden price of your deal. She even tries to get an abortion, but nothing seems to work in her favor.

in Apartment 7aAt the end of the arc, she finally resorts to extreme measures by initially tricking the cult members into believing that she will conform. However, just as they accept her as a new member of the cult, she jumps out of a window and sacrifices herself to ensure that the Anti-Christ is not born. Terry’s sacrifice in Apartment 7a Finally setting the stage for Rosemary’s story Rosemary’s baby.