Warning: Spoilers ahead for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice!One of the biggest questions arising Beetlejuice 2 was how Adam and Barbara Maitland would be involved in the sequel. When you think about Beetlejuice 2Returning characters Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis were understandably on the list. However, it was then confirmed that Baldwin and Davis would not be reprising their roles from the 1988 Tim Burton film. The main question then switched to how Beetlejuice 2 would explain where Baldwin and Davis’ characters are in the present day. Although the sequel explains what happened to Adam and Barbara, their fate is still a mystery.
Beetlejuice 2 brings Delia and Lydia Dietz back to Winter River after Charles’s unexpected death. The old house in Maitland is still owned by the Dietz family, but a lot has happened between them. Beetlejuice And Beetlejuice 2including the event that allowed Adam and Barbara”move on“In the afterlife. According to Lydia, the couple found”loophole“, which apparently allows them to bypass Nina’s 125-year afterlife rule mentioned in the first film. The exact loophole is not fully explained by the end Beetlejuice 2but their fate could be explained by a touching theory.
Adam and Barbara’s Loophole Was Lydia Growing Up: Beetlejuice 2 Theory Explained
Maitland became a parent to Lydia by the end of the 1988 film Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice confirmed time dilation in the afterlife, meaning that time itself moved differently for the dead. However, being stuck at home for 125 years would mean Adam and Barbara have a long journey ahead of them into this chapter of the afterlife. Instead of finding a way to bring Baldwin and Davis back, Beetlejuice 2 used “loophole” explanationbut a tempting theory (via Reddit) suggests that the “loophole” was due to Lydia becoming an adult.
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When Adam and Barbara first metstrange and unusualAs a teenager, Lydia was not in the best emotional state. She got to the point where she started exhibiting suicidal ideation in addition to her overwhelming creepy behavior. At some point Lydia suggested that she would rather die to be with Adam and Barbara than remain among the living.causing a couple of ghosts to convince her that she needs to live her life. With their help and support, Lydia received a new life thanks to the original. Beetlejuiceending meaning “loophole“Could have successfully helped Lydia grow up rather than choose death.
The Maitlands’ initial childhood conflict had already proven that raising Lydia was their goal in the afterlife.
Family was a difficult topic for Adam and Barbara before their deaths
Before Adam and Barbara’s fatal accident in Beetlejuicetheir marital status became apparent after Jane’s visit. The woman urged the couple to sell their home to the family due to its enormous size, with Adam and Barbara hinting that they wanted a child but could not have one. This chance for a family seemed to end with their death, until the Dietz family moved.
In essence, Lydia’s arrival gave the Maitlands the child they never had. and turned their only goal into protecting her instead of scaring the family into moving. Once the couple met the real Lydia and learned that Charles and Delia had largely ignored her, they completed their original mission to reclaim their home to turn their attention to Lydia. The bond between Lydia and the Maitlands was quick but strong, as evidenced by Lydia agreeing to marry Betelgeuse to save the couple before they repaid the favor by saving her from “ghost with the biggest“
Even if Charles and Delia became more involved in raising Lydia, it was clear that Adam and Barbara found true purpose in raising Lydia.
As Adam and Barbara found new purpose in Lydia, being parents became almost natural to them, as if they had always been destined to fill this role. Lydia clearly did not have the best relationship with Charles and her stepmother Delia. Delia and Lydia’s relationship developed in Beetlejuice 2but much of the parental guidance and significant support probably arose from the influence of the Maitlands. Even if Charles and Delia became more involved in raising Lydia, it was clear that Adam and Barbara found true purpose in raising Lydia.
The story of Lydia and Astrid continues in Beetlejuice 2. The purpose of Maitland’s afterlife
The Maitland family made a lasting impression on Lydia
If Beetlejuice 2 If the film had taken 36 years to make, it’s possible we would have seen Baldwin and Davis reprising their roles as Adam and Barbara in the sequel. Their return could shed light on what happened to Lydia after her encounter with Betelgeuse and what she was like in her youth. Seeing that ghosts don’t age, Beetlejuice 2 goes into “loophole” direction, but that doesn’t stop Lydia from showing how much of an impact Adam and Barbara have had on her life. Lydia’s conversation with Astrid after Charles’ death proves how much the Maitlands taught her about life. and death.
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If Adam and Barbara’s fate in the afterlife was truly tied to fulfilling their goal of looking after Lydia as she grew up, their success was proven in Lydia’s outlook on life. When Astrid admits that she thinks being dead is easier than being alive, which young Lydia would probably agree with, Lydia tries to convince her daughter otherwise. Although she acknowledges life’s difficulties, including the death of Astrid’s father in Beetlejuice 2her looks in the sequel really show how much Adam and Barbara probably changed her life.
How long ago did the Maitlands “move on” before Beetlejuice 2 achieved its goal?
In the Beetlejuice sequel, it’s implied that Astrid wasn’t there when Adam and Barbara “moved on”
Referring to the fact that Adam and Barbara have “moved on“, explaining why they are no longer living at the Winter River house, Lydia does not indicate how long they were gone. True, Astrid is 16 years old Beetlejuice 2so there is reason to believe that they were provided with a “loophole” before Astrid showed up. It is more than likely that the Maitlands had a chance to move beyond their current state around the same time that Lydia left Winter River. One event could influence another: Lydia left in their absence, or theirloopholewas discovered when Lydia was old enough to leave them.
…even the most unorthodox families can overcome everything Adam and Barbara taught Lydia as her ghostly parental figures.
Lydia eventually met and married Richard, and the couple had Astrid, their only child. Unfortunately, the marriage did not last long, and Richard’s death caused a rift between Lydia and Astrid. Mother-daughter couple reconciles towards the end Beetlejuice 2reiterating that even the most unorthodox families can overcome anything Adam and Barbara taught Lydia as her ghostly parental figures. Although it would be nice to see the Maitlands back in the lineup Beetlejuice 2it makes sense why the sequel gave them an off-screen happy ending.
Source: Reddit