Warning! This article contains major spoilers for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice!While Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis played the role of the original Beetlejuice Like the recently deceased couple Adam and Barbara MaitlandTheir ghosts are nowhere to be found in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice 2. The original 1988 movie explored Adam and Barbara’s experiences adjusting to the afterlife after dying in a tragic car accident. Their efforts to scare the new Deetz family from their home lead them to recruit the services of “bio-exorcist” Betelgeuse, though the chaos of Beetlejuice Ended with the Maitlands and Deets living together harmoniously in their winter river house.
Beetlejuice Revealed The Maitlands were sentenced to spend the next 125 years in their homeBut they are conveniently missing from Beetlejuice 2. Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis’ absences make sense, because it would be difficult to explain why the two ghosts aged from being about 30 years old to being in the mid-60s after death. Still, that links Beetlejuice 2s returning character with the task of explaining why and how Barbara and Adam were able to leave the attic and avoid the 125-year haunting rule – and where they are instead.
Adam and Barbara found a loophole and “moved on” in Beetlejuice 2
Adam and Barbara’s souls have moved on from the Winter River House
According to Lydia in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Adam and Barbara found a loophole in the clause that they must stay in their Winter River home for 125 years. By finding the loop, Lydia reveals that Adam and Barbara are able to “Move on.” When learning the news, Jenna Ortega’s teenager Astrid Deetz notes “How convenient“It’s that they’re no longer haunting the attic, so Lydia can’t demonstrate her ghost-seeing ability. This line is also a tongue-in-cheek nod to Beetlejuice 2The “loophole” explanation is a convenient way to avoid physically bringing Adam and Barbara into the sequel.
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However, it is not clear whether the loophole means that they “passed on” by going to the great beyond in the afterlife and letting their souls leave both Earth and the netherworld for good. Alternatively, the Maitlands may have “moved on” by finding the ability to leave their house and wander the earth without being sent directly to BeetlejuiceSandworm-infested moon of Saturn. It means Most likely that Adam and Barbara decided that they were sick of being stuck in the winter river attic and decided to drive to the big nextMaybe even names Beetlejuice 2s soul train to get there.
Beetlejuice 2 still subtly brings back Adam & Barbara Maitland
The two ghosts left a piece of them behind
Although Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis do not reprise their roles in Beetlejuice 2The original ghost characters still have a subtle physical presence in the sequel. in an early Beetlejuice 2 sequence, Small figurines of Adam and Barbara can be seen in the city modelWith their bodies reaching up from the river they died near their crashed yellow car. The city model was deeply linked to Adam and Barbara’s arc in the original movie, so the Deetz family members keeping their figurines there is a great way to honor their presence and enduring impact in Beetlejuice 2.