Why the Season 3 Finale Kills Off That Major Original Character

NOTICE! This article contains major SPOILERS for season 3, episode 10 onwards!MGM+ Of the season 3 finale ends with the shocking death of Jim Matthews (Eion Bailey)which marks the biggest death yet among the main characters. Although Boyd Stevens can be considered the main character of Ofthe story largely focused on the Matthews family, as their unfortunate arrival in the city began the events of the series. With Jim, Tabitha, Julie, and Ethan Matthews being so crucial to the story, it seemed unlikely that any of them would be killed off anytime soon, especially considering most of the previous events. Of the deaths were supporting characters.

Jim’s death was therefore a great surprise in Ofseason 3 finale. He wasn’t the first significant character killed off this season, with Tian-Chen, Tillie, and Dale’s deaths preceding him during Season 3, but his will have the biggest impact on the story. Jim leaves behind his wife and two children, with her death occurred almost immediately after the discovery that Tabitha and Jade are actually Miranda and Christopherand one of the children “Anghkooey” is their daughter. Jim being murdered sets up big changes for Of season 4, and will certainly have weight throughout the rest of the series.

Who kills Jim and why at the end of season three

The monster in the yellow suit kills Jim for knowing too much

In the final moments of Of In season three, Jim walks to the old trailer that the Matthews family drove into town when they got stuck. While there, Jim hears a panicked Julie calling out to him, eventually seeing her with scratches on her face and a shorter haircut. Suddenly, a a mysterious man in a yellow suit comes up to Jim and tells him that “knowledge has a cost”, explaining that he had already “warned” he against snooping into the secrets of this city.

The monstrous man then reminds Jim of his earlier warning: “Your wife shouldn’t have dug that hole,” before fatally slicing Jim’s throat. A horrified Julie watches and screams as her father dies, despite her previous line being “when this happens,” suggests that she already knew Jim’s death was coming. After Of season three confirmed time travel when Julie returned to the dungeons, the Julie seen in Jim’s death scene is implied to be from the future. It appears that the future Julie tried to return to the moment of Jim’s death to prevent it, but was unable to do so.”change the story.”

It is still unclear who exactly OfThe monster in the yellow suit is. His speech before killing Jim reveals that he was the one communicating on the radio in OfThe season one finale, telling Jim that Tabitha shouldn’t dig the hole in their house. Given that he can go out in daylight, confronts Jim about knowing too much about the town’s secrets, and calls the residents to warn them, he apparently has greater powers than other monsters, perhaps being their leader. According to that monster, Jim knew too much after Tabitha and Jade regained past life memories, so he had to die.

Jim’s death allows Tabitha and Jade to explore their tragic past starting in season 4

From season 4 onwards, there is more freedom to explore Tabitha and Jade’s pairing

In terms of story, it makes sense to OfThe season 3 finale to kill Jim. Tabitha and Jim were already growing apartand this would only get worse after the revelation about his real purpose and history in Ofcity. Now that Tabitha and Jade know they are reincarnated versions of Miranda and Christopher, Of Season 4 will need to combine them even more than they already were during Season 3.

If Jim still existed, he would have served as an obstacle to Tabitha dedicating her time and emotions to further exploring her past. Of season 4. Tabitha and Jade will struggle with the fact that one of Of“Anghkooey’s” children are technically their daughter, and it’s something Jim wouldn’t be able to understand and would likely cause her to push him away. As tragic as it is to see him go, Jim’s absence allows Of Season 4 will have more freedom to give Jade and Tabitha a more closely intertwined story.

Jim’s death raises the stakes in Season 4 and beyond

No character is protected from the future

Not to mention, Jim Matthews’ death raises the stakes substantially before Of season 4. There was talk about how Of may be playing it safe by avoiding deaths in the main cast, and how these characters may have a lot of plot armor to die for. However, Jim’s death proves otherwise. Now that Jim has been killed by the monsters, Of is proving that no one is safe. Not Boyd, not Tabitha, not Julie, not Victor. Everyone is fair game in this deadly city, and the stakes have never been higher now that the origins of the OfThe monsters have been revealed.

In addition to raising the stakes, Killing Jim provides a strong, emotional motivation for the Matthews family to learn the full truth about this town and urgently find an escape. Julie being a “history walker” who can travel through time suggests that she will continue to search for a way to undo Jim’s death, giving her a more tragic motivation to learn to manipulate the “history”And non-linear passage of time. Ethan will be more motivated to discover his role in this story, and Tabitha will have another reason to seek revenge. Ofthey are monsters.