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Originally Posted by steev210

I'm all for a sequel. As much as I loved Halloween 2018, I didn't feel there was any definitive closure to Laurie's story arc. That may be due to Green and McBride proposing to wrap up Laurie and The Shape's story with the second film that they were going to shoot back to back with Halloween 2018.

I think there's still a decent amount of material there for Laurie and The Shape that can be expanded upon. But I think the story needs to be strictly Laurie and Michael centric. Jettison the teen drama and needless supporting characters. Have Laurie operate under the assumption that The Shape is dead. Have her move on with the help of Karen and Allyson, reclaim her life and start to enjoy it after 40 years of emotional and mental suffering.

Rebuild her home, free of traps, fire power, weapons and safe rooms, as there is no need for them. Lower her defenses to the point she is completely unprepared for The Shape's return. Make her even more vulnerable than she was in '78. Stack the odds against her so monumentally she and the audience feel so has no chance of survival.

Of course I would have some returning characters from Halloween '78 offer her support. Sheriff Brackett, Tommy and Lindsey. Maybe even have a scenario where nurse Marion was working along Dr. Sartain at Smith's Grove feel remorse for not alerting Laurie about her suspicions regarding his obsession with Michael's evil.

There's so many possibilities. Taper the humor, keep Michael more in the shadows and more "stalker mode" since he's "dead", pepper the score frequently with the classic "Laurie's Theme" and ratchet up Laurie's false sense of security.

And James Jude Courtney must return as The Shape, Carpenter exec producing and composing the score.

OK, I rambled enough with my two cents.

Do you think she would need to see the burnt body to move on? It would be weird if the cops couldn't find a body.