WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Fear Street Part 2: 1978, now streaming on Netflix.
Within Fear Street Part 2: 1978, audiences are treated to traveling back in time to Shadyside's infamous 1978 Camp Nightwing massacre. Told through the perspective of C. Berman, the only known camper -- aside from the town's future Sheriff Nick Goode -- to have survived the bloodbath. Part 1: 1994's final girl Deena, her brother Josh and her possessed girlfriend Sam believe C. Berman's story can somehow unlock a way to break Shadyside's curse from the vengeful witch, Sarah Fier, who has doomed the town since 1666.
While it's known that C. Berman survived, it's not entirely clear at the start of her story who she is. As Berman's tale about her and her sister unfolds, it leads audiences into thinking that she's the goody-two-shoes teen named Cindy Berman, as the other sister's name is Ziggy. However, attuned horror fans might have spotted two sneaky clues that prove that C. Berman could never have been Cindy Berman. One has everything to do with her name and the other is linked to Goode's actions in 1994.
Going by the name of Ziggy, C. Berman proved to be a devout David Bowie fan in her teenage years. The name is a call back to 1972's iconic rock album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Audiences don't know that this is a nickname amidst the tragic flashback; however, Fear Street Part 2's final bloody act reveals Berman's real name to be Christine "Ziggy" Berman.
When audiences meet present-day C. Berman, they also learn her dog's name is Major Tom. Fellow Bowie fans would have likely noticed that C. Berman chose to name her dog after a character from Bowie's "Space Oddity" song, so they may have realized early on Ziggy's identity once she's introduced to us through her flashback.
The second and more subtle clue is that in Part 1: 1994 Sheriff Goode delivers an ominous note to a house that reads, "It's happening again." At the time, audiences don't know who the note is to, but the introduction of Part 2: 1978 makes it clear it's for C. Berman.
During the first moments of the 1978 flashback, Nick Goode comes to "rescue" a rebellious Ziggy. While seeing an adult Nick Goode warning a now-adult C. Berman of trouble creates a nice parallel moment -- and sows the seed that deep down Nick Goode might want to be less self-serving and even rekindle a relationship with her -- it also shows a uniquely personal and secretive interest in Ziggy.
Throughout the 1978 flashback, Nick Goode and Cindy Berman don't speak to each other. Although it's entirely possible that he could have just been reaching out to a fellow survivor, his nature in doing so -- late at night, weary of people seeing him -- harkens back to that same scared teenage boy in 1978, who is not quite ready to stand up for who or what he believes in -- including C. Berman.
Directed and co-written by Leigh Janiak, the Fear Street trilogy stars Sadie Sink, Kiana Madeira, Olivia Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Darrell Britt-Gibson, Ashley Zukerman, Fred Hechinger, Julia Rehwald, Jeremy Ford and Gillian Jacobs. Part One: 1994 and Part Two: 1978 are available now on Netflix, followed by Part Three: 1666 on July 16.Fear Street Part Two: 1978 reveals the true identity of C. Berman in its final third act, but not before it dropped a major clue at the film's start.
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