The finale of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 has Gale lead a rescue mission to save Peeta and the other captured victors. It goes surprisingly smoothly, but Katniss' emotional reunion with Peeta is cut short when he viciously tries to strangle her, leading Boggs to knock him out.

What happened to Peeta at the end of Mockingjay 1?

At the end of the 75th Games, Peeta is captured by the Capitol and hijacked to believe that Katniss is an evil muttation. He manages to fall in love with her all over again during the end of the war and the years afterward. Eventually, Katniss realizes that she is also in love with him, and they have two children.

What happened with Gale and Katniss at the end of Mockingjay?

In the end, Katniss and Gale grew apart, as many childhood friends and young loves do. She needed something different in her life, and with Gale's link to Primrose's death, Katniss found a reason to cut ties. If Katniss ever wanted to find comfort again, she knew she had to return to Peeta for the long term.

Does Mockingjay have a happy ending?

Meanwhile, Peeta and Katniss live in District 12 for as much of their lives as we see. The entirety of Panem is rebuilt to support each district being able to get what they need to live supported and happy lives. All in all, it's a bittersweet ending, but one that closes the door on these characters.

Who does Katniss end up with in Mockingjay Part 1?

Katniss ultimately chose Peeta because he understood her trauma and she didn't want to lose him, proving her love for him.

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Who gets Katniss pregnant?

Peeta tells Caesar that he and Katniss are already married. According to Peeta, the two married in secret and Katniss is now pregnant.

Who does Gale marry in The Hunger Games?

Gale does not marry anyone in The Hunger Games. He and Katniss talk about running away together and starting a new life in the wilderness, but they never officially marry.

Why does Katniss hate Gale at the end of Mockingjay?

In the beginning, Katniss did love Gale. But around the middleish/ending of the story, she finds herself loving Peeta instead. The main reason, though: Gale and Coin were designing a bomb, and Prim was killed by the bomb. After she died, Gale realized it was over with KAtniss.

Why does Plutarch smile when Coin dies?

It is likely that he is a relative of Hilarius Heavensbee. In the Mockingjay - Part 2, Plutarch appears to smile as he looks at Coin's dead body, suggesting that he approved of her death.

What happens to Gale after Mockingjay?

At the beginning of Mockingjay, he works particularly closely with Beetee, designing weaponry for District 13, and later goes in as a soldier on the ground to assassinate President Snow. Gale eventually moves to District 2, where he currently lives and continues working for the military.

What did Gale do to Prim?

Before the Capitol battle, Gale had explained to Katniss his series of bombs designed to feed off human compassion: a small bomb would go off, and then when medical aid rushed in, a second bomb would go off, killing those people as well. Incidentally, it's this exact type of bomb that took Prim's life.

Did Katniss ever forgive Gale?

Although she will never know for sure, Katniss does recognize that she cannot be with Gale. She will never be able to forgive him for his idea — the parachute bombs — that killed Prim.

What happened to Haymitch after Mockingjay?

Later life

After the Second Rebellion and Panem's transition into a democratic republic, Haymitch, alongside Peeta and Katniss, return to Victors' Village in District 12, where they remain as the district is rebuilt around them.

Did Peeta know Katniss was faking?

Later, the two learn President Snow considered their actions to be an act of rebellion against the Capitol. After their last interview, in which the two continue to affect their romantic feelings for one another, Peeta comes to the realization Katniss has staged her love for him all along.

Does Peeta ever regain his memory?

Like Katniss, Peeta ended up back in District 12, which was still recovering after being firebombed. By that point, Peeta greatly recovered from the brainwashing, but he still had PTSD from having his mind hijacked. Being in close proximity to Katniss was greatly beneficial as they relied on each other to heal.

Why did Peeta choke Katniss?

Peeta: Chokes Her

However, Peeta has been programmed/conditioned to hate Katniss, to believe that it's necessary to kill her. He chokes her, and if it weren't for someone else knocking him out, he would've killed Katniss.

Who killed Prim?

Answer and Explanation: Prim is killed by a bomb at the very end of the battle. Alma Coin sees an opportunity to turn the Capitol troops against Snow, and she decides the resulting loss of life from her plan is a worthwhile price to pay.

Why did Snow laugh when Katniss kills Coin?

Snow laughs after Katniss killed Coin because he enjoys the irony of the situation. He avoided the official execution ceremony, even though Panem's citizens still take their revenge on him, while Katniss ends up snatching away the victory and power that Coin thinks she has successfully secured.

Who rules Panem after Coin dies?

Republic era. Commander Paylor was the leader of the rebels in District 8. After Coin was killed, Paylor became president in an emergency election.

Why was Prim killed?

She later realizes, after a conversation with the imprisoned President Snow, that President Alma Coin sent Prim to her death (which was caused by a hovercraft by the rebels) both to sway the Capitol citizens to Coin's side by making them think Snow was bombing the children, and to swing Katniss to her side through the ...

Are Effie and Haymitch together?

This interaction was so surprising to fans because it's not in the books at all. While, throughout the series, there's some chemistry between the two, nothing ever comes of the tension in Suzanne Collins' novels. Beyond the kiss, nothing happened between the two in the movies either.

Why did Prim think President Snow would avoid killing Peeta?

When Katniss doesn't answer, Prim says she doesn't think Snow will kill Peeta, because then Snow would have no way left to hurt Katniss.

Why did Haymitch choose Katniss?

He only uses Katniss because the Capitol is brutally oppressive and he realizes that, with Katniss's help, the rebels have a real chance of bringing it down. This sort of cynical pragmatism largely defines Haymitch, and it stems from a combination of realism and a rebellious spirit.

Do Katniss and Peeta sleep together?

It's only implied that they get it on via snuggling and other affectionate acts in close quarters — but if you have read the book, they really imply that they took their relationship to the next level.

What happens to Gale at the end?

Answer and Explanation: At the end of Mockingjay, Gale relocates to District 2 and begins working in the district's government.