What happens at the end of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?

How does the movie end? District 12's Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler) wins the Games — but not without repercussions for mentor Coriolanus, who broke some rules to ensure his beloved songbird makes it out alive. Sentenced to Peacekeeper duties, he requests to serve District 12 to reunite with his love.
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What happened at the end of Ballad of songbirds and snakes?

Lucy Gray's final line to Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes may appear trivial, but it foreshadows his downfall at the hands of Katniss. Snow and Lucy Gray's final scene in The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes saw tension bubbling beneath the surface, with Lucy Gray leaving the cabin to ...
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What happened to Lucy Gray Baird at the end of the book?

Plenty of theories suggest that Lucy Gray died at the end of the book/movie. The biggest explanation for her death, as the film suggests, is that Coriolanus Snow killed her during his mad state when a snake bit him.
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Did Lucy betray Snow?

Coriolanus may be convinced that Lucy Gray betrayed him, but his paranoia makes him an unreliable narrator. Ultimately, her true intentions are never confirmed. She may have clued in on his untrustworthiness, but it's also entirely plausible that she had no plans on turning against him.
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Why did Coriolanus Snow become evil?

However, when the stakes are as high as they are in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, it makes sense why this character would ultimately become the series' main villain. Snow follows a path the audience can't morally follow, and when he kills Highbottom with rat poison, it solidifies his turn to evil and path toward ...
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The Ending Of The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes Explained

What happens to Lucy Gray after The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?

The question of whether Lucy Gray dies is not definitively answered in The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. Casca Highbottom does tell Snow during their final encounter that his sources have told him that Lucy has "disappeared," prompting speculation that District 12's mayor killed her after his daughter's death.
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Why did Tigris betray Snow?

The young woman helped to raise the future President Snow and even worked with him initially, but Tigris didn't approve of the Hunger Games, and their relationship changed drastically after Snow was assigned to mentor a District 12 tribute in the 10th annual Hunger Games.
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Is Lucy Gray Katniss mother?

For one thing, Songbirds & Snakes is set 64 years before Katniss volunteers as tribute. That means there's probably a generation or two between Lucy Gray and Katniss if they are related. Fans also know who Katniss' mother is, so that rules out Lucy Gray being her mom.
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Is President Snow in love with Lucy Gray?

In the movie, Snow and Baird develop a friendship as mentor and tribute after Lucy Gray saves Snow's life during an attack on Panem. After being sent to District 12 as a Peacekeeper in the aftermath of the 10th Hunger Games, Snow starts to deepen his relationship with Lucy Gray, which develops in a more romantic light.
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What did Snow do to Tigris?

At an unknown point in time years before the 74th Hunger Games, she was personally fired by Snow, the stated reason being due to her being too surgically enhanced.
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Are Lucy Gray and Katniss related?

Hunger Games Has Never Confirmed Lucy Gray & Katniss Are Related. Despite the popularity of this theory, the Hunger Games franchise has never confirmed that Lucy Gray - winner of the 10th Hunger Games - and Katniss - winner of the 74th - are related.
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Why did Snow shoot Lucy Gray?

Believing Lucy Gray planted the snake to harm him, Snow goes on a rampage, shooting his gun into the woods. For a moment, it seems like he has hit Lucy Gray but then she starts singing “The Hanging Tree,” causing countless Mockingjays to join in chorus.
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What happens to Nisha in songbirds?

She stepped into Petra's world when she needed her the most although Petra does not realise this until one night Nisha disappears leaving all her belongings behind and no clues as to where she went or why. Nisha leaves behind a void and an emptiness in both Petra and Yiannis.
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What happens to Clemensia in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?

Clemensia's fate is never revealed

While getting treated in the hospital after the arena bombing, Snow comes face to face with Clemensia, revealing that her eyes have turned yellow, her tongue periodically juts from her mouth and she has developed rainbow scales like the snakes.
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Who gets hung in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?

Coriolanus finds Sejanus talking to rebel Spruce, Lucy Gray's old boyfriend Billy Taupe, and his girlfriend Mayfair, leading to an altercation. Coriolanus shoots Mayfair and Spruce kills Billy. Sejanus and Spruce are subsequently hanged for treason while Lucy Gray and Coriolanus escape.
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Is Lucy Gray Baird related to President Coin?

Fan theories posit that Lucy Gray Baird may be a relative of Katniss Everdeen or President Coin. Director Francis Lawrence told us Baird likely isn't Coin, but could have ties to the character.
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Did Coriolanus shoot Lucy Gray?

We don't know for sure. It definitely looks like Coriolanus shot Lucy Gray as she lets out a grunt, but we think she managed to escape from him as only her earring was left behind. But, with Casca later telling Coriolanus that Lucy Gray has disappeared, her fate is left wide open.
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Is Lucy Grey Katniss grandmother?

No, Lucy Gray has no relation to Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games. When the original novel for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes first came out, some fans suspected that Lucy might actually be Katniss' grandmother.
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Did Tigris sell her body?

Described as sweet and vulnerable, in the book, it's suggested she sells her body to ensure the family keeps up appearances and stays fed. Tigris is seen again in "The Hunger Games" franchise as an ally to Katniss Everdeen, but much differently. After heavy modifications to her body over time, she resembles a tiger.
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How did Katniss recognize Tigris?

Years later, Katniss will recognize Tigris in Mockingjay – Part 2 (now played by Eugenie Bondurant) as a longtime stylist for the Games. Snow and Tigris have long since fallen out, it seems—we catch glimpses of her disappointment in his ruthless path to power in Songbirds and Snakes.
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Is Tigris President Snow's daughter?

This made it all the more shocking when the franchise's prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, revealed that Tigris was actually President Coriolanus Snow's first cousin.
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Who is Coriolanus Snow's wife?

He married Julia Pompey but their marriage was loveless. It was suggested by many that he poisoned his wife because she tried to kill him and take their sons place.
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Does Katniss remind Snow of Lucy?

True to his name, he's icy and has it out for Katniss after she forces the hand of the gamemaker into letting both her and Peeta win. Songbirds and Snakes reveals why Katniss' unwavering confidence in herself and her abilities is a particular thorn in Snow's side: they remind him of Lucy Gray.
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Who does Lucy Gray fall in love with?

Snow and Lucy Gray fall in love throughout their mentorship, the Games, and Snow's position in District 12 afterward, but his power-hungry nature battles with his love.
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