History Heartwarming / Scream2022

** While not dwelled on as much as the relationship between Wes and Judy, the relationship between Martha Meeks and the twins is clearly healthy and loving and she's supportive of her kids taking up the torch.
--> Martha: (carrying in a plate of snacks) Ooh, suspects! My brother would be so proud!
* Tara doesn't blame Sam for her Father leaving their family, pointing out he chose to. Her issue is that Sam left and didn't contact her. For all the issues they have, this shows Tara loves her sister and wants her around.
* One of the last things Sidney says in the film, powerful both in context and as a testament to her enduring status as one of horror's greatest {{Final Girl}}s:

* Like all previous movies, there's a brief flash of Ghostface with his blade just before the credits. However, unlike all the others where he menaces the audience for a final JumpScare, here, he wipes his blade clean and with his head bowed, just after the screen shows the text: "For [[Creator/WesCraven Wes]]." Even Ghostface takes a moment to honor the director who gave us this iconic series and killer.
** As these words appear, the sound of birds chirping in the distance can be heard -- a final nod to Wes, who was an avid ornithologist.

** As these words appear, the sounds of birds chirping in the distance can be heard. A final nod to Wes, who was an avid ornithologist.

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** Not only that, she’s shown in Dewey’s phone logs, meaning that he kept in touch with her and guided her after being stabbed by Charlie.
** It also means Charlie possibly PetTheDog and either gave Kirby a fighting chance or had an act of conscience and didn't go through with it.

** As the words appear, the sounds of birds chirping can be heard... a nod to Wes, who was an avid ornithologist.

* Sidney and Gale's reunion.

* Sam's genuine care for Tara's friends who she helped take care of when they were much younger, her hugs with Mindy and Wes specifically. Make sadder when Sam learns Wes is killed and sweeter as well when she has a moment of holding Mindy's hand as she's taken away on a stretcher at the end of the movie.

* Like all previous movies, there's a brief flash of Ghostface with his blade just before the credits. However, unlike all the others where he menaces the audience for a final JumpScare, here, he wipes his blade clean and respectfully bows his head, just before the screen shows the text: "For [[Creator/WesCraven Wes]]." Even Ghostface takes a moment to honor the director who gave us this iconic series and killer.
** As these words come up, the sounds of birds chirping can be heard... a nod to Wes, who was an avid ornithologist.

** Compare her first major scene in this film with her first major scene in ''Film/Scream1996''. Both involve her as part of a news team covering a Ghostface attack. In the former film, she is immediately trying to get the story of what happened to Sidney from her, bothers Tatu, and insults Kenny the cameraman for being too slow. Here, not only does she really pay little attention to the camerapeople (in the sense that she doesn't care about immediately reporting the story), she also goes up to Sam on her own and is rather polite and kind rather than belligerently asking questions. Then she goes over to Dewey, an interaction which, although grounded by their breakup and him just telling her about Ghostface in a text, is still a more sympathetic showcase from her. She shows sympathy towards him and even understands why he ended their relationship. She's clearly learned tact, something that could have come from having a more modest job, having finally achieved enough for herself, regret for how she was and how her relationship with Dewey had ended, or just generally maturing.

* Sam and Tara’s sisterly relationship in general. Despite the trials and tribulations they have to go through, even ignoring the killers trying to murder them, the two reconcile as sisters by the conclusion of the film.
* Despite being twisted motherfuckers, the Ghostface duo, Richie and Amber, never betray each other or even hint towards betrayal, working as equal partners instead of one of them being a subordinate like in the other films.