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** Seeing as how the [[Spoilers: Ancient Ones]] are a kind of audience stand in, it could be seen as them trying to change up the formula to entertain them, something that happens frequently.

** That's correct. One of the teachers died because her body was too old to handle the parasite. The only other deaths are the principal (who died twice, first by being stabbed to death and the killed as a decoy) and Zeke's pet mouse (who was killed as a part of an experiment). Any other potential deaths were subverted (such as one teach being beheaded and then having her head reattached, the other getting Zeke's drug in the eye, only to reveal he survived with his injuries via the credits).

*** The MO used in the Cabin in the Woods simply doesn't fit. The sacrifices are, by definition, supposed to die in order for the the ritual to work. The method of 'infection via alien parasite' doesn't even do anything but mildly dehydrate the host, much less KILL them to provide a sacrifice.

** Also, [[spoiler:EverybodyLives. Those who were infected go back to normal after the "Queen" is killed.

The Faculty is [[spoiler: the one time the US failed. The main characters don't die and a stoner saves the day....]]
* This actually fits in for the mythos of ''Film/TheCabinInTheWoods'' in that there are five main characters who each fit a "part" in the human sacrifice, but part of the failure of the sacrifice in ''this'' movie is that Controllers mis-classify each of the sacrifices [[spoiler: as they ultimately end up doing in ''Cabin in the Woods'' as well]]. Just look at each of the main characters:
** Delilah is the Whore in the sacrificial ritual. According to the ritual, the Whore must be sacrificed first, and Delilah is the first of the main characters to become infected. She also dumped Stan for a completely superficial reason (head cheerleaders date football captains, not "academic wannabes"), further cementing her place in this role. But she is also very academically-minded herself, serving on the school newspaper as well as the cheer squad, and so she doesn't really fit this role very well.
** Stan, the star quarterback, is the Athlete. However, he quits the team to focus on improving his grades, and he doesn't display the alpha-male tendencies that would be expected of the Athlete. His teammate Gabe, who takes over as team captain in his stead, fits the role better, but he's a fairly minor character.
** Casey is obviously the Scholar. He discovers the parasite and makes most of the logical deductions in the movie, and he's also mercilessly teased. But he also becomes the last survivor of the five instead of Stokely, the Virgin.
** Zeke is the Fool, a lazy loner who's repeated the 12th grade at least once. However, he's actually quite intelligent (after all, he created and sells his own methamphetamine-esque drug), and he uses this supply to sniff out who is infected and who isn't.
** Stokely is meant to be the Virgin. It's not known whether or not she's a virgin, though the fact that [[SorryImGay she pretends to be a lesbian]] to avoid attention implies that she is, and she proves to be very resilient over the course of the movie. Furthermore, the "Queen" of the parasites never actually goes out of her way to infect Stokely (emphasizing the point that the Virgin must be the FinalGirl), instead going out of her way to befriend her, possibly as a way to set up TheReveal for later on and facilitate another instance of psychological pain for Stokely (like Stan blatantly showing her the fact that he's infected). However, Stokely doesn't actually become that close of a friend to the "Queen", and winds up getting infected anyway (leaving Casey as the Final Boy), cementing the failure of this sacrifice.
** Also, EverybodyLives. Those who were infected go back to normal after the "Queen" is killed.

Finally, the previous American failure was the fault of the Chem department... in 1998, the year that ''The Faculty'' came out! Another case of the Fool's supply not being properly monitored...

** This actually fits in for the mythos of ''Film/TheCabinInTheWoods'' in that there are five main characters who each fit a "part" in the human sacrifice, but part of the failure of the sacrifice in ''this'' movie is that Controllers mis-classify each of the sacrifices [[spoiler: as they ultimately end up doing in ''Cabin in the Woods'' as well]]. Just look at each of the main characters:
*** Delilah: She is the Whore in the sacrificial ritual. According to the ritual the Whore must be sacrificed first, and Delilah is the first of the main characters who becomes infected. She also dumped Stan for a completely superficial reason, further cementing her place in this role. But she is also very academically-minded and so she doesn't really fit this role very well.
*** Stan: His is the Athlete, and it helps that he's on the school's football team. However, he doesn't actually fit into this role anymore because he wants to focus on academics, and he doesn't display the same Alpha-Male tendencies that would be expected of the Athlete.
*** Casey: He's obviously the Scholar, but he ''does'' fit into this role. He discovers the parasite and makes most of the logical deductions in the movie, and he's also mercilessly teased. But he also ''doesn't'' fit into the role as he almost becomes the last survivor of the five.
*** Zeke: He is the Fool because he's repeated the 12th grade multiple times and appears to be lazy loner. However, he doesn't fit this role because he's actually quite intellent (after all, he created his own version of cocaine) and he uses this supply to sniff out who is infected and who isn't.
*** Stokely: She's meant to be the Virgin, though it's not known whether or not she's a virgin or not. However, the "Queen" of the parasites never actually goes out of her way to infect Stokely (emphasizing the point that the Virgin must be the FinalGirl) and the "Queen" facilitates many instances to bring psychological pain to Stokely (such as Stan blatantly showing the fact that he's infected to Stokely). The "Queen" also goes out of her way to befriend Stokely, possibly as a way to set up TheReveal for later on as a way to bring more suffering to Stokely. But Stokes proves to be very strong and a resilient person, and doesn't actually become that close of a friend to the "Queen", further cementing the failure of this sacrifice.

Also, the previous American failure was the fault of the Chem department ... in 1998, the year, coincidentally, that The Faculty came out! Another case of the Fool's supply not being properly monitored...

*** Stokely: She's meant to be the Virgin, though it's not known whether or not she's a virgin or not. However, the "Queen" of the parasites never actually goes out of her way to infect Stokely (emphasizing the point that the Virgin must be the FinalGirl) and the "Queen" facilitates many instances to bring psychological pain to Stokely (such as Stan blatantly showing the fact that he's infected to Stokely). The "Queen" also goes out of her way to befriend Stokely, possibly as a way to set up TheReveal for later on as a way to bring more suffering to Stokely. But Stokes proves to be very strong and a resilient person, and doesn't actually become that close of a friend to the "Queen", further cementing the failure of this sacrifice.

[[WMG: Spoilers for Cabin In The Woods]]

** This actually fits in for the mythos of CabinInTheWoods in that there are five main characters who each fit a "part" in the human sacrifice, but part of the failure of the sacrifice in ''this'' movie is that Controllers mis-classify each of the sacrifices [[spoiler: as they ultimately end up doing in CabinInTheWoods as well]]. Just look at each of the main characters:

The Faculty is [[spoiler: the one time the US failed. The main characters don't die and a stoner saves the day....]]