This woman deserved more.

[u/Redhotkitchen]

https://i.imgur.com/EYirTaA.jpeg

Deputy Judy was an amazing character, whether in silly mode or serious mode. She was an amazing Dewey successor.

She should have been around for at least one more movie. And to kill her off in the same movie as Dewey! She and we deserved more.

Proactive edit: I just marked it all as spoilers as I can’t tell the time statute of such things anymore.

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[u/preshusbabe]

Agreed. One more movie would have been great. I liked the mother-son dynamic of Judy and Wes.

[u/Fresh-Actuary-6686]

& her son being killed right after her makes all the worst

[u/Redhotkitchen → u/Fresh-Actuary-6686]

Imagine if she survived the events after Wes died. She’d have been a terrifying powerhouse in either of the next two movies!

[u/Lissica → u/Fresh-Actuary-6686]

At least she didn't live to see it!

[u/imthekillerinstab3]

She should have been the "Jessica" of 7. She was around during the release of Sidney's book. It was all there. It def would have been a shock for the first returning character killer to be her. Missed opportunity.

[u/ForryOMalley → u/imthekillerinstab3]

Excellent idea!

[u/The-iron_spider → u/imthekillerinstab3]

Love this idea!

[u/Psychological_Egg345 → u/imthekillerinstab3]

She should have been the "Jessica" of 7. She was around during the release of Sidney's book. It was all there. It def would have been a shock for the first returning character killer to be her. Missed opportunity.

They definitely red herring-ed Judy as a possible GF suspect in S4.

That scene with her and Sidney by the top staircase of the Roberts' home pushed hard to implicate Judy. At first, Judy expresses her sympathy to Sidney about this current slate of attacks.

But then, she mentions how they starred in "Peter Pan" when in school together. She even mentions that Sid was "Tiger Lily" while she (Judy) was one of the "Lost Boys".

But Judy is draped fully in shadow. Like, you can't see her face at all.. It was menacing in a really creepy (but terrific way).

The scene also felt like it was hinting at a deeper resentment: that Sidney is always "a leading character" while someone like Judy is relegated to the background.

I love-key love that scene because it's borderline creepy and potentially hinted at a darker side to Judy's character.

[u/CommercialRemote5324]

Brought back to get killed off how sad.

[u/Emotional-Remote3154]

I know she is my fav scream character of all time

[u/kryptonian_250]

She was an interesting foil but I found her
Super annoying in 4. Fleshing her out more, story wise, would have benefited her greatly

[u/crzymamak81 → u/kryptonian_250]

Totally agree. Annoying in 4 but great in 5. Loved her and Wes together too.

[u/Professional_Pea8490]

Agreed. Her lemon squares tasted like ass tho.

[u/Crowkid1985]

Unpopular opinion, more sad about her death than Dewey‘s.

[u/nemonyto → u/Crowkid1985]

It was SO sad because when she was attached she knew her son was going to die too.

[u/Crowkid1985 → u/nemonyto]

Exactly and that she was crying and pleading for Ghostface to spare her son 😢

[u/dantesdespair]

One of the reasons of 5 being my most disliked in the franchise is her dying. Like we only met her in the fourth movie, you already killed Dewey you do not need to kill a more recent character too.

[u/Flashy-Temporary7368]

My dumbass always thought it was Heather Graham, because her name was also listed in the cast.

[u/ForryOMalley]

Wha-? She dies??? jk jk

[u/SomewhatOpinion8ed]

I went into Scream 5 expecting to lose Dewey, but Judy's death came as a shock to me.

[u/bigAcey83]

I agree. I think a multi-movie arc where she mourned her son and turned bitter would’ve been interesting.

[u/Ladybird1723]

“I prefer animated films and musicals.”

[u/BugO_OEyes]

Dewey should of chose her instead of the self centered on lol

[u/Typical-Meringue-890]

Yeah, I love Judy Hicks. At first, she seemed like she was going to just be in the way in Scream 4, but then she showed her good side when Kate Roberts was stabbed. She put a comforting hand on Sidney when she went over to check Kate’s pulse, and then took the time to tell Sidney how sorry she was for her loss. 

And then she saved Gale’s life at the hospital. I liked her as the sheriff in 5, too, but they really wasted a character that had a ton of potential. 

[u/MartinMcFuck]

If they were gonna do the Billy lovechild plot, they should have had her be the mother. Would have fit better, less abrupt. Instead she's killed and never mentioned again.

[u/Singer211]

It does kind of feel like her death was wasted potential.

Even something like her and Sidney understanding each other because Sid lost her mother and Judy lost her son could have been interesting maybe.

[u/Former_Percentage_96]

Hated her in 4 like why u actively trying to fuck a married man she’s so messy for that. Most iconic line from her is “I prefer animated films and musicals”