What should have happened hunger games

He says goodbye to her and begins a new life in District 2. Meanwhile, Johanna doesn't have an exit scene like most of the other main characters do. She and Gale could make a great match, given their strong opinions and fiery personalities.

Johanna's sarcasm would tame his headstrong rebelliousness, which Katniss thinks is one of Gale's worst traits , and even if neither of them needs a romantic partner, they might have a chance at happiness together. Haymitch and Effie share an entertaining back-and-forth throughout the entire series, though it's never anything serious.

The more time they spend together, though, the more they become a team — even family. These two characters are on the same page when it comes to protecting Katniss and Peeta. They may have different strategies, but when they come together, Haymitch and Effie are able to pull off some incredible feats. However, after everything, the two part ways in the Capitol, where they share a brief romantic moment.

It's unclear what Effie's future in the Capitol holds for her, but Haymitch's life in District 12 could have been less lonely if she'd joined him. From the beginning of the series, it's clear that Katniss and Peeta share a connection that nobody else entirely understands.

They've shared experiences and helped each other through all kinds of trauma, beginning with the bread that saves Katniss's life.

Even without the Hunger Games, Katniss acknowledges that Peeta is right for her. He balances out her fiery personality with his gentler one, but he still understands her motives and supports her cause.

At the end of the series, both of them are content, having come to a point of closure in their relationship. After everything they've been through, it makes sense for them to find their peace together. An avid cinephile and bookworm, Svetlana also writes creatively across multiple forms and genres. Her fiction and poetry appear in several printed and digital publications. This is important in the books, but on screen, her character was unfortunately ignored. Jena Malone gave a kickass portrayal of Johanna Mason.

In the books, Johanna and Katniss definitely butt heads, but they also have a unique friendship forged over their hatred for Snow and their training to go into the Capitol in Mockingjay. Because the movies changed it up and didn't have them train and overcome fears, those moments are missed. Alright, there's no excuse as to why this scene wasn't in the movies, because it was filmed and made into a deleted scene. His talent for tying knots produces this heartbreakingly wonderful quote: "It takes 10 times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.

He has a difficult past, and while it is explained in Mockingjay — Part 1 when he reveals Snow's poisonous secrets, there's more depth to the character that could be explored in the movies.

When Katniss' squad breaks into a Capitol home after they're almost killed by the sludge, they run into the woman who lives there. Just as she's about to call for help, Katniss doesn't give it a second thought and kills her. I felt this was an important scene lacking from Mockingjay — Part 2 because it shows even though Katniss stands up for the innocent civilians, she still has to make difficult life-and-death choices. In the books, the reveal that Katniss shoots her arrow at Coin instead of Snow is shocking.

In the movie, not so much. And through all of these horrific experiences, Katniss seems to actually deal with almost none of it. She really needed to heal before choosing a life partner. Regardless of how Katniss would have ultimately felt about Gale or if she even loved him in a romantic sense, the reality is, Gale was arguably the most important person in Katniss' life besides Prim.

To not only lose him, but to lose Gale because of the part he played in Prim's death , was a crippling blow for Katniss. She needed some time to actually mourn that relationship and what that could have been for her before truly falling in love with someone else. Obviously, Katniss and Peeta can understand each other in ways that no one else can because they have gone through so much together that no one else has.

However, it's hard to see what they have in common besides their shared traumatic experiences. They didn't really know each other before the Games and they seem to naturally clash in a lot of major ways. Plus, bonding over unimaginable horror doesn't seem like the foundation for a great, healthy relationship. Clearly, Katniss Everdeen was completely and irrevocably changed by her experience in The Hunger Games, just as anyone would be. I make a list in my head.

Of all the good things I've seen someone do. Every little thing I could remember. It's like a game. I do it over and over. Gets a little tedious after all these years.

But there are much worse games to play. Whether this is a happy ending for Katniss and Peeta is up for interpretation and it does leave things open-ended for the couple in some ways. The couple found each other and some peace away from the politics of Panem, but they are both very much affected by the games. Katniss still has nightmares, but by the end of Hunger Games she is content with playing a much lower stakes game when the bad dreams haunt her then living in the world of pain that created them.

Many loose ends are tied at the end of Mockingjay Part 2 , but it also does leave some opportunities for more story to occur in the future. Josh Hutcherson has shown interest in returning for a sequel, even with an idea in mind and we hope we do see another chapter to the saga with the original cast someday. For now, Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins published a prequel to her popular series earlier this year, The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes , which tells the story of President Snow as a teenager.

And a movie is in the works with Francis Lawrence, who directed Catching Fire and both Mockingjay films on board to adapt the movie.