WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for From’s season 3 finale!After plenty of anticipation,From’s season 3 finale finally reveals the truth behind Fatima’s pregnancy, which culminates in a twist reminiscent of a 2024 sci-fi horror movie’s shocking ending. This year has seen anotable trend towards pregnancy horror in both film and TV mediums, ranging from the Antichrist birth narratives inImmaculate,First Omen, andApartment 7Ato the monstrous birth twists in projects likeBeetlejuice 2andAlien: Romulus. As the year comes to a close, this horror pattern continues inFromseason 3’s ending, which finally sees Fatima give birth to the not-so-human baby growing inside her.
ThroughoutFromseason 3, Fatima experienced one of the show’s most disturbing storylines yet. After shockingly learning that she was pregnant inFromseason 2, as she had previously been told that she couldn’t have children, the pregnancy took some unexpected turns. From terrible morning sickness to cravings that included rotten crops and human blood, it quickly became clear that Fatima’s baby wasn’t a celebratory miracle. As it turned out, the child was never hers, with thebirth of Fatima’s monstrous “baby” beingreminiscent of the disturbing baby twist fromAlien: Romulus, which made $351 million at the box office.
Fatima Giving Birth To The Smiley Monster Is Reminiscent Of Alien: Romulus' Baby Twist
Both Feature Babies That Quickly Develop Into Monstrous Killer Creatures
As if Fatima’s pregnancy symptoms weren’t horrifying enough, the actual birth of the being inside her makes the storyline all the more frightening. When the baby is born inFrom’s season 3 finale, it remains inside the placenta as the Kimono Woman takes it down to the tunnels, where a group ofFrom’s nocturnal monsterseagerly awake. Suddenly,the baby begins to grow while still inside the placenta, forming in a distorted manner until it becomes the size of a full-grown human adult. When it breaks out of the casing, the baby is revealed as the resurrected Smiley Monster.
From Season 3 Confirms A Terrifying Theory About Why Fatima’s Baby Was Created
There were many theories about Fatima’s pregnancy, and one of the most terrifying theories about it was confirmed in the From season 3 finale.
The baby inFrominstantly growing into a full-sized humanoid creature intent on attacking the people around bears a resemblance to thehuman-Xenomorph hybrid baby inAlien: Romulus. In the 2024 horror movie, a desperate and pregnant Kay injects herself with a blood fusion, which morphs the baby inside her with the Xenomorph blood. The pregnancy escalates as quickly as Fatima’s inFrom, withthe baby then growing into a full-sized killer creature in a matter of moments after the birth. While Fatima survived the aftermath, Kay wasn’t so fortunate inAlien: Romulus’ ending.
What Fatima’s Monster Baby Twist Means For From Season 4
Another Pregnancy Will Likely Happen If A Monster Is Killed Again
When the Smiley Monster died inFromseason 2, he was almost instantly transported into Fatima to be reborn. The season 3 finale revealed that this was because the monsters were originally humans who sacrificed their children in exchange for eternal life, which turned them into nocturnal creatures. Given the reveal that Smiley was resurrected by having him grow again within Fatima,Fromconfirms the monsters can’t truly die.
Fromseason 4 has officially been renewed by MGM+, but no release date has been announced.
This means that if Boyd or the others kill another monster inFromseason 4, it will inevitably be reborn by putting Fatima or a different character through another torturous pregnancy. However, while Fatima survived giving birth to the resurrected Smiley Monster, thatdoesn’t mean the next person impregnated would be safe. It’s still unclear why exactly the Kimono Woman’s ghost needed Elgin to assist with Fatima and deliver the “baby” to the other monsters, but her history may end up shedding some light on how the residents can combat another creature pregnancy inFrom.
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From is a series revolving around a mysterious American town that ensnares newcomers, forcing its inhabitants to maintain order and find an escape amidst nighttime perils from the surrounding forest. The residents face threats from terrifying creatures emerging after sunset, complicating their struggle for survival.
Alien: Romulus
Alien: Romulus is the seventh film in the Alien franchise. The movie is directed by Fede Álvarez and will focus on a new young group of characters who come face to face with the terrifying Xenomorphs. Alien: Romulus is a stand-alone film and takes place in a time not yet explored in the Alien franchise.
