Hey everyone,
Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. In today’s video- we’re going
to be discussing Fantastic Beasts 3: The Secrets of Dumbledore.
Yesterday was a truly exciting day for the wizarding world and its loyal fans, as finally-
FINALLY- a t*railer dropped for the long anticipated Fantastic Beasts film. The third installment
of a potentially 5 part franchise has been pushed back and back for years now- so it’s
exciting to see something finally coming to fruition.
It’s important to note, however, that one of the reasons for the film being pushed back
(besides the obvious global crisis)- is that the screenplay underwent a significant rewrite,
with JK Rowling bringing along former Harry Potter screenplay writer and producer Steve
Kloves.
The t*railer for the third film was nothing short of impressive- and at least TO ME, it
certainly felt more in line with the original films. If you want to see a breakdown of that
t*railer, check out the link in the PINNED comment.
But one thing that myself and fans were quick to notice was the absence of a certain character-
Kathleen Waterston aka Porpen(TINA) Goldstein. Waterston, who starred in the previous two
films Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as well as Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of
Grindelwald, played an American-half blood witch and Auror working for the Magical Congress
of the United States of America.
In the first two films she’s a main character, and we’re given a substantial portion of
her backstory- like the fact that she attended Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,
and the fact that she was sorted in to Thunderbird house- so it seems peculiar she wouldn’t
make it in to the t*railer for the third film. This also leaves one MASSIVE question - is
she in the film..at all? Or has she been removed from the franchise?
Well, my answer is this: Tina Goldstein fans should rest easy- as Porpentina is far too
intertwined in to the story to be removed altogether. I can say this with confidence
for a few reasons.
First of all- Queenie Goldstein- Tina’s sister- is still a MASSIVE part of the plot
and shows up in the t*railer on several occasions. Removing her sister for no apparent reason
would be a huge continuity error- and it just..wouldn’t make sense. I don’t think they’d make
a critical error like that.
Second of all- Fantastic Beasts fans who are privy to Harry Potter lore should already
know that Tina eventually becomes the wife of Newt Scamander- who just so happens to
be the MAIN character of the films. We also know that they go on to have children. Removing
her would be far too disruptive to the film AND Harry Potter canon. It would also invalidate
the tension that has been building between Newt and Tina in the films released thus far.
LASTLY- Katherine Waterston who plays Tina has been credited for the role on IMDB. Yes
yes, IMDB isn’t the MOST reputable source at times- but along with these other points,
I think I’ve made a fairly convincing argument for why Tina WILL be in the films.
This leaves one more question, however- why isn’t Tina in the t*railer? I’ve got a
few explanations for this as well.
First of all I want to say that the new t*railer introduces a lot of new concepts, actors and
plot points. By rewriting the screenplay they’ve (in a good way) reshaped the films that preceded
this one- and I think that by removing elements of old from the t*railer, they’re able to
place more emphasis on the NEW. This means focusing on new creatures, places, and actors-
rather than the old which (unfortunately) didn’t get the praise that Warner Bros were
hoping for. This doesn’t mean Tina is a bad character or actor- it just means that
they’re trying to excite people with NEW concepts.
Secondly, I’d imagine that Tina- in the Secrets of Dumbledore- is off on her own mission.
At the end of the Crimes of Grindelwald we saw Queenie, Tina’s sister- joining the
ranks of Grindelwalds followers. I think that headstrong Tina would be off on a mission
of her own to track down and save her sister from the likes of Grindelwald.
What do you guys think? Did you notice the absence of TINA? Where is she? Comment down
below
Until next time
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