{"id":28599,"date":"2023-01-13T11:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T10:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1767374"},"modified":"2023-01-13T11:39:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T10:39:47","slug":"m3gan-ending-explained-does-m3gan-survive","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/m3gan-ending-explained-does-m3gan-survive\/","title":{"rendered":"M3GAN ending explained: does M3GAN survive?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 13 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>From Chucky to Annabelle, creepy dolls have long been a staple of horror fiction \u2013 but never before has there been one quite like <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/how-to-watch-m3gan\/&quot;\">M3GAN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The artificially intelligent, lifelike, and ultimately murderous doll is at the centre of a new horror flick produced by James Wan and Jason Blum, and she\u2019s already become a social media sensation thanks to her distinctive dance moves and unique interpretation of David Guetta\u2019s Titanium.<\/p>\n<p>The film \u2013 which has now arrived in UK cinemas \u2013 sees a M3GAN prototype gifted to recently bereaved 8-year-old Cady (Violet McGraw) by her aunt and the doll\u2019s designer Gemma (Allison Williams), and although the doll initially seems like an ideal companion, things very quickly turn sour.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve watched the film and need a little help unpacking the closing moments \u2013 including the final twist at the very end \u2013 read on to have the M3GAN ending explained.<\/p>\n<p>And be warned: there are <strong>major spoilers for M3GAN from this point onwards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>M3GAN ending explained: does M3GAN survive?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When M3GAN is first gifted to Cady, everything seems rosy \u2013 the doll teaches her new owner valuable life lessons, helps her cope after the loss of her parents, and altogether makes for very enjoyable company.<\/p>\n<p>But of course, it doesn\u2019t take very long for problems to emerge: M3GAN soon begins to show signs of growing just a little too protective of Cady, and \u2013 partly due to the fact her development was rushed through by Gemma \u2013 there is no programming in place to stop her from going rogue.<\/p>\n<p>Taking her role as a protector of Cady increasingly seriously, M3GAN decides it is her duty to kill anything that poses a threat \u2013 first a dog, followed by its owner and then a teenager who was bullying Cady.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;M3GAN\" official=\"\" trailer=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BRb4U99OU80?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" web-share=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Because she has craftily deleted the video footage that shows her carrying out the killings, there is no concrete evidence that M3GAN was responsible for the deaths, but Gemma puts two and two together and decides she needs to switch her off, much to Cady\u2019s chagrin.<\/p>\n<p>All the while, Gemma\u2019s employer David (Ronny Chieng) is pressing ahead with plans to release M3GAN to the public \u2013 especially after a very impressive demonstration for investors \u2013 and is furious when Gemma and her colleagues Tess and Brandon decide to shut the doll down.<\/p>\n<p>But of course, M3GAN isn\u2019t the sort to go down without a fight, and Tess and Brandon\u2019s attempts to switch her off backfire when she attacks them and goes on a killing spree, murdering David and his assistant Kurt and framing the latter for both deaths.<\/p> <p>She then drives to Gemma\u2019s house where she confronts her creator one to one, leading to a fight between the pair which is interrupted when Cady \u2013 scared at what she is witnessing \u2013 activates Bruce, a much bigger robot that Gemma had made as a college project.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce begins to tear M3GAN apart, but even after sustaining major damage, the doll continues fighting \u2013 optimistically singing Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positives in the process \u2013 and even turns on Cady.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s the girl who appears to get the last laugh, finally finishing her former protector off by stabbing an exposed processing chip with a screwdriver. And so M3GAN, it seems, is dead\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026or is she?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What does the final shot mean in M3GAN?<\/strong><\/h2> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6317596160112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p>In the film\u2019s very final shot, once a relieved Cady and Gemma have left M3GAN\u2019s remains in the house, the camera of Gemma\u2019s smart home device suddenly turns on and appears to flicker at them.<\/p>\n<p>The implication, of course, is that although M3GAN\u2019s body might be gone, she has been able to transfer her AI conscience to this device and thus will live to fight another day.<\/p>\n<p>And with <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/m3gan-2-will-there-be-a-sequel\/&quot;\">talks about a sequel reportedly already underway<\/a>, it certainly looks like this won\u2019t be the last we see of M3GAN\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>M3GAN is showing in UK cinemas from Friday 13th January 2023. 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\"><strong>Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrick Cremona Published: Friday, 13 January 2023 at 12:00 am From Chucky to Annabelle, creepy dolls have long been a staple of horror fiction \u2013 but never before has there been one quite like M3GAN. 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