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At what point did you figure out the identity of the werewolf?


I watched this movie before I was ten years old, and I don't remember when or if I figured out the identity of the werewolf. I was probably too young to figure it out anyway.

Years later, I was able to find the movie again (perhaps my favorite from the "series"), but I obviously already knew how it ended. I tried to think about when I would have theoretically figured it out. My best guess would be when the entire group goes into the dungeon.

Jonathan: Dies; obviously not him
Richard and Catherine: Too busy arguing.
Anna: Had the gun and apparently shoots a dying Jonathan
The Count: Gave his gun to Anna (for some silly reason when he suspects one of them being a werewolf); if he were the werewolf, he certainly wouldn't have given his weapon to a potential victim.
Hungarians: Obviously with the Count, so it would stand to reason that they are innocent too.
David: Was with the Hungarian maid, until she ditched him; still obviously not him.
Mary Lou: Was with Jonathan when he was being chased, and "wakes up" claiming that the creature left her in order to chase Jonathan.

Brienne: "Any last words?"
Stannis: "Why a peach?"

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at the end when Mary Lou looks into the camera

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First watched Howling 5 many years ago, so I don't have any recollection of figuring it out. I'm sure I didn't. Re-watching it recently, there are some big clues that I would have missed seeing it as a dumb preteen.

1. Mary Lou saying that playing the role of a bimbo is hard.
2. Saying "I'm hungry," then stepping away from the group moments before the Professor dies from wolf to the neck.
3. Claiming to have seen the creature chasing Jonathan when we clearly did not see her seeing it chasing Jonathan.
4. The Count said that the werewolf is the one who appears to be the most innocent. Why did he think David appeared to be the most innocent? Because plot.
5. There a lot of stuff going down towards the end when Mary Lou was absent while supposedly sleeping.

This is one of those films I wish I could see again for the first time. Just so I could see if I'm really smarter than I was at age 12.

Thit and thpin!

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I suspected earlier,but as soon as the Count mentioned the most innocent person, I automatically knew. Too bad the Count didn't take a split second to think about what he himself was saying.

Requiescat in pace, Krystle Papile. I'll always miss you. Justice was finally served.

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The movie works for what it is -- a mystery -- and shot in a real Hungarian castle to boot. I wasn't able to decipher who the werewolf was, but I should've known it would be the least likely person.

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