i dont think haymitch is the main character of the new hunger games book... 

Unfortunately, we already know from Mockingjay that Haymitch had a (unnamed) girlfriend, and she (along with his family) was killed two weeks after he won his games. (quote from Mockingjay, just after Finnick is doing his propo where he reveals how he was treated as a victor, and how Snow uses poison): *"Is that what happened to you?" I ask Haymitch.* *"No. My mother and younger brother. My girl. They were all dead two weeks after I was crowned victor. Because of that stunt I pulled with the force field," he answers. "Snow had no one to use against me."* *"I'm surprised he didn't just kill you," I say.* So its unlikely there's a romantic connection if its Madge's mother... but if Suzanne Collins wanted to really screw with us, it could absolutely be from that girlfriend's perspective...and end when she gets killed. ALSO. Wild theory. But it could be from Katniss' mother's perspective. She was friends with Maysilee after all...

Not necessarily about the upcoming book (because I don’t think it will apply) but just in general I like the concept of having one be about a tribute who is not a winner in the end and ends up dying. You know, just one of many who was not “fortunate” enough to fight their way out

I’m almost 100% sure Plutarch Heavensbee would be our main character. The book starts out with him being infatuated by the games, wanting nothing more then to be a head gamemaker one day, he’s been brainwashed by all the propaganda. I’m my theory it’s snow’s last year as head gamemaker before his presidency. Maybe there are whispers of retirement for the current president, and snow HAS to prove himself, which is why the arena has that signature snow flair with everything being poisoneous, he literally puts his stamp on the games. Snow knows how much Plutarch wants to fill his shoes one day and grants him mentorship of district 12, since they don’t have a (living) victor. This because he knows Plutarch is the most trustworthy, he wouldn’t dare to take a misstep because he wants to become Snow one day, and because again, he wants to show where he came from and put that Snow stamp on the games. But something changes, Plutarch meets Haymitch, Maysilee and the other tributes and starts to slowly know them and see them for what they are, children who are being used for entertainment of the rich. When haymitch wins by using the force field, the first thing snow does when he becomes president shortly after is making the fool out of the person who made him look like the fool. With his powers, he kills haymitch’s loved ones, to show snow always lands on top. This is when Plutarch sees snow for what he really is, a monster. This is when Plutarch meets other capitol people who aren’t in favor of the games, like Cinna. And he forms an undercover group of rebels who all climb their way up the top, Plutarch becoming a gamemaker, cinna becoming a stylist,… We’ll see the first communications being made with district 13, maybe we’ll even find out that Lucy Gray is there alive and well, and she dies before the events of mocking jay. So we’ll follow Plutarch throughout his journey of starting the revolution. Maybe the book ends with the very meta way of Plutarch watching prim get reaped and seeing katniss volunteer, ha.

Tigris and Maggs both play a major role in this book. Tigris will be Haymitch’s stylist, and the things she does to encourage Haymitch is the final nail in her relationship with Snow. I feel that it’s not an accident that Haymitch speaks so kindly of Maggs in Catching Fire. She made a profound impact on him, perhaps as a surrogate mentor because 12 doesn’t technically have an available winner? There will be many Easter eggs as it pertains to Katniss’ mom and dad. Plutarch is most likely a young game maker, and the events in this book set him on a path of defiance. When he tells Katniss that she inspired him to come back, it indicates he had been in that position before.

I like the idea, but I'm pretty sure in Mockingjay implied that Hamich did have a gf and Snow killed her because he "cheated" in the Games. What I would like was a perspective of a Careeer or someone from a Capitol. Maybe Plutach Havesebee. In Balad, we find out his family is an old Capitol family. I would like to see more about that transformation.

With all the mentions of propaganda I'm surprised you didnt think that Plutarch would be the main character. Thats what I think, and it would make sense: he's an up-and-coming propagandist/gamemaker for the capitol but holds resentment for his government, he sees Haymitch being anti-capitol and he maybe helps him to win his games from behind the scenes (or maybe just recruits him for the rebellion after he sees how Haymitch suffers for not submitting?) Idk just a thought.

I think we will get duo POV. One of a Haymitch (not Real) & one of someone else (who thinks propaganda is Real) and then in the Climax their perspective clash.

What if it’s about Effie. And her mom or relative is the current “tribute picker” and she is completely influenced by the propaganda of the capitol.

I think this is an interesting take, but thing that I disagree with is that we HAVE already gotten the spectators’ view of Haymitch’s games, in a way. That’s the only view we’ve gotten of the games - Haymitch won’t talk about them, and the video Katniss and Peeta watch isn’t some sort of insider’s footage: it’s the broadcast. So seeing what actually happened vs what we’ve already been shown and told of these games from the outside would be new. We don’t see “basically his entire Hunger Games” - we see the Capital edit. This could make for a first foray into deuteragonist territory, with alternating narrators as we deal with “real or not real” and competing perspectives from within and outside the Games, or switching between a more in-depth version of the broadcast we’ve already gotten in CF and what Haymitch really experienced. And at some point Haymitch’s addiction will probably factor in, so we could get the way his perspective starts to warp as he tries to numb the pain and self-medicate to block out the horrors of his reality, which could also play into “real or not real.” (Also Haymitch had a girlfriend who was killed on Snow’s orders after he used the arena to win, so a romance with the surviving Donner sister wouldn’t really work with that) But there are a lot of interesting ideas here - definitely want to see more on how Tigris and Coryo’s relationship evolved.

My crazy prediction (just to throw out there): 5th book will be narrated by Plutarch Heavensbee and we will get to hear his thoughts as he watches the games and goes from being a loyal capitol citizen to a secret rebel/double agent by realizing the how manipulative the capitol's propaganda is. Would be cool because we know that one day he will use this very thing against them I haven't read the books in years but I can't wait for this new one. And really excited by what Suzanne Collins said about her inspiration because I agree that misinformation and alternative "facts" are one of the most dystopian and frightening aspects of our world today

my insane theory: i think some ancestor of buttercup will make an appearance and eat the bird maysilee gave to katniss’ mother

I saw the title and was immediately ready to be dismissive but dude…I’m really into this idea lol. Like I loooove the idea that this could give insight to the floating theory that Madge giving Katniss the pin is purposeful rebellion-but what if it’s her mom that tells her to give the pin to Katniss? And she’s also the one that gives her painkillers to Katniss’s mom for Gale after he’s whipped…

When I heard it would be about Haymitch's hunger games, I was like 'what? but we know everything that happens to him & how is family & gf get killed for his actions in the games and then assumedly, he loses himself to depression and alcohol, compounded by having to mentor new tributes every year, watching them die. Why would I want to read that?' Then I realised it hadn't actually been confirmed it was from Haymitch's POV & my brain exploded. I think we'll get confirmation that Maude Ivory is Katiniss' dad's mother. The love story will be Katniss' mother giving up her life in the good part of town to marry Katniss' dad from the poorer part, after becoming disillusioned by what she experiences and sees her friends experience during the Quarter Quell. I hope we see how far Snow & Tigris have climbed but I don't want their relationship to be the focus. I want Collins to bring out a sixth book from Tigris POV that culminates in Finnick's (who she was stylist for and came to like) winning of the Hunger Games & Tigris learning that the fourteen yr old boy is being sold to the highest bidder. It's hinted in Songbirds and Snakes that she has experience selling herself to keep food on the table for Corio & Gran-mama during those dark days. I think that was the final straw for her and when the cousins relationship ended.

i would love a dual perspective! like one person outside of the games and one person inside the games, then we could see the contrast between the capitols narrative and the actual events of the game that year

I’m definitely hype for this book, because after songbirds and snakes, I’m SO fascinated by the world building and how the games themselves developed. I would also be kind of interested in seeing the games from the perspective of a spectator in the capitol. Explore the psychology of those who have been manipulated into enjoying the spectacle and sport of the games, and those who genuinely believe that the luxuries they offer the tributes are luck and kindness. That the winners are lucky. You talk a lot about different perspectives to view the games through, and how we’ve watched a player and a mentor. Suzanne Collins says it’s about propaganda and control. I could very well see this book exploring how capitol citizens are brainwashed to such a degree.

I 100% believe Katniss’ dad is the son of Maude Ivory. He’s the one who taught her the songs such as the hanging tree and deep in the meadow etc. The Baker explains that he had such a beautiful voice the birds would stop to listen. He knew about the cabin and the lake the Covey frequented. Katniss said that she remembers anything put to music even if she only hears it once and Lucy Grey tells us that Maude Ivory has this same ability. I think it would be amazing to have this story be from Haymitch’s gf pov and then switch to Haymitch after they all get killed by Snow.

My theory is definitely it’s gonna be through Plutarch’s POV. Because he clearly understands the use of propaganda, and I actually really want to know more about Plutarch. I want to know why he stopped being a Gamemaker.

The crew hurries inside to edit the material, and Plutarch leads Finnick off for a chat, probably to see if he has any more stories. I'm left with Haymitch in the rubble, wondering if Finnick's fate would have one day been mine. Why not? Snow could have gotten a really good price for the girl on fire. "Is that what happened to you?" I ask Haymitch. "No. My mother and younger brother. My girl. They were all dead two weeks after Iwas crowned victor. Because of that stunt I pulled with the force field," he answers. "Snow had no one to use against me." "I'm surprised he didn't just kill you," I say. "Oh, no. I was the example. The person to hold up to the young Finnicks and Johannas and Cashmeres. Of what could happen to a victor who caused problems," says Haymitch. "But he knew he had no leverage against me." "Until Peeta and I came along," I say softly. I don't even get a shrug in return.

I hate how interesting what she is saying is, and how much I agree with everything it is said, and yet every two minutes my eyes fly to the cat-clock on the wall and I think "hey, cool cat"

I just wanted to say that its so crazy how recently i had my hunger games phase back after all the years, started watching your videos and other content about it, just truly diving into the fixation and a 5th book is announced, i feel like it was really a perfect timing! when i get delusional enough ill start thinking the fandom manifested it lmao

My far fetched theory is that the new book could be from the pov of a hunger games stylist or mentor. It would be interesting to see who would mentor Haymitch, considering the fact that there were no surviving victors from district 12 at that time.

What if, the Capitol controlled what the people saw on screen? What if the actual events were not what was shown but changed the narrative of? Maybe Haymitch wasn’t supposed to win, maybe he made a deal with the Capitol or Snow, but ended up defying and breaking his promises and emerged a victor? That would explain why ‘his’ family and gf were targeted after. Because it wasn’t his fault the ax from the other tribute hit the force field leaving him the victor. I also feel like his younger brother is a kid, because we’ve never seen snow hurt a kid before, and this could be it, this could be us cementing our hate towards Snow. While we got info about the arena and the mutts, I think what the book might focus will be less on the games and more on the actual reality outside the games. We saw inside the games and the frustration from those in 1-3, then we saw the behind the scenes from Capitol in Ballad, what we need is a POV of someone who doesn’t have a loved one in the games but still wants to end the system. This book could be a lot and for all I know it could also end up being Collins’ Magnum Opus and might go down in history.

Just a thought but what if we get Tigris's pov. Although as some comments mentioned, Plutarch would be pretty interesting as well or maybe a career tribute. Like how propaganda is used in the career districts to promote the hunger games, or the way the capitol views it. Personally though I'm pretty interested in Tigris and at that point in the story I'd imagine she's a well established fashion designer and we know about her falling out with Snow so that would be cool to explore. Idk tho, just a thought like I said.

Points of views I’d like to see (to echo other’s) I’d really like to see Katniss’s mother’s point of view to see who she was before the trauma she’s endured (friend passing, husband passing, etc). Tigris would be interesting due to her beginning to really see how Snow began to make the HG’s a spectacle and his overall lust for power. Haymitch’s GF would be insightful to see the behind the scenes pressures of having a loved one in the games. Perhaps she, Haymitch, Katniss’s mother, Masilee and her sister all knew one another and were friends. Maybe they were all rebellious teens 👀 I can’t remember if Madge’s family were always in the mayor roll. Perhaps their circle being reaped was to show a lesson. Topics I’d really want to see: - More of Haymitch - I know we know alot about his games but I want more of his story, especially as an unexpected victor. I can imagine not many were betting on him. - Career district training systems -Tigris’ experience as a stylist and experience of having to conform to Snow’s ways to survive - More on Katniss’ mother, Madge’s family and that dynamic - More on Haymitch’s family - Systems in place to drive the point that the games are a show and a reminder that the capital, and Snow, always lands on top

When the announcement came out for this book I immediately was like I CANT WAIT TO HEAR WHAT MEREDITH THINKS

when i saw the title, i actually first thought it could be from the perspective of that girl tribute from 12 who went in with haymitch, and had an alliance going with him. i think it would be quite interesting to get the perspective of a losing tribute, especially since we know she’s one of the last ones to die before haymitch wins the games. that said, i also love the idea of katniss’ mother being the mc, or a young effie as a capitol girl and avid fan of the games, or even young plutarch heavensbee and how he, a member of an old capitol family, eventually became anti capitol to the point of aiding the revolution

Maybe we get 3 books of Snow like we got 3 of Katniss. I don't necessarily want that, but i also didnt think i wanted Snow POV in Ballad, but i loved it. But my farfetched idea: A Cinna POV! Id love to see him work as a (junior) stylist, navigating capital politics, and seeing a rebellious spirit grow in him. Right out the gate in Book 1 he was pushing boundaries by only wearing gold eyeliner (vs the other citizens in avant garde) and by dressing the tributes as fire vs coal. His subtle acts are propaganda in their own ways and theres gotta be a story behind that. In all seriousness though, if its not Haymitch it's gotta be Plutarch.

I agree with Madge’s mother being the narrator!! To build on that I think it will show us the origin of the Mockingjay pin, like Ballad shows the origin of the hanging tree song. Madge was the one who gave the pin to Katniss in the first place. Far fetched theory, Suzanne will make a third prequel to make them a trilogy, and show us the origin of the three finger salute, maybe with more on the story of tigress closer to the 74th. and then the prequels would have a solid purpose of showing us the building up of the revolution over time.

I’ve mentioned this before in other videos, but it’s very possible that everything we know about the 50th is false. Perhaps what really happened in those games were altered and changed to manipulate the masses and maintain control of the people watching them. Makes sense especially when you consider Collin’s inspiration for writing this new book.

When Haymitch sees Katniss and Peeta reviewing his Games, they talk about how Haymitch's trick with the force field was seen as rebellious. I feel like we might get a perspective that shows how the Capitol deals with what they see as rebellion, whether or not it was meant that way by the accused. Something about how panicky they feel, seeing all the districts' behaviors inspired by the act, compared to the limited version that each district has. Maybe something about this news between districts being restricted, and how it helps control some even while others get out of hand and require greater resources to put it down.

She finally stopped calling Hamich the sponsor.... This is the character growth I've come to see. Love the content! I'm here for it!

i dont know how i got here the minute it was uploaded, but exciting!

I hope it is about Alma Coin, and how she became a rebel

I love the theory that someone on the outside but very invested is the main character. It’s the only piece of the world we are truly missing as a reader because we don’t see the average people watching real time. I do think alternatively we could see a future gamer maker as the main character, someone like Plutarch and what gets someone to have that aspiration. He’s very ambitious but then ultimately flips sides.. or was he a mole all along? Orr it could be Tigress herself and seeing her shift overtime. Also i just rewatch your videos for fun, you’re in my long form content like Mike’s Mic and FSN. Glad to see your videos are blowing up 🙌

I think it’s going to be about Haymitch. It starts with his game. But like you said we already know what went down so that will be a small part but it’s more about the aftermath. Seeing Haymitch becoming disillusioned as a mentor going from year to year watching innocent children die. (There are 23 years between the 50th and 74th HG we can explore a little more love to see something about the relationship between mentors year to year). I think we will see through his perceptive how Haymitch learned to “stay alive” since as we all know the games never end even after you win. Maybe it will end with how he ended up on the side of the rebels.

i’ve really got into your channel recently due to hunger games lol but i love your channel so much! i can’t wait to see what suzanne will do with new book

this was such an interesting watch! i gotta say i have no clue who our pov character will be (or even if it will only be one), but regarding tigris and snow's falling out i have a pet theory that makes me think we won't quite see the aftermath of it in this book - it'll still be the buildup. one thing we know about tigris from tbosas is that she likely did some manner of s*x work to bring in money for her family. we know eventually snow starts forcing victors into a similar situation, most notably with finnick. we also know that tigris was a stylist at least long enough for katniss to recognize her from capitol tv, so she probably worked on the games until around finnick's games, when katniss would have been around 7. i think that tigris might have been a stylist in finnick's games - not sure if for him or not - but once she found out what was happening to him and other tributes with them being forced to use their bodies the way she had to all those years ago, she finally decided to break ties with snow once and for all. this is entirely conjecture on my part lol so i have no idea if this would be accurate, but regardless i would love to see more about her and snow's deteriorating relationship in sotr!!!

I love your theories!! I am so excited no matter what it ends up being about.

The other day I was eating up a great video of yours on Peta and Gale which reignited my interest in the series after years then BOOM this was announced. She did this for me and me only

Just a idea but what if it's about how Tigress turned away from Snow? Hers would be a somewhat outsider's perspective on the games, the brutality of the second quarter quell, the many deaths and how the districts are starting to think about a uprising. In time we are closer to the 75th game than the 10th, it would be the perfect setup for the story to fill out the gaps we are making fan theories about, also would be a payoff if Collins meant to be Corio's story as the first part of prequel trilogy, changing the perspective from book to book. In this case from Corio to Tigress who we know from Mockingjay that knows Haymitch. Wouldn't be surprised if she was on his beauty team also. I think this direction would make sense to take the series to a whole new lvl. Not to mention getting more background on the capitol and how things advanced after Corio took power. On that note, I would LOVE if a third book came out about Finnick. Collins herself said in a interview that her only regret about Mockingjay is killing Finnick and would do the opposite given the opportunity to do so, so it would be a nice tribute to him to get his own book. ❤

I with love a peeta's pov to know his friends and people that had a crush him ,Portia his styles and close friend and his childhood

i really really want it to be a dual pov!!

I have not read or watched any of the hunger games material but hear you speak about it has peaked my interest. I hope some of your predictions are correct.

There is a third option you didn't consider. A person related to the games that isn't a gamemaker. Who gets direct contact with load of propaganda and ends up switching sides in the end. Capotol darling turned capitol pariah. Ladies, gentlemen and gentlefolk, our possible main character, Tigriss Snow herelf! She was a stylist on the games, so why couldn't she deal with deconstructing the propaganda she was fed since birth with her own morals

I'm just hoping Collins would move away from district 12 in the next book. We want to see the other districts too!

i think it may be maysilee’s pov because not only will that give us an insight into the arena itself, but also of someone like peeta that is from town and fairly middle class. this is someone that may believe in the propaganda the capitol feeds its citizens and the districts, so slowly untangling that with her may be the center of this book. either way i’m very excited!!

i think coin is our main character, watching from 13, trying (and failing) to make maysilee the first mockingjay

I laughed at first when you brought up there being a dog, but now it's the only prediction I'm invested in.. I think you're right? There's a 'domesticated labor' allegory there I can smell it!!

Hanging tree was a forgotten song because not many remembered the 10th hunger games. It was passed down in her family. Someone in her family had to be covey at least

My first thought, I kid you not, was “what if it’s dual POV with Haymitch and Maysilee” and honestly I think everything Collins touches turns to gold so I would love to see how she writes from a dual pov. Another thing that I would be interested in is it being from multiple spectators pov. Like Katniss’s mom, Peeta’s dad, Madge’s mom, etc etc. because Collins saying it focuses a lot on propaganda doesn’t make much sense to me if it’s from the perspective of someone who is focused on surviving more than anything else. TLDR: Suzanne Collins, PLEASE write in multiple POVs

so excited for the new book!! ❤

This is a good idea. My crazy theory is that the perspective is from a career tribute and how propaganda affects districts like 1 and 2 into submission to the capital.

I want the perspective from another district. We all know 12 very well. Now let’s see what 13 was like going into the war between them and the capital. Or someone from district 1. I’m sure 1 and 3 weren’t all roses and sunshine. But I’ll be happy if this is about haymitch or a love interest for him. I just hope her taking all this time to write new books means she’s putting a lot of thought into connecting it to the rest of the books.

My theory that I will protect with my life is that the perspective of the new novel will be of a career, who is spoon fed propaganda and the illusion of false hope and real vs not real with the honour of winning just for Haymitch to win in a way that breaks the rules and makes the career realise (similar to Cato) that everything was a lie.

I love the art! Agreed that maybe some more spacing on the back way but either way, it looks great! Also love that little flame light on the table. I didn't even know about the new book announcement until I saw your video just now, I am so excited!! I just watched all the movies for the first time a couple of months ago and read the first book and am now in Catching Fire. When you said to grab it and turn to the page, I had it right next to me and read along. I said to my partner- 'This is my church". Absolutely love all your videos and I hope at least your main prediction comes true! Side note- I wish Suzanne Collins made the 1st book the 73rd hunger games, and then added in a book in between the first two- Where Katniss has to mentor for the games and the conflictions that brings. Especially because I can see Snow rigging the games so that Gale is the one chosen. And possibly along with her bestfriend- the Mayor's daughter (I forget her name). Or maybe even her sister- and she wouldn't be allowed to volunteer for her because she is forced to remain as a mentor. And somehow she outsmarts the game-makers again and manages to save Gale, or whoever is chosen. Then we resume with Catching Fire being book 3 and so on.

I KNOW we are going to see some EFFIE. TRINKET. I don't she would be the perspective character because she's so pro capitol at the start of the original series, and her role is so minimal in the later books compared to the movies. BUT, I do think we'll see her and maybe a relative who is a mentor to her. I think having her perspective in there, which is familiar to the audience, would make a lot of sense if the book has a lot to do with propaganda. It would be a good idea to have a character that is fully bought over by the Capitol's manipulation, even when horrible things are happening to Hamich and his loved ones.

honestly i was hoping for something like this before the new book was announced. i have always imagined myself from the perspective of someone in the districts watching this on the screen and how i might view it if i hadn't gotten so much of the behind the scenes perspective. i always wished there was some more context for that perspective. so i hope you are right. when you started hinting to who you were talking about i was like its gatta be Maysilee!!!!

A while ago I had an idea where the book goes from perspective to perspective of each tribute e.g when the one whos perspective we see gets killed, the killer becomes the main character at the start of the next chapter. It might be better as a fan fic tho because it seems kinda wattpad-ish.

We find out that coin is really snow and Lucy grays daughter. She escaped to district 13 and that is where she raised coin to avenge her against the capital. She would do anything to take down snow. Her being snows child is why she has the megalomaniac attitude for power and hate.

I want there to be a book to about Peeta like the whole thing from peetas perspective

Ive always wanted a book about Annies games (but from finnicks perspective). I just think it would be so interesting seeing him fall for her, him having to deal with not knowing whats going to happen, & what its like when she returns. Like when did she snap & when did he realize she wasn't the same?

So my question is who was Haymitch’s mentor? Couldn’t be Lucy Grey. At some point Haymitch joins “the revolution” referred to as “Plutarchs Underground”. Who was master of propaganda / architect of the revolution in Catching Fire and Mocking Jay? The Havensbee family name is even mentioned in A Ballad of Songbirds and snakes. What if it is both mentor and game maker perspective in a way? Or maybe just Plutarch as a young upcoming game maker? Something had to turn a person from a prominent house in the Capital to a revolutionary. If it’s not actually Haymitch’s perspective then I’m throwing my cap in for Plutarch Havensbee!

10:52 nah, I don't think Mages' mother and haymitch like each other because it's been stated that haymitch had a girlfriend when going into the hunger games and that she was killed after haymitch did the whole force field sh!t

I know this one isn't really based on anything but with everyone talking about Lucy Gray potentially having a baby what if the baby was one of Haymitch's parents? She would have had to have gotten pregnant (keeping the popular idea that it's Snows baby) some time between the 10th and 11th hunger games so the baby would be about 39-40 during Haymitch's games. Maybe his rebellious attitude came from a parent who was raised outside the districts . And when his parents are killed because he rebelled, like we know they are, there's a little extra pathos because snow just unknowingly put his own child to death :l On a more serious note I really hope we get to see more of the post victory life of a tribute if we do follow Haymitch, it's mentioned briefly in Catching Fire that Haymich has built up a strong connection with the other victors over the years, maybe due to his alcoholism the years between hunger games become a blur and like you said the timeline extends and we get snapshots of the ways in which the victors bond, maybe some behind the scenes at the hunger games showing what happened with tigris and some heart-breaking insights into Haymitch's time as a mentor to the other district 12 kids (we've yet to actually see a hunger games where a district 12 tribute wasn't victor and Jessup is the only 12 resident to die in the arena thus far so with 12 being the 'runt' district I think that's an interesting angle) I guess that relates to the idea of propaganda with the victors being used and abused by the capitol to glamourise the games but idk, it's more likely to directly influence a key character than to be a generalised look at them (unless were going for a celebrity worship kind of angle) because that's been covered with Katniss' views on characters like finnik in catching fire and the whole thing about the capitol wanting to give her breast implants after her games. I think everyone saying its Plutarch or katniss' mother (maybe she was seduced by capitol propaganda and turned against her friend, and her husbands death caused her to rethink everything and go comatose, maybe rekindling her friendship with madges mother which is why the families provide each other with help but aren't as close as with Gale's family despite knowing her since childhood??or maybe she's just the reason she's a doctor, Madges mum needed help so she learned to help her sort of thing) are definitely onto something.

I firmly believe it'll be about the girl that he kills in the final 2. It fits with the propaganda theme and gives us a pov we haven't before, a career

Is it only me because it with be cool if it peeta's pov because we wonder how his childhood was like and what he went through in the capital

I mean technically Katniss got three books, so maybe that’s what Snow will get as well. If I remember correctly isn’t he made a game maker In the quarter quill? Or maybe I’m wrong. But the idea that it’s someone who not involved with the hunger games at all is incredibly interesting. Maybe and this is completely different from what I’ve heard so far but what if it’s someone who was only mentioned in a past tense. Katniss’s mother while she has no name she is a known character met in the original series….but Katniss’s father is an unknown. He’s mentioned but no details other then he can hunt, he taught his daughter old songs, and he died in a mining accident. But two things…what if he had been more involved with everyone then Katniss ever knew? And maybe this book will be a more about the collateral damage that’s left after Heymitch wins and how district 12 will change from what we saw in Lucy Gray’s time to what it is in Katniss’s time. And it just might give a more interesting twist to Haymitch as well…what if he knew Katniss’s father really well and he distanced himself from the whole world in a last ditch effort to protect anyone else who he might have cared for. It would be interesting if Haymitch was playing the martyr after the games to make himself look like no threat to Snow

I also think a career tribute is a possibility. like I know that we got a tributes perspective(as in Katniss) but I feel like a career tribute Perspective would be different

I agree with everyone saying it’s gonna be about Plutarch Heavensbee. I think we could see a younger Plutarch’s turning from living for and worshiping The Capitol to disdain and maybe even disgust pushing him towards rebellion. He plays a major role in The Games with propaganda but also pretends to be submissive to his superiors in order to manipulate them into a false sense of security. No one so deep in The Capitol lifestyle could ever safely maneuver themselves to be a major player in the rebellion right?

If it’s from Plutarch’s POV I would hope he’s shadowing a current game maker and when haymitch wins Plutarch approaches him about starting a rebellion. The capitol finds out and tortures haymitch by killing his family which causes him to spiral into alcoholism, leaving Plutarch to keep growing the rebellion alone. I think that would give us good haymitch insight while also sticking to the idea of a few governing many and also giving some insight on how the rebellion got started. I think it would be cool to see those two work together since we know how they work together in mockingjay

I think that timeline would be VERY long if we met Katniss, but it could be possible. I remember in the Divergent prequel, "Four", the timeline is broken into different parts throughout Tobias' life, and ends up being a 2 year timeline throughout the book. So it is a possibility

just something that crossed my mind- we know there's going to be a movie based off of this book. Madge doesn't make an appearance in the films and isn't mentioned at all either. If the protagonist is her mother then that may just be a tad strange for the people who only watch the films to be introduced to this relative of a character they've never heard of. Just something I was thinking about. love the video!

I hope that it’s from a random person from the capitol’s POV, if only bc Suzanne has always said she only writes when she has something to say. I think she tried to humanize the victims of war (iraq at that point, palestine w/ us) with the og trilogy, tried to give an insight into the mind if those in power with BOSAS and now it’ll be like “you are still not getting what I’m telling you, you are the capitol, you’re being manipulated and need to open your eyes”. In my mind the first books were basically “you should care, they are human and you’re benefitting from the slaughter”. The second is “No one is exempt and even if you think you can trust them they’ll always be willing to sacrifice you for their gain” and this one will hopefully be like a final wake up call that the only ones who can chose to end the cycle of oppression, imperialism and war is ourselves.

I think you might be right! 😢 Though I think it will go back and forth from her POV and her sister’s. A twin narrative would be unique and heartbreaking.

This was a fun idea. I had batted around that maybe we don’t get a full Haymitch POV. I actually wondered if we would get the POV of a tribute who loses such as Maisle, and when she dies it switches to Haymitch. But I hadn’t fully flushed this idea out. Yours is probably better. 😂

I think it would be crazy cool if it was a split pov book! The original series was in solo first person, the prequel was in third, what if she tries something new again?

I 100% believe it will be from the perspective of Madge's mum (maysileee's sister) - a district 12 perspective of someone who isn't in the games but can see the affect on the districts. We know all of haymitch's family and his girlfriend are killed after his games so the most logical person would be her! Will also be nice to know her first name and see how she changes once her sister is killed

i dont think it will happen but i hope she does a switching perspectives book. it would be so cool to see how the careers, other tributes, capitol citizens, district citizens, etc. feel about the games.

woah wait i haven’t put as much thought into this as you have, but i feel like it would be so cool if the games were through the eyes of young effie. this definitely won’t happen but it’d be so awesome sauce if it happened

As someone won forgot that Haymitches hunger games were described in one of the books lol my initial thought was yess we will finally know how he won, because in the movies it wasn’t shown. But now I sorta am starting to believe a theory that it could not be a Haymitch perspective.

Since every district has 4 tributes it could be about one of the tributes as that girl who almost killed Haymitch was from and it could be hidden until the end that she was the one who threw the axe.

I wonder if it might also be about a career tribute, because if it is about propaganda then maybe something that explores the propaganda and indoctrination kids like Cato and Clove go through to want to be in the hunger games and seeing it as this honorable and amazing thing

I had the thought that it was going to be madge’s mum/haymitch’s district partner or whatever that bit was. From what we got of her story out of the second book, it sounds like her perspective would not only be more fun to read but to write.

You’re so right about all of this this.

I mentioned this on someone else’s video but I think that it is going to be from Plutarch Heavensbee’s POV because of the emphasis on propaganda the Suzanne mentions.

I think an interesting mc might be ceaser flickerman or his predecessor. His internal view must be so interesting as the person who has to talk to every tribute, to humanize them to everyone, and then narrate their brutal deaths. His role is so vital to connecting the hunger games with the rest of society. Particularly in the capitol because hes one of them. He makes choices on how to present them, how everyone should feel about it, on walking the fine line between sympathy and entertainment. What must he tell himself to justify that when he has personally interacted with every one of these kids? What is he being told behind the scenes to keep everything under control? Hes the first person that comes to mind when i think propoganda. Especially since that would allow us plenty of interaction/view of Haymitch and his games.

I’ve shared this video with other friends who are fans of the series because I love this theory so much

i actually like your idea more than i thought i would. another possibility could be the runner up girl from district 1. this is important since we know career districts can be the most affected by propaganda to the extent that they volunteer to the games. In my ideal world tho, this book is a multiple POV! with katnis’ mom (or madge’s aunt)/ haymitch/ career tribute/ gamemaker. a girl can dream

My first thought when the book was announced was that it would be from the perspective of a tribute who is much more influenced by the capitol’s propaganda (1 or 2), but after hearing more in detail what inspired Collins, I have a new theory. I think it’ll be from the perspective of a capitol citizen, someone who grew up during the time that Snow really grew to power and was creating the societal structure we saw in the 74th hunger games. I think this capitol citizen will end up being involved somehow in killing Haymitch’s girlfriend and family (maybe this person becomes a peacekeeper) and has to wrestle with what they’ve grown up believing and then face horrific acts they’re being commanded to do. Maybe this person will work directly under Snow? The propaganda clue really leads me to believe that someone from the capitol will be the protagonist, because capitol citizens are the most heavily propagandized population in all of Panem. We shall see though!

Im just wondering how they’ll figure out the arena since its so very different from the ones we have seen so far

I had an idea that I’m probably wrong about but it feels like a bit of a possibility that maybe it’s from Haymitch’s point of view and it starts with him in the Hunger Games but then it goes on to him being the mentor to all of those other tributes as he watches them all lose and his experiences in the capitol as a mentor

I think if she goes with the game maker idea, it can be about Plutarch since it was stated that he was a game maker in the past. Also then he came back he had connections to Haymitch. Maybe he saw how the capitol would manipulate people, and that is why he decided to quit as a game maker and then come back for the rebellion.

Before the announcement of what it will be about. I was thinking of a book starting at 11th hunger games and focusing on the mentoring of Finnick and Annie and her guilt and playing the game as a young one and aging as a victor. Like is she connected to thr rebellion. How was she used as the representation of victors. She was the first to ride the propoganda train. That is when it became a way to escape poverty. She was at the front of the training to win.

I’m just HERE for whatever SC writes! She’s such a good storyteller ❤

I think it might be from multiple people's perspectives. Collins's quote makes me think she'll show how different people from a variety of backgrounds experience the same propaganda and view the same event. I think the best people to show the perspectives of would be Haymitch, Maisilee, Haymitch's girlfriend, Katniss's mom, and Effie. They all would have been Katniss's age but they also would have very different perspectives of the same events as the victor, a tribute who dies, a spectator from the nice part of 12, a spectator from the seam, and a spectator from the Capitol.

i think we could get snow as head gamemaker

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I think it would be interesting if it was about Plutarch in his early days as a game maker and maybe his shift in perspective on the games before he becomes a rebel

Great theory! Hadn't heard of the new book before I saw your video - but now I'm looking forward to reading it! You are absolutely right - the social and societal commentary in her books is so frighteningly close to reality that I am in awe of how she can write like that. Just watch out for everyone to relate regardless of where you live right now, at least in the west. THEORY: It could also be interesting if Tigris is the main character and she is responsible for making the clothes for Haymitch. My first thought was that maybe it was someone in the production of The Hunger games that you are going to follow. But I love your theory, so I hope you're right. Thanks for the video - have a blessed day

My first thought was it’ll be from Tigris’s perspective maybe she was involved with one of the tributes but this does make a lot of sense We shall seeeeee