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Spoilers for Sunrise on the Reaping ahead!

Sunrise on the Reapingwas a frustrating reminder that a particular death inThe Hunger Gamesjust didn’t cut it.

A blended image features Coin, Snow and Katniss in the Hunger Games franchise with a red X

However, this time around, Collins really leaned all in on the cruelty and devastation of the Capitol.

As it turns out, we didn’t know the half of it.

The footage Katniss saw inCatching Firewas doctored to omit Haymitch’s most rebellious moments in the arena.

The White Witch leaning toward Edmund Pevensie in 2005’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

All of this was done only to keep people from discovering the Capitol’s incompetence.

Haymitch’s story brought the pain of it all rushing back.

President Coin’s execution ultimately overshadowed it.

Blood of My Blood imagery in the background with a happy Claire at the forefront

He died out of sight while in a fit of laughter.

InMockingjay, President Coin used Panem’s anger toward Snow as a convenient distraction.

Of course, Katniss Everdeen noticed.

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She put aside her burning desire to get revenge on President Snow and killed Coin instead.

He died out of sight while in a fit of laughter.

AfterSunrise on the Reaping, that simply isn’t enough.

President Coriolanus Snow looking out over a crowd in The Hunger Games Catching Fire

Of course,this was very purposely done.

Collins’Hunger Gamesending emphasized that getting revenge on Snow wouldn’t stop the corruption in Panem.

The lesson is important, but it’s a little tougher to swallow afterSunrise on the Reaping.

Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow walking down a street triumphantly in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Sunrise on the Reaping was a necessary way to set the record straight.

However, this wasn’t thepurpose ofThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

However,actor Tom Blyth’s performance in the movie earned Coriolanus Snow some fans.

Sunrise on the Reaping Suzanne Collins Novel Cover

Audiences sympathized with him despite his cruelty.Sunrise on the Reapingwas a necessary way to set the record straight.

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