12 details you might have missed in 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes'

Kirsten AcunaJan 14, 2024, 15:45 IST

Lucy Gray Baird wears a Mockingjay feather in her hair in "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes."Lionsgate

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes."
We round up callbacks to Suzanne Collins' book and other small details you may have overlooked.

"The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" contains several nods and callbacks to Suzanne Collins' prequel book of the same name and the franchise at large.

Some of the smaller details may only make sense if you've read the book.

From Lucky Flickerman's evolving fashion to a nod at Katniss Everdeen's weapon of choice in the games, keep reading to see what you may have missed.

A young Coriolanus Snow and Tigris watch their neighbor hack off the limb of a corpse.

A young Coriolanus Snow witnesses his neighbor chopping off a limb on a corpse to eat.Lionsgate

Rat poison can be spotted in Coriolanus' bedroom.

The poison is shown once the camera angle in Snow's bedroom shifts.Lionsgate

Coriolanus is likely paired with a District 12 tribute on purpose.

Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler in a still from "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" as Cornelius Snow and Lucy Gray Baird.Murray Close/Lionsgate

Lucy Gray purposefully recreates Katniss Everdeen's iconic curtsy bow.

Katniss Everdeen and Lucy Gray Baird in "The Hunger Games" franchise.Lionsgate; composite by Kirsten Acuna/Insider

Director Francis Lawrence's face can be spotted on a prominent monument in Snow's school.

Francis Lawrence didn't realize his face was going to be so large in the "Hunger Games" prequel.Lionsgate

As the Hunger Games progress, Highbottom becomes increasingly sweaty and disheveled.

Highbottom's eyes become more sunken as the prequel progresses.Lionsgate

Lucky Flickerman's appearance and outfits get fancier as his star rises in the Capitol.

Lucky Flickerman's transformation as the "Hunger Games" prequel progresses.Tom Murray/Lionsgate; Lionsgate

When the tributes enter the arena, they hear the words "Enjoy the show" because it used to be an amphitheater.

The arena turnstiles activate a message that tells guests to enjoy the show.Lionsgate

Snow spies a bow and arrows when entering the arena to save Sejanus.

Lucy Gray goes by the bow and arrows when the 10th Hunger Games start.Lionsgate

Snow and Dr. Gaul wear similar colored outfits that hint at their future working relationship.

Coriolanus Snow wears a robe that nearly matches the outfit Dr. Gaul wears in the above scene in "The Hunger Games" prequel.Lionsgate

Lucy Gray wears Mockingjay feathers in her hair as she performs in District 12, a bird that eventually spells Snow's doom.

Lucy Gray has blue feathers in her hair as she sings on stage.Lionsgate

Highbottom becomes Snow's first poison victim.

Peter Dinklage is Casca Highbottom in "The Hunger Games" prequel.Lionsgate

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