Summary
- The rebels in District 13 secretly helped Katniss and Peeta in the Quarter Quell, revealing the existence of a growing revolution in Panem and controlling the outcome of the Games.
- Katniss's refusal to make alliances with stronger players would have killed her and Peeta in a real Hunger Games.
- Beetee, the smartest tribute, would have likely won the Hunger Games if the rebels hadn't intervened, utilizing his plan to electrify the arena's water.
Although Katniss and Peeta return to the arena in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the Quarter Quell is far from the same game, as Katniss is unknowingly helped by of the revolution, which leaves one big question remaining: who might have won the games if the rebels had not been involved? The Hunger Games: Catching Fire successfully expands the world of Panem that was introduced in the first movie, 2012's The Hunger Games. New characters like Finnick and Johanna are introduced, and Katniss moves closer and closer to becoming the symbol of revolution that she is fated to be.
While Katniss is forced to enter the Hunger Games for a second time in Catching Fire, her experience in the Quarter Quell is much different than her first games. Katniss, convinced that she won't survive, dedicates herself to protecting Peeta and ensuring that he wins the games. Meanwhile, she refuses to make alliances with anyone strong, and fights back when Finnick forces his allyship upon her. Although Katniss makes it out alive at the end of Catching Fire, it is only because of the rebel's intervention, making the Quarter Quell a complete set-up that Katniss had no clue about.
12 Hunger Games Characters Who Knew About The Rebel Plan In Catching Fire
In Hunger Games: Catching Fire, President Snow hoped Katniss would go down in the Quarter Quell. However, she had some allies working to save her.
The 75th Hunger Games Were Changed Due To The Rebellion & Alliances
While the Quarter Quell was already a different sort of Hunger Games due to it being the 75th anniversary of the tradition, there are other reasons why this particular games was different from the rest. Mainly, it has to do with the rebels in District 13. Although Katniss gains a sense early on that there is a growing revolution in Panem, spurred on by her actions in the previous Hunger Games, she doesn't understand the scope of the rebellion until she is saved by them at the end of the Quarter Quell.
As it turns out, before the Quarter Quell, Haymitch, Plutarch Heavensbee, and the rebels in District 13 enlisted the help of the other tributes to keep Katniss alive until they could fly in and save her. That explains why Finnick and Johanna protected Katniss and Peeta during the games, and why Beetee helped them try to win. In this way, the entire Quarter Quell was planned out from the start, unbeknownst to the Capitol or Katniss. While she played the games genuinely, trying her best to protect Peeta, everyone else was dedicated to saving her.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was preceded by The Hungers Games and followed by The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part Two.
Katniss & Peeta Wouldn't Have Any Allies In A Regular Hunger Games
Because of District 13's intervention, the Quarter Quell didn't play out like a regular Hunger Games would. If it had, then Katniss and Peeta likely would not have survived as long as they did. For the most part, this is because Katniss refused to make alliances. Because the Quarter Quell was made up of tributes who had already won the Hunger Games, and Katniss grew to like them as people, she refused to make alliances that she would later have to break up through murder. In this way, Katniss only grew close to weak players that she wanted to protect.
Ultimately, Katniss's reluctance to partner up with others likely would have gotten both her and Peeta killed. Although Katniss is incredibly skilled when it comes to survival, Peeta could be a detriment to her at times. Additionally, Katniss is not capable of doing everything. For example, when Peeta walked into the arena's invisible border, Finnick was the one to bring him back to life. And, on the game level, Beetee was the one to figure out that the arena worked like a clock. Therefore, Katniss would not have made it very far without the help of others.
Beetee Would've Won Catching Fire's Hunger Games
While he may not be the strongest player, he is the smartest, and in order to win, figuring out the workings of the arena is vital.
Out of all the tributes who participated in the Quarter Quell, Beetee is the most likely to win. While he may not be the strongest player, he is the smartest, and in order to win, figuring out the workings of the arena is vital. Finnick may have an advantage due to the arena's atmosphere and his skill with his trident, but the section of the arena filled with jabberjays would likely take him out. Similarly, Johanna is incredibly sneaky, but she might not have the brains to work out the arena, and therefore, could have been killed by it.
Beetee would have won the Quarter Quell by putting into motion the plan that he suggested to Katniss and the rest of their group. If he had succeeded in electrifying the arena's water, then he easily could have taken out the rest of the tributes. The rest of his survival would rely on him being sneaky and resourceful, which both seem reasonable for him. Therefore, if the Quarter Quell had not been overtaken, Beetee would have been the winner of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Cast
Josh Hutcherson
Liam Hemsworth
Woody Harrelson
- Release Date
- November 22, 2013
- Franchise(s)
- The Hunger Games
