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I've been mad about The Death Cure ending for years.

One thing that has always bothered me is how many people blame Brenda for Newt's death just because she didn't make it back in time with the serum. At the same time, a lot of those same people completely excuse Teresa, even though many of the events in the third movie happened because of her decisions. Yes, she helped Thomas in the end, but she's also the reason he got trapped in WICKED in the first place and ended up getting shot.

So let's look at this logically for a second.

People in this universe aren't superheroes. They're still human, and they don't instantly die from every serious injury.

Take Thomas, for example.

He gets shot in the abdomen, loses a huge amount of blood, somehow stays conscious, has an emotional conversation with Teresa on the rooftop, climbs onto a helicopter, and survives.

Now compare that to Newt.

He gets stabbed once, with the knife still inside the wound (which would actually slow down blood loss instead of making it worse), and we're supposed to believe he dies almost instantly?

That just doesn't make sense.

And then there's Gally.

He literally got impaled by a spear in the first movie.

Realistically, his chances of surviving something like that should have been almost zero, yet somehow he lived.

WICKED clearly didn't save him—they had already abandoned the Maze and the Glade by that point.

The movie basically expects us to accept that he survived because he was immune.

But even then... immunity doesn't suddenly make someone superhuman.

Immune people are still just people.

The only difference is that their blood fights the Flare. That's it.

If Gally could survive being impaled, then it's hard to believe Newt couldn't survive long enough after being stabbed for someone to actually help him.

Here's where my theory starts.

The city wasn't even completely destroyed yet, and everyone just... left Newt there.

Brenda arrived only a few seconds after Newt stabbed himself. She was in shock, explosions were happening everywhere, people were dying, buildings were collapsing.

It's completely believable that she could have accidentally dropped the serum without even realizing it.

Gally and Minho ran over, but they were panicking too. Gally has always been one of the most practical characters in the trilogy, so it makes sense that he'd realize they had to leave before the whole city came down on them.

They rescued Thomas...

...and assumed Newt was already dead.

But here's the thing.

By that point, Newt had already become a Crank.

Throughout the movies, Cranks are shown to be incredibly hard to kill. They keep fighting after injuries that would normally kill an ordinary person.

So why would a single stab wound kill Newt almost instantly?

Considering how durable Cranks are portrayed, I think it's entirely possible that Newt was still alive after everyone left.

He wakes up alone.

He notices the serum lying on the ground where Brenda accidentally dropped it.

With absolutely nothing left to lose, he injects himself.

The serum works.

The Flare stops progressing.

He's still badly injured, but now he's no longer dying from the virus.

A little while later, Lawrence—or some of his people searching the city—finds him.

Lawrence has every reason to hate WICKED, but he also knows exactly what the Flare does to people.

I can easily imagine him deciding to save Newt's life, treating his wound, and helping him recover.

And don't forget...

Thomas promised Lawrence that he'd help him.

He never did.

If I were Lawrence, I'd be furious.

But I also don't think he'd blame Newt for Thomas's choices.

He'd probably make it very clear that Newt owes him his life... and then let him go.

Now here's my final idea.

I'm not saying the writers should copy this scene exactly.

But imagine if, two or three years later, the survivors are living peacefully in the Safe Haven...

...and one day, a small boat appears on the shore.

Everyone looks up.

It's Newt.

Alive.

Healthy.

Tell me the entire fandom wouldn't completely lose their minds.

That scene alone would probably become one of the most emotional moments in the entire franchise.

That's just my theory, but I honestly think it fits the movies' own logic better than Newt dying within seconds. I'd love to hear your thoughts.