At first glance, the TV iteration of The Exorcist seemed completely unconnected to the 1973 film that has terrified audiences for decades, but Friday’s episode of the Fox thriller revealed that the show isn’t a reimagining — it’s a sequel.

The final moments of episode 5, “Through My Most Grievous Fault,” dropped the bombshell that Geena Davis’ character, Angela Rance, is actually Regan MacNeil — the 12-year-old girl who was possessed in William Peter Blatty’s original novel and the subsequent film adaptation. 

Just as Angela/Regan shared this shocker with Father Tomas (Alfonso Herrera) at church, her mother, Chris MacNeil (Sharon Gless) showed up on the Rance family’s doorstep, looking for her daughter.  Read more…

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