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BLACK PHONE 2 (2025) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch | Ethan Hawke | Mason Thames | Jaby Koay

2025-11-06 Entertainment
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Black Phone 2 Watchalong: Analyzing Sequel Lore Expansion and Gwen’s Ascension

Discover how The Black Phone 2 expands the supernatural lore, elevates Gwen’s powers, and recontextualizes the Grabber’s origin story.

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  • The sequel shifts focus heavily into the supernatural, becoming a horror investigation film akin to The Conjuring.
  • Gwen actively develops her psychic abilities, transitioning into a powerful "Neo Gwen" capable of fighting back in the dream realm.
  • The narrative successfully connects Gwen's mother's past at Camp Alpine Lake directly to the Grabber’s activities.
  • Viewers recognized the returning actor for Ernesto played Robin in the first film, highlighting clever casting continuity.

The discussion analyzes the film’s marked shift from the grounded crime thriller of Part 1 to a full supernatural investigation in Part 2. The analysis praises the expansion of the Grabber’s lore, the successful development of the siblings' powers continuing their arc, and the deepening emotional stakes regarding their mother’s fate.

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Jaby, Achara and Michael watch the latest film in the Black Phone series, Black Phone 2! Four years after his escape, a haunted Finney and his sister Gwen head to a remote winter camp where the sinister Grabber’s terror continues from beyond the grave. The Black Phone 2 was directed by Scott Derrickson (Sinister, Doctor Strange, The Exorcism of Emily Rose). The film stars Ethan Hawke (Training Day, Boyhood, First Reformed) as the Grabber, Mason Thames (The Black Phone, How to Train Your Dragon, Regretting You) as Finney, and Madeleine McGraw (Toy Story 4, The Black Phone, I May Destroy You) as Gwen. Joining the cast are Miguel Mora (The Black Phone, So Help Me Todd, Cult Classic Unknown) as Ernesto, Arianna Rivas (Star Trek: Picard, Devious Maids, Grachi) as Mustang, and Demián Bichir (A Better Life, The Hateful Eight, The Nun) as Armando. OTHER REACTIONS YOU'LL ENJOY! • The Black Phone: https://youtu.be/eQ3RBKDeeUY • The Conjuring: https://youtu.be/xnJ0r1HnM7c • The Conjuring 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ0wq-j9CVY • Annabelle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KB-sx4_qYs • Annabelle: Creation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYWr5qfeiPA • The Nun: https://youtu.be/O1ZwaWAm0yQ • Annabelle Comes Home: https://youtu.be/DZ2zgUmi8sY • The Curse of La Llorona: https://youtu.be/ImBqh1KHgl0 • The Others: https://youtu.be/uVucFJmIe9Q • Alien Romulus: https://youtu.be/aBV32ZKwzCI • Zombieland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnPFJ1cLMkU • Jeepers Creepers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa0mA0izkJk • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRb_cAAoxW8 • It (2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GQCKPvifQA • REC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-wEsvOw2Nk • Aliens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kb-ao3G3gg • Shaun of the Dead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glk9fULF49w • Hereditary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3nl9cyAcpY • Midsommar: https://youtu.be/uvZ6WdaUrFc • Arachnophobia: https://youtu.be/5nOWGg7nzWI • Doctor Sleep: https://youtu.be/QK6BFsCSxHs ____________________ Edit by CineJump Team & Praper Media Thumbnail by Praper Media www.CineJump.com www.PraperMedia.com ___________________________________________________ SOCIAL MEDIA: ~CINEPALS~ YouTube: @CinePals Insta: https://instagram.com/TheCinePals Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCinePals ~JABY KOAY~ Twitter & Instagram: @JabyKoay ~ACHARA~ YouTube: @Achara Instagram: ‪@Acharakirk‬ ~MICHAEL BOOSE~ Instagram: @BooseIsLoose ___________________________________________________ SHORT FILMS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL34B19BA788E18384 Click here to subscribe and know when the next video drops: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=jabykoay Thanks for watching!!!

Top Comments (10)

@skimberly-p7k 2025-11-06

Btw if you didn’t know the actor for robin came back to play Ernesto I love that to I miss his long hair soooo much I feel like that’s why people didn’t recognize him😂😂but also because he got older obviously ❤❤btw love the reaction

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@gmimic 2025-11-06

Man Finn and Gwen would fit so well into a Stephen king novel they could easily be characters that posses the shine as well. Also Great Reaction sending good vibes for the holidays 💗

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@BrownBearNZ 2025-11-06

Robin playing his Clark Kent character in this one 😂🫰🏽

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@GreenGirlie4L 2025-11-06

“Robin says Hello”…. 😢 my heart!

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@rajiyahmccrary5994 2025-11-06

Happy Birthday Michael! 🥳🥳🥳❤️

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@IleanaG05 2025-11-06

32:15 They were in fact on location! The place they went to is an actual place with the snow. They reveal it in the behind-the-scenes

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@Mangolite 2025-11-06

Miguel Mora played both Robin in the first Black Phone and his brother Ernesto here, lol!

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@Cloud_9_Silverback_storytime 2025-11-06

as someone who spent 20 yrs in the military, i can tell u from 1st hand experience: when u are active in extremely cold weather, u dont really feel it until the adrenaline goes down😂...we used to run pt in shorts and t shirts wit snow on the ground around 25-30°, in germany, so cold ur mustache would freeze😂😂

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@iwatchreactions43x 2025-11-06

the mom was played by Anna Lore who also played Julia in Final Destination: Bloodlines

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@ericaashlynn854 2025-11-06

I was literally yelling this when I first saw this movie 😂😂 SOMEONE HUG HIM

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