FLM.RED / After the credits
A wish that takes away choice
Obsession recapped: Bear’s wish, Nikki’s loss of control and the final reversal. Major spoilers.
Open the recap & discussion — spoilers
A supernatural wish turns Bear’s longing for Nikki into a nightmare for everyone around them.
Bear makes a wish
Bear has feelings for his coworker Nikki but cannot tell her. He breaks a One Wish Willow and wishes that Nikki would love him more than anyone else.
Nikki’s behavior changes
Nikki begins a relationship with Bear, but her behavior grows possessive and alarming. Bear learns that the wish cannot be changed and that its effects end when he dies.
Nikki briefly speaks for herself
The real Nikki briefly regains control and begs Bear to kill her. He refuses, hurt that she would choose death over being with him. The wish’s effect harms people around them, including Sarah.
The last wish
Bear tries to use more wish objects to reverse the first wish, but events spiral. Nikki kills Ian. Bear takes an overdose, changes his mind and tries to undo it, while Nikki breaks the last Willow.
The wish ends with Bear’s death
Under the new wish’s influence, Bear kisses Nikki before dying. His death ends the first wish, and Nikki regains control, horrified by the deaths around her.
The ending leaves Nikki alive with the consequences. Bear’s wish treated another person’s feelings as something he could command, making his desire part of the horror.
Questions after watching
- When does Bear’s desire become an attempt to control Nikki?
- How does the film show Nikki as both a danger and a victim?
- What does the final return of her own will leave unresolved?
A horror story about obsession and consent
The supernatural mechanism makes an unwanted demand for love literal and shows its destructive consequences.
Keep the conversation going
What does Bear wish for?
He wishes Nikki would love him more than anyone else.
How does the first wish end?
Its effects end when Bear dies.
Does Nikki survive?
Yes. She regains control after Bear’s death.
