Warning: Major spoilers for Smile 2 ahead.

Parker Finn's terrifying psychological supernatural horror sequel Smile 2 picked up the narrative that began in Smile, and featured the return of Kyle Gallner's police office character Joel. Most of the sequel follows Naomi Scott's pop star Skye Riley, who is making a comeback after a traumatic tragedy that resulted from her drug and alcohol addiction. Just as it did with Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) in the first Smile, the evil entity latches itself onto Skye, and slowly stalks and torments her with horrifying hallucinations and physical violence.

Before it latched itself on to Skye, the Smile Curse had to make its way to her by jumping from different hosts. Smile 2, which beat its predecessor's debut Rotten Tomatoes score, begins by explaining how the curse made its way from Rose to Skye, which puts the focus on Kyle Gallner's Joel.