The evil Melanie (as shown in The Babysitter)
Melanie (Emily Alyn Lind) is the plot-twist main villainess from the 2020 horror-comedy, The Babysitter: Killer Queen.
1st Film (Introduction)[]
Melanie first appeared in the original film, The Babysitter, and was introduced as the best friend and potential love interest of main protagonist Cole Johnson. As the film shows, Melanie is one of two characters who truly befriended Cole in the film; the other being his babysitter, Bee, even after Bee's reveal as the leader of a demonic cult. As the cult pursued Cole, Melanie ended up caught in the crossfire after Cole entered her house and informed her of everything that was going on, and it was during this point that Cole finally acted on his romantic affinity for Melanie and kissed her before leaving to fight against the remanining members of the cult.
Sequel (Heel Turn)[]
Melanie's heel turn in The Babysitter: Killer Queen
The sequel took place two years after the events of the first film, with Melanie being the only person who believed Cole regarding his ordeal with Bee and the rest of the cult. After finding out that his parents planned to send him to a psychiatric hospital, Cole escaped with Melanie, with both of them heading to a lake party along with Jimmy (Melanie's boyfriend), Boom-Boom, and Diego. During the party, the group engaged in a game of Spin the Bottle, which saw Melanie and Cole make out with each other, after which the others kept asking Cole about the cult.
Melanie's attempt to divert away from the conversation included her mentioning the spell book used by the cult, with Cole later informing Melanie that he never told her about the book. Melanie attempted to explain that Cole did mention it but forgot, only for Cole to deny it and ask Melanie how she knew about the book. At that moment, Melanie turned heel by slashing Boom-Boom's throat with a saw after revealing that she wrote in the book, and it was also revealed that the three others were part of a newly-formed cult led by Melanie, who revealed her desire to become a famous influencer. Following Melanie's heel turn, the deceased members of Bee's cult--John, Max, Allison, and Sonya--appeared at the boat, as they planned to participate in the blood ritual before sunrise.
Melanie sent her co-horts after Cole and Phoebe Atwell (the latter of whom walked into the cult surrounding Cole), though original members Sonya, Max, and Allison were all killed by the pair. The villainess lashed out at the remaining members for their failure, and in response to Jimmy and Diego's refusal to continue their pursuit, the evil Melanie used her supernatural powers to kill both of them, leaving John to comply with her orders. Afterwards, Melanie phoned Cole's father, Archie Johnson, regarding Cole, leading to both Archie and Juan (Melanie's father) heading to the lake to find their offspring. In a later call, the villainess portrayed Cole as a psychopath repeating his stories about the cult, and feigned concern and distress after both fathers appeared. After Cole and Archie left the cabin, Melanie killed Juan and took Phoebe to be sacrificed, doing so to lure Cole out in the open.
Cole appeared and gave up his blood to save Phoebe, with Melanie pointing Cole to the direction of the lake, where Bee emerged. At that moment, Allison, John, Max, and Sonya were resurrected again, and the four of them, along with Melanie, drank the mixed blood as part of the ritual. However, they were stunned when nothing happened with the quintet, and at that moment, Bee revealed that not only was Cole's blood tainted by the fact that he had sex with Phoebe, but she had set it up to defeat the cult, after which Melanie (along with the rest of the cult) disintegrated.
Personality[]
- Melanie was introduced in the first film as a caring friend to Cole, but the sequel revealed Melanie's penchant for evil, as she was a sadistic and ruthless killer and betrayer in her ambitious pursuit of her goals. The sequel also featured a surprise Face-Heel Double Turn between Melanie and Bee; the first film saw Bee as the Big Bad while Melanie was a secondary protagonist, but the sequel featured Melanie turning heel and replacing Bee as that film's Big Bad, while Bee redeemed herself by betraying her former cult members to save Cole and Phoebe.