A look at the notable absence of Otho Fenlock in the Beetlejuice sequel, exploring his character and connection to the paranormal world.
Beetlejuice was the kind of legacy sequel that tried not to fall into the trap of serving up the audience an abundance of Easter eggs. Director Tim Burton took the appropriate approach in progressing the life of Winona Ryder’s Lydia Deetz as a grown adult, using her paranormal connections for profit while struggling to be a supportive mother to her daughter Astrid (Jenna Ortega).
Only Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) himself remains stuck in the past, as evidenced by his 30-plus-year obsession with Lydia. As Lydia and Astrid are the emotional centers of the story, only a few familiar faces are allowed to return, such as Lydia’s mother Delia (Catherine O’Hara). The conclusion of Adam and Barbara Maitland’s story in the 1988 film made it unnecessary for them to be revisited, while Charles Deetz was reduced to a half-eaten torso due to the legal troubles of actor Jeffrey Jones. But one standout character completely left out of any reference was that of Otho Fenlock, played by Glenn Shadix in Beetlejuice. Who Was Otho In 'Beetlejuice'? Of any living character from Beetlejuice, Otho was the most intriguing as Delia’s interior decorator acquaintance. He carried an air of big-city flamboyance, often masking his shortcomings as a professional by considering his artistic failures a step in the right direction. Despite his pompous nature, Otho shares one common trait with Lydia: a fascination for the afterlife based on his time as a paranormal researcher in the late ‘60s. While Lydia was aware of the Maitlands’ presence as her parents were highly skeptical about her experiences, Otho was the only one who gravitated to the intrigue of the situation. The Deetzes should have fled the home after Beetlejuice’s mischievous act of possessing them in the dinner table scene, followed by getting terrorized by the bio-exorcist in the form of a snake
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