10 Movie Plot Twists That Punished Loyal Fans

3. Credence Is A Dumbledore (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald)

Fantastic Beasts The Crimes Of Grindelwald Credence
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald was a mess. From its complicated mish-mash of subplots to its lack of action scenes and its mistakes with established Potter lore (how was McGonagall at Hogwarts ten years before she was born?), it was a huge boring letdown coming off the promising and fun debut film.

But even if the experience as a whole was terrific, there would still be a big question mark hovering over it because of its confusing ending twist, which saw Credence Barebone outed as Aurelius Dumbledore - Albus Dumbledore's long-lost brother.

For one thing, Aurelius had never been mentioned in either the books or the movies up until this point, and considering that The Deathly Hallows novel delved deeper into Dumbledore's youth and home life, it doesn't make sense that Aurelius wasn't even name-dropped. The twist also doesn't make sense timeline-wise, with Credence, if he is Albus' brother, being too young for the year that the movie takes place in.

For years, Potter fans have been told specific facts about the wizarding universe. It's already been established that Albus had a brother (Aberforth) and a sister (Ariana), with nobody else being brought up. To suddenly drop Aurelius out of nowhere feels like a slap in the face to people who've been following this saga for the past 20 years, and a cheap - not to mention illogical - way to try and make this spin-off series feel just as important as the seven primary Harry Potter stories.

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