Will "The Bad Guys 2" impact the story of "The Bad Girl"? (Patreon)

The answer is "no." Like some of you, I’ve already watched the trailer for The Bad Guys 2. Since the story of The Bad Girl is also a sequel to the original movie, the question arises whether the official sequel will affect our story, especially as I strive to remain as respectful, faithful, and accurate to the source material as possible.

Well, based on what was shown in the trailer, I can already say that if I were to take the events of this new movie into account, the setting of The Bad Girl wouldn’t work. To give you an idea why, The Bad Guys 2 takes place five years after the events of the first movie, while The Bad Girl is set three years after. Therefore, anything I do in our story would need to maintain the original status quo.

I’ve also noticed elements in the trailer that contradict our story. I could be wrong, of course, as I don’t have the full context yet, but the chances of contradictions are extremely high.

The Bad Girl was written last year. Experience has taught me that changing course midway is a surefire way to create plot holes and inconsistencies. Plus, I’m not interested in maintaining the original status quo by the end of our story either. There’s character growth happening, especially for Diane, and pretending the story never happened just to align with The Bad Guys 2 would ruin everything we’ve built so far.

Therefore, I’ve chosen not to consider the official sequel for The Bad Girl. I hope you’ll still enjoy the continuation of the story, and I personally thank you for your much-appreciated support!