Summary

• Marlena's explosive demise in Cloverfield was caused by a parasite bite, highlighting the movie's unpredictability.
• The film's found-footage style offers a raw glimpse into chaos, with Marlena's death echoing Alien's chestburster scene.
• While most characters meet tragic ends, Lily's survival offers a glimmer of hope amidst destruction in Cloverfield.

Lizzy Caplan's harrowing demise in the film left fans to wonder, "What happened to Marlena in Cloverfield? It remains one of the most unforgettable moments in the 2007 movie. Set against the backdrop of a farewell party in New York City, Cloverfield captures the nightmarish upheaval unleashed by a monstrous entity from the ocean. As the revelers document the event, their footage turns into a harrowing survival tale, marking Cloverfield as a pivotal found-footage movie. This accidental documentation provides a visceral perspective of their most terrifying night, transforming their lives and the landscape of cinema in the process.

Through the lens of their camera, the film offers an intensely personal and raw glimpse into a scenario of unimaginable chaos. In a movie where no character seems to survive, each death profoundly impacts the viewer. Marlena's end is particularly striking—her explosive demise is hauntingly reminiscent of the infamous chestburster scene from Alien. This stark and sudden conclusion not only highlights the unpredictability of the narrative but also ensures her fate is remembered more vividly than others.

Marlena Was Bitten By A Parasite & Blew Up From The Inside

The Parasites Are Attached To Clover's Body

Cloverfield follows a tight-knit group of friends, but Marlena, however, is sort of an outsider, only being close with one person in the group. Nevertheless, she sticks with them for the night as they attempt to leave the city and evade the mysterious Cloverfield monster. Marlena even saves one of the friends, but she pays the ultimate price in doing so. While they are traveling by subway tunnel, Hud (T.J. Miller) gets attacked by a monster.

Marlena beats the creature off of him, but unknowingly gets bit in the process. The group stumbles upon a makeshift army base, and Marlena rapidly starts feeling worse and worse. When soldiers notice that she can barely stand and is bleeding from her eyes, she is rushed behind a curtain. Mere minutes after they grab her, she literally explodes.

While the massive monster, nicknamed Clover by fans, gets all the glory, the creature is actually covered in thousands of parasites. These parasites are deadly in their own way; the creatures' saliva had concentrated levels Katei no Mitsu in their blood. Coincidentally, Katei no Mitsu is a key ingredient in Slusho!'s signature drink. Slusho! is the company that Rob was moving to Japan for.

One theory is that water poured onto a parasite accelerates the degenerative process of its victims.

Cloverfield has tons of mysteries that have lived on the internet, and grown, since the movie's release in 2008. One theory is that water poured onto a parasite accelerates the degenerative process of its victims. As humans are made up of about 60% water, mixing in a little Kaitei no Mitsu is explosive. It is, in fact, so reactive, that it causes its victims' bodies to explode within 20-40 minutes. Cloverfield ends with the city of New York being bombed, but it's safe to assume one of these parasites escaped and found more victims elsewhere.

What Happens To Every Other Main Character In Cloverfield

Only One Main Character Survives In Cloverfield, But Even Her Fate Is Ambiguous

The party in Cloverfield is initially thrown to bid farewell to Rob as he prepares to move to Japan. When chaos strikes, Rob's priority shifts to finding his former romantic interest, Beth, who is trapped in her apartment across the city. His journey through the devastated streets is fraught with danger, culminating in a heroic but doomed rescue. In the film's final moments, Rob and Beth take refuge under a bridge, recording their last words together before a government-initiated bombing supposedly ends their lives, making their story a tragic testament to love amidst catastrophe.

Hud serves as the film's primary cameraman, which inadvertently makes him the audience’s eyes through the unfolding horror. His fate is perhaps the most visually shocking. While attempting to retrieve the came, Hud is suddenly seized and killed. His death is swift and brutal, highlighting the merciless nature of the creature and the suddenness of death in such a catastrophic event.

After the group's harrowing journey across the city, Lily is seen boarding a rescue helicopter, her fate left uncertain as the helicopter departs amidst continued chaos.

Lily is the last of the main characters whose fate is somewhat ambiguous. Throughout the film, she exhibits resilience and a strong will to survive. After the group's harrowing journey across the city, Lily is seen boarding a rescue helicopter, her fate left uncertain as the helicopter departs amidst continued chaos. Unlike her friends, there is a sliver of hope that Lily may have survived, though her ultimate fate remains unknown, adding a lingering question mark at the conclusion of Cloverfield. Her potential survival introduces a faint glimmer of hope against the backdrop of widespread destruction and despair.