Fatal Attraction: Part 1 (2024)

More often than not, when people think of lust they think of the big three: sex, alcohol and drugs. But lust includes a whole lot more than them.
What is a fatal attraction? To understand this I looked up the words “fatal” and “attraction.” I discovered that something is fatal when it is deadly or capable of causing death, destruction, misfortune, ruin or failure. I also learned that an attraction is a person or thing that draws, attracts, allures or entices. It is also a characteristic or quality that provides pleasure.

Therefore when we combine the two words, a fatal attraction is a person or thing that draws, attracts, allures, entices and is deadly. A fatal attraction is a characteristic or quality that provides pleasure and is capable of causing death, destruction, misfortune, ruin or failure.

A number of things can fit the description of a fatal attraction. But the number one thing that comes to mind that accurately depicts a fatal attraction is lust. Lust is a passionate or overwhelming desire or craving. The Greek word translated as lust in the Bible is epithumia. Young’s concordance describes epithumia as over desire, Strong’s describes this as a longing; especially for something that is forbidden. It also describes it as an evil desire.

But every person is tempted when he is drawn away, enticed and baited by his own evil desire (lust, passions). Then the evil desire, when it has conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is fully matured, brings forth death.
(James 1:14-15 AMP)

The scripture above shows us at least two things:

1. We all have lusts.
It’s in our eyes and our flesh (1 John 2:16).

For the desires of the flesh are opposed to the [Holy] Spirit, and the [desires of the] Spirit are opposed to the flesh (godless human nature); for these are antagonistic to each other [continually withstanding and in conflict with each other], so that you are not free but are prevented from doing what you desire to do.
(Gal. 5:17 AMP)

When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
(Gal. 5:19-21 NLT)

More often than not, when people think of lust they think of the big three: sex, alcohol and drugs. But lust includes a whole lot more than them. As the scriptures above reveal, idolatry (worshipping of idols, whether things or people), quarrelling, hostility, uncontrolled anger, wild parties, selfish ambitions, lust for power, recognition or attention are all lusts of the flesh.

2. Lusting progresses in three stages.
Apparently we lust in three stages, which I’ll like to call LSD (Lust, Sin, Death):
a. Lust draws us away and entices us.
Because we have lusts in our flesh, we are going to be drawn to something or someone. That thing or person that we are drawn to may or may not be good for us. Notwithstanding, the lusts in our flesh will cause us to be drawn. There is nothing wrong with this; and there is nothing you can do about the lusts that are part of our human nature.

Even so, it’s one thing to be drawn; it’s another thing to be drawn away. This is where we get in trouble; when we are drawn away. If we don’t exercise proper self control we will be drawn away. We are tempted and enticed when we are drawn away from God’s will, God’s Word, our responsibilities, our purpose or from what is right. If we don’t control ourselves, ourselves (lust in us) will control us and lead us to the next stage—sin.

b. It conceives and gives birth to sin.
Sin goes through its own progression and then leads to death.

c. Sin when it has fully grown gives birth to death.

I’ve learned that death is a systematic breakdown of an organism or organization until it ceases to exist. More often than not we think of death as someone suddenly dying or collapsing to death. This is actually the end of death. True death is systematic and gradual. We can see this in Adam and Eve.

They yielded to the lust of their flesh and it gave birth to sin, which gave birth to the death of mankind. The minute we are born we begin to die. In Adam’s time, people were dying at around 900 years plus. Now people are dying naturally around 70 to 90. Furthermore, Adam and Eve’s story gives us a glimpse of the LSD process. Satan exploited the lust of Eve’s eyes and her flesh to eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Before Eve ate the fruit she looked at the tree and saw that it was desirable to make one wise, then she ate (Gen. 3:1-6).

When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
(Gen. 3:6 NIV)

By eating she sinned; so did her husband. Then they died. They didn’t collapse immediately, but we see that death was imminent spiritually, and gradual physically. Their lusts led to their sin, which led to their death. Satan used lust to draw Adam and Eve away from the tree of life so that they could eat from the forbidden tree. Similarly he uses lust to draw us away from our Tree of Life, Jesus, to lead us to sin, then to our deaths or separations; whether of our marriages, businesses, relationships or purposes.

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Fatal Attraction: Part 1 (2024)

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Fatal Attraction Hasn't Been Renewed For Season 2

Paramount announced in 2023 that they've canceled the show, although the first season will remain available for streaming.

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Alexandra Cunningham and Kevin J. Hynes developed the series for television and served as showrunner and executive producer. Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey of Amblin Television also executive produced. Silver Tree directed five of the eight episodes and was an executive producer.

What was Fatal Attraction original ending? ›

The original ending of Fatal Attraction portrayed Glenn Close's character as a mentally ill woman who frames Michael Douglas' character for murder and takes her own life. Test audiences were dissatisfied with the original ending, feeling that Alex deserved a more violent demise for her disturbing actions.

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Cunningham clarified that it is a Cluster B personality disorder, which include antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, and narcissistic personality disorder.

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"Fatal Attraction and Rabbit Hole will not be returning for second seasons on Paramount+," a spokesperson said in a statement. "We want to thank both series' entire creative teams, crews and the fantastic casts for their dedication to bringing these series to life.

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While both Fatal Attraction endings see Dan and Beth remaining married and raising their daughter, with Alex dying, Dan and Alex's fates are very different in each version. If Alex died the way that she did in the original ending, this would drive home that the movie doesn't treat her in a compassionate manner.

Why did she boil the bunny in Fatal Attraction? ›

He meets Alex Forrest (Glenn Close), a successful book editor and they embark on a brief affair, but when Dan tries to end things, Alex does not take no for an answer and, among other things, famously boils the family's pet rabbit in retaliation.

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In the first unreleased version of Fatal Attraction, the hit 1987 erotic thriller about a deadly affair, Alex Forrest (Glenn Close) kills herself with a knife that has Dan Gallagher's (Michael Douglas) fingerprints on it, and Dan is arrested for her murder.

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Over time, Fatal Attraction has been criticized by some for its portrayal of its female characters, particularly Alex Forrest, as a stereotype of the "dangerous woman" or "fatal attraction" trope.

Who is the real villain in Fatal Attraction? ›

Alexandra "Alex" Forrest is the main antagonist in the 1987 live action film Fatal Attraction and its 2023 TV remake.

Was Alex pregnant Fatal Attraction? ›

Dan knows that Alex was behind it and, following this, confesses the affair and Alex's pregnancy to Beth. Enraged, Beth orders him to leave. Prior to departing, Dan calls Alex to say that his wife knows about the affair. Beth takes the phone and tells Alex that she will kill her if Alex comes near their family again.

Is Alex still alive in Fatal Attraction? ›

When we head out of Fatal Attraction Season 1, we're left with Dan still in limbo about getting his innocence proven, though he's out of prison. We know that Arthur was the one who killed Alex, but no one else knows this, and Ellen has some demons of her own.

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Watch Fatal Attractions - Season 2 | Prime Video.

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The Big Picture. Paramount+ has cancelled the series Fatal Attraction based on the classic movie, citing a lack of audience interest. The show explored themes of marriage, infidelity, personality disorders, and coercive control through its characters.

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