Even though the Home Alone movies are often associated with the holiday season, that doesn’t mean that everyone who watches them feels good and happy.
In the first Home Alone movie, which came out in December 1990, Macaulay Culkin played the cute rascal, Kevin McCallister. This made people all over the world happy.
In the Christmas movie, Kevin, who is only eight years old, uses his toybox and smarts to stop two thieves from breaking into his house after his family leaves him home alone.
Even though the McCallisters are the worst family in the history of movies, Home Alone was a huge hit. It won fans all over the world and was the highest-grossing live-action comedy for more than 20 years.
So, it was only right that fans got to see Culkin come back as Kevin in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, which came out in 1992.
This time, Kevin was in New York City trying to stop the Wet Bandits, and just like in the first movie, he didn’t have his family to help him.
Still, just like he did with Old Man Marley in the first movie, Kevin gets help from a nice homeless woman known as the Pigeon Lady (played by Brenda Fricker).
Harry and Marv finally caught up with Kevin after putting the Wet Bandits through a series of horrible traps. Kevin fell on some ice in Central Park, which gave Harry and Marv the chance to find him. But just when it seems like Kevin’s last Christmas is coming, the Pigeon Lady saves him by throwing a bucket of birdseed at the thieves. This lets Kevin get away, and the police finally catch the thieves.
On Christmas morning, Kevin gets toys and makes up with his family. But before he does that, he stops by Central Park to give the Pigeon Lady a special turtledove tree ornament as a sign of their friendship.
Now, it was clear that Kevin’s action was meant to be a touching way to show his gratitude and appreciation for his new friend, but people who have seen the classic Christmas movie more than once have been very disappointed.
This is mostly because Kevin used his father’s credit card to stay in New York. He checked into the Plaza hotel and ordered room service. What does he give the homeless woman who saved his life? A turtledove made of clay!
One viewer tweeted:
Since I was a kid, I’ve never been able to eat anytime the Pigeon Lady was on screen during Home Alone 2. This lady is LITTERLLY covered in bird s**t and Kevin McCallister’s BIG gift to her are some Christmas ornaments… GIVE THE LADY A HOT SHOWER IN YOUR HOTEL SUITE, KEVIN!!!
Since I was a kid, I've never been able to eat anytime the Pigeon Lady was on screen during Home Alone 2. This lady is LITTERLLY covered in bird sh*t & Kevin McCallister's BIG gift to her are some Christmas ornaments… GIVE THE LADY A HOT SHOWER IN YOUR HOTEL SUITE, KEVIN!!! pic.twitter.com/Uyy8DyWBDt
— John Flickinger (@theFLICKpick) December 20, 2022
A second added:
Nobody talks about the bird lady from Home Alone 2 who is homeless and saves Kevin’s life, only to be given two plastic turtle dove tree ornaments at the end. Meanwhile Kev’s staying at the Plaza. Doesn’t offer her a shower or a sandwich. Just turtle doves.
Nobody talks about the bird lady from Home Alone 2 who is homeless and saves Kevin’s life, only to be given two plastic turtle dove tree ornaments at the end.
Meanwhile Kev’s staying at the Plaza. Doesn’t offer her a shower or a sandwich. Just turtle doves.
Kevin’s an asshole. pic.twitter.com/3N87li8NZs— Harry Cook (@HarryCook) November 18, 2020
A third wrote:
Remember when Kevin gave that nice pigeon lady a toy bird instead of inviting her to his stolen penthouse suite? Kevin really was the villain.
Remember when Kevin gave that nice pigeon lady a toy bird instead of inviting her to his stolen penthouse suite? Kevin really was the villain
— ItsBrett (@yaooitsbrett) December 22, 2022
Many others agreed as well:
~end of home alone 2~
kevin: I have something for you
scary bird lady: is it a sandwich? a 20? a—
kevin: it’s a small fragile ceramic bird with no monetary value. thank you for saving my life
— 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚓𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚜 🕷️🕸️ (@JellyStilettos) June 30, 2022
if I were the home alone bird lady and I spent all night in the cold ass park and Kevin mccalister brought me a turtle dove ornament? instead of a biscuit or a cup of coffee? pic.twitter.com/fHOucETVxU
— rich uncle skeleton (@both_sofas) December 23, 2022
Kevin McCallister ate 6 custard flans, and best he could give his houseless friend (pigeon lady) is a fucking turtle dove. Rich white kids really are the stingiest cunts.
— 🦙 (@alejandrallama) December 16, 2022
This Twitter user, however, came up with a much better ending for the sequel:
Home Alone 2 should have ended with the Bird Lady adopting Kevin and saving him from his shit family.
— Emilia Hope HamLaub (@Laubham) December 22, 2022
