History Fridge / Split

* Casey's father's death. I know it's stated in the movie that he died of a heart attack, but what if that was a lie, and Casey's uncle murdered him so he could have her for himself.

* The scene when Kevin's Patricia personality lays flowers in front of the train seems strange until it is subtlety implied that Kevin's father died in the same train incident that David survived. The Horde is making a small memorial for him.

* Hedwig's tendency to curl and walk low, and also the fact that he is shown skating while heavily bent forward in the trailer for ''[[Film/Glass2019 Glass]]'' makes sense once you remember that he is supposed to be a 9 year old childlike personality: curling and bending are ways of bringing him to the appropriate height.

* Casey's father's death. I know it's stated in the movie that he died of a heart attack, but what if that was a lie, and Casey's uncle murdered him so he could [[Squick have her for himself.]]

* M Night's cameo becomes this when you remember that he could be the same drug-dealing stadium-goer that David nearly caught. Though he could have gone clean since then.

* Some of the events of the film curiously line up quite well with the song "Hotel California" by the Eagles. The lines "Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way," "There were voices down the corridor," "She got a lot of pretty pretty boys that she calls friends," "And still those voices are calling from far away," "We're all just prisoners here of our own device," "And in the Master's chambers they gathered for the feast," and "Last thing I remember, I was running for the door" all stick out. However, the line that takes the cake has to be "They stab it with their steely knives, but they '''JUST CAN'T KILL THE BEAST'''."

* The WhamLine at the end of the movie does the job of revealing Split takes place in the same universe as Unbreakable, but some will find it nonsensical. How does one relate Elijah/Mr Glass who was a criminal mastermind with Kevin was a mentally unstable man who killed all of three people? But what connects the two aren't the crimes themselves but the stories behind them: Mr Glass was a wheel-bound man who operated an international criminal organization from '''a comic book store''' and Kevin has ''24'' separate personalities when on average one with DID has maybe two or three with his "lair" beneath a zoo. Add in the fact it's implied in the sequel that Elijah is now going strictly as "Mr Glass" and the media giving Kevin the name of "The Horde" and you realize the news report wasn't reminding the patron of another criminal; they were reminding her of someone that sounded like a ''supervillain''.

* Kevin's ability to alter his body chemistry to suit his personalities becomes much easier to swallow with TheReveal that [[spoiler:this film takes place in the same universe as ''{{Film/Unbreakable}}'', where such superhuman feats are indeed possible]]. Likewise, "The Horde" (the collective name given to Kevin's malevolent personalities by Kevin and the media) and "The Beast" are [[spoiler:perfect names for a super-villain]].
* Kevin frequently refers to himself and others like him as "broken." This has much more meaning when you consider [[spoiler:this is a sequel and a parallel to ''{{Film/Unbreakable}}'', where the main focus is on a character whose power is derived from being unbreakable]].

* [[spoiler:Both the posters for this movie and ''{{Film/Unbreakable}}'' have broken glass imagery]].
* The CD Jacket for the ''Split'' score by West Dylan Thordson has a cracked silhouette of Kevin against an orange background. [[spoiler:Kevin was originally supposed to be the home intruder at the end of ''{{Film/Unbreakable}}'', but was eventually replaced by the Orange Man.]]
* Some of the events of the film curiously line up quite well with the song "Hotel California" by the Eagles. The lines "Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way," "There were voices down the corridor," "She got a lot of pretty pretty boys that she calls friends," "And still those voices are calling from far away," "We're all just prisoners here of our own device," "And in the Master's chambers they gathered for the feast," and "Last thing I remember, I was running for the door" all stick out. However, the line that takes the cake has to be [[spoiler:"They stab it with their steely knives, but they '''JUST CAN'T KILL THE BEAST'''."]]
* Using Kevin's [[FullNameUltimatum full name]] to [[spoiler:temporarily stop The Beast and force his original personality to the surface is similar to defeating a demon by [[IKnowYourTrueName invoking its true name]]]].
* The scene when Kevin's Patricia personality lays flowers in front of the train seems strange until it is subtlety implied that Kevin's father [[spoiler: died in the same train incident that David survived. The Horde is making a small memorial for him.]]
* The WhamLine at the end of the movie does [[spoiler:the job of revealing Split takes place in the same universe as Unbreakable]], but some will find it nonsensical. How does one relate [[spoiler:Elijah/Mr Glass who was a criminal mastermind with Kevin was a mentally unstable man who killed all of three people? But what connects the two aren't the crimes themselves but the stories behind them: Mr Glass was a wheel-bound man who operated an international criminal organization from '''a comic book store''' and Kevin has ''24'' separate personalities when on average one with DID has maybe two or three with his "lair" beneath a zoo. Add in the fact it's implied in the sequel that Elijah is now going strictly as "Mr Glass" and the media giving Kevin the name of "The Horde" and you realize the news report wasn't reminding the patron of another criminal; they were reminding her of someone that sounded like a ''supervillain''.]]

* M Night's cameo becomes this when you remember that [[spoiler:he could be the same drug-dealing stadium-goer that David nearly caught]]. Though he could have gone clean since then.

* Hedwig's tendency to curl and walk low, and also the fact that he is shown skating while heavily bent forward in the trailer for {{Film/Glass2019}} makes sense once you remember that he is supposed to be a 9 year old childlike personality: curling and bending are ways of bringing him to the appropriate height.

* The CD Jacket for the ''Split'' score by West Dylan Thordson has a cracked silhouette of Kevin against an orange background. [[spoiler:This takes on a double meaning when you learn that Kevin was originally supposed to be the home intruder at the end of ''{{Film/Unbreakable}}'', but was eventually replaced by the ''Orange'' Man.]]

* Kevin's ability to alter his body chemistry to suit his personalities becomes much easier to swallow with TheReveal that [[spoiler:this film takes place in the same universe as ''{{Film/Unbreakable}}'', where such superhuman feats are indeed possible]].
** Likewise, "The Horde" (the collective name given to Kevin's malevolent personalities by Kevin and the media) and "The Beast" are [[spoiler:perfect names for a super-villain]].

* This Troper always wondered about the scene when Kevin’s personality lay flowers in front of the train until it was reminded that it is subtlety implied that Kevin’s father [[spoiler: died in the same train incident that David survived. The Horde is making a small memorial for him.]]
* The WhamLine at the end of the movie does [[spoiler:the job of revealing Split takes place in the same universe as Unbreakable but some will find it]] nonsensical. How does one relate [[spoiler:Elijah/Mr Glass who was a criminal mastermind with Kevin was a mentally unstable man who killed all of three people? But what connects the two aren't the crimes themselves but the stories behind them: Mr Glass was a wheel-bound man who operated an international criminal organization from '''a comic book store''' and Kevin has ''24'' separate personalities when on average one with DID has maybe two or three with his "lair" beneath a zoo. The fact its implied in the sequel that Elijah is now going strictly as "Mr Glass" and the media giving Kevin the name of "The Horde" and you realize the news report wasn't reminding the patron of another criminal; they were reminding her of someone that sounded like a ''supervillain''.]]

* M Night's cameo becomes this when you remember that [[spoiler:he could be the same drug-dealing stadium-goer that David nearly caught]].
** Though he could have gone clean since then.

[[AC: Fridge Logic]]
* The WhamLine at the end of the movie does the job of [[spoiler:revealing ''Split'' takes place in the same universe as ''Unbreakable'']] so well that it's easy to miss that the line itself is nonsensical. Kevin is a mentally disturbed man with several personalities who became convinced he was a superhuman feral beast, kidnapped three girls, [[spoiler:ate two of them, and killed his psychiatrist]]. On the other hand, [[spoiler:Elijah/Mr Glass is a man in a wheelchair who engineered mass disasters like train crashes and fires that killed hundreds]]. How exactly does one remind you of the other? It would be like watching the news about 9/11 and saying "You know what this reminds me of? Jack the ripper."
** The true extent of [[spoiler:Glass' terrorism]] might not be known to the general public. Considering just how long [[spoiler:Elijah was looking for his antithesis, he must have kept up his double life for a while. The Eastrail 177 crash may be all that the public knows him for]]. So the diner patron probably drew the connection because there was a large loss of life occurring in a public place due to the actions of a man acting alone.
** It's likely that what triggered the connection in the patron's mind was the fact that the media was giving the perp what sounded more like a super villain name than a regular serial criminal name. Kevin wasn't named "The Philadelphia Zoo Cannibal" or something like that, he was dubbed ''"The Horde"''.
** It is theorized that Kevin's father died in the Eastrail 177 crash. This might have been mentioned earlier in the news, and the diner patrons remember who orchestrated the crash.

* Kevin's ability to alter his body chemistry to suit his personalities becomes much easier to swallow with TheReveal that [[spoiler: this film takes place in the same universe as ''{{Film/Unbreakable}}'', where such superhuman feats are indeed possible.]]
** Likewise, "The Horde" (the collective name given to Kevin's malevolent personalities by Kevin and the media) and "The Beast" are [[spoiler: perfect names for a super-villain]].
* Kevin frequently refers to himself and others like him as "broken." This has much more meaning when you consider [[spoiler:this is a sequel and a parallel to ''{{Film/Unbreakable}}'' where the main focus is on a character whose power is derived from being unbreakable]].
* [[spoiler: Both the posters for this movie and ''{{Film/Unbreakable}}'' have broken glass imagery]].
* The CD Jacket for the ''Split'' score by West Dylan Thordson has a cracked silhouette of Kevin against an orange background. [[spoiler: This takes on a double meaning when you learn that Kevin was originally supposed to be the home intruder at the end of ''{{Film/Unbreakable}}'', but was eventually replaced by the ''Orange'' Man.]]
* Some of the events of the film curiously line up quite well with the song "Hotel California" by the Eagles. The lines "Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way," "There were voices down the corridor," "She got a lot of pretty pretty boys that she calls friends," "And still those voices are calling from far away," "We're all just prisoners here of our own device," "And in the Master's chambers they gathered for the feast," and "Last thing I remember, I was running for the door" all stick out. However, the line that takes the cake has to be [[spoiler: "They stab it with their steely knives but they JUST CAN'T KILL THE BEAST."]]
* Using Kevin's [[FullNameUltimatum full name]] to [[spoiler: temporarily stop The Beast and force his original personality to the surface is similar to defeating a demon by [[IKnowYourTrueName invoking its true name]]]]

* The WhamLine at the end of the movie does the job of [[spoiler:revealing ''Split'' takes place in the same universe as ''Unbreakable'']] so well that it's easy to miss that the line itself is nonsensical. Kevin is a mentally disturbed man with several personalities who became convinced he was a superhuman feral beast, kidnapped three girls, [[spoiler:ate two of them and killed his psychiatrist]]. On the other hand, [[spoiler:Elijah/Mr Glass is a man in a wheelchair who engineered mass disasters like train crashes and fires that killed hundreds]]. How exactly does one remind you of the other? It would be like watching the news about 9/11 and saying "You know what this reminds me of? Jack the ripper."
** The true extent of [[spoiler: Glass' terrorism]] might not be known to the general public. Considering just how long [[spoiler: Elijah was looking for his antithesis, he must have kept up his double life for a while. The Eastrail 177 crash may be all that the public knows him for.]] So the diner patron probably drew the connection because there was a large loss of life occurring in a public place due to the actions of a man acting alone.
** It's likely that what triggered the connection in the patron's mind was the fact that the media was giving the perp was sounded more like a super villain name than a regular serial criminal name. Kevin wasn't named "The Philadelphia Zoo Cannibal" or something like that, he was dubbed ''"The Horde"''.

* M Night's cameo becomes this when you remember that [[spoiler: he could be the same drug-dealing stadium-goer that David nearly caught.]]
** Though he could of gone clean since then.

** Then again, the true extent of [[spoiler: Glass' terrorism]] might not be known to the general public. Considering just how long [[spoiler: Elijah was looking for his antithesis, he must have kept up his double life for a while. The Eastrail 177 crash may be all that the public knows him for.]] So it's reasonable to assume that the diner patron drew the connection due to the large loss of life occurring in a public place due to the actions of a man acting alone.

** It is theorized that Kevin's father died in the Eastrail 177. This might have been mentioned earlier in the news, and the diner patrons remember who orchestrated the crash.

* M Night's cameo becomes this when you remember that [[spoiler: he could be the same drug-dealing stadium-goer that David nearly caught.]]

* Imagine how the other ''twenty'' benevolent personalities feel [[AndIMustScream with the Beast]] [[spoiler: [[AndIMustScream being in control presumably 24/7]].]]
** If Kevin was visibly disturbed [[spoiler: with The Beast killing Dr. Fletcher then imagine how Barry or his other personalities, who were friendly towards her, must have felt?]]
* M Night's cameo becomes this when you remember that [[spoiler: he could be the same drug-dealing stadium-goer that David nearly caught.]]
* In response to the WMG post, to anyone who has seen [[spoiler: ''Unbreakable'', remember the date rapist from David's vision?]] What if the man in question was Casey's uncle?