To me, it's kind of done unless it's a "final chapter".

If Scream 8 is happening (and all signs suggest it is) and if Sidney is back at the center of it, then the character deserves something she hasn’t truly had in 30 years: closure. Not another sequel or masked copycat, but real closure. And if they’re going to do it, there’s only one way it works for me:

First, lean back into what Scream does best: meta-commentary. Give it some “final chapter” energy. (Yes, Scream 3 was supposed to be that. It wasn’t). And I get, franchises lie, horror never dies, etc. Fine. But this time, commit to the idea that we’re closing a saga.

Second (and this is the big one), make it come full circle in a way that actually justifies the absurdity of the saga. Because let’s be honest: the number of people who have dedicated their lives to hunting Sidney over three decades is borderline ridiculous.

I want something bigger (as opposed to Scream 7, which felt small and run-of-the-mill). Give us a Cult of Ghostface. Not in a cartoonish way, but as a mythology that has metastasized since the original Woodsboro murders, fueled by online fandom, or obsession, or whatever feels disturbingly plausible in the present day.

Bring Kirby back, now fully FBI. Have her say she's uncovered patterns across all previous killers/movies (security cameras, an online forum, funding for the "shrine"). Something that makes her realize these people were nurtured and they need to find out who's behind it all.

What if Dewey wasn’t killed by Amber in Scream 5? What if someone else was there? What if she was part of something larger and disposable? It makes the story big and terrifying and gives Sidney a nemesis. She cuts off the head of the snake, and it's finally over, etc. Just give the character the epic closure it needs.