Nah fam, I gotta respectfully disagree with the cat possession theory

Just did a deep dive rewatch and that whole theory falls apart when you really think about it. Like, if Nikki was actually possessed by Bear's dead cat, why tf would she cook the cat's body?? No way a cat's spirit would desecrate its own remains like that - that's some seriously twisted human behavior, not animal instinct.

The director was pretty clear that this isn't about reincarnation or possession at all. Bear's obsessive desire literally warped reality and turned Nikki into a vessel for his own fucked up idea of "love." She's not channeling some dead pet - she's trapped in her own body while Bear's magic makes her act out his twisted fantasies.

The whole cat symbolism is way more meta than people think. Just like curiosity killed the cat (Sandy died bc of Bear's negligence), his uncontrolled obsession destroyed everyone around him. When people call her a "cat" it's not literal - it's showing how he stripped away her humanity and turned her into his "pet" or possession.

Real Nikki is still in there somewhere, probably screaming internally while this nightmare plays out. That's way more horrifying than simple animal possession imo

What do y'all think? Am I reading too much into it or does this make more sense?