Warning! Major spoilers for The Babysitter: Killer Queen ahead.
In a surprising turn of events, The Babysitter: Killer Queen took the opportunity to expand on the origin story and possible age of its most iconic devil dealing babysitter, Bee. The horror comedy series initially introduced Samara Weaving's character as a tactful young woman with insight on the devil's book as well as a cult composed entirely of clumsy, witty, and sadistic teens. While fans did not expect Bee to return for the sequel, McG surprisingly reintroduced her into the story line and completely altered who she was in The Babysitter, including one pivotal character development that alters her age entirely. Instead of a teen, Bee may be in her mid to late-twenties or even older.
When The Babysitter introduced Bee, she appeared as a junior or senior in high school who is tasked with babysitting a 12-year-old named Cole Johnson (Judah Lewis). The movie never explicitly states how old she actually is, but due to her ties with her fellow cult members, it is to be assumed that she is still in high school. This can be deduced through the recurring characters Allison (Bella Thorne), who's a high school cheerleader, and Max (Robbie Amell), the high school's football quarterback. The Babysitter does not propose that Bee is immortal or beyond her teen years until the very end when she reveals that Cole isn't the only kid she's used for a ritual. The Babysitter: Killer Queen builds off of Bee's intentions for creating the cult and how she started dealing with the devil, but it further complicates her character's age.
Ultimately, an array of plot holes appear throughout the movies that could allude to a multitude of theories on Bee's age and her greater purpose with the devil's book. Her relationship with Phoebe (Jenna Ortega) added dimension to her characterization, but it inadvertently changed what was known about her age in The Babysitter. While she may appear as a teenager in the first movie, The Babysitter: Killer Queen reveals that Bee is at least in her mid to late-twenties, and possibly even older than that.
Bee's Deal With The Devil Explained
When Bee makes her grand entrance in The Babysitter: Killer Queen, it's also revealed that she once babysat Phoebe. She was involved in the car accident that killed Phoebe's parents, and she assumed Bee had also died. In a flashback scene, Bee is in the hospital shortly following the vehicular crash, asking about the young girl. When the devil manifests as a nurse, they ask her what she would give up for Phoebe to live. Due to the fact that she believed that Bee had been dead for years, it can be assumed that Bee offered up her life and soul to the devil. However, The Babysitter already gave some explanation to Bee's character, and it's contradictory at best.
In the sequel, both Cole and Phoebe are juniors in high school, which means that they are around the age of 15 or 16, though likely the latter. Considering Phoebe was six years old when Bee supposedly died, the events of The Babysitter: Killer Queen would take place approximately ten years later. Yet, their ex-babysitter still appears as youthful as she did in the flashback. With this combined information, it means that Bee is likely in her mid-twenties during The Babysitter and its sequel. More specifically, Bee is between the ages of 25 or 26 when she is babysitting Cole, and around 27 or 28 in The Babysitter: Killer Queen.
Why Bee Could Be Even Older
While the theory that Bee is in her mid to late-twenties is plausible based on the flashback in The Babysitter: Killer Queen, the original movie proposes an entirely different origin. In fact, the two origins are so different that it entirely changes the overall narrative of Bee's character in the movies. By the end of The Babysitter, she explains to Cole that she has done the ritual numerous times, and that he is not the only kid whose blood has been used for it. This detail alludes to Bee being several decades, if not centuries, old.
Furthermore, she presumably owns the devil's book. Therefore, she is a trusted member of the devil's cohort who can go to the realm of the living to coerce more people to surrender their souls with the promise of fame, fortune, and their greatest desires. While Bee continues to do the devil's bidding in The Babysitter: Killer Queen, the plot makes her much younger than what a trusted servant to the underworld could be. It is not believable that a person in their mid-twenties with only ten years—eight years during the events of The Babysitter—of servitude on their nefarious resume could qualify as the keeper of the devil's book.
Bee's Origins Are Still A Mystery
There are now two proposed timelines which make Bee's origins more complex than they were when her character was first introduced. In fact, it is virtually impossible to conclude how old she is when The Babysitter and its sequel reveal complicate one another with conflicting backstories on the character. Per the sequel, she's only recently sold her soul to the devil. However, the first movie makes it seem like Bee could be several decades old, depending on how many kids she's used for the ritual and how long she's been doing the devil's bidding.
With McG's preparation for a third installment in The Babysitter franchise, it's possible he could remedy this aspect of Bee's characterization and give a much more solid backstory to one of its most important characters. While Phoebe and Bee's storyline somewhat redeems what she did to Cole in the first movie, it raised more questions than answers. In fact, fans have vocalized their disappointment in Samara Weaving's return based on the fact that it was abrupt, underwhelming, and complicated The Babysitter: Killer Queen's initial plot.
The Babysitter: Killer Queen received less than positive reviews upon release. They are somewhat warranted due to the over complication of Bee as well as the bizarre twist that makes Melanie the new primary villain. Samara Weaving's inclusion was one of the most polarizing factors of the movie, and did not do many favors to further the sequel's overall plot. While The Babysitter: Killer Queen aimed to give a definitive origin story to Bee, it ultimately failed at making it cohesive enough to be sensible, given the lore that was introduced in The Babysitter.