Regan is, of course, the possessed child at the heart ofWilliam Friedkin’soriginal movieand arguably allthe Puzuzu-verse franchise.

Blair received a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Regan.

In short, this is no small role to fill.

Sophie Thatcher as Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist TV show

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Regan maintains that she remembers very little about the possession.

The first season ofThe Exorcistrelies heavily on the gut punch of this identity reveal.

The journalist asks, Do you ever think youll be capable of having a normal life?

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[…] Are you worried theyll all say, my God, its the demon girl?'

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She appears again as a bit of psychological warfare against the adult Regan two episodes later in The Griefbearers.

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Davis Regan finds herself lost in the past, witnessing the moment she first used a Ouija board.

She looks on as Thatchers Regan just 12 when she was possessed innocently handles the planchette.

How am I gonna have a new dad if my mom never finds someone?

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She holds her own with actors far above her in age, experience, and renown.

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