New GREASE Conspiracy Theory Suggests Sandy & Danny Were Actually Dead

For many of us, one of our favorite moments from 1978's hit film GREASE comes when Sandy and Danny fly into the sky in the final moments, serenaded by their high school friends with the upbeat tune, "We Go Together."

Well that blissful image may soon be forgotten after reading one fan's GREASE conspiracy theory, which actually kills off our heroine Sandy (played by Olivia Newton-John) from the onset of the film. How to explain the rest of the storyline? Conveniently, it was all a dream!

The 3-year-old theory is now being re-circulated thanks to a thread on Reddit. The user cites the lyrics to the film's opening number, "Summer Nights," in which Danny (John Travolta) explains to his buddies that when he first met Sandy he "saved her life, she nearly drowned". According to the theory, Sandy did not actually survive on the beach the day of their initial encounter.

Redditor atomicbolt explains, "As she drowned, her brain deprived of oxygen, she had a vivid coma fantasy involving her summer fling Danny, where they shared a magical year of high school together."

According to theory, the film's final scene, which sees Sandy and Danny defying the laws of gravity with their flying car, is really symbolic of Sandy making her ascent into heaven. To add to the depressing idea, the user believes that Danny also lost his life on the fateful day of Sandy's drowning. He writes, "Danny tried to save a beautiful stranger from drowning but lost his own life as well in the process. He envisions what his life would have been like if he had rescued her."

The new theory has caused quite an uproar amongst celebrities. Sara Michelle Gellar took to Twitter to share her shock over the morbid interpretation:

GREASE fans also took to Twitter to share their thoughts:

Watch the final scene from GREASE below:

What are your thoughts?