Brenda Merrit is a minor character in the first season of Slasher. She is portrayed by Wendy Crewson.
Background[]
Brenda is Sarah Bennett's maternal grandmother, who returns to Waterbury in order to look after Sarah and Dylan, at least until the killer is found.
She is the third of the Executioner's victims, representing the sin of envy— where her feet were chained to cinder blocks and thrown into a lake, drowning her.
History[]
In 1968, a young Brenda was unable to attend the prom because her friend with benefits, Ronald Edwards, got her pregnant. Wanting to kill Sonja Edwards (Ronald's girlfriend at the time) for being cruel and vindictive towards her, she waited for her car to drive under the bridge she was standing on. She planned to drop a large cinder block off the edge, hitting Sonja on the way down.
After they came, Brenda dropped the block only for it to accidentally hit Brenda's best friend Ada, who wasn't supposed to be with them. The injury caused her to fall into a vegetative state, into which she is no longer aware of her surroundings.
Relationships[]
Sarah Bennett[]
Sarah and Brenda's relationship is initially relatively sturdy and straightforward. With Brenda coming into Sarah's home after Verna's murder. But after Brenda begins to stress out about the town, it's inhabitants, and the house Sarah lives in, an argument breaks out between them, putting a lot of tension on their relationship.
Dylan Bennett[]
Brenda and Dylan have a very strained relationship, especially with their conflicting opinions on Sarah's wellbeing. Because of this, they're often at odds with one another. However, Dylan cares deeply for Sarah and does understand that Brenda is only doing what she thinks is best for her.
Sonja Edwards[]
Brenda and Sonja share a grizzly and dark past together with the two resenting one another because of it. With Brenda even attempting to kill Sonja on one occasion. Although there's an obvious distain and resentment towards them both, they act friendly with each other in public albeit in a passive-aggressive way.
Trivia[]
- She was the grandmother of Sarah Bennett.
- Her and Sarah attempted to leave town but got into a huge car crash caused by The Executioner.
- She revealed to Sarah that she attempted to kill Sonja Edwards.
- She was attacked and murdered by The Executioner in Like as Fire Eateth Up and Burneth Wood.