Hunger Games: Why Katniss Ends Up With Peeta, Not Gale

Even with the life-or-death games at the center of The Hunger Games movies, a lot of fans had the question of “who does Katniss end up with.” Katniss Everdeen’s romantic connection to both Gale and Peeta led to a remarkably equal split when it came to fandom ships. Jennifer Lawrence played the brave heroine for all four movie installments based on the popular book series by Suzanne Collins while Gale and Peeta were portrayed by Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson, respectively. Both leading men served as key characters throughout the franchise and to Katniss’ story in particular, but when Katniss’ Hunger Games journey ended, she picked one.