How Taissa Farmiga & Vera Farmiga's Conjuring/The Nun Characters Are Connected Revealed

Taissa Farmiga returns as Sister Irene in The Nun 2, and it confirms how she is connected to Vera Farmiga's Lorraine Warren from The Conjuring movies.

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Nun 2!

Summary

• The Nun 2 confirms that Taissa Farmiga and Vera Farmiga's characters in the Conjuring Universe are connected through a shared bloodline.
• The movie reveals that Sister Irene is a descendant of Saint Lucy and has visions of her relatives, including Lorraine Warren.
• The connection between Irene and Lorraine opens up the possibility of the Farmiga sisters to team up in a future Conjuring movie, possibly against Valak.

The Nun 2 confirms a popular theory by revealing that Taissa Farmiga and Vera Farmiga's characters in the Conjuring Universe are connected. Vera Farmiga has been a mainstay of the Conjuring franchise thanks to her role as Lorraine Warren in the main Conjuring movies. The franchise then gave audiences a surprise when it was revealed that Vera's real-life sister Taissa Farmiga had been cast in The Nun as Sister Irene. The result was a flood of theories about how Taissa and Vera Farmiga's characters could be connected in the Conjuring movies, but The Nun did not provide a resolution to the speculation.

The Nun 2 brings Taissa Farmiga back as Sister Irene for another encounter with the Demon Nun known as Valak. Her return to the franchise meant the Conjuring Universe had a window to explore a potential connection between Sister Irene and Lorraine Warren, either by confirming or debunking the popular theory. Thanks to new information about the franchise provided in The Nun 2's ending, a link is established for Taissa and Vera Farmiga's Conjuring characters. The reveal comes through a quick moment that changes both Irene and Lorraine's stories, as well as sets up some intriguing possibilities for the future.

The Nun 2 Confirms Sister Irene & Lorraine Warren Are From The Same Bloodline

It is officially confirmed in The Nun 2 that Taissa Farmiga and Vera Farmiga's characters in the Conjuring Universe are related. This comes through the exploration of Sister Irene's heritage and the reveal that she is a descendant of Saint Lucy. Taissa Farmiga's character repeatedly has visions of Saint Lucy's life as a martyr in the 5th century throughout the movie. This leads to the realization that Irene is a distant relative of Saint Lucy, but that is not where the familial connections end. Irene goes on to have more visions about Saint Lucy and sees other people from her bloodline. This includes Irene's mother, but also Lorraine Warren.

The Nun 2 revealing Sister Irene and Lorraine Warren are from the same bloodline brings the connection between Taissa and Vera Farmiga's characters that many Conjuring viewers were hoping for, albeit in a different fashion. There was a theory connecting Irene and Lorraine that suggested Taissa's character was actually a younger version of Vera's character. This became less likely to be true after The Nun came out thanks to some differences in their backstories. The Nun 2's story would have further complicated that notion even if this reveal had not come, but now audiences know Irene and Warren are related through Saint Lucy's bloodline.

The confirmation about how Vera Farmiga and Taissa Farmiga's characters are connected does still leave some information out, most notably how exactly they are related. The Nun 2's placement in the Conjuring timeline means that these events unfold roughly 1500 years after Saint Lucy's life. That leaves a lot of time for her bloodline to continue and expand. The franchise does not specify if Irene and Lorraine are sisters, cousins, or related in some other way. Any of these options are still viable at this point thanks to how little The Nun 2 reveals about the shared bloodline for Irene and Lorraine.

Unfortunately, the Conjuring Universe timeline does not help clarify how Taissa and Vera Farmiga's characters are related. The Nun 2 takes place 15 years before the first The Conjuring and the beginning of Lorraine Warren's story. This means that Lorraine and Irene are roughly the same age in the franchise, which is why the theory that Irene was a young Lorraine was so popular. That opens the door for real-life sisters Taissa Farmiga and Vera Farmiga to potentially have the same relationship in the Conjuring franchise if Irene and Lorraine are sisters. An official explanation for how they are related will have to wait for a future movie.

The Nun 2's Irene & Lorraine Connection Makes A Farmiga Conjuring Team-Up Possible

While there are still questions about how Irene and Lorraine are related after The Nun 2, the movie does rule out the suggestion that they are the same character. This opens up an exciting possibility for Taissa Farmiga and Vera Farmiga's characters to team up in a future Conjuring movie. Irene and Lorraine both have an established history with the demon Valak, and both The Nun movies have tied the Warrens into the story somehow. This could be part of the franchise's world-building so that the real-life Farmiga sisters can have their horror movie characters unite to fight the Demon Nun next.

This could even be what The Nun 2's post-credits scene is meant to set up. The mid-credits tease shows Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine receiving a phone call at home, hinting at their next supernatural encounter. Unless the scene is meant as a lead-up to The Conjuring 2, it is possible that The Nun 2 included the scene to further connect Sister Irene and Lorraine Warren's stories before they collide in The Nun 3 or The Conjuring 4. If such a crossover happens, it will be fascinating to see how the franchise handles Taissa and Vera Farmiga's 21-year age gap in real life.