"Wentworth" Season 5 may or may not see Danielle Cormack reprise Bea Smith, although fans remain positive she will. These fans shared several convincing theories why Bea appears in the instalment.
Followers shared their theories about Bea Smith's possible return in "Wentworth" Season 5 on several Reddit posts dedicated to the Foxtel series. One of the common speculations is that Bea returns in flashback scenes or in a rewind story.
According to a fan, "Wentworth" Season 5 could open backward instead of forward. This means, the instalment may not take off after Bea's likely death in the Season 4 Finale. Instead, it opens with Bea still in prison and still working out a way to escape.
This rewind story will reportedly explain the loopholes in the Season 4 Finale that led up to Bea's encounter with Joan Ferguson. Fans especially want to know how the screwdriver ended up in the hole that Bea dug up. Likewise, these fans want answers as to why Vera allowed the Top Dog to escape-again.
Meanwhile, another theory that would explain Bea Smith's return in "Wentworth" Season 5 is the seahorse scene. Gamenguide previously reported that there is a special reason why it was aired just before the Season 4 Finale scenes opened. It was meant to show that Bea and Allie are both in Season 5.
To recap, the seahorse scene saw Allie Novak tell Bea Smith that seahorses link their tails so they do not lose each other. This conversation happened after Bea saw an image of a seahorse from the clouds. In is interesting to point out that right before Bea passed out she looked up at the sky. There was a hint of a smile on her face when she stared up at the clouds.
Likewise, the Season 4 Finale saw Allie survive from drug intoxication. If Allie and Bea represent the seahorses, then it means Bea is alive too in "Wentworth" Season 5 just like Allie.
Meanwhile, other fans speculated that perhaps Bea Smith returns in the season finale of "Wentworth" Season 5 after she wakes up from coma. Her appearance would supposedly be a good cliffhanger for Season 6.