The film ends with Abra confronting the Old Woman in the restroom, presumably to contain it in the same way that Dan was able to do so for so long. It seems that Abra is learning to be more open about herself and her powers, and what they mean for her life going forward.

For the movie, finishing Dan's story was all about finding a sense of balance between King and Kubric--and for that, Flanagan understood that Dan had to die. Or, specifically, Dan had to die in the way that King had originally written his father Jack to die: By setting off a massive explosion that destroys the Overlook from the boiler room.