October Challenge Day 22
I was cautiously optimistic about this, and was PLEASANTLY delighted by the new television show:
A damn near seamless re-imagining for the modern era! I was impressed through and through!
This series dives deep into the origins of Carrie, her mother, and the reasons behind the wildly famous prom scene.
As expected, Carrie is a very sympathetic character, and delightfully - she is adorable and just wants to love and learn. You WANT to be her friend.
Things start to branch out with the deeper dive into Mama, however. She becomes a lot more complicated and all too stunningly recognizable (particularly regarding the outrage found on the internet).
Chris also gets a lot more complicated. Viewers get a look into the unraveling emotions and mind of a mentally untreated teenage girl who is so troubled she *has* to destroy the world around her to make sense of her own destroyed world.
The bullying here is intense, modern and all too accurate. It makes the heart sink. Stick with it though, because by the end of Season 1, we're left with a cliff hanger that certainly caught my interest and wondering at what is behind Season 2....
In short, this is a great television show. It's fresh, it's fierce, and forces viewers to experience a lot of different emotions all at once. Hell, I started SOB crying during the prom. I still don't know where that came from but obviously it needed to get out.
While folks can watch this without having seen the original or read the book, it's strongly recommended to know the characters as they were first displayed to the world.
Talk to your kids about bullying, particularly cyber bullying.
Talk. To. Your. Kids.
Talk. To. Each. Other.
It makes me want to watch the original, Carrie, however! Which I'll probably do, shortly. First though, I'm diving deep into the new television series Crystal Lake because I'm on a roll.
I watched this show on Prime, or use the Find It! Watch It! links on Horror Habit's side bar to see where else this will be showing, eventually.
PS: Super shout out to making Haute & Freddy's song Shy Girl the theme playing behind this epic teen drama series. Well done!
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