This week on The Commentary Booth, Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey go telekinetic and dive into Stephen King’s world with Mike Flanagan’s eight-episode Carrie adaptation, now streaming on Prime Video.
After the sudden death of her father, Carietta Nadine "Carrie" White is forced to leave the sheltered life she has shared with her overprotective mother and attend public school for the first time. Between the bullying, the online humiliation and the strange telekinetic abilities beginning to emerge, the people around her learn there are consequences to treating someone like a monster.
We explore the show's feminist themes, its expanded mythology surrounding telekinetic abilities, the potential connections to other Stephen King stories (yes, we're talking about The Shining and Firestarter), and whether Prime Video might have the beginnings of something bigger on its hands.
But can Mike Flanagan bring something genuinely fresh to a story audiences have revisited for more than 50 years?
Spoiler warning: this episode discusses plot points throughout.
Content advisory: the series and our discussion touch on heavy themes including bullying and self-harm.
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