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Posted on 10/8/26 at 12:27 pm to
Posted by The Ramp
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jul 2004
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Posted on 10/8/26 at 12:27 pm to
I haven't watched it but I feel they will somehow justify Cathy's evil. The book was so depressing and I feel the series will not do it justice
Posted by Crow Pie
Neuro ICU - Tulane Med Center
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Posted on 10/8/26 at 1:26 pm to
Loved it.

Steinbeck is a American master.

Cathy was one of the most soul-less psycho character's ever put to screen.
Posted by LouisianaLonghorn
Austin, Texas
Member since Jan 2006
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Posted on 10/8/26 at 2:48 pm to
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Cathy was one of the most soul-less psycho character's ever put to screen.


She is one of the greatest literary villains ever written. I like Florence Pugh as an actor, but I don’t think she comes close to Jane Seymour’s phenomenal performance as Cathy in the 1981 television miniseries. The actors approached the character from two completely different perspectives. Pugh tried to humanize Cathy somewhat, while still maintaining her villainy. Seymour viewed Cathy as evil incarnate and portrayed her as such, with no humanity or remorse, which I believe is closer to the way Steinbeck wrote her.
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