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East of Eden on Netflix.
Posted on 11/13/26 at 9:30 am
Posted on 11/13/26 at 9:30 am
Just finished the 7 part series. Wife and I thought it was great. Had never read the book but from other reviews seemed to stay close to the story. Florence Pugh was fantastic. Kinda sorry it's over now. Maybe I'm just a sucker for period pieces.
Posted on 11/13/26 at 9:34 am to Cool Hand Luke
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Had never read the book but from other reviews seemed to stay close to the story.
That depends on who you ask. A lot of people are angry that the showrunners gave Cathy an origin story for her evil ways (sexual abuse) when in reality John Steinbeck created the character as a stand-in for the Devil. She was pure evil for the sake of it in the novel. The limited series felt like she deserved an explanation.
Posted on 11/13/26 at 9:42 am to RollTide1987
My wife and I really enjoyed it, but the last episode was meh
Posted on 11/13/26 at 10:03 am to RollTide1987
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That depends on who you ask. A lot of people are angry that the showrunners gave Cathy an origin story for her evil ways (sexual abuse) when in reality John Steinbeck created the character as a stand-in for the Devil. She was pure evil for the sake of it in the novel. The limited series felt like she deserved an explanation.
IMHO, those reactions are overblown. It was like a 5 second scene and never really mentioned again in the show to attempt to explain away her evil. I agree that the scene was unnecessary, but I also don't think it somehow takes away from the show. I think the showrunners likely thought that some of the viewers would think it is too unbelievable to have a female lead be that evil just for the sake of being evil, so they wanted to provide a plausible explanation for those needing one without beating the audience over the head with it.
Posted on 11/13/26 at 10:15 am to UpToPar
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I think the showrunners likely thought that some of the viewers would think it is too unbelievable to have a female lead be that evil just for the sake of being evil, so they wanted to provide a plausible explanation for those needing one without beating the audience over the head with it.
Lame
Posted on 11/13/26 at 10:18 am to Cool Hand Luke
I liked the miniseries, but I think it would have been better at 4-5 hours instead of 7.
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