In the book, it takes about to pages before Mike leaves for TR In the book, Mike dreams about Sara Laughs and a monstrous Shape that rushes out of the house at him. His dream of Sara Laughs is also different, and involves a telephone ringing from inside a coffin. The dream of Jo in the book was scary as all hell, and I think the dream of the Shape was more terrifying than the phone ringing. In the miniseries, Jo communicates with Mike almost immediately after her death by having the phone ring once in the house.
This is well into the book, incidentally, and is done after the set-up for TR In the book, Mike arrives at the house well after Bill Dean and Brenda Meserve have already had their hand at cleaning it up.
Verdict: Meeting Bill and Brenda the way we do in the miniseries condenses a lot of action. Neither of these characters exists in the miniseries though, and Mike is shown to dance around Elmer Durgin by himself. However Romeo and John were both very well-drawn characters and it seems a shame to let them go. This was a convenience change; nothing more. In the book, Lance Devore dies when he falls off a ladder during a lightning storm.
Verdict: This is by far one of the silliest changes made to the story. In the miniseries, Mike and Kyra hide from Max Devore and company in the upper floor of a barn. Why did it have to be only daughters? This happened after the Fryeburg Fair. The men who rape and kill her are Max Devore, Harold Noonan, and three other men. The child who dies is Keisha Tidwell, which is the only way the makers of the TV series can argue for a curse on killing daughters only.
I liked that Mattie figured Jo was worried about their daughter and her future due to the curse. It gave Mattie a purpose in this story, brought her closer to Mike and allowed him to forgive Jo and let her go.
Had they waited one second longer, it would have been too late. Jo, Mattie, Kyra and Sara were all severely underdeveloped in this passion play about a woman done wrong. By the end, I felt like I was watching an episode of Supernatural , as the only way to stop the curse was to decimate Sara's bones remains?
They looked amazing in lye. I still think she got the raw end of the deal overall. Sure, she cast the curse, but shouldn't the bones of those men who committed the crime have had some culpability as well? And the blow-back of the lye; no damage to Mike? Note to self, look up the consequences of lye on skin. Finally, if ever there was a need for a little leftover lye, it was for Rogette. Because I am a liar, and good to my word on being one, I will leave you with one last comment in relation to the book and the adaptation: The adaptation, as far more macabre than the book, left me far more unsettled and lost much of the beauty portrayed in Stephen King's masterful tome.
If you enjoyed the miniseries, don't hesitate to try the structure that came first. Carissa Pavlica is the managing editor and a staff writer and critic for TV Fanatic. She's a member of the Critic's Choice Association , enjoys mentoring writers, conversing with cats, and passionately discussing the nuances of television and film with anyone who will listen.
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