We’re diving into Mike Flanagan’s reimagining of Carrie, and we’ve got thoughts.

Sean brings his lifelong love of Stephen King and Mike Flanagan. Cindy brings absolutely no prior knowledge of Carrie, an alarming ability to predict plot twists, and some strong opinions about teenage cruelty.

We get into religious fanaticism, bullying in the age of social media, complicated mother-daughter relationships, and why the scariest monsters aren’t necessarily the ones with supernatural powers.

Plus, Sean discovers a possible connection to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Cindy refuses to accept his version of a decades-old family story, and a séance is proposed to settle the argument.

Marriage is beautiful.

Spoiler warning: We start spoiler-free before diving into the full series, including major plot twists and the ending.

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In this episode:

* Carrie book vs. series vs. the 1976 De Palma movie

* What a show bible is and how Flanagan pitched King

* Carrie and her mother: religion, social media, and the prayer closet

* The Emmeline twist (and who called it)

* Is Carrie a darker Mean Girls?

* Rita, the necklaces, and season 2 theories

Next week: Hysteria (Peacock) and the Satanic Panic of the ’80s, from two people who lived it. One of us was raised on anti-Satanic comic books the other one’s parents evidently didn’t even notice what was going on.

Chapters

00:00 Cold open: the Exorcist baby

00:22 Mike Flanagan’s Carrie on Prime Video (spoiler-free)

02:03 Was Sean’s sister almost named after Carrie?

03:25 First impressions: a character drama in horror clothing

04:02 The Infamous Walking Dead quiz (poor Andrea, poor Sean)

05:11 SPOILERS: Carrie book vs. series

08:04 Stephen King approved the changes + what’s a show bible?

09:34 Carrie’s mother: religion, social media & the prayer closet

13:29 The Emmeline twist (and who called it)

16:24 Books in the bird feeder & the guidance counselor

17:54 The Shine: building a Stephen King universe

18:32 Was Carrie’s dad’s death really an accident?

19:48 Rita, the necklaces & season 2 theories

21:58 Tommy, Sue & the prom

23:34 Pig’s blood, the Carrie Red account & why Chris wears green

24:58 Is Carrie a darker Mean Girls?

26:01 Fan complaints: Carrie’s agency & the ending

28:42 The town burns: De Palma Easter egg & someone gets shot

30:18 Carrie and her mother: book vs. series ending

31:10 The mom who wants telekinetic kids dead

33:30 Harold, the teachers’ bar & exposing a predator

36:04 Chris and her father

37:14 Wrap-up & next week: Hysteria