I Wanna Start A Riot Grrrl Band So That A Bunch Of Pretty Punk Girls Join And One Day At Band Practice

CRUEL SUMMER SPOILERS BELOW

I’m really annoyed about the Jeanette reveal because everyone calling Jeanette shady for doing things that actually made sense was validated. Like… the girl had a mother who was also constantly seeking validation and approval of more “popular” girls (see the post-yoga scene, Jeanette’s mom was also very excited about the Wallis girls in general bc they’re celebrity-adjacent), she was bound to want to have the Kate Wallis life and openly admire her. They had an opportunity to show that sometimes ppl have behaviors we don’t understand that aren’t harmful while people who seem to act completely within social boundaries do cause harm. Now little things like “Jeanette was excited to find out gossip about the popular girl being missing because she thought having this info would give her social gain” turns into “Jeanette was excited Kate was missing”.

They made it a story of two girls against each other and jealousy instead of letting it remain a story about the ways adults can be more interested in clout and social standing than the safety of their kids. We got one scene of Kate confronting her mother about how she taught her to be obedient. One. We had that “scary story” scene which was unexplored. The adults in this show invited a man to SLEEP OVER at a lakehouse-cabin-thing with their MINOR CHILDREN and they’d just met him.  

Maybe I’m overreacting because I was the harmless socially ostracized kid who just wanted to have friends, and I was groomed by a “trusted adult”, but i feel like turning Jeanette into a villain really takes away from the fact that adults failed both of those girls. 

Being a military brat is really fun because you'll spend your whole life answering "where are you from?" with the town you were born in or your parents are from only to move there as an adult and realize that you are not in fact from there

hey. don’t cry. crush two cloves of garlic into a pot with a dollop of olive oil and stir until golden then add one can of crushed tomatoes a bit of balsamic vinegar half a tablespoon of brown sugar half a cup of grated parmesan cheese and stir for a few minutes adding a handful of fresh spinach until wilted and mix in pasta of your choice ok?

Being mentally ill means random people will assume shit about you because of your diagnosis

I really recommend the documentary of Deal with the Devil on Netflix. The Story of Christy Martin

I spent so long being told/believing that I had to have a rational reaction to everything despite the fact that I am in fact a walking talking well of emotions

Gone Home Short Film Adaptation!

A Few Things Before You Read…

Keep in mind that this is a script, not a novel. There are certain structures and rules that would make it vastly different from writing a novel.

There was a 45-50 page limit.

This is a loose adaptation.

Because of that, the script will differ from the original content.

Any changes made to the original source material was done to better the narrative of the film.

Writing this was the best…and worst kind of mental, emotional and physical roller coaster. you could have when writing.

If you see a song mentioned playing over a scene, give it a listen while reading ;)

I cried multiple times while writing this.

Now, without further ado…

Enjoy!

yes i am full of love but also? insurmountable rage

After having time to process, I think the way I feel about that ending is it makes sense with the way things were written and how they showed Jeanette to act at times, but for me from a satisfying storytelling standpoint it feels hollow. To me, the show doesn't pack as much of a punch when it's not two relatively innocent girls with secrets creating a tangled web.

I liked the aspect of "There are no teams. These two girls are not against each other, there just are a lot of misunderstandings fueled by secrets." Now it's about a sociopath getting away with it.