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kingcolbe Mar 18, 2026 +280

I’ve really love the fact that Ella’s star seems to be rising in the world television and not movies and she seems to be OK with it. We kind of need these big stars in the world of television to keep television shows going. Everybody is so quick to jump to movies…

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Demerzel69 Mar 18, 2026 +123

There's no difference anymore. TV is produced at high quality cinematic levels now and the stigma of movie actors going back to "slumming" it on tv no longer exists b/c of that.

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CleverZerg Mar 18, 2026 +13

Couple that with the fact that Cinema attendance has been on a decline for quite a while - there's definitely not a big difference between a TV star and a movie star.

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LMkingly Mar 19, 2026 +1

There's still a bit of a stigma for A-list actors tbf. Like i can't imagine Timothee Chalamet or Tom cruise will ever be interested working on a netflix show.

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cgio0 Mar 18, 2026 +13

She also has just great luck. Like she is on YellowJackets and is great in it Then her character dies and she still comebacks back for flashbacks which is cool for her meiotic rise And the fallout show turns out to be really good and visually looks amazing while Yellowjackets has sorta spun its wheels a bit

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kingcolbe Mar 18, 2026

That’s true as well out of all the shows I’ve seen her on or heard her on. There’s never been a bad one.

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osterlay Mar 18, 2026 +9

There has always been TV stars who never broke into, or were not interested in making the jump to movies therefore she’s not exactly an anomaly in that respect.

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Wrong-Vermicelli4723 Mar 18, 2026 +2

Well that and the movie industry isn’t exactly in a great place.

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InnocentTailor Mar 19, 2026 +2

…especially for those on long-running television shows or are part of fanatically-loved fandoms. They can make bank staying on the small screen while not risking too much when compared to jumping onto the big screen.

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animalivebecome Mar 18, 2026 +3

Television shows aren’t at risk lol

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Conscious-Quarter423 Mar 18, 2026 -83

movies are dying

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kingcolbe Mar 18, 2026 +3

You’re just Mr. positivity, aren’t you?

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theeMrPeanutbutter Mar 18, 2026 +11

positivity is dying

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Bored_Worldhopper Mar 18, 2026 +5

Well as you once said Mr Peanutbutter, “The key to being happy isn’t a search for meaning. It’s just to keep yourself busy with unimportant nonsense and eventually you’ll be dead”

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codyzon2 Mar 18, 2026 +1

Nobody likes it but it seems pretty true. Movies largely are no longer compelling, I haven't been to the theatre since 2018 even then it had been years between visits but nothing has made me want to return and what I watch at home just seems middling. Not everything is bad of course but there is a larger trend that doesn't bode well for the future of movies. TV seems to only be getting better but they need to speed up these productions nobody has patience to wait two years for new episodes.

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MissingLink101 Mar 18, 2026 +143

Really enjoyed the first season and looking forward to seeing where it goes. Purnell is such a charismatic lead actress.

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Eruannster Mar 18, 2026 +22

Also there are four more books to draw source material from (and they go preeeetty f****** crazy... although the show has deviated a little bit already.)

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Premislaus Mar 18, 2026 +25

I loved the first two books, the next three jump the shark badly IMO. Any series about a serial killer is bound to have a Dexter/You problem, when it becomes increasingly implausible and ridiculous as the time goes on.

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burnthatbridgewhen Mar 18, 2026 +3

I read the books because I really disliked how they portrayed the main character in the series. I tried explaining the last three books to my husband and then realized how insane it was. Still finished the series though, definitely more of a fun female revenge fantasy read than anything else.

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Team7UBard Mar 18, 2026 +1

I’ve just started reading the first book alongside You by Caroline Kepnes. Looking forward to it as I’ve only listened to the audio of You so I’m looking forward to the comparison between the two novels

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burnthatbridgewhen Mar 18, 2026 +1

Oh my god I read that one before the series came out and it’s such a trip. Really highlights his misogyny and delusions. It’s beautifully written as well. Maybe I’ll pick up the second one since the tv series fell off so hard.

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Team7UBard Mar 18, 2026 +2

I really recommend the audiobook. Santino Fontana narrates and he makes Prince Hans of the Southern Isles (his role in Frozen) seem like a teddy bear.

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notable_tart Mar 19, 2026 +2

I loved him in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and was so sad that he didn't come back for the final season.

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MissingLink101 Mar 18, 2026 +1

Oh I didn't know it was based on books. Good to know they have a path they can follow for following seasons.

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KeinTollerNick Mar 18, 2026 +1

>although the show has deviated a little bit already.) I've read that the series is more of a prequel.

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Eruannster Mar 18, 2026 +2

Ehh, not really. It uses a lot of what happens in the first book, but some stuff happens differently. For example, in the books her kidnapping her school bully and keeping her in the basement is more just a tertiary thing that happens. She's like "oh yeah, I have her down there, she sucks" and then a few chapters later she's like "oh, by the way I killed her and dumped her body in the woods, just another Tuesday" whereas in the show that whole thing with her bully it's more of a central plot point. I would say Rhiannon in the books is way more just "the world sucks, I hate everyone, everything is stupid" while Rhiannon in the show is more a victim of everyone being a d*** to her and taking control over things. Book-Rhiannon is far less emotional and more calculating (while fully being aware that she's a bit psycho).

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Conscious-Quarter423 Mar 18, 2026 -152

her alien slug eyes are so hard to not notice

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MostlyBored11 Mar 18, 2026 +44

ahh yes lets comment on a woman's appearance and just shit all over her for something stupid. You are so cool and obviously such a player and big man wooo

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Conscious-Quarter423 Mar 18, 2026 -82

people do it all the time with bella ramsey and no one comes to her defense in fact, they pile on

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epicgamer45632 Mar 18, 2026 +35

And they’re wrong for that as well

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MostlyBored11 Mar 18, 2026 +15

Ok if people on the internet jumped of a bridge would you lol. (cause people totaly are so you should) Are you not capable of making your own decisions and not jumping on the bandwagon of lets shit on women for their looks constantly. This is the same thought process of being like oh its totally cool I murdered that guy, other people murder all the time

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Eruannster Mar 18, 2026 +8

So... you're saying that people like to say nasty things about this other girl, therefore it's okay for you to say nasty things about this girl? Great defense there, I'm sure that will paint you in a *much* better light.

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AsinineBinkie Mar 18, 2026 +5

Lmao, how old are you? That defense is what kids use to explain their behavior. "These other kids were doing it, so I did too." What other elementary school logic to you go through life following?

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MostlyBored11 Mar 18, 2026 +4

im hoping hes like 14 and this will be a learning oppertunity but hes probably like 40 and very single lol

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Putrid_Loquat_4357 Mar 18, 2026 +9

Let's see what you look like chief

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balasoori Mar 18, 2026 +31

Wow i thought this got cancelled very nice surprise

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deathie Mar 18, 2026 +16

same here. Im actually excited for the show, I tried the book and absolutely hated it, lol. Rare instance when the adaptation is much better imo

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JustMaintenance7 Mar 18, 2026 +2

I enjoyed the book series but the show was very different. I enjoyed both

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deathie Mar 18, 2026 +4

I was kinda disappointed because in theory the book was exactly what I like in books, but the main character was just making me so miserable lol. But it might be that I started with the show and it was just too different

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JustMaintenance7 Mar 18, 2026 +5

She is more likeable in the show for sure 😂 I listened to the audiobooks rather than read them so that also may have made a difference

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deathie Mar 18, 2026 +1

I did too but I think it might have not helped actually, English is my second language and although I consider myself basically fluent, it was just very British haha

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Premislaus Mar 18, 2026 +3

She's very nasty and bitter in the first book. The author tones it down in the second one, which IMO is the best and reaches a natural ending point for the story. Then she wrote 3 more a couple of years later that weren't really needed.

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Premislaus Mar 18, 2026 +5

Opposite actually. It was initially supposed to be a miniseries, but it was popular enough (Ella Purnell becoming a much bigger star in the meantime certainly helped) they turned it into a multi-season series.

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ExtensionParsley4205 Mar 18, 2026 +14

Props to the hair stylist for designing Ella’s truly hideous bangs in the first season, like Javier Bardem’s haircut in No Country For Old Men it immediately conveys a sense of something being seriously off with the character.

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MrConor212 Mar 18, 2026 +20

I’m a simple man. I see Ella Purnell, I watch.

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TheShapeShifter20 Mar 18, 2026 +4

you get it

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Demerzel69 Mar 18, 2026 +10

I watched it solely for her and she didn't disappoint.

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malin7 Mar 18, 2026 +5

This is great, "I haven't had this much peace since Spurs lost 7-2 to Bayern Munich in 2022" still makes me laugh

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Historical_Fan_8799 Mar 18, 2026 +5

really wish this series wasnt on STARZ in the states, like 12 ppl have a subscription to that

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spodamayn Mar 18, 2026 +1

At least it's been super c****. $12 for a full year, I can't really complain, but there's not much to watch on there

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Nem3sis2k17 Mar 18, 2026 +2

She’s pretty much the main reason I’m still watching Fallout lol.

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Interesting-Quiet832 Mar 18, 2026 +3

I wonder where they are going with this story. What's everybody thinking? Does her sister run? Does she kill the sister too? No, I think. Does the sister join her in the clean up and then what? It would have been cool to be a part of that writer's room trying to crack this story.

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Eruannster Mar 18, 2026 +5

Just an FYI that there are five books that this series is based on, however it deviated a little bit but we can have some idea of where it's going.

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waffleking9000 Mar 18, 2026 +4

Doesn’t her father in Fallout call her Sweetpea… fid I was so confused. I thought this was a Fallout spinoff

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Premislaus Mar 18, 2026 +9

Sugarbomb

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waffleking9000 Mar 18, 2026 +1

Oh!! I’m such an idiot lol

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Premislaus Mar 19, 2026 +1

She also had another show called Sweetbitter, to add to the confusion!

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ElmarSuperstar131 Mar 18, 2026 +1

Yessss! I watched this about 6 months ago and absolutely loved it. Ella Purnell is a rising star and I cannot wait for the second season.

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HatefulDan Mar 19, 2026 +1

Her eyes. Ughh, her eyes.

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WestleyMc Mar 18, 2026 +1

There was a bunch of ‘well that wouldn’t happen’ type moments in S1… but I still really enjoyed it, looking forward to S2!

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mercvry94 Mar 18, 2026 +1

Sweetwater now sweatpea? Sweet girl!

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likeadinosaur Mar 18, 2026

😍 I really liked this, and she's very pretty.

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KnotSoSalty Mar 18, 2026

I thought this was an Industry spinoff for a second.

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Glass-Fan111 Mar 19, 2026

Very nice and underrated series of 2025. Exactly the opposite of hyper injected, steroids shit Pluribus. Two different countries series and pretty obvious: One loud and mega budget, the other one clever, subtle yet deep and entertaining.

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numbr87 Mar 19, 2026 -1

I tried watching season 1 and I just couldn't do it. It was too much nonstop negativity.

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Sorry-Secret-2347 Mar 18, 2026 -11

Oh I thought they wrapped that story up ….

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Eruannster Mar 18, 2026 +14

You thought they wrapped up the story where >!the main character stabbed her boyfriend to death and her sister walks through the front door!<-cliffhanger? That is based on a book series with five books in it? Uh... okay...

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Eruannster Mar 18, 2026 +1

Well, it does say "based upon the novels by CJ Skuse" during the starting credits of every episode :P

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