Dark Matterjoinsexcellent AppleTV+ titleslikeSeveranceandSilo, science fiction shows that are not afraid to show humanity’s darkness.
For fans who love positivity,shows likeDark Mattermight come as a shock to the system.
However, anyone who has read the book knows it can get much darker and it should.
I get to keep all the things that I love, and I dont have to kill my darlings.
Like you said, were going to have more darlings!
This also ups the stakes, which is very important in a series such as this.
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However, this is how Crouch writes.
His heroes don’t get to defeat villains triumphantly.
There was so much that wasn’t shown in the book that Crouch could have approached but didn’t.
Even Crouch admitted to that.
“I get more emails saying, ‘You did Amanda wrong!’
than anything else because she just kind of vanishes in the book,” Crouch said in theVarietyinterview.
And honestly, the show now feels more canon to me than the book."
That is sexual assault, and that is a horrifying thought.
Apple TV+ found a way to tell the dark and light stories in life in masterful ways.
On the other end is the showSeverance.
However, there was a huge change in the way the two concluded.
Charlie, the son, chooses the door, and this should prevent any other Jason from following them.
This also makes it unclear as to whatstoryDark Matterseason 2 will tell.
Probably the biggest idea is to move the story completely away from Jason and his family.
Look, it’s a great new world.
So, I’m excited to get back."
Hopefully, when it does land on the streamer, it will be with a healthy dose of darkness.
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