Mike Flanagan Addresses Some of Those ‘Carrie’ Twists
They are very weak compared to her daughter’s, though, and Margaret admits her ability to “flex” is unlikely to show itself again. Speaking to Collider, Flanagan pointed out that the idea of telekinesis being inherited is sourced from Stephen King’s book. “I do think it does play into so much of parents wanting, trying so hard for their kids not to suffer the same things that they suffered, and in doing so, sometimes create a new trauma for that kid,” she said.
- ▪They are very weak compared to her daughter’s, though, and Margaret admits her ability to “flex” is unlikely to show itself again.
- ▪Speaking to Collider, Flanagan pointed out that the idea of telekinesis being inherited is sourced from Stephen King’s book.
- ▪“I do think it does play into so much of parents wanting, trying so hard for their kids not to suffer the same things that they suffered, and in doing so, sometimes create a new trauma for that kid,” she said.
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Mike Flanagan‘s Carrie has finally arrived, and fans can now shift from anticipation to picking apart every little aspect of the new Stephen King adaptation. io9 definitely had some questions after watching the finale, and interviews with Flanagan are now popping up that start to address some of them.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000823188","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"io9","SECTION":"television","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"television","TAGS":"carrie,mike-flanagan,prime-video,stephen-king","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); If you’ve watched all eight episodes, you know that one…
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