...did she get hit by the car. There was a parking lot full of cars to hide behind, a fence, and a gate shack, yet somehow she ran out into the widest openest spot she could find like an unsupervised toddler left next to the freeway.

I just finished watching NOS4A2 and this is what I think:

•Charlie Manx steals the show — consistent, terrifying, and surprisingly emotionally honest.

•Chris McQueen is quietly brilliant — makes hard decisions, actually feels like a parent who carries guilt and responsibility.

•Beverly McQueen is messy, loud, human — adds so much depth.

•Vic? Acting’s good, but her arc feels reset too quickly; consequences rarely stick.

•Bing Partridge = Ed Gein vibes, loud and obsessive, really nailed the creep factor.

Some small things stood out: Vic being called the Brat, Tabitha saying she’s lucky to survive — stakes feel real because Manx and Bing almost never fail. These little touches made me think the show had Breaking Bad–tier potential if it had fully committed to character arcs and consequences.

What do yall think?

Just watched both seasons. I’m struggling to think of a more pitiful, worthless protagonist. Her super power is open mouth crying.

How stupid is the kid?? The car smasher scene is probably the worst thing I've seen in my entire life.

Been obsessed with the show for about a year and hoping to get the book soon. I love a lot but no one I know irl knows what it is so logically I searched it up on Reddit. Very happy I found a group of people that like it as well!

I just started watching the show on Netflix over the weekend. I’m on episode 8 of season 1. I haven’t read the book (so please, no spoilers!).

I really like it so far. It’s a fun story with some great characters and performances. I love the fact that it has a strong, young female lead and queer representation.

I have no problem suspending my disbelief for all manner of dark fantasy and horror. The only part of the show that I find truly unbelievable and annoying, as someone who has spent most of my life in small to medium Midwest towns, is the writers trying to convince me that there’s a small town in the middle of Iowa with an absolutely ginormous two story library, a black sheriff, and a hoppin lesbian bar scene! 🤣

Sorry, just had to get that off my chest!

Maybe if we all send messages and tweets to Netflix, they would pick it up. I follow the actress that plays Maggie on Instagram. Tbh, the trailers and marketing for this show is what killed it. I had no idea what it was about and how good it was. Can we get a petition or something going? Netflix saved You from lifetime. Maybe they can save Nos4a2

Wayne is insufferably written as a character, and the child actor portraying him is pretty terrible as well. Yeah I know, he’s just a kid. But still, it’s BAD.

The telling Manx where he was hiding thing was pretty bad, but nothing was worse than him begging to be let out of the car at the junk yard, and then leaving the car to stop the compactor during Bing’s betrayal. Immediately after this he literally skips BACK INTO THE CAR, the door locks and he’s like “aw shucks i made a mistake”. Ghost Craig looks at him like an idiot and I don’t blame him.

In the book, the struggle of Wayne trying not to be transformed into a Christmasland Child is fleshed out a lot better and he fights it through to the end. Even if he’s doing a bad thing (like burning down Maggie’s library) you can feel the internal struggle through his actions and he’s actively communicating backwards and showing remorse to take steps back in the transformation.

There’s just a lot better choices that could’ve been made with his character, but I’m not even sure the actor would’ve been able to pull them off anyways.

Between vic getting drunk and sleeping and NOT answering while wayne is (almost) getting kidnapped and wayne getting freed by bing just to hop his azz back in the car and be like oopsiess 🤡😐😐😐 Ive never been so fcking stressed out in my life lmfao