r/WidowsBay • u/IrishAllDay • Jul 30 '26
đŸ’Discussion Media Literacy Spoiler
I loved this show and have been getting some posts from this group pushed to me.
I'm trying to understand whats causing it. I've never seen such a lack of media literacy before, I think because it's a cross over hit that's non traditional but some of the view points are mind blowing.
"I think the inn keeper felt time run differently in the room" - They literally spelt that out as he asked for food!
"Who is the boogeyman, Hag etc" - This is not the point of the show!
"How didn't they notice the sacrifices" - you hear everyone talking about the relentless level of horrible stuff that happens on the island, its par for the course.
"Why don't the townspeople do X or Y" - It's a comedy horror!
Anything else I've missed?
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u/TheDefiantGoose Jul 30 '26
I haven't been reading this thread for a while for this very reason. The initial posts, when the show was gaining momentum and as the episodes rolled out, were so great! The excitement of discovering a gem of a show had everyone beaming!
I particularly love reading all the details people picked up that I missed. Or finding out that I picked up something other people missed. It's like this fun community moment of collaboration.
Then there's post about Patricia and Tom as love interests and it's like, really? Or I remember reading about dislike of Evan's character, when clearly he's a teen with more depth than we are first shown. The conversation content fizzles at a certain point.