It fleshed out the story and character of Elizabeth, making her less of a villain and much less vapid and foolish. Emily St John Mandel’s novel was already female-centric, with a gay central character and many races of protagonists. However, it is nice to see how much a story like Station Eleven has grown and changed in just seven years. Don’t get me wrong, we have a long way to go until we get proper equality for minorities, disabled people, women, and people of color. In the years since Station Eleven’s publication, we’ve become a more equal, more aware world.
In the case of Station Eleven, the changes from book to show are major and many. One person’s great miniseries might be another’s ultimate artistic betrayal. Still, if you’ve read a book, a great adaptation doesn’t forgive certain changes and choices. Whether you’ve read the book or it’s on your TBR (no shame if you skip to the show first), it’s well worth a watch, and at ten episodes long, it’s very much binge-able. It’s an emotionally devastating series with fantastic acting and one of the coolest soundtracks of any show from the last decade. So, is the Station Eleven miniseries a good adaptation, worthy of your ten hours? The short answer is yes.
Miniseries have taken the place of movies for many book adaptations, which gives the stories more time to breathe, but it can also mean if it isn’t a good representation, that you’re going to waste even more of your time if you plan to watch it. After the pandemic hit in 2020, making a miniseries out of the book seemed like an obvious move. When Emily St John Mandel wrote Station Eleven in 2014, the concept of a world-altering flu was a simple what-if. COVID-19 has changed the world forever, whether it’s in the form of our lives or the art we enjoy.
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