It’s funny bc the mom is alive in this one but the dad isn’t lol I think I prefer the premise of the other one but this is okay too hopefully we get more this time
I had the same thoughts. This is one of those instances in which a smoother narrative doesn't mean a better one, I feel. There was something heady about the slapdash atmosphere of the initial version of this that made the story feel more fun and more involving. I loved the way the girl monologued to her dead mom, updating her on the calamities of her new situation, and how her first kiss was stolen by a tricky grown-up. That doesn't seem like it'll happen in this version. The slower pace of the new direction for the story I think will end up meaning we get less story over time than we would have if the first version had continued (since the first version burned through it's subject matter with less of a coy attitude). On the other hand, perhaps the more compressed storytelling of the original story put unreasonable pressure on the author to deliver more complicated thematic material on a faster timeline? Maybe this new direction will be a little more sustainable, which would be great. But I can't help but feel that the story has lost a good deal of energy in its transformation into a sleeker, more atmospheric and quasi–realistic narrative.
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