Okay okay okay so i read the book before watching the mini-series and honestly the book was so much better and packed way more of an emotional punch. I didn't think 8 episodes was necessary, OR if they really wanted more episodes, maybe add one more where they're grappling with the death of alaska. I didn't really care for the ways the show changed small plotlines, like the fact that alaska told jake to go date that other girl like that was so weird?? BUT i must say, i did love the inclusion of hyde's gayness and the storyline of his past lover dying of AIDS like yes that was very much needed... the way these kids talked was so funny to me because of how unbelievably cringey they sounded sometimes but like its fine. The casting was done very well, i just wished i actually felt emotionally connected to the characters and the story like the book made me feel :///
Review of Looking for Alaska
