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Thefirstfewepisodessuffer a bit from some common translation pitfalls.
Here are the characters from Reids novel, sorted by how faithfully the series depicts them onscreen.
Was it the best one because Billy ultimately took the reins back?
Because Teddy knew when to make Billy listen to other ideas and when to let him launch the show?
Was it only the best because of Daisy?
I have no idea.
I spent a lot of time thinking about it and I have no idea.
The TV show rarely stops to meditate on the same questions.
But mostly this is still the Camila Dunne we know.
Will Harrison and Suki Waterhouse sell it well, especially the latter.
And its nice to see one band member look back on their heyday with straightforward nostalgia, baggage free.
But there are some notable differences here.
The bigger discrepancy, though, is in the vibes.
Book Nicky was passionate, uncivilized, and violently possessive.
TV Nicky is more benign, at least at first, encouraging Daisy to pursue what makes her happy.
In that sense, the series Eddie Roundtree (Josh Whitehouse) is pretty faithful.
But the series does a good job setting Rods scuzzy energy apart from Teddys soft-spoken warmth.
Sporting one of the most gasp-worthy wigs of the cast, Timothy Olyphant makes Rod his own.
That makes him a pretty easy, logical choice to remove from the narrative.
Like much of the series, it works if you squint hard enough.
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