Not only is someone else familiar with the comic, but they've taken the concepts of the story and twisted them into something like a personal manifesto, and the ripple effects of that separate read end up having some of the most dramatic consequences for various characters over the course of the miniseries' 10 episodes.
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Kirsten believes, perhaps naively, that she is the only one to survive the apocalypse who has even read Station Eleven because only a limited number of copies were printed before the world ended - but as the series reveals, that is definitely not the case. Young Kirsten develops a particular attachment to a comic book she's given right before the world goes dark - the titular story of Station Eleven - reading it over and over again to the point of memorization by the time she reaches adulthood, where it becomes more of a familiar comfort, a security blanket narrative.īut the show also has something intriguing to say about how we as individuals engage with a specific piece of media - and how two people can end up having very different interpretations of the same art. One pivotal episode centers around a small group of characters turning a scene from Shakespeare's Hamlet into a means of catharsis and a way to forgive the wrongs of the past. In the post-pandemic world of the series, books and theater and music have absolutely thrived, with people reaching for stories and songs that will comfort themselves and provide a beacon of hope to others in need. There's a reason that, as technology begins to fail and the last of the city lights wink out, humanity gravitates toward other forms of escape from their present situation. What Station Eleven never fails to convey is the importance of community and relationships, both while the world is picking up the pieces immediately in the aftermath of devastation and enduring two decades on, as well as the connectivity that art can provide.
Twenty years later, a now-adult Kirsten ( Mackenzie Davis) has joined up with a nomadic Shakespeare troupe known as the Traveling Symphony (made up of such delightful supporting actors including Lori Petty, Philippine Velge, and Joe Pingue), whose path crosses with that of a man known as The Prophet ( Daniel Zovatto) and his cult of young, impressionable followers seemingly at random - but he might have more of a connection to the performers than anyone initially suspects. In the chaos that follows, Jeevan finds himself looking after the play's youngest performer, eight-year-old aspiring actor Kirsten Raymonde ( Matilda Lawler) - but little do either of them realize that they'll become the unlikeliest of quarantine companions when news of a flu outbreak begins to spread across New York City and, soon after, the world. On the night everything changes, paramedic-in-training Jeevan Chaudhary ( Yesterday's Himesh Patel) is sitting in the audience during a stage production of King Lear when its lead actor Arthur Leander ( Gael Garcia Bernal) collapses from a heart attack. Station Eleven explores both the years leading up to the fateful event and the years that follow, and the dual timelines are anchored by a run of memorable performances. RELATED: Himesh Patel on 'The Luminaries', Understanding 'Tenet', and Telling a Pandemic Story in 'Station Eleven'Ī significant portion of that success rests on the shoulders of the show's incredible cast.
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