While the show begins in media res, right at Roy’s death, it truly does distance itself from the sensational nature of the case. It is in small moments like these when the show exposes the undercurrents of Michelle’s issues. In another scene at the end of the first episode, Carter looks in the mirror, she watches Glee and recites a monologue, word-for-word, by Lea Michele’s character, and twists it to make it applicable to her situation while crying. When she first learns that Roy is dead, she sobs and invites her friends over, but at a brief moment, she pulls herself together and asks, “What dress should I wear to the funeral?” Her choice is, evidently, not funeral appropriate. It becomes stranger when Carter begins to text his mother and seems obsessive about what has happened and Roy.įanning’s Carter is erratic, a source of concern for her closest friends, family, and Roy’s family and friends. Their families were not aware they were dating, thus making their relationship as something odd for the two of them. When the two first meet in Florida, on vacation with their families, their relationship remains innocent as they meet at night and play word games. The story of Carter and Roy slowly unravels throughout the series, actually showing him as a character versus being someone stagnant in other people’s memories. Michelle Carter then repeatedly enters their lives, and her appearance is unsettling. As her former husband and she sit on the beach after scattering their son’s ashes into the ocean, they ask themselves if they were the ones to blame for what happened. Sevigny’s performance as Roy’s mother is nuanced, full of grief, and conflicted at what just happened. Roy’s family is devastated, left to pick up the pieces of what their son has left behind. This is not Verona, and the two households are not alike in dignity. A police officer soon discovers him alone in his car, dead, in a parking lot. Conrad’s distraught mother (Sevigny) calls the police when she learns that he never came home the previous night, which is unlike him. We quickly learn that it is the actual act of suicide. Among the recurring cast, actors Peter Gerety, Michael Mosley, and Aya Cash all make appearances throughout the show. Chloë Sevigny and Norbert Leo Butz portray Roy’s parents, while Cara Buono and Kai Lennox are Carter’s parents. Colton Ryan, who previously was an understudy on the Broadway show and the movie adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen, was cast in the role of Conrad Roy III. Instead of focusing on the sensational aspects of the tragedy, one of the show’s goals was to instead focus on how mental health is a unique experience tailored to each individual, and the impact such a horrific incident has on family members.įanning was decided upon to star in the series in 2020 as Michelle Carter, sparking a shocking transformation for her to fully engage with the role. The show is based on an Esquire article and investigation titled, “The Girl from Plainville.” Still fresh in the public’s mind as the suicide texting case, the show’s team sought to make this into a story about collective grief and mental health. Regardless of wherever Carter is, Elle Fanning’s newest Hulu show, a follow-up from her successful historical comedy The Great, has chosen to take on and dramatize this case.
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