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The first season told its own story butincorporated familiar placeslike Shawshank Penitentiary and familiar names like Alan Pangborn.
Were here to break it down, episode by episode, week by week.
Major spoilers follow, of course.
As the end of the season premiere makes clear, shes willing to doanythingto keep her safe.
Its a prequel to the novelSalems Lotand the short story One for the Road, also included inNight Shift.
Thats not a coincidence.
It lets viewers know that weve returned to the King multiverse.
In the literary world, Ace died in 1991 after doing a stint at Shawshank.
In the TV one, he died after Annie Wilkes shoved an ice-cream scooper down his throat.
Well, at least for a little while.
Castle RockSeason One
At one point, Annie says to her daughter, Ive heard things.
Massacres, kids vanishing into thin air.
Of course, this is a reference to a subplot in season one.
The bigger question is whether this opens the door to other characters from season one?
It would be great to have Jane Levys Jackie Torrance pop in and liven things up.
That sign hung in the notorious store that gaveNeedful Thingsits name, run by Leland Gaunt.
The writers ofCastle Rockregularly pepper their show with touches from Kings 1991 novel.
Whether the shows Annie committed murder between that awful day and when she got to Castle Rock remains unclear.
1 Fan
The phrase Im your No.
1 fan is very familiar toMiseryfans.
It was used heavily to promote the Rob Reiner film, thanks to Kathy Batess eerie, menacing delivery.
While that short story offers a detailed history of a Puritanical settlement beset by evil, it isnotthis story.
John Merrill
Pop goes to visit his brother, a man named John Merrill, in jail.
Where did Henry go and how did the kid escape?
You cant stop the devil.
The Mellow Tiger was a location used in the shows main touchstone,Needful Things.
Of course, everyone knows that Annie will become Sheldons No.
1 fan, and she even says as much in the poignant, heartbreaking final scene.
The last we saw Henry he was monitoring the Kid in Shawshank.
The Kid is gone, and now Henry is missing.
One wonders if season three will drop clues that fill in exactly what happened to him.
(Note:Castle Rockhasnt been renewed yet, but our fingers are crossed.)
