The TV movie’s first act takes place in 1960, the same year the FDA approves birth control pills. +5

The TV movie’s second act takes place in 1990, the year Emory University established the first Ph.D. program in women’s studies in the US. +8

Yet another item in the canon assuming only male-appearing creatures can be horrifying serial killers… -3

…But likely because we understand men

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You are in Maine. You have always been in Maine. No matter what happens to you, you will never be anywhere but Maine. Do you have a flight scheduled to Los Angeles? Too bad; the pilot’s just going to circle around the sky for a few hours before dropping you back in Bangor. Are you taking a cross-country road trip? Not likely, since you’re just driving from one side of Maine to the other, no…

- It’s the future and they take your thumbs when you get divorced

- Evil car culture

- A man discovers Fargo was real

- A man discovers where the feminists bury the bodies, is killed

- A man who prefers rap music to Creedence is doomed

- A knitting circle accidentally casts a spell

- Postman gets stuck in yard with angry dog, forever

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