6.340 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestEvelyn desperately tries to regain control. Abbie, Leila and Rory set their escape plan in motion. Alex discovers his purpose.
A small-town cop suspects that the local school for troubled teens — and its dangerously charismatic founder — may not be all it seems.
Acting
Toni Collette's unsettling warmth masks pure menace
Writing
Mae Martin's autobiographical touch gives it teeth
Cinematography
Vermont autumn as beautiful prison
Creator
Mae Martin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mae Martin drew from their own experiences in Canadian conversion-adjacent programs, grounding the cult dynamics in real queer institutional trauma.
The walkie-talkie motif mirrors real cult communication hierarchies — isolated channels, coded language, Evelyn's voice literally in everyone's head.
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