Season 4 · Episode 1
S4.E1 - The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Books I Make My Husband Read · Jon & Kristy King-Pritzl
January 20, 202648m 22sExplicit
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Show Notes
Kicking off season four is The Housemaid — and its brand-new film adaptation. We revisit Millie’s tense, twisted experience working inside the Winchesters’ home before unpacking how the movie brings that psychological tension to the screen. We compare what worked (and what didn’t), talk casting and those jaw-dropping twists, and debate whether the book or the film tells this story best.
Links
- Official author website: (https://www.freidamcfadden.com/)
- The Housemaid: (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60556912-the-housemaid)
- Freida McFadden on Goodreads: (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7244758.Freida_McFadden)
Chapters
- (05:16) - Upcoming books
- (07:33) - Spoiler-free summary
- (09:08) - SPOILER ALERT!
- (09:28) - Summary with spoilers
- (11:03) - Jon's review
- (13:16) - Kristy's review
- (15:12) - Why does Millie stay
- (17:31) - It's all about control
- (19:38) - Oh, Nina...
- (21:34) - Krsity ruined books for Jon
- (23:17) - Handling the sitch differently
- (26:14) - Most memorable scenes
- (28:38) - Reaction to the ending
- (30:31) - Transition to the film
- (30:40) - Did it feel like the same story
- (33:27) - Andrew on screen
- (36:16) - Biggest changes between book and film
- (42:11) - If you were directing...
- (45:13) - Final thoughts
Topics
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