![]() ![]() ![]() Trickster Is An Indigenous Story with Universal AppealĪt its heart, the show is a compelling drama about the life of a native teen trying to make it in the modern world. Oh, and I almost forgot: a crow is now talking to Jared. He’s apparently an old friend of Jared’s parents, but there’s something off about him. Finally, Wade (Kalani Queypo) comes to town. Someone attacks and robs him at the abandoned house where he makes his drugs. Then Jared loses his job when his mom causes a scene with a customer. His mom’s dealer keeps hassling Jared for the money Maggie owes. Just as it seems like life might be getting better–he meets cute new girl Sarah (Anna Lambe), for example–everything takes a sharp turn. Even with that extra income, however, he’s barely scraping by. Really, though, the job is just an opportunity for him to peddle his homemade MDMA. To make ends meet, Jared works the drive-through at a local fast food restaurant. Jared is basically the man of both houses, as he’s the main support. His dad Phil (Craig Lauzon) seems nice enough, but has issues with alcohol. Mom Maggie (Crystle Lightning), with whom Jared lives, is more into partying than parenting, for instance. While both his separated parents are around, they’re not exactly responsible. The show focuses on First Nations teen Jared (Joel Oulette). Joel Oulette and Anna Lambe, image via CBC/The CW I haven’t read the book (yet), though, so I’ll just tell y’all about the series. Author Eden Robinson set the book, now the first in a trilogy, in her own Haisla community in rural British Columbia. #Trickster cw series#Close Your Eyes And Let Me Spin You A Yarn: The Basics Of Trickster On The CWįirst of all, the series is an adaptation of the book Son of a Trickster. And while I can’t speak for any of their other imports, I can heartily recommend Trickster on The CW. (In the case of Devils, it was a Sky Atlantic production from Italy.) More often than not, though, they borrow from our neighbors up north. See a show you’ve never heard of in the programming listings, like Devils, and it’s a good bet that it came from somewhere else. Unsurprisingly then, they’ve turned to other sources, including other countries, to fill the hours. Unlike storied networks like NBC and CBS, The CW doesn’t have as deep a bench of original content. Fewer networks (or almost networks, in this case) have been as creative with their pandemic programming as The CW. ![]()
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