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“But it’s Cathy ( Florence Pugh ), Adam’s eventual wife, who gives “ East of Eden ” its prickly, piqued edge.”
“Grade: A- “East of Eden” premieres Thursday, October 1 on Netflix .”
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“Beauty and truth.”
“Lee, meanwhile, is magnificent in a role requiring similar kindness, only laced with loneliness and loss.”
“Samuel is among the trusted.”
“Mike Faist, Christopher Abbott, and Florence Pugh in ‘East of Eden’ Courtesy of Netflix Directed by Garth Davis (Episodes 1-4) and Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (5-7), with Stuart Dryburgh and Sam Chiplin as cinematographers, “East of Eden” relishes the staples of its origin as an American epic.”
“Cathy’s treatment of Adam isn’t rooted in innate wickedness, as in Steinbeck’s novel, but personal experience.”
“Two invaluable bright spots amid the Trasks’ roiling turmoil are Lee (Hoon Lee), Adam’s code-switching, Chinese-American housekeeper, and Samuel (Ciarán Hinds), a good-humored Irish immigrant who becomes a family friend.”
“By Ben Travers Plus icon Ben Travers TV Critic BenTTravers More stories by Ben ‘East of Eden’ Review: Zoe Kazan’s Magnificent Netflix Epic Will Knock You Over Read more ‘Lanterns’ Review: Episode 7 Changes ‘The Jordan Boys’ Legacy — and Sets Up a Charged Finish Read more ‘The Gilded Age’ Musical Is Finally Happening — as a Christmas Album Read more October 1, 2026 3:01 am Add us as a Google Preferred Source Florence Pugh in 'East of Eden' Courtesy of Netflix Share Share on Facebook Post Share on LinkedIn Show more sharing options Submit to Reddit Pin it Post to Tumblr Email Print This Page Share on WhatsApp “There is a beauty in the truth, even if it is a dreadful beauty.” In “East of Eden,” Zoe Kazan ‘s aching, radiant adaptation of John Steinbeck’s 1952 classic, there is ample beauty, dreadful and otherwise.”
“But it’s how Kazan — the co-showrunner who writes every episode — informs Cathy’s unimaginable choices, both broadly and in minute detail, that round her out.”
““East of Eden” tracks changes in a developing world with a shrewd disdain for systemic failures just as it traces change in its characters with the utmost compassion for human fallibility.”
“The period drama follows a doomed couple and their distressed family across five decades, from Adam Trask’s (Christopher Abbott) cruel upbringing under his oppressive, ex-military father (Tracy Letts), through his own pained parenting of twin boys, Aaron (Joe Anders) and Caleb (Joseph Zada).”
“(Abbott’s gentle melancholy, in heartache and joy, has rarely been so nuanced or utilized so effectively.) Lee is a repository of knowledge.”
“The Trasks encounter a wide swath of citizens, haggling with sneaky cheats, exploiting innocent fools, and befriending big-hearted neighbors.”
“His studiousness applies to books (reading the principles of psychology, among others in his collection, while brushing his teeth) as well as lived experience.”
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