Wayward Really Is Worth All The Hype
It’s been five months since Wayward premiered on Netflix and it still has some of us in a choke-hold.

In her childhood, marked by illness, a little girl spent her days alone in a hospital room, her only comfort a stuffed rabbit. Years later, the setting has simply changed. Now she finds herself trapped within her own trauma. And in trying to overcome it, she ultimately ends up suffering from it.
It’s been five months since Wayward premiered on Netflix and it still has some of us in a choke-hold.
At least we got the original cast back, right? Not even that saves it. None of them could bring a sliver of hope to this special. Rather, they bring dread as we witness the light leaving from their eyes.
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