Netflix has a new original series: The Baby-sitters Club! The second season and final covers eight books: Kristy and the Snobs, Claudia and the New Girl, Stacey's Emergency, Jessi and the Superbrat, Mary Anne and the Great Romance, Dawn and the Wicked Stepsister (notice the title change?), Claudia and the Sad Goodbye, and Kristy and the Baby Parade.
The titular great romance in this book is actually Mary Anne and Logan, and while Richard confirms that he and Sharon are committed to each other, there's no wedding like in the original book. And here are some things I noticed:
What stood out as surprisingly (not necessarily good or bad) different to me:
Mary Anne and Logan don't officially become boyfriend and girlfriend until this episode. When they do, they're awkward and unsure of how to act around each other.
What I was happy stayed the same:
There's an allusion to the ghost of Ben Brewer.
Other interesting touches:
I probably only notice this because I drive school buses, but the school bus here is specifically labeled "Stoneybrook Middle School" rather than being for the whole district, because a bus driver will usually drive students for a high school, a middle school/junior high, and an elementary school in the same day. Usually school buses are labeled by district (if the district has its own buses) or company (if the district contracts with an outside company).
Richard Spier has a speech prepared--with notes--for handling the inevitability of Mary Anne dating.
Logan is accidentally served a glass of wine (it makes sense in context) and Sharon quickly volunteers to take care of it for him.
Richard to Mary Anne: "Your friends love you in an almost an almost concerningly aggressive fashion."
