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Tapped into the exploitation of indigenous lands of Hawaii but made the natives props as a way for white characters to look better and “grow” as characters. This movie did the opposite of what they were trying to do. They centered whiteness when they wanted to bring awareness to white privilege. Nothing substantial and only touches surface level problems.

Such a good twist on the innocent Nancy Drew books. Definitely has some good scary scenes and I’m glad that they went all the way dark and not half a*sed it like most “dark and twisted” shows.

People who didn’t understand that this was a modern telenovela is struggling with the fact that it’s supposed to be dramatic and imaginative! There is so much growth in every character and such a deep connection between them all that viewers can feel through the screen. I loved this series and I’ll forever remember how much representation it gave women of color!