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Its terrifying, growing up.
The premise certainly isnt anything new think ofRoomandDogtooth, for example.
And while show creator Pete Jackson didnt grow up in isolation, he did baseSomewhere Boyin some truth.
There are also plenty of stories of people being imprisoned by their parents, guardians, or carers.
“Abuse is always front and centre,” Jackson said.
Me and him used to sit and listen to records together.
Which explains why the scene feels so sincere; because they are rooted in a real experience.
It brought me back to that time.
How fleeting these innocent, safe moments in childhood are.
How fearful we are of them ending and what we might do to extend them.
This idea was the basis of the show’s concept, he said.
“What if you did everything you could to stop those safe little fictions from ending?
And what would happen if a father took this way too far?”
Ultimately, its about a fathers desire to slow time and keep his child safe.
Its terrifying, growing up, he points out.
This article was originally published onOct.
