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The FX series is adapted from Octavia E. Butlers time-jumping 1979 novel.
Other changes include the introduction of the new characters.Major spoilers for the novelKindredahead.
Her arm feels like stuck in a hole in the wall.
The couple tries to make sense of the traumatic events theyve just experienced.
The books first chapter opens on Danas 26th birthday.
While unpacking and settling into their new home, she experiences a dizzy spell and faints.
Minutes later, she experiences the same dizziness and awakens in Maryland, but several years have passed.
After discovering Rufus had set fire to his bedroom drapes, she again swoops in to save the day.
Because Kevin does not arrive in time to accompany her, he is stuck in the past.
In love with Alice, Rufus buys her and blackmails Dana into convincing her to sleep with him.
Learning this, Dana unsuccessfully attempts to run away to find her husband, resulting in another vicious lashing.
Though Rufus tries to stop them at gunpoint, theyre able to safely travel back to the 1970s.
In the meantime, Alice gives birth to Hagar, her and Rufus second child and Danas direct ancestor.
The next time Dana is in Maryland, she learns that Alice had attempted to run away.
The loss of Alice caused Rufus to feel a great deal of guilt and anger.
Unable to escape by means of self-harm, Dana fatally stabs Rufus.
This article was originally published onDec.
