Each episode from here begins with a brief tale of supernatural proportion–telepathy, superstrength, and clairvoyance, visually showcasing the research Carrie investigates from the books among the library in search of an explanation for her nascent powers.
Coach Desjardin comes to Carrie’s defense, offering Carrie menstrual products and resources. Meanwhile, Christine and a crowd of students snicker at the video she captured on her video of the period debacle, Sue inadvertently coins the new girl “Carrie Red,” much to Chris’s delight.
Margaret White’s pious judgement gets the best of her, when she gets reassigned from cashier to janitor of a grocery store. Carrie avoids mentioning her traumatic foray into womanhood, while her mother neglects to mention her difficulty adapting into her work environment.
Coach Desjardin draws the attention of recent Chamberlain High alum, Billy Nolan, who was suspiciously responsible for the school requiring metal detectors, at a bar.
Margaret requests oversight over Carrie’s learning materials, which Carrie speculates might be because her mother wants her to learn under her terms. Margaret discovers the menstruation materials Coach Desjardin handed to Carrie, prompting her to confront Principle Gayle, who apprehensively reveals that Carrie had been the center of another school incident. He withheld the news, much to Desjardin’s disapproval, to avoid Margaret’s wrath, until it became inevitable.
Desjardin takes matters of discipline into her own hands by having Carrie’s period onlookers do laps around the gymnasium, while the guidance counselor bonds with Carrier over books, introducing her to the school library. Sue puts a stop to running, agreeing that they will not partake in Carrie bullying again. Desjardin requests that Sue befriend Carrie, saying that Sue has authority on campus.
Carrie befriends an edgy girl at school named Emaline, who tells her “you have all the power.”
Chris does not hide her disdain for her mother’s new family over a dinner with her mom (played by Heather Graham), her mother’s boyfriend, and his daughter/classmate, Brooke, that she resents. While adjusting to her mother’s new living arrangements, Sue urges Christine to delete the footage of Carrie’s humiliating experience in the locker room.
Nevertheless, Christine makes a private Instagram account with Carrie’s likeness, naming it “CarrieRed_,” and effectively posting the video against Sue’s wishes.
The choice to make Sue outwardly altruistic as opposed to her morally grey predecessors calls attention to such a stark misalignment between Sue and Chris. It is hard to believe that Sue and Chris are friends at all.
Rating: 9/10