How Much Of Time Traveler's Wife Episode 3 Is From The Book?
Warning: Spoilers for The Time Traveler's Wife episode 3 & brief discussion of sexual assault.
The Time Traveler's Wife episode 3 will surprise viewers who are only familiar with the story from the 2009 film adaptation — but the plot is actually lifted straight from the book. Inspired by the bestselling debut novel by Audrey Niffenegger, Steven Moffat's adaptation of The Time Traveler's Wife follows Henry and Clare, who have a love story with a twist, given Henry has an unpredictable, uncontrollable ability to travel in time. Most viewers will be familiar with the story from the 2009 movie starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams, but the TV show's version is surprisingly different.
That became abundantly clear in The Time Traveler's Wife episode 3, which featured a dark subplot. In episode 3, one scene sees the 16-year-old Clare reveal one of her classmates, Jason, assaulted her; though she did not tell Henry at the time, he actually raped her. An outraged Henry helps Clare seek retribution; he's initially willing to kill Jason on Clare's behalf — even warning his past self to be sure to arrange an alibi — but Clare stops him. Instead, she has Henry tape Jason to a tree, and calls all her female friends who've been hurt by guys to come round and scrawl words of revenge on Jason's body. It's an intense scene, with The Time Traveler's Wife using time travel to obtain something of a revenge fantasy.
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Viewers who have only watched the movie will be more than a little surprised at this scene, which was entirely absent in the 2009 film adaptation of The Time Traveler's Wife. It is, however, lifted straight from the book, where it plays out almost exactly
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