And yet she was still adamant about Jeanette knowing about her whereabouts and keeping it a secret to continue being popular at school. I loved the moment Jeanette’s lawyer took out a copy of Kate’s chat logs in which she had confessed about lying about what really happened between her and her kidnapper Martin Harris (Blake Lee from The Christmas Setup). With the two sticking to their versions of the truth in 1995, ‘Hostile Witness’ had the young girls face each other in court. However, Jeanette’s newfound popularity comes crumbling down when Kate escapes her kidnapper in 1994 and names Jeanette as someone who knew where Kate was being kept all along. Jeanette’s always dreamed of being noticed and she gets her chance when Kate’s kidnapped. We’re introduced to our main leads Jeanette Turner (Chiara Aurelia) and Kate Wallis (Olivia Holt) in 1993 with Kate being the popular girl at school. The events in Cruel Summer occur during three years (with the narrative continuously shifting through the timeline to share how certain narrative decisions impacted one another). The young cast was impressive and I liked how the writers went about jumping around with three timelines for nonlinear storytelling.Įven though I didn’t write weekly episode reviews for The Geekiary, I covered the show over on our YouTube channel with my reaction and review videos. Anyway, a few seconds into the premiere, I knew I would return to watch such a thriller/mystery show every week. I guess I didn’t have anything else to watch that day. I started watching Freeform’s Cruel Summer on a whim when the premiere debuted back on April 20, 2021. Trigger Warning: This review mentions grooming. This review of ‘ Hostile Witness ‘ contains numerous spoilers. Cruel Summer Season 1 Episode 10 – Hostile Witness (Image: Screengrab) While I had some issues with how the creative team handled certain plot points, ‘Hostile Witness’ was still able to offer a satisfying finale to the highly enjoyable Cruel Summer Season 1.
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