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A little preview for all of us out here manifesting the goodfoe clothes swapping (sorry my editing skills are not on point)

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both sarah and amy have confirmed that the boys experiment didn't come to them until midway through writing season one, so I wouldn't expect much of it to make sense, because if the girl's experiment alone is a bit wishy-washy despite being written in from the start, then adding extra elements to Gretchen's work is only likely to expose plot holes, not fill them.

Hi Anon!

Yeah, I remember these interviews. On one hand, I definitely understand your concerns: when you learn that a plot twist wasn’t actually planned from the start, it’s hard not to worry that the writers didn’t think it through, that they only added it to shock the audience, that they’e going to have to alter whatever plans they had before to make this new element fit and the end product will be... unsatisfying.

But. This is television writing! And I am by no means an expert - in fact I feel like I still don’t know all that much about how writing for television works - but I have gathered that being flexible, letting things evolve as you write a season - yes, even main plot points - is normal, and sometimes even results in great stories!

Here’s where I stand: on the basis of season 1, I don’t particularly trust the writers to deliver on the “experiment” angle. I don’t trust that they’re going to make it make sense, I don’t even trust that I’ll agree with the political framing of the whole show in the end - it could go a lot of different ways. But I find it hard - and a bit unfair - to judge an unfinished product. The experiment plot was very lacking in season 1, but maybe they’ll explain things better in season 2! They had a lot of things to accomplish in season 1 (introducing the characters, the premise, juggling timelines, creating mystery, building relationships) and they did a great job in a lot of areas, so maybe they purposefully chose not to focus too much on the experiment for now, knowing they’d have time in future seasons. Yes, the boys island was something they came up mid-season, but maybe they were also thinking about the structure of their story as a whole.

I don’t know, Anon, I guess what I’m saying is: I have plenty of reservations too, but I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt for now, and I’ll judge the merits of their story and their choices once I’ve seen the whole of it.

(Though I will say, what concerns me more is that they came up with the boys plot twist specifically because Amazon asked them to find a hook for next season, and it’s not surprising, of course, but it does emphasize the hmmm tension in the writers’ job, between telling the story they want, and telling a story Amazon can sell. So.)

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I feel like the fact that they came up with it midway through writing the season proves that the boys are not going to be as important as the girls. I believe they have said there is a general four or five season arc that they have had in mind for the show. They probably came up with this before writing the individual season one episodes because they needed to know what direction they wanted the characters and plot to move towards. This means that the addition of the boys group would not have a major impact on the overarching story.

This would also support the theory that the boys island happened a long time ago (maybe the 90s). If the boys are 30 years older than the girls, they likely will not become major parts of the story since their storylines wouldn’t really overlap with the girls. At most they could have some kind of mentor shop relationship with the girls, but I imagine they must be pretty broken people if they’ve gone all that time without exposing what was done to them.

I want to be clear that I’m not trying to throw shade on the boys, but I admit that I would rather a show with only female main characters simply because media is still so inundated with male stories. However, I believe the writers have delivered an incredible story so far and I’m excited to see what else they come up with.

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Y’all I just figured out that three of the biggest wlw ships of late 2020 - early 2021 (Dani x Jamie from Bly Manor, Shelby x Toni from The Wilds, Riley x Greta from Genera+ion) are all directly connected to.... Sarah Pidgeon. And all for like completely random reasons. Like obviously she plays another main character on The Wilds but she also went to college with Victoria Pedretti (Dani) and did childhood Theater with Chase Sui Wonders (Riley). Anyway just thought I’d share hope y’all have a great day

#the wilds #shoni #sarah pidgeon #victoria pedretti #chase sui wonders #dani x jamie #riley x greta

Just noticed the book Nora is reading in the pilot episode is the Field Guide to North American Birds. This is an odd book to just read for pleasure. Field guides aren’t really meant to be read through like this, they are meant to be consulted when you want to identify a specific bird and/or learn more about it. This makes me think that perhaps Nora already knew about the experiment at this point, and was doing research to prepare herself for life in the wilderness. This could be a potential clue to the location of the island, supporting the theory that the girls are somewhere in North America (not off the coast of Peru). The other possibility is that Nora was not given all of the details of the experiment, and was simply trying to prepare for as many situations as possible.

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Just a little edit I whipped up based on my brain’s random associations

#the wilds #but i’m a cheerleader #shoni #shelby goodkind #toni shalifoe #martha blackburn #leah rilke #fatin jadmani #dot campbell #nora reid #rachel reid #gretchen klein

Location Theory:

There are three main locations in regards to the experiment: the island, the field base, and the research headquarters. The island is where the girls are stranded. The field base is where we see the girls before they are moved to the island when they are unconscious. The research HQ is where Gretchen works most of the time.

The field base: This can’t be too far from the island given the size of the boats we see used to transport the girls and other resources between the two locations. My guess is it is located on another island and accesible in less than an hour boat ride to the island the girls are stranded on. I think this is also a larger island and possibly populated with other people since there would need to be a landing strip for the airplane the girls were on. I think this is also where the bunker is located and where the girls are after the island. I don’t think they are off the coast of Peru, and I don’t think they are 150 miles from the island like agent Young said because that would be a long boat ride for Alex to take on a regular basis without fuel stops.

The Research HQ: I think this is in the US, in Southern California more specifically. We see Gretchen in an airport when Thom tells her that Jeanette has died. We also see her at the field base when the girls are being transported to the island. This means she took a plane from field base to the research HQ. We also see her at the sensory deprivation spa, and in the parking lot the cars all have CA license plates.

Given this information I think the island is somewhere far less remote than suggested, possibly near Hawaii or somewhere else that would be easily accessible on commercial airline flights from Southern California.

I’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts! Also let me know if you want to hear any other theories.

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Idk if this has been discussed already but I feel like all the girls in the bunker know that something is going on and are communicating with each other about it. Here is my evidence:

•Leah waits until 10:00 exactly to leave her room

•At the same time, the lights go out

•Leah is running around for a minute before the alarm sounds signaling Shelby’s (intentional) allergic reaction

•Gretchen and the other dude are running around in the dark with flashlights before the lights turn back on, and Gretchen says “thank god” or something like that, suggesting they weren’t meant to be off in the first place. If the lights were off on purpose then why wouldn’t they just turn them back on instead of running around in the dark? Also all the lights in the bunker turn on and off at the same time, suggesting someone turned them off from a main breaker vs the girls’ rooms individually

•All this would mean at least one other girl (besides Leah and Shelby) is involved in the escape, and all the girls are so close by the end of season one I can’t imagine them just leaving certain people out of the plan

I’d love to hear everyone else’s opinions!