Uglies
Warning!
Spoilers for Netflix’sUgliesand Scott Westerfeld’sPrettiesandSpecialsahead!
Overall, there was a lot about theUgliesmovie that was true to Westerfeld’s book.
Cable is the governor of Tally’s city.
The title “Special Circumstances” is briefly mentioned but is not a significant film focus.
Peris never becomes a Special in theUgliesbook, and no agent of Special Circumstances intentionally murders David’s father.
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Dr. Cable wasn’t someone most Uglies or Pretties would be familiar with in theUgliesbook.
Specials experience the world in an icy clarityso sharp that it almost hurts.
They are powerful and fearless, but they aren’t vicious, mindless killers.
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They follow orders because they believe that everything they do is for the betterment of humanity and the planet.
Still,Tally eventually realizes that the alterations made to her brain have made her overly aggressiveand nearly uncontrollable.
By making the Specials mindless monsters, Netflix’sUgliesmovie has taken the wind out ofSpecials' sails.
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The Pretty operation dulls a person’s mind, while the Special operation enhances it.
Still, Tally must accept that both are forms of mind control.
Uglieshas rendered the twist ending ofSpecialspretty meaningless as well.
This leads the Special villain to realize what she is doing is wrong, andDr.
Cable even helps Tally escape the city.
Since Dr. Cable isn’t a Special in theUgliesmovie, this wouldn’t really work.
They differ from the previous adult Specials, and this could be Netflix’s key forward.
Specials' faces are meant to be harsh and unnatural, though strangely beautiful.
This is another interesting aspect of Special Circumstances that Netflix’sUgliesremoved.
FutureUgliesmovies could reveal thatDr.
Cable’s turning Peris into a Specialinspired her to do so with more teenagers.
She may also decide that she herself wants to be a Special and opt to have the operation.
This wouldmake Dr. Cable a far more threatening villain and make the existing plot ofSpecialspossible again.
