JUST FINISHED WATCHING: THE OA (2016–2019)

Having gone missing seven years ago, the previously blind Prairie returns home, now in her twenties with her sight restored. While many believe she is a miracle, others worry that she could be dangerous.

TRIVIA: In preparation for her role, Brit Marling befriended a man who went blind at age nineteen to tutor her in coping with the day-to-day chores of a typical blind person. The couple would meet in downtown Manhattan and she would spend up to six hours per day learning how to clean an apartment, make an omelet, et cetera. Throughout these sessions, Brit would be blindfolded.

Netflix cancelled the show after just two series. Creators Batmanglij and Marling had planned on several series leading to a definitive ending that they'd mapped out from day one.

Khatun, the lady who appears in Prairie's near death experiences, speaks original (classical) Arabic language.

The word "Khatun" is a female title of nobility prominently used in the Turkic Khaganate and in the subsequent Mongol Empire. In modern-day Bukhara language and Urdu language, it simply refers to any woman.

The opening title doesn't come on until an hour into the first episode.

The series features music from creator Zal Batmanglij's brother; musician, producer, and former Vampire Weekend member Rostam Batmanglij.

Some interesting further reading:

This article is about the choreography in the OA – please be aware it has spoilers... here…

MY VERDICT: I absolutely love this tv show. It’s one of my favourites and despite the fact that I know it doesn’t really have an ending, because Netflix cancelled it, I have watched it from start to finish multiple times. I’d love Netflix to change their mind and let this have an ending because where it was going was so interesting! For me it’s the perfect mix of realism and fantasy and mysticism and magic and drama and I couldn’t recommend it highly enough.

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