'Little House on the Prairie' Netflix Reboot Review: An Earnest, Uplifting Frontier Drama
A review of Netflix's reboot of "Little House on the Prairie," adapted by Rebecca Sonnenshine. The series follows the Ingalls family as they stake a claim on their American homestead, with young Laura Ingalls (Alice Halsey) delivering impassioned speeches about hope, while Doctor Tann (Jocko Sims) emphasizes community and compassion on the frontier. The review describes the show as an earnest, uplifting story about earnest, uplifting people, staying true to the franchise's spirit.
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Little Laura Ingalls (Alice Halsey) hears and gives impassioned speeches about hope as a necessary component for a happy life.
Wise Doctor Tann (Jocko Sims) espouses the virtues of community and compassion in the frontier, where families can fall apart from heat waves, cold fronts, wild beasts, and ordinary ailments.
This is an earnest, uplifting story about earnest, uplifting people — as you may expect, if you're at all familiar with the 'Little House' franchise.
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