And Then There Were None (2015) book comparison [PART 2]

Ok here's part 2 of my previous post. Where I continue to tell you the differences I personally found in the BBC's adaptation of "And Then There Were None" novel. So let's get started. And if it wasn't clear already SPOILER ALERT!

6. Lombard's murders:

We're talking about Philip again. Basically in the book, Lombard leaves the native men alone, without medical supplies and food. But in the show, he shoots them for diamonds.

7. Blore's death:

I couldn't wait to see how Blore was going to die. I mean the little poem said something about a bear and at first, I was thinking that there will be an actual bear. And no, there wasn't an actual bear, it was a clock shaped like one, at least in the book. Cause in the series, Blore was stabbed by someone who was wearing a bear costume.

8. Wargrave's death and confession:

As you know, Wargrave is the mysterious Mr Owen. And if you read the book you know this because of the confession that he threw in the ocean. But where is that mentioned in the show? Oh yeah, it's not. Really, there is no scene where Wargrave says that. And also Vera dies without knowing Mr Owen's real identity, but in the show, she talks with Wargrave and finds out about his plan. And she even offered him to run away and accuse Philip of murder. Also, the judge shoots himself, but in the book, she still shoots himself but in a different way. He kills himself with a rubber material and a revolver. But in the show, he simply takes the gun with a napkin and BOOM!

9. Armstrong's personality:

This one is a little hard to explain, but in the novel Armstrong it's very, how to say...calm. I mean Vera is the one who turns hysterical because of fear. In the series though, Armstrong is the one who panics a lot and if I remember correctly, Vera even slapped him. But in the OG book, it's the other way around. Armstrong slapped her.

10. Vera's role:

So in both versions, Vera is obviously the main character. But in the show, the idea is much more visibly. Vera is more intelligent than the others, she always discovers something new. Like the figurines for example. In the series, Vera discovers that the figurines have disappeared, but in the original, Roger does that.  Also, the book version of Vera escapes from fear of death, the series version of Vera escapes from guilt. 

11. Mrs Brent's death:

In the book, Mrs Brent's death was caused by a literal bee. A bee that had a drug inserted. On TV, it was different. She was stabbed with her knitting needles. Not sure why they had to change it but OK.

12. Mr Owen's murders:

This one is the biggest difference I found. So Mr Owen or Wargrave chose his victims really carefully. He chose people who couldn't be touched by justice since no one killed no one. I mean Marson ran over two kids with his car. But it was considered reckless driving, not murder. The Rogers didn't give the old lady her medication and that is negligence, not murder. MacArthur send his wife's lover on a mission that he couldn't come back from. And again that is not murder. Miss Brent didn't kill the girl, the girl committed suicide. Blore's victim died in jail. Lombard didn't kill anyone, he just let them starve. Armstrong was drunk and people die on operating tables all the time. Vera didn't kill Cyril, she just didn't save him. So anyone wasn't technically guilty. But in the show Lombard, Rogers, Blore and MacArthur murdered, they killed people. Like Blore killed the man in a police station, how the f- wasn't he guilty. 

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