Tommy's favorite book: The Martian Chronicles
Tommy Ross (Joel Oulette)
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What it tells you
Tommy Ross, the nicest boy in Chamberlain, has a favorite book, and it is Bradbury's story about people who arrive somewhere beautiful and ruin it. His line in the show is the giveaway. "We Earth men have a talent for ruining big, beautiful things." If you have read the 1974 novel you know why that lands. If you haven't, finish the season before you look it up.
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Sleuthed by @shelfsleuth · 2026-10-10
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Carrie's library stackS1 E2
A classmate's copy of The ExorcistS1 E2
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