The series, adapted from M.O. Walsh’s 2020 novel of the same name, unfolds in the small, idyllic town of Deerfield, where a mysterious machine has just appeared in the local general store.
For the last 11 years, there has been a line of cinematic dialogue bouncing about my head, ricocheting between the cortexes of my brain like a ball someone shot out of a canon. In the often-forgotten Pixar movie, but bear with me), the lead character, Merida, ponders: “If you had the chance to change your fate, would you?” The reason this line has taken up residence in my silly little brain is not so much because it’s profound, but because Merida says this in a thick Irish accent.
The contraption, called the “MORPHO,” promises users that it will reveal their life’s potential for the price of only eight quarters . Faced with the assurance that they’ll have their true selves revealed, Deerfield’s zany residents line up to fork over their two dollars. It turns out, one little word on a card of paper stock is enough to turn this town upside down.
At first, no one’s behavior is necessarily erratic. But it is noticeable, and Dusty can spot the small changes with the naked eye. It’s never specifically stated, but it seems that this is’s modern take on the Butterfly Effect. After all, a morpho is a genus of tropical butterflies, and the alterations being made by the closely-knit citizens of Deerfield are starting to have a ripple of consequences on the entire town.
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