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The scenes are as swift as they are dense with meaning and viscera, and theyre not soon forgotten.
The twin meanings of the tale dont change.
Heres a look at every change made in the TV adaptation.
Same goes for Eddie Onslow, the cop who tries to help James when he turns himself in.
In the show, he puts his hand in a deep-fat fryer and severely burns his skin.
Unlike in the show, they dont steal his wallet.
In the comic, all of Jamess hair is cut off and Alyssa just gets a short bob.
The fight:In the show, James pays a gang of youths to beat him up.
But in the show, she steals tampons and underwear, whereas the comic just shows her stealing pants.
Hes also way more ostentatious and memorable in the show; hes a pretty low-key dude in the comic.
The show is explicitly set in the south of England.
Also, he uses the rapists own knife.
They escape her clutches, but she catches up to them at the end.
They chase after James, who tells Alyssa to stay put and claim she was kidnapped by him.
Its a bloody and romantic ending for a bloody and romantic story.
