The Cruel Intentions TV Show Completely Wasted Its Best Connection to the 1999 Film

Warning: spoilers for the TV show Cruel Intentions.

Top Videos Cruel intentions The TV show has a direct connection to the 1999 film of the same name, but it completely wasted that key link. Directed by Roger Kumble and based on the 1782 novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Cruel intentions introduced audiences to wealthy half-siblings Kathryn Merteuil (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillippe), who make a bet for their own amusement. Since Sebastian is known for seducing and manipulating women, he wants a challenge – and who better than Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon), the school principal’s daughter who is against loveless sex.

If Sebastian fails to seduce Annette, Kathryn wins his beloved vintage car, but if he wins, Kathryn will finally have sex with him. After a failed prequel and a sequel, Cruel intentions now it’s back as a TV series on Prime Video. THE Cruel intentions The TV show follows the same premise as the 1999 film, but with changes to the settings and character motivations. As such, the Cruel intentions The TV show stars a different cast except for one actor from the filmbut the show completely missed that fundamental connection.

Cruel Intentions TV Show Brings The Film’s Sean Patrick Thomas Back As A Different Character

Sean Patrick Thomas plays another teacher on the TV show

Among the cast of Cruel intentions TV program is Sean Patrick Thomas, who, in the film, plays Ronald CliffordCecile’s (Selma Blair) young music teacher. The attraction and romantic tension between Cecile and Ronald are very evident, so Kathryn warns Cecile’s mother. Ronald is fired, but Kathryn and Sebastian quickly involve him in their games. They convince Ronald to fight for Cecile and convince him to write her a love letter, which Sebastian later uses to lure her to his room.

In the TV show, Thomas plays Professor Chadwick, who Caroline’s best friend CeCe (Sara Silva) convinces to take her on as her assistant. Professor Chadwick and Ronald are different characters, so the series missed the chance to make them the same character. Chadwick and Ronald have a lot of similaritiesand it would have made sense for Ronald to become a professor at a major university. Better yet, seeing Ronald go through the same chaos he went through with Cecile, but now with CeCe and Caroline, would have been interesting, especially now that he’s in a much higher position of power.

Professor Chadwick from Cruel Intentions has the same plot as Ronald Clifford from the film

Professor Chadwick went through almost the same thing as Ronald Clifford

What it does Cruel intentions‘ missed opportunity with Sean Patrick Thomas even more frustrating is that Professor Chadwick and Ronald had the same storyline, with a few changes. Chadwick works with the TV show’s equivalent, Cecilebut unlike Ronald, who is older than Cecile’s age, there is a significant age difference between Chadwick and CeCe. Still, they agree to try something after she graduates, but when Caroline discovers their attraction is mutual, she intervenes.

Just like in the 1999 film, where Kathryn seduces Ronald and Sebastian finds them in her room, Caroline seduces Chadwick without telling him who she really is, and Lucien finds them having sex. The future of CeCe and Chadwick’s relationship remains unknown at the end of the Cruel intentions TV show while Caroline accuses Chadwick of sexual misconduct with his students, but CeCe seems to finally start to see through Caroline’s lies. As for Ronald, he caused Sebastian’s death after fighting in the street, but it is unknown what happened to him after that.