Evil Moms: From ‘East of Eden’ to ‘Carrie,’ TV’s Latest Trope Is Honoring Women Who Choose Themselves

Television has recently been preoccupied with evil moms, or at least that’s who they appear to be at first glance. In Zoe Kazan’s sweeping adaptation of John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden,” Lee (Hoon Lee), the Trask family’s domestic servant and surrogate father to the twin boys Aron

Television has recently been preoccupied with evil moms, or at least that’s who they appear to be at first glance. In Zoe Kazan’s sweeping adaptation of John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden,” Lee (Hoon Lee), the Trask family’s domestic servant and surrogate father to the twin boys Aron (Joe Anders) and Cal (Joseph Zada), offers a […]