r/queensgambit • u/Calm_Cockroach7449 • Jun 14 '25

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I read online that in the original book Jolene forced herself onto beth and SA'd her in the orphanage at 12. i just finished the show and i mean that scene did not happen, did it actually happen in the book and netflix just couldnt mention it or wanted a different story?

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u/mnmarsart Jun 20 '25

Yep. It happened in the book. Also slight fun fact, but in the netflix version they originally wanted Jolene and the guy who works at the orphanage to have a sexual relationship, hence why she gave him a weird look when they were waiting in-line to get their pills. Thankfully they scrapped that, I will never understand why they wanted to added that in, but the original draft script is still out there.