Fans React To Looking For Alaska On Hulu

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Almost 15 years after its publication, Looking for Alaska — John Green’s breakout debut novel — has finally hit the small screen. Like the book, Hulu’s latest limited series follows Miles “Pudge” Halter (Charlie Plummer), a boarding school student whose life takes an exciting and then devastating turn when the mysterious, self-destructive Alaska Young (Kristine Froseth) pulls him into her orbit. The book won the Michael L. Printz Award in 2006, and gained a rabid online fanbase for its portrayal of grief, first love, and mental illness.

When Hulu announced that an adaptation was in the works, many of the former teenagers who spent their high school years reblogging Alaska quotes on Tumblr worried the show wouldn’t live up to its source material. On that note, many also wondered whether it’s even possible to say “Y’all smoke to enjoy it; I smoke to die” with a straight face in 2019.

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But the viewer reviews are in, and while current teens are falling in love with Pudge’s story for the first time, older audiences are feeling nostalgic. (And the soundtrack, which features the likes of Rilo Kiley and The Strokes, isn’t helping as far as emotions are concerned.)

the #LookingForAlaska series is surreal because i’ve imagined this since the first time i fell in love with this book. there’s something about hearing these lines i memorized in 6th grade and idolized for so long. i unpacked 3 boxes to find my old copy so i can reread this book
— ayy lmao 👽🔥 (@anxiousalien420) October 18, 2019

14 year old me - stays up till 3am reading #lookingforalaska

24 year old me - stays up till 3am watching #lookingforalaska
— Rebecca Rocke (@beccaarockk) October 18, 2019

starting looking for alaska let’s go 2015 john green fans pic.twitter.com/XaooZl1q8A
— ً (@tomothyholland) October 18, 2019

Anticipating a piece of writing you love as a teen to be translated in a visual medium for years and suddenly it's here makes you so damn emotional and nostalgic. 2 minutes into #LookingForAlaska episode 1 and I teared up. 🌼☔
— Kenneth Garon (@kennethgaron) October 18, 2019

They made a tv show of Looking For Alaska which I was obsessed w the book when I was like 13 and I was like oh this is fine I’ll watch it it’s probably stupid and 13 year old me is like pic.twitter.com/8kfYX8hEtd
— MIA ISABELLA AICHER (@MiaAicher) October 18, 2019

All this time I forget how much I loved Alaska and how I look at her and saw this beautiful, incredible and smart young soul
Thank you for showing me all of this again #LookingForAlaska pic.twitter.com/W45zU0HOE0
— 연인 ♀♡♀ For MINA 💚 (@luvmymyoui) October 19, 2019

Many fans were excited to revisit some of their old favorite quotes.

not them starting with “i go to seek a great perhaps” bICH ITS TOO EARLY #LookingForAlaska
pic.twitter.com/rsGkYi1C06
— cay (@koralinadean) October 18, 2019

me: i can’t believe i thought looking for alaska was soo deep when i was 15

looking for alaska mini series: if people were rain i was a drizzle and she was a hurricane

me: pic.twitter.com/C6Dm7CoWxV
— alyssa (@karrienico) October 18, 2019

Someone pls tell me why I burst out crying when Takumi put on his fox hat and said “Cause no one can catch the motherfucking Fox” bc it was everything I wanted and more

This adaptation is perfection #LookingForAlaska
— Sara 🌸 (@10_sara_01) October 19, 2019

And some were excited by the changes showrunner Josh Schwartz made.

Okay so I already love #LookingForAlaska because unlike the book, it’s equally both Pudge’s AND Alaska’s story. It’s not just from pudge’s perspective here. They’re really trying to flesh everybody out and it’s really good so far. 1/?
— noah (@NoahBayshore) October 18, 2019

I loved the book so much when I read it but now this show has made me genuinely love Alaska in a way that I couldn't when reading the book. This is Alaska's story. This is Pudge's story. This is the Colonel's story. It is all of their stories. #LookingForAlaska @AlaskaOnHulu https://t.co/ngq0s0RCSx
— ME!G 🦋💖🦋 (Life's A Show) (@lifesashow) October 19, 2019

All episodes of Looking for Alaska are now streaming on Hulu.

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