Famous last words: “We can cover Wuthering Heights in one episode. It’ll be fine.” 😂Yeah, that used to be us. Until we read it… and watched it, and joined the amazingly large and polarizing discussion about it on social media. Then it turned into at least three episodes. The mini reading guide, the deep dive book vs. movie (which is what we’re covering today), and at least one more episode responding to the HEAP of online discourse.

The 1847 gothic tragedy, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, and the 2026 Emerald Fennell movie adaptation have taken the world by storm, for better or for worse. And both pieces of media seem to elicit the same responses from critics: it’s either too much or not enough. Would Brontë be impressed or disgusted by this interpretation of her novel? Are there major problems with representation, point of view, and central themes? Is Wuthering Heights even a romance? Is it “smut?”

We get into all our usual commentary on the book versus movie, we rate and review them both, break down the plot in 5 sentences, plus give a snippet of insight about the 1992 movie and the audiobook production. We even drop a few fun facts and answer the important questions like smash or pass Edgar or Heathcliff. Buckle up because this one is haunting us.

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