X: The Complete History of Pearl | Horror History

[@CZsWorld]

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[@paulnejtek6588]

The intro makes no sense. Pearl who? Pearl from where?

[@lateformyownbirth]

It's not that metal, I can still read it. :P

[@aikopot]

@@paulnejtek6588it’s in the title :) it says «X»

[@omarhaq9635]

Do you think you can make a Texas chainsaw massacre timeline

[@kristelAnnmahaffy786]

How about me I'm the real life PSHYCO girl with witchcraft abilities

[@Butterfly-ll7mm]

The fact that Pearls last view was seeing her carbon copy leave the farm as she always wanted to do is so poetic and so sad

[@Lylah-bo9vp]

It’s sad but she deserved it

[@prestonjones4941]

It was actually a tire come towards her face

[@jamangel]

Damn

[@Lylah-bo9vp]

@@prestonjones4941 💀

[@AkiTerry]

​@@prestonjones4941🤣

[@JRandaII]

I kinda like how bright the first half of the movie is, for a horror film. There’s no using darkness to muddle the graphic acts, or to create an affect. It makes it more real, which makes it scarier. That doesn’t always work.

[@Mewse1203]

The same is true for Midsommar and a lot of Smile too! I like that in a horror film. It takes all the usual tricks out and forces creativity.

[@donaldhysa4836]

lol these movies were anything but scary

[@rubydown3329]

​@@donaldhysa4836wow you really impressed me with how tough and unflappable you are!! You're such a badass for thinking scary movies aren't scary!! Thank you for sharing, it's so reassuring to know that there are such strong, unaffected people out there in the world :)

[@donaldhysa4836]

@@rubydown3329 A lot of scary movies are scary. But I dont even thing these movies belong in the horror category tbh

[@livingcorpse5664]

Daytime horror is hard to pull off but when it is done well. Oh boy you feel like you're not safe no matter the time of day/night.

[@jayem236]

3 details you might have missed: 1.) There are “Missing person” pamphlets at the gas station on the board. 2.) The dead bohemian has bruises down his torso and leg. I imagine it’s from Pearl “having her fun” with him. 3.) Pearl’s dolls all have blue eyeshadow, just like Maxine.

[@ash_the_gray]

Love these points. Totally agree with #2 and thought most people would have made that connection while watching.

[@pangi08]

4. The milk carton Jackson drank from had a "missing person" picture of the bohemian.

[@booooba2198]

5. when Pearl saw her mother at the audition, the rest of the crew were her victims:father, projectionist, mother but also howard

[@rishikatakia7467]

The bohemian referred to by the howard was actually the projectionist.. The projectionist says in the Pearl movie while putting on a movie for pearl to see in the night that the world largely refers to him as a bohemian

[@midas2252]

@@rishikatakia7467- Doubt Howard was referring to the projectionist.

[@RussetPotatoSizedBee]

I think a part of Howard staying, seeing as he also seems comfortable with murder, is that the man lived and fought in some of the bloodiest wars of all time. After WW1, I imagine he was probably desensitized to killing people since he probably had to kill hundreds of them himself.

[@seirracruse5662]

Yes I was going to say the same thing

[@Pixelchicc]

Yeah that would change someone forever

[@percyross7612]

Yup. Which is why he volunteered for WWII. A clear go-head to kill legally.

[@RussetPotatoSizedBee]

@@percyross7612 I LOVE this take

[@camm2025]

More than that I'd argue he wasn't mentally well to begin with, even before WW1. I'd say he probably suffered from a pathology similar to what Pearl had as consequence of an abusive/absent family, after all, he did leave his affluent household to work in the farm with Pearl. WW1 and WW2 probably served as venting mechanisms for him and his pathology the same way killing animals did for Pearl.

[@RonnieStewartJr]

I feel like X got more attention (probably because of Jenna Ortega & the other bigger names), but Pearl was definitely the better film. It’s great as a stand alone, and works SUPER well as an origin story.

[@emipexu2779]

Watching pearl adds so much more depth to X

[@RonnieStewartJr]

@@ani.mp3 maybe it did, but I saw ZERO commercial or promo for Pearl, but I saw commercials for X alllll over

[@itzkayceed]

@@RonnieStewartJr I never heard of X. I saw commercials for Pearl which made me go back and watch X

[@linny4858]

Jenna is in this…??

[@RonnieStewartJr]

@@linny4858 she was in X, yeah!

[@rossjones1530]

Mia Goth deserved an Oscar nomination for Pearl, and I say that with my whole chest; genuinely terrifying and yet nuanced and sympathetic. She’s a force of nature and I’ve no doubt she’s this generation’s Scream Queen Supreme.

[@BeeTeePee]

Hell yeah she did

[@Chelle.85]

Couldn't agree more 💯

[@AtticusTheDeathMetaller]

ALL OF THIS!!!!

[@chrisfelder7029]

I agree... That monologue was.... "Chefs Kiss"

[@cwnhaernjqw]

Cringe

[@lucasraines]

Pearl couldn’t accept her fate. She fought SO hard to change her life, only to live the life her mother planned for her to an extent.

[@racheljackson4428]

you actually feel bad for her.

[@lucasraines]

@@racheljackson4428 Not really. I was just making an overall statement.

[@Lizewski213]

It is sad

[@Alex-xz9ow]

​@@racheljackson4428yh

[@idiotthatdrawsakaartist]

Ngl, if she didn't kill animals maybe i would feel bad for her XD l

[@lylakittaen]

IMO the gator in X *is* Theda; gators can live up to 80 years in human care. I saw X for the first time right before Pearl in the theater and all I could think about in between was how tame the gator was to not have eaten Maxine. It seems that perhaps at some point Pearl was comfortable enough to even get in the water with it, and Maxine is so similar to Pearl that Theda can't tell the difference between them. It adds a Peter Pan-esqueness to the story that correlates with Captain Hook vs the alligator with the ticking clock in its stomach: Age catches us all, eventually. Maxine is gonna end up *just like Pearl* and I hope we get a fourth movie about the 50's and 60's with Howard and Pearl and what they were really doing on the farm.

[@xenduvall]

we need a pearl and howard christmas special lol

[@paulcarpenter7844]

The alligator doesn't give two flying fox who anybody is it is a killing machine it doesn't have😂 feelings and it's untamable

[@xenduvall]

@@paulcarpenter7844 Thats why it would find common ground with Pearl. Birds of a feather

[@thevillainousqueenofhearts4976]

@@paulcarpenter7844that’s not true, gator’s and other reptiles have been shown that they can grow attached and feel favorably towards humans…though it’s tricky and as such I wouldn’t advise doing that… (edit)

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Okay good luck it's like saying you could tame a great white shark alright

[@justanothermortal1373]

The funny thing is Pearl decided that a life of stardom was impossible after her rejection from the dance recital due to her vanity. People dont't always make the job on their first try. If she had left herself try and keep failing, she would have actually made it someday.

[@emokid732]

that's exactly what I thought, but I didn't want to be so sympathetic to pearl, But if she kept trying she likely could have made at least a D list actress

[@sakshiiii1270]

Tbh its because she has unrealistic expectations of life

[@archwayofcesar]

Being sheltered all her life (having no connections or resources to fulfill her dreams and seek mental help) would explain why she saw this as her one chance to make it out. If she was hired she would still have psychological issues to deal with. She's basically a ticking time bomb. I could see her killing all her coworkers and retreating back to her farmhouse or ending up institutionalized.

[@yothats.taetae5382]

@@sakshiiii1270the key for being that famous is that you shouldn’t try to be famous.

[@silverfck]

no, it’s not just her stardom being over, her entire life was over and that LITERALLY was her one way ticket out and she already had her bags packed. she had no certainty of her husband(at the time), her mom and dad were the only social life she had, no friends no money no nothing and she had just killed her boyfriend, what else was there left for her to do? imo thats why she felt like it was over

[@toridrawz]

I think that Howard stayed because in some extent, he was similar to Pearl. I think he enjoyed killing, because Mitsy said that he went to WWI even when he had an excuse not to go, and he volunteered for WWII as well. Maybe he had a lot of pent-up frustration that he released on hurting other people. I don’t think he’s that mentally troubled as Pearl, but i def believe that he was a bit of a psycho too

[@WarDragon72345]

You believe he's a psycho because he went to both World Wars?

[@ihearttylerthecreatorr]

​@@WarDragon72345they meant that Howard enjoyed the killings, even after both world wars. he helped Pearl commit gruesome crimes, even though he could've easily chose not to, but it'd probably ended up in his death if he didn't help Pearl in the first place, knowing how she spirals out of control easily

[@toridrawz]

@@WarDragon72345 lmao no, u miss understood my comment horribly, im saying that he probably had some sort of mental problem BEFORE he went to war, and maybe going to both world wars only made it worse

[@yothats.taetae5382]

@@WarDragon72345not saying I agree with the theory but to be fair, he insisted on going despite his family having the resources for him not to go.

[@idekwhodisis]

You do realize most people joined the war the help the country and not because they wanted to kill people-

[@lovenoquinn6827]

Her yelling at the scarecrow she's married when she's the one who violated him first is wild

[@givemeliberty700]

Lol she om some crazy ish

[@clemrose9720]

@@rainbowunicorn709it’s called bi polar disorder 💀

[@lilmisszoe2012]

Cryinggggg

[@Γι3ργ0ς]

Settler audacity man.

[@katodd2925]

​@@rainbowunicorn709 Funny "joke". It's men who can't take accountability

[@VersieKilgannon]

The irony of her mother and husband isolating her instead of trying to get her out and socialized... they basically made her mental health worse

[@KnucklesxReala911]

can you fault the man tho? you return from the war, probably also very fucked up, only to see your wife having a handful of bodies, including YOUR sister she just massacred, like mental health was at best in the madhouse and electroshocks level back then

[@eveelee4152]

Ehh i don’t think that per say I mean he should of gotten her help way before but who know 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@MsSPrescott1]

I meannnn let’s be for real women with mental health issues prior to the 70s didn’t get therapy. They got lobotomized. So I don’t think there was any real help for her given the time period

[@kittylover62]

Keep in mind that during the events in Pearl, the 1918 epidemic was going on strong.

[@Lylah-bo9vp]

The husband can’t move or talk….

[@Menow111]

Pearl: *Kills 4 people and a duck* Howard: “I can fix her”

[@smartsunblade]

277 likes and no reply?! let me fix that

[@mariasamartin1624]

She actually killed a lot of the other farm animals. Remember how she told the Projectionist that the rest of the farm animals she had died and her mom said she saw the things she does when she thinks she’s alone and not being looked at? Pretty sure that means she killed other animals too

[@AnneHathawayRules]

Howard, after WWI: those are rookie numbers in this racket you got to pump those numbers up

[@texascard]

@@mariasamartin1624she also told her sister in law that she killed other animals too

[@4clock.67]

No she killed 5 in Pearl and 3 in X so she has a whole total of 8 basically.

[@qqpie6382]

Pearl communicating to her husband that she needs reassurance is probably the most normal thing Pearl has done. It's definitely not a pick-me girl trait.

[@-nutella]

yeah

[@azulaisafunnylewdgirl]

🙄Just shut up with that trait,everybody is saying it like not all women are literally that.

[@sarah69420]

@@azulaisafunnylewdgirllmao could you try to make sense?

[@azulaisafunnylewdgirl]

@@sarah69420 All women are pick me's,it's a stup1d useless label that women use against each other when you all have tinder and exes and actively try to get male attention and validation,the lable is meaningless since all women are pick me's and it's denoting misogyny between women,only women who hate women call other women labels such as that one. If you can't understand that from what i said that's your problem, 3 people seemed to get it lol Make sense out of the truh? No need,it is pretty obvious 🥱

[@emipexu2779]

people misunderstand what that term means and have turned it into just another meaningless way to put down women

[@trixx9652]

Mia Goth straight up deserved an Oscar or something for the scene where she’s sitting at the table letting everything out. That is some of the best acting I’ve seen. For that scene alone she should’ve won an Oscar

[@Maya.0114]

I don’t think horror movies get Oscar nominations though

[@VyNguyen-sx7cz]

@@Maya.0114 well, there's "The Silence of the Lambs" conquering Oscar in 1992

[@melissak8419]

Kathy Bates for Misery

[@shalmali-379]

The monologue itself is beautifully written too.

[@trixx9652]

@@shalmali-379 monologue!!! That’s the word I was looking for. For the life of me I couldn’t think of it. Thank you lol

[@ZombieFarmboy666]

I think Mitsy’s death was the only one that really bothered me. She didn’t deserve that.

[@lankyimnida595]

Which makes it more horrific

[@Lylah-bo9vp]

Right!

[@danjonmills]

Yes, I wouldve enjoyed having sex with Mitsy.

[@Unqualifiedmedicalperson]

I don’t feel like the Projectionist deserved to die either tbh

[@bageldboye]

​@@Unqualifiedmedicalpersonhe was a closeted pervert, very off putting when he played porn for pearl

[@knxa]

I liked pearl way more than X, specially the monologue part. I'm shocked that she didn't win an Oscar for her for performance in this movie cus she absolutely killed it.

[@hasinahislam8663]

Pun intended ‼️💯😂

[@corujito4007]

from what i know the oscars dont accept horror and slasher movies, sadly

[@knxa]

@@corujito4007 well that sucks cuz she's an amazing actress and definitely deserved something for her outstanding performance.

[@doperagu8471]

​@@corujito4007they do SOMETIMES - the only one I can think of is silence of the lambs being nominated (and I think even won?) best film. But I agree that people sleep on horror films as actual condentors for awards.

[@lilmisszoe2012]

I agree I enjoyed pearl more I liked the old timey theme of the movie and it was authentically scary . I watched x then pearl and my mind was blown . I wanted the 3rd movie to be a part 2 of the pearl movie

[@christopherclark5804]

What if Maxine doesn't actually look like Pearl. And it's just Pearl imagining herself in Maxine

[@dazey8706]

oooooooo !!! thata good

[@oxfopee]

wait i hadn’t thought about that

[@cilli_Cici]

At the end of X when the church sermon is on tv and Maxine is on the screen, she did look kinda different to me, like it wasn’t Mia Goth, so maybe

[@danwilliams2551]

It's a cool idea but the MaXXXine preview image shows that it is absolutely how she looked in X.

[@christopherclark5804]

@@danwilliams2551 well Mia Goth did such a phenomenal job why would they recast her with anyone else. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ZelinkSupporter]

Fun fact: Mia Goth doesn’t just play young Pearl or Maxine. She plays old Pearl too Old Howard is also played by a younger actor. He was still older than Mia Goth, though

[@zhackiethedog]

How is Maxine and Old pear in the same screen 😦

[@PolarBear-rc4ks]

​@@zhackiethedog green screen composit?

[@ZelinkSupporter]

@@zhackiethedogThey did the same thing in Chucky The little girl playing Alice was so scared of his scarred face that she refused to do any scenes with him As a result, they recorded their scenes separately and spliced them together in editing So, it is doable In the scenes that involved Pearl touching Maxine were likely done via a double

[@Toonie.ToonsTian]

WAIT FOR REAL

[@laquishayoung6689]

👀👀👀 omg what

[@elliel3700]

I rewatched Pearl and then X back to back and I can say Mia Goth is a incredible actor. There’s so many decades for more films between 1918 to 1979 so I can imagine our girlie Pearl didn’t behave throughout her life 💀🔪🩸🐊

[@lilymayer5444]

Another one is coming out and it’s the final film. maxxxine

[@tarakennedy707]

I have BPD and normally roll my eyes any time someone assigns BPD to a character (or especially in highly publicized court trials) but in this case.... they made Pearl extremely relatable. No, we're not murderers.

[@tegridyprime]

Right? The looks of disdain and disgust that Pearl gives is too relatable 😂

[@sky0_o954]

i completey agree as a fellow borederline

[@ineedabetterusername4803]

I don't have it (I do have someone in my life with it who I love dearly) but I rolled my eyes so fucking hard until it was explained lol.

[@loganduncan8789]

sounds like something a murderer would say

[@nihilisticbarbie]

Having bpd sucks so bad 🥲

[@rubyreduxx]

Howard probably snapped too. He must of seen terrible things during the war only to come back “home” and see something so horrific, but that was literally all he had, all he held on too during those times in the trenches 😢 I bet he was far more terrified of Pearl than he was anything he experienced on the battlefield.

[@totallynotimari]

🤣

[@callmeluna07]

I mean he could’ve escaped but yeah whatever

[@jollama]

*must’ve

[@ajstudios9210]

The fact that Pearl is defeated by a girl who looks just like she did in her youth is such sad poetic irony.

[@h0undiie]

as a girl with BPD i hella appreciate you being so respectful about it, just mentioning the symptoms instead of dramatizing it like a lot of people online do. also great video!! i love this movie so much. was so excited to see you drop this. rock on dude

[@Satan-ub7we]

He probably stayed cause he either didn’t want to die, was a sin to divorce or thought that she needed him because she was not all there. Also I feel bad for pearl

[@ambiguoussarcasm]

The war messed him up, most likely

[@Satan-ub7we]

@@ambiguoussarcasm Probably and he just wanted a sense of home so he stayed to protect her, his “home” I guess

[@da-vidcargill4975]

@@ambiguoussarcasm doubt it he went to ww2

[@tarakennedy707]

​@andreachibraz6453 I was thinking the same. He had gotten used to being around death so it didn't even shock him.

[@tarakennedy707]

​@@da-vidcargill4975and?

[@TheSmackfan101]

Thank you for talking about BPD. So many people, especially online, act like it's just a funny meme, but it can be absolutely devastating to the sufferer and the people around them. This really needs to be talked about more and taken more seriously. My wife was improperly diagnosed 2 different times, severely delaying her getting appropriate help. The severity and frequency of the mood swings are not to be underestimated.

[@rockettbennett]

Because of the midsummer vid I thought he would say she was “bIpolIAr” but I’m genuinely surprised he didn’t say that.

[@NickDoraRaw]

Man take care of yourself. Do what’s best for you.

[@steph8703]

I think my sons father has bpd, my life is absolute hell any time im around him. Man will spend hours screaming at me, but in between he'll stop n act like everythings completely fine, forget what hes even said or done, then goes back to screaming/blaming me for anything possible, back to delusional, etc etc. I swear hes insane

[@TheSmackfan101]

@steph8703 If you live in a one-party-consent state that will allow you to record other people without their knowledge or consent, I would recommend buying a digital audio recorder and slipping it in a pocket when you interact with him. The audio recording may provide enough evidence to get a mental health warrant to force him to get treatment for an undiagnosed mental illness. It's VERY shady and he would resent you for it for a time, but if he is indeed mentally ill, you have a responsibility to your child(ren) to ensure that their father is getting the appropriate care that he needs. Having children around an unstable actor is incredible dangerous. I worked security in a mental health facility for 3 years and I have read the reports/ Emergency Detention Orders of people who just snapped one day and hurt their kids or spouses. Don't run the risk. Do your research. Meet with an attorney. Get him help.

[@hayleigh6989]

Unfortunately, I see a lot of people demonize those with BPD. It's portrayed like the person is evil, manipulative, and violent. It's quite frequently mistaken as Bipolar Disorder as well :(

[@bluemoon1115]

As someone with BPD, i can relate to Pearl in a lot of ways: the constant emptiness, the constant need to feel loved, unable to handle rejection well, etc. I just don't want to murder.😂 thank you for talking about it. It's really difficult to live with because, even when you're surrounded by loved ones, you still feel incredibly empty. 😔

[@sonilveradow12]

Wow Bro or Sis wich ever you are I can almost completely identify with what your saying at this point in my life thanks for commenting.

[@blenderpain8249]

Those also seem like symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Histrionic Person Disorder. And maybe even a little paranoia.

[@elrose171]

@@blenderpain8249no, narcissistic personality disorder is NOT the same as BPD. narcissists can’t handle rejection because of how in love with themselves they are. BPD people can’t handle rejection because of trauma. The constant need to feel loved is also different. with BPD it’s a genuine love people crave. With narcissists they want people obsessed with them and only them.

[@saratocin]

@@elrose171 blenderpain8249 never said NPD and BPD were the same. BPD, NPD, and HPD are all part of the same cluster of personality disorders (cluster B) because they share similarities and blenderpain8249 just saw the similarities in symptoms. All cluster B personality disorders are often caused by trauma as well. Including NPD. People with NPD are not genuinely "in love" with themselves, they have grandiose delusions about themselves, most often developed as a defense mechanism to combat intense self-hatred.

[@3shannonRoss]

@@saratocinperfectly written! Psychologist here 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@JamezGrimm]

18:52 as a combat vet who was married to a woman with BP that was extremely violent I can provide some insight why he stayed. In the military, loyalty was drilled into all of us. In combat it was just to accept the suffering and not let it break you down. Howard, just coming home from the war, just entered another battlefield and inexplicably felt at home. That’s how I felt anyway. If you can just bare with it, it’ll eventually get better.

[@mistressofstones]

I get that, he was already acclimatised to horror from the war. Also I think in the past often a lot of people just committed to their fate, sticking with marriages and families that were sometimes really horrifying. We can see that also in Pearl's mother, this is part of the stoic ethic she demonstrated and wanted to impart into her daughter also. For a lot of people this commitment and loyalty is the heart of what a good person is, both brave soldiers and strong women trapped in an awful fate.

[@somethingclever8916]

Soldiers would dream and romanticize their "girl" for comfort on the war front. It would help them push through the horrors and struggles of war.

[@jordanvictoria5]

Yes I can see your point!

[@icespiceender]

ok i get that pearl is a murderer and that she's not a good person but i feel so strongly for her. i've been stuck in one place my whole life and i get that feeling that nothing will ever go right for you and that you're somehow less than everyone. i get that she wants to be a star and have her prayers answered

[@sarahhenry1845]

I feel that too.

[@icespiceender]

@@sarahhenry1845 exactly!

[@focusdetermined4746]

There's always a choice

[@malikevans2615]

Tough titty, the bitch wae still killing people. All that sympathy goes out the window

[@anamaria-girllover]

it’s so hard for me to not feel sympathy for pearl. she just wanted to be loved. it was all she desired and it’s clear she still never really thought she was. even with a husband who was willing to stay with her despite the fact that she murdered his own sister. i can relate so badly to the feeling of life passing you by, with no way of slowing it down.

[@tonyisnotdead]

she's a mass murderer. she deserves to be alone

[@ntbored7727]

Yall are crazy

[@ntbored7727]

Shes insane and a horrible person. Apparently just being a girl is enough to get away with murder and “having fun with someone”

[@FireAngelChris]

@@ntbored7727They wilding

[@zhackiethedog]

Pearl is so kind ❤🤩

[@moonfish3638]

Tbh I’m a pearl’s mom defender. She’s an immigrant with no family, a paralyzed and mute husband, and a daughter she is afraid of, in the middle of a war and pandemic. She has to manage the farm and keep them fed, she understood life was hard and you have to be realistic. Pearl is relatable to me in terms of a narcissistic side of me that exists but I don’t think she’s understandable at all

[@somethingclever8916]

I understand the mother. Germany in the late 1800s was war torn and surviving that is hard. Immigrating is hard. Farming Is hard. They only had one living child in an area when birth control didnt exist and having half a dozen children was the norm. So maybe it was a hard birth and she couldnt have children anymore. Farming is hard work. It never stops. Besides growing crops theres selling them. Daily care of animals. And household duties like laundry, cooking, cleaning and now nursing.... You can see the light has gone out in her eyes.

[@tashibalampkin8555]

I agree with you. Pearl's mother thought she was doing right thing by isolating her daughter.

[@pomegranteappleson1628]

Exactly

[@wingsofkuiper1841]

Pearl's entire story and journey is so so sad to me. imagine having dreams and hopes to be a name everyone will remember, but nobody believes in you. not even your mother, the woman who's meant to support and love you more than anyone else in the world. imagine, after 60+ years of still living the dull life you always hated, you see a woman, just like you. she looks like you. sounds like you. she can do what you couldn't. she's *doing* what you couldn't. and you die. horribly. you never got to fulfill your dreams, and died at the hands of a woman who was going to fulfill them.

[@SocialExperiment232]

She could have made a million different decisions that would have resulted in her leaving that farm but she chose murder so she made it so she could never leave now. Can’t feel bad about that. Abuse doesn’t give the right to anyone to murder anyone else. She was narcissistic, and cruel and she didn’t deserve a happy ending and honestly I believe that’s part of the point of the film. Not everyone who thinks they are the shit and deserve success will get it for one reason of another, it doesn’t entitle the person to then act selfishly.

[@AdamIshak01]

@@SocialExperiment232 while I agree with you to a certain extent, I think the bigger picture is mental illness and how treatment wasn’t there for it- even the few treatments that did exist out there were deemed sinful or just awful and made the mental health of the patient worse. Timing is important, and at the time everyone cared about religion, saving face, and their family image even if they were on the farm and in the middle of no where. I mean this was goin on at the same time were lobotomies were advertised as a cure all: overruling daughter? Lobotomy will fix that. Baby won’t stop crying? Lobotomy. Child having difficulties to read? Lobotomy. A stutter? Lobotomy. Mood Swings? Lobotomy. Headaches? Lobotomy. Even the Kennedy’s wanted to sponsor lobotomies if it worked on their daughter Rosemary. Even if her parents wanted to seek help for Pearl, not like they could afford it as the movie made it clear there was money troubles. Pearl clearly was struggling with something mentally, without treatment suffering from it and was even being reprimanded for it by her mother which is a cruel irony since either one or both her parents technically passed on and gave her that mental illness genetically. Mental illness is still not an excuse or ok for murder by any means, but especially a mental illness that you didn’t ask for is now controlling you and you don’t know how to fix it because it’s considered shameful/sinful so it was only spoken about in punishments you deserved or as insults towards you is hard to fight back. How can you correct a problem you don’t know about? The Ed Gein case is a perfect example of this because it also happened in the same time period, on a farm, grew up with an abusive mom, was not mentally all there from a young age and people knew it, was bullied for it, became isolated on a farm he couldn’t leave and even when he had the opportunity to leave stayed, started grave robbing and murdering and his outlet was also being creative in some art form. For Pearl that was her normal because everyone shamed her for “being a problem” instead of helping her with her problems- which scarily enough still happens till this day with some parental- children relationships.

[@SocialExperiment232]

@@AdamIshak01 i get it and that excuse would work for me if she had only murdered her parents. If a person murders their abusers I can’t really blame them because nobody was listening or helping to end the abuse then wth was the person supposed to do: be abused forever? But no, she chose to murder innocent people and that’s where her excuse ends. She could have sold and left the farm after her parents died but she chose to stay and become a sadistic murder who was jealous of prettier younger women like a huge pick me. We could sit here and talk about all the possible illnesses serial killers have that made them how they are, the point is they murdered innocent people, so the excuse doesn’t work.

[@Flow-Fi-]

@@SocialExperiment232 To me it’s less of an excuse and more so a motivator. Misty’s death was especially upsetting to me because Mitsy treated her pretty decently throughout the film, only to be violently mauled with an axe because of Pearl’s jealousy. This is just one example of all the innocent people she’s killed. The abuse she suffered and dreams she watched be shattered don’t excuse her actions in any way, but they provide interesting insight into how mistreatment can lead to horrible consequences for all. I think can recognize how awful Pearl’s actions were while still sympathizing for her shitty experiences.

[@ntbored7727]

@@AdamIshak01 the bigger image is that mental disorders shouldn’t be your excuse to be a horrible person, or maybe they explain why they’re crazy. Is Pearl crazy because of BPD, is her insanity just because she’s Pearl.

[@GenesisMichellee]

SIDE NOTE : Having the need to have your husband or partner tell you how much they love you and admire you IS NOT "a pick me girl." She was communicating to him and needed that reassurance!!!

[@JessicaRuiz323]

Thank you. I was about to comment the same thing.

[@AwesomeSauceChiz]

I hope he was just trying to insult Pearl and doesn't genuinely believe that for the sake of his own relationships.

[@XTHHedgehog]

I seen "X: The Complete History" in my notifications, and went "Is this man covering the history of Twitter?"

[@Lyoko2516]

I went the other direction, thinking that SAW X got leaked, and Pearl was a character that Zac was covering. But I was wrong. :)

[@ECHO-87]

I thought so too

[@CZsWorld]

That history is too horrific even for my channel

[@Mergerie_Smithaton]

@@CZsWorld Haha!

[@embroideredragdoll]

Just as unhinged to be honest

[@jaydealexa]

the scene when shes chasing mitzy was shot so well. i love this movie so much. i feel so bad for pearl, all she wanted was to leave that farm & ended up there for her whole life

[@SocialExperiment232]

She could have done many things to leave. She didn’t have to kill everyone she was just narcissistic and apathetic to everyone else outside of herself.

[@OmarTorres-jq7bp]

Yeah I felt bad for Pearl too. Life is not far. Obviously is not ok what she did. But she had it hard

[@SocialExperiment232]

It’s hilarious how many people can directly identify with narcissism lmao

[@wyomingfrenchfry1733]

@@SocialExperiment232it isn’t difficult to relate to a character like pearl if you’ve ever been in a similar situation. It doesn’t make someone a terrible person if they can sympathize with terrible people have a little nuance

[@SocialExperiment232]

@@wyomingfrenchfry1733 it is precisely when you’ve been in a similar situation that you can’t understand why someone would choose to behave so selfishly? She had no reason to kill those people. Jealousy is not a good reason for murder. Is the movie entertaining? Yes. But I don’t understand why is there a need to take it as far as to need to love every character just cause they’re out on screen. They would never try to identify with her if it was their family members she killed. Why like every character? She wasn’t meant to be likeable or understood. She was meant to be selfish and irrational. And she did that well.

[@kennethgamble5498]

X was such a heavy movie about losing youth and not living up to your own life standard, that it was so hard for me to watch again. It was such a wonderful movie. The themes are just so damn heavy

[@CarloisBuriedAlive]

There are a lot of subtle storytelling elements in X, both on camera and under the surface, that I think it gets overshadowed by Pearl because Mia Goth is doing extreme things in the role. I think X is superior, but it’s a great double feature (soon to be trilogy)

[@TheGreekPianist]

Mia Goth gave a phenomenal, outstanding, unforgettable performance as Pearl! Her 8-minute monologue towards the end truly overwhelmed me and I was blown away by the intensity of her acting. She deserves an Academy Award ASAP! ❤

[@tegridyprime]

As a guy with BPD, I can see where you came up with that answer for Pearl's mental illness. Pearl would definitely land on the lower functioning end of that spectrum. She also has a lot more going on mentally, because most BPD people aren't homicidal.

[@___Anakin.Skywalker]

BPD are crazy people. They are nonsters and belong in locked up solo in sanitariums

[@diegorojas6497]

Mia Goth did a really good job playing young Pearl and Maxine cant wait for the 3rd movie

[@Mewse1203]

She played Old Pearl too!

[@Cakes01]

They’re making a 3rd ?

[@diegorojas6497]

@@Cakes01 yeah they makin a sequel to X

[@batool2000rox]

​@@Cakes01yes, it finished filming sometime in May I think

[@Karlebow571]

I wonder what will third one be about since pearl is dead

[@asuka-ryo]

I live Mia Goth′s acting so much. She nailed the role.

[@christina.kleman]

Just by seeing her screaming monologues in Pearl alone, I would cast her as a young Sally Field in a biopic

[@Xallakra]

​@@christina.klemanand a young annie wilkes for a misery prequel

[@ifeeldead463]

I imagine Howard stayed cuz, while he is a soldier, he doesn't wanna test his clearly unstable wife. Maybe a part of him believes that maybe this'll be over and she'll get better, though theres also a part of him that knows that hes the one thing between everyone and a serial killer

[@livingdeadgirl5691]

It could be that too, but I belive Howard was also broken in one way or the other, and if he wanted to protect other ppl he whould not be killing people too, in my opinion.

[@KenSahaja]

He's a serial killer himself

[@joannahamilton9139]

The fact Pearl shows no emotion to the graphic war infomercial knowing that her husband is out at war is an early clue into her mindset and tendancies.

[@anaa.1875]

Just watched both movies. And wow, such good movies. I noticed in X when Britney Snow’s character he killed off, Pearl said “you know I don’t like blondes”. Going back to what happened to Mitzy.

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

Howard does know his sister was murdered.

[@Dragula59]

I think Mitsy just said she got the part bc like you said, it seemed like she was fearfully just trying to agree with what Pearl was saying out of fear. Bc when Mitsy said she didn't get it seemed more genuine, and the "oh, i did get it" seemed very hesitant and seemed like a confession made out of duress.... poor Mitsy tbh, she was so sweet and just wanted to be a good friend and sister to Pearl

[@jenschoice_]

That scene in the barn with the protectionist made me feel so much. It made me feel regret and clarity and everything in between. I was diagnosed with BPD in early 2023 and I said to my partner who had seen me at my highs and lows pre and post diagnosis, "she has BPD" and I left it at that, sitting there in such a complex state. I felt so... taken aback at what I was and how it felt so right before I started weekly therapy. When the protectionist said "you're scaring me" I felt my heart break for her because I know that feeling when you realize you've gone too far but don't realize it until it's too late. Then comes desperation, self hatred, numbness, all within maybe an hour. Your skin feels like it wants to die. It is the most painful thing I have ever experienced and it never goes away. You ultimately have to make the choice to do better and be responsible. There is a way to cope with gray matter. I promise.

[@stereokuuji]

Pearl: Y'all see me for who I am Sheep: Hell naw, free us please

[@Elspectra22]

I have a wild theory, I think it's possible that Maxine's Dad the preacher seen on TV, might be Pearl and Howard's son. In X, he appears to be in his 60's, so he might have been born somewhere between 1919- 1920. How could he have possibly escaped? During the WWII, he could have possibly served the war in place of his father and never came back (He'd be about 19-20 yrs old that time). Plus, his most famous line which Maxine also said: "I will not accept the life I do not deserve." has such a heavy weight on it. I have a feeling that it wasn't the first time Pearl and Howard has ever heard that line. Anyway, I came up with this theory because Pearl being Maxine's grandmother makes so much sense to me.

[@brunoaraujo823]

Pearl nunca quizo tener hijos,!

[@tadmira127dreamuvtadmir2]

They don’t have a child tho, she miscarried

[@walqqr1]

Their son was never born, she miscarried.

[@Elspectra22]

​@tadmira127dreamuvtadmir2 yes, I know she miscarried, though it's possible that after Howard came home from the war, that's when their son was conceived and born. The time that Pearl miscarried was probably during the beginning of the war when Howard was still serving the military.

[@Elspectra22]

​@@walqqr1yes, I know she miscarried, though it's possible that after Howard came home from the war, that's when their son was conceived and born. The time that Pearl miscarried was probably during the beginning of the war when Howard was still serving the military.

[@crystalfelicia9924]

Pearls situation could also be the effects of extreme isolation, the only interaction she has is w her emotionally abusive m-m which fks w her mind, Pearls situation is a direct ex of how emotional abuse, paired w isolation, stress and a level of confinement can fk w ones mind!

[@mars-jr5uu]

Hii

[@SocialExperiment232]

True. I was extremely isolated as a child (by my parents) I wasn’t allowed to play with other kids, go to school dances etc. Summers were madness. You feel like you’re not on control of your mind as it wonders around with no concept of time. For me the lack of sunlight also heightened the depression and anxiety and feelings of physical weakness. I never killed anyone but boy did I think about it sometimes (especially myself).

[@ganja_burn_9516]

@@SocialExperiment232 I worked with my father in construction and it’d would just be me n him always, he reminds me of pearls mother but I didn’t end up crazy I just generally am unpleasant to people and I lack social skills

[@somethingclever8916]

Didnt see mom as abusive. Just strict. Germany in the late 1800s wasnt a great space (imaging Ukraine today) and all she had was the farm. Farming wasnt easy and as much as people like a cottagecore fantasy of farming. It's hard work and not much time off.

[@tree1568]

She very much exhibits BPD symptoms, especially those i've met with psychosis. I could never hurt anyone or an animal, my guilt complex is way too strong

[@yassslay8269]

what is psychosis?

[@tree1568]

@@yassslay8269 hallucinations and delusions

[@walqqr1]

Well it's a good thing that you could never hurt someone else or an animal. That's the bare minimum of any decent human. Btw my notifications are off so I won't read replies.

[@tree1568]

@@walqqr1 that’s okay, I meant it in reference to pearl killing people and animals. Unfortunately those I’ve met with psychosis sadly during episodes don’t always have these morals and will do anything their illness dictates

[@BeatrizSouza-ws2sj]

​@@walqqr1 the the last line of the comment only proved that you only responded to create discussion lol

[@ang3lica2k]

I was rewatching pearl and realized the parallel of pearl wanting to leave the farm to be in the movies, because it was the only way to be a star. Then these ppl come to her farm to make a movie to become stars. Like the one place she thought was keeping her from being in movies ends up being a place where people are trying to make a movie.

[@somethingclever8916]

Theres a real feeling of loss of knowing you watched your life pass by. Something that really is never explored in story telling

[@aalborchh]

omg this is a very good way to look at it

[@Laramaria2]

Mia Goth scares me for real. She's a great actress.

[@shayjay1968]

Misty was in survival mode 😂 She was the ONLY BLONDE 👱‍♀️ to audition there. So it’s safe to say she got the role.

[@michaelhowell2326]

Since gators live so long there's a good chance that that is Theda still in the pond.

[@CZsWorld]

They live 30-50 years in the wild. Theda is an adult in Pearl so she's at least 10 years old. X takes place 61 years later. At the very least it's her child.

[@michaelhowell2326]

@@CZsWorld I never would have expected a response to such a mundane comment. Thanks.

[@deadvalley3450]

@@CZsWorldactually it is theda because in the soundtrack for X, the track that plays when the gator swims up to Maxine is called Theda

[@levity90]

​@@CZsWorldif it's isolated in the pond with no other predators to contend with and someone who makes sure she is fed quite regularly, she can live much longer than 50 years. That's the same Theda.

[@AlexanderJasperJay]

@@CZsWorldwhile you are correct I would argue with pearl regularly feeding an adult gator in a quiet water way the conditions are similar enough to captive gators that it could significantly extend the gators life.

[@ambiguoussarcasm]

Pearl is the Patrick Bateman for women. I will not elaborate, the ones who get it, get it, and the ones who don't, don't.

[@ambiguoussarcasm]

That being said, she's literally me /hj

[@cindycruzquinn666]

Basically Patrick Bateman with a vagina 😂 I agree

[@arfansthename]

​@@ambiguoussarcasm...half?

[@Jettabbg]

Yikes

[@insomniacat0088]

Nah she was worst and more terrifying than Patrick Bateman

[@nailsarelife]

Pearl is a great character. Mia Goth did amazing as Pearl and Maxine, and I can't wait for Maxxxine. Also, I was not ready to see Zac in a tank top. I'm not complaining. It just caught me off guard. 😂😂😂

[@waddlez1824]

Hey just found ur comment, what did u think of Maxxxine?

[@nailsarelife]

@@waddlez1824 I haven't seen it yet.

[@orophile1842]

Pearl definitely has a vibe that makes you uncomfortable. The way she speaks casually but something about her tone feels forced onto you. I definitely wont be dealing with her.

[@haileyhughes4973]

I think it's laughable that Mia Goth hasn't been nominated for an Oscar yet. I think with both performances in X and Pearl she deserved at least one nomination. At least she has another chance with MaXXXine (I don't remember the title of the 3rd one).

[@reigee2869]

After Maxxxine is done, we NEED a fourth film in the series called “Howard” because we need and explanation to how he reacted when he got home from the war, what made him stay with Pearl, and how he started killing for her. Call it “HOWard” because we just need a whole lot of answers.

[@karnerblue7658]

That is a good idea. 🤔

[@snowshower4415]

seriously! I can't stop thinking abt why he stayed with her and what life looked like for them

[@madebymali6758]

I feel like every breakdown I’ve seen of Pearl misunderstands Mitsy’s murder. Pearl was turned down from being a dancer because they were looking for someone young and blonde. Pearl believed Mitsy got the role because she fit the description. She killed her for no reason other than pure resentment. This is later reinforced when she kills the other blonde girl in X and tells Howard “you know I hate blondes”. She hates blondes because she feels like in a way they are the reason she wasn’t able to achieve her dreams and leave the farm.

[@kzootv3930]

Pearl didn’t miscarry - she killed her baby - that was her first murder -they don’t say it outright but there are clues; look under her bed and watch her break that egg. She says - it was animals at first - smaller than herself with no feelings. I also get the feeling THATS why her mom hates her - she knows what she’s done THATS what she’s talking about. At the very least Pearl suffers from post-partum depression

[@randomlibra]

I know MaXXXine is on the way, but I want a story about HOWARD and what happened when he got home? Would be a study in mental health and how he slips into psychosis. OR did he already get there in the war and just bring it home to feed Pearl's crazy? I must know!!!

[@mattb2719]

War does things to a man

[@randomlibra]

@@mattb2719 I think his mental decline in war would make for a good movie :)

[@laiatezenas3300]

​@randomlibra I agree! That would make a great spin-off!

[@Mewse1203]

Fun fact: Mia Goth played elderly Pearl as well

[@danjonmills]

Zack, literally told us this in the video, and we all already knew this when the film first came out. So, not so much a Fun fact, as much as some slow person telling us a dry fact we all already knew.

[@Mewse1203]

@danjonmills No...he said she played both characters as young people. He never me turned that OLD Pearl is also Mia Goth and you and I may have known that, and Zack probably too, but not everyone did considering other comments in the overall commet section.

[@gRinchY-op5vr]

​@@danjonmillsnow look who's slow 😜

[@knxa]

​@@danjonmillsI mean I didn't realize it until now so it is a fun fact for me and I'm sure for many others as well.

[@SocialExperiment232]

@@danjonmillsyou really thought you did something here 😂

[@Doxiy]

Fame and beauty all fade over time. Nothing is permanent in life. You can have all the riches in the world but you’ll die alone with nothing in hand. In my opinion Pearl did get one thing. Love. She got the love she so desperately wanted from her husband. But that’s about it. I love this video! Thank you so much for posting.

[@Shaaay88]

All of that is true but , when I die I want to make something of the life I was given

[@Doxiy]

@@Shaaay88 that’s great! Leaving something for the ones alive is a life worth living. A man never truly died unless he’s forgotten. My goal in life is to live a life with no regrets. Every decision we ever made led us to today. My point is just that at the end nothing is permanent. We all die alone and nothing we do can have can be brought down with us.

[@Shaaay88]

@@Doxiy Couldn’t be truer , never seen a uhaul behind a hearse

[@mahdireza5695]

​​@@Shaaay88I mean you can make something for the world to keep but you can't take it to the grave with you. But yes I agree. I wanna be a graphic designer/ open up a café/ a star in movies or on stage (I still don't really know) and I would hope for my name to be remembered in the hearts of many even after I die.

[@wingerding]

That has nothing to do with the film though, pearl never got fame, beauty, or riches.

[@oxfopee]

pearl is such a great, original, well thought out character. A24 never runs out of ideas

[@brianandy687]

Fun fact: Alligators live to be up to 80 years old under the care of humans, so it is entirely possible that the alligator in Pearl is the same alligator in X

[@luna_maria22]

alligators can live up to 80 years so the alligator in the pond is probably none other than Theda herself, not one of her descendants.

[@ilyesnoah782]

In X Theda said something to her husband when Maxxine run he said: "we have one in basement " and Theda replied " No this one is special, she has what I used to have" about Maxxine She even told Maxxine that she was a dancer in picture 🖼️ and she killed both producer and camera man with forks so Theda is definitely Perle in my opinion and Maxxine is the character that broke the circle to fame when the detective was after her past

[@umaneo1]

Mia Goth is brilliant in every thing she is in and the fact she wrote this makes it even more amazing. Btw forget the tank top you should have just worn a cap and no shirt…

[@totallynotimari]

What the hell…? 🥴

[@littlelagoons]

I wonder if Howard accepted Pearl the way she was because he wasn't so different. He had chosen to go to the front lines, twice. And he seemed so casual about the murders of their renters, and how to deal with the bodies after.

[@wingerding]

He only chose that once

[@VashMaverick09]

Of all the films in recent memory I have to say I'm the most excited to see you do Pearl. This was an instant fave of mine from all the Horror Histories and you and whom ever else helps on this did a great job. Also big fan of tank CZ it's a nice change of pace.

[@spookieboogi6161]

Pearl is straight psychotic she’d spend a month in the city and long for the farm again she strikes me as the type where she’ll never be satisfied

[@Love-kc6yk]

Exactly. Because it's often reiterated that all she wants is love. And Howard as weird as he was loved her so why are you still trying to bang some young camera dude?

[@TheBayouBabe]

As someone with BPD, I can say that it's entirely possible that Pearl has it too. Her saying that she "feels things very deeply" makes alot of what she does make sense. I'm either really happy, or really sad, or really angry ect. Emotions are SO intense and rarely do I mildly feel anything. My symptoms would probably be much worse if weren't aware of having BPD. Not knowing if there's something wrong with you or not can cause other extremes. It's hard to know for sure about Pearl but I'd say that you're close if you're not right.

[@KimberlyLetsGo]

I liked that both movies were not the same ol' same horror trope. Is it bad that I think CZ is just the cutest? :)

[@Zigsonline]

Yes very bad (I’m joking)

[@ShaiShai1]

I like the idea that the projectionist wasn’t real just a projection of her inner desires!

[@roguejester4986]

Howard likely stuck around out of fear at first but eventually grew accustomed to it.

[@YurinanAcquiline]

Howard is Kitty whipped. 😂

[@roguejester4986]

@@YurinanAcquiline Who?

[@galina2033]

“She’s like the world’s oldest Pick me Girl”- this had me dead😂

[@HeyItsSolar.]

as someone with ADHD, I watched this video breathlessly for one and a half hours. It felt like I was watching a quality documentary. I don't even remember the last time I felt so focused on something. Thank you for the great content!

[@badpiggies4926]

Yo what? The video is only a half hour long?

[@n0va402]

​@@badpiggies492629 minutes. Barely. Mightve just watched it repeatedly so it was an hour. ADHD is one helluva disorder. We can watch something for hours and forget the real world even exists

[@Drowned-Hubris]

Same, I didn’t expect to be so focused lol

[@HeyItsSolar.]

@@badpiggies4926 I kept playing back and rewatching some parts because I wanted to fully understand every detail! Lol! So that's how it took longer than it's supposed to be and tbh I would've made it even longer if I could! I wish it never ended, I had so much fun watching it. :)

[@mikcas]

i was diagnosed with BPD in January during my hospitalization, by a team of 6 or so doctors. This movie gives me chills.

[@samsonstudios12]

You know this makes me realize how sad some villains and serial killers are

[@MadameChouette800]

Mia Goth is an ACTRESS, she's so good

[@diegeticfridge9167]

No way Howard fought in a war and was portrayed as less shell shocked than a woman left alone on a farm 😭

[@HawkinaBox]

I love the old timey feel of the movie. They really nailed that.

[@jwnj9716]

I enjoyed X as a goofy fun movie. Just the way she gets defeated cracks me up. Pearl was a pleasant suprise as well. Can't believe she wasn't nominated. Looking forward to the 3rd one. It would be great if it went in a different direction. Instead of a slasher, maybe aliens, vampires or werewolves. Can't wait.

[@totallynotimari]

The supernatural? Gosh, I hope not.

[@HappyH4ppyHappy]

ive never seen this movie, but man, do I do a lot of the things Pearl does. I feel things very deeply. I daydream and talk to myself for hours. I've created a whole world in my head that has been growing and evolving since I've been a teenager. I feel hopeless, and I also want to be a star ( an author, though). I do not have BPD but ADHD-C. and dead animals make me cry. even roadkill.

[@delighted9062]

Same here. I escape in my imagination sometimes and have violent thoughts as well but don't act on it.

[@Lady_Rowan]

I am also ADHD-C (AuDHD) and similar on those point but I think it's important to remember that those carachteristic are what is seen by the outside, WHile we show some comportement that look close the causes are wildly different. BPD people act more on impulse due too stress and struglle a lot more with contexte clue than we do, we are more likely than her to understand that it's not a personal fault on our part or on other people part but a context part and be less recentful, also BPD people impulsivity is stress induced while ours is constant, so we ahve a whole life of mastering our impulsivity while their is far more of an once in a year situation that make it harder to handle. Also while our feeling are really strong they arent exactly as pervasive as their's, we are easyer to stop in a way. We may exhibit some common trait in the eye of the neurotypical but the causes are diffrent just like an avallanche and a blizzard both carry a lot of snow and might make a landskape look the same, how it was made too look that way is entierly different. Ps: I have dysorthographia and English is my second language so sorry for the thousand of mistake I am sure I made.

[@cheesythicc4890]

Wow, I actually have the same issues too. I started talking to myself when I was 12 and I tend to daydream a lot. I would have imaginary friends and they eventually became my ocs. I would create stories around along with making some form of podcast. This has been going on for over a decade now and my parents honestly thought it was some form of schizophrenia.

[@mahdireza5695]

I've always wanted to express my at home talents on stage to a large audience. I've dreamt of it before. I've also wanted to act in a movie, open up a café and become a well known and most highly demanded graphic designer. These ideas have been sprouting for a while now. And I'm also viewed as quite eccentric because of how I am socially, how piercing my eyes appear when I make eye contact with the people I talk to, how I speak to myself often and stay on my own many times.

[@mahdireza5695]

​@@delighted9062I've also had crazy intrusive/violent thoughts but heck I don't wanna land my name in a true crime podcast!

[@ענבר-ג3ס]

i feel like Howard staying with pearl even after discovering what she did really matches what he did in x. Also, Howard and pearl killing the characters in x for no clear reason makes me think that maybe pearl and him developed a love for murder from killing her parents and from the war, and the cabin is just a prop to lure people and kill them.

[@Evan-jp8oq]

"Make me the biggest star the world has ever known" will always be the most iconic script this movie have. Plus the "I'm a star"

[@Lei-AICPhD]

You’re absolutely correct! She’s BPD, and histrionic with the flowery thoughts of becoming famous. It’s quite perfect. She just has a very severe case and is a murderer on top of it all. And that’s no disrespect to anyone with either diagnosis. I feel comfortable diagnosing a fictional character as a professional. 🤘🏽 You rock CZ!

[@elrose171]

It takes a lot more than just looking at a few of someone’s symptoms to diagnose someone.

[@theaawalker]

​@@elrose171exactly 😂

[@whatnooooo]

I feel bad for the paralyzed father 😭

[@faithruckdeschel1294]

I don't condone the terrible things Pearl has done, but if her mom wasn't so cold and mean towards her daughter maybe she wouldn't have been so destructive? A lot of ppl don't either realize/or care, that by not showing a child love it really traumatizes them and most of the time stops them from growing up into a happy adult? Besides the killing, I completely understand why Pearl is the way she is from personal experience? When I saw "X" I immediately fell sorry for older Pearl(again, I don't condone the killing)because u can tell she was a woman that didn't get to do what she dreamed of doing within her life, leaving her now insane older self to constantly long even more for her youth and an exciting life off of the farm? As bad as I felt for her, I still cracked up watching her literally YEET her own self out thru the front door.

[@karnerblue7658]

Agreed. It was big time “emotional neglect”, which can be severely damaging.

[@alara5977]

I think at some point in Pearl, she said herself that Howard would do anything for her. So I guess he loves her so much that he helped her with her murders. Add war PTSD to the equation.

[@LmaoMoni]

People with BPD aren’t necessarily murders but as someone who has it Pearl was an uncomfortable watch.

[@DrCatterBox]

I’m a clinical psychologist. She would most definitely be diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. 🤓 And maybe a wee bit of psychosis.

[@jonathancruz9627]

Pearl and X are masterpieces

[@lt0518]

I wasn’t a huge fan of X but now, with all the Pearl backstory, I think I’ll rewatch it.

[@zarvhalter2224]

Where can i watch X tho

[@Sunny-qj4ci]

I have a feeling pearl killed her baby too

[@Sumshik]

Could be

[@ciarac5439]

I have bpd and completely agree with pearl having it. I relate to a lot of her emotions (although I have never wanted to hurt animals or hack people with an axe) even though I don’t relate to her life at all the emotions Mia goth presents are so visceral to my experience with bpd.

[@SanFranDentist94301]

Wondering if that miscarried baby was really miscarried.

[@Obironnkenobi]

The story of Pearl gave me major Carrie vibes. Like it was from the point of view if Carrie was the bad guy.

[@avantikaagnihotri790]

12:06 - As a person who is diagnosed with BPD , he's right ! Those are clear BPD symptoms . B/w the way mia carries her performance in that scene is hats off amazing !!! And the 7 minute monologue towrds the ending of Pearl is oscar deserving for sure !!!

[@gracieesookrazi]

I can’t wait for Maxxxine to be released, I wonder what the plot of that one would be considering the horror/slasher theme X and Pearl had, who would be doing the killing in Maxxxine now that Pearl is dead? Are they going to somehow make Maxine the killer as a way to have a cycle continue or will they choose another character to be the killer? I know it’ll take place in Los Angeles with Maxine finally being the adult star she wanted to be but I wonder if the murder on the farm will come back to haunt her or if it’s a whole other storyline

[@givemeliberty700]

I think they was a lot of foreshadowing maxxine will end up like pearl maybe they will subvert that and show us that even after fame maxxine isn't happy and turns to a darker life style perhaps ? I'm excited to find out can't wait for maxxxine

[@11more40]

I'm also super curious about the killing part

[@80sbabylove86]

I her first murder was her and Howard's first baby because no one knows if it had passed b4 or after she gave birth. If she got pregnant once I'm sure she got pregnant again, birth control was non existent back then so I think she kept killing them and liked it