"Misery" is a psychological thriller in which author Paul Sheldon is rescued only to find himself the prisoner of his dangerously psychotic fan Annie Wilkes. There are no supernatural elements to the story.
The first season of Castle Rock is an interesting supernatural story about parallel universes, angels and demons. Annie Wilkes does not appear until the second season of Castle Rock. The first few episodes of season 2 introduce a younger Annie but we can clearly see she is concealing severe mental issues. But as the season progresses the story turns completely supernatural with Annie in the forefront of a battle between Castle Rock citizens and the resurrected bodies of villagers who died 400 years ago and led by the demon of season 1. There are numerous references to characters of season 1 even though Annie was not in that season. So we can't conclude that all of this was a bizarre fantasy in Annie's mind. In the final episode, that situation is resolved and Annie leaves Castle Rock with her "daughter." From there we return to a more realistic story line with little reference to the supernatural story that had recently involved them or any of those characters. And we see Annie as she sinks further into the madness we knew from the "Misery" story line.
So Season 2 of Castle Rock begins and ends with the experiences Annie had which led to her psychotic behavior when she ultimately imprisoned Paul Sheldon. And we know the rest of that story. Except now we are to believe the Annie Wilkes of "Misery" had previously battled resurrected bodies inhabited by spirits of 400 year old ghosts and a demon from a parallel universe. The Annie Wilkes of "Misery" did not need such a fantastic back story.
The first season of Castle Rock is an interesting supernatural story about parallel universes, angels and demons. Annie Wilkes does not appear until the second season of Castle Rock. The first few episodes of season 2 introduce a younger Annie but we can clearly see she is concealing severe mental issues. But as the season progresses the story turns completely supernatural with Annie in the forefront of a battle between Castle Rock citizens and the resurrected bodies of villagers who died 400 years ago and led by the demon of season 1. There are numerous references to characters of season 1 even though Annie was not in that season. So we can't conclude that all of this was a bizarre fantasy in Annie's mind. In the final episode, that situation is resolved and Annie leaves Castle Rock with her "daughter." From there we return to a more realistic story line with little reference to the supernatural story that had recently involved them or any of those characters. And we see Annie as she sinks further into the madness we knew from the "Misery" story line.
So Season 2 of Castle Rock begins and ends with the experiences Annie had which led to her psychotic behavior when she ultimately imprisoned Paul Sheldon. And we know the rest of that story. Except now we are to believe the Annie Wilkes of "Misery" had previously battled resurrected bodies inhabited by spirits of 400 year old ghosts and a demon from a parallel universe. The Annie Wilkes of "Misery" did not need such a fantastic back story.