Warning: This article contains spoilers for From season 3, episode 7, “These Fragile Lives.“Fromseason 3, episode 7, “These Fragile Lives” continues the ongoing mystery of the diner jukeboxes with a fitting song choice. As shown since season 1, the jukeboxes in the Town’s diner have a habit of playing songs on their own. This eerie phenomenon understandably unnerves newcomers to the Town, but the more time that goes on, the moreFrom’s charactersget used to it, as they accept it as yet another strange and inexplicable occurrence in their daily lives.
Beyond playing random songs, the diner’s jukeboxes have a way of playing songs that are particularly unsettling to hear during some of the residents' most difficult moments. One of the most memorable instances of this is inFromseason 3, episode 2, whenone of the jukeboxes played the song “Celebration” by Kool and the Gang as Kenny Liu (Ricky He) mourned the death of his mother, Tian-Chen Liu (Elizabeth Moy). Now, the jukeboxes have played another song that seemingly taunts a different resident in “These Fragile Lives.”
“O-o-h Child” By Five Stairsteps Plays In The Diner In From Season 3, Episode 7
The Jukebox Plays A Certain Song At A Cruel Moment During Acosta & Kenny’s Conversation
When Acosta (Samantha Brown) is in the diner with Kenny, the song “O-o-h Child” by Five Stairsteps begins playingon one ofFrom’s jukeboxes. As he tries to calm her down and explain the importance of adapting to her new circumstances, Acosta loses control and begins yelling at Kenny. She emphasizes that she does not want tea or his offer of fresh clothes and that she rejects his philosophy of adaptation, as she does not want to get used to life in the Town.
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It is at this moment that “O-o-h Child” begins playing on one of the diner jukeboxes, the first time that Acosta has experienced this phenomenon since her arrival.Kenny tells her that the jukeboxes “do that sometimes,” echoing what Boyd Stevens (Harold Perrineau) said about themin a previous season. The song proves to be more than Acosta can handle as she leaves the diner and heads to the sheriff’s station to attempt to get her gun back.
What “O-o-h Child” Means & How The Song Connects To Acosta & Kenny’s Conversation
“O-o-h Child” Is Part Of The Town Tormenting Acosta
“O-o-h Child” has a hopeful message about things getting better despite life’s difficult challenges. While this message would be uplifting in most contexts,it is more ironic during Acosta and Kenny’s conversation. Acosta refuses to accept the situation she finds herself in and remains adamant that she will find a way out of the Town while Kenny urges her to accept her new reality, including the idea that many of her questions may never be answered.
The lyrics"Things are gonna get easier"and"Things’ll get brighter"are not inspirational, but are just a way of the Town laughing at Acosta’s attitude, causing her to further spiral.
The song is seemingly taunting Acosta and mocking her insistence that she will succeedwhere Kenny and others have failed. The lyrics “Things are gonna get easier” and “Things’ll get brighter” are not inspirational, but are a way of the Town laughing at Acosta, causing her to further spiral. When the jukeboxes taunt Kenny after his mother’s death, he bounces back from it, largely due to his philosophy of acceptance and adaptation. However, the same may not hold true for Acosta, who is on the verge of a dangerous breaking point inFromseason 3.
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From is a series revolving around a mysterious American town that ensnares newcomers, forcing its inhabitants to maintain order and find an escape amidst nighttime perils from the surrounding forest. The residents face threats from terrifying creatures emerging after sunset, complicating their struggle for survival.
