# Carrie Episode 3: Party Studies > Carrie’s party night reveals her first real friends and a shocking family drama. - Title: Carrie Episode 3: Party Studies · Decider | Shortify - Summary: Carrie’s party night reveals her first real friends and a shocking family drama. Carrie finds acceptance at a party while Chris deals with her mom’s divorce… - Keywords: carrie, stephen king, mike flanagan, prime video, social studies, emaline, carrie red, tina, brooklyn, chris, carrie white, stephen king novel - Source: Decider — https://decider.com/2026/10/08/carrie-episode-3-social-studies-recap - Published: 2026-10-08T13:30:00+00:00 - Read time: 1 min - Topics: carrie, stephen king, mike flanagan, prime video, social studies, emaline, carrie red, tina, brooklyn, chris, carrie white, stephen king novel ## Episode 3: Social Studies The episode explores five women across two centuries accused of fraud or occultism. > France’s Angélique Cottin, Italy’s Eusapia Palladino, Poland’s Stanisława Janina Tomczyk, Germany’s Annemarie Schaberl, Soviet Russia’s Nina Kulagina, all accused of fraud and/or occultism, often by a man. ## Carrie Investigates Witch Trials Carrie actively researches witch trials and magical women’s murders in the school library. > Carrie is actively, worriedly investigating this stuff in the school library, specifically witch trials and the murder and torture of magical women. ## Emaline Questions Carrie’s Beliefs Emaline asks if Carrie believes in psychic phenomena, to which Carrie responds the consequences were real. > Well, the consequences were certainly real,” Carrie points out. ## Chris’s Party Invitation Chris invites Carrie to a party at an empty McMansion as a 'rite of passage' after admitting her locker room behavior. > At Sue’s prodding, Chris admits to Carrie that she was 'a total monster bitch' in the locker room and says she’s truly sorry. ## Margaret’s Security Cameras Margaret unboxes security cameras to seek her late husband’s opinion, saying she’s right. > You always think I overreact,” she eerily tells the empty chair draped with his shirt. 'No, you’re right. You’re right.' ## Mr. Morton’s Financial Advice Mr. Morton advises Chris to attend community college after Duke financial aid is unlikely. > Morton tells Chris 'who you are at this school, who your family is to this town, none of that means anything the second you cross that county line.' ## Sue and Tommy’s Relationship Sue and Tommy share a sexual encounter after Tommy picks up food for his ailing father. > Book’s Sue’s take on her first sexual experiences with Tommy: 'It seemed like an awful lot of rubbing for a little warmth.' ## Carrie’s Party Preparation Carrie modifies her shirt with a sewing machine before the party, while Margaret works night shifts. > Carrie gets ready for the shindig, using her sewing machine to modify the shirt she got from the lost and found. ## Carrie’s Party Night Carrie dances, sips Solo cups, and is surreptitiously filmed by Tina at the party. > Soon enough Carrie will be dancing the night away, sipping from Solo cups, and being surreptitiously filmed by Tina. ## Tina’s Weed Deal Tina secures Billy Nolan’s attention by flashing her ID, calling him a prom queen and little princess. > He calls her a prom queen (heh) and little princess. He’s a farm worker, on the other hand. ## Brooklyn’s Divorce Revelation Brooklyn reveals Chris’s mom filed for divorce from John Fuckface Hargensen. > Brooklyn reveals Chris’s mom has filed for divorce from John Fuckface Hargensen. ## Carrie Finds Belonging Carrie connects with Emaline, saying she found her people after years of loneliness. > I think… I think I found my people tonight. ## Tommy’s Star Gazing Tommy and Carrie stargaze after sex, quoting The Martian Chronicles about Earth men ruining big things. > Earth men have a talent for ruining big and beautiful things,” he quotes. 'Leave it alone, I say.' ## Carrie Lifts Car Carrie causes the car to lift slightly off the ground while driving home with Tommy. > On the road home, Carrie… causes the car to slowly lift a few inches off the ground. ## Key takeaway Carrie finds acceptance at a party while Chris deals with her mom’s divorce filing and Brooklyn’s potential replacement.