love scene compared to the novel

the novel is amazing. i like the show a lot, but with a few reservations

big d is portrayed beautifully. the daughter is great.

i know i'm supposed to take the show on its own merits, but, still, there are a few gratuitous changes that, to me, detract:

1) jacqueline. in the book, we see jacqueline/jackie from chance's point of view. she is lovely and endearing - though, yes, puzzling. on the show, she is so troubled as to be unlikable. in particular, the love scene in the book is sweet. on tv, the sex is accompanied by loud, creepy music. was that really necessary? imo, really distancing. i don't like it.

2) chance's pathology is really emphasized. in the book, he is alienated but trying hard. in the show, he is way mis-guided. we keep getting a back story of him as a previous stalker. is that necessary? and is it so necessary that they keep repeating it (chance's recollections to himself, told to big d, told to a fellow doc, told by the lawyer) almost seems like the 1950's censors got hold of the script: "i'm sorry, but the doc can't fall for his ex-patient unless we clearly show both of them are extremely disturbed." again, really distances me from chance, makes it hard to root for him.

3) what's up with his secretary quitting? in the book, she has his back from beginning to end. i just don't get the change (and don't like it); it's yet another heavy-handed example of everyone finds him annoying. he has way more friends who love him in the book. in the show, it's just his daughter and big d.

do they need to hit us over the head - repeatedly - with "this guy's got pathology and this girl is creepy trouble?" in a noir, isn't the trouble, if any, supposed to surprise us?