Im only two episodes in but there are aspects of this show Im not liking. One is the woman at the hospice and the other is the nun, not so much the nun, but the fact that she is being given all these details about an ongoing serial murder case, on a whim. Then theres the other issue, that our lead protagonist never seems phased by what she sees but literally everyone else is disturbed to the point of barfing everywhere. It wouldnt be an issue if they didnt INSIST on showing everyone disturbed all the time and someone barfing all the time. _Youre contaminating a crime scene. Get a barf bag or !@#$ off._ Them (2021) Season 2 did this better. Im still not sure if were supposed to believe the antagonist is supernatural or not since weve now seen someone in the protagonists house MULTIPLE times. I dont need my hand held but I need !@#$ to make some kinda sense.
Well, if youve seen American Horror Story, thats pretty much what youre getting. Some seasons of AMS really work for me, others really not so much. I find when Ryan Murphy tries to play with his formula he mostly fumbles it. Niecy Betts is an excellent lead and its good to see her with the space to round a character out - shes truly really good in this and backed by a strong supporting cast, Goodwin and Diamond in particular. I enjoy camp, but about half way through the season theres an absolutely senseless, anachronistic and frankly painful musical number, that had me absolutely cringe - I felt embarrassed for the cast members involved. To follow this up, Murphy tries to flip the script and introduce a clumsy twist - is it a dream? Jesus, really? Half way through the season? Ok, if youre going to start the series with this kind of premise, but introducing it after stakes and investment are built? Clumsy, clumsy, clumsy. I very nearly gave up on it entirely at this point, but thought Id stick it out. This could have come in as maybe an 8/10, a strong 7 at least, but cheers - that was some time I spent.
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