![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nothing in The Mist is well enough introduced to inspire faith in how it will unfold. There isn’t a single character or performance that feels distinctive, with the possible exceptions of Sutherland, going solidly contemporary in contrast to her role as Aslaug from Vikings and Posner, whose character is seemingly meant to undercut “gay best friend” stereotypes, though I’m already worried about how the show is going to do that. Then there’s the sheriff, the stink-eye moms and some genuinely horribly played small-town caricatures who are basically fodder for the mist. Danica Curcic plays Mia, who quickly gets in trouble for poking around where she doesn’t belong with a gun. Frances Conroy plays a gardening woman with presumably hippie tendencies. So far, the supporting characters represent banality more than the banality of evil. That leaves me with no confidence that this tough subject matter is going to be well-handled in a show that’s really about creepy-crawly killer things in the mist.Īnd yes, I understand that the gimmick of The Mist in all its incarnations is that what’s happening outside is murky and unknowable and terrifying, but what’s truly terrifying is what happens to people under pressure, right? The true mist is our murky morality and the true unknowable evil that lurks in the hearts of men? I don’t doubt that Torpe knows how this is supposed to work thematically, but I do doubt the execution. They have a daughter, 16-year-old Alex (Gus Birney), who has a crush on the high school QB (Luke Cosgrove) and a best friend (Russell Posner), who isn’t necessarily gay but definitely also challenges the community’s version of masculinity.Ī high school party leads to accusations of sexual assault, and a whole season’s worth of cliches - the arrest in the high school hallways, disgruntled football players throwing a brick through a window, skeptical doctors - are bungled and rushed in 25 minutes. Her husband Kevin (Morgan Spector) is a writer, I think? The only notable thing about his character is that he doesn’t abide by traditional versions of Maine masculinity, so people sneer at him, too. They seem almost certain by episode two to be ranting about how whatever’s happening inside the mist is God’s vengeance or something. Eve (Alyssa Sutherland) has just been relieved of her duties as a high school teacher because her version of sex education was too liberal for certain parents, who give her the stink-eye at every opportunity. Instead, we’re playing a very slow game of getting-to-know-you with the Copeland family. The mist will arrive when it’s good and ready. It’s on its way,” but neither the residents nor the pilot take him seriously. Brian’s yelling things like, “There’s something in the mist. (My notes somehow call it “ Bridgeton,” “ Bridgeville” and “ Bridgton,” which mostly means “It doesn’t matter.”) The mist, as scary as it may be, is nearly two days behind him, which is a very slow advancing pace for a supernatural phenomenon that’s supposed to instantly terrify us. Brian flees and heads toward a sleepy Maine community. “Brian” befriends a dog, then a thick mist begins to encroach and, wouldn’t you know it, there’s something else in the mist. ![]()
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