The Mist heads to the smaller screen - but how does it fare?
It combined moments of satire, horror, and political commentary with ease by keeping things simple and character-based.
Its an effective shift and one which capitalises on the themes established inThe Mists first episode.
Its a clever idea and the change in how the mist works well thematically for it.
Shes head and shoulders above the rest of the cast and consistently fascinating even when saying preposterous things.
As the show progresses, it resorts to increasingly cheap devices to shove the plot along.
A sexual assault storyline that begins in the pilot is woefully mishandled during a lengthy mystery subplot.
Most problematically, awful stereotypes come to the fore when the show decides it needs a villain.
There are little scenes of haunting beauty, like a wisp of mist making its way through a keyhole.
Motivations become simpler, the direction gets sharper, and a real sense of atmosphere emerges.
Then, were back inside and it all dissipates as fast as the mist behind a closed door.
Its in these all too brief moments that a real sense of frustration emerges.
That these characters have more to them than some dirty secrets and an ability to make deranged decisions.
