ThisThe Mistreview contains spoilers.
But Morro and Curcic are playing with double-blinds.
He is trying to be himself, but doesnt remember who that is.
She knows who she is and is keeping it a secret.
We know shes hiding some deep shit in repression and we know shes hiding pills.
His first mistake is trying to come up with some rules.
At first, it seems like a good idea, with people throwing in mostly helpful suggestions.
Kevins wife Eve (Alyssa Sutherland) is the first to rebel and break from the crowd.
Shes dealing with her own claustrophobic scenario.
The mom offers comfort as she can.
She swears she is working on that part.
Is that false bravado or a veiled threat?
Is Eve going to toss the jock outside to defend himself in the mist?
The mall manager already suggested that as a possible punishment for rule-breakers.
Jay is so trustworthy hes become a kind of ad hoc second in command at the mall.
He knows how to fly drones, thats enough to prove hes got no underhanded motives.
The series also continues to piece together the original source of the mist itself.
Something like this happened in 1860, which the town remembers as Black Spring.
The two people who hung themselves at the end of the last episode are military.
This is consistent with the book, except there they werent hiding the fact they were military.
Here everything is hidden under more layers of intrigue.
Its gross and somehow reverential.
It conjures both the horrific evil that lurks beyond reason as well as a kind of twisted angelic comfort.
In the book, the corresponding character Miss Carmody comes a witchy holy roller without any apparent pagan leanings.
This is that characters turning point.
She only has a new resolve.
A lot of the tension growing onThe Mistseems tacked on.
Does the jock have to be locked inside the mall with the same girl he is accused of terrorizing?
You dont need a policemans badge.
You could be kid who cleans up aisle 4.
Show and Tell was written by Peter Biegen and directed by Nick Murphy.
Rating:
3.5 out of 5
