cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/543614
This is a SPOILER FREE review.
Horror done PERFECTLY.
"FROM" is creepy, desperate, and hopeful. Every second is crawling with this sense of imminent dread. Time is ticking, and ticking, and ~ticking~... And they can't escape. But they still hope that that might change.
The characters are brilliant. From father Khatri to Boyd to Jim to Jade, they all serve their purpose perfectly, and the more secondary characters also manage to flawlessly push the plot forward, as well as provide some much needed reprieve from the main storyline of the show. Because the main storyline is INTENSE!
The way the different personalities clash and slow things down, beautiful chaos. Even just the dynamic between the town and the colony house! The best part, really, is how much power is in the hands of the people, how much THEY control their life in the town. And how much one person can doom so many others.
Still, my favourite thing about the show is the very clear theme of family. That's what moves everything, they all lost family, and they all found family in that accursed town. I love that.
The audio and the visual are both great. Everything is set up magnificently to give the viewer that rising terror.
The only real criticism I have is the acting. It's not bad, but it's not that great either. I wasn't familiar with any of the actors before watching this show, but I'm not exactly looking forward to what they might do next. Still, it doesn't really take away that much from the show, since they do a good enough job of conveying everything that needs conveying; occasionally they knock it out of the park too.
This season left a lot of mystery to solve; more loose threads than I can count.
Eh…I don’t know. It’s almost a cultural touchstone at this point, and perhaps worth watching if only for that reason. But I remember it being a very frustrating experience to watch originally - it was sort of disjointed, the writers strike in the ‘00s didn’t help, but if I remember correctly lots of plot threads were left dangling. It also got super weird towards the end!