BookTenTiger
He / Him
Did anyone else watch this last night?
I thought it was fantastic! I'm a big fan of the book, and I think so far it's an amazing interpretation.
SPOILERS BELOW
The scene in the diner reminded me that systems of oppression and racism are, in their nature, very Lovecraftian. Lovecraft himself was a raging racist, but he really captured this sense of huge, ungraspable malicious forces at work that invade mundane aspects of life. I mean, what greater conspiracy is there than an actual government created laws that oppress and incentivise violence towards a group of people?
I thought the characters were all wonderfully realized and brought to life. The characters were, in my opinion, one of the stronger parts of the book, and even in this first episode they did a lot of building up of the three current main characters, as well as hints of depths of the current side characters (Hyppolyta at the telescope, for example).
Now one of the biggest changes from the book was the monster in the woods.
I remember in the book the monster was never fully described (very appropriate for a Lovecraft monster), but it was either invisible or a part of the woods itself.
In this episode, the monsters were multi-eyed vampiric predators. They looked incredible, and I loved their gibbering.
The monster attack really ratcheted up the mistrust between the main characters and the sheriff's posse. I liked that there was no point of all the characters suddenly getting along because of a common enemy. The racist authority figures stayed racist and fearful as they lost control of the situation.
My only critique of the episode was the very last scene. The characters suddenly walk from the cabin through a covered bridge to Ardham, and we know that because there's a big Chiron on the screen. But I was unsure if the characters knew they were in Ardham, and why they felt compelled to go to the front door of this mansion. I mean, having read the book I understand, but as a viewer I would have liked more clarity on what the characters knew at that point.
Anyways, fantastic episode, fantastic show, can't wait to see what happens next.
What did you all think?
I thought it was fantastic! I'm a big fan of the book, and I think so far it's an amazing interpretation.
SPOILERS BELOW
The scene in the diner reminded me that systems of oppression and racism are, in their nature, very Lovecraftian. Lovecraft himself was a raging racist, but he really captured this sense of huge, ungraspable malicious forces at work that invade mundane aspects of life. I mean, what greater conspiracy is there than an actual government created laws that oppress and incentivise violence towards a group of people?
I thought the characters were all wonderfully realized and brought to life. The characters were, in my opinion, one of the stronger parts of the book, and even in this first episode they did a lot of building up of the three current main characters, as well as hints of depths of the current side characters (Hyppolyta at the telescope, for example).
Now one of the biggest changes from the book was the monster in the woods.
I remember in the book the monster was never fully described (very appropriate for a Lovecraft monster), but it was either invisible or a part of the woods itself.
In this episode, the monsters were multi-eyed vampiric predators. They looked incredible, and I loved their gibbering.
The monster attack really ratcheted up the mistrust between the main characters and the sheriff's posse. I liked that there was no point of all the characters suddenly getting along because of a common enemy. The racist authority figures stayed racist and fearful as they lost control of the situation.
My only critique of the episode was the very last scene. The characters suddenly walk from the cabin through a covered bridge to Ardham, and we know that because there's a big Chiron on the screen. But I was unsure if the characters knew they were in Ardham, and why they felt compelled to go to the front door of this mansion. I mean, having read the book I understand, but as a viewer I would have liked more clarity on what the characters knew at that point.
Anyways, fantastic episode, fantastic show, can't wait to see what happens next.
What did you all think?
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