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<blockquote data-quote="payn" data-source="post: 8075344" data-attributes="member: 90374"><p>Maybe, im certainly no expert on Lovecraft's work. As mentioned by another poster, perhaps vague would have been a better description for the comparison? All I know is that this show feels different than the lovecraft stories I have read. LC is bigger in scope, with a much more encompassing narrative. I am not knocking it for that, as I do really enjoy the show, just noticing the difference. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Im not convinced of that. The left overs was a fabulous series on HBO with a supernatural event that is basically unexplained through the entire series. The fact that it happened and it cant be explained adds to the mystery which helps explain the character's actions. They dont know, and as viewer, neither do we. It was incredibly compelling too. Its also textbook of The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits, albeit in episodic short story form.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Is it? Racism and the Great Old Ones are both horrors that can be presented with or without nuance. This even occurs in LC. From racism, there is a sundown chase scene, but also a cultist display of racial supremacy. Thousand eye monsters chase down the main characters, but they are also subjected to strange illusions that seem all too real to them. The former is not subtle, but the latter is. </p><p></p><p>I think you make a great point and I certainly agree with the comparison of the horror of racism to that of eldritch mythos. In order to do this, the characters of LC must live through numerous events that likely wouldnt have worked out in Lovecraft fiction. It had to be like this to make the analogy work. However, that feels distinctly different than Lovecraft fiction. Thats ok, because this isnt a faithful adaption of Lovecraft's work, but a re-interpretation with added perspectives. The difference can be understood and appreciated without being dismissed as confusion, IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="payn, post: 8075344, member: 90374"] Maybe, im certainly no expert on Lovecraft's work. As mentioned by another poster, perhaps vague would have been a better description for the comparison? All I know is that this show feels different than the lovecraft stories I have read. LC is bigger in scope, with a much more encompassing narrative. I am not knocking it for that, as I do really enjoy the show, just noticing the difference. Im not convinced of that. The left overs was a fabulous series on HBO with a supernatural event that is basically unexplained through the entire series. The fact that it happened and it cant be explained adds to the mystery which helps explain the character's actions. They dont know, and as viewer, neither do we. It was incredibly compelling too. Its also textbook of The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits, albeit in episodic short story form. Is it? Racism and the Great Old Ones are both horrors that can be presented with or without nuance. This even occurs in LC. From racism, there is a sundown chase scene, but also a cultist display of racial supremacy. Thousand eye monsters chase down the main characters, but they are also subjected to strange illusions that seem all too real to them. The former is not subtle, but the latter is. I think you make a great point and I certainly agree with the comparison of the horror of racism to that of eldritch mythos. In order to do this, the characters of LC must live through numerous events that likely wouldnt have worked out in Lovecraft fiction. It had to be like this to make the analogy work. However, that feels distinctly different than Lovecraft fiction. Thats ok, because this isnt a faithful adaption of Lovecraft's work, but a re-interpretation with added perspectives. The difference can be understood and appreciated without being dismissed as confusion, IMO. [/QUOTE]
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