The Cutprice Guignol

When this episode, the last in The Stand miniseries, opened with a voiceover via Frannie (Odessa Young), telling us that stories usually never end, they just go on in different ways – it downright felt like a threat. Please, please, let this story be over. I’m begging you. I need this.

I’ve been sitting in front of this blank document for at least twenty minutes, and I still don’t know what the hell to say. Let’s do this holistically, alright? Let’s riff, let’s roll, let’s just let the connections form and see what we come up with. First things first: I hate it.

You know, when Kenneth Branagh ruined my other favourite book, at least he had the decency to get it over and done with in two hours.

Everything that is happening in this show is wrong.

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I am going to scream.

As soon as this latest episode, Pocket Savior, of The Stand ended, I sat back on my couch, nearly elbowed my cup of tea on to the floor, and nodded. Wow! I thought to myself. That was so much better than last week! And there’s no doubt that it is – but does that mean that it’s actually good?