From - US Pace - Epix (Spoilers)

Agent Coulson · 25-11-2021 7:41pm #1

This looks like it could be a bloody good horror series.

Produced by the Russo Brothers.

The series unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.

Starts in February

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDHqAj4eJcM

Slydice · 25-11-2021 8:59pm

I was like "Hey, That's Michael from Lost!" 🙂 No fault on him for how that story went.

Looks like the writer/director is John Griffin: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7650310/

Also wriote a Blacklist film called Crater. The kid from Invasion is in it and it's due out soon:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater_%28film%29

Russo Bros + other works on the Blacklist feels like a pretty big endorsement.

Agent Coulson · 25-11-2021 10:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118223080#Comment_118223080

I was like "Hey, That's Michael from Lost!"

I was like "Hey, That's Augustus from Oz" 😁

Slydice · 26-11-2021 9:58pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118223743#Comment_118223743

Ah of course! I didn't get to see a lot of that show but he had a strong pressence in the episodes I did see.

JTMan · 08-02-2022 9:13pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBiwGuJYS70

In a nightmarish town in middle America that traps everyone who enters, unwilling residents fight to stay alive and search for a way out. But they are plagued by the threats of the surrounding forest including terrifying nocturnal creatures.

The series is set to premiere on Epix on February 20, 2022. Netflix outside of the US.

Agent Coulson · 19-02-2022 1:18pm

Starts tomorrow night in the States and has been getting some good preview reviews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WTED3iU_zU&ab_channel=IGN

Slydice · 20-02-2022 5:38pm

1: Whew! That was a strong opener! Everything introduced. I can't remember anything extra from the trailers so think most everything else should be new to me.

Towards the end I was just like 😲 Why.. why why..

did she stab that dude in the neck. All I'm guessing is maybe the numbers stay in balance.. so two people have died so only two are allowed join the town

I guess these charms protect shelter/houses but they're not sure the extent of the protection

Maybe the big house place has people who know and understand the thing and the charms but they seem to be at odds with the townfolk.. maybe the non-house people are all folks who came in from the road

Slydice · 20-02-2022 6:43pm

2: That ending.. I was all like.. Awe great.. but not really!

This show definitely has scary moment but so far the scariest for me had to be

Sara in the medical center killing the dude and then the taking out of the scalpel.. I struggled not to look away

Then the nurse and old dude dead.. noooo

So... the ending.. the kid seeing things.. earlier in the RV, the Sherriff and Doc looked at each other in a kinda knowingly way. Feels like there might be some experience with people turning somehow. I'd almost guess that's what's going on with Sara and so probably now starting with the kid.

I swear, the Doc looks familiar so I checked to see what she was in before but nothing jumps out.

She's Chloe Van Landschoot and, from her history, it looks like she's new to me https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5601722/

One extra thing about the show. The opening credits .. the look feel and sound of the song feel very True Blood like.

Just maybe a bit more serious and horror focused.

True Blood Opening Credits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxINMuOgAu8

Agent Coulson · 20-02-2022 8:51pm

Absolutely fantastic opening three episodes to the show with a great mix of tension and horror.

That ending to episode 3!

The opening theme song version of Que Sera, Sera from the Pixies is spine-tingling good and the rest of the music used if a perfect fit for the show.

Slydice · 20-02-2022 8:52pm

3: Well..

There goes Frank. At I'm least 95% sure there goes Frank.

That underground Bunker looks like it might be important. I dunno.

Show feels like it might start bedding down after this.

Not sure how they are gonna take the story if they want to go long term and make it feel different than other survival shows (with aliens/zombies/monster etc).

Think it might be weekly episodes for the rest of em .. maybe until the netflix release.

CastorTroy · 21-02-2022 1:36pm

Your comment about

The underground bunker being important is giving me Lost flashbacks. Having Michael in similar circumstances here doesn't help. 😀

So what's the story with the relationship between Colony House and Town? Seems like a cult and town not wanting contact with each other.

I know she's young but how could you choose that Colony House over a normal house. Enjoy people having sex in the open?

Will see if Jade has copped himself on now and be less of a d!ckhead.

But yeah wonder how they'll make a season out of it, never mind a series.

"Everyone stay indoors at night" "Okay" The end.

Will see what type of daytime drama they come up with. And have Sara who killed Tobey.

I'm sure they've been at least doing some research into what happened. Like who was the first and the stones. So have that lore.

10 episodes in total in this season.

I know the similarities are probably minimal but was reminded of Wayward Pines while watching this.

Slydice · 21-02-2022 10:12pm

For that difference, I dunno, so I'm kinda going off what they said

Colony House: Live for the day. So I dunno, maybe a kinda resignation to being stuck there and make as much as they can while they can.

Town: Hope for tomorrow. So, maybe some effort to persevere and have some long term return-to-civilisation plan

Agent Coulson · 27-02-2022 12:25pm

A nice few more intersting bits this week.

Definitely a large slice of Lost from it.

Slydice · 27-02-2022 10:39pm

yeah.. worrying similarities to lost but won't hold that against it for now

4: Victor being all battlestar gallactica like: this has all happened before and it will all happen again

CastorTroy · 28-02-2022 3:33pm

Young Victor looked a bit like young Finn Wolfhard.

I really hope the makers have a plan and aren't just doing things and will figure them out later or just hope people forget about it.

Agent Coulson · 06-03-2022 11:19am

Really good episode this week and I really liked the wife's question at the end.

Slydice · 07-03-2022 11:38pm

5: Well.. it feels like they've called out the similarity to Lost.. so maybe it's not the case.

Anyway..

It felt like things were about to bed down but then.. the way the story went.. with just some subtle cues..

well.. now I'm thinking it's about to escalate.. unless

the sister.. Sara turns up dead from the overnight.

CastorTroy · 08-03-2022 12:42am

I think it'll be more a surprise when she's alive. I know she meant it to trap Tabitha but she did say there were places to hide before the talismans. So if she isn't safe due to them talking to her, maybe she will find a hiding spot.

I wonder if they asked the question "Why us?"

As for surviving the crash, they had done a few laps before they had the crash.

I hope the cocky rich guy is going to be less annoying as it goes on.

Sudden Valley · 08-03-2022 8:01pm

I hope the show doesn't kill the crazy lady. She is one of the more interesting characters. Unfortunately the more they understand of the mystery the less interesting the show may be.

Slydice · 13-03-2022 4:24pm

6: Oooooh no. Earlier I thought that was starting some complex mystery...

but oh no... don't open the window dude!

hardly gonna happen. too many main characters in colony house.

aside from that.. lemme see..

the soldiers in yer mans vision.. I'm not 100% on USA History but seemed to be civil war era.

digging down for these power lines seems sensible.. if there is anything sensible to be found.. some kinda of bunker to be found underground maybe.

adding that to [The Others (TM)] saying they watched the priest bury the bag.. maybe there's surveillance tech all over the place.

Agent Coulson · 20-03-2022 11:33am

A nice bit of carnage this week

Slydice · 20-03-2022 4:40pm

7: Well.. That episode was titled: All Good Things

and from Star Trek I know that is a saying of two halves. All Good Things must Come to an End.

So..

there goes colony house..

the tree teleport .. treeportation? .. seems to have a better than zero chance of survival

I don't think it was a big surprise that Victor has been there ages since they showed his flashbacks already

Guessing the Sherriff and Sara .. and maybe someone else.. will follow up on the Priests journey plan.

Oh..

and that hole for finding the wires sure is getting deep

Agent Coulson · 20-03-2022 4:47pm

I meant to say eariler that all the ghost, vampires, dead whatever they are... All look like they are from the 1940's/50's just from the clothing they are wearing

CastorTroy · 20-03-2022 5:02pm

I know it was mentioned previously about the number of deaths before finding the stones, but hearing Donna mention how the majority of the ones in Colony House are there less than a year is interesting.

fritzelly · 20-03-2022 8:00pm

No one watching?

First episode was ok, second and subsequent not so much and only really picks up again in E7

But it's a decent watch

gmisk · 20-03-2022 8:06pm

I have watched episode 1 - very solid first episode.. i am a sucker for these type of shows...I'm intrigued!

CastorTroy · 20-03-2022 8:20pm

Thread here

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058219752/from-us-pace-epix-spoilers

fritzelly · 20-03-2022 8:24pm

First episode was ok, second and subsequent not so much and only really picks up again in E7

It's a decent watch - but I expected more horror from the earlier episodes

The Black Oil · 21-03-2022 9:51am

Threads merged.

CastorTroy · 27-03-2022 11:00am

Slower episode this week to let things calm down.

Good to see the flashbacks to show Boyd's story. Wonder if Abby went crazy by herself or if she started hearing voices.

2 episodes left. I expect the season cliffhanger to be they get in touch with someone over the radio and/or Boyd finds another town and/or we get new arrivals who are somehow important. Maybe they know about the town.

The dog seems to imply there are other people maybe.

After Boyd's story this week, I'd say we could get the establishment of Colony House next week.

Sudden Valley · 27-03-2022 2:24pm

Not a fan of flashbacks they just seem like lazy writing to me and kill the momentum. Given the amount of characters they at killing off I hope they end the show in one season even if they don't answer every question/ explain every mystery

Slydice · 27-03-2022 3:40pm

8: Ok, ok TV show! You did that well. You earned recognition for the song.

You brought it subtly from early in the show.

It's eight episodes in now and you delivered a proper moment.

That was well done.

Lyle Lovett - If I Had A Boat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpM8FjO4Vko

I don't think it was done a lot in earlier episodes (I had a quick skim through the first three) but I liked the

nod to the mother by Ellis wearing her pearl in the medical centre.

he was wearing it at the end of episode seven

Two more episodes left with a new Director, Jeff Renfroe, who looks to have made a fair amount of horror TV:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1199954/

CastorTroy · 03-04-2022 3:38pm

So setup for the finale includes:

Jade's plan.

What's in the basement.

What dragged the tent and what's that light/sound? Was trying to think where I heard the similar siren and think it was War of the Worlds?

Where's Victor?

Slydice · 03-04-2022 4:09pm

9: So.. they're..

on a boat now?!? I wasn't sure at first. Thought the lights looked a bit like they might be on a road and the horn could be a truck.

and the family reached the bottom of the hole! woo!

Well. That's a cliffhanger for the season finale.

Nothing about a season 2 on the wiki .. yet .. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_(TV_series)

So.. maybe it wraps up or maybe a cliffhanger.. who knows!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118874541#Comment_118874541

Yeah!

Where! Is! Victor!? His absense has been a bit wierd consider his name drops during the episode.

I get the feeling the kids idea about putting the paintings.. Victors paintings I think.. together to read a story might well have been a good idea

Agent Coulson · 03-04-2022 4:19pm

The bright light and the noise outside the tent sounded like a ship and foghorn/searchlight to me.

ejmaztec · 04-04-2022 9:40pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118874717#Comment_118874717

I imagined a lighthouse, perhaps they're near a cliff to hang from for the finale?😁

Agent Coulson · 10-04-2022 2:54pm

What the fcuk.

This better be renewed now.

Frank Grimes · 10-04-2022 3:26pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118906709#Comment_118906709

Yeah it'll be disappointing if it isn't. For anyone who hasn't started watching it maybe wait and see if it's renewed first.

Slydice · 10-04-2022 3:59pm

Well.. that's season one. So far.. a well made, well delivered mystery horror science fiction.

10: Oh no!

That bus arriving! Could be full! .. and doesn't look like anyone is gonna be there to warn them!

I can't believe they managed to push ahead and reveal lots of things but not really and then make the mystery feel even bigger!

I did like the scene where Jade told Kenny's mother about his youth.

For Boyd, I don't think

they'd be killing him off. Harold Perrineau is like an anchor for this show. It feels like it'd be a big loss if he wasn't in it.

Future: Well.. I definitely want to know more. The mystery has been well crafted so far. At the same time I'd like to think they .. coming from the Lost Tv series have an actual proper well wrapped story in mind and not a string-them-along to a .. we-didn't-have-an-ending like Lost.

You know.. this show reminds me a bit like

Westworld.. like there seems to be someone in control of things.. some kind of arranged introduction of new people.. they keep showing up at intervals and also can come from anywhere. I doubt they're copying Westworld though.. it's a bit too horror-ish.. or is it? I dunno.

MayoForSam · 12-04-2022 11:39pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118906932#Comment_118906932

You say Westworld, I say Cabin in The Woods.

Good show overall, I'll be back for Season 2 (if it's confirmed).

CastorTroy · 13-04-2022 1:01pm

When has a load of cobwebs in the forest been a good thing? Apart from feeling a bit unwell, I do hope more comes of the spider bite. Don't know what but otherwise it just seems like it was done for a bit of a scare.