@cricket inspired me to start this thread and if nobody but cricket and me discuss it, it'll be worth it.
Amy Adams plays Camille, a reporter who is sent to her hometown after years of not living there. Her editor thinks there is a big story there after a young girl is found murdered. He turns out to be right when another murder occurs while Camille is in town. The whole series (at episode #4 right now) is deep and full of fascinating characters. Camille has flashbacks to her youth, where she's played by Sophia Lillis (from It 2017) and she totally looks like Amy Adams as a youth. Perfect casting!
The cast is excellent. In addition to Adams, there's Patricia Clarkson as her mother, Adora, who is big deal in the town socially and constantly embarrassed by Camille, who is interviewing people around town, hitting the bar and drinking constantly. One gets the feeling, due to conversations that were cut off, that Adora has secrets, especially concerning her and Camille. Camille was a wild child and her late sister Marian was sweet and doted on by Adora. Adora constantly uses the death of her favorite daughter for attention. She also has a young teen daughter from a second marriage and dotes on that daughter. Lots of stuff goes on with this family.
There's the matter of the murderer. Due to the second killing, it's now been labeled as a serial killer. What really makes the show interesting is Amy Adams in a fantastic performance. Plus the editing. Adams has flashbacks that will hopefully reveal why she's self-destructive and drinks all the time. Plus, she's a cutter. She has scars all over her body from cutting herself over the years. She keeps straight pins in her car to constantly stick herself with. In one scene, she even But back to the editing. Some flash so suddenly that I have to pause and go back and some of these are really revealing. Like the time when Adams is napping and Did this really happen? Or was it a bit of memory from Adam's past? And who was the person? Just lots of layered bits of stuff to make you wonder and making the show all the more fulfilling.
One more thing and my favorite bit so far on the show: An FBI agent in town investigating the murders wakes up, looks out the window blinds and says, "Wind Gap. Sh*t. I'm still in Wind Gap." Then a cut to the sheriff of the town, right after waking, moving around his bedroom and the camera focuses on the ceiling fan going fast. These two moments cut together so quickly was an obvious nod to Apocalypse Now. I love these little touches in the series. I hope everything continues like this and that the series eventual resolution doesn't disappoint.
Anybody else watching? Cricket, give me you thoughts, please! P.S. If anyone is interested in catching up and has HBO, the first four should be on On Demand and it's only going to go for eight episodes, with Episode Five coming this Sunday night. Jump in!
Amy Adams plays Camille, a reporter who is sent to her hometown after years of not living there. Her editor thinks there is a big story there after a young girl is found murdered. He turns out to be right when another murder occurs while Camille is in town. The whole series (at episode #4 right now) is deep and full of fascinating characters. Camille has flashbacks to her youth, where she's played by Sophia Lillis (from It 2017) and she totally looks like Amy Adams as a youth. Perfect casting!
The cast is excellent. In addition to Adams, there's Patricia Clarkson as her mother, Adora, who is big deal in the town socially and constantly embarrassed by Camille, who is interviewing people around town, hitting the bar and drinking constantly. One gets the feeling, due to conversations that were cut off, that Adora has secrets, especially concerning her and Camille. Camille was a wild child and her late sister Marian was sweet and doted on by Adora. Adora constantly uses the death of her favorite daughter for attention. She also has a young teen daughter from a second marriage and dotes on that daughter. Lots of stuff goes on with this family.
There's the matter of the murderer. Due to the second killing, it's now been labeled as a serial killer. What really makes the show interesting is Amy Adams in a fantastic performance. Plus the editing. Adams has flashbacks that will hopefully reveal why she's self-destructive and drinks all the time. Plus, she's a cutter. She has scars all over her body from cutting herself over the years. She keeps straight pins in her car to constantly stick herself with. In one scene, she even
WARNING: spoilers below
uses a screw from a toilet lid to bloody her arm. And there's lettering carved into one of her arms that we've only seen once. I only saw one word, even while slow-playing the recording. It said "Fornicator" and was a huge, long scar that rises up on her arm. She keeps this one hidden of course. I'm not altogether sure that she did this one to herself.
WARNING: spoilers below
she's half awake and sees a woman's body hanging from the door to the bedroom, with the reflection of the body in a mirror. The reflection has a bloody patch on its face. Adams blinks and it's gone, with only a suit hanging on the door.
One more thing and my favorite bit so far on the show: An FBI agent in town investigating the murders wakes up, looks out the window blinds and says, "Wind Gap. Sh*t. I'm still in Wind Gap." Then a cut to the sheriff of the town, right after waking, moving around his bedroom and the camera focuses on the ceiling fan going fast. These two moments cut together so quickly was an obvious nod to Apocalypse Now. I love these little touches in the series. I hope everything continues like this and that the series eventual resolution doesn't disappoint.
Anybody else watching? Cricket, give me you thoughts, please! P.S. If anyone is interested in catching up and has HBO, the first four should be on On Demand and it's only going to go for eight episodes, with Episode Five coming this Sunday night. Jump in!
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