Set almost entirely on Crockett Island, pop. A binge becomes inevitable but also unexpectedly satisfying. Yet after a slow first two episodes (pace being another common issue for not just Flanagan, but serialized horror in general), the show’s alchemy of spectacle, suspense and storytelling starts working. These two problems can exacerbate one another, to the extent that in some scenes it’s impossible to hear people speak without visualizing their words typed out in 12-pt. While the lead actors-Zach Gilford, Kate Siegel and especially Hamish Linklater-are great, not all of the secondary performances are convincing. The dialogue is often stagey, and every character, whether they’re a priest or a teen, seems to have the same tendency toward speechifying. Like his previous projects, the seven-episode series, out Sept.
