Liseys Story
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Each installment bleeds into the next, making them feel unsatisfying in a weekly format.
Theres also the growing sense that King may have been the wrong choice to adapt his own work.
He sees shape and form here that another writer would have been able to clarify more for the audience.
It opens with the only shot of Darla this week, sleeping with a gun next to her pillow.
He calls Dashmiel, who tries to bring his rabid dog home, but its too late.
Jim lies about never laying a finger on Lisey and tells Dashmiel that its too important to stop.
After all, the world is waiting.
Scott says that Daddy couldnt save Paul.
He got the bad.
And so Scott and his dad trussed up Paul like a pig.
Dad talked about the Landon Curse, which is also a blessing, of course.
They left Paul in the barn, screaming, for three weeks.
He got so strong that he could pull a tractor with the chain around his neck.
A decision is made: Sedate Paul and take him to Booya Moon.
It doesnt go well.
Paul is demonic at this point, attacking a screaming Scott until Dad shoots his oldest son.
The rain stops and Paul is dead.
And she makes it to the shore on which her sister now sits in the present day.
She sees Scott there, and they watch a vision of their happier selves dancing on their wedding day.
Of course, the Long Boy hears the ruckus and goes after Lisey and Scott.
They escape just in time.
Lisey trudges inside, gets supplies out of a drawer, and even grabs her trusty shovel.
She texts Darla to say that she can help Amanda.
And she walks into her pool.
Lisey, be careful, Amanda whispers, as her sister dives under the surface.
Scotts Epilogue
Who does the Good Brother refer to?
I love Clive Owen hes been underrated most of his career but hes just not working here.
Hes stuck in flashbacks, telling stories from his childhood with unearned emotion that we then see play out.
It feels like hes struggling, a real shame given his talent.
On that note, a wild restructuring might have been more effective for everyone involved.
Imagine a premiere episode that is just young Scott and his crazy dad.
And then a second episode that fills in Scott and Liseys life that leads up to their memorable honeymoon.
The cross-cutting isnt helpingLiseys Story, draining each thread instead of tying them together.
ICYMI: Jim Dooley is so intense that he doesnt take his shoes off on his bed.
To be fair,Liseys Storylooksgreat.
