The Watcher
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Episode two is coming in at a slightly bloated 50 minutes.
We dont need to be watching forthislong!
Unless that dog is the Watcher,this is not providing the necessary atmospheric detail you think it is!
I actually kind of love that Chamberlands energy isOkay,and?
Like, what do you want me to do about this?
I am but a humble small-town police detective.
I specialize in bored teens egging cars.
Is Chamberland a quiet-quitting icon?
Nora is convinced the Watcher is Jasper.
Her name is Theodora Birch, just like a real person!
Starting to get a clearer sense of how these kids wound up filing for bankruptcy.
When they check into the motel, even the receptionist is like, Jesus, what are youdoinghere?
(Paraphrasing only slightly.)
Dean tries to sell the kids on the motel by telling them it has a pool.
Dean, you know what else has a pool?
Nora interjects to say that the Watchercouldbe a woman.
Such an important #girlboss moment, thank you, Nora.
(Doesnt he have a Ring camera?
Amazon is evil and all, but it wouldve been delivered and installed by now.)
Nobody picks up because a horror classic the call was coming from inside their house!
Karen reports to Nora that the only other bid on the house was a lowball from an LLC.Hmmm.
I also just realized her bosss name is Darren.
doesnt just want to be safe in her house.
Im not mad about it exactly, just putting that out there.
), and because of this she is taking astandand willnotleave their house (???).
Alarm teen offers to watch () their motel rooms overnight for a cool $20 an hour.
Did these dopey idiots even Google the alarm teen?
No, theyre just like,Okay, thank you for your service.
How did he do overnight securitybeforehe had an alarm business?
Was he in middle school, posting up outside peoples houses?
Suspicious, says I!
Are any of you getting that vibe?
(Theodora made the introduction.
Good work, Theodora!)
Nobody has ever been depressed there!
Once they moved into the house, Mitch and Mo burst into their lives and started babysitting their kid.
Naturally, Dean is like, Just to clarify, your 3-year-old son told you this?
but Andrew knows he sounds bonkers and powers through.
Letters started arriving violent letters encouraging Andrew to sacrifice his wife and son.
This is an absolutely wild use ofthe source material, I have to say.
Spinning this miniseries as being based on a true story feels deranged.
Renovations continue apace at the Brannock house, which horrifies Pearl (the trees!!!)
and infuriates Mo, who has it out with Dean over the jackhammer and such.
1 line of the episode until she topped it with Carrara marbleisItalian, you fuckin moron!
and What you’re able to do is not make it tacky as SHIT.
Unfortunately for Dean, things arent any better at work than they are at home.
He didnotmake partner, because he has been off his game and having work-life balance to save his marriage.
Absolutely gross shit, so embarrassing for him.
I guess this rules them out as suspects unless the Watcher is more of a group-project situation.
RIP, M&M!
At night,again, the alarm blares.
Literally, how does anyone on this block get any rest?
