Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of The Mist… Layer upon layer of situation and circumstance is making The Mist into a must see piece of television. Acting like a psychological filter making others face up to failings, flaws and insecurities gives this show depth allowing an audience time to invest. As family histories are […]

Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of The Mist… As the tagline suggests this is an episode of contemplation, revelation and character building. Incorporating flashbacks, two-handed dialogue scenes and minimal supernatural bravado The Mist focuses on keeping it simple. Playing to a strength which is inherent in smaller scale television shows, it thrives on drip […]

Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of The Mist… Moby Dick the mythical white whale from the Herman Melville novel has represented many things over centuries of literary analysis. Ahab the illustrious captain and central protagonist who guides his vessel ‘Pequod’ with monomaniacal fervour, is ultimately undone by an obsession and dragged into the depths. […]

Martin Carr reviews the third episode of The Mist… The Mist might just turn out to be a solid gold gem come season end. Tucked away on Spike, focusing on character beats rather than showy special effects and drawing us in week on week, this epitomises economy both through storytelling and restraint. Seeds sown in […]

Martin Carr reviews the second episode of The Mist… This is turning into a concisely structured, episodically interesting little show. As a set up The Mist might not be groundbreaking but what it does is done well. Driving tension through incidental music, building character within a claustrophobic environment and being aware enough to play within […]

Martin Carr reviews the first episode of The Mist… Based on a Stephen King novella from the 1980’s The Mist is small-scale paranoia ramped up by small town mentalities. More prevalent now than upon its initial literary release the show establishes stock characters early, drops in an atmospheric sense of unease within five minutes while setting […]