She is sturdy in her disbelief in demon and ghosts, but it doesn’t seem quite right to call her a skeptic either. Kristen Bouchard played by Katja Herbers takes in this positing and doesn’t reject it. That is a life-changing reframing of science! It makes me think deeply about how we as humans study our world and the limitations of what we can know. And most of life, the most interesting parts, don’t repeat. Mid-episode, the priest in training David Dacosta, played by the always excellent Mike Colter, summarizes what seems to be the key inquiry of the show.ĭAVID DACOSTA: Science is only good for repeatable phenomena. Though Evil legitimately scares me, its strongest suits are its thesis and its characterization of Kristen. EVIL Mike Colter as David Acosta and Katja Herbers as Kristen Bouchard and Aasif Mandvi as Ben Shroff Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS There is a nice variety of angles to the creep out, in content and in the cinematography, and it works to the show’s benefit. Others might find the stabbing or the whispery noises elicit their skin crawlies. Blech, I can’t even stand thinking about it. ![]() It’s so disgusting and in violation of her space. ![]() For me, nightmare demon George (the least scary name?) pissing in the corner makes my hair raise. There are a few elements that don’t quite work on the new program, but there are more that do. Unlike a film, a television show can’t go full horror in the first hour. That is good because as a TV series, we need to know it’s safe to come back each week. The fright on Evil Season 1 Episode 1, “Pilot,” pulls back right before it crosses the line of too intense. ![]() Evil is off to a seriously scary and satisfying start.
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