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Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Thursday, December 17. All times are Eastern.
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The Stand (CBS All Access, 3:01 a.m., miniseries premiere): “A character-based approach is appropriate given that King’s characters are often cited as his greatest strength. But
The Stand is so big, with so many characters King’s expanded version, generally considered the definitive text, runs more than 1,150 pages that an adaptation’s emphasis on one plotline is likely to come at the expense of a half-dozen others. Garris’ four-part version wasn’t enough to contain King’s story, and neither is this nine-part effort. Will those unfamiliar with the story be able to enjoyably process the complex narrative and abundant character arcs with the added challenge of navigating a peripatetic, time-hopping structure? The pilot, the cleanest and most efficient of the six episodes available for review
The Flight Attendant.
The Flight Attendantfinale brought the season to a satisfying close while also leaving Cassie Bowden (Kaley Cuoco) on the brink of exciting change.
After realizing that Buckley (Colin Woodell) is actually Felix, Alex s (Michiel Huisman) sociopathic murderer, Cassie heads to Rome for work, intent on luring him into a trap with Miranda s (Michelle Gomez) help. Unfortunately, Buckley/Felix gets the jump on Miranda, leaving Cassie to fend for herself when he attacks in her hotel room. Luckily, Cassie procured a gun from her Italian friend-with-benefits Enrico (Alberto Frezza) and manages to fire off one shot. And then, in a totally surprising turn of events, Cassie s coworker Shane (Griffin Matthews) heroically bursts into the room with his
The Flight Attendant closed one chapter, but may have left the door open for another.
Billed as a miniseries, the eight-episode HBO Max thriller certainly left a lot of questions unanswered in the end, even as Cassie s (Kaley Cuoco) topsy-turvy, chaotic and incredibly messy journey seemed to wrap up on a bright note. After catching Alex Sokolov s real killer, Felix (ahem, Buckley Ware), with the help of an unlikely ally in Miranda (Michelle Gomez), Cassie turned over a new leaf, vowing to leave behind the demons of her past a troubled childhood, the excessive drinking, the never-ending spiral to break the cycle and start anew. Will she accomplish her goal of recovery and sobriety? Potentially. The open-endedness of that question left more intriguing with the possibility that Cassie may be recruited into the CIA s asset program. (Seriously, there is so much to digest!)
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