Pocket Savior

Why do I care for these characters? The disjointed non-linear way in which this story is told completely diminishes any emotional impact that I'm supposed to feel.

Technically this is fine work, but focusing on individual characters to create this story is a misfire. I'm not sure I even want to continue.

I probably won't watch any more of this tripe. I've given it two episodes. I can't work out how they could have made this worse. Terrible pacing? Nope, they've done that. Bad casting? Nope, done that. Terrible story telling? Done that. It's hard to believe that something from such a good novel (okay, overlong and needed editing) could be so boring. I actually skipped bits of this episode just to drive it along a bit. We miss out all the great story of the pandemic but have twenty minutes devoted to two people walking through sewers in the dark. We have no apparent backstory for most of the important characters, but a very long time devoted to two people having a boring conversation. It's just so weird. Woopie Goldberg is terrible casting for Mother Abagail. She's the most iconic, enigmatic person in the story and close to 100 years old, so they cast someone whose ego is bigger than the story, who is just playing herself? So distracting. Nope, can't be bothered with this awful series any more.

Yes it has timeline hopping. If you pay attention it is fine.

The only negative for this episode is Amber Herds casting as Nadine. She just doesn't have enough depth as an actress that this role needs. All the other actors are on point.

Keep the faith

This makes the first one look like Citizen Kane. Just awful characters. Who would have thought I would miss Molly Ringwald. Just another attempt at being "woke" that doesn't fit with the story.

I agree with what everybody is saying about the deconstructed timelines doing disservice to the character development in the book.

But my biggest fear about this show is becoming a reality: Alexander Skarsgard's performance of Randall Flagg is 100% "sexy", and, thus far, 0% scary.

"The Dark Man" is supposed to intimidate and terrify simply with his presence. He's surrounded by darkness and his sadistic eyes pierce through things. Was there no visual effect to make the character portrayal even slightly as Stephen King wrote him to be?