The Mist Review: Withdrawal (Season 1 Episode 2)

The Mist likes to kill animals. Last week it was the dog. On The Mist Season 1 Episode 2, it is a poor moose that meets its tragic end.

It would have been better if the moose just died from the accident rather than it being half alive with its guts spilling out. You’d think maybe the cop would have a heart and put the poor animal out of its misery, but no. Mr. Police Chief is heartless.

While it is difficult to watch, we need to see the suffering moose to gain a better understanding of what Mr. Police Chief is all about. He’s a jerk. And maybe it’s a little bit of stereotype, but someone needs to be a jerk, so why not the cop?

When Kevin and gang arrive at the church, Mr. Police Chief is beyond angry. He wants to know why Kevin brought Mia and Bryan along with him. What was he supposed to do? Leave them there to die in their cells?

In a situation that’s completely uncontrollable, Mr. Police Chief obviously wants some sort of control. The only way he feels he can do it is by asserting his authority as a cop. Maybe it’s a subconscious thing.

Whatever, dude. You’re digging your own grave here, buddy. The mist is going to get him. I guarantee it.

Kevin is much more compassionate. He gets everyone to the church safely and then sits with Natalie to talk about her husband.

He was genuinely sorry for her loss, and she needs someone to talk to. Watching her husband get shot is something that’s going to haunt her forever. You can’t help but feel for the woman. She was with him since she was 18 and they were together a long time.

With everything going on, she isn’t going be able to grieve properly, but it is good that she gave such a touching memorial speech in honor of her hubby. It will help soothe the pain — at least for a little bit.

Wine will help too, even if the priest’s nose is bent out of shape because she takes the bottles without asking. Natalie needs those bottles…and maybe a few more after those, too. Why can’t people loosen up? There’s a killer mist outside and that should be the priority, not worrying about wine consumption.

As if the priest is going to have Sunday service anytime soon. He might not even make it to tomorrow if the mist has anything to say about it.

 

But is the mist really the danger here or is it people being trapped together? That’s something that this version of  The Mist is exploring and, so far, it’s doing a good job.

I like the dynamic between Mia and Bryan. Mia may be handcuffed to the railing because of Mr. Idiot Police Chief, but she’s got a friend in Bryan. He won’t leave her side, and she needs someone right now.

Seeing her mother in the mist was quite unsettling. Was it withdrawal or the mist playing mind tricks?

And what’s Bryan’s story? Will he ever recover his memory?

Both of them are lost souls, which is why they’ve connected so well. Perhaps, Mia will be the one that helps Bryan recover his memory. Maybe his memory has answers to what the mysterious mist is, and how they can escape from its grasp.

There are so many questions that are keeping me intrigued. I love how the story is slowly unraveling. It’s definitely keeping me on the edge of my seat!

At the mall, Gus takes over which is a very managerial thing for him to do considering he’s the manager of the mall, but he is very fair and direct. He’s going to do whatever he can to keep everyone safe. There’s something very calming about him. I’d feel safe in his hands.

He probably should have taken the lead and gone into the mist-filled hallway himself, but he did it fair and square via names in a hat.

It’s not surprising that Eve’s name is chosen. Clint offers to go with her, but if he wants that sat phone so bad, why didn’t he volunteer and go by himself? Why put Eve at risk?

He is definitely military and is hiding a secret. He knows what’s going on, but isn’t going to share it with anyone. He almost kills Eve when she asks too many questions, but she turns the tables on him and escapes with her life.

Eve’s got a strength about her that’s going to come in handy as the days progress. The only problem is that she isn’t being truthful about what really happened. She might have thought no would believe her, but how could they not?

There’s some other reason she is keeping her mouth shut, and it’s going to spell big trouble when the truth comes out. And it will. You know it will.

It was a relatively quiet hour on The Mist, but we got to know the characters a bit better and how they fall into the scheme of things. It’s going to get tense in the days ahead and that’s where the real meat of the story is going to come in.

So many people trapped together can cause all sorts of problems. Perhaps the real monsters are going to end up being the people trapped inside rather than anything that might be lurking in the mist.

We’ll have to see how it all plays out.

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The Mist airs Thursdays at 10/9c on Spike.

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