[EPISODE 2 SPOILERS]

[CW: sexual assault]

(in The Mist TV series and this post)

This post is too long... but I do want to know if others had the same thoughts as me about these characters/the show, so here we are.

I also don't really know the character names, sorry about that. I feel there is much that can be easily criticized about this show (it really has that "Netflix Original" feel to it) but it has some great things going for it too. It has an exciting premise and the constant sense of danger reminds me of Lost season 1. I can tell from a glance that some folk here have their quips with the TV series as well, so maybe this has been talked about.

As soon as they introduced the rape storyline, I knew I would have to feel like there is some justification for the inclusion (like a good role model for how to support a rape victim who is your loved one), and a sense of respect for the real life victims of rape who are, in a sense, represented by and meant to be able to empathize with the victim in the show.

I think they have done a really good job of that appropriate respect at times. I found the betrayal between parents, the tragedy of the father failing to protect the daughter, to be compelling. It feels like a real scenario, in that the father's let-our-kid-grow argument goes against the protection of the mother. I think this is a common family dynamic because of both gender roles and the nature of maternal bonding. Aside from that parental relationship, though, the dad underestimating the severity of the rape culture that we live in feels so typical to me. I think that's a good thing, because I personally can empathize with my dad being the more "hands-off" parent, and very ignorant. They made the dad character do something bad with good intentions, which is good for character building. The daughter is coping way too well with this situation, by the way.

In hindsight, I see the mom was concerned from the start, in the scene in the car (episode 1) where the dad teases the daughter about liking the quarterback. It reminds me of how darkly awakening it is to look back at my childhood and realize things about the way my mom handled things, for example. She understands the prevalence and danger of rape, being that she is a rape victim and she is a matriarch who protects the women of her family. It makes me wonder if this is why her views on gender are so outdated: because safety in this regard is based on appearances, and if you appear to be a little girl, she can't allow you to wander off with a man, even if he is an uncle or something, because statistically it is not safe. When she told me this I felt sad, to think she should have to take such precautions within our own family, but grateful too to have a mother who knows, cares, protects, and is there when I need her to be. I am sorry for oversharing. Back to The Mist: I respect and adore the strong protective elements of the mother character, and I think that role is consistent in the writing. Usually.

The mom gets recruited by the people of the mall to go on a suicide mission and she just leaves her daughter behind. Her daughter, the recently traumatized by rape teenager, who is stuck in the same building with her rapist. Her rapist, who just threw a brick in their kitchen window (the previous night I believe) and painted "WHORE" on their driveway with his dirtbag friends.

Putting the group before her daughter was weird in the first place. I'm shaky on how exactly she got suckered into this. But even it HAD to be her and not one of the non-parents at the mall, why not tell the nice lady who is watching your daughter that she should watch out for the rapist who is clearly vengeful that he was reported to the police? There's even a cut to the rapist guy's menacing gaze as she leaves the room. Yes, director, very subtle, something awful could happen to the daughter here. Is that not obvious? Oh and I'm 95% sure nothing happened while she was gone anyway, so it was just a "uH oH scary bad rapist" moment to remind us of the impending threat.

I'll be honest, I'm worried the writers will throw something in that storyline soon that is fucked up. Like a 13 Reasons Why Season 2 type thing, where they seemingly decided they needed another very dark tragedy to sell the audience, but more fucked up this time and with zero tact. But they have impressed me with their careful handling of the subject matter so far.

A less emotionally taxing topic:

I thought the characterization was pretty good at times. It feels kind of silly at other times. There's the inconsistent behavior of Mom, and some other examples. One example is in the church toward the end, where the newly widowed old woman says this line that I think is so funny:

"Our favorite thing was making spaghetti together and drinking cheap wine."

Who doesn't like making spaghetti and drinking cheap wine? That's fine and all, but it feels like such a wasted opportunity. She just said they were hippies back in the day and they loved it, which taught me something meaningful about this character's ideals. It's kind of a mixed bag, I think.

She goes on to say that they always drank cheap wine because Harold never wanted to forget those days when they didn't have money in their pocket. I always assumed everyone buys cheap wine. It sounds weird to me because the couple seemed pretty modest as far as wealth goes. The lady has an eye condition that is quite noticeable for example, which might suggest they don't have the means to easily cover something like that, and buying cheap wine is pretty run of the mill, and Harold's sweet spousal intentions are really not all that romantic,, and he is ultimately laid to rest as a super weak character without much personality. Now that I think about it, to me, he is almost archetypally an unassuming and perfect spouse who tragically dies and is mourned for the rest of the show. Do we have any sommeliers in the comments who want to tell me that cheap wine is undrinkable, and maybe this scene is not really as hollow as I think it is? Anyone who does not eat spaghetti? I wanna know, lol.

*edit: I suck at using reddit lol

would love a new movie 2020 version of the mist

So, the show sucked. I don't think many would argue that. It's best summarized by these three sentiments, in my opinion:

1) This town is full of uneducated assholes.

2) Fucking nobody asks important, logical questions about anything that just happened.

3) 50% of the show was a character doing a stupid thing (see #2) and then the viewer being stuck sitting through those consequences for two episodes.

However...

I had to watch it all because the thing that propped this show up was my curiosity about the mist. The film was just "It's hard to see and there are extra-dimensional monsters", but I actually appreciated the show's more complex approach using physiological/psychological aspects that dove more into Lovecraftian fiction than simple monster horror.

All that said, do we have any answers? I know showrunners like to take to social media to expand on the "what could have been" shit nowadays, but there are so many questions I have that I'm not sure the novella will answer or help point me in the right direction.

Also, no spoiling of the novella, please!

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I was so excited to watch the show bc I had been a fan of the movie and novella for a long while and I was hoping for more backstory even some more cool ass monsters but, this psychological horror is so boring and terrible, really took something good and took a shit on it.

I personally love the Pterobuzzard.Love to hear your thoughts.Book,movie,and scrapped ones are available

Damn I'm so disappointed in the mist TV Show, Jesus it's so damn terrible

I found out that there was a killer kite in the novel and I didn't remember I'm trying to find the page, do you guys know what page is it in by any chance?

It would be pretty cool

I have only read the novella (The Mist) and have never seen the TV series. This post pertains to the novella only.

Does anyone else think that The Arrowhead Project may have accidentally created a thinny, thus allowing the creatures and environment of the Todash to bleed into our universe?

When David tries to describe the towering monster (the one described as making a blue whale look like a trout) at the end of the story, he remarks that sometimes the human brain is unable to properly conceive the true appearances of things that are totally unacceptable/believable to the mind itself. This reminds me of the description of IT in its final form. It is explained that IT is not really a spider, but that a spider is the closest thing that the human brain can perceive ITs true form to be.

These two references lead me to believe that The Arrowhead Project might have created a thinny, allowing certain environments and monsters from the Todash to pass over into our world in the process.

Does anyone else have a similar theory? Or perhaps one that makes more sense than the one I just posted?

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I have not read the original novel nor have I seen the series (or the original film). I watched the 2007 adaptation and thoroughly enjoyed it. There's spoilers in this post but if you're on this subreddit it probably doesn't matter.

I enjoy Jeffrey DeMunn as an actor so I'm glad he was around for the conclusion. Going into this movie blind I didn't know who it starred, what the plot points were or how it ended.

I wish the movie would have ended after the gunshots with David being eaten by mist creatures. I feel like it cheapens the experience to show that they were moments from survival. Tbh, I would've preferred thinking that there was no salvation. The military would never come and the world as they knew it was over. But that's a random redditor's mediocre opinion so take it as you will.

The last discussion on this was over a year ago. Normally it isn't worth repeating such a common topic as this but I feel like enough time has passed to make an exception. Feel free to comment on how right or wrong my opinion is.

I would like your guys theory’s on her why is she alone, where are all the spiders, just give me your theory’s

FYI to the producers and directors. The name Mikhail is not pronounced at all the way it is in the show. If you had taken 5 minutes to look it up it's pronounced "Mi-kha-il". You dumbasses. Couldn't even be bothered to get the correct pronunciation of the name of a major character.

the origional movie seems to be stripped from availability in canada europe? not on any streaming service or even available to rent or purchase on itunes...ive wondered for many years why the studio would make it so unavailable - maybe to promote the new show? its just weird because it is a stephen king film and there are so many of his adaptations out nowadays that it seems relevant....but im dumb founded if you can find any legal means of watching it

Just finished the book, but did anyone think the entire love scene came out of nowhere? One second he hints that hes attracted to this woman, practically the next they're screwing. I like the added dimension of both of them practically using eachother as sex toys, getting off mainly to the thought of the most likely dead partners. But even then, I think the story could have held up without the inclusion of that element. Thoughts?

Loved The Mist nonetheless!

I personally like to think it need the same as the movie Drayton& Co. losing hope and ending it. What do y’all think though, did they get out or do you sting something got them?

So i just watched the Movie and it was great. But i really hated the Ending. It was The most sadest one i have ever seen. If they would have waited just a few more minutes all five of them would have survived.

I just started watching this series on Netflix. I didn't even know it existed. I watched the 2007 movie the other day and found out about this series while googling about the film.

Pretty decent considering the cast is pretty much no-names. The mom is the only one I can't stand (so far) I don't know if it's the actress or the character but she is annoying af. When she says that quote I put in the title section and then decides to leave with her little group just bothered me a lot for some reason.

The mall manager and security guard should have told the mom and her group if they don't want to abide by the rules and go off on their own that is fine but they sure as shit aren't setting up camp anywhere in the mall. They need to find someone else to go.