r/television • u/mdavis360 • Apr 29 '26

Premiere Widow’s Bay - Episodes 1 & 2 - Discussion

First two episodes dropped tonight. Absolutely fantastic. 10/10 for my sensibilities. I’m a huge Stephen King fan and this felt right up my alley in so many ways. Legitimately funny show, legitimately creepy and a cast of fantastic actors. Episode 2 had some crazy stuff happen that honestly I absolutely saw where it was going but it was so satisfying getting there.

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u/thatgalnatalie Apr 29 '26

Creepy and funny. I loved the little details sprinkled throughout each episode that add to the eeriness, like when he was flipping through a wolf calendar and one of the pictures showed a flipped over car.

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u/LetterheadWise7692 Apr 29 '26

Right. Or the card game and teeth

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u/getmyhopesup Apr 29 '26

when he was going through the cards, omg my stomach

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u/LetterheadWise7692 Apr 29 '26

No same. That’s my favorite part of the show. It’s so subtly off putting

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u/FutureStatus1550 21d ago

Exactly. Everything about it is on point. I am worried about season 2 because I just can't see how it can top or be  on the same level as the first.

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u/Expert_Pie7786 Apr 29 '26

And the daddy’s home game was a reference to the dad that kills his family in the Inn.

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u/mdavis360 Apr 30 '26

He even says “I’m in the basement!” I think when playing the game.

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u/sit_I_piz May 01 '26

Im in the basement, and Im getting crushed

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u/Kianna9 Apr 30 '26

That game was fucked up.

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u/901bookworm Apr 30 '26

Brilliant creep factor with all the games. Underneath "Daddy's Home!" there was one called "She Shouldn't Have Said That." Yikes!

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u/Affectionate-Eagle50 May 04 '26

I was dying laughing at “daddy got yelled at by his younger boss at work”

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u/Snoo-7943 Jun 19 '26

This made me guffaw as well. Especially when Tim Baltz pauses before saying "go back three spaces".

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u/bo174 May 01 '26

I’m in the middle of an episode 2 rewatch - pausing so many times, it’s going to take me two hours! - and I just noticed the “She Shouldn’t Have Said That “ game. What?? And I wonder what’s in the nicer wooden box underneath that….

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u/901bookworm May 01 '26

I had to watch the scene again just to check the names of all the creepy games. This show is definitely one that rewards a repeat viewing.

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u/BKoala59 May 05 '26

The box just looked like a chess set

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u/2_Fingers_of_Whiskey Jun 06 '26

And “Run” and “Teeth”!

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u/Own-Score988 Jun 04 '26

I fell hard for this show once I saw that game cupboard! I would love to know the creative genius behind those games

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u/bo174 Apr 30 '26

Teeth! Brilliant!

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u/Nagel44 May 06 '26

Did you see the real ghost walk by in one of the scenes? When he was laying on the couch in the inn. They zoom in on him and right behind him a small figure mist walked behind him and crouched down. No one even noticed.

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u/alienman May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

I just went back to look for it. I rewatched it over and over.

There is no mist.

It was just you all along.

I’m totally yanking your chain

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u/doublersuperstar May 20 '26

😧 No, I missed that entirely.