"From," on MGM+, Transcends Horror

So what makes From so damn special Great question On the surface it is a horror show I mean literally you will see horrible things For example the opening sequence of the first season shows a series of events that result in the gory offscreen deaths of a little girl and her mom Apparently thereamp8217s a talisman that if hung in the doorway of oneamp8217s home and no windows or doors are opened those deadly creatures from the woods who look like oldtimey white people with creepy permasmiles who never run for some reason canamp8217t get in The little girl opened the window for a grandmalooking creature and in the next scene her guts and her mamaamp8217s were on full display The makeup and effects work here is amazing and honestly I respected the sheer amount of guts it must take to kill a cute little white girl and then show her corpse with the whole chest ripped out all in the first five minutes of any show let alone this one That is how you set the tone my friendsFrom there watching Perrineau whom I have nothing but admiration and respect for is a joy a joy that is compounded exponentially by the contributions of the talent around him Make no mistake From is an ensemble piece and like a jazz band the cast39s concerted dance between dissonance and harmony creates wonderful music Every choice the actors make seems to show how interconnected the characters39 fates truly areBoyd39s son Ellis Corteon Moore lives with his girlfriend Fatima Pegah Ghafoori at Colony House a communaltype environment where the residents live each day as if itamp8217s their last mostly because it just might be Colony House is run by Donna Elizabeth Saunders Victor Scott McCurd also lives at Colony House and heamp8217s been trapped in this town since he was an actual child Back in town are the people who chose to live under Boydamp8217s selfappointed rule like Kenny the deputy Ricky He Kristi the EMT Chloe Van Landschoot Father Khatri Shaun Majumder Tom the bartender Reid Price Sara the waitress Avery Konrad and Tien Chen Liu Elizabeth Moy who runs the only diner in town and happens to be Kennyamp8217s momEveryone in this show is connected in some way shape or form and thatamp8217s not even including the Matthews family who serve as our entry point into the series or the group of people who spoiler alert show up at the end of season one which is huge considering that besides the Matthews there hadnamp8217t been any new arrivals for a very long timeBesides the fact that the cast both ensemble and supporting is pretty diverse there arenamp8217t really any elements of cultural significance present for anybody Yes Christianity appears through the presence of Father Khatriamp8217s church and various characters take the time to pray both together and individually but no specific references are made to whom any particular person may have been praying at any given time And you know what It works The mystery surrounding where these people are who may be responsible and how all this actually works is whatamp8217s truly compelling about this series In fact solving those specific mysteries was the driving force behind my viewership at least until I became personally invested in these people and their respective exploitsThe last thing I care about with this show is how anyoneamp8217s particular culture meshes with the group per se Iamp8217m much more interested in the solving of their collective problem because regardless of where theyamp8217re all from theyamp8217re all definitely in the same place nowBesides the literal horror elements of the series which are abundant by the way From also focuses on the psychological aspects of being suddenly and indefinitely trapped somewhere unexplainable My particular theory about this show is still in development but Iamp8217m currently staunchly against anything that implies the whole thing is a government experiment Iamp8217d much rather it end up being witches and frigginamp8217 ghosts than some massive tinfoil cover up but thatamp8217s just me Personally I canamp8217t remember the last time I was this compelled to stop at any point in my day and go off into deep thought about the destinies of fictional people Game of Thrones maybeThe point is Iamp8217ve never been one for horror but From seems to transcend that It39s about roads that lead nowhere trees that can teleport you places and deadly monsters that come out at night and yet it still somehow manages to be both aesthetically and emotionally grounded Forget setting its own tone this show has set the tone for its network When the WGA and SAGAFTRA strikes are over MGM needs to make sure that the recently announced third season of this particular property is properly nurtured because From should be a gamechangerClick the social buttons to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of 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