I feel like there could have been a really interesting story here. I was intrigued by the funeral haunting and the targeting of dead kids family members. The episode was set up well.
However, the revelation that it was the weird guy trustee from the halfway house... jealous of him looking for another family? I don't know, I think I missed something, I don't really understand the killings. I don't really understand this episode at all. I honestly feel that the motivation and psychology behind the actual killer was not explored at all & instead we are given a cheap twist or "subversion of expectations".
I'm shocked that this episode has received so much praise from certain critics, calling it a classic or a 5 out of 5. I've read their reasoning and I still fail to see this subversive episode as being extremely clever but rather based on a cheap twist that would make repeated viewings of the episode redundant. I really would prefer episodes where the psychology of the actual killer is given attention. I find that much more satisfying and thought provoking.
It's not a great episode in my opinion.
Points because I liked the weird funeral killings idea. And there was a scene where Frank had a vision popping out of the windshield that made me jump. I also appreciated that the show is starting to develop the character of "Frank Black's wife" into someone of actual substance rather than just a pretty mother mannequin who sits in the house with his daughter looking fraught.
However, the revelation that it was the weird guy trustee from the halfway house... jealous of him looking for another family? I don't know, I think I missed something, I don't really understand the killings. I don't really understand this episode at all. I honestly feel that the motivation and psychology behind the actual killer was not explored at all & instead we are given a cheap twist or "subversion of expectations".
I'm shocked that this episode has received so much praise from certain critics, calling it a classic or a 5 out of 5. I've read their reasoning and I still fail to see this subversive episode as being extremely clever but rather based on a cheap twist that would make repeated viewings of the episode redundant. I really would prefer episodes where the psychology of the actual killer is given attention. I find that much more satisfying and thought provoking.
It's not a great episode in my opinion.
Points because I liked the weird funeral killings idea. And there was a scene where Frank had a vision popping out of the windshield that made me jump. I also appreciated that the show is starting to develop the character of "Frank Black's wife" into someone of actual substance rather than just a pretty mother mannequin who sits in the house with his daughter looking fraught.