Into the Woods

Everything in this series is done extremely well. It touches nerves and has a decent amount of suspense. The acting and directing is great. What bogs this this series down is the extended mellow-drama and 'weepy' scenes that are both excellent and worthy of watching, but they last for many seconds too long, and add nothing to the complete story as a whole. People watch this to be SCARED, and not feel sentimental for characters they barely know. Now, not that anyone can do anything about it, but you have an average of 6+ minutes of 'flashbacks at the beginning of the show. Well over 2 minutes of rehash, a 2 minute theme song, and then 2 minutes of end credits. It's a FORTY FIVE minute show! Stop pandering to SO many different audiences and tighten it up! The series 'LOST' had the same issues, but far worse. It was a bore-fest with a pointless outcome. Seriously! I would like to see this series survive for at least 5 years because it's very original and kinda awesome. But STOP teasing your audience with meager 'people drama' in each show. Give us some damn guts and gritty darkness worthy of the show's premiere. I doubt anyone will read this who is in charge of production, but it needed to be said. After so many decades of watching garbage dramas pretending to be "Horror/suspense", I really hope and pray you folks keep everyone on cast and crew employed for a LONG time. Bless you all.~

Father dies and nobody cares. Eric, who's been in one episode, sets off so much sorrow for no discernible reason.

And then people moan and complain they don't know if they want to leave? "Oh no! What if the radio doesn't work? People will be depressed!" They aren't depressed being stuck in a town?

"Why bother with the radio? I'll play make believe." You've been stuck here for less than three years in this place that doesn't make any sense, and you're poo-pooing a radio idea? Has it been done before? No? Then shut up!

"I think it's time we stop piecing together these drawings that are obviously a puzzle and play a dumb mindfulness game."

The writing for this show is SO. BAD.

(Shortened summary in the bottom of the review)

(From: Episode 9) Does so fantastic in all these mysteries things and setting up so many rich side stories to the main story, giving us this extremely rich in story and tv show that just make all the home detectives here geek out over all the unsolvable things happening.

And i see people talk about how they think its stupid that the show gives us so many mysteries, cliffhangers and fillers, but they are completely wrong, because it is exactly those elements that makes (From) so great, those elements made this show so no, the mysteries are not bad and of course we will get answers when the time comes, you have to understand the show would be ruined and have nothing about it if they, lets maybe say that they in episode 4 or 5 gave us every answer, because then everything after would be something we already know with no mysteries and then the creators would be forced to make filler episodes, which also leads me to something i want to say, funny enough there is no fillers in this show yet, how does people say that the show use fillers?? Do they not know what a filler episode mean, like come on, don´t come and make people not watch the show just because you couldn´t understand it and pls learn what the words mean before you use them. All this isn´t hate, im just trying to help here, so people don´t get scared away because of misunderstandings.

All in all, you should definitely watch this episode if you like what the show have done up until this point in time, with the intensity and climax getting higher than ever.

(11/10) such a great episode that all the home detectives should watch :)

Shortened summary: Ep 9 takes everything to new highs with this mystery packed, intense and scary episode of (From).

Another enjoyable episode-- but the cliffhangers drive me absolutely crazy.

And with just one more episode left, there is no way this show is going to explain even a significant portion of what's really going on in this strange nightmarish place.

Too bad that Epix won't let you binge watch all of the episodes of this really great series right now. So I envy those who'll encounter this series later on and get to watch all of the episodes in one or just a few days.

I can understand the desire to try and create deep thoughtful characters and give insight to who they are, BUT it needs to be way more interesting than what they're giving us. The constant complaining and arguing over their old lives is hardly entertaining. I stated in other reviews the general concept is great and I'll watch to the end, but overall not keeping the tension on high is a mistake. These people are way too casual, as if they're not in a situation where one mistake at night and you die a HORRIBLE DEATH. And too much of the decision making is questionable given their situation. Why is Donna so bent out of shape about not keeping her group home intact? Putting a large number of people in one home is an insane idea. Mix in every night these people drink and do drugs to enhance their "community spirit". That's an easy pass as it just takes one weak, drunk, angry, deranged individual to open a door or window at night and everyone could die! Then you got Boyd camping outside in a tent..?