The first episode of Evil really displays its bizarre concept. The Exorcist meets The X Files meets The Silence of the Lambs.
Kristen Bouchard (Katja Herbers) is a forensic psychologist who has to determine whether Orson LeRoux, a serial killer who claims he is possessed by a demon and therefore insane.
Things get complicated as she has dreams of a demon who comes to her bed at night. The serial killer seems to be aware of these dreams she has had.
Kristen is a sceptic about the supernatural. However she has been hired by David Acosta (Mike Colter.) He is a former journalist now training to be a priest. He is a believer in the supernatural, his assistant Ben Shakir (Aasif Mandvi) is the technical wizard who is another sceptic and looks for scientific explanations.
It was an uneven and uncertain first episode with the starting titles kicking in about a quarter a way through the episode.
Undeniably the scenes with George the demon are scary and intriguing. There is also the character of Leland Townsend, the forensic psychiatrist hired by the prosecutor who has his own twisted agenda.
It might take a few more episodes before the series finds it feet. Some of it was derivative, the kind of thing you would found in serials such as Prodigal Son, Lincoln Rhyme, Hannibal. Then there is stuff straight out of Supernatural.
