Widow’s Bay
Mathew Rhys outshines himself in another comedy thriller/ horror, full of intrigue and comic drama. Sarcastic, humorless, and blunt, he showcases hints of Perry Mason(whom we miss dearly; we were robbed of a good series, if you ask me)
Like every exhausted millennial, Mayor Loftis certainly started as a skeptical, unsuperstitious person, ending up leading the charge to burn the demons and horror stories at the stake alongside legend Stephen Root, who plays Wyck, a super-superstitious old man; any more, and he would be the voodoo wizard before a Nigerian soccer game.
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Crazy eyed Kate O’Flynn plays brilliantly alongside them and does marvelously portraying a needy yet strong (and polite) character later on in the series.
The different horror stories flow in the show, intertwining in the end; although I feel some parts should have been introduced earlier; maybe it would make for better scenes, emotional and deeper even, some episodes should have given more depth, for example, maybe we should have had a full episode to show the mayor in love with his late wife and how his son came to be, maybe they are planning for season two, but yeah. It would have been satisfying to watch.
Still, the scenes are interesting, the comedy removing the horror from it, and the actors all doing brilliantly; Kevin Caroll as Bechir, the cowardly sheriff, who depicts Courage the Cowardly Dog energy, and rightfully so; Dale Dickey acts as Rosemary, the quintessential Mad Men- esq secretary, having smoked half a lung away, but still brilliant in research and history, and 18 year old Rumi Southwick, who is the mayor’s son, Evan, moody and so so pretty, with just the right amount of sarcastic teenager. A great future ahead of that one.
Widow’s Bay is a great watch; the last episode will really show Mayor Loftis’ resolve, and I bet we will see some moral high-ground tones, and I am here for it.
