Had I intended to watch this kind of story, it might have gotten a 7. It's pretty cliche, the acting is fine and it had a few good moments. But it was an entire hour dedicated to a new character/Tic's backstory that spent an inordinate amount of time selling us on how much she loved Judy Garland and then having her transform into a bizarre creature that made almost no sense and didn't feel as if it fit into the Lovecraft style at all. (The creature or the atmosphere of the entire episode.)
For so much to be unresolved in the central plot of the show and to dedicate another hour of the precious 5 hours that remain this season to this side tale is what really annoyed me the most. Maybe it would have if I bought their romance, but the chemistry wasn't there.
What it DID do is make it abundantly clear that we're either not getting any sense of resolution to this season or it'll be slapdash and hurried at the end, leaving us to wonder whether we even want more.
For so much to be unresolved in the central plot of the show and to dedicate another hour of the precious 5 hours that remain this season to this side tale is what really annoyed me the most. Maybe it would have if I bought their romance, but the chemistry wasn't there.
What it DID do is make it abundantly clear that we're either not getting any sense of resolution to this season or it'll be slapdash and hurried at the end, leaving us to wonder whether we even want more.