A hungry artist - Thurber, seeking to keep ahead of the curve, is curious about an avant garde creative (Pickman) he meets, and is seduced (maybe even touched) by one of his paintings that relates to his family. Soon thereafter, Thurber experiences visons as dreams, and hallucinations... or are they? Years later, we see that our artist is still being haunted by the same piece of art, and then comes in to contact with its creator once again. Thurber's experiences intensify, as the darkness continues to grab at him - as fear grows. So, scared, he seeks to reconcile this with Pickman once and for all, but falls victim to the darkness, killing Pickman, and then living with the ugliness in more intimate ways than he could have imagined. It is well acted, and presented beautifully. The intimacy with the art throughout, keeps this episode's focus, and gives a continual nod to its dark heart.
Review of Pickman's Model
