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I don't understand what people are trying to complain here, what's all this whining about, have you watched/read Stephen King for the first time. The episode was a perfect ending to a great show which has the potential to be an all time great. As regards people having confusion in the plot, I can't help saying that they then know very little about the Stephen King's Universe so as to say. Advise- Start watching/reading the other titles already please. You don't always get closure in the final episodes of shows like these. It's ofen the penultimate episode. So, please soak it in and stop crying out like babies. From where I see, as a long time Stephen King's fan, I know it's perfectly set up for Season 2.

The tension was so great throughout the episode and I get that they want to leave room for the second season by leaving the ending that way but it was just too dull compared to what already happened. Where's the climax?! Two points taken away for that but the rest of the episode was very interesting. I am disappointed that this is how it ended. No creativity in the last couple minutes compared to the greater moments this show has had.

The creativity was lacking so much at the end that it looked like they didn't know how to end it and it came off a little corny as well. That took away from the mood and tension of the show.

And I am not paid to write this, I watch it at 12 am Wednesday's because I can't wait to watch it.

The first season of Castle Rock features 10 episodes. The first two are excellent and the last two are excellent. Everything in the middle? Confusingly plotted (at best) or outright boring (at worst).

Without getting into any major spoilers, the show begins when lawyer Henry Deaver (Andre Holland) is called back to his old home town of Castle Rock when a young man, dubbed The Kid (Bill Skarsgard), is found trapped in a sub-basement of Shawshank Prison. Now back in town, Henry meets with people he hasn't seen in quite tom time, including mother Ruth (Sissy Spacek)--now "shacked up" with former sheriff Alan Pangborn (Scott Glenn)--, childhood friend Molly (Melanie Lynskey), and Jackie Torrance (Jane Levy), whose last name Stephen King fans will well recognize. Henry has a vague memory of something momentous that happened in his childhood, and through the course of the series he slowly puts all the pieces together.

Here's the crux of how much you will likely enjoy Castle Rock: how negatively will you react when the show abruptly departs from the scenario set up in episodes one and two? Because in eps 3-8, it is almost a completely different show. Instead of the mystery of the town and Henry's "Kid", it seems to bounce around to a number of topics only loosely connected to each other. By about the 3/4 mark, I was honestly starting to tire of the show altogether.

Fortunately, episode nine hits and changes the game entirely (if albeit a bit too late to save this overall season). THAT was the type of episode (as well as the finale) that I wanted this show to be all along, filled with mystery, suspense, and hinting at the paranormal (much like the King books themselves).

So, with the ending of this first season, I am in a bit of a weird place with Castle Rock. Though I can't give this effort any more than three stars (4/10 isn't a great successful episode ratio), I am tremendously excited for the path it seems to have set itself upon. This whole scenario has very much a "Fringe"-esque vibe to me (another Bad Robot production) in that it struggles to find its storytelling footing and then absolutely takes off when it does.

The series has already been renewed for a second go-round on Hulu (and ends here accordingly, with many loose ends), and I will anxiously await to see if the strong finish to S1 rolls over into further episodes.

Somewhat of a letdown after the great season. Episodes 7, 8, & 9 were all so spectacular that this one felt very dull by comparison. Didn't really give any sort of closure to the season and left me with a bad taste in my mouth. I guess they get points for making me feel like a true Stephen King novel where in always disappointed in the ending.

This is September 8 2018 as I write this and there have already been 15 people who have given this episode stars & it HASN'T EVEN AIRED YET!!! Let's those of us know the truth about these "positive" ratings!!