- Network: Peacock
- Series Premiere Date: Oct 10, 2024
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At best, the series is an entertaining horror story that knows how to use tropes in favor of its mystery. At worst, it has shallow characters and uninspired dialogue, both of which could be improved with a little extra runtime.
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While showrunner Ian McCulloch’s decision to not draw that mystery out too long is refreshing – as refreshing as the number of Teacup episodes that clock in at under 35 minutes – once there’s an explanation, the horrors befalling the Chenoweth family and friends start to feel a little more hidebound.
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For a binge, “Teacup” will scratch the right itch — in November, after all eight episodes are out. Week to week, the series is as much at war with the foibles of its format as with the mysterious force attacking its characters. If underwritten characters and suspense alone can sustain the series, then more power to it.
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“Teacup” would have made a taut, gripping movie. It’s just spread out over too many episodes, its tension watered down by the length. And it’s clearly set up to run more seasons.
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While the show, executive produced by “Saw” and “The Conjuring” filmmaker James Wan, has a haunting element of terror running through its first half, it becomes muddled by the final episodes as the mystery at the center of the series is revealed.
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There’s a great show buried in the poor filmmaking decisions that constantly drag Peacock’s “Teacup,” produced by modern horror icon James Wan.