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Critic Reviews
The Daily BeastDec 18, 2020
Season 1 Review:
This iteration of The Stand—rife with empathy and tension, horror and excitement, canny nods to likeminded pop-culture works (Time Bandits!), and even a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it King cameo—gets the haunting job done. It should please newbies and die-hards alike—provided, that is, that anyone presently has the stomach for pandemic-themed entertainment.
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Dec 16, 2020
Dec 14, 2020
Season 1 Review:
The Stand is still blockbuster television, and when it’s good, it’s damn good. Despite the aforementioned limitations, Boone and Cavell still thrive in their sequestered sandbox. The performances are strong, the set pieces are cinematic, and, most importantly, the commitment to King’s prose is stonier than a man’s heart.
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Dec 15, 2020
Season 1 Review:
The Stand is filled with bold, surprising choices, from its non-linear structure to its reinterpretations of iconic set pieces to the ways it reimagines a few key characters. Some are inspired: Nat Wolff’s brazen take on henchman Lloyd Henreid—Riff Raff by way of Stevie Janowski—is an unexpected delight. Others disappoint. ... But what keeps even the messiest and murkiest sections of The Stand gripping are the performances, specifically from Teague and Young.
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EmpireSep 20, 2021
Dec 17, 2020
Season 1 Review:
I will say that on its own terms it works well, and where it seems silliest it is following the map only as King drew it. (This is a book that includes a literal deus ex machina.) But even when it is silly, it is also fine. And it is never as silly — at least as seen from here — as the the oddly modest, nevertheless expensive 1994 ABC miniseries.
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Dec 17, 2020
Season 1 Review:
At nine hours (minus commercials, the eight-part original ran about six on ABC), the format does allow for more nuance and detail, but not in a way that proves especially additive. As is so often true, just increasing the volume by 50% doesn't necessarily benefit the storytelling, either in its clarity or economy.
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Dec 17, 2020
Season 1 Review:
As every episode started I felt like I had missed three more in between, or maybe three seasons. There are some decent moments buried in The Stand, but it’s so generally mishandled on the whole that it’s not worth slogging through the rest to get to them. If you are looking for your King fix, try Castle Rock on Hulu instead.
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RogerEbert.comDec 17, 2020
Season 1 Review:
The character development in this adaptation, the first episode of which arrives this week via CBS’ streaming service, is a hell of a mixed bag, and that’s true of the miniseries as a whole. It’s a sometimes dazzling, often frustrating, and undeniably assured effort that swings hard and occasionally connects. When it does, it’s riveting television; when it doesn’t, well, it’s not boring.
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IndieWireDec 17, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Even with a new ending penned by King himself coming up, the CBS All Access take feels like it’s stuck in time; half a cheesy made-for-broadcast event series, half a gritty, all-too-dark dive into the bottom barrels of prestige TV. Maybe it’s time to set this story down.
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