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We’re hyped for Stevens to be the audience mirror as Pepper tries to manage inside an institution where the walls themselves seem crazy. Devil in Silver is also having a ball bucking standard convention. .... We felt as disoriented as Pepper does, all hopped up on Haloperidol, as we tried to determine what were mind games and what horrible truths are really lurking in New Hyde.
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Dan Stevens and an excellent supporting cast bring compassion to their characters as they battle with the ghosts of the hospital’s past and their own internal demons. It’s a worthy new chapter in one of TV’s smartest horror anthologies.
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The series moves along briskly (including a finale that feels a little rushed) and benefits greatly from Stevens' intense performance and those of the ensemble surrounding him.
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Over six smart, gnarly episodes, the well-captured characters and their supernatural plights prove almost as gripping — and frightening — as the reality they’re laying bare, marking “Devil in Silver” another bright, if not sterling, chapter in “The Terror‘s” makeshift anthology.
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Devil in Silver is complex and thought-provoking, refusing to accept tired and harmful character archetypes. Just like the patients at New Hyde, The Terror: Devil in Silver isn’t perfect, but it’s still worth watching.
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Clarity is not a strong suit here. The series does a lot of nibbling around the edges of storytelling. But I enjoyed the nibbling.
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Season 3 might not quite reach the spectacular first season's overall heights, but it's still a disquieting, philosophical dissection of human nature that simultaneously proves this anthology's flexibility and its staying power.
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Devil In Silver fares better as a relevant dissection of social issues than it does as a creepy, survivalist drama. The show can’t blend both these aspects together seamlessly. And yet, the evocative performances alone make The Terror‘s third season a hellscape worth checking out.