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Ghost Wars Review
I binged this show within three days, with episode 1-4 on day one, episode 6-9 on day two, and episodes 10-13 on day three.
What can I saw about this show, is that the title was a little misleading, despite having watched the trailers, and I thought it would link to Spectral, or some guys eliminating ghosts like Ghostbusters and Resident Evil. I wasn’t entirely wrong, because the writers/producers might not have entirely copied or got ideas inspired by things like that, but they have nice original concepts/ideas. I’ll talk about that after the story, cast and etc.
The show takes place in a remote shady/haunted Alaskan town where paranormal forces take over. It features our main lead, Avan Jogia, who plays Roman Mercer. Roman is a young man who can see ghosts, and is considered by the town to be a outcast. He has some psychic powers, and he decides to confront these ghosts after he tries to leave town but fails. His only friend is Maggie, a friendly ghost unlike the others. We also have Father Dan, a priest, played by Vincent D’Onofrio (Kingpin and Gomer Pyle), as well as Billy, a former fisherman and con artist, played by Kim Coates. The other main characters include Landis (Kandyse Mclure), a scientist, and married couple (Kristin Lehman as a doctor, Luvia Petersen as mayor of the town) whose twin daughters have connections to paranormal stuff. Last but not least, with Meat Loaf as Doug, a weirdo and hates Roman.
As mentioned above, there is quite a slew of characters. They all have their own story arcs, but it interconnects with each other. The rest of the supporting cast is pretty good as well. I was surprised by Avan Jogia’s acting, his story and character was my favourite, and he is pretty decent. The visuals are pretty good, you’ll feel like it’s both movie, B-movie, and regular tv show and different formats you’ve ever seen on screen. It actually does capture the moody, depressing atmosphere of the town, and there’s usually shadows around that makes the show creepy.
The show was off to a slow burn, kinda boring at the start, but I think up to episode 6 (actually 8, it’s got a nice start. Ep. 3 was entirely focused on a character’s arc. To be honest, I got vibes from Stranger Things, Half-Life, Spectral, the Thing, and any sci fi show from any time you could ever imagine.
So how would I describe this show? I don’t really know, maybe tense, confusing, weird, thrilling, exciting, disgusting, paranormal, and disturbing. It’s got lots of potential, and I do want some more action sequences, balanced in a way. Also, I’m hoping the story gets more interesting if the show can get renewed by Syfy/Netflix for another season. I’ll give this a 7.6/10.
(P.S. Not kidding, some scenes are a little violent, depressing, kinda gross and disturbing, watch it at your own risk if you like)
Ghost Wars Review
I binged this show within three days, with episode 1-4 on day one, episode 6-9 on day two, and episodes 10-13 on day three.
What can I saw about this show, is that the title was a little misleading, despite having watched the trailers, and I thought it would link to Spectral, or some guys eliminating ghosts like Ghostbusters and Resident Evil. I wasn’t entirely wrong, because the writers/producers might not have entirely copied or got ideas inspired by things like that, but they have nice original concepts/ideas. I’ll talk about that after the story, cast and etc.
The show takes place in a remote shady/haunted Alaskan town where paranormal forces take over. It features our main lead, Avan Jogia, who plays Roman Mercer. Roman is a young man who can see ghosts, and is considered by the town to be a outcast. He has some psychic powers, and he decides to confront these ghosts after he tries to leave town but fails. His only friend is Maggie, a friendly ghost unlike the others. We also have Father Dan, a priest, played by Vincent D’Onofrio (Kingpin and Gomer Pyle), as well as Billy, a former fisherman and con artist, played by Kim Coates. The other main characters include Landis (Kandyse Mclure), a scientist, and married couple (Kristin Lehman as a doctor, Luvia Petersen as mayor of the town) whose twin daughters have connections to paranormal stuff. Last but not least, with Meat Loaf as Doug, a weirdo and hates Roman.
As mentioned above, there is quite a slew of characters. They all have their own story arcs, but it interconnects with each other. The rest of the supporting cast is pretty good as well. I was surprised by Avan Jogia’s acting, his story and character was my favourite, and he is pretty decent. The visuals are pretty good, you’ll feel like it’s both movie, B-movie, and regular tv show and different formats you’ve ever seen on screen. It actually does capture the moody, depressing atmosphere of the town, and there’s usually shadows around that makes the show creepy.
The show was off to a slow burn, kinda boring at the start, but I think up to episode 6 (actually 8, it’s got a nice start. Ep. 3 was entirely focused on a character’s arc. To be honest, I got vibes from Stranger Things, Half-Life, Spectral, the Thing, and any sci fi show from any time you could ever imagine.
So how would I describe this show? I don’t really know, maybe tense, confusing, weird, thrilling, exciting, disgusting, paranormal, and disturbing. It’s got lots of potential, and I do want some more action sequences, balanced in a way. Also, I’m hoping the story gets more interesting if the show can get renewed by Syfy/Netflix for another season. I’ll give this a 7.6/10.
(P.S. Not kidding, some scenes are a little violent, depressing, kinda gross and disturbing, watch it at your own risk if you like)