So all my thoughts and theories about what would happen this season have been... dead wrong.
The space didn't reset, it didn't update, winter wasn't coming (Hollywood strike ended), and the show went ahead and zigged in completely unexpected directions.
I do have some thoughts:
1) Donna, the matron protector of Colony House, will wind up inhabiting the golem.
2) The Man in Yellow is a cosmic spider (escaped from Stephen King's It? A relative?), and the town is its web. Like a bird assembles its nest from debris and sometimes human garbage, it has pulled the town together as a hunting grounds. Pretty basic, same as what a lot of people are thinking. That or he's a top lieutenant of the From space itself.
3) I thought the monsters in the woods were the people who sacrificed the children. But only 7 children were sacrificed, and there are 16-28 vampire creatures. The math doesn't work. So did other people entering their town get the option to become vampires?
4) There are 1970s buildings, why didn't the vampires' desktop theme update? Is it because Victor didn't die? I suppose that makes more sense than the whole silly music playing bit.
5) If nightmares can become real in this pocket universe, why aren't there an awful lot more of them? Everyone has different nightmares, but only 2 manifested? Where are the others?
6) Did someone dream up the talismans they hang on the doors, so they became real?
6) Why are there so few reincarnated Jade's between 1506 and the Civil War, and so many after? Did the frequency of reincarnation accelerate?
That's about it.
Season Four has seen a shift in character focus, many have been shoved into the background as the show slowly follows new threads, dribbling out content sparingly.
From has always been a slow burn, and I generally don't mind; it's atmospheric and grounding.
But it also is beginning to feel frustrating.
The story walker angle is weak tea, it's gone nowhere; presumably it'll figure in eventually. I hope.
The Lake of Tears... how many lakes could there be? Will that bird dig its way out of the grave?
Season Five will be the last, so we know they DO have an ending in mind, a target they are aiming for, and an entire season to wrap everything up.
That's promising.
