Saturday, September 15, 2018

Forgotten TV: The Hitchhiker- 'True Believer'

I'd normally wait longer to do another one, but, well, this one feels very appropriate to do now.  It has an evil Nun!
In this Episode (the one picked to have Audio Commentary), a Cop meets a Nun and also true evil...
We see a Priest wracked with guilt and handed a gun by a mysterious person.  He kills himself.
A Cop- Tom Skerritt- investigates the death, trying to see if it is Murder or Suicide.
For some reason, our 'Guide' waits until nearly 10 minutes in to appear.  Thanks...I guess.
Anyways...the Cop looks around and sees a Nun, but she won't talk.  When he tells this to the local Priest, he explains that there hasn't been a Nun there in nearly 100 years!
As he looks into the case, he see Skerritt haunted by a vision of his past.  His Daughter fell from their Apartment Window in a tragic accident.

All I can think of- this Flashback is brought to your courtesy of the nWo.
He eventually returns to the scene of the death and is confronted by a mysterious woman who tells him to kill himself.  He 'deserves to suffer.'
The evil Nun- who herself was killed in the Church- succeeds in her control, but his gun is empty.  His mind is left broken instead.  Ouch.
A dark, but interesting Episode.  This one doesn't really pull any punches.  It begins with an evil force driving a man to suicide.  It ends with an evil force *trying* to drive a different man to suicide.  Between those two points, we get a man who lost his faith and his Daughter under tragic circumstances.  Might as well make the most out of being an HBO Show!  To be fair, this one doesn't show any real blood or gore.  It is certainly traumatic for all involved- just not bloody.  The whole thing is nice and concise.  There is not a big mystery and there isn't a lot to explain.  It has one mystery and some nice psychological horror moments.  This one- sadly- does not feature an overtly-evil Nun.  She's not the kind that grabs you and kills you.  Instead, she just breaks you!  That's...um, better?  This Show is still an odd one for me, but stronger Episodes like this at least let me look past its faults.  Am I doing this now to shamelessly get attention because of The Nun?  Sure.  So is the Studio behind the Film- for its so-called Cinematic Universe- so why not join in?  Look- evil Nun!
Next time, I look for a bigger Guest Star and a mystery.  Will I get both?  See you then...

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