DCE-Hulu: Swamp Thing- 'Darkness on the Edge of Town'

Another week of freaky stuff in the Swamp.  Just your average Thursday in some places...

While out Gator Hunting, a corpse seems to attack a man after falling from a tree.

The next day, he freaks out when he 'sees' a snake on his arm.  He mutilates himself trying to kill 'it.'

Meanwhile, Abby studies a sample of Swamp Thing's DNA.  Woodrue sees it too (without context), which is probably not going to end well.

Elsewhere, Xanadu warns of a looming darkness.  Yes, they have her say 'A Storm is Coming.'

As more people get infected and see dark nightmares come to life, can the pair solve the problem before anyone else gets hurt?

To find out, stream the Show.  Given it's Box Office take, they'll probably toss Shazam on there any day now.

An interesting and dark Episode.  The main Plot involving a pathogen that makes you freak out was interesting.  The key here is to find a balance between magic and science.  For this to work, it has to be somewhere in the middle.  Too much magic and Abby can't help.  Too much science and it gets boring.  It is a tricky thing, no?  Right now, everything works.  In place of a true monster, we get people's freaky visions- a fair replacement.  Swamp Thing is used sparingly here, which is also good for balance.  If he's just always hanging out, you get used to him and that's no fun.  Balance is again the key, as some of the 1990's Show Episodes would have him just kind of appear at the beginning, say 2 lines and then vanish until the wrap-up.  So yeah, don't do that either.  They continue to build the Plots moving forward in a slow, steady way.  I hope you made these 10 Episodes count!  The Show continues to be good, which- as noted last week- makes me happy and sad.  I'm right there with you, big guy!

Next time, the mystery deepens.  Is the guy from Sharknado going to be evil?!?  See you then...