Howl-o-Streaming: Damien (2016)

 2016 was a big year for Horror Films adapted to Television.  

We had two of note and this sure as Hell is one of them.

A War Photographer named Damien Thorn sees a strange woman speaking to him in a Foreign (even to where he is, to be clear) Language.

He's sent back home, but this seems to have triggered something in him.

He keeps seeing her and people seem to act very strangely around him.

He's flustered and in pain when he goes in a Church...

Things keep falling apart in his life as his girlfriend is drowned...in mud.

A different woman from his past- Barbara Hershey- promises him answers and, well, he doesn't like them.

True Story- when she first appeared, I said to myself 'Is that Barbara Hershey?'

I then realized that I couldn't think of WHY I recognized her right away...and I still don't.

Violence and death begin to surround Damien and the people that should be able to help him- some Nuns- are not doing what he thinks they should.

A Cult of Worshippers- including famous 'That Guy' Scott Wilson- want him to rise to power, while others want him dead.

Can the Sister of his love save him?
What about a Cop who is aways one step behind everything?

To find out, watch the Show now.  It is (for better or worse), a one-and-done Series.

A good Show, even if it suffers from the usual problems that 'Prestige Television' always seems to.

Here's the thing- these kinds of Shows are long and drawn out.  You never watch an Episode where NOTHING of note happens, but you always get them spaced out over an Hour.

This Format does allow for the material to 'breathe' (as it were) and that is good.  That said, it sometimes takes the kind of breath you take after going for a jog.

Like I said, the Show delivers what you would expect from a Damien Show.  

Is it better than The Omen 3?  Yes.  Very yes.

That said, the things that make it a Damien Show- the bleak tone, violent deaths, unpleasant mood and unsettling images- are going to limit the Audience.

Is that why it only got 1 Season?  Dunno.

For what it is worth, I do like this as a one-and-done Show.  

Without SPOILERS, it puts things in a good place for things to play out in a Film (that hasn't been made).  

Without a Season 2, it might be a bit of a sudden stop, but I found it satisfying.

It also features a lady who looks like a Live Action version of the Weeping Angels from Doctor Who.

A good- if stretched out to fit a set amount of time- Show all around.  It is bleak, dark and violent...but what did you expect?