The Secret Circle, Season 1 Pilot
Some TV shows that have a common producer or creator will have that person’s fingerprints all over the show. A Law and Order show is instantly recognized as a Law and Order show. Alias, LOST and Fringe all have similar themes and shot compositions since they all share the same creator, writers all come from the same stable and share directors too. The Secret Circle (TSC) falls under the same umbrella as The Vampire Diaries (TVD), sharing several executive producers, not to mention that both were books written by the same author.
Some similarities that TSC and TVD share:
- · Mystic Grill and The Boathouse Grill à both hangouts
- · Parents keep dark family secrets from their kids
- · Small town in the middle of nowhere (kind of)
- · Strange murders
- · Dark atmosphere
- · Very attractive people litter the streets (not as many as TVD but still)
- · And (of course) supernatural events
The basic premise is that Cassie’s mom dies (people think she has an accident but it murdered by supernatural events), which forces Cassie to move in with her grandmother in a small town. The same town and house where her mother grew up. The same town that Cassie’s mom hasn’t visited in 16 years. Anyway, strange events happen to Cassie by local teenagers, which leads them to tell her that she is a witch and part of their circle. Actually, the key to the circle.
TSC doesn’t take too many risks in the pilot episode, but puts the plot forward enough to drive the next few episodes. Why was Cassie’s mom killed? What happened years ago with the previous circle that caused all those deaths? Why keep so much of this a secret from Cassie up till this point? What are the adults up to and why do they need Cassie for their plans? The questions aren’t frustrating (at this point) and hopefully will have logical answers to them, not just a rabbit hole of questions that answer one another. Another hope is that TSC will get better with each episode, like TVD did in its first season.
Rating: Watch
Original Air Date: 9/15/11
Seen on The CW on Thursdays at 9/8c
*The pilot is free to download before the TV premier at this time, which is how the review is up before the airing
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