Murmurations
666 Park Avenue is suffering from an identity crisis in the second episode of the show. The Pilot episode had a dark overtone that played to the strengths of the show and the creepy thing of the week at The Drake involved a man having to kill to keep his dead wife alive. This week is it about some birds in the building at attack the exterminator, who at first seemed to be a well educated character but quickly turned flat (in more than one way). The other side story about one of the residents revolves around her living in an apartment where someone was murdered in the 50s and the past coming back to haunt them
Having Jane explore more and more of The Drake’s past is interesting, but more scary things need to happen to her. Having cryptic dreams about the past. Fine. But the poorly executed ‘scare’ moments which add up to people walking behind her just come across as lazy. The show needs more truly shocking / scary moments to amp up the show’s dark roots. Once again, Gavin (Terry O’Quinn) is pulling the creepy factor of the show almost on his own. He is the piece of the puzzle that makes this show work. Gavin is a force to be reckoned with. People who cross him end up dead on this show.
With the prospects of being a good horror / creepy show on network TV, Murmurations just slides by as something to watch this week. The saving graces of the show outweigh the pitfalls and traps of being a cliche in the horror genre. The show is going through some growing pains, and hopefully they will end up being something special rather than another squandered fall show.
Rating: Watch
Original Air Date: 10/7/12
On ABC, Sunday's 10/ 9 central
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