Bloody Mary

What I think makes this series work so far, including of course the excellent direction, writing, and acting, is that they take the subject of the story VERY seriously.

I mean, how many people could take a simple, universally known urban legend, almost a child's scary story really, and handle it in such a way that creates a truly suspenseful, quite effective Supernatural Thriller?

I think that really testifies to the talent behind this show (at least so far, I just started it... : )

Of course having some of the very best creative minds coming from the mind blowingly awesome X-Files, I'm sure doesn't hurt at all.

But, with so many modern supposed 'Horror' stories being portrayed with varying levels of self referential, wink-wink approaches, to me anyway I find it extremely satisfying to see a story like this executed in such an excellent manner.

After being so impressed with the last episode and now this one, I'm REALLY looking very much forward to seeing how this show develops. At first, I was thinking that it was just going to be some kind of superficial 'Monster of the Week' series. And, that is true. But, like most memorable films and shows, it is the WAY it is done that makes all the difference...