Anthology horror series with varying characters and locations by season, featuring different aspects of the horror genre.Anthology horror series with varying characters and locations by season, featuring different aspects of the horror genre.Anthology horror series with varying characters and locations by season, featuring different aspects of the horror genre.
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Reviewers say 'Them' delves into racism, trauma, and mental health during the 1950s Great Migration, lauded for its narrative, performances, and cinematic quality. Criticism arises for its depiction of white characters as uniformly malevolent, deemed unrealistic and racially stereotyping. The fusion of horror, realism, and supernatural elements has polarized audiences. Despite this, many commend the series for its impactful storytelling and its capacity to stimulate dialogue on historical and current racial matters.
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Rewatched A 2nd time and Season 1 was pretty damn good. I paid a lot closer attention this time. But I enjoyed the end and the creepiness factor the 2nd time through was even better. Giving it a little bump to 8/10
So I thought Season 1 was Creepy, Dark, Weird, Bizarre and totally American Horror Story esqe. I liked it. Will there be a season 2? It doesn't seem like they wrote the show with a season 2 in mind. Some great performances in the show acting-wise. Oh nevermind I see it says it will be an 'anthology' show' so it WILL be like American Horror Story. I can go for that. But for this first season I scored it an average by ep. Of 7/10.
Season 1 - 7/10.
So I thought Season 1 was Creepy, Dark, Weird, Bizarre and totally American Horror Story esqe. I liked it. Will there be a season 2? It doesn't seem like they wrote the show with a season 2 in mind. Some great performances in the show acting-wise. Oh nevermind I see it says it will be an 'anthology' show' so it WILL be like American Horror Story. I can go for that. But for this first season I scored it an average by ep. Of 7/10.
Season 1 - 7/10.
For me definitely it's deep and thought provoking. Very relevant dealing with racism, trauma, mental health, systematic equalities, so much more all wrapped into a tv series. At times its over the top but overall highly recommended! Some say it's regurgitated racist stereotypes that we need to move on from but personally I feel they aren't talked about enough. Real slavery and Jim Crow was worse. This series after Jordan Peele's rise and Spike Lee's legacy are just the tipping point in bringing these stories to the forefront.
Didn't know anything about this TV series but I thought I would watch something before my Prime subscription ended. I sat watching from beginning to end on the edge of my couch. It was disturbing, menacing, emotional and beautiful. All the actors were just incredible the soundtrack was amazing the storyline was a breath of fresh air. Them was visually stunning and thought provoking to watch, I didn't want it to end.
This series starts off so well - the storyline was very real and the story-telling was carefully planned and executed but.. by the time you reach episode 6-7 the story heads in a very odd direction. The illusions take over the plot, to the extent that it sometimes becomes difficult to differentiate what's real from the illusion.
By the time you get to the end it all becomes a bit of a disappointment. This could have been so much better..
By the time you get to the end it all becomes a bit of a disappointment. This could have been so much better..
I appreciated the eerie and sinister atmosphere. It did feel like I was watching a black family suffering for 9 episodes which would have put me off watching if it wasn't for me willing the last episode to have some sort of resolution. Not only were they up against racism but supernatural forces as well - it's like it couldn't be worse. It was rather depressing and hopeless than scary but the last episode kind of redeemed the series. It did keep me watching until I'd finished all the episodes so it gets some points for that. I need to watch something cheerful now.
Did you know
- TriviaSeries writer-creator Little Marvin was delighted to learn that the master of horror Stephen King had said of the show, "The first episode scared the hell out of me, and I'm hard to scare. Bonus: If you've never seen a bunch of extremely creepy white ladies in '50s dresses, here's your chance."
- GoofsAlthough it is stated that the events in this episode take place in 1953, as the Emorys are driving through Los Angeles, several post-1953 cars--e.g., a 1957 Mercury, and a 1958 Oldsmobile--can be spotted.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Jeremy Vine: Episode #4.160 (2021)
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