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Mystic - Pilot
pilot episode
USA 2017
produced by Victor Franko, Rand Alan Sabatini for Rand Alan Studios
directed by Victor Franko
starring Rachael Perry, Tara Dion Machado, Mitchell Cardone, Stephen O'Neil Martin, Jamie Dufault, Victor Franko, Ariel Dreyer, David Letendre, Anthony Goes, Greg Chopoorian, Gia Dill, Hannah Yun, Leonoia Kravitz, Mackenzie Sagun, Mary Dillon, Darya Zabinski (as Darya Kravitz), Rand Alan Sabatini, Emma Gruttadauria, Bailey Duarte, Jaquelyn Fabian, John Duke Logan
written by Victor Franko, music by Paul Doogan, visual effects by Justin Mashuta
Mystic
review by Mike Haberfelner
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A very bizarre murder has happened in the sleepy Connecticut fishing
village Mystic: A woman, Bridget Ashling (Tara Dion Machado) has been
burnt to death in a boat out on the sea - and the police, rather unused to
violent crimes, doesn't really know where to start as whichever stone they
try to turn somebody seems to have a secret, from the local tycoon (David
Letendre) to the common fisherman (Anthony goes), from clergy (Mitchell
Cardone) to congressman (Victor Franko). There's one person who probably
knows what has been going on, and that's Bridget's daughter Aidan (Rachael
Perry), but she's in a state of shock, and her aunt and now guardian
Flanna (Darya Kravitz) comes to collect her before she can snap out of it,
so all law enforcement's left with is the knowledge that things are very
strange - and maybe supernatural even ... Watching this pilot
of Mystic, one can't help being reminded of Twin Peaks,
as both series are about murder cases that veer into the supernatural and
over the course of the story promise to get things more muddled before
they get clearer, and both series blend murder mystery with elements of
soap opera. But that said, narratively or stylistically, Mystic
doesn't at all try to mimic Twin Peaks, instead it relies on
an original central story that really leaves one wanting more after the
pilot, interesting subplots, and strong and colourful characters to
populate them, too. And the direction is elegant yet subtle enough to get
things across just fine. So basically, really hope I can see more of
this soon!
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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