![]() ![]() The miles of mystery beneath the surface is what this show is really about. I see where this is headed." But you really don't. 12, compare easily to the tip of an iceberg. The first two episodes, which premiere back-to-back on Jan. The show's success or failure hinges on how the central mystery eventually wraps itself up, but fair warning: You'd best be patient. But I've had a tough time syncing up with this dark story's underlying themes, and I think this is an issue lots of viewers will face. To what end, though? I haven't read the book, so I couldn't even begin to guess at where things are headed. It's the same kind of recursive loop that made Lost so popular, but with a hefty side of menace creeping in from the shadows. ![]() Every answer we get only leads to more unsettling questions. Richard Price's HBO adaptation (opens in a new tab) of the 2018 Stephen King novel leans in heavily on the spooky mystery, and it works well enough on that level. It weaves an intriguing mystery, but I'm not convinced there's enough happening week-to-week to keep a hungry audience chasing its baited hook. Six hours in and I'm still not sure what The Outsider is trying to say. ![]()
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