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This Magazine is intended for posts about the show From, an American science fiction horror television series created by John Griffin for Epix (later rebranded as MGM+). **Show Description:** Unravel the mystery of a city in middle U.S.A. that imprisons everyone who enters. As the residents struggle to maintain a sense of normalcy and seek a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest.

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"From," a sci-fi horror series starring Harold Perrineau, will return for a third season on MGM+.

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...I know Tabitha wasn't trying to leave, but her exit from Fromville (AKA "the island") made me think of this thing I wrote earlier on in the second season:

If they all get to leave Fromville, they'll do it by walking out together, as a group. Maybe it would look something like a biblical trial or a mythical quest, calling back to Father Khatri and Ethan's speculation about the place.

An individual trying to leave on their own is not ideal.

Nobody who arrived in the town had any indication that they were entering a weird/supernatural/whatever environment before seeing the tree. Why would a person have any forewarning before leaving?

Let's put aside the increased resistance the town and woods kick up when trying to leave. Let's for a moment pretend you don't encounter weird spiders, lighthouses, chained up creepy dudes, and skin worms when trying to escape. Let's say if you just keep walking you'll eventually just walk out.

What then? You don't know how to get back. You've left everyone behind in a place you don't know the location of or how to get there. And you, yourself, have been a missing person for months or years. What are you going to tell people?

Will you tell them the truth? Will you tell them that you have been in a magical town that's impossible to leave that's populated by monsters that obey vampire rules as long as you have a super special rock on the wall of your house? Oh, and by the way, I can name dozens of other missing people from across the country... some of whom disappeared after I went off the grid. Is that what you tell people? Because it sounds suspicious as fuck.

Even if they can't pin the blame for anyone's disappearance on you, your story is so insane that it will not be believed. No one will help you try to find the other missing people. You might very well become a person of interest when future people who missing under similar circumstances.

If you manage to walk out of the woods alone, you're fucked.

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Since the last episode of this season is behind us, I am looking for some recommendations on what to watch to fill this void. Hopefully this thread won't be considered off-topic. I mostly lurk so I'm sorry if this does not fit the magazine.

I'm using word "similar" pretty loosely here - in general I like mysterious shows, not necessarily horrors or gore (but not excluding those).

  • It's probably nothing new, but just in case you haven't watched it yet, I'd like to recommend "Dark" (imho best to watch in original German audio and English subtitles).

  • I also love "1899" but it got cancelled after 1st season :( The show is complex and not without flaws, but I think it's interesting, entertaining, has great soundtrack, visuals, and production value. I think it still might be worth seeing as a curiosity but keeping in mind there won't be a resolution.

  • My absolute fave is "Severance" (on Apple TV+). Just a fantastic show that completely defies any expectations and has an incredibly tense and well put together finale of season 1. Can't wait for the next season.

  • Season 1 of "The Haunting of Hill House" is also great, season 2 is a bit worse in my opinion (it's like an anthology series so they are not really connected with plot) but still worth seeing.

  • I tried to get into "Silo" recently, but it wasn't a success for me, something about the pacing seems off. I will try to give it another chance at some point though.

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Season 2 - Episode 10: Once Upon a Time...

Release Date: June 25, 2023
Streaming On: MGM+

Episode Description: Boyd fears he may have finally run out of answers, as the residents of town prepare for the end; Tabitha clings to the belief that the children could be the key to their salvation.