S1.E1

Pilot

Episode aired May 31, 2019
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59m

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Andy Bean and Crystal Reed in Swamp Thing (2019)

CDC investigator Abby Arcane is sent to investigate a mysterious illness in Marais, where she and Matt encounter a creature born of the depths of the swamp's terrifying secrets.CDC investigator Abby Arcane is sent to investigate a mysterious illness in Marais, where she and Matt encounter a creature born of the depths of the swamp's terrifying secrets.CDC investigator Abby Arcane is sent to investigate a mysterious illness in Marais, where she and Matt encounter a creature born of the depths of the swamp's terrifying secrets.

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8.3/10

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Trivia
Jeryl Prescott is the first actor to portray " Madame Xanadu" for a live-action DCU adaptation. Matt Wagner and Neil Gaiman wrote adventures for "Madame Xanadu" to reveal she is more than just a tarot card reader within the Vertigo comics line from DC. The original appearance for "Madame Xanadu" was in the pages of "Doorway to Nightmare 1" (February 1978) by Michael William Kaluta-David Michelinie-and Val Mayerick.

Goofs
Crystal Reed as the CDC Doctor says "gloves, masks, goggles for everyone" then immediately walks into an isolation room and bends over a patient without goggles. A short time later she performs an autopsy on a grotesquely deformed corpse without any protection at all.

Connections
References Columbo (1971)

Soundtracks
Rock Bottom
Written and Performed by Paul Otten

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Featured review

8/10

Awesome!

Suspenseful and scary and creepy and gory (in a weird, not bloody kinda way?). A great start. The only stuff that bothered me was the behavior of these CDC doctors who are handling this contagious outbreak and dealing with infected patients. Look out for:

1. Doctor Arcane taking her mask off 2. Doctor Arcane not zipping up the quarantine tent after entering. 3. Doctor Arcane telling all the other docs to wear masks, suits and goggles, and then she goes in without goggles on.

Ok, so I guess it's just the one doctor. Our heroine who is supposed to be the smartest and best of the CDC. I'm not expecting 100% accuracy with this stuff, and I'm not a doctor so I wouldn't know anyway, but come on people.

All in all, worth a watch. Hopefully the rest of the series is as good as the first episode.