I'm only a little over halfway through the first season but I have to disagree with almost all of the reviews here; Although interesting and entertaining, It's just not of the quality I was expecting. The writing and dialogue lacks subtlety. The pacing is ok but the show is not particularly scary. There are some genuinely creepy and horrific moments mostly coming from the over-arching story which I appreciate. Most of the main actors are acting with a capital "A" (just saw that phrase in a review for something else so I have to use it). Although, I have to give praise to Ben Daniels as Fr. Marcus (see what I did there?) who gives one of the only believable performances out of the main cast. Could be a directing issue too, idk. I actually had to stop watching for a minute so I could put these thoughts down, because the character of Fr. Tomás was bothering me that much. There is some very noticeable CGI, but the makeup and some of the special effects are pretty good. I guess I'm invested so I'll keep watching. I also want to add that as a Chicago actor I do appreciate the detail and all the hard work that goes into making a scripted show. It's still art and it's subjective for the most part. I just don't think the 8.1 rating is accurate.
Review of The Exorcist
