‘The Stand’ Episode 8 Recap: The Long-Awaited Showdown Of Good Vs. Evil Has Arrived With A Flash & A Bang
It’s been a long, twisty road full of flashbacks, flashforwards, and location jumps, but it has all led to this. This series (and episode) is called “The Stand,” after all, so what would all of this be without a bracing confrontation between the forces of good and evil, one that makes all of the pandemic drama, new friendships, surprise betrayals, and mystical dreams worth it? Luckily for this series, its eighth episode delivers on the promise, and while a few character moments seem a bit clipped, the overall result is an exciting, tense, and fitting cap on a conflict that has defined the story’s primary narrative.