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11.02.2021 / 21:49

‘The Stand’ Finale Recap: ‘The Circle Closes’ Wraps Up With A Redundant Whimper Instead Of A Confident Bang

So, what’s left to do after a story’s big bad is dispatched and the primary conflict vanishes with all the speed and finality of a nuclear explosion? The answer, it seems, is to address some unfinished business from the source text and to remind the audience, again, about the larger themes of the broader story. Neither is a particularly necessary addition, though, and while this last episode of “The Stand” works well enough as a standalone installment, it brings little to a limited series that’s done an admirable job with its characters, story, and themes up to this point.

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04.02.2021 / 22:31

‘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.

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28.01.2021 / 21:10

‘The Stand’ Episode 7 Recap: ‘The Walk’ Finds The Heroes On The Road To Their Last Stand

Benjamin Cavell and his writing team have been moving with a purpose through the first six hours of their limited series, but in this, the 7th episode, they finally allow the show to catch its breath. Split between competing timelines and locations up till now, “The Stand” has reached its eponymous moment, when the forces of good march against those who serve evil, and it wisely savors the moment.

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21.01.2021 / 19:04

‘The Stand’ Episode 6 Recap: ‘The Vigil’ Lights The Fuse On An Explosive Conflict

Blessed with momentum and a narrative engine firing on all 12 of its character’s cylinders, “The Stand” puts the pedal to the metal in its 6th episode, “The Vigil,” where things blow up (literally). Free of the flashbacks and with the last of the important characters introduced, here, the series hurtles towards its final act with this episode, where characters make good on their well-drawn set-ups, threats come alive, and Chekov’s dynamite finally gets its payoff.

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15.01.2021 / 20:22

‘The Stand’ Episode 5 Recap: Buy The Ticket & Take the Ride With ‘Fear And Loathing In New Vegas’

C.S. Lewis once wrote, “You can be good for the mere sake of goodness; you cannot be bad for the mere sake of badness.” Mr.

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07.01.2021 / 19:32

‘The Stand’ Episode 4 Recap: ‘House Of The Dead’ Merges The Timelines, Allowing Its Cast & Story To Break Through

“The Stand” has hardly been in a sprint during its narrative journey thus far, but that’s only because the mini-series has been juggling about a dozen chainsaws en route. In its fourth episode, “The House of the Dead,” the method to that madness is, at last, taking shape, for the terminus is a place with a gaggle of trees and nothing nearby to fell them.

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18.12.2020 / 00:15

‘The Stand’ Begins With ‘The End,’ Adapting King’s Magnum Opus Into Smart, Exciting Storytelling [Recap]

Stephen King fans wait with bated breath this week in anticipation of the first episode of “The Stand” mini-series, and as it turns out, there’s nothing to worry about. This nine-episode CBS All-Access adaptation opens with just under an hour of character introductions for three of its leads, and enough world-building to give the audience their bearings without overwhelming them.

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17.12.2020 / 23:06

‘The Stand’ Co-Creator Benjamin Cavell Talks Stephen King’s Epic & His Love Of ‘The Running Man’ [The Playlist Podcast]

Today is the day, folks. After fans have been waiting for decades, CBS All Access debuts the first episode of the long-awaited epic miniseries, “The Stand.” This new series aims to be the definitive adaptation of Stephen King’s attempt to tell the “American Lord of the Rings.” And that’s where The Playlist Podcast comes in.

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16.12.2020 / 18:13

'The Stand' Producers Explain Why the Series Is More Than a Pandemic Story (Exclusive)

coronavirus pandemic, it's easy to look at the new TV adaptation of Stephen King's and see how the show might mine its own central story of an apocalyptic virus for deeply unsettling chills.

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09.10.2020 / 20:50

'The Stand' Trailer Hits Close to Home With Pandemic Fears and Apocalyptic Mayhem

CBS All Access' adaptation of -- Stephen King's iconic tale of light vs. darkness in a plague-ravaged future.The first official trailer dropped Friday, after it premiered at the show's New York Comic Con virtual panel, and the frightening promo reveals what a world looks like after society has crumbled.After a deadly pandemic brings the world to it's knees, groups of survivors begin to band together to forge their way in the world.

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31.08.2020 / 05:47

‘The Stand’ Trailer: The Long-Awaited Stephen King Pandemic Thriller Miniseries Arrives December 17

Let’s get this out of the way quick so we can move on, shall we? It hasn’t been a great week for director Josh Boone. His long-delayed X-men/Marvel movie “New Mutants” finally came out after nearly 3 years of delays and was trashed by critics as soon as it arrived (many calling it the worst “X-Men” movie of all time, he even deactivated his Instagram it got so bad).

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25.08.2020 / 20:17

‘The Stand’ TV Series Arrives In December With A New Ending & Finale Episode Written By Stephen King

There have been dozens of films and TV series based on works written by Stephen King. The Master of Horror is well-known as a bit of a workaholic idea factory, able to churn out novels and stories at an impressive pace, leading studios into bidding wars for the next great King project.

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28.05.2020 / 12:43

‘The Stand’: Here Are The First Photos Of Alexander Skarsgård, Whoopi Goldberg & More In The New Stephen King Series

Up until now, CBS All Access has been the de facto “Star Trek” network, as the streaming service has struggled to gain traction outside of the sci-fi franchise. That being said, later this year, CBS All Access is going to adapt one of Stephen King’s most revered novels, “The Stand,” for a new star-studded limited series, in an attempt to show that the streaming service is more than just spaceships.

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