Castle Rock Season 1 - Episodes 4 and 5

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   To be honest when you get into Stephen King movies and television, you get good and bad. When this started out I was not sure on which end this was going to go. Even when the first three episodes dropped, I feel like I was on the fence. With the release of the next two episodes things really began to pick up. On a side note, with this series I am purposely keep the details scarce to keep the mystery alive for people that want to watch it can. This way they people can get the best of the show.
  The episode surrounds Henry's past and present. Through the present, he is preparing to get the mysterious kid from Shawshank out. In his personal life, he is increasingly worried about his mother. With his mother's dementia as bad as it is, he thinks the best thing to do is to take her to Huston when he leaves. This is met with friction from both his mother and her boyfriend. He also does some digging into his disappearance. He comes across a man that lives deep in the woods, and knows exactly who Henry is.
 When we make it to episode five, the mystery man is released from prison. The question now comes, what is so bad this kid?
  I think what really works about these episodes is it's willingness to go for the throat. My other praise for this show is the depth that was given to the mystery kid in episode 5. It caught me off guard,when most things do not.
  All there is to say about this, the show keeps getting better.
  GRADE: A-
   

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