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Im not a huge horror person.
Choices like going down to the dark, haunted house basement by themselves.
- The opening event of the series.
Jude Law kneels, weeping, in front of a lovely babbling brook.
Hes listening to Florence + the Machines Dog Days Are Over.
He stands up, sees some movement, and then discovers a teenage girl in the nearby woods.
I will take you to a remote island instead!Maybe, I guess.
I have seen disaster movies.
I know about climate change.
I think theres a good chance the causeway alone wouldve made me too nervous.
Its kind of pretty, I suppose?
Maybe a good Instagram photo?
So maybe Id at least drive out there and tell myself I was immediately turning around.
But no, Jude Law is determined to get onto this island.
InThe Third Day, this is a reason for him to allay his fears and continue ahead.
Which makes sense, I guess.
- Those giant festival puppets.This is my own personal blind spot, and Im willing to admit it.
you might only see them from a distance, and its hard to see what choreography theyre practicing.
Should the festival puppets turn you off?
Should Jude Law have seen them and thought,Huh, maybe Iwontstick around for the ancient festival?
But this is the one thing that truly did make sense to me in this episode.
I love an ancient festival.
But they definitely look like theyre photos of corpses.
Its an unpleasant vibe!
Probably not enough to convince me to leave the festival, though.
- No cell service.Oh wow you guys have got a festival going on?
Lemme just Google the … huh.
Oh, you say theres … no cell service?
Youre not sure when itll be back?
No ones got any Wi-Fi or … huh.
Okay, well, great to see you, BYE!
And they do not seem happy!
Theres a lot of whispering, some intense shouting, and a few major arguments.
As much as I love a good festival, I loathe feeling awkwardly unwelcome.
I am from the American Midwest.
We are a reserved, socially restrained people.
The faintest sense that my presence somewhere was making someone uncomfortable, or that they did not want me?
I wouldve been off that islandso fast.
I wouldve written them an apologetic note afterwards, too.
Hope the festival went well!
Good luck with the alarming cricket-and-beetle problem!
Let me know if you need someone to call Verizon about your cell service problem!
- The ritually sacrificed rodent.At this point, whether Jude Law should flee the island has become moot.
Not just any dead rodent.
A dead rat (probably?)
whose belly has been sliced open, and its vital organs carefully (lovingly??)
displayed on small rocks arranged around the body.
Sometimes Ive wondered about Satanic ritual setups.
Maybe an animal did it?
Maybe Jude Law cant leave at this point.
Jude Law does not take my advice, though!
He stays on the island, insistent on figuring out what the deal is with these strange people.
Good luck to him!
