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Jovan Adepo as Larry Underwood, Alexander Skarsgård as Randall Flagg and Irene Bedard as Ray Brentner in The Stand. (CBS) Following the trial, Nadine Cross (Amber Heard) meets with a captive Larry alone. Last we saw her, Nadine was very pregnant, and reduced to a frail pale demeanor because of Flagg’s seed. When Larry forces Nadine to see her reflection the shock induces labor. But as Nadine realizes what she has become and how unholy their child would be, she flings herself from the penthou...

[Warning: Spoilers for The Stand’ s seventh episode follow.] CBS All Access’ 10-episode adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand is, like the book on which it’s based, an unwieldy beast overflowing with characters, ideas, gore, and more. Not every episode’s been a home run, but each has been enlivened by Owen Teague’s harrowing turn as Harold Lauder, a bullied teen who, in the wake of an apocalyptic pandemic, can’t stop his resentments from boiling over into violence. As we’ve no...

The Stand: Why The Kid Didnt Appear in The Series Last weeks episode of CBS All Accesss limited series adaptation of Stephen Kings The Stand saw the much-anticipated debut of Ezra Miller as one of the storys most interesting and significant characters, Donald Merwin Elbert, better known as The Trashcan Man. In the novel, readers get to know Trashcan Man -- or Trashy as hes also called -- over several chapters that detail his journey to Randall Flaggs New Vegas. One part of Trashys story includ...

Stephen King Praises CBS All Accesss The Stand Adaptation The Stand may have fans divided, but when it comes to King himself, the author has nothing but praise for the nine-episode miniseries. Last week, King took to social media to share his thoughts on the adaptation and posted that he loved the latest iteration of his story of a post-pandemic, post-apocalyptic world and the battle between good and evil, offering praise to the series cast as well as the use of the iconic song "Dont Fear the R...

In last weeks episode of The Stand, Fear and Loathing in New Vegas, viewers finally head into Randall Flaggs take on Sin City, getting to see how the other half lives in the Dark Mans stronghold far from Mother Abagails Boulder Free Zone. But for fans of Stephen Kings book, this take on [...]

Heaven and hell clash as Ouija board prophecies and biblical references start trickling into The Stand. Back stories continue coming thick and fast as the use of judicious flashback gives audiences a deeper understanding of Nadine Cross. Elsewhere Stu Redman, Fran Goldsmith and Harold Lauder fleetingly cross paths on their way to Boulder. Such is the meandering nature of this expansive narrative that nothing happens hastily. Elements are unpacked, epiphanies metered out with care and thr...

CBS All Accesss The Stand is the latest adaptation of the iconic Stephen King novel to hit the small screen, but for Katherine McNamara, who plays Julie Lawry in the nine-episode series, it may be the most complete version yet. In a new featurette highlighting this latest adaptation, McNamara [...]

I don’t know about you, but a virus series is the last thing I want to sit through right now. Then again, a lot of people flocked to Contagion, Outbreak and #Alive has apparently done well for Netflix. The Stand is a 9 part adaptation of Stephen King’s 1978 novel (another screened in just 4 parts in 1994) ironically completed filming just before COVID-19 gripped much of the western world. King has written a new coda for his story. The limited series comes with an impressive cast, includin...

The new CBS All Access limited series The Stand may, for many viewers, feel a bit eerily of the moment. The series, an adaptation of Stephen Kings epic novel of the same name, sees humanity ravaged by a terrifying pandemic and while the story isnt simply about the pandemic -- theres a good [...]

Copy to Clipboard Spoilers for The Stand Episode 2 Pocket Savior CBS All Access’ Stephen King adaptation, ‘The Stand’, set the stage for the horror author’s apocalyptic vision in the first episode. The show depicts a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. Episode 1 saw a weaponized strain of influenza (dubbed “Captain Trips”) kill almost the entire world population, leaving a handful of survivors — it has a supp...