TV: Swamp Thing, season 1 (DC Universe, 2019)

This is the fifth attempt (two movies and two previous shows) to adapt a four-decade horror-fantasy comic that, in its simplest form, is about a heroic moss-monster who develops from the remains of a murdered scientist in rural Louisiana and decides to defend people against other monsters and magical problems; in its not-simplest form, it's about everything under the sun. The comic had its ups and downs to say the least, but having written a little under 30,000 words about it, it's safe to say that I'm a fan. I was cautiously curious about the show, knowing that it's very easy to make this material stupid, and... I was pleasantly surprised, but I can also see why it got cancelled early, because it's an elaborate and expensive mess and only half in a good way. If it ever rises from the swamp again, which would be nice, they'll need to work on a few things.
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