The Stand: The House of the Dead

January 8, 2021 7:40 AM - Season 1, Episode 4

The Boulder Free Zone Committee looks to solidify their leadership and bolster the community with a town hall meeting, but Flagg continues to make inroads as he plots to destroy the newly-forming society from within. Air Date: Jan 7, 2021
posted by guiseroom (8 comments total)

There hasn't been a lot of Frannie so far in this series but this episode gave us lots of good Frannie. She's the smartest person in the room.
posted by guiseroom at 11:46 AM on January 8, 2021

This almost makes up for having her attempt suicide in the first episode. Almost.
posted by rhiannonstone at 12:03 AM on January 11, 2021

Stephen King cameo appearance: he's in the ad for Hemingford Home.
posted by Halloween Jack at 7:06 AM on January 11, 2021

So I haven't read the book, but it was one of my dad's favorites. I'm not sure if i like the hopping back and forth between the timelines
posted by FirstMateKate at 11:51 AM on January 13, 2021

I was so wrong about Tom Cullen. Cullen is a delightful character, played well.

Totally missed it; has it been revealed who fathered Fran's child?
posted by porpoise at 6:16 PM on January 18, 2021

Someone who died of Captain Trips? I believe in the previous episode, when she is getting her ultrasound, she pulls out a photo of her and a guy we have not seen before and says something like, “Hey, Jesse, I want you to meet our kid.” We do not see a closeup insert shot.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 4:32 AM on September 3, 2021

Stephen King cameo appearance: he's in the ad for Hemingford Home.

I thought for sure he would be in the audience in the town meeting; maybe this was COVID-time enough that he didn't want to do an in-person cameo?

I liked the Hemingford Home twist. It also seeds in some self-doubt for Mother Abigail before Boulder: she's starting to lose faith here that anyone will come to find her.
posted by We had a deal, Kyle at 6:56 PM on May 20, 2024

Also, yes; this is a good Tom Cullen.
posted by We had a deal, Kyle at 6:58 PM on May 20, 2024