Review: Crystal Lake suffers from its Pam Voorhees obsession

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA Friday the 13th prequel series about Jason's mother drags at first and then hits a vein, Ars Technica says in its review of Crystal Lake.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhich is how a slow burn works, Hank. The audience gets six episodes to find the exit.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's eight episodes on Peacock, with Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees and Callum Vinson as young Jason.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd the showrunner did It: Welcome to Derry, so that's a proven track record of making people uncomfortable.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe review's complaint is that the show is obsessed with Pam. In a series about Pam.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's called commitment to the lead.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Hollywood Reporter says the heroine uses a machete to clear brush, and the dialogue explains it.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTom's Guide gave it four out of five stars, so I'd call the machete a gardening initiative.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFour out of five. But IndieWire says you can skip to episode seven and miss nothing essential.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEight hours for the mother, and six of them are optional.