Note: Spoilers for Wayward Pines' entire season follow.
For his first foray into television, M. Night Shyamalan certainly picked an ambitious project in Wayward Pines. By taking Chad Hodge’s novel trilogy and turning it into a 10-part summer series, there were plenty of challenges when it came to exposition, being able to answer questions in a timely manner so as to not bore viewers, and also in making the series standout from the original books in order to appease new and familiar audiences alike. We’d say he did a pretty fine job.
Most of that credit is due to leading man Matt Dillon, whose portrayal of Ethan Burke kept audiences engaged and into the story throughout all 10 episodes. In the hands of any other actor that role could have quickly become cheesy or over-the-top, but his balanced delivery and even tone throughout had us rooting for him as the unlikely hero juxtaposed in this creepy town.
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For his first foray into television, M. Night Shyamalan certainly picked an ambitious project in Wayward Pines. By taking Chad Hodge’s novel trilogy and turning it into a 10-part summer series, there were plenty of challenges when it came to exposition, being able to answer questions in a timely manner so as to not bore viewers, and also in making the series standout from the original books in order to appease new and familiar audiences alike. We’d say he did a pretty fine job.
Most of that credit is due to leading man Matt Dillon, whose portrayal of Ethan Burke kept audiences engaged and into the story throughout all 10 episodes. In the hands of any other actor that role could have quickly become cheesy or over-the-top, but his balanced delivery and even tone throughout had us rooting for him as the unlikely hero juxtaposed in this creepy town.
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