Something a tad odd is going on in this Swamp Thing ‘Pilot’
I will admit I don’t know a lot about the Swamp Thing character. I have seen him in action in the Justice League Dark and Batman and Harley Quinn DC animated films. Well know they are getting a live action show. I was able to watch a screener of the pilot episode and this is what I thought of it.
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You can read the premise for the Swamp Thing pilot here:
Something unnatural is happening in the swamps outside Marais, Louisiana. When a mysterious illness strikes the town, CDC investigator (and former Marais native) Abby Arcane is sent to investigate. At the hospital, she encounters biologist Alec Holland who believes the bizarre illness might be connected to his scientific work in the swamp for powerful businessman Avery Sunderland.
Abby has a history with Avery and Maria Sunderland, who still blames the young Arcane for the tragic death of her daughter years before. But with a deadly swamp-born virus out there, something is wrong in Marais right now. Along with Sheriff’s Deputy Matt Cable, Abby once again crosses paths with Alec, but this time they encounter a terrifying, dark force that’s not only killed intruders, but is also taking control of its victims.
At Delroy’s Roadhouse, Abby consults her old friend and local reporter Liz Tremayne who has a lead deep in the swamp. When Alec goes missing after investigating the unnatural experiments deep in the swamp, something else rises in his place: Swamp Thing, a mysterious creature born of the depths of the swamp’s mystical and terrifying secrets. With nature wildly out of balance and coming for the people of Marais, in the end, it may take some Thing from the swamp to save it.
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This show is dark, violent and gritty and told an amazing origin story. Someone is messing with the swamp, and it is having an adverse effect on it. Two people need to find out what is going on and some way to stop it fast. They quickly find out this might not be as simple as they thought. Just when the truth is coming out, something tragic happens. As this episode comes to a close it is clear this event will change someone’s life forever.
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Swamp Thing premieres tomorrow on DC Universe. You can follow this show on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
