Ratched
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On paper, it feels like the distillation of everything that fascinates creator Ryan Murphy.
(Heck, theres even a bit ofNip/Tuckin the medical horror here.)
Ratchedstarts with a sequence that sets a tone of violence.
Hes just pulled out the Vaseline and bra catalogue when theres a knock on the door.
Everything about the visual language here plays like a horror movie, and the violence breaks out quickly.
The other priests come home to find their catalogue-loving colleague butchered and then Edmund attacks them in quick succession.
One survivor remains, hiding under the bed.
Will it just be that the now-named Clergy Killer will be at Nurse Ratcheds facility?
Paulsons Ratched is introduced in the premiere as a manipulator.
Mildred Ratched isnt in California for a vacation.
She blackmails a nurse into leaving her position so its open for her.
Murphy has been increasingly interested in politics, and it seems like that interest may work its way intoRatched.
First, she poisons a Father Murphy (reference to McMurphy fromCuckoos Nest?
And the connection to Edmund starts to feel a little more defined.
The two have an emotional moment about finding each other but dont explicitly reveal that theyre siblings.
Now what will that mean for Nurse Ratcheds future?
She tells him, Youre not going to die, Edmund.
Can she keep that promise?
And how far will she go to do so?
After all, she has a promise to keep.
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I always like it when a creator uses color wash-outs to indicate a characters instability.
On that note,Ratchedis Murphys best-looking show in a long time.
Lets hope he gives his talented cast something worthy of their pedigree.
