# Wayward Pines Season 1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 14, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072 "2015-05-14T22:11:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/1 "2015-05-14T22:11:30Z")
Who’s planning on watching this? It looks like another _Twin Peaks_ ripoff, but it may be interesting. Episode 1 is tonight. [Wayward Pines](http://www.fox.com/wayward-pines) ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/2 "2015-05-14T22:39:48Z")
I’ve been looking forward to it. It looks creepy. BTW, I think I must be the only Doper who’s never watched Twin Peaks. I really oughta rectify that. ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/3 "2015-05-14T22:47:44Z")
I have it set to record. Even though Terence Howard makes my skin crawl. That my help! ---
**Author:** ![SuperNelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@SuperNelson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNelson)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/4 "2015-05-14T23:05:46Z")
I read the books earlier this year, and I’m a little skeptical. I enjoyed the setup and exploration of the premise, but the books had a sudden reveal that was, for lack of a better word, Shyamalan-esque. So it will be interesting to see if the writers can overcome this and create a satisfying story arc. ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/5 "2015-05-14T23:49:44Z")
> [@SuperNelson](#): > > I read the books earlier this year, and I’m a little skeptical. I enjoyed the setup and exploration of the premise, but the books had a sudden reveal that was, for lack of a better word, Shyamalan-esque. So it will be interesting to see if the writers can overcome this and create a satisfying story arc. You know he’s the [exec producer](http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/05/14/wayward_pines_on_fox_reviewed_m_night_shyamalan_s_tv_show_is_riveting.html) an the director of the first episode. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/6 "2015-05-14T23:51:54Z")
> [@Stuffy](#): > > I’ve been looking forward to it. It looks creepy. BTW, I think I must be the only Doper who’s never watched Twin Peaks. I really oughta rectify that. It’s on Netflix streaming, if you have it. I highly recommend it. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/7 "2015-05-15T00:46:51Z")
[Looks more like (a less surreal version of) The Prisoner than Twin Peaks to me.](http://www.welcometowayward.com/) ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/8 "2015-05-15T02:07:22Z")
You… are number 6… ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/9 "2015-05-15T02:10:56Z")
I’ve asked the mods to change the title so this thread is just for episode 1. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/10 "2015-05-15T05:35:45Z")
I recorded it, and hope to watch it before the next episode. Seems like there are an unusual number of interesting mini-series/events/summer programs this year. _Aquarius_ caught my eye, and something else but I can’t remember the name… ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/11 "2015-05-15T11:39:39Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > You… are number 6… Be seein’ ya! ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/12 "2015-05-15T11:39:41Z")
I liked the first episode, but it seems like the type of thing where the writers could end up building a web of complications that have no logical resolution. Kate (or possibly Burke) is confused about the passage of time. The auto accident was apparently staged, seemingly with the intent that Burke survive without serious injuries. How is that possible? Are “they” (whoever they are) able to play with people’s heads and plant memories or confusion? If so, then is all of this in Burke’s head? I hope not. That would be a total scam on the viewers. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/13 "2015-05-15T11:44:34Z")
And why the hell would you fake crickets? Is keeping real crickets out really worth the trouble? Given that there are clearly real woods surrounding the town, would it even be possible to keep real crickets out? ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/14 "2015-05-15T12:31:16Z")
> [@Stuffy](#): > > I’ve been looking forward to it. It looks creepy. BTW, I think I must be the only Doper who’s never watched Twin Peaks. I really oughta rectify that. Nope, I’ve not seen it either. Well, I did try to get into about a year ago and it just didn’t click. It may be that one needed to be watching it on a weekly basis when it was first run and everyone was talking about it. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/15 "2015-05-15T12:49:52Z")
> [@SuperNelson](#): > > I read the books earlier this year, and I’m a little skeptical. I enjoyed the setup and exploration of the premise, but the books had a sudden reveal that was, for lack of a better word, Shyamalan-esque. So it will be interesting to see if the writers can overcome this and create a satisfying story arc. On his TV Talk Machine podcast, TV critic Tim Goodman said the show takes a big left turn in episode 5. So don’t know if it has a satisfying arc but I’m guessing the reveal is still there. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/16 "2015-05-15T13:04:27Z")
Shit, I totally forgot about this. I will have to see if I can catch it on demand. I read the books last year and they were good for what they were. Hopefully the show will be at least somewhat entertaining, unlike Under the Dome. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/17 "2015-05-15T13:12:05Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Nope, I’ve not seen it either. Well, I did try to get into about a year ago and it just didn’t click. It may be that one needed to be watching it on a weekly basis when it was first run and everyone was talking about it. To be fair, I’m not sure one should go into _Twin Peaks_ with the expectation that it’s “good” (although like the proverbial curate’s egg bits of it are excellent). Mostly it’s just “really, really weird” in a way that has been imitated by others since (most notably _Lost_). So by all means watch it to see what the fuss was about but don’t be disappointed if you come away feeling a bit “meh”. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/18 "2015-05-15T13:25:20Z")
Regarding _Twin Peaks_, I think the authors and directors of _Wayward Pines_ are deliberately alluding to it. For example, the “Welcome to Wayward Pines” billboard in the opening is likely inspired by the “Welcome to Twin Peaks” sign. Also, the crickets are reminiscent of “the owls are not what they seem”. Overall though, I think there are more parallels to _The Prisoner_. A government agent who’s become a potential liability is involuntarily confined in a model community that is actually a prison. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/19 "2015-05-15T14:27:44Z")
I watched it a couple of weeks ago on Hulu. I’ll keep watching, if for no other reason than to find out how it ends. Lots of weirdness, obviously, but at times it almost felt a little _too_ weird. It looks like it has potential though, and since it’s only 10 episodes it doesn’t really require that much of a long term commitment. BTW, I think Melissa Leo is a shape-shifter. I didn’t realize she was playing the nurse until the credits. The same thing happened when I watched _Prisoners._ > **[Prisoners (2013) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392214/)** > > Prisoners: Directed by Denis Villeneuve. With Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello. When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure... ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072/20 "2015-05-15T15:48:18Z")
Is it only 10 episodes in the first season or is there only 1 season? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-pines-season-1/720072.md?page=2)