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Where does The First Omen stack up in this unholy franchise?
Hershey relishes her role as the master manipulator, but the show’s murky prestige-drama moral relativism robs it of any pulpy charms, replaced by half-hearted attempts to take on modern social issues like battlefield PTSD. A subplot about Thorn Industries’ plans for global domination via famine relief is a bit confusing, but placing Damien’s rise to power in the world of business rather than politics makes sense, and it’s easy to believe mid-level executives as the minions of Satan. Director and co-writer Arkasha Stevenson creates a stylish and immersive modern horror movie out of a handful of details from The Omen, envisioning the life of the woman who bore the Antichrist before the baby was passed on to its intended parents.
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