THE TERROR: INFAMY
AMC, 9:00 p.m. ET
Now that we’re a few hours into Infamy, the new installment of AMC’s The Terror, I’ve finally pinpointed why I’m ultimately dissatisfied with this story of a vengeful Japanese spirit that haunts a U.S. internment camp of Japanese-Americans at the start of WWII. The dramatic story of the outrageously unfair internment of American citizens of Japanese descent is told so well that the supernatural aspects of Infamy – the female ghost, the occasional deaths and paranormal attacks – almost seem to intrude, so much that I wish this compelling drama had merely played it straight. I understand this is the whole design of this installment of The Terror – but the historically focused portions are acted and staged and photographed so well, the supernatural subplot feels like an unwanted intrusion. It’s like adding a vampire to Casablanca.