LRF NOW Original Series: Silent Hill - Season 1 Episode 5

 

Silent Hill
Genre: Horror/Supernatural/Mystery
Director: Brandon Cronenberg
Writer: Jack Brown
Based on the video game series

Season 1 Episode 5: Incubation

Cast:
Matthew Fox .... Harry Mason (Regular)
Oona Laurence .... Alessa Gillespie (Regular)
Quinn Copeland .... Cheryl Mason (Regular)
Ivana Milicevic .... Dahlia Gillespie (Recurring)
Lochlyn Munro .... Dr. Michael Kaufman (Recurring)
Grace Van Dien .... Lisa Garland (Recurring)
Kerry Bishe .... Jodie Mason (Guest)

Plot: Harry Mason (Matthew Fox) leaves the hospital and runs back toward the lake as fast as he can. He can see a blinding light in the distance as he gets closer. When he arrives he finds that Dr. Michael Kaufman (Lochlyn Munro) has also arrived, holding Dahlia up at gunpoint. Harry asks what the hell is going on now. Michael throwns the vial of Aglaophotis at the Incubator. This expels the evil from the body of Alessa (Oona Laurence) in the form of the Incubus, which emerges howling in pain from the chemical.

The Incubus, a large winged goat-like demon, attacks Harry and Michael. They both fire all of their bullets at the demonic creature. Dahlia kneels down before the great beast, but instead of appreciating her worship the Incubus swallows her whole. The Incubus then flies around before impaling  Michael in the chest with its horns. He stumbles back. A demonic form of Lisa Garland (Grace Van Dien) then appears and latches her arms around the injured Michael. She then pulls him into the darkness of the lake as he kicks and screams.

Harry is about to give up, but then the spirit of Cheryl (Quinn Copeland) emerges from the Incubator and hurls herself into the heart of the Incubus, killing it in a ball of flames. The Incubator's aura dims, revealing Alessa. She gives Harry a newborn baby, explaining that the child is made up of all the goodness from herself and Cheryl. As Harry holds his new daughter, Alessa informs him that she will hold off the dark version of Silent Hill long enough for him to get back to the main road.

Harry hurries through Silent Hill back toward the main road. Once he leaves the town limits, the shroud of fog finally leaves the town of Silent Hill. Alessa meanwhile is consumed by the flames of the dark version from overexerting her powers over the town.

Harry makes it back to his car with the newborn baby. He stares at the child. He feels confused and frustrated at who the child could actually and whether or not he should trust Alessa who said the child would be made of goodness.

As Harry drives back toward home with the sleeping baby in the car, he imagines that his wife Jodie (Kerry Bishe) is next to him. He asks her what he should do. She reminds him that part of Cheryl is in that baby and Harry promised that he would raise Cheryl for her. Harry begins crying, not sure that he can do all this without her. She assures him that he can and that she will be watching him do it all from above. Harry then looks at the sleeping baby and a slight smile comes across his face.

"I'm not sure how well the series adapts the Silent Hill video games, but I liked Jack Brown and Brandon Cronenberg's efforts on this first season. It kept up its creepy tone throughout the short season and the cast delivered strong performances in every episode." - Dave Manning, Ridefield Press

"Silent Hill struggles to maintain momentum throughout the season. Some episodes would be creepy and eerie, while others felt monotonous and slow. Matthew Fox continued to deliver good work throughout the season, but he is often left holding the bag when the script lets him down." - Brenton Smalls, Playboy

"I tried to find something to hand onto, but I couldn't save my life. I didn't completely hate it, but it all felt familiar and tired through every episode. I didn't mind the tone or Fox's performance, but it didn't get me across to wanting more." - Lindsey Farmington, streamingwars.com