From is quite possibly the most underrated show on TV. Those who have heard of the show tend to be diehard fans, eagerly telling everyone they know to please for the love of all that is holy, watch this show. Most people have probably never heard of it or the streaming service you can watch it on: MGM+.

I didn’t even know about MGM+ until I had so many readers tell me to watch this show that I finally got around to it, quickly binging Season 1 earlier this year. If this was a Netflix show, it would be a massive hit. But I don’t mind that it’s a little more obscure, a little less popular. It has that fun, cult-hit vibe. We’ve found something good and special that nobody else knows about.

In any case, it’s exciting to be back in this strange little town with its mysterious nocturnal monsters. I think it’s safe to say that they’re vampires, but a very different take on the classic blood-sucking villains. These are some of the most terrifying, gruesome monsters ever. They toy with their food. They seem to subsist not on blood, but on fear. And there is plenty of that to go around in From.

This is a bit like the evil presence in one of my other favorite shows, Yellowjackets, which seems to feed off of fear as well. Hopefully From doesn’t have the weird slip in quality that I’ve noticed in Yellowjackets Season 2, but if the premiere is anything to go by, I don’t think we have anything to worry about.

Well, there’s plenty to worry about, but it’s of the fictional, monstrous variety rather than bad writing. Here’s where things stand as of the season premiere, which picks up literally seconds after Season 1 ended:

The answer to that question, in my humble opinion, is yes. Some of the bus people ran off when Donna (Elizabeth Saunders) shot the tire off the bus. Kenny’s attempt to calm people down by firing his pistol in the air didn’t help matters, either. These poor suckers are all dead meat. They’ll provide a nice distraction for our heroes to make it to safety or, in Jim’s case, make it through the night. Assuming he’s not too injured already. Maybe half the bus’s population survives the first night. Next week’s episode will be a bloody one, I reckon.

All told, a great episode that felt just like Season 1. No tonal shift, no weird changes. This could easily be Season 1, Episode 11 and that’s fine by me. What did you think? Let me know on Twitter or Facebook.

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