Flagg's mullet and Canadian tuxedo. No respectable villian would sport a mullet or dress like that. Major plot hole.
shareFlagg was definitely a weak spot for a number of reasons, not the least of which are the ones you mentioned. Book Flagg was scary; miniseries Flagg never gave that kind of vibe.
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Flagg's mullet and Canadian tuxedo. No respectable villian would sport a mullet or dress like that. Major plot hole.While the mullet was not in the novel, the bit about the Canadian tuxedo was. Granted, it might be a silly costume, but it was a question of style more than anything else.
The hole in the plot was created by the bad costume and mullet. Was never explained, i.e. it wasn't clear when Flagg had time to go to Marshall's or T.J. Max to buy the Canadian tuxedo. Nor was there ever any explanation, or reasonable
justification for the use of the outfit. However, I do believe its safe for the viewer to assume that he wore the same one in each scene, so I don't think its a plot hole because he did not need to have multiple jean jackets and tight fitting Lee jeans combos. Plus, he was a ghost so not sure where he'd put all the extras.
Maybe the mullet was more of an anachronism, because a mulleted hairstyle was only popular from June of 1988 through February of 1989, and this series was made in like 1994.
The hole in the plot was created by the bad costume and mullet. Was never explained, i.e. it wasn't clear when Flagg had time to go to Marshall's or T.J. Max to buy the Canadian tuxedo. Nor was there ever any explanation, or reasonableI'm not quite sure how such a costuming issue would affect the plot. wikipedia defines a plot hole as In fiction, a plot hole, plothole or plot error is a gap or inconsistency in a storyline that goes against the flow of logic established by the story's plot. Such inconsistencies include such things as illogical or impossible events, and statements or events that contradict earlier events in the storyline. This seems to me to be a pretty good definition, and I don't see how Flagg's costume and hairstyle affect the plot.
justification for the use of the outfit. However, I do believe its safe for the viewer to assume that he wore the same one in each scene, so I don't think its a plot hole because he did not need to have multiple jean jackets and tight fitting Lee jeans combos. Plus, he was a ghost so not sure where he'd put all the extras.
Maybe the mullet was more of an anachronism, because a mulleted hairstyle was only popular from June of 1988 through February of 1989, and this series was made in like 1994.
Dude, I'm just trying to make you laugh. I'm sure that the good guy characters in the movie would have respected/feared him more if he didn't dress like an idiot and sport a goofy hairdo.
shareAh, yes; I see now. Anyway, how'd you like the mini-series then? Loved it myself because it was well-acted and reasonably faithful to the novel, among other things.
shareNever read the book. Thought the series was interesting though. One real plot hole (serious this time) was when the survivors viewed the people in the diner that seemed to have died almost instantly, due to their positions. Sort of like when the volcano blew and the people of Pompeii were frozen in place. But at the beginning of the series, its clear that the disease takes, at the very least, several minutes to incubate and then progress to death. So you'd think, based upon variance, that those people in the diner would have had at least a couple minutes to stand up, run outside, and then die a violent death in the street or something. Unlikely they would have just sat there.
shareYou might want to read the book. Granted, it's long, but an excellent story.
shareI’ve only seen the miniseries and this does seem like an inconsistency. People are dead, frozen in their tracks while going about normal daily activities, but when we see characters die they’re clearly extremely ill, have been for some time, and are usually in bed or hospital, as you’d expect from flu victims 🤷🏻♂️
shareOften you will find such inconsistences in post-apocalyptic productions. In the novel it has the bulk of the corpses being located in their homes, churches (no atheists in foxholes) and cars. There are a few bodies scattered about. This is covered by the fact that some of the victims were delirious at the end and wandered about until they died. There are also a few dead soldiers, cops etc who stayed at their posts until the virus killed them. I chalk the staging of corpses in diners and so on as a way of showing the vast sweep of the disease. In the book most of the eateries close before the end due to a lack of customers and healthy employees to run the places.
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