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The new installment \u201cSounds Like\u201d is not so much a horror story with blood and guts, but an examination of a man who has special hearing. Special hearing that serves as a great service to his company, and a curse. As all gifts are. He can hear when a service rep at his software company is about to become angered at a customer, and he fires them upon this instinct, yet he was also able to hear the defect in his son\u2019s heart before his death. Brad Anderson\u2019s installment is a solid character study, a facet of the horror genre he\u2019s strived in with \u201cSession 9,\u201d and the excellent \u201cThe Machinist.\u201d<\/p>\n
Larry is a bittersweet character with a powerful position, and a wonderful gift, yet he\u2019s empty, and his gift is backfiring. Bauer\u2019s performance as this company drone who is beginning to suffer from the audible sounds all around him is engrossing, and I enjoyed the basic atmosphere of the void and vast within this man\u2019s mind. Anderson creates a sense of madness within an ability that many people would kill to have, and \u201cSounds Like\u201d is basically a man who is tired of listening. He listens to problems, complaining, to the conversations from his talkative lonely wife, and to sounds both big and small, and he doesn\u2019t know how to stop. \u201cMost people are afraid to listen,\u201d says Larry, \u201cThey\u2019re afraid they\u2019ll hear what\u2019s behind the noise.\u201d<\/p>\n
And Anderson shows how his physical ability becomes a metaphysical ability. His power becomes rooted in emotion and then it begins driving him mad. He begins hearing addictions, yearning, and basic needs, and then it\u2019s not so much about noise, but about a man who can\u2019t escape his life and guilt as hard as he may try. The noise is more symbolic of his responsibilities, and life that he tries to get away from, and the tension rises as the noise becomes so much louder and painful. Anderson\u2019s entry into the season is a fascinating, and engrossing neo \u201cTelltale Heart\u201d that delves into the psyche of a man who has the ability to listen, and now can\u2019t stop it no matter how hard he tries. Top notch acting, and pacing make it a very good episode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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