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Castle Rock - Season 1 Episode 07: The Queen
The story takes place in Shawshank State Penitentiary, a prison which is situated amidst Maine forest, the series takes after a man called Henry Deaver, a death-row lawyer who is going to recollect his dim past in the wake of getting a call drives him to go to that jail in the place where he grew up, Castle Rock.
5 February 1941, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
25 December 1949, Quitman, Texas, USA
3 May 1948, Viroqua, Wisconsin, USA
August 23, 2018
Occasionally, Past Ruth will make eye contact with Present Ruth, breaking the wall and letting us know these are no ordinary jaunts down memory lane.
August 23, 2018
After half a season of Easter eggs, slow pacing, and pure mood, [Castle Rock] delivered not only the best episode of the series, but one of the best episodes of television in 2018.
August 22, 2018
Television doesn't get much more heartbreaking than "The Queen," a showcase for the legendary Sissy Spacek and one of the best hours of television this year.
November 06, 2018
Sissy Spacek is amazing! This was such an emotional roller coaster.
August 28, 2018
We needed The Queen. It's a reminder of what makes television a viable and extraordinary storytelling platform. It also shows that creators Sam Shaw, Dustin Thomason don't need King's direction to stand out.
August 27, 2018
The music in Castle Rock - courtesy of composer Chris Westlake - has been nothing short of exemplary throughout the entire series, but in "The Queen" is practically becomes a character unto itself.
August 22, 2018
"The Queen" is the most affecting, effective episode of Castle Rock's first season so far, and a potent antidote to the missteps of "Filter."
August 23, 2018
The Queen is almost bad for the series, because this is the peak. There's no getting better than this.
August 23, 2018
"The Queen" is a thrilling experiment in nonlinear narrative, slipping as casually between the past and present as Ruth does.
August 22, 2018
"The Queen" leaves us with this heartbreaking reality that Ruth herself is not ready to face.
August 23, 2018
In an astoundingly powerful performance, Spacek as Ruth is both the hero and the victim in this story.
August 22, 2018
Castle Rock's most ambitious and emotional episode to date.

