Peter Capaldi Is Wonderfully Menacing But 'The Devil's Hour' Makes No Sense
Occasionally, there are actors of such quality that you'll watch them in virtually anything they do, even if the project is weird or just not to your usual taste as a viewer. Former Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi is one of those people, which means that many of us have watched everything from DC Comics superhero films to Lewis Capaldi music videos just for the chance to see what he's been doing since he left the TARDIS and the Twelfth Doctor behind. (Fun fact: Lewis Capaldi is Peter's nephew.)
This means that many fans have doubtless tuned in to (or are planning to watch) his newest project, the buzzy psychological drama slash time-wimey mystery The Devil's Hour, currently streaming on Prime Video. But the six-episode series may be too much even for the most dedicated science fiction fans. Its wildly ambitious story and purposefully disjointed narrative mean the show feels like a lot of work to watch for relatively little reward.
Thankfully, The Devil's Hour boasts an outstanding ensemble cast who work overtime to infuse the series' unnecessarily dense and convoluted plot with actual emotional weight. While Capaldi is having the time of his life playing the man who may or may not be the series' villain, his effort is more than balanced by former Call the Midwife star Jessica Raine, who does her best to ground the show's weird twists in realistic and genuine emotion.
