In Weapons, a grieving town embarks on a witch hunt following the sudden disappearance of 17 children, only for that term to take on a much more literal meaning.

(Warning: Spoilers ahead.)

At first, schoolteacher Justine Gandy (Julia Garner) is scapegoated, an all-caps ‘WITCH’ spray-painted into the side of her car, the kind of far-flung accusation only a desperate parent would make. In hindsight, that paint job doubles up as a giant foreshadowing sign, pointing to the exact kind of evil lurking in Maybrook’s midst all along.

With her cheery disposition, girlish voice and overly accommodating nature, Gladys (Amy Madigan) appears as a sweet old woman. “We have not met, is that right?,” principal Marcus Miller (Benedict Wong) asks her. He’s looking into Alex Lilly (Cary Christopher), th

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