There were a lot of reasons to look forward to the sprawling new adaptation of The Stand on CBS All Access when it launched last year, from its all-star cast to the possibility that it would offer hope in a dark time with its tale of pandemic survivors banding together to vanquish evil. For longtime Stephen King fans, though, the most tantalizing thing about the miniseries was a new contribution from King himself: A much-hyped “coda” scene that would offer some new sense of resolution to the epic tale of light versus darkness at the end of the world. Now the series finale, and King’s new ending, has arrived, and with it comes a poignant answer to one of the biggest lingering question in the author’s massive body of work.
I watched the first episode and it was so bad I didn’t watch any more.