Despite good performances from LaKeith Stanfield (of course) and Clark Backo, as well as some often great direction from Melina Matsoukas, The Changeling is a big ol’ mess. It’s a mishmash of genres, moving from romance to horror to fantasy, and on top of that, the pacing is piss-poor with many questions left unanswered. The first few episodes move really slowly before finally breaking fully into the story around midseason; however, it then has two straight Stanfield-free bottle episodes that completely kill the momentum. It was a laborious watch in a binge, and I really can’t imagine anyone staying with this series on a week-to-week basis.