Patience

Patience

Season
Episode
1
1

Airdate
June 28, 2016

Viewers
0.63 million

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Centric character
Amy Hughes

Other backstory characters
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Other backstory character
Tall Man

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Ratings
0.63 million

Written by
Edward Kitsis,
Adam Horowitz
& Ian Goldberg

Directed by
Adam Horowitz

Starring
Elizabeth Mitchell - Deborah "Deb" Carpenter
Elizabeth Lail - Amy Hughes
Amber Coney - Carolina "Cricket" Diaz
Alberto Frezza - Deputy Garrett Sykes
Eli Goree - Joel Goodson
Mark Indelicato - Blair Ramos
Ronen Rubinstein - Alex Powell
Paulina Singer - Jessie Tyler
Zelda Williams - Drew Reeves

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Guest Starring
Morgan Taylor Campbell - Margot Tate
 Zachary Gordon - Jason "Blotter" Cohen
 Charles Mesure - Sheriff Boyd Heelan
 Tony Todd - Tall Man

Co-Starring
Jenna Berman - Krissy
 Jan Bos - Mr. Lupus
 Tommy Douglas - Posse Sheriff
 Michelle Martin - Mrs. Tate
 Kelly McCabe - Posse Deputy
 Jaeda Lilly Miller - Young Girl
 Darren Moore - Dave
 Marilyn Norry - Older Woman
 Heba Shire - Mel
 Rhys Williams - Jessie's Ex-Boyfriend

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"**Patience**" is the 1st episode of ***Dead of Summer***.

## Summary

After being closed for several years, Camp Stillwater is set to reopen. Deb, the new owner, has poured her heart, soul, and life savings into rebuilding the camp she remembers fondly as a child. She isn't the only one who is delighted to return; six previous campers — Alex, Jessie, Cricket, Joel, Blair, and Blotter — have joined her as counselors, hoping to enjoy the freedom that camp provides now that they are older. Amy, a newcomer, is not just new to Stillwater, but to Camp in general. While Amy tries to blend in with the already tight-knit group, Drew prefers to remain alone. Amy is the first to notice that something is off as everyone settles down

## **Teaser**

*Lake Stillwater, Wisconsin*
*1871*
The tall man is playing a discordant note on his piano slightly turning his head as he presses the piano keys inside his candle lit cabin at night. Crickets chirp as seven bearded men with rifles and torches whisper as they run towards the cabin. Four of the men break into the cabin with one of them pointing his rifle at the tall man while he continues playing the piano. "That's him!", they shout to one another while walking towards the tall man. "Get his hands!" one of them says while trying to restrain the tall man while he struggles to continue playing the piano. Three men with rifles and torches stayed outside guarding the cabin. Inside the cabin the men scream, "What did you do to them? Where are they?" Bodies are seen floating face down in Lake Stillwater. The tall man strains his face as he continues struggling to play the piano as the men try to restrain him. More bodies float atop of the lake. The tall man continues playing his piano pressing hard on the keys as almost holding on as the men grab his hands. A man and a female float face down in the lake. The tall man continues playing the piano straining his face hard as he struggles with everyone. Even more bodies are floating on the lake. The tall man continues to struggle as he is looking up until he gives up, and is pulled away as his hands were pressing the piano. We see a panoramic view of all bodies in the lake, and bloody red water starts to gurgle to the top.

*DEAD OF SUMMER*

### **Act I**

*Summer, 1989*
*3 Days 'Til Camp Opens*

The night turns to morning in Lake Stillwater. "Miss You Much" by Janet Jackson plays in the background of Camp Stillwater. Amy is walking towards the bus when Joel startles her. Alex, Jason, Blair and Cricket show up and introduce themselves to Amy.

## Trivia

* The title of this episode is derived from the song of the same name by Guns N' Roses.
* "Lullaby" by The Cure can be heard in the background during the first Lake Stillwater scene.

## Production

* The title of this episode was officially confirmed by Freeform on May 19, 2016. The original title of this episode was "Like a Prayer", but it was renamed for unknown reasons.
* Shooting for this episode took place in various Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada locations between March 21, 2016 and April 8, 2016. There was a two week hiatus between production for this episode and production for the second episode.

## Reception

### **Ratings**

This episode received mixed reviews and was watched by 0.63 million viewers, scoring a 0.23 rating in the 18-49 demographic, ranking twenty-fifth in its time-slot.

### **Reviews**

This episode received mixed reviews from television critics.

* The review aggregator website *Rotten Tomatoes* reported a 50% approval rating, with an average rating of 5.6 out of 10, based on 12 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "*Dead of Summer* sets a spooky stage for a silly period creepfest, but its lack of actual scares adds up to an altogether underwhelming experience."
* Molly Freeman of *ScreenRant* gave the series premiere a positive review stating, "While the premise of *Dead of Summer* sounds familiar to any horror movie fan, the show benefits from not being directly tied to an existing horror franchise since it won't suffer for being compared to movies beloved by generations."
* Sonia Saraiya of *Variety* wrote a mixed review: "*Dead of Summer* makes for a schlocky hour that never quite gets boring. At the very least, while escaping the dog days of summer inside with the air-conditioning, there's plenty of fun to be had in laughing at how bad it is."
* Alex McGown of *The A.V. Club* gave the first episode a C rating, stating "Its story is so clunky, and characters so wafer-thin, it all but evaporates into a haze of trite jump-scare beats and hoary teen tropes."
* Dan Fienberg of *The Hollywood Reporter* gave a more negative review: "*Dead of Summer* is just run-of-the-mill unintentionally bad -- a mishmash of genres and structures and stock characters that maybe aspires to something original and falls flat."

## Gallery

Gallery of photographic stills released to promote the episode.

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## Videos

Gallery of videos used to promote the episode.

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## References

1. ↑ An Unforgettable Summer Kicks Off in the Series Premiere of ‘Dead of Summer’ on June 28, by Freeform, May 19, 2016.
2. ↑ Freeform 2016 Upfronts, by Freeform, April 7, 2016.
3. ↑ NEW SERIES: Eddie Kitsis & Adam Horowitz’s DEAD OF SUMMER With Elizabeth Mitchell & Elizabeth Lail Starts Filming by *YVRShoots.com*, March 21, 2016.
4. ↑ YVRShoots Tweet
5. ↑ SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.28.16
6. ↑ Dead of Summer: Season 1 (2016), *RottenTomatoes.com*.
7. ↑ Dead of Summer Series Premiere Review: Entertaining Teen Horror TV by Molly Freeman, June 28, 2016, *ScreenRant.com*.
8. ↑ [http://variety.com/2016/tv/reviews/dead-of-summer-review-freeform-1201805111/ by Sonia Saraiya, June 28, 2016, *Variety.com*.
9. ↑ Dead of Summer's cartoonish hackwork puts the "camp" in "summer-camp horror" by Alex McGown, June 28, 2016, *AVClub.com*.
10. ↑ 'Dead of Summer': TV Review by Dan Fienberg, June 28, 2016, *HollywoodReporter.com*.