The OA: a television puzzle box of mystical kookery

By Michael Idato
Updated January 14 2017 - 12:08am, first published 12:00am
Derivative but engaging: Brit Marling as Prairie Johnson in <i>The OA</i>. Photo: Supplied
Derivative but engaging: Brit Marling as Prairie Johnson in <i>The OA</i>. Photo: Supplied

Maybe it was the rekindling of Twin Peaks that served as the catalyst for the new wave of mystical small-town dramas. Or is it simply a cultural touchstone born in Peyton Place and iced like a cake in the ensuing decades with touches borrowed from Poltergeist and The Amityille Horror?

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