Isolated from the world and unable to leave the rig thanks to this dense mist, the show’s heroes are forced to reckon with the consequences of their oil drilling when they learn they may have unearthed an ancient evil beneath the sea’s surface. By the time viewers see spores from the strange fog infect the rig’s workers and change their personalities, the biggest unanswered mystery of the series becomes why The Rig isn’t more widely remembered. While I’m A Virgo’s Parking Tickets subplot is an ingenious addition to the show, Riley’s series was either too cerebral for mainstream audiences, too brash in its delivery, or simply suppressed by the rest of the releases that arrived around the same time.
Author: Cathal Gunning
Published at: 2025-12-03 22:16:16
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