Episode 1: THE SOUL CAN'T REST

Crow Rating: 4 Crows

Written By: Bryze Zabel

Directed By: Kari Skogland

Originally aired on WGN: 9/26/98

Music in this episode from: Monster Magnet, Pluto, and Crystal Method

Story Line
On the first anniversary of his death, rock musician Eric Draven reappears, bent on revenge against those who brutally murdered both him and his soul mate Shelly. Draven painfully starts to piece together what happened the night he and his lover died. Draven was a rising rock musician with a promising career; Webster was a professional photographer. Their brutal murder by a gang of contract killers is inexplicable to Detective Daryl Albrecht who, despite the opposition of his superiors, is still investigating the crime. As his disorientation gives way to rage, Draven hunts down the gang, trying to find the person who ordered the killings. After a brutal fight that should have destroyed him, he reconnects with Sarah , a tough-talking teenager he and Shelly were close to and the only one willing to believe his story. Detective Albrecht shockingly suspects Draven of staging his own death and murdering Shelly. Everyone else thinks he is an impostor, trying to step into a dead man's shoes. As he comes closer to discovering the truth of their deaths, Draven also struggles to understand his growing supernatural abilities and to control the murderous rage he feels whenever he transforms into The Crow.

Personal Thoughts
Good way to start the series. Since it is based on the movie, it made sense to use a similar plot to get things started. Helped introduce those new to The Crow.