It explores the journey to discover the forces behind QAnon, a movement fueled by conspiracy theories that has grown in scope and political significance.
All of this culminates in the attack on the Capitol, and then Hoback reveals who he thinks Q is, which leads to... nothing. The real question is what have we become when so many embrace such paranoid delusions?
Whether it's through a morbid fascination with its subjects, or investment in storytelling at the expense of enlightenment, Q: Into the Storm doesn't live up to its full potential.
Filmmaker Cullen Hoback seems to have as much fun playing cat and mouse with the insufferable creators of 8chan, who soon tire with their riddles, lies and misogyny.
However unconventionally amateur it is -- and it is at times -- the docuseries is a must-see for a clearer perspective on the damaged America of 2020 heading into the elections of 2024.
Q: Into the Storm doesn't neglect to connect a movement they insist is heroic at best and harmless at worst with a surge in racist, anti-Semitic and Islamophobic violence and a rekindled rise in neo-Nazism.
Like many multi-episode docuseries, Into the Storm could have completed its journey in less than six hours, but Hoback appears determined not to leave any stones unturned, and given the stakes, it was worth the effort.
It'll give you a better understanding of the QAnon phenomenon and just how so many people could buy into theories that seem to not make a lot of sense.
The project could have worked to counter or explore the damage QAnon has done to the wobbling facade of American democracy, but instead it's a rollicking game that could arguably make things worse.
