A princess (Marem Hassler) is dying of a type of disease that will need an elixir or else her people could very well decline into chaos and despair as they (along with King Targot (Marc Duret)) lost a devastating war with another race, needing her leadership in order to recover. Her loyal and faithful protector, Khondor (Karl Landler), will go wherever, do whatever, and give whatever it takes to see that she doesn't perish.
As you often see in these episodes of Metal Hurlant, it just feels like you have large scale implications within a thirty format that seems to call for a longer running time. The episode basically has Khondor go a couple places throughout sectors in space (including following a lead to an alchemist played by B-movie stalwart, John Rhys-Davies) in order to locate a serum that will save his princess. Landler speaks very methodically, elaborating certain words in each sentence, adding a little bit of an aggression to the voice. While the ending really establishes Khondor as quite loyal all the way to the end, it feels like "all the blood" is a bit ridiculous. It proves a point (Khondor is willing sacrifice it all for his lady), but maybe to an extreme that wasn't necessary, except for dramatic purposes. In my mind, a flat episode.
As you often see in these episodes of Metal Hurlant, it just feels like you have large scale implications within a thirty format that seems to call for a longer running time. The episode basically has Khondor go a couple places throughout sectors in space (including following a lead to an alchemist played by B-movie stalwart, John Rhys-Davies) in order to locate a serum that will save his princess. Landler speaks very methodically, elaborating certain words in each sentence, adding a little bit of an aggression to the voice. While the ending really establishes Khondor as quite loyal all the way to the end, it feels like "all the blood" is a bit ridiculous. It proves a point (Khondor is willing sacrifice it all for his lady), but maybe to an extreme that wasn't necessary, except for dramatic purposes. In my mind, a flat episode.
