I really looked forward to this show after seeing the endless commercials and trailers. It has definitely gotten better as the episodes have progressed but I think it is still just average at this point. I am hoping to be fully on board as the season goes on. I think I have been spoiled by shows like The Tudors and Game of Thrones where there is plenty of sex and violence but it usually doesn't feel gratuitous. I think they were going for shock value with a same sex scene early on. They were definitely trying to shock us with the torture scene last week. Oddly the early scene where the poor soul was being skinned felt more real to me than forced. Some of this is unavoidable because it would have been a violent and quite filthy time to live. I'm willing to give it time for the characters to gel and come into their roles a little more fully. The premise is sound if confusing at times. I had to watch one episode twice in a row to make sure I had all the names and all the drama straight. I do think this could be a winner if the pieces keep coming together.
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Coming together
SilkyWilky7 October 2015
I've seen the potential in this series from the start, but it has so far lacked a coming together in a richness of the story, and certainly in the pilot it was choppy, and some of the acting wasn't great. From filming to screening it's been very quick, perhaps too rushed, and everyone involved has still been finding their feet. Something of all that.
I think it's worth saying that the whole thing has historical inaccuracies. It's primarily a story, one that is set in a generalised middle ages as envisioned from the US. A lot of care has been taken for reasonable accuracy, a lot of criticisms in the reviews here are wrong or misleading.
In this episode, I felt the plot thicken. It began to bring in more layers of the story, some maybe predictable, some less so. Rather than being left piecing it together, I'm left thinking about what may happen next - a good thing.
The whole production of this episode was smoother. The violence and sex holds up. The characters are filling out and the acting is getting there. And Wales really is wet most of the time - I wish they would show more of the rain, celebrate it, there's no other way! So, baby steps, let's see where this show goes next.
I think it's worth saying that the whole thing has historical inaccuracies. It's primarily a story, one that is set in a generalised middle ages as envisioned from the US. A lot of care has been taken for reasonable accuracy, a lot of criticisms in the reviews here are wrong or misleading.
In this episode, I felt the plot thicken. It began to bring in more layers of the story, some maybe predictable, some less so. Rather than being left piecing it together, I'm left thinking about what may happen next - a good thing.
The whole production of this episode was smoother. The violence and sex holds up. The characters are filling out and the acting is getting there. And Wales really is wet most of the time - I wish they would show more of the rain, celebrate it, there's no other way! So, baby steps, let's see where this show goes next.
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