A Stony Brook Away

An episode in which different references are more significant than the story itself. And , near the expected fall of Pampeia, offering , as reasonable final solution , the revenge of mercenaries.

After seven episodes, a bizarre conclusion about this mediocre series. Not exactly waste of time but saved by clothes, rooms, paintings, sculptures, garden, animals and social portraits of the year 1384. In some measure, enough. For other expectations, a kind of satire in which the bad aspect is the reduced characters at stereotypes silhouettes.

Sure, potential, good intentions and cliches. But , not doubts, the only gift of this The Decameron is the serious kick for read ( again) the book of Giovanni Boccacio.

Neifile and Panfilo. The young Jacopo. The fall of too ambitious Pampinea. And the worlds out of villa , from outlaw clerks and warriors to the poor people in original Christian community.

A pretty coherent crafted episode, better, in some traits , by previous ones. And interesting, in some measure good point of young Aston Wray as Jacopo.

Nice development of Tindaro by Douggie McMeekin and fair performance of Tony Hale as Sirisco. In rest, the same game of stereotypes and a story too long for be more than an improvisation. So, rooms, roads and clothes as basic virtue of this medicre ( if we are real honest ) The Decameron.