richardratliff

Where my boats at? Where my dragons at?

I was skeptical. I watched the first 3 episodes and so far I am extremely satisfied. This is how you have a show with strong women characters. This is how you balance a storyline. This is how you write dialogue. The characters are well written and acted. The costumes are very good. The CGI is great. There is only one spot where it looks like they stretched the CGI a little thin. You are going to have that though.

HBO you did just fine. Don't mess it up!

On a side note I never read the books. This show is actually making me interesting in reading the novels.

I always been a Tolkien fan. I read all of those books. Since Rings of Power offers nothing for me I think I will be diving into this world of boats and dragons. I am stoked.

They should call this show, "If libs had powers". The irony is that Homelander personifies what left wing consider to be justice. Besides the whole premise being self-defeating, the show is boring. Constant sex scenes for no reason, and people standing in rooms talking. Maybe 5 minutes of action each episode and that is usually just torture. Either the writers make this show horrible on purpose or everything that think is cool is actually kitsch.

If you are into the inaccurate depiction of Scandanavian peoples as mohawked hippies, then you may not enjoy this film. This is not a glamourized style of storytelling we are witnessing here. This is a visceral depiction of those times, the people, and their motives. There was a lot of nuances to the female performances in this film and I really appreciated it.

All in all, it is an excellent film and a window into the chattel slavery of the North. A system of slavery where one enslaved another that looked and may even talk like you.