There are a lot of things they've done to extend the story out of a single point-of- view narrative of the book, a necessary act for an hour long, multi season series. I should warn you that I've read the book multiple times and it is probably my favorite of Gaiman's output.
I loved the Mad Sweeney and Laura Moon expansion. I adored what they did with Media and Tech Boy. I even thought the addition of Vulcan was excellent. And I could go all day on how they expanded that one chapter-ending story that featured Bilquis and built her into a major player.
So many things I've loved about this series so far.
"It's religious Darwinism. Adapt or die out."
This episode gives me the first thing I don't like about the series. How Easter changed from the book, a hippie like figure with flowers in her hair who took care of the city children of San Francisco, feeding them, and nurturing them, and made her old wealth, high society lady in Kentucky. Though making Media the deliverer of the take down monologue was an interesting touch; in the book it was Wednesday who tore her down.
In the book, Ostara, or Easter as she was called in the book, was a goddess of the people and was among the people. Which makes sense as Ostara isn't the kind of deity to be invoked by some middle man in a pulpit, she's worshiped as a part of the fertility festivals. In the book, she and Wednesday talk in a diner.
In the series, she's a socialite surrounded by people who are anything but common. There are 14 different Jesus representations including a virgin mother or two with a baby Jesus suckling at her breast. There is not a common person in sight. Even Media, Tech Boy, Mr. World and the Cyber Thug Dancers. She lives in a sprawling estate.
I should back up. There was on "common person" there but Laura Moon doesn't count any more now that she's taken on the title of Dead Wife.
And then there is that wrathful moment where she takes spring away. What the hell?!
I'm glad they expanded her role, like Mad Sweeney and Laura and Bilquis, but did they have to sacrifice the character from the book to get there? I'm curious how they're going to reconcile that temper tantrum in the coming seasons.
The season finally ends about a fifth of the way through the book. It looks like the next stop in Season 2 begins with the House on the Rock and Bilquis is gonna be waiting for them.
I loved the Mad Sweeney and Laura Moon expansion. I adored what they did with Media and Tech Boy. I even thought the addition of Vulcan was excellent. And I could go all day on how they expanded that one chapter-ending story that featured Bilquis and built her into a major player.
So many things I've loved about this series so far.
"It's religious Darwinism. Adapt or die out."
This episode gives me the first thing I don't like about the series. How Easter changed from the book, a hippie like figure with flowers in her hair who took care of the city children of San Francisco, feeding them, and nurturing them, and made her old wealth, high society lady in Kentucky. Though making Media the deliverer of the take down monologue was an interesting touch; in the book it was Wednesday who tore her down.
In the book, Ostara, or Easter as she was called in the book, was a goddess of the people and was among the people. Which makes sense as Ostara isn't the kind of deity to be invoked by some middle man in a pulpit, she's worshiped as a part of the fertility festivals. In the book, she and Wednesday talk in a diner.
In the series, she's a socialite surrounded by people who are anything but common. There are 14 different Jesus representations including a virgin mother or two with a baby Jesus suckling at her breast. There is not a common person in sight. Even Media, Tech Boy, Mr. World and the Cyber Thug Dancers. She lives in a sprawling estate.
I should back up. There was on "common person" there but Laura Moon doesn't count any more now that she's taken on the title of Dead Wife.
And then there is that wrathful moment where she takes spring away. What the hell?!
I'm glad they expanded her role, like Mad Sweeney and Laura and Bilquis, but did they have to sacrifice the character from the book to get there? I'm curious how they're going to reconcile that temper tantrum in the coming seasons.
The season finally ends about a fifth of the way through the book. It looks like the next stop in Season 2 begins with the House on the Rock and Bilquis is gonna be waiting for them.