An interesting follow up to PILLARS OF THE EARTH but certainly no sequel. The first four episodes are slow, ponderous, lack exciting direction and no cinematography to speak of. Stay loyal and keep watching, though, because its full of lufe, energy, and apparently a higher production budget because everything looks and sounds better. The show actually belongs in medieval England and the viewer is ripped out of their armchair from the 21st century to find themselves in the middle of the action, be it war with France, losing the fight to the pestillence or getting lost in a love tragedy. The story itself lacks the religious ferocity of PILLARS and by comparison its really just a love story coupled with power struggles but its still fun to watch.
Review of World Without End
