I like chorizo and I like chocolate, but I don't eat a chorizo sandwich with chocolate. This TV series mixes too many generic aspects and combines them to spit them out in a really decaffeinated tapestry.
The technical side is fine overall and the combination of CGI and makeup (for the fantastic beings that appear) are pretty good. In fact, for a TV series it seems to me that it has a more than acceptable level, without being those of a movie with a much bigger budget. The magical effects are quite well done.
The story in general, as well as the characters, don't convince me and the presentation of the relationships between them is too forced. Of course, the homosexual allusions between young boys do not seem to me to fit at all with this kind of stories with a medieval background. It is normal that a waitress of the XXI century can confuse two friends with a couple of gay men, but in this context of the series is extremely forced.
I also find it an insult to compare this series to a mix between 'Game of Thrones' and 'Lord of the Rings'. It is a far cry from either of the two, and not only in the themes it deals with, but also in the way it presents everything. While the former is clearly a political and family power struggle (something that does not exist here), the latter has something fundamental that this TV show lacks: an adventure with characters that interrelate and seek to complete a fundamental mission that will change the course of history, while presenting a clear and lethal antagonist.
The combination of chorizo and chocolate is not working out very well for them, even having hired the Professor from La Casa de Papel. We will see what plans there will be in the future.
The technical side is fine overall and the combination of CGI and makeup (for the fantastic beings that appear) are pretty good. In fact, for a TV series it seems to me that it has a more than acceptable level, without being those of a movie with a much bigger budget. The magical effects are quite well done.
The story in general, as well as the characters, don't convince me and the presentation of the relationships between them is too forced. Of course, the homosexual allusions between young boys do not seem to me to fit at all with this kind of stories with a medieval background. It is normal that a waitress of the XXI century can confuse two friends with a couple of gay men, but in this context of the series is extremely forced.
I also find it an insult to compare this series to a mix between 'Game of Thrones' and 'Lord of the Rings'. It is a far cry from either of the two, and not only in the themes it deals with, but also in the way it presents everything. While the former is clearly a political and family power struggle (something that does not exist here), the latter has something fundamental that this TV show lacks: an adventure with characters that interrelate and seek to complete a fundamental mission that will change the course of history, while presenting a clear and lethal antagonist.
The combination of chorizo and chocolate is not working out very well for them, even having hired the Professor from La Casa de Papel. We will see what plans there will be in the future.