Note: Most of my reviews contain spoilers, but I try that none of these spoilers can "actually spoil" any important surprise in the story arc so you can read without worrying.
Strongly inspired (in my opinion) in the 1981's movie "Excalibur" by J. Boorman and the book that inspired this movie "La Morte d'Arthur" by Sir T. Mallory, this episode gives a good start and a quick introduction to the story. Practically identical to Boorman's version about the birth of Arthur and very different about the personalities and motivations of each character this series have both familiar and unfamiliar elements in its plot.
In this sense, my main comment about this episode and the series in general, is that even when it lacks many of the elements that we normally enjoy in a story inspired in the Arthurian legend is that it is completely worth a try. It has good elements of its own.
A small extract from the dialogues:
----Arthur and Merlin entering the castle---- Arthur: "It's a ruin." Merlin: "The Romans built it. WE'LL CREATE THE FUTURE HERE"
Thanks for reading
IMDb review by David del Real. Ciudad de México, México September 2017
Strongly inspired (in my opinion) in the 1981's movie "Excalibur" by J. Boorman and the book that inspired this movie "La Morte d'Arthur" by Sir T. Mallory, this episode gives a good start and a quick introduction to the story. Practically identical to Boorman's version about the birth of Arthur and very different about the personalities and motivations of each character this series have both familiar and unfamiliar elements in its plot.
In this sense, my main comment about this episode and the series in general, is that even when it lacks many of the elements that we normally enjoy in a story inspired in the Arthurian legend is that it is completely worth a try. It has good elements of its own.
A small extract from the dialogues:
----Arthur and Merlin entering the castle---- Arthur: "It's a ruin." Merlin: "The Romans built it. WE'LL CREATE THE FUTURE HERE"
Thanks for reading
IMDb review by David del Real. Ciudad de México, México September 2017