I am completely baffled by the scheme in this episode. The logic eludes me completely. Do I need to read the book, or is this an invention of the adaptation? Anyway, it’s been a bit of comic relief after the melodrama of the previous episodes. Aside from being deeply confused, I’m happy.
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I’m not sure if its terrible direction or the actor, because nobody, even Pond, is doing really well, but Earth is just painful to watch. He’s a ham. I’m struggling just to get through his scenes in this first episode. I’m guessing the standards go up a lot throughout the series, because the rating is up over eight stars. Or is that wishful thinking in my part?
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It’s a great start, kicking off with Khem’s protective amulet losing its potency in a dark alley, forcing him to recite a spell he hasn’t heard since he was a child, and first gained the protection of the amulet. From there it’s all on, with the ghostly plane Khem’s seen all along suddenly presenting a threat when this protection ends. The acting is naturalistic, so far, which helps immersion immensely. There’s a lot of lore and background in the novel that is implied in the first episode, but isn’t explicit. The ghost that’s always at Khem’s back, for example. It’s been done well, with his demeanour changing with context in a smart way. They’re really looking after fans of the source material.The core cast is nice. They seem to have nailed everything. I’m optimistic, so long as they only change things to serve the story and characters, rather than out of caprice. So far they’ve done that. I recommend people watch the episode 0 BTS. It gives an idea of how invested in doing this right the cast and crew have been. A few of them even misted up talking about how important the project was to them.
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Isn’t it nice to watch characters who communicate and inform themselves, rather than assuming the worst?My persistent thought for this episode is, why would Vee write off San’s declaration as delusions of loneliness? We’ve watched an ostensibly straight, homophobic centurian come around to the idea of caring for another man so clearly and honestly. The change has been organic and obvious. It’d be hard to miss that he’s fallen for Vee.Anyway, Offroad’s acting has improved from episode to episode, and I no longer feel like I’m watching a cartoon, so I’m enjoying this series more and more as I watch more of it 🙃
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With all the corn, cheese, and ham bom is churning out, the food trucks were redundant. I don’t know if the director can’t control him, or that completely discordant performance is their idea, but either way, it’s very jarring. The rest of the cast is fabulous. I’m very attached to Wenai/Veynai. He’s my favourite character.
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Cherry Blossoms after Winter Episode 3
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The estrangement between Taesung and Haebom made no sense to me, but if he’s fallen for him a while back it’s more understandable. I saw another person thought the bullying stopping was unnaturally sudden, but as someone who has often had to step in with bullies it’s totally usual. Bullies only bully when it costs them nothing. In my experience, it’s really only in film and TV shows that bullies aren’t complete cowards. On the whole, they count the costs, and as soon as it becomes difficult to bully someone they will move on. I like Taesung’s friends.
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Despite the elaboration on the end of the first episode clearing up the confusion from that, it doesn’t make episode one any less problematic. At least they don’t repeat the same mistake in episode two. It’s much better.
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The humour and character rendering is great, but the story telling is really third rate. Don’t be concerned and rewatch the last few minutes. That wasn’t a malfunction in the player. It was just some of the worst editing this side of the 1960s porn industry. I love the characters introduced thus far, and just hope the first episode is the worst of the storyboarding in this series.
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