You can skip this! Trust me, you are not missing out on much.
Ah shucks! One more revisit to a tale that has been told and retold a zillion times... a bastard son becomes a reluctant king trying to bring together broken factions, falls in love and learns that his queen betrays him to his friend... so sleeps with his sister, and sires another bastard son who is destined to kill him... in all this he is supported by a person called Merlin, who can be a Mentor, Friend, Philosopher, Guide, General, Magical Wizard, depending on the whim of the person retelling the story... lets hope this rehash, doesn't suck and the network gives it some semblance of an ending, instead of unceremoniously cancelling it like all the other versions.
#WishfulThinking
Edit/Update (21/12/2023)
The adaptation is pretty decent, and as the season progresses, it gets better with every episode... but there is still so many moving parts, which I guess gets covered in Bernard Cornwell's book, which is regarded by many as one of the superior adaptations of the Arthurian Legends, in the recent times... that said, so far, the choices made by the makers have been refreshing, interesting and smart... which brings me back to the same issue I mentioned in my original post... I hope this gets a complete run, where the makers get a chance to tell the story in full, and the networks associated don't cancel it midway.
#TheCurseOfArthurianLegends
Take no notice of the negative comments this is actually a ok show.
I dislike Inclusive movies and series
Almost passed from reading the comments here, but glad I decided to make my own assessment. It took into episode three for me for it to completely find its legs, and then I power binged the rest.
This isn't the same old story and I'm thankful for that. There's at least a half dozen movies I can revisit if I want more of the same. This is something new and interesting precisely because you don't always know what's coming. It's certainly not without its issues, but I think dismissing this show after one or two episodes would be a big mistake.
Interesting characters with beautiful sets and scenery go into the win column. Some overused tropes and a few out of character moments hold this back from it's full potential. All in all this was an entertaining watch and I'm looking forward to another season.
Great so far very enjoyable
Well, another complete bastardization of the commonly accepted Arthurian legends. Characters are mixed up, relationships are mixed up, roles are mixed up...
The production is done reasonably well but I cannot stomach the bastardized story line... At least not after watching S1E1... I'll not be watching more episodes especially if MGM requires me to pay above and beyond basic subscription.
1/10 :poop:
I was so looking forward to this, I did no research at all and just wanted to watch it…
The first 5-10 mins started well and I thought oh this is going to be okay!
Then it started, race changing, implanting people that just shouldn’t be there at this time in history and all in the name of PC WOKERY…..
15 mins in and I switched it off and will not return to it again, give this rubbish a wide wide berth….
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I really wanted to like and give this a honest try. And I did try....3 times...but oh boy the more I tried to be open minded the more I discovered horrible screenplay and very bad cut. Really not worth at the end to put time in it.
It could have been a good series, but it wasn't. I don't know what HBO was thinking when they cast such ugly actors, because the point would be to have beautiful, visually appealing people in it who would grab you. But this has made it specifically unwatchable.
All 10 episodes are now available on ITVx player
All 10 episodes are available today 21/12-2023 on ITVx player
The Premiere date is wrong!
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The book this is based on is actually an interesting subversion of the Arthurian story, but the television show is not great. Lackluster acting, flat writing and no sense of pacing. Someone at the studio was sniffing around for a "hot IP" but squandered it.