On the plus side, the production was top notch with nice costumes and CGI.
However, the crux of this series can be summed up with that old favorite phrase from the Seinfeld TV series, "Yadda Yadda Yadda, Blah Blah Blah". Not only is the dialog dull, inane, and mostly pointless; it goes on forever and ever, without taking you anywhere (admittedly it is occasionally interrupted by some interesting action sequences). By the tenth episode I was glad that it had ended.
Other drawbacks are:
The character of Blackthorne. I don't know if it was the actor, director, or script, but this character was dull, boorish, and obnoxious (and he always had this confused, dumb look on his face). This is not something you want in a protagonist.
Mariko's character was uninteresting and boring. I did not even feel sad when she met her demise; my reaction was more "Oh well" (shrug).
However, the crux of this series can be summed up with that old favorite phrase from the Seinfeld TV series, "Yadda Yadda Yadda, Blah Blah Blah". Not only is the dialog dull, inane, and mostly pointless; it goes on forever and ever, without taking you anywhere (admittedly it is occasionally interrupted by some interesting action sequences). By the tenth episode I was glad that it had ended.
Other drawbacks are:
The character of Blackthorne. I don't know if it was the actor, director, or script, but this character was dull, boorish, and obnoxious (and he always had this confused, dumb look on his face). This is not something you want in a protagonist.
Mariko's character was uninteresting and boring. I did not even feel sad when she met her demise; my reaction was more "Oh well" (shrug).
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