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Post by Leo of Red Keep on May 31, 2019 8:55:55 GMT
Definitely The Last Kingdom for a GoT-like show. It doesn’t aspire to GoT’s scope, which is actually refreshing — it follows its hero, Uhtred Ragnarsson, aka Uhtred of Bebbanburg, during the Viking conquests of the English kindgoms. Hero is a loose word here, because Uhtred wants pussy, power and gold, and he has a massive ego, but he’s a fun character to follow and the rest of the cast is very good.Uhtred is a total dick, but the show is fantastic. I almost felt like Alfred was the central character of season 3 and the show was better for it. It's going to be interesting without him in season 4. There is something that keeps me from really getting caught into The Last Kingdom, and I am pretty sure it is the inability to sympathise with the protagonist. I do not dislike Uthred, he is far less unpleasant than Ned Stark, but I cannot get to care about him and his blunders. In GoT, there were plenty other sides or characters to fall back on. The Last Kingdom is very much centred on one. Maybe if Alfred were more prominent that would do it. I guess it sort of did in the first season but I am stuck at the beginning of the 2nd, trying to finish re-watching the 2nd episode. I like to watch episodes twice to catch additional things. If it doesn't work, if I get bored on re-watch, the series is not really worth watching. I really like the apparent pertinence of the world building though, so I'll insist a little more.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on May 31, 2019 11:10:45 GMT
Uhtred is a total dick, but the show is fantastic. I almost felt like Alfred was the central character of season 3 and the show was better for it. It's going to be interesting without him in season 4. There is something that keeps me from really getting caught into The Last Kingdom, and I am pretty sure it is the inability to sympathise with the protagonist. I do not dislike Uthred, he is far less unpleasant than Ned Stark, but I cannot get to care about him and his blunders. In GoT, there were plenty other sides or characters to fall back on. The Last Kingdom is very much centred on one. Maybe if Alfred were more prominent that would do it. I guess it sort of did in the first season but I am stuck at the beginning of the 2nd, trying to finish re-watching the 2nd episode. I like to watch episodes twice to catch additional things. If it doesn't work, if I get bored on re-watch, the series is not really worth watching. I really like the apparent pertinence of the world building though, so I'll insist a little more. I think it balances both sides at least in the first season. It does a great job of not emphasizing the evils of men and focuses more on the cultures that instigate conflict. Uthred was a good character to do that with because he has a tendency to care about others, but is emotionally damaged. He has no issues with killing either side if they personally wrong him. He's not likeable, but he is a good window to that world.
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Post by Leo of Red Keep on May 31, 2019 11:23:43 GMT
I think it balances both sides at least in the first season. It does a great job of not emphasizing the evils of men and focuses more on the cultures that instigate conflict. Uthred was a good character to do that with because he has a tendency to care about others, but is emotionally damaged. He has no issues with killing either side if they personally wrong him. He's not likeable, but he is a good window to that world. Uthred's a fool. That's the whole problem I have with him.
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