Finished the show, and while I enjoyed the show, it felt like it was almost a prologue for a greater story that we will be getting later, or that it was incomplete somehow. There were many aspects of the show that worked, but it just seemed to be missing something, its hard to put my finger on what though. Maybe because, while the setting is unique, a lot of the plots were things I've seen done many times over, like the star crossed lovers, the supernatural creature as metaphor for oppressed minority, and done with more flavor. I feel like the show has a ton of potential though, and am excited to see what a second season brings. It clear that a lot of thought has gone into this world and how it works, and I think the setting is one of the strongest parts of the show.
Well way to go faun assassin cult, you managed to make literally everything worse for your people, smooth move! So Jonah finally decides decides to do something, and its to be a fascist asshole who tries to undue any progress his father made. Who is pretty chill about incest as well, apparently. At least he kept the carnival guy around as an adviser, so maybe there is hope for him yet.
So most everything is crappy, but at least Philo and Vignette are together, even if its in a fae ghetto under armed guard. I think Orlando Bloom carried a lot of this show, I thought he did a really good job here, this part really played to his strengths. He and CD had pretty good chemistry, and while I think that she isnt the greatest of actresses, she did pretty well here, especially when she got to do more than be angry.
So it was Piety the whole time, with a super creepy flesh golem killing people to make her prophesy happen! Damn lady, your are cold as ice. Sad to see her and the Chancellor go, but they probably had to go to let this reset of the status quo happen. Its always good to have Jarred Harris around, so maybe he can come back in flashbacks?
Maybe next season we will find out more about the rest of the world, like who The Pact is, and why they hate the fae so much? Meet some more creatures? We have seen some species around who we havnt really spoken to very much yet, and I hope its something we get more of next season. Maybe Imogen and Agreus will explore the world more?
At least Imogen and Agreus managed to get the hell out of dodge before they started rounding fae up, and just in the nick of time. I ended up really loving their story, and I am interested to see where they end up.
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