The IMP is back. That's right, your favorite non-book reading Legend of the Seeker-watching reviewer is here to share his insights on the latest episode. Or should I say webisode, since I had to stream the episode from Hulu onto my tv. Apparently my local cable company has decided to innacurately label the rerun episode of the Legend of the Seeker as the "new" episode, messing up my DVR recording schedule. Therefore Comcast gets the first WTF!? of this week.
Turning to the episode, I did not have too many complaints or moments of confusion...OK, that's a lie. The frequency of precisely those types of moments is what makes the show so damn fun to watch.
First up, WTF?! is up with "the Pristinely Ungifted" sister of Richard? I get that she was sheltered and simple (as Misha gently put it in the Legend of the Weeker), but she comes across as "pristinely halfwitted." I thought she was going to start drooling at one point as she stared blankly back at Richard.
Second, WTF?! is up with Zedd's sperm that he is the grandfather of both the Seeker and the Pristinely Ungifted? Nice work you creepy bastard. Seriously though, I hope they run with this whole "who is Richard's father" plot line so we can see what kind of twist they stoop to using. Is it Darken Rahl? Darken Rahl's brother? Zedd?!! Ok, that would be too creepy, even for Zedd. Regardless, it does leave the door open for some character growth and depth--something this show could use. Still, you gotta wonder what Zedd has been up to, siring such weird people.
Third, WTF?! is up with Darken Rahl's protection of the boxes of Orden? He knows that somewhere out there is the Pristinely Ungifted One. He has to know because he sent Denna to go get her. He knows that she could walk past his magical protections and grab the box, yet all he has is one dumb guard (nice face-smashing at the end of the episode, by the way) pacing around? Not even LOCKED UP?!! Darken Rahl has to have heard of the concept of a locked door. WTF?! It's not like Jennsen is a trained ninja thief. She walked into the palace and grabbed it. Good work Darken.
Finally, WTF?! is up with the plan to send Jennsen away with 2 of the 3 boxes. It's bad enough that Darken Rahl knows she exists, but if he suspects that she has the boxes (which he might since he knows she took them from him) then she will now have a huge bullseye on her. And while she is not effected by magic, she can't use magic to protect herself. And along with not being a ninja thief, Jennsen is not much of a fighter. Who could she protect the boxes from? I guess she could stare at any D'Haran soldier with her dead eyes and scare them off. Beyond that, she is pretty worthless as a protector of the boxes. WTF?!
That's all for now kids. See you next week. O, and check us out on Twitter (o, what the nerds come up with) at: @HopeHasAWarrior
1 comment:
ha ha, your IMP is really funny and true. I have also not read the books, just watched the series. I think that Darken is going to end up being Richard's father because Jennsen says that her mother always gets upset when she asked who he father was. There was also two WTF moments for me. First of all, if Darken knew about Jennsen being the Pristinely Ungifted, so why didn't he have her killed in the first place a long time ago, or at least captured and trained or something!!! And also, the part where they just fought Denna and her soldiers, Zed is staring at his long lost daughter and Denna is getting on her horse to ride away with her in tow, Richard cuts the rope off of Jennsen so she isn't connected. Why didn't he cut the rope off of her mother to?! I mean, Zed and his daughter just stare at each other, really any of the, could have just cut the rope off so that Denna couldn't ride away with her!!!! Then, they would all be reunited and everything!!
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