Fuck. This one stings guys, because I love this trilogy.
None of this makes ANY sense. I'm pretty sure there were no black druids, especially as the Romans tried to wipe them all out. The casting for Merlin is doubly stupid, as it's specifically pointed out how OLD he is during the course of the books.
And Guinevere was always going to be blackwashed, because she's a redhead in the books, and we all know what happens to redheads in media.
I'm surprised that Derfel and Arthur are allowed to be white seeing as they're the main heroes of the series.
It's also worth noticing that all the bad guys are still white. Funny that.
I strongly advise everyone to give this a wide berth, and go and read the original books.
Edit, because I'm still angry: fuck everyone involved in making this.
2nd edit: the actor playing Ligessac is also black. Yay diversity! Cunts.
Along with a presumably very low budget (the fuck even is ITVX) it's guaranted to be a literal shit show. Even worse than the last season of The Last Kingdom.
Instead, They (Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2019) invest money in things like ridicalous "prequels" to other fantasy books series.
The Last Kingdom is shit, huh? I’d heard good things from people I don’t entirely trust, but I was wary based on the absence of hit pieces against the show.
Fuck. This one stings guys, because I love this trilogy.
None of this makes ANY sense. I'm pretty sure there were no black druids, especially as the Romans tried to wipe them all out. The casting for Merlin is doubly stupid, as it's specifically pointed out how OLD he is during the course of the books.
And Guinevere was always going to be blackwashed, because she's a redhead in the books, and we all know what happens to redheads in media.
I'm surprised that Derfel and Arthur are allowed to be white seeing as they're the main heroes of the series.
It's also worth noticing that all the bad guys are still white. Funny that.
I strongly advise everyone to give this a wide berth, and go and read the original books.
Edit, because I'm still angry: fuck everyone involved in making this.
2nd edit: the actor playing Ligessac is also black. Yay diversity! Cunts.
Along with a presumably very low budget (the fuck even is ITVX) it's guaranted to be a literal shit show. Even worse than the last season of The Last Kingdom.
Instead, They (Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2019) invest money in things like ridicalous "prequels" to other fantasy books series.
I noped out of the Last Kingdom early, so missed that dumpster fire.
Sigh. I'm just going to pretend this doesn't exist. I still have the novels.
The Last Kingdom is shit, huh? I’d heard good things from people I don’t entirely trust, but I was wary based on the absence of hit pieces against the show.
It's mostly fine.
The main cast if you wonder about that: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bd/24/1c/bd241ca2851ebc5d4528d7b87fc0c9cf.jpg