I found myself occupied with comparing this version of the Arthurian legend with the more traditional ones, particularly John Boorman's excellent EXCALIBUR (which TNT aired after two repeats of the first installment of this series.) Seeing the story from a different perspective is entertaining, though the end results are pretty much the same. In EXCALIBUR, Morgaine's malice led to the downfall of Camelot. In this one, it was her neglectful parenting. Single mother destroys nation with her unruly bastard child.
A few opinion belches: Julianna Margulies is good, but Helen Mirren was way hotter as Morgana in EXCALIBUR. More sex in this telling, with incest and relatively explicit threesomes. Kudos to TNT for showing this pro-pagan film.
Good series, a bit too long for repeated viewings. 6/10.
A few opinion belches: Julianna Margulies is good, but Helen Mirren was way hotter as Morgana in EXCALIBUR. More sex in this telling, with incest and relatively explicit threesomes. Kudos to TNT for showing this pro-pagan film.
Good series, a bit too long for repeated viewings. 6/10.