I absolutely loved the first season. They were setting up a wonderful world where witches, demons and vampires all lived in. It felt realistic and magical. There was a wonderful mystery to uncover that made me binge watch the entire first season. I thought to myself, where has this been hiding? It felt magical and exciting as the viewer slowly got to see Diana's abilities come forth. There was a great mixture of good vs evil that made you sit on the edge of your seat. Above all the cast was phenomenal. Throughout the entire series Matthew Goode was extraordinary with his talent of acting. His character depth and growth was amazing. The love story was beautifully written and so cleverly done. Above all the sets and costumes and such were gorgeous. The older buildings, items and books were stunning.
After watching season one I was so excited for season two and three, I had thought to myself, why was this series ever canceled. Then I soon found out... Season two is where the series need to expand and show more of the world they had set up. But it didn't, it stayed small. By the time we got to season three I had a hard time finishing it.
The problem with the show, is that it's all bark and no bite. Everyone is always threatening everyone. Everyone is plotting and scheming. And yet nothing comes of it. All the threats are empty. What's even more odd, is that we see the heads of the family, we see the seats of power, but we never see the army. There is no foot soldiers. There is no one to command, which makes no sense. Every king and queen has an army to back-up their threats or protect them. The series was lacking in the volume of people. It barely showed anyone but a handful of major players. And yet those major players seemed to be completely alone. There is no power or strength in the lone wolf. It got really annoying when they kept bringing up the Knights of Lazarus. They would threaten all the time about being the leader, or wanting to change them. And yet they never showed us any knights, no army, nothing. Empty words.... When someone finally does decide to do something, it's the leader of the group that makes the attack, alone. Do you ever see a queen or king go out to battle and attack alone? Normally the leaders are the last line of defence on the battle field. Where are the soldiers that they command?
Another odd thing about the series was the demons. They never showed us what makes demons different than humans. They look the same, they act the same, whats the difference? The series really should have been called "The Book of Life" The entire series revolved around getting the book. And the final episode wraps everything up in a very quick rush of disappointment.
The main two actors was the biggest draw to the show. They stand out wonderfully and are exciting to watch. They are magical on screen. Everyone else is very boring because they don't have a very interesting role in the series. They're just kinda there. Did any of them really help? Were they really useful? Were the bad guys really even necessary, what did they even achieve with all their talking, how did they slow down the good guys? The series lacked in giving any character real weight in the show other than the main two characters.
After watching season one I was so excited for season two and three, I had thought to myself, why was this series ever canceled. Then I soon found out... Season two is where the series need to expand and show more of the world they had set up. But it didn't, it stayed small. By the time we got to season three I had a hard time finishing it.
The problem with the show, is that it's all bark and no bite. Everyone is always threatening everyone. Everyone is plotting and scheming. And yet nothing comes of it. All the threats are empty. What's even more odd, is that we see the heads of the family, we see the seats of power, but we never see the army. There is no foot soldiers. There is no one to command, which makes no sense. Every king and queen has an army to back-up their threats or protect them. The series was lacking in the volume of people. It barely showed anyone but a handful of major players. And yet those major players seemed to be completely alone. There is no power or strength in the lone wolf. It got really annoying when they kept bringing up the Knights of Lazarus. They would threaten all the time about being the leader, or wanting to change them. And yet they never showed us any knights, no army, nothing. Empty words.... When someone finally does decide to do something, it's the leader of the group that makes the attack, alone. Do you ever see a queen or king go out to battle and attack alone? Normally the leaders are the last line of defence on the battle field. Where are the soldiers that they command?
Another odd thing about the series was the demons. They never showed us what makes demons different than humans. They look the same, they act the same, whats the difference? The series really should have been called "The Book of Life" The entire series revolved around getting the book. And the final episode wraps everything up in a very quick rush of disappointment.
The main two actors was the biggest draw to the show. They stand out wonderfully and are exciting to watch. They are magical on screen. Everyone else is very boring because they don't have a very interesting role in the series. They're just kinda there. Did any of them really help? Were they really useful? Were the bad guys really even necessary, what did they even achieve with all their talking, how did they slow down the good guys? The series lacked in giving any character real weight in the show other than the main two characters.