S01.E03: Episode 3

[AnimeMania]

Zeus demands revenge on the Trojans for desecrating his monument. Ariadne begs her father for the one thing she wants for her birthday — redemption.

Premiere Date: August 29, 2024     Netflix    

[SomeTameGazelle]

This series is probably too brutal for me. I am watching because of the Greek myth theme but I feel like it reminds me of things like Mrs Davis (which I loved) and Good Omens (which I liked) and not really getting there. The voiceover (which is a technique I am not against in principle) often feels intrusive. 

I already didn't trust Minos when the Trojans were returned home so I wasn't shocked when Cassandra went off. I wish that they hadn't decided to present her as filthy and apparently mentally ill only because it feels too obvious to explain why no one ever believes her.

 

[Affogato]

On 9/4/2024 at 11:04 PM, SomeTameGazelle said:

This series is probably too brutal for me. I am watching because of the Greek myth theme but I feel like it reminds me of things like Mrs Davis (which I loved) and Good Omens (which I liked) and not really getting there. The voiceover (which is a technique I am not against in principle) often feels intrusive. 

I already didn't trust Minos when the Trojans were returned home so I wasn't shocked when Cassandra went off. I wish that they hadn't decided to present her as filthy and apparently mentally ill only because it feels too obvious to explain why no one ever believes her.

 

I think it is rhe opposite. She is maybe homeless and crazed because no one believes her and because her prophecies make people uncomfortable. 

[SomeTameGazelle]

On 9/6/2024 at 8:42 PM, Affogato said:

I think it is rhe opposite. She is maybe homeless and crazed because no one believes her and because her prophecies make people uncomfortable. 

That is certainly a fair interpretation but since they have not (as far as I have watched) shown us Cassandra's story explicitly that feels to me like it is missing. 

[Affogato]

1 minute ago, SomeTameGazelle said:

That is certainly a fair interpretation but since they have not (as far as I have watched) shown us Cassandra's story explicitly that feels to me like it is missing. 

I think it is a fairly common, dare i say classical interpretation. Priam (her father) is said to have locked her away as a madwoman. 
 

we have not, I believe, met Apollo. I wonder if the two will have discourse? There is also her rape by Ajax. They have so much to draw on, so many stories. 

[shrewd.buddha]

On 9/4/2024 at 11:04 PM, SomeTameGazelle said:

This series is probably too brutal for me.

Yes. The Greek myths were hard luck stories - a lot like Grimm's Fairy Tales.  Hopefully, given the current times, they will steer clear of all the raping that happens in the Myths. 

People who are well versed in the Myths may be enjoying this more because of the all the name dropping of characters.  I sort of remembered "Theseus", but had to go to Wikipedia to re-learn his connection to Ariadne and the Minotaur.

It is not so easy to get excited for more when you know everything ends with a tragedy..

Edited September 28 by shrewd.buddha

[Rockstar99435]

It's so hard for me to feel bad for the Trojan 7. In our world, the death penalty is unjust and killing people for not respecting your religious beliefs is obviously evil, but this is a world where the Greek Gods actually exist. They are petty, violent, and will absolutely wipe out an entire region of people if their feelings get hurt. Minos had no choice but to quickly and publicly punish them in order to protect everyone else. "It's a prank!" Not in a world where Zeus actually exists.

It's the same with Zeus's side piece in the last episode. Lady, what are you doing? Do you not know about Hera? Horribly punishing the women Zeus cheats with is like her defining personality trait. I can't feel sorry for someone who does something so stupid. 

[SomeTameGazelle]

9 hours ago, shrewd.buddha said:

Yes. The Greek myths were hard luck stories - a lot like Grimm's Fairy Tales.  Hopefully, given the current times, they will steer clear of all the raping that happens in the Myths. 

People who are well versed in the Myths may be enjoying this more because of the all the name dropping of characters.  I sort of remembered "Theseus", but had to go to Wikipedia to re-learn his connection to Ariadne and the Minotaur.

It is not so easy to get excited for more when you know everything ends with a tragedy..

I'm very familiar with the myths, have read Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Vergil, Ovid, etc. It's all in the presentation and this series wasn't working for me.