I know I should let it go, but I think that this rant deserves at least one more blog post of mine. Earlier today, I was talking to a couple of friends about The Name of the Thrones and its new spin-off, The Castle of the Fire-Breathing Beasts, and I knew that I couldn’t let myself say what I truly thought, otherwise they’d think that I’m crazy. I held it in, and now it has to come out online.
I sincerely apologise for what you are about to read. Then again, you’re here by choice, so maybe that’s not necessary. Besides, it probably won’t be that bad, really. Anyway, it just makes me so angry how this show went, and it gives me very little faith that Beasts will be any better in the long run. I certainly won’t be going to that well-known tattooist in the Brisbane CBD and asking for some ink of the dragons in the show. Not until it’s over, anyway. I learned that from my friend who got a tattoo of James Lancaster, who at one point seemed like he would get a redemption arc, only for the writers to throw it away at the last moment.
Then there was that guy who went to a professional traditional tattooist and got an awesome tattoo of John Cold, including the text ‘The prince that was promised’ beneath it. Awkward! It turns out that John Cold was not the prince that was promised. No, it turns out that the prophecy was a red herring the entire time and some random girl with a needle defeated the big bad because it was subversive. Well consider my expectations adequately subverted!
When the writers of the show explain ridiculous character decisions by stating that they simply ‘forgot’ about a very important plot point, your show’s writing may have a tiny problem. It’s clear that the two showrunners simply got sick of the project and wanted to get it over with as soon as possible, so they didn’t bother setting anything up. They also had no idea where they were going from the start, which is a bit of a problem. Uh oh, that has reminded me of another thing that may need its own rant. Stay tuned.