Reminder: legend of the Seeker starts this weekend!

[Lt. Trull]

During the 'bathhouse' scene I kept looking at my tv and wishing it said HBO...

They really tried to jam a fair amount into the s2 premiere, some of it worked, some of it felt pretty rushed.

Spoiler: about the s2 premiere

A couple of the things that felt off. It seemed like this 'village' they were residing in was pretty damned close to D'Hara and the People's palace and the Mord'Sith training caves and everything else. Something about it just seemed odd to me, like it was supposed to be a Mid-Lands village, but in that case it shouldn't have been that close to a Mord'Sith training grounds which are in D'Hara.

The way Richard's parentage was explained seemed to happen REALLY DAMNED FAST. I was like "Woah dude, take a breath..."

Cara is delicious But I'm wondering what's up with the rest of the Mord'Sith because I'm assuming that wasn't all of them that were wiped out. In the books Denna (the Mord'sith who tortured Richard) was killed by Richard, in the tv show she wasn't so she's still out there. Other Mord'Sith play important roles later on in the books so I'm guessing what we saw was just a faction of Mord'Sith and not all of them wiped out.

The one thing the show has going for it that I actually think Terry Goodkind regretted doing was solving the Richard/Kahlen intimacy problem. It's solved in the first book and actually is a reason for the defeat of Darken Rahl by Richard. However, once Goodkind solved it over the course of the series he would proceed to invent plot-point after plot-point specifically to separate Richard and Kahlen and not have them be able to be together.

The show still has Kahlen's confessor powers preventing intimacy so hopefully it can avoid having to do as much. I mean in the books Richard's kidnapped/trapped/abducted/imprisoned more then Kim Bauer.

I can think of some nice rubber outfits... ... does it have to be skin to skin touching or would rubber act as a barrier and prevent the transfer...

I dont remember seeing her touch clothing and confessing the individual. she usually has a grip on the individuals neck.

 

[TheSeeker]

Just watched it and it wasn't too bad. It looks like they aren't going to incorporate the bond that the D'Haran people have with the Lord Rahl though. Otherwise all of the D'Haran's in the episode would have instantly been loyal to him.

It's been a while since I read the Stone of Tears but the one scene that I vividly remember was Richard getting the mark from Darken Rahl so that was a cool way to end the episode. I may have to reread the book to see what they keep and what they change.

And Scout101, I know what you mean about the changes seeming only being made for the sake of change. The only thing I can think of is that they wanted the main villain to be close to Richard's age.

 

[Hyperspace05]

Not too bad... I'll keep watching. Plus the blonde girl is HOT.

BTW, this episode confirms it. Charisma Carpenter just cannot act. At all. I just hope this is not a recurring role, and that she was killed off for good.

 

[TheSeeker]

Which one was Charisma Carpenter? I'm not familiar with her.

 

[Roshi]

The Mord'Sith that talked to and joined Darken Rahl.

 

[Anwar]

Still good looking at 39 though.

 

[Lt. Trull]

Just watched it and it wasn't too bad. It looks like they aren't going to incorporate the bond that the D'Haran people have with the Lord Rahl though. Otherwise all of the D'Haran's in the episode would have instantly been loyal to him.

It's been a while since I read the Stone of Tears but the one scene that I vividly remember was Richard getting the mark from Darken Rahl so that was a cool way to end the episode. I may have to reread the book to see what they keep and what they change.

And Scout101, I know what you mean about the changes seeming only being made for the sake of change. The only thing I can think of is that they wanted the main villain to be close to Richard's age.

in the books the bond wasn't a instant connection.... they had to belive in richard... when they killed raul in the castle at the end of book 1 it wasn't until he produced wizards fire and killed his enemies when the castle bonded to him... and when he was in adrendril it wasn't until the gar jumped thru the window and he channeled thru the sword and the general saw... he bonded...

so... if the tv show is any way similar... they won't be automatically bonded... if they even are if the tv show doesnt incorporate that part of the novels...

and he got the mark in the ceremony of the mud people. are we going to even see them and if so I hope as the family they are portrayed in the novels.

 

[Kelthaz]

Man, this show is getting dark. I think it's racked up a higher body count in the past two episodes than Hercules did over its seven year run. And that kid at the end. Whew.

Anyway, I'm really loving this season. It seems to actually have a plot this year compared to the previous season being built entirely out of Adventure Towns. Cara is becoming an interesting member of the gang and Flynn (the guy with the mark) could be cool as the newest tag-along.

 

[Skywalker]

Oops, I forgot to watch last night. I'll have to catch up on Hulu.

 

[Lt. Trull]

shota says there needs to be a new seeker... is this <flynn> him?

 

[Hyperspace05]

Another good episode this season... Even better than the season opener. I will definitely keep watching. And did I mention Kara (sp?) is hot?

 

[Roshi]

I am impatiently waiting for Cara to be confessed by Kahlan...
(even though I know it will never happen, but hey, they don't always follow the books)

 

[MeanJoePhaser]

Lots of killing, people coming back from the dead and killing more.

Though, the more killed the less to produce more people to die, so I can't rationalize the Lord of the Underworld's plot, other than being the obligatory malevolent incarnation of death. (Why do good people go to his suffering realm when they die? What kind of a grim world is that?)

 

[FreezeC77]

Lots of killing, people coming back from the dead and killing more.

Though, the more killed the less to produce more people to die, so I can't rationalize the Lord of the Underworld's plot, other than being the obligatory malevolent incarnation of death. (Why do good people go to his suffering realm when they die? What kind of a grim world is that?)

Actually that's something that had me scratching my head about this episode as well. In the books the bad people go to the keeper, while those who are decent or good have their souls live with 'good spirits' for the rest of eternity. It is possible that someone good gets sent to the keeper, but when it happened in the book the keeper sent that person away to the 'good spirits' because something about having a noble soul near him was unbearable.


BTW, as we thought Jolene Blalock will be playing Nicci. I saw it in the latest tvguide.

 

[coolghoul]

Uh isn't this based on Terry Goodkind's stories starting with Wizard's First Rule?

I remember reading it and not liking it much. Is the series any good?

 

[MeanJoePhaser]

Uh isn't this based on Terry Goodkind's stories starting with Wizard's First Rule?

I remember reading it and not liking it much. Is the series any good?

Better than it has a right to be.

By that I mean, it's produced by the people who did Hercules and Xena, but is far darker and less comedic and hokey than those shows.

It's also filmed in New Zealand, which helps a lot.