Necrotongue

Today I arrived to the fifth season of the series, with which I was not entirely satisfied, and the creators of this sequel have now disappointed me. Even the opening music was a heavy blow to my head, but as subsequently turned out to be the mildest test to which I was subjected. Netflix remained true to its principles once again and introduced a royal asshole into the plot. Yeah, I know, politically correctly I should write gay, but realize that it was a story from the dark Middle Ages. The plot didn't make much sense at times, the logical gaps were truly prominent, Albion was surprisingly small (or someone was using teleportation), several prominent characters disappeared from the story (for example, Stiorra disappeared faster than steam over a split corpse, or did not even appear in it), and overall it was a strong disappointment. The fourth and fifth seasons of the series were just a shadow of the previously high-quality production, but this endeavor was the proverbial nail in the coffin. / Lesson: Don't expect miracles, expect misery.

What's particularly disappointing is that the creators obviously had a bigger budget to work with, but oddly enough, this seemed to harm the quality of the writing. There were moments where I genuinely felt sorry for how clumsily certain plot twists were resolved. / Lesson learned: Money can't buy talent.

The finale of this season was a letdown in certain respects. While I appreciated how Uhtred's story came full circle, I couldn't overlook some glaring issues in the lead-up to it. The siege scene, in particular, reminded me of the dynamic duo of Benioff/Weiss, who often employed questionable tactics in the battle scenes in Game of Thrones. In this instance, about fifteen men attacked the gate with a battering ram, while the rest of the army seemed to be waiting around. Plus, the brave king failed to realize he could've sent some men to the woods to tie up some ladders, so they all stood around like workers waiting for the morning bus. The show has definitely seen better days.