A thread for AMC's new show, Into the Badlands. The show just got started, but I'm intrigued enough to give it a few episodes (and there's only going to be six episodes in season 1). A few quick thoughts.
There's a Lot of Cliches
The deadly assassin having second thoughts, the boy with the mysterious power, the treacherous son, the powerful man losing his grip with age and the spurned wife are all some pretty old cliches, it will be interesting to see if they can do something to make this more than the sum of its parts so far.
The Fight Scenes Are Impressive
Given that this is a TV series, those are some damn good fight scenes. While there's nothing here that fans of martial arts movies haven't seen before, it's certainly better than any other martial arts TV show's fights that I have seen before. Additionally there's a lot of pretty background/landscape shots.
Sunny Is Not That Interesting
In a lot of ways, I feel like Sunny is one of the least interesting characters in the show, and that's a shame because he is the main character. The lone warrior assassin who is having second thoughts has been done...a lot. But really, the most interesting characters from what I've seen so far are in the supporting cast, The Widow's struggle for gender equality (at least for herself), Quinn's issues with the other barons and Ryder's struggle for power and recognition are all a lot more interesting than Sunny's story.
M.K. Ultra?
M.K., the mysterious boy with powers, surely must be a reference to Project MKUltra.
There's a Lot of Cliches
The deadly assassin having second thoughts, the boy with the mysterious power, the treacherous son, the powerful man losing his grip with age and the spurned wife are all some pretty old cliches, it will be interesting to see if they can do something to make this more than the sum of its parts so far.
The Fight Scenes Are Impressive
Given that this is a TV series, those are some damn good fight scenes. While there's nothing here that fans of martial arts movies haven't seen before, it's certainly better than any other martial arts TV show's fights that I have seen before. Additionally there's a lot of pretty background/landscape shots.
Sunny Is Not That Interesting
In a lot of ways, I feel like Sunny is one of the least interesting characters in the show, and that's a shame because he is the main character. The lone warrior assassin who is having second thoughts has been done...a lot. But really, the most interesting characters from what I've seen so far are in the supporting cast, The Widow's struggle for gender equality (at least for herself), Quinn's issues with the other barons and Ryder's struggle for power and recognition are all a lot more interesting than Sunny's story.
M.K. Ultra?
M.K., the mysterious boy with powers, surely must be a reference to Project MKUltra.