Legend of the Seeker #6: Elixir/Nov2008

[Truth Seeker]

<DT>Elixir<DT> <DT> <DT>Writers: <DD>Mike Sussman</DD><DL><DT>Director: <DD>Charlie Haskell</DD></DL><DL><DT>Stars: <DD>Bruce Spence (Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander) <DD>Craig Horner (Richard Cypher) <DD>Bridget Regan (Kahlan Amnell)</DD></DL><DL><DT>Recurring Role: <DD>Jay Laga'aia (Chase) <DD>Craig Parker (Darken Rahl) <DD>David de Lautour (Michael Cypher</DD></DL>Description not up yet.

 

[Darth Shoju]

Another solid episode. I really like the setting for the series. Where is it being filmed? I've been to lazy to slow down the recording at the end. I'm guessing New Zealand?

 

[Orius]

Remember that comment I made last week about the magic in the show having a king of D&D feel? This is all I could of in a certain scene during the episode:

Zedd: Low magic is the best! Too much is is unbalacing!. Even +1 swords should be rare!
Josiah: That's sooo old school. I need to use my Brew Potion feat so I can have the appropriate wealth for my level.

Later....

Zedd: I'm glad 4e has made the low magic campaign viable again! Sucks to be you!

 

[Staffan]

I thought the "don't do drugs, kids" message was pretty heavy-handed throughout the episode.

That said, I didn't see Zedd as being pro-lowmagic per se. More along the lines of "Magic is powerful stuff, and you should have to work at it before being able to use it, because that way you appreciate what it can do and its consequences."

He didn't seem to have that kind of objections to the cartomancer in an earlier episode - his objections there were more of a "this is dangerous to us" character rather than giving untrained people access to magic items.

He also don't seem to object to people selling magical services directly (which seems to be reasonably common), presumably because then there is still someone trained who has to actively use magic.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Wizard + Sword + Invisiblity =

Milking a wizard's power is a cool idea.

More Bridget Regan I mean more!

The show is getting better as it goes on, the actors are starting to find their pace but it is the supporting cast that should be noted. The saucy bar maid for one.

 

[Merkuri]

There are moments of the show that are corny and occasionally there are small holes in the plot or in the characters' motivations, but I find myself liking it nonetheless. It could just be nostalgia for the book series (though I only sorta liked the books). Or it could be as my boyfriend says - "It's the only fantasy series on now, so I want to like it."

I didn't get a "don't do drugs" vibe out of this episode. It could've been there, but I feel like they could've made it more obvious and chose not to. It would have been very easy for them to make potions physically addictive - then it definitely would've been "don't do drugs."

 

[Merkuri]

For anyone who read the books more recently than me, was Kaylan always able to make her power come and go at will? I seemed to recall in the books that she couldn't suppress it and anybody she touched was affected. The first episode made me think that was still the case when she was all nervous about making sure that Richard didn't touch her, but since then I've seen her make skin-to-skin contact with several people with no effect.

Am I remembering it wrong, or did they change it for the TV show?

 

[Truth Seeker]

Not all things will be pulled from the books to the TV.

For anyone who read the books more recently than me, was Kaylan always able to make her power come and go at will? I seemed to recall in the books that she couldn't suppress it and anybody she touched was affected. The first episode made me think that was still the case when she was all nervous about making sure that Richard didn't touch her, but since then I've seen her make skin-to-skin contact with several people with no effect.

Am I remembering it wrong, or did they change it for the TV show?

 

[Merkuri]

Not all things will be pulled from the books to the TV.

I know. My post wasn't a complaint. I recognize that a TV show and a book are two different mediums and they have to play to the strengths of their particular medium, so there will be changes.

I was just curious whether I was remembering it wrong or whether they chose to change it. If they did change it I totally understand because it would be very awkward if she could never touch anyone - it's one of those things that viewers might point out, "Hey her right pinky finger touched so-and-so in the second half of episode 10 and he didn't get brainwashed!" I just want to know whether my memory is bad or not.

 

[Switchblade]

From what I remember of the books she doesn't use her power so much as contain it, so she can touch people safely but if she gets drunk, drugged or uh, has a really good time her concentration can fail and it accidently goes off because it's concentration stopping the power, not concentration to use it.