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Warning this post may have spoilers if you've never seen the show.


I discoverd the show several weeks ago when I couldn't sleep(it's on at like 1 at night here, or should I say morning), so I kind of got started in the middle of the epic. Some wonderful person downladed all the episodes on YouTube, and another wonderful person organized them all, so the last two days, I've been having a party of one (you know, all by myself) Legend of the Seeker marathon. When you see things starting from the first episode everything makes a lot more sense. I started at episode 1 part one, and I've gone all the way through episode 14 part 4.


ETA, I'm done with all of season one now.

Things I like

The gorgeous scenery

The costuming (I wouldn't mind having a wedding dress loosely based on Kahlan's white dress--similar in pattern, but with several changes....including the skirt not being in pieces of course).

The romantic tension of Richard and Kahlan having a love for each other that they can never consummate...it's neat in a way, because you see them showing love for each other in other subtle ways.

The way Richard, Kahlan and Zed willingly take on their task.

The interesting supporting characters in each episode...loved the episode with that spoiled princess and the sweet servant girl.

The (IMO) good acting.

The fight of good vs. evil.

It amazed me, too, how much of it parelellls to the Bible (the evil King killing firstborn sons when the Seeker was to be born--remind you of Herod, anyone?/good conquering evil even when the good are small in number and the evil are large in number/bearing trials/not betraying the good even when tortured).

I admire Kahlan's ability to "rough it." I'm not so good at that, though this show is almost inspiring me....the campfires at least seem romantic, lol

Things I don't like so much

After using his sword, Richard never cleans it, before putting it back in the scabbard. In ancient warfare, that would be a huge no no.

In that world, while, thankfully it's not blatant, it's obvious that relations outside of marriage aren't a big deal (Even the fact that Richard and Kahlan are forbidden from that isn't related to marriage, although they also couldn't get married).

Some of the episodes (like the one in the crypt) make me feel slightly nervous, i.e. almost on occultish feel.

Richard and Kahlan can be a little too impuslive (i.e. the innocent man's death, and the episode where they killed the D'haran soldier, but that soldier actually wante to kill Darken Rahl. I would think they would have been more perceptive in the episode where they thought that guy that was staying with Kahlan's friend was part of the resistance. I knew right away that he was a traitor. Then again, I guess it's easier for the viewer to see that.

Things I wonder about

If Richard and Kahlan's consummating their love wold cause him to be enslaved to her forever, and that's why they can't consummate their love, I wonder why they can still kiss, without that affect?

In the episode where Zed proves he isn't that one woman's son's father, I don't understand why he had to reveal to Kahlan that he was Richard's grandfather in the same moment. Those two things weren't related.


Things I wonder about regarding the book vs. TV show...

I haven't read the books, but I read a review, which states that at some point in the books Richard and Kahlan do marry. So, I wonder if in the books, their love is not forbidden..IF YOU'VE READ THE BOOKS, DON'T TELL ME THOUGH, because I plan to read the books. I need to order them from the bookstore.

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ORIGINAL: OneOfHisJewels

Ok, thanks Manimax, for explaining that.

Thanks for posting too. I thought this thread was dying.

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he SFX of the squishy slashes by the blades into flesh and such are really vivid, which is supposed to be good, I guess, but it gets old and tiresome and kinda icky to me after a while.