Whilst it is never going to be jostling with Game of Thrones in the ratings or popularity stakes, the show does manage to start fairly well this week with Pasiphae finally laying siege to Atlantis. Considering the budget restrictions we have quite a realistic bombardment of the city walls as the resolute Dion (Vincent Regan) leads the defending army against the odds. Meanwhile our trio of hapless heroes attempt to find their way out of the labyrinth of caves in order to return the Palladium.
On the other hand there are some more dynamic moments that do strike just the right balance too. Hercules gets a chance to prove his bravery, Sarpedon, Dion and Ariadne have several cracking scenes together, and it has a strong closing last act with fantastic direction and performances all round.
A New Dawn: Part 2 airs on Saturday 15th November at 8.15pm on BBC 1 and BBC 1 HD in the UK, and at 9pm on BBC America. Below are a few dialogue teasers to see you through until then. Don't forget to come back to vote in our poll after the episode and let us know what you thought.
“I’m a coward, I thought about leaving you and saving myself”
“May be your only chance to save the city”
“They died fighting for what they believed in”
“I thought it was someone from my past”
“Perhaps we will need to die after all”
“I pray for the city, as we all must”
“If you do not have the stomach for it there are plenty that do”
“Mathematically your optimism is entirely misplaced, the odds suggest we will all be slaughtered”
“Then you will die in the knowledge that I failed heroically”
“Shame on you for suggesting such a thing”
Im hoping that line "I thought it was someone from my past" will be Pythagoras talking about Icarus because I am genuinely intrigued by this new character and its one of my favourite Greek Myth stories so I hope Atlantis does it justice and also am really excited for their potential relationship. I am giving Atlantis another shot this series as they have promised its different because I was very underwhelmed and disappointed with series 1 and lost interest halfway through but I do hope it improves (even though I feel there are still a lot of problems with it particularly some of the performances) but I wish it the best and really hope it ignites my interest in Greek Myths again.
ReplyDeleteNo Icarus yet I'm afraid, but i too am interested in seeing that storyline pan out too. I'm wondering when that episode will be, not sure if it will be before or after the midseason hiatus.
ReplyDeleteI bet it will be after the hiatus XD I can't wait that long!! I looked up the guy playing Icarus, Joseph Timms, and he's done lots of theatre work so Im sure he'll be a terrific actor and I think Atlantis needs more strong performances so I have high hopes for Icarus and for the promises made by the cast that this series is re-invented.
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