I love the fairy tale aspect of the show; the modern part I vary between meh to like. The costuming is gorgeous and the acting is some of the best, esp. for a brand new show. Don't expect the show to make a lot of sense right now. It's by some of the same people that did Lost. The episodes sort of tie together every week.
I loved Belle/Beast in Disney; this version had great potential. I'm hoping we see more of the pairing developing in future flashbacks but I doubt it.
The legit. criticisms include: Spoilers :
We're not shown why Belle falls for Beast. It goes from him accepting her as a maid at his castle to instructing her on her duties and her sleeping in a dungeon to next scene when she has feelings! for him. Then he frees her; she comes back; he doesn't keep the promise to tell her about his son; she kisses him and it freaks him out for a reason; he rages, throws her in dungeon and then throws her out of the castle. That's pretty it. Gorgeous acting by Beast's actor. I liked Belle's too.
Moral is that instead of learning to see past the outer ugliness to the inner beauty is that insecurity and/or poor self-esteem and/or a love of power (don't want to spoil it that much) can really wreck a relationship.
I loved Belle/Beast in Disney; this version had great potential. I'm hoping we see more of the pairing developing in future flashbacks but I doubt it.
The legit. criticisms include: Spoilers :
We're not shown why Belle falls for Beast. It goes from him accepting her as a maid at his castle to instructing her on her duties and her sleeping in a dungeon to next scene when she has feelings! for him. Then he frees her; she comes back; he doesn't keep the promise to tell her about his son; she kisses him and it freaks him out for a reason; he rages, throws her in dungeon and then throws her out of the castle. That's pretty it. Gorgeous acting by Beast's actor. I liked Belle's too.
Moral is that instead of learning to see past the outer ugliness to the inner beauty is that insecurity and/or poor self-esteem and/or a love of power (don't want to spoil it that much) can really wreck a relationship.
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