More Musketeers
The second half of season three of The Musketeers is so much better than the rest of the series! There is so much more action, a lot less "story of the week" with lots of white washing history, and less poorly written bad guys. Grimaud proves himself a great villain for the series and we get to see the characters really shine in their roles.
I'm so sad this is all there is. One more episode and I won't have more of these musketeers to keep me happy. I'll have to go back and read the books, I suppose.
For all the good, however, there are some easy outs the authors take that really drive me nuts.
Case in point: the episode Prisoner of War. Athos leaves the kings side to run and save his love. The problems: The king is shouting "I haven't dismissed you yet!" and then Athos fights the guards who are working on the king's orders to save his love from the lashings. At the climax he is warned that interfering with the law is treason. Athos yells something like "Damn the law!"
Let's put aside whether or not this is in Athos's character to begin with and just consider that the next scene is everyone taking care of her with absolutely no repercussions for Athos's actions. Seriously? The king should be furious. Not only did Athos insult him and essentially commit treason, but the king had already only offered the lashings as an alternate to having her executed. This can't just wash over as "Oh well, that was fun. Too bad my soldiers keep ignoring me."
It reminded me of the books a bit when Athos fights the king because the king has purposely set Athos's son to die just so he could sleep with his girlfriend. Athos is, understandably, pissed and breaks his sword over his knee and calls him a bad king.
The reaction in the books is much more satisfying. D'Artagnan is sent to arrest Athos, puts him in the Bastille only because Athos refuses to escape, and then goes to the king to plead for his friend's freedom.
I would have loved to see this in the show. I've looked and looked for fanfiction tags to this episode but I can't find any. I think the king should send for Athos's arrest. I don't think he can really avoid it without completely losing face. I think he should tell the musketeers that Athos either can spend some time in the Bastille (not like this hasn't been used as a figurative punishment in the past in the show) or he could take the place in the lashings he saved his love from. He can promise temperance and allow Athos to stay as captain of the musketeers upon his release, making it clear to the musketeers that one of these punishments is the only way Athos is saved from hanging.
At the very least, I want to see something. I get there's only so much time to delve into this stuff but it makes the whole episode fall flat without. Seriously, the captain of the musketeers just shouted before a crowd of people, the red guard, and other musketeers to "damn the law" while rescuing a prisoner without orders to do so. That can't go unchecked!
I haven't written fanfiction in a while, but I am sorely tempted to write this... Unfortunately I have to write my article today on abacus games and then work on my other stories for my business. Adulting sucks sometime
If anyone out there watched this show and wants to write me a tag to this episode, I'd be very excited.
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I'm so sad this is all there is. One more episode and I won't have more of these musketeers to keep me happy. I'll have to go back and read the books, I suppose.
For all the good, however, there are some easy outs the authors take that really drive me nuts.
Case in point: the episode Prisoner of War. Athos leaves the kings side to run and save his love. The problems: The king is shouting "I haven't dismissed you yet!" and then Athos fights the guards who are working on the king's orders to save his love from the lashings. At the climax he is warned that interfering with the law is treason. Athos yells something like "Damn the law!"
Let's put aside whether or not this is in Athos's character to begin with and just consider that the next scene is everyone taking care of her with absolutely no repercussions for Athos's actions. Seriously? The king should be furious. Not only did Athos insult him and essentially commit treason, but the king had already only offered the lashings as an alternate to having her executed. This can't just wash over as "Oh well, that was fun. Too bad my soldiers keep ignoring me."
It reminded me of the books a bit when Athos fights the king because the king has purposely set Athos's son to die just so he could sleep with his girlfriend. Athos is, understandably, pissed and breaks his sword over his knee and calls him a bad king.
The reaction in the books is much more satisfying. D'Artagnan is sent to arrest Athos, puts him in the Bastille only because Athos refuses to escape, and then goes to the king to plead for his friend's freedom.
I would have loved to see this in the show. I've looked and looked for fanfiction tags to this episode but I can't find any. I think the king should send for Athos's arrest. I don't think he can really avoid it without completely losing face. I think he should tell the musketeers that Athos either can spend some time in the Bastille (not like this hasn't been used as a figurative punishment in the past in the show) or he could take the place in the lashings he saved his love from. He can promise temperance and allow Athos to stay as captain of the musketeers upon his release, making it clear to the musketeers that one of these punishments is the only way Athos is saved from hanging.
At the very least, I want to see something. I get there's only so much time to delve into this stuff but it makes the whole episode fall flat without. Seriously, the captain of the musketeers just shouted before a crowd of people, the red guard, and other musketeers to "damn the law" while rescuing a prisoner without orders to do so. That can't go unchecked!
I haven't written fanfiction in a while, but I am sorely tempted to write this... Unfortunately I have to write my article today on abacus games and then work on my other stories for my business. Adulting sucks sometime
If anyone out there watched this show and wants to write me a tag to this episode, I'd be very excited.
This entry was originally posted at http://sgatazmy.dreamwidth.org/311756.html with
comments.