I didnt hear a fucking word of what they said because they JUST MUMBLED ALL THE TIME. but it was alright I guess if not totally accurate.

also im claiming this as revision for my history a level.

I didnt hear a fucking word of what they said because they JUST MUMBLED ALL THE TIME. but it was alright I guess if not totally accurate.

also im claiming this as revision for my history a level.

Remembering the 5th of November ✊☹️

Remembering the 5th of November ✊☹️

⚠️ 1st Watch | TV Series Ranked

Episode One: ★★½ ⚠️ 52%

Firstly, I can neither conform nor deny whether Gunpowder was historically accurate. I have read some headlines about how Gunpowder was somewhat accurate, but I don't know whether that pertains to the sets and the production design of England, whether it relates to the costumes, whether it relates to the dialogue, whether it relates how the characters acted and communicated amongst each other, or whether it only relates to the events of the story. I do not know this because I am not a historian, and I do not care enough about this mini-series (sorry Nightwing) enough to dive deeper.

Episode One was obviously just a set up for the rest of the show. Not much happened plot-wise and the filmmaking wasn't that great either. For example, I wasn't a huge fan of the cinematography. I do admit that some shots looked good, but that was mainly because of the production design with their depiction of England (I don't know how accurate the sets were to real life, I'm not a historian) and their use of symmetry. However, the photography didn't add any meaning to the story and the composition of many shots felt off and unmotivated. This could've been a poor decision on the editor for choosing bad shots of the same scenes, but nonetheless, the final product looked mildly flawed on a visual point of view.

However, a way more serious problem that I had with the first episode (and now that I'm writing this later, this problem practically lasted the entire show) was the character writing. Every single character in Gunpowder was two-dimensional with no depth. I could adequately describe every single character in Gunpowder with only one sentence, which is a problem when you have three hours of runtime to flesh out your characters. I have seen movies do an exponentially better job with their characters in half the time!

That brings me to my third point: Gunpowder had no business being a mini-series. This could've easily just been a movie separated into three different acts. The endings of the first two episodes (and honestly the third too) were abrupt and had a vibe really similar to a cliffhanger, even though the plot did not leave us on a cliffhanger. The endings just felt a little out of place, and I felt like this mini-series would have been better off as a movie.

If it was a movie, then the producers would've definitely tried to tell the story with a little more haste, which would've removed many of the irrelevant scenes, creating a better rhythm in the story. However, with a shorter story, the producers would've also needed to rewrite the characters a little bit because they definitely wouldn't have had any character.

However, to end on a better note, the film did feel as if I was in the past. The costumes, the sets, the lighting, etc. did feel different from the modern day. I don't know how historically accurate the look of England was, but I did like how I felt transported in the different time period.

Episode Two: ★★½ ⚠️ 47%

Episode Two contains many of the same problems as Episode One, but it also made me realize that Episode One wasn't as bad as I thought it was, and thus I raised my prior percentage to the 52% that you see now. Despite having some bad moments, Episode One did start excellent, with the first twenty minutes being very suspenseful and engaging. Even though those twenty minutes were the best from the entire mini-series, at least there was a point in that episode where it stood out. Other than the final ten minutes of Episode Two, there wasn't anything that got me actively engaged in the plot.

In addition, I didn't notice any irregularities with the sound from Episode One, but this second episode didn't quite have the best sound editing, with voices seeming very inconsistent.

I claimed that Episode One just felt like a lead-up to the rest of the mini-series. I would like to retract that statement and say that the first two episodes were a set up for the finale. The entire episode consisted of the main character just building a group of Catholics to fulfill his vengeful plot against the throne.

Episode Three: ⚠️ 58%

This is easily the best episode in the entire show, but it still isn't great. The character issue remains prevalent in this episode nearly all of the problems in the first two episodes remain. In fact, the only major difference is that Episode Three, while still boring for the most part, had more interesting moments. As a result, I was able to pay more attention to the story instead of having my mind drift to other things.

However, despite the more entertaining story because the "tension" releases (though I didn't feel much tension rising in the story due to poor directing), the plot was very predictable from the very start. I believe this mini-series was inspired by real events, but despite having no information beforehand, the ending is still pretty predictable, and it makes the final confrontation in the episode lose a lot of significance for me.

The last thing I will talk about for this mini-series is that it revolves around an attempt of terrorism to kill the king. In the story, we follow the rebels who are Catholics. The mini-series at times tries to portray them as heroic and enlightened by god, but in the third episode, there are also times where their motives are condemned by many (including Catholics). As a result, the point of view on whether who is right is very inconsistent. I wish the story was more clear on whose perspective we were in. Were we in the perspective of the main character and the head of the operation? Or were we in the perspective of the cousin?

⬅ Previous Review: Dazed and Confused

⚠️ 1st Watch | TV Series Ranked

Episode One: ★★½ ⚠️ 52%

Firstly, I can neither conform nor deny whether Gunpowder was historically accurate. I have read some headlines about how Gunpowder was somewhat accurate, but I don't know whether that pertains to the sets and the production design of England, whether it relates to the costumes, whether it relates to the dialogue, whether it relates how the characters acted and communicated amongst each other, or whether it only relates to the events of the story. I do not know this because I am not a historian, and I do not care enough about this mini-series (sorry Nightwing) enough to dive deeper.

Episode One was obviously just a set up for the rest of the show. Not much happened plot-wise and the filmmaking wasn't that great either. For example, I wasn't a huge fan of the cinematography. I do admit that some shots looked good, but that was mainly because of the production design with their depiction of England (I don't know how accurate the sets were to real life, I'm not a historian) and their use of symmetry. However, the photography didn't add any meaning to the story and the composition of many shots felt off and unmotivated. This could've been a poor decision on the editor for choosing bad shots of the same scenes, but nonetheless, the final product looked mildly flawed on a visual point of view.

However, a way more serious problem that I had with the first episode (and now that I'm writing this later, this problem practically lasted the entire show) was the character writing. Every single character in Gunpowder was two-dimensional with no depth. I could adequately describe every single character in Gunpowder with only one sentence, which is a problem when you have three hours of runtime to flesh out your characters. I have seen movies do an exponentially better job with their characters in half the time!

That brings me to my third point: Gunpowder had no business being a mini-series. This could've easily just been a movie separated into three different acts. The endings of the first two episodes (and honestly the third too) were abrupt and had a vibe really similar to a cliffhanger, even though the plot did not leave us on a cliffhanger. The endings just felt a little out of place, and I felt like this mini-series would have been better off as a movie.

If it was a movie, then the producers would've definitely tried to tell the story with a little more haste, which would've removed many of the irrelevant scenes, creating a better rhythm in the story. However, with a shorter story, the producers would've also needed to rewrite the characters a little bit because they definitely wouldn't have had any character.

However, to end on a better note, the film did feel as if I was in the past. The costumes, the sets, the lighting, etc. did feel different from the modern day. I don't know how historically accurate the look of England was, but I did like how I felt transported in the different time period.

Episode Two: ★★½ ⚠️ 47%

Episode Two contains many of the same problems as Episode One, but it also made me realize that Episode One wasn't as bad as I thought it was, and thus I raised my prior percentage to the 52% that you see now. Despite having some bad moments, Episode One did start excellent, with the first twenty minutes being very suspenseful and engaging. Even though those twenty minutes were the best from the entire mini-series, at least there was a point in that episode where it stood out. Other than the final ten minutes of Episode Two, there wasn't anything that got me actively engaged in the plot.

In addition, I didn't notice any irregularities with the sound from Episode One, but this second episode didn't quite have the best sound editing, with voices seeming very inconsistent.

I claimed that Episode One just felt like a lead-up to the rest of the mini-series. I would like to retract that statement and say that the first two episodes were a set up for the finale. The entire episode consisted of the main character just building a group of Catholics to fulfill his vengeful plot against the throne.

Episode Three: ⚠️ 58%

This is easily the best episode in the entire show, but it still isn't great. The character issue remains prevalent in this episode nearly all of the problems in the first two episodes remain. In fact, the only major difference is that Episode Three, while still boring for the most part, had more interesting moments. As a result, I was able to pay more attention to the story instead of having my mind drift to other things.

However, despite the more entertaining story because the "tension" releases (though I didn't feel much tension rising in the story due to poor directing), the plot was very predictable from the very start. I believe this mini-series was inspired by real events, but despite having no information beforehand, the ending is still pretty predictable, and it makes the final confrontation in the episode lose a lot of significance for me.

The last thing I will talk about for this mini-series is that it revolves around an attempt of terrorism to kill the king. In the story, we follow the rebels who are Catholics. The mini-series at times tries to portray them as heroic and enlightened by god, but in the third episode, there are also times where their motives are condemned by many (including Catholics). As a result, the point of view on whether who is right is very inconsistent. I wish the story was more clear on whose perspective we were in. Were we in the perspective of the main character and the head of the operation? Or were we in the perspective of the cousin?

⬅ Previous Review: Dazed and Confused

wisdom teeth watch #4

“The only woman I ever loved died because of him.” ok tywin…

all GOT jokes aside, i think this could have been more interesting- i think the writing of characters & their respective plots drag on. despite the writing struggling at times, so many emotional notes were hit. in particular, the scene between robert and his son.

wisdom teeth watch #4

“The only woman I ever loved died because of him.” ok tywin…

all GOT jokes aside, i think this could have been more interesting- i think the writing of characters & their respective plots drag on. despite the writing struggling at times, so many emotional notes were hit. in particular, the scene between robert and his son.

They all had fine hats.

They all had fine hats.