Necrotongue

If I criticized the fourth episode for its weak plot, in the sixth, on the contrary, the story picked up again and besides the dark atmosphere, it also brought decent action in the harbor and Vanessa's confrontation with darkness, which promises interesting experiences in the next episodes. I was amused by Van Helsing's sudden departure.

In the fifth episode, the creators decided to go back to the past of the characters, and it was actually very good. I finally found out what connects (and separates) Malcolm and Vanessa, and I got a very vivid excursion into the most advanced methods in the field of medical science.

I hesitated for a long time whether to give three or four stars because the plot of the fourth episode was strangely dull. In the end, I decided for a weaker four, but only because I enjoyed the previous three episodes and I hope that the following ones will entertain me as well. 4*

Hmmm, so in the end the unbelievable happened and I gave the sixth episode of the fifth season four stars. I was expecting a lot, but this surprised even myself. I had several reasons: the plot with the poisoned janitor made me laugh, those two desperate people finally went their separate ways, and I managed to put together a new lawnmower while watching.

This time I already reduced the rating because I felt that the creators were not able to get the story at the right pace. Besides that, I didn't have any other significant comments, the atmosphere was still appropriately oppressive, I enjoyed the story of the Monster, and I'm looking forward to the next episodes.

The plot of the second episode noticeably lost pace and I was practically determined to settle for four stars this time, but the events at Lyle's party convinced me that the fifth episode deserves a piece after all. I enjoy how gradually more legendary characters emerge, who once caused restless sleep for people.

I quickly realized that this series won't be a horror, at least not the way I imagine horror. But that doesn't mean it's bad, quite the opposite. The creators managed to build a great, dark atmosphere and solid suspense already in the first episode. The plot had a very decent pace, the cast is truly stellar, and I was very satisfied after the first episode.

I don't know if it's because I've become somewhat numb, but this time I actually enjoyed it in some places. Louis' annoying mother is still in the series for now, but surprisingly, the newcomer Maggie didn't annoy me at all, quite the opposite. I even laughed at Morwenna's needle phobia, so I would rate it 3*+.

In the tenth episode, I positively rated the fact that the creators finally decided to eliminate some important characters, but the execution didn't impress me too much. The way they "chopped up" the battle with shots of what preceded it was alright, but those dumb visions and strange states of some characters got on my nerves. BTW- Halfdan's stupid ending, they really couldn't come up with anything better? He could have brutally stabbed himself in the stomach while shaving, for example. Oh, and I shouldn't forget, Ivar is really going to stir things up, I also have to check that out.

Yeah, yeah, I praised the previous episode and immediately I was duly punished. At one point, I had a feeling that I was watching Game of Thrones, where I also came across extremely fast movements through time and space. What Hvitserk demonstrated on the route Norway-France-Norway had to be the work of the gods, otherwise I can't explain it. And he still had to spend some time negotiating with Rollo and preparing the expeditionary force for the journey. And the strange coronation of Alfred? That was really a bad joke.