Queen of Swords

The show is very well scripted with phenomenal acting by the star and the co-stars. Queen of Swords is an obvious female Zorro but with some differences which make the series relevant to Y2K and more interesting than the old Zorro series. The scripts are able to cover a great amount of information in 43 minutes so the viewer feels satisfied but not confused about how the story got from point A to point B. The show reminds one of Batgirl and Xena mixed together, but better. Definitely a memorable piece of television to start off this millennium.

but different. not only for a female version of one of great heroes of modern literature, but for the art of Tessie Santiago to create a character on her size. justice has its special nuances and the courage to propose new form of old story is not only ambition. because not only fight scenes are remarkable but the grace of a hero - brave, smart, generous - and feminine.the dialogs, the science to not create a Manichean tale, the basic values in right package, the music and the atmosphere who reminds more than a feminist version.that is the heart of this series. its source of charm and identity sign in a long tradition of Zorro movies

A beautiful raven haired Vixen rules the screen. Unlike the leather clad Xeena, this Heroine come along elegant and beautifully dressed. The best in feminine power. The womens fashion of this period was extremely sexy, only to be surpassed in the 50's. The Heroine represent's it so well. Having her men (adversaries) well under control, fooling them at every turn. Elusive but not non approachable. I would have liked an more mature-adult version, but this version can be viewed by the whole family. Still, I give it an 8 out of 10 stars, just for good viewing pleasure. I would buy the complete set, if made available on DVD. And I was very disappointed, when the series was discontinued. I still would say: Go Girl Go ! I loved it.

I must say I find a series Refreshingly good. The stories and the plot seem interesting. The main hero or heroine is not only beautiful, but likable. Many of the other characters are pretty interesting. Especially the American captain. If the series was made for Portugal as I've read, it makes me wonder what their views on Americans are the way this captain behaves.

A couple of negatives. When Tessa is sword fighting, I find that believable. When she's engaged in hand-in-hand combat with men, it's rather ridiculous. I was watching an episode last night with my wife, and I said to her you could handle three of those guys, the guards that wear the long tall hats, Yourself at the same time for real with how bad of fighters they are. If they were really that bad in real life. And my wife is only 5 foot tall. She laughingly agreed and thought she Would pull off all their testicles pretty quickly. Plus, I've seen Tessa pull guys off horses. Does anyone really realize how hard it is to pull a man off a horse when you're on the ground?

Anyway, other than these couple of somewhat unrealistic things, it's decent show. I would advise it.

After ghostbusters, it seems that rebooting a successful franchise with a female lead, doesn't guarantee its success. Yet this is exactly what happened with the 'Queen of swords'. Having grown up with the old Zorro series starring Duncan Regehr, this one seems to be aimed at a slightly older audience, he antagonists aren't true stereotypical cartoon characters as much, sometimes posing a real threat and actually killing people; but nothing overly violent. For what it is, an 80s-like show aiming for some swashbuckling entertainment, it couldn't have been executed better. It's a little more layered and fleshed out than the original Zorro series, but not so deep as to abandon its fun concept. A great job, reaching a well deserved 7/10, the maximum I'll give for the genre.