Daedalus

My particular cinematic experience was good when I was watching the film I have to say there is one thing about it that didn't quite settle with me. It's the whole concept of immortality that seems to be a recurring theme in all of the Olympus episodes to date. Immortality is such an old theme in movies and screenplays. It repeats too often to the point that we get bored with it. For example Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone used the same idea except it was a stone whereas here it's the Lexicon. However I give the filmmakers respect for the lighting used to create this episode in particular. The lighting was all done in the right angles, and the big rocks used in the episode was very real-looking. The visual traits really appealed to me and I got a sense of what this ancient world was all about. I will say to everyone reading this review don't judge the film by the title and go see it for yourself. By the way this episode was worth watching and Daedalus the nerdy inventor certainly made it interesting.

Bottom line this is a perfect way to make up for the first episode that was the weaker of the two. It's interesting and suspense is in every huge event. Here the only issue is that I think it's lacking in humor in parts. That is the setback that this episode has received. However this is no matter for me. I watched it and I liked how Lykos changed. Although I have to say I really hate how the story is told from two different sides. It keeps on switching from Hero to Lykos and to Queen Medea. I just feel confused at this point and I really don't know whether to laugh or cry. This is the last resort. I wish they would stop switching so much because it gets to be pretty annoying after a while. All in all it was a brilliant story and I am pleased to be able to say that I don't regret watching this wonderful episode full of conflict, mystery, drama, and suspense.

I admit that this episode was good but it didn't live up to my expectations. I thought that after the initial fiasco of the first episode that this one might just be a faint glimmer of hope. All I will say is it was okay nothing more. There was more action which was a big thumbs up. However the same detrimental cast remained throughout the whole episode which is no surprise to me. If I were the filmmaker I would throw out the script altogether and start off with something new. In essence a clean slate because I don't think that many people like this lame TV show anyway. However out of respect for the fans of Olympus I would say that they should do just one more season so as not to disappoint those who like it. I mean I know what it's like to get attached to a favorite TV show and how hard it is to let go of it for good. I don't like anything about this show except the fact that it has a Greek mythology theme. I would still watch the rest of the first season though just to see if it's worth considering for a second season. You never know.

The episode Daedalus is much more intense than the first. I was waiting for this for such a long time. This episode is like so much more interesting than the other ones. The first big difference is the intriguing introduction of Daedalus the inventor. However the only parts I don't like is how Olympus borrows heavily from other movies of the same genre such as the Game of Thrones. I only can't quite get my head around that strange blue and white colored ghost that they used in this episode. At first it was exciting but as soon as I saw the whole thing disappear as if it had been time warped then I felt there was a problem with the whole scene. Besides that the episode was fun to watch and a big improvement from the first boring one. Daedalus is everything that one expects to find in the typical eccentric inventor. He often seems to be living in his own world of flying machines and more of course.

What I don't like for sure is that the first half of the episode relies solely on Daedalus the inventor, but he doesn't seem very important. I mean the title of the episode itself is misleading because it's called Daedalus. So the episode is really supposed to be about him, and not anything else. However I'm getting the impression that maybe the episode is about Queen Medea more or King Aegeus in this scenario. One of the other big dilemmas that I have with this film is that I just feel like the pacing is too slow. For god's sake we are living in the twenty first and TV shows need to have a quicker pacing. If not then the audience is totally going to fall asleep and I don't even blame them. Now just for the record I am by no means suggesting that Olympus is a bad TV show. I am merely saying that it's flawed in parts. Now I love the sound effects such as the anger of the gods, and the camera angles and visual effects.