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Hopefully, eventually, the series will get adapted by talented people who know how to improve from the books and update certain aspects for modern day audiences without undermining itself or its source material. This was the opposite of that. This was unwatchable.
Finally, it’s over.
The 10-episode second season of “The Shannara Chronicles” took a massive hit in the ratings compared to Season 1. Premiering in October, the show managed an anemic 0.09 rating in adults 18-49 and 250,000 viewers per episode, down approximately 75 percent.
The nightmare is over.
For a story that uses racial differences as such a big part of its setting, it’s not committed to delving into those issues. The Shannara Chronicles is not just a simple story, it’s a simple story attempting to deal with nuanced and touchy real-world probelms and failing. Take a look at Will, our mixed-race main character, who’s played by a random white person. I’m pretty sure he’s white in the original books as well, but regardless of that, keeping him white is a mistake on the show’s part. In order to avoid racism, he wears a hat to cover his ears, and that’s about the extent of his racial problems. When it comes to Eretria, someone who is a person of color in the books, she’s randomly whitewashed for no reason as well. At one point, she manages to infiltrate the elven castle, and in order to disguise herself she puts on a hood. So not only does the story not explain any of its racial issues or why they exist, it’s also a problem characters can get around using the simplest of disguises.
The Shannara Chronicles TV Show and Poor Worldbuilding, @ladygeekgirl-and-friends.
The new Shannara novel The Sorcerer’s Daughter features the series first openly gay characters, Miriya and Karlin Ryl. Miriya and Karlin are fellow druids and end up together in a relationship. However, Karlin goes missing and later dies in Miriya’s arms.
This harkens back to Genesis of Shannara which featured the series first gay characters, but it wasn’t explicit. Michael and Fresh did not share any kisses, hold hands, nor were they described with any sort of “love” or “romance” description in any way. Their relationship was heavily implied in a few brief scenes, Fresh died in an accident, and then Michael went homicidal with his grief and also died.
While Miriya is a prominent character in The Sorcerer’s Daughter, to simply praise her inclusion as an “improvement” sets a very dangerous and harmful low bar for LGBQT characters. Countless wlw characters have been killed off on television alone this year— which includes the death of Zora on The Shannara Chronicles adaptation, Eretria’s black ex-girlfriend, one of the only two black women on the show, both of whom were both killed off.
In an age where there are more LGBQT characters and women in media than ever before, their death toll still climbs. It appears that a lot of writers have moved beyond the “token” gay character or relationship, openly gay or just implied, and have moved onto featuring prominent characters they can kill off, like that’s progress. Especially women. And especially women and people of color. Asking to have LGBQT women and characters in fiction not killed off shouldn’t be such a high bar to meet.
The more exposure these characters face, the more writers want to kill them off. Or at the very least, regardless of intentions, make them suffer decades old homophobic tropes because of who they are.
Bury Your Gays Counter of 2016: 8 in 80 days, 10 in 91 days, 12 in 97 days, 16 in 123 days, 18 in 138 days, 19 in 152 days
“There was a whisper of silk, and Wil found himself face to face with the most stunning girl he had ever seen. She was small and delicate, in the manner of Amberle, but without the childlike innocence that marked the Elven girl. Thick, black hair tumbled in ringlets to her shoulders, framing eyes that were dark and secretive. Her face was beautiful, her features perfectly formed and immediately unforgettable. She was wearing high leather boots, dressed in pants and tunic of scarlet silk that failed to hide anything of the woman beneath. Bands of silver flashed on her wrists and neck.” […] “Then suddenly Eretria was there before him, dark and beautiful, her slender form clad all in scarlet silk. Her smile was dazzling as she reached for his hands and brought him to his feet. She pulled him into the midst of the dancers, broke from him for an instant, and twirled away in a flash or ribbons and trailing black hair. […] “Moments later he heard footsteps and turned to find Eretria approaching, her slim form another shadow in the evening dusk. She was dressed in high boots and leather riding clothes, a red silk scarf about her waist and another at her throat. Black hairtumbled down about her shoulders, loose and wind-blown. She smiled as she came up to him, her dark eyes twinkling mischievously.” […] “She rose abruptly, her beautiful dark face angry and set.” […] “For an instant, the Rover girl’s entire body seemed to go taut, her dark face flushing with emotions that struggled to break free. Yet she held them carefully in check, rising to her feet and staring down at him coldly.” [….] “Eretria dropped next to him on the well wall, her dark face angry.” […] “One brown hand came up hurriedly.” […] “Then Eretria appeared from out of nowhere, darting forward, her slender form a shadow of sudden movement that flashed between the Demon and the Valeman, one brown hand hurtling a fiery torch into the monster’s face.” […] “Brown limbs slipped from beneath a diaphanous white gown that swirled about the Rover girl like smoke.” […] “She nodded, her dark face expressionless, cold, and beautiful.” […] “When she glanced again at Wil, Eretria’s dark face was uncertain.” […] “Eretria leaned close and put her slim, dark arms about his neck.” […] “Then Eretria stepped forward, her dark face just inches from Wisp’s.” […] “Eretria’s dark face was suddenly close before his own.” […] “Her dark face glanced away.” […] “The Valeman felt himself being hoisted onto Genewen’s back, and Eretria’s slim brown arms began fastening the harness straps tightly about him.” […] “Her long black hair shimmered in the sunlight as it curled down about her shoulders, and that dazzling smile broke over her dusky face as she caught sight of him.”’ […] “He glanced over at her dark face, thinking fleetingly of all that she had done for him, all that she had risked for him.“
Eretria in The Elfstones of Shannara, where she is consistently described as brown and dark-skinned. (via thefourlandsask)
Turns out, the action’s only just getting started on MTV’s The Shannara Chronicles. EW has an exclusive first look at the show’s midseason trailer, which features love triangles, elf hunters, and the promise of lots and lots of darkness.
Filled with glimpses of (multiple) wars to come, the trailer promises that “there’s a storm coming” for all involved. The trailer puts it best when it warns, “Get ready to scream.”
The Shannara Chronicles | Main Characters: Allanon
#wakey wakey Allanon #who needs an alarm clock #when you have magic to rudely wake you up
The Shannara Chronicles | Minor Characters: Uncle Flick Ohmsford
Don’t mistake terror for b r a v e r y.
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As they did last week, MTV's Tuesday dramas suffered episode-to-episode losses in total viewership. "The Shannara Chronicles" also fell in adults 18-49. 10
As they did last week, MTV’s Tuesday dramas suffered episode-to-episode losses in total viewership.
“The Shannara Chronicles” also fell in adults 18-49.
10PM newcomer “Shannara” posted a 0.31 adults 18-49 rating and 751,000 total viewers for its third episode. Last week’s installment drew a 0.38 and 919,000, which were down from the 0.48 and 1.031 million posted by the series premiere.
Lead-in “Teen Wolf” matched last week’s 0.39 adults 18-49 rating but fell from 930,000 to a new series low of 906,000 in total viewership.
Even if we defeat this Demon horde, I will not abdicate. If this crisis has taught me anything, it is that you are not yet ready to be king.
Nearly as awkward as watching you pine for Commander Tilton. (req)
