The Seeker’s Omnibus

* LOVED seeing familiar faces from Xena and HTLJ (items in quotes are Xena episodes):
Chase (Jay Laga’aia – Draco)
Chase’s wife (Jennifer Rucker – Miss Parnassus, “Here She Comes, Miss Amphipolis”)
George Cypher (Jeffrey Thomas – Jason from HTLJ)
Michael Cypher (David de Lautour – Icus, “Altared States”)
Darken Rahl (Craig Parker – Bellerophon, “To Helicon and Back”)
Ranssyn Fane (Andrew Robertt – Hippocrates, “Is There a Doctor in the House?”)

I honestly did try to watch as if I were a raw newbie coming to the story for the first time. I didn’t succeed completely, but I tried.

I think my biggest issue with the show itself was in the char development. Yes I realize that this is the first ep(s) and they had to set up the story. But I found myself wondering that if I hadn’t read WFR and consequently fell in love with the chars thru the books, would I have found myself caring about the chars in these first two eps? And I can’t say I would have.

Trying to look at it with a newbie eye, I found the chars of Richard and Kahlan written somewhat two-dimensionally. I wanted to know what was going on inside, and I wanted more backstory.

Also, and this may be my Xena fandom showing through, I felt there were way too many Kahlan close-ups of her looking wistfully at Richard (in the 2nd part). I wished for more steel in her personality, not doe-eye gaga-ness that was showing up.

Did I like the show? Unequivocally yes!

I’m waiting for a few more eps and hoping for some character fleshing-out before I decide if I love it.