Monarch : Legacy of Monsters

Mixed bag of reviews but overall quite positive - will be watching as soon as it drops.

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"Monarch: Legacy of Monsters" Reviews Are In - Dark Horizons

Following the new trailer premiere this morning, the first reviews for the Apple TV+ series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” are in and the word is good. The series unfolds within the continuity of Legendary’s MonsterVerse franchise, events taking place after those of 2014’s “Godzilla” which saw...
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That said there are common criticisms, most of which are levelled at some of the fresher faces here who have been given some underserved characters. Here’s a sampling of quotes:

“‘Monarchy: Legacy of Monsters’ understands the (TV) medium is the message, effectively marrying action, scale, and mystery to the needs and demands of small-screen human drama.” – Rodrigo Perez, The Playlist

“There aren’t many purely great things in life, but Kurt Russell saying, ‘Dinner time, you son of a bitch’ while doing battle with an enormous monster emerging from beneath the earth is certainly one of them.” – Chase Hutchinson, Collider

“By taking [Godzilla’s] mood and its grasp of monsters as awe-inspiring – and sometimes horrifying – spectacle and blending it with a human component, we get a true link that the Monsterverse desperately needed.” – Daniel Dockery, Polygon

“If you’re coming to this series expecting to see lots of giant monsters battle (like I was), you’ll be mildly disappointed because this is a character-driven story. The pilot episode is fantastic.” – Jeanine T. Abraham, VisAbleBlackwoman

“For a live-action Godzilla show, it consciously tries its damndest to capture the franchise’s different flavors of human storytelling … and that level of thoroughness in its creative philosophy is very admirable.” – Evan Dossey, Midwest Film Journal

“But as improbable as it sounds, its focus on individual people spurred to action by the emergence of Godzilla and his fellow Titans is exactly what makes the show a surprise delight – one that feels like it has potential to be both a proper hit for Apple TV+ and a strong step forward for the MonsterVerse franchise as a whole.” – Charles Pullam-Moore, The Verge

“As an expansion of the MonsterVerse franchise, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is ambitious and looks great on screen, but the first batch of episodes fails to capitalize on the potential for this epic story.” – Alex Maldy, JoBlo
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Noice. Was going to sub to Apple TV for this and over Christmas.

Updated the TV app and a 3month offer with my LG TV popped up :)

Had my TV for years!!
 
Bigpig said:
Noice. Was going to sub to Apple TV for this and over Christmas.

Updated the TV app and a 3month offer with my LG TV popped up :)

Had my TV for years!!
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I've been on a rolling free sub for Apple TV for over a year now - Barclaycard keep sending 5 month free offers, create new email, sign up, done. :D

Although to be totally honest, the quality of shows on Apple over pretty much any other service means I would happily pay for it.
 
Bigpig said:
Have ya paid your dues, Jack?
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"When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail."":D
 
Very slow but I'm still interested in watching this. The main is kinda useless so far. Beginning of episode 2 she could have screamed at the station and easily gotten help.
 
Overall, I find it brilliant. I want to know more about the organisation and the human elements and this is what the show gives us really. So far the characters are all very interested and well covered, especially the PTSD moments.

Episode 2 though was silly at one point with Ol Jack Burton saying "shhhh keep ya voice down!" to the Scoobies, and then forgetting about secrecy and yanking his leg monitor off before running off with them. Also...hacker scenes had me facepalm, theres always one isn't there?
 
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