Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Apple TV has been building its graphics on this series for the past few months. They probably thought they could attract the masses with a blockbuster theme. However, they would also have to film that blockbuster theme well. And they didn't completely succeed. The solution is clear. If the story were more about telling the history of Monarch and about monsters from another dimension, it would be more fun. However, sometimes in the middle of the series, there are episodes where a lot is said, addressing exactly those topics (LGBT) that you don't want to hear in American stories, even though Americans keep imposing them on us, and on top of that, when a monster does appear, it looks absolutely awful. By today's standards. So it doesn't really matter that the creators nicely came up with the connection between Kurt Russell and his son Wyatt, when everything else here went wrong. What a shame. It could have been knowingly entertaining B-movie action, but instead it's just boring and annoying. Those few episodes are unlikely to save it, even though the last episode was nice. But the last episode is not being played. I'm actually surprised that I made it all the way to the end. (25/01/2024)

At first, it looked promising, and the mystery line involving the search for the father served as an interesting bond between flashbacks to the past and the founding of the Monarch organization. Mythology Building. The monsters were sparse, but given the budget, that's understandable. Kurt Russell was a draw, but his escape from the retirement home and trip to Alaska foreshadowed a brutal quality downgrade. The drawn-out relationship friction, the odd and unwarranted changes in character behavior, and the LGBT pandering kill the solid foundation of the first episodes. Series co-creator Matt Fraction went on to put together a decent skeleton, but the middle three episodes almost sent the entire series into a tailspin. The ending is pretty good despite the logical lapses and clichéd twists, but it's a shame Monarch isn't shorter and there could have been more monsters for the money they saved. All in all, a very awkward journey to grandma that doesn't deserve a sequel. (13/01/2024)

This takes us on a tour into the world of Godzilla and co. It has a good start and an even better finish with an open door for a second season, but the whole project is brought down by five or six middle episodes that could have easily been merged into one or two without the series suffering story-wise. The quality of the Godzilla films of recent years is not dizzying, but they do have a lot of action despite the clichéd splash. The same can not be said for some of the episodes of Legacy of Monsters, which feature too much talking and aimless flying back and forth without any significant advancement or enrichment of the plot and the world of the titans. I liked the time-jumping line and it's a shame it didn't kick in until almost at the end of the series. Personally, I didn’t like the casting of some of the characters, but that's my subjective problem – though it quite spoiled my impression. However, despite the negatives, I am curious to see what direction the creators decide to go in next – if the project gets the green light. (19/01/2024)