as i type this, i’m watching legend of the seeker.

this is not the correct story. no, no, this won’t do at all.

it’s one thing to add little quests that didn’t happen in the book; i understand, it’s a tv series, it’s got to work like one. it’s another thing to completely change the characters and their relationships.
Richard is supposed to be Lord Rahl’s bastard son, after Lord Rahl raped Zed’s daughter. I was hoping that they would at least keep that much the same. Ha!

In this episode “Brennidon”, I’ve learned that not only is Richard not Zed’s grandson, but his real name was Owen and his mother and brother are alive and well in a little town called Brennidon, (his real father having died years earlier). This is nonsense. Previously Richard’s immaturity annoyed me. Part of what made him the Seeker was his innate wisdom and maturity beyond his years. And I always pictured Richard with broader shoulders.

oh great. an I am SPARTICUS! moment.

Don’t get me wrong, the show isn’t as bad as I thought it would be. The accents are inconsistent and the acting is lame, but genre tv is lacking in general. You can’t be too picky.

The only thing that can redeem this episode is if Zed’s secret turns out to be he’s Richard’s grandfather.

okay, so she’s not his mother. OH. ok. she’s the midwife. You know, that who I thought she was in the beginning, before she told him she was his mother. Richard’s name wasn’t Owen. I’m ok. Richard’s parentage is still ambiguous. It’s possible Richard is Zed’s grandson after all. Eeesh.

OOOOOO. Yea!! Zed revealed it. He is Richard’s grandfather. Whew.

I got all pissed for nothing.

Now I hope that at some point we find out that Richard memorized the Book of Counted Shadows before he burned it.  And please, please, let Lord Rahl be his father.