The Musketeers Season 3 Episode 8

The Musketeers series 3 episode 1. We Are The Garrison. This review contains spoilers. We Are The Garrison. So here we are, the end of both the third series and the show. Its been a funny old run, never quite meeting the dramatic highs of the second nor the freshness of the first, but thats not to say it didnt have its moments. It is somewhat fitting that We Are The Garrison reflects the series as a whole it ticks all the boxes but does so in a somewhat workmanlike manner. Its a fitting end to the show good, mostly satisfying but lacking that certain something that would set it distinctly apart. It was fantastic to see the Musketeers being placed unequivocally front and centre. All four actors embraced their final moments in these characters and each shone. Writer and showrunner Simon Allen has done a good job to ensure that no one is short changed in the final act, although for me the stand out moment was a small one they so often are, arent they with the Musketeers bantering with Athos about his impending fatherhood. Sandwiched between scenes of significant tension it at first seemed out of place, but actually offered a rare glimpse of what we hoped these characters were like when theyre not performing heroic deeds or chasing down villains. Its something that a writer like Joss Whedon might do as a matter of course, and here it truly shines. I would normally say at this point,. As they go in to rescue Sylvie from Grimauld and Marcheaux they go forward stating the need for no etiquette, no mercy, no rules and no honour. When it really gets tough, they give up the very things they stand for the essence of what sets them apart from everybody else and what it means to be a Musketeer. For me those thirty seconds threatened to undermine the entire episode and did a great deal of damage to the series, not just because it is said, butbecause of the flippant way in which its said. No ruminations on what part of their soul will be lost, no deep discussion on how this betrays their inner values, not even a look of inner reflection what I would have given for a look of inner reflection. No it was a simple toss everything aside and lets crack on   and that for me was truly gutting. What of GrimauldCouchTuner. This site only contains links that lead you to other sites eg. Hulus The Handmaids Tale Season 1, Episode 1 Pilot gives viewers a first look at a dystopian America where a totalitarian government rules over the land and. Chicago Fire Episode 5. My Miracle Season Finale Promo, 3 Sneak Peeks, Promotional Photos Press Release. The Blacklist Season 4, Episode 18 Philomena No. FBI task force in hot, uncharted waters. Well despite the showrunners protesting that in this season there was no single. As I mentioned last week, Grimaulds development has not been a kind one. Hes gone from an evil force of nature to glorified henchman to bargain basement schemer to, well, someone with a point to prove. He started as an interesting dark force in the Musketeers world and ended it a pale imitation of the cunning of Capaldis Richelieu and the psychotic force of Warrens Rochefort. It was because of his diminishing as a bad guy that those final scenes seemed robbed of tension. The Langoliers Full Movie Online Free. Look back to Rochefort and his comeuppance and theres a much deeper resonance and elation over his demise. But in this season Grimauld was certainly the all in bet, as Gaston, Marcheaux and even the Barons didnt really have anything else to offer except single note villainy and playground bullying. 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Being happily married to dArtagnan was obviously of no interest to the writers and I get the feeling that there simply wasnt sufficient room for both her and Sylvie. In some ways I wish they would have chosen one or the other as both ultimately suffered. Which brings me onto Milady. What a waste. If you share my thoughts on the weakness of Grimauld, you might agree with me there. Milady has consistently been one of the shining lights of this show yet to bring her in and tease her in Prisoners Of War only for her to be clearly an afterthought in this episode felt criminal. Thats not to say that the thought of the Queen controlling the person with whom the King had so publicly romped doesnt have some ring of justice about it. But her dispatching of Gaston in such a plain manner belittled all that shes done in the past. Perhaps her reappearance was intended as fan service. If so, this fan sorely wishes they hadnt bothered. So as a finale it was suitably grand, there were great explosions, excitement, dangers, peril, action and all the other words you would want associated with a show called The Musketeers. It ticked the boxes and left me satisfied that this was indeed the end. However, the actual ending had far too much sweetness and light. Indeed, I think those final five minutes dominated the whole structure of this episode because the compelling plot was for the Musketeers to beat the bad guys, save the city and ride off into the sunset. Such was the compulsion to finish in this manner that we get Elodie return to marry Porthos which makes no sense at all which shows just how Porthos suffered this season in the character focus and development stakes, Sylvies inconvenient pregnancy because how else is perma grump Athos going to be happy, the complete reversal of Annes promise to Louis over Aramis which all together, sets up dArtagnan to take up the captaincy of the Musketeers the perfect twee book end to the first ever episode A quality ending of course can be happy not everything dark is automatically good, but this wasnt just a happy ending, it was an easy ending. If theres one overriding criticism of this series is that time after time the show has taken the easy route and its ultimate ending exemplifies that approach. The blame could lay anywhere but The Musketeers had enough excellent moments to want to take more of a risk on what it was and what it could have been. The BBCs attitude was obviously to dump it, such has been the mess of its scheduling. If however they had been bold and kept to what they envisaged an adult, modern take on the Musketeers then maybe it would have found a more sustaining audience. To be clear I dont think that this has anything to do with budgets or indeed writing the resources and quality were obviously there. No, the flaw here was a lack of sustained vision and a somewhat timid approach to a post watershed series that felt at times as if it was a Saturday tea time show. Will The Musketeers be remembered fondly Perhaps, although the more damning question is, will it even be remembered With a little more daring this show could have been a jewel in the BBCs crown. Instead, Ill think back on it as ambitious, well cast and with a handful of great episodes but rarely reaching its potential. How about you Read Robs review of the previous episode, The Prize, here.