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Leah (: (569 KP) rated The Cry in TV

Dec 9, 2018

The Cry

2018 | Drama

8.0

(11 Ratings)

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I really enjoyed this series and I feel like it was just the right length.

I liked the split between present day and their time in Australia as the left you trying to guess how they had got to the present day situation. At the start I did make a prediction that was right but only because it was obvious but it was the how they got to that point that was the reveal not the event itself.

My loyalties were switching between people as new bits of information and backstories were revealed.

I would recommend this series if you are looking for a short drama especially one with a bit of crime/ mystery.

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David McK (3932 KP) rated Celtic Warrior: The Legend of Cú Chulainn in Books

Jan 30, 2019

I'm always surprised that the story of Cu Chulainn, The Hound of Ulster, isn't better known; not as well known as, say, The Legend of King Arthur and his Knights, or of Robin Hood and his outlaws.

Based primarily around the Cattle Raid of Cooley at the end of Cu Chulainn's life, this graphic novel is a mythic retelling of that story, split into 6 distinct chapters. Interestingly, nearly every chapter includes a flash-back (shown in gray-scale) to an earlier part of Cu Chulainn's life, taking in how he got that name (from his birth name Setanta) and his training to become a warrior, for example.

Short? Yes.

Did I enjoy this? Also yes.

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Ross (3284 KP) rated The Boys Volume 6: Self Preservation Society in Books

Oct 29, 2019

Some action and some character backstory at long last

Again, this volume is split in two - we have the story of when Payback (one of the corporate machine's top money-makers) are sent to give The Boys a message, and end up getting their bottoms handed to them. This story is good fun, with some thrilling action, more ridiculous superheroes being walloped.
The second half gives us some well-deserved backstory for some of The Boys - MM, Frenchie and The Female all get their origin story. These are at time sobering (MM), and at other times just flat out hilarious (Frenchie), but all serve to put some meat on the bones of these unusual characters.