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Damsel

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Damsel

Damsel works better in concept than in execution. Millie Bobby Brown stars as Elodie, the smart and capable daughter Lord Bayford (Ray Winstone) in a remote region hit hard in recent years. The chance to save the kingdom comes in the form of a marriage proposal for Elodie from Prince Henry (Nick Robinson) and his family (Milo Twomey and Robin Wright) who rule over a realm for more rich than that of Elodie’s father. The family accepts the arranged marriage which goes off without a hitch at least until Elodie is thrown into a dragon’s lair as tribute to the creature that once ravaged these lands.

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Delicious in Dungeon – Raspberries/Grilled Meat

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Delicious in Dungeon - Raspberries/Grilled Meat

Growing ever closer to the last sighting of the Red Dragon, the party attempts to rest which becomes harder after Marcille (Emily Rudd) accidentally awakens an Undine and depletes herself of Mana and blood to fight off the creature. The episode is more notable for Marcille’s comments on the dungeon’s ecosystem which lead her to think back on her friendship with Falin (Lisa Reimold), their first meeting, and how the unusual girl made Marcille look at the world and magic in an entirely different way. The Grilled Kelpie, the dish of the episode, comes not from creatures introduced in this adventure but the previous one, and is chosen by Senshi (SungWon Cho) to help restore Marcille’s strength.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender – Warriors

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Avatar: The Last Airbender - Warriors

The second episode of Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender gives us Aang‘s (Gordon Cormier) short time on Kyoshi Island. There are several pleasant changes from the animated version most noticeably Aang not needing to showoff to impress and removing Sokka‘s (Ian Ousley) toxic masculinity and sexist attitude from the episode altogether. I also quite enjoyed Maria Zhang‘s version of Suki, one of the original series’ best supporting characters, and the mutual attraction the two pair share. Memorable moments mostly center around the Sokka and Suki together, although the episode also provides a memorable example of what an Avatar in control of their powers can accomplish when Avatar Kyoshi (Yvonne Chapman) takes control of Aang and dispels Fire Nation intruders from the island.

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Delicious in Dungeon – Kelpie/Porridge/Broiled with Sauce

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Delicious in Dungeon - Kelpie/Porridge/Broiled with Sauce

As the adventurers travel down another level in the dungeon we get an episode that brings back the other party seen in a previous episode, who they come across as dead again. Events here seemingly set up a misunderstanding and likely eventual confrontation between the two groups at some point later in the series. The episode also brings back Senshi‘s (SungWon Cho) distrust of magic which he will overcome and a slight change to his concept of the balanced ecosystem within the dungeon.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender – Aang

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Avatar: The Last Airbender - Aang

There were several questions heading into Netflix’s new adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The opening episode “Aang,” covering roughly the first three episodes of the animated series along with a prolonged opening helping set up the world now ravaged by the Fire Nation, answers a couple of the biggest about the series are provided in terms of if it would stay true to the same timeline as the original (it won’t) and if it could convey CGI bending more effectively than the disappointing 2010 movie (it certainly does).

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