Doctor Omega
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On the other hand, if the last time getting into water propelled you 900 years you might be fearful or anguished at the thought of another water encounter.
Another good point! I am easily swayed!
Review CATWEAZLE: "CASTLE SABURAC" - Episode 02
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Another good point! I am easily swayed!
A generally enjoyable episode although I fear the premise of the show is already starting to run a bit thin.
Overall, not a bad episode. 6 out of 10.
It can be annoying, but given that his initial terror in the beginning of the episode appeared to be a plane I think we can forgive him this time. Someone from that era seeing something that large flying through the sky? I would imagine the only logical explanation to his mind would be a dragon or something like that.
That was my thought too. The idea of a young boy in the presence of a naked man would immediately give the wrong impression these days.
I agree and I guess it's partly due to the era of the show. Catweazle (and any other non-technological people) were considered less intelligent, and it's difficult to watch now.
This, I suspect, is going to be my main challenge with this show. There are a lot of deep themes that could be explored with a man so far out of time, but due to the nature of children's television in the 70's I doubt they'll even be considered.
I don't think that's too unreasonable. In the first episode Catweazle was trying to escape the Normans and a) he thought he was going to fly away, and b) even if he didn't jumping into the water was probably his only option. In this episode, the idea of intentionally stepping into a tub of water for no reason (bathing wasn't exactly common in his time).
It was mostly fun for an episode but I hope it's not much of an ongoing thing. Once Sam left the abandoned building they were in it was pretty silly for Carrot to send Catweazle back out while Sam was still in sight. If they'd waited another 2 minutes they'd have cut out 5 minutes of story.
Overall, not a bad episode. 6 out of 10.
ant-mac
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CASTLE SABURAC is another enjoyable episode in the CATWEAZLE TV series. The lead actors certainly seem to be coming to grips with their respective characters and the TV series as a whole seems to be settling down into its natural rhythm. Catweazle now has a base of his own, somewhere to call home. So hopefully, this should give him some sense of security and independence with which to face future challenges.
As a child, I know I certainly would've loved to have had my own private cubby-hole like that. And I absolutely adore the opening credits and theme music. I think they're absolutely perfect.
4/5.
As a child, I know I certainly would've loved to have had my own private cubby-hole like that. And I absolutely adore the opening credits and theme music. I think they're absolutely perfect.
4/5.
