![]() So then the question becomes: How much knowledge of this extended and expanded CW universe do you have to have? The simple answer is probably none, but it doesn’t hurt. In the Legacies version, the students all look attractive and in their mid-20s and sometimes speak with witty Plec dialogue, while the direction from Chris Grismer lacks more than a basic, surface prettiness.īut maybe that’s what you want! Certainly Hollywood is loving the “exceptional private school” thing at the moment. ![]() As if those probably intended homages aren’t iconic enough, Legacies has the poor fortune to premiere just as people are going nuts about Netflix’s prep school drama Elite - sexual fluidity and getting viewers to watch a show with subtitles are its extraordinary abilities - and literally on the eve of the premiere of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, which eventually spends some time at a tony academy of witchcraft. would be able to be quite this brazen or if it’s intentional misdirection since an even more obvious comparison would be Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, right down to superficial architectural similarities between the Salvatore abode and the X-Mansion. I truly wonder if a show hailing from a studio other than Warner Bros. What Legacies really has instead is a backdrop that’s so unquestionably derivative that there are at least three direct references to the Harry Potter franchise, one as blatant as having the supernatural kids playing a sport devised as a safer version of Quiddich. 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina': TV Review Even after reaching its twist pilot ending, Legacies gives a limited indication of the series to come. Legacies has some family stuff with Alaric and his daughters and little hints of romance, but no notable center or specific hook. Those elements were there from the first 43 minutes of each show, series quality notwithstanding. The slightly better The Originals pilot had a tight family emotional core and tension, plus some mortal/immortal romance, plus an all-out battle for the soul of New Orleans. The pretty bad pilot for Vampire Diaries still had the brotherly bond/rivalry between Stefan and Damon and the whole mortal/immortal romance thing the kids love so much. What it doesn’t do effectively is provide a juicy hook for the series. (Quincy Fouse) and self-described “evil temptress” Penelope (Lulu Antariksa). It turns out, though, that he and Hope have a bit of a past, and he’s unexpectedly difficult to brainwash.įor the most part, the pilot is spent getting viewers up to speed on the school and a few of its diverse pupils including Alaric’s daughters Josie (Kaylee Bryant) and Lizzy (Jenny Boyd), pop culture-quoting vampire M.G. Landon, none of the three, is just there to temporarily accompany Rafael before having his mind erased. The Salvatore School is a refuge for kids with supernatural gifts, with a special focus on vampires, witches and werewolves. Rafael and Landon are plucked by Alaric Saltzman (Matt Davis) and Hope Mikaelson (Danielle Rose Russell) and whisked off to the Salvatore Boarding School for the Young and Gifted on the outskirts of good ol’ Mystic Falls. There’s something lurking in Rafael, and an attempted exorcism quickly reveals him to be a werewolf. Scripted by The Vampire Diaries mastermind Julie Plec, Legacies begins two years after the conclusion of The Originals, jumping right into things as young Rafael (Peyton Alex Smith) shows up at an Atlanta church accompanied by friend and foster brother Landon (Aria Shahghasemi).
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