![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But the show ends a few beats before the book does, leaving out one crucial detail: Nimue has survived her fall and lives. Other than a few details - like The Red Spear's real name being Guinevere - it keeps pretty faithful to the page. ![]() The series is surprisingly faithful to the novel, considering how much fantasy series can break from their source material. Written by Thomas Wheeler and illustrated by the legendary Frank Miller, Cursed is sometimes billed as "graphic novel." But the hardcover isn't a traditional inked comic it's more like a fantasy novel with a lot of extra illustrations, many of which are the inspiration for the show's interstitial sequences. Warning: Spoilers for Cursed Season 1 follow. The good news is, Netflix's Cursed is based on a book, and the ending on the page promises there will be a sequel, at least in the bookstores, if not on screens. But the ending is ambiguous, leaving fans wondering if there will be more to the story. The story reimagines what would have happened had the Sword of Power chosen the Lady of the Lake, Nimue, as a Queen of the Fey people, instead of picking Arthur to be King of Men. The respinning of King Arthur's legend quickly hit the streamer's Top 10, reaching Number 1 by the Monday after its Friday, July 17, release. Cursed is Netflix's new hit of the summer of 2020. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |