Willow

In the old days, the rules of the blog were simple: anything seen in the theater belonged on the blog. But when the pandemic hit the rules had to change - movies watched on video could go on the blog, but only MOVIES, not TV shows. So, but, then, along comes Willow, which is a TV show but I watched it in the theater with a crowd. Therefore, according to the old rules, it gets a write-up. This is the way. 

Almost to prove a point, this dives right into the action, leaving much of the character building until the rag-tag, motley crew has assembled and the quest has begun. It’s female-centric and thankfully not reliant upon the princess finding a husband. There’s a refreshing deconstruction of the regular tropes. It’s fairly smark-alecky and when Warwick Davis’ title character appears, he’s full of Nelwyn sass. Not much wizardy magic in these first two episodes, but plenty is foreshadowed. So, I’d say so far so good. Can they keep up this plot-filled pace?