“The Shannara Chronicles Season 01” is the new adventurous fantasy television series describing well-thought-out Terry Brooks’ novels and evoking enthusiastic vision of a magical land of Shannara that is so powerful and fantastic that evoking an enthusiasm in the viewers. It is set around the story of the dying Ellcrys, that is an Elvish tree that SoulCrys stands for guarding the Four Lands from demons. The last characters hope in despair are Amberle Elessedil played by Poppy Drayton and Wil Ohmsford played by Austin Butler who set out to save it.
High fabrication and art direction are the strong points of the series that depict plenty of beautiful clans and maximalist cinematography indicative of high fantasy. Some roles portray clichéd dialogues, but character elaboration, especially of Amberle and Wil offering more depth to the plot and apart from the inspiriting subthemes of courage and legacy. While the pacing weakens in some of the first episodes, and cliches appear, the cast of young people invigorates. The score makes the experiences deeper as it puts a context to characters’ troubled backgrounds.
As a whole, it is possible to mark out that “The Shannara Chronicles” is extraordinary show that tells the viewers the story of fascinating journey to other world and connected with it emotions, resting on the traditions of the mind-bending fantasies of the 90’s and 2000’s despite all the mentioned analytical remarks. It is still a fun ride that works on the new generation of audience and those who expect to find magic in stories.
