Kings

[Bear669]

I missed the pilot, but then the "what if" fantasy caught my eye.

I watched it again, cuz SWEARENGEN (Deadwood) is the the King!

Now, I could google other sites, but TERBites know all (well some of you)

King Silas= Henry II
Queen= Eleanor of Aquitaine
Prince Jack=Richard II (Lionheart, yeah he was gay)
Black Preacher= Thomas Becket (AKA Thomas a Becket)

Words of wisdom?

 

[masterchief]

King Silas= Henry II
Queen= Eleanor of Aquitaine
Prince Jack=Richard II (Lionheart, yeah he was gay)
Black Preacher= Thomas Becket (AKA Thomas a Becket)

Words of wisdom?

Yeah....you're so way off. The show is totally based on the Biblical story of King David in a kingdom that culturally and technologically resembles the present-day United States.

David Shepherd, a counterpart to the Biblical David.
King Silas Benjamin, a counterpart to the biblical King Saul.
Queen Rose Benjamin, a counterpart to the biblical Ahinoam
Prince Jack Benjamin, a counterpart to the biblical Jonathan
Rev. Ephram Samuels, a counterpart to the biblical prophet Samuel

It'd have made more sense to you if you saw the pilot...especially the whole David taking out a Goliath tank with a grenade taped to a wrench.

 

[Bear669]

LOL thanks Master!

Yeah....you're so way off. The show is totally based on the Biblical story of King David in a kingdom that culturally and technologically resembles the present-day United States.

David Shepherd, a counterpart to the Biblical David.
King Silas Benjamin, a counterpart to the biblical King Saul.
Queen Rose Benjamin, a counterpart to the biblical Ahinoam
Prince Jack Benjamin, a counterpart to the biblical Jonathan
Rev. Ephram Samuels, a counterpart to the biblical prophet Samuel

It'd have made more sense to you if you saw the pilot...especially the whole David taking out a Goliath tank with a grenade taped to a wrench.

Getting all the names helps a lot. Still, my skewed POV may just say something about the long term similarities through the millenia of the dynastic melodrama of "Kings".

 

[Hangman]

I love that show. I'm totally addicted.

It's too bad knowing that Silas is going to have to go down, though. I like that tough old bastard. He's almost completely amoral, yet holds himself to his faith, whether or not those around him understand what he's doing.

Very strong cast, too, especially Wes Studi as General Abner.

 

[Bear669]

Agree...

I love that show. I'm totally addicted.

It's too bad knowing that Silas is going to have to go down, though. I like that tough old bastard. He's almost completely amoral, yet holds himself to his faith, whether or not those around him understand what he's doing.

Very strong cast, too, especially Wes Studi as General Abner.

.. but I guess there needs to be a King David. Though the actor playing D isnt half as cool as S/S (Silas/Swearengen)