Fall of a city aired on bbc1 on saturday night, and amid all the rather graphic childbirth, warring gods and steamy love scenes you. Told over the course of eight hourlong episodes, troy is an adaptation of the iliad and what a scandalous adaptation it. Fall of a city producer on homer, wooden horses and. I found the first episode excruciatingly boring but, in a fit of masochism, i watched it from start to finish. Well, we have finally reached the event promised by the title troy.
They believe the war may finally be over, and celebrations begin. If you enjoyed the video please like, share and subscribe. An epic story of love and war, intrigue and betrayal. He is granted the honour of visiting sparta as a guest of king menelaus and falls for helen. So, i watch the episode only once, and do not allow myself to pause or replay. Seven episodes in and people are wondering if there will. The finale of the bbcs bigbudget but often lumpy show finally give us a love. In the myths, odysseus and menelaus do go, but not achilles. Searching for the woman promised to him by aphrodite, herdsman paris learns his true identity and falls for helen of sparta, igniting the trojan war. At the troy city games, he discovers something extraordinary, and on a trip to sparta, he falls in love with unpredictable and farreaching consequences.
Fall of a city, is a fine actor, im sure, but he simply does not look like achilles, one of the most iconic characters in literature. The series might have been more effective if paris had been eliminated earlier as in the epic. Fall of a city and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Fall of a city season 1 episode 1 watch online the. Fall of a city, is already seven episodes deep into the ancient story of helen, paris, achilles and the siege of troy.
Fall of a city is retell the story of the 10 year old siege of troy, which occurred in the 12 or th century bc. Fall of a city s1 full episodes a rich story of love, intrigue, betrayal and belonging told from the perspective of the trojan royal family at the heart of the siege of troy. Fall of a city season 1 gratis di, pusat nonton film movie terbaru bioskop atau serial tv terlengkap dengan subtitle indonesia subtitle inggris. Fall of a city could use some human connections and humour to break up the unrelenting grimness of war. In that case helens dealings with the greeks might have been more believable. Fall of a city series and your podcast commentaries on the episodes.
Fall of a city new episodes, see when is the next episode air date, series schedule, trailer, countdown, calendar and more. Handsome young herdsman paris has a divine encounter that leads him on a fateful journey to the city games in. Fall of a city never tries to reinvent the bronze wheel but succeeds in engaging audiences with both royal and divine intrigue, making for a highly enjoyable romp in the lost kingdom. Fall of a city is a britishamerican miniseries based on the trojan war and the love affair between paris and helen. The myths surrounding the trojan war are over 3,000 years old but have emotional depths and timeless themes. Moving on, menelaus and odysseus go as delegates to troy along with achilles to negotiate with the trojans. The bbc has managed to mangle a classic greek tale and. Fall of a city episode guide, show summaries and tv. When helen and paris fall in love, they trigger a chain of events that threatens their families and the city of troy. Apr 09, 2018 the bloody, eightpart epic retelling of the trojan war has now made its way to netflix viewers in the u. An exciting take on the epic if youre patient troy. Fall of a city tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. The bloody, eightpart epic retelling of the trojan war has now made its way to netflix viewers in the u.
Fall of a city centers on the wayward journeys of paris, a secret prince of troy, tested and tempted by the gods after living his life as an. Fall of a city will be a limited series set around the events of the trojan war and the love affair between paris and helen of troy. Most viewers probably have a general idea of whats going to happen in this. An encounter with the gods binds the fate of young herdsman paris to that of his home city of troy, and when he is granted the honour of visiting sparta as a guest of king menelaus, he falls in love with the beautiful queen helen, with farreaching consequences that threaten to bring an empire to its knees. Fall of a city bowed out with an episode that was bleakly brilliant and frustratingly uneven. The myths surrounding the trojan war are over 3,000 years old but have emotional depths and timeless themes of identity, love, revenge and belonging. Apr 08, 2018 as one might expect, the first episode of troy. Searching for the woman promised to him by aphrodite, herdsman paris learns his true identity and. The epic story of the trojan war gets the netflix treatment with troy.
It is written by david farr, nancy harris, mika watkins, and joe. The show tells the story of the 10year siege of troy, set in the th century bc. Fall of a city is finding success on bbc as millions tune in to watch every episode. Fall of a city never tries to reinvent the bronze wheel but succeeds in engaging audiences with both royal and divine intrigue, making for a. Fall of a city, coproduced with the bbc, is most obviously based on homers account of the trojan war in the iliad, but there are a number of other historical. Handsome young herdsman paris has a divine encounter that leads him on a fateful journey to the city games in troy, where he learns a startling truth. This was one of the few takes on troy that got the role of the gods right and the.
The trojans are stunned to discover that all that remains of the greek army in troy is an offering to the gods in the form of a wooden horse. The series was filmed in cape town and consists of eight episodes. Seven episodes in and people are wondering if there will be a season two. Fall of a city tells the story of the 10 year siege of the ancient city of troy by the greeks, after paris, the young prince of troy falls in love with the wife of a greek king and elopes with her. Fall of a city puts an interesting spin on an ageold tale, but some viewers might be left baying for blood. Nov 01, 2017 at the troy city games, he discovers something extraordinary, and on a trip to sparta, he falls in love with unpredictable and farreaching consequences. Fall of a city puts an interesting spin on an ageold tale. Based loosely on homers ancient greek epic poem iliad, troy. Fall of a city season 1 episode 2 watch online the. The new series takes a game of thronesstyle approach to the saga, and throws in some murky cinematography for. The show tells the story of the 10 year siege of troy, set in the th century bc. The first episode of new bbcnetflix swordsnsandals epic troy. Fall of a city series and episode guides tv from radiotimes. Bbc and netflix release first look at troy fall of a city.
Told from the perspective of the trojan royal family at the heart of the siege, troy. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds. Dec 20, 2017 bbc and netflix release first look at troy fall of a city. An encounter with the gods seals the fate of paris and his home city of troy.
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