Mar 7, 2009 12:18 AM
Heroic Age 01-02
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Heroic Age
There is something absolutely fantastic about this, and I think that it's the idea that, behind it all, lies a story that's bigger than this show can hope to demonstrate. It's enough for me.
Of special note is the choice of music that's especially rousing, and goes hand in glove with each scene.
I recognised the allusion instantly. It's interesting to note how Iolaus was Hercules' nephew, and the pun that is the title--while I had assumed that 'Heroic Age' meant 'an age of heroic deeds', it looks like this may very well be 'Age the Heroic', which makes all the difference.
Of special note is the choice of music that's especially rousing, and goes hand in glove with each scene.
I recognised the allusion instantly. It's interesting to note how Iolaus was Hercules' nephew, and the pun that is the title--while I had assumed that 'Heroic Age' meant 'an age of heroic deeds', it looks like this may very well be 'Age the Heroic', which makes all the difference.
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Fuligin
| Mar 7, 2009 12:18 AM |
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Fuligin | Mar 7, 2009 2:51 AM
Ah. Obscure reference is obscure. Thanks!
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Kolokotronis | Mar 7, 2009 2:34 AM
'Heroic Age' means both that Age is heroic and that the story is set in an age of heroic deeds: it's a reference to one of Hesiod's Ages of Man.
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