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Episode InfoUsing the wisdom of wizards, Richard chases Fane in hope of taking back the sacred Book of Counted Shadows.
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If you get any error message when trying to stream, please Refresh the page or switch to another streaming server. subtitles  Aided by the wisdom of wizards, Richard pursues Fane in the hope of recovering the Book of Counted Shadows. Released: 2008-11-01 Episode Name: Destiny Quality: HD Watch Legend of the Seeker Season 1 Episode 2 Online FreeLegend of the Seeker Season 1 Episode 2 Online FreeWhere to watch Legend of the Seeker Season 1 Episode 2Legend of the Seeker Season 1 Episode 2 movie free onlineLegend of the Seeker Season 1 Episode 2 free online1.0 out of 5 stars New copy, has scratches, wear, and recorded from a TV. Labeled as new, took plastic wrap off, but it wasn’t plastic from a manufacturer. It was thicker and more brittle. Box shows signs of wear, every disc is scratched, and glitches. It has banners across the bottom like it was recorded off a TV station. I think it may be a boot leg copy. At the very least the product was fraudulent from be sold as new, and definitely isn’t. Reviews with imagesTop reviews from the United StatesThere was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2012 The Legend of the Seeker is a fantasy adventure-drama series that came out a few years back that was based, rather loosely, upon The Sword of Truth "epic" fantasy series of books written by Terry Goodkind. The Legend of the Seeker features the tried-and-true-and-cliched-and-worn-out fantasy theme of the unsuspecting young man, named Richard Cypher (played by Craig Horner), growing up in a very modest setting only to discover that he is actually The Hero Who Defeats Evil, called the Seeker, and he must embark on a quest to defeat the evil sorcerer ruler, Darken Rahl, aided by his companions Zed the wizard (Bruce Spence), and Kahlan the Confessor (Bridget Regan), a sort of truth-seeking blend of judge, priestess, and witch. Normally, it's a good idea to limit comments in a review to the subject of the review itself, but this television show seems to have received such polarizing reviews from fans of the show who love it and from fans of Goodkind's books, who hate it, that I feel some commentary on those other reviews and the books upon which this show is based is in order. As I have hinted, the television show does not closely follow the books. Contrary to what many of the most critical reviewers believe, the mere fact that the tv series does not faithfully follow the books does not automatically merit a 4-star deduction in the rating. Several recent TV shows have deviated substantially from the books upon which they are based and the result is a much better television work than a literary work (e.g. HBO's True Blood is much better than Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire series, the short-lived The Dresden Files had a great deal more sensible plots than the Jim Butcher books upon which they were based, and Showtime's Dexter is superior to Jeff Lindsay's Dexter novels). A television show does not need to follow the books upon which it is based as closely as HBO's Game of Thrones follows George R.R. Martin's novels to be a quality show. In fact, I have to say that I paid less attention to my Blu-Ray set of Game of Thrones because I had fairly recently finished reading the books and I found HBO's adaptation to follow Martin's books so closely, so I actually would have preferred some distinctions between the book and the TV show to keep it more fresh and interesting. However, I will concede that I agree completely with the criticism that the series was made worse by deviating from Terry Goodkind's books, not because I think Goodkind's works were so special, but because at every point where the screenwriters changed the plot, they picked a worse plot development. Every time where they chose to deviate from the book, their choice was less logical or interesting and interfered with the plot development and flow. For instance, in the first episode of the TV show, Richard does not even know Zed the wizard who is supposed to guard and train him for his future heroic role and this lack of familiarity draws the question from Kahlan "Why have you not trained him to be the Seeker?" a good question indeed, since Richard's familiarity with Zed in the first book makes much more sense. Having said that, I don't feel aghast with outrage that anyone would dare not to follow Terry Goodkind's books. I read the first one and got about 3/4 of the way through the second before I gave up. I found Goodkind to be terribly derivative of Terry Brooks (himself very derivative of Tolkien), Robert Jordan (an awful writer, hardly one to emulate), and children's author Lloyd Alexander's terrific Chronicles of Prydain. I got tired of the awkward dialog, often presented in summary form and I got quite bored with his protagonist's constant headstrong foolishness. I got tired of Goodkind writing his protagonists into an impossibly bleak corner, only to utilize some hitherto unmentioned amazing ability - a gimmick - to allow them to escape. Even Goodkind's names are rather sophomoric - Richard Cypher (the mysterious young hero), Darken Rahl (dark, evil, gutteral), Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander (magical, at the far end of the spectrum), the Mord-Sith (can anyone say Star Wars villain?), etc.... Every episode of this television series features more of the same - Richard gets in trouble because he continues to make headstrong, stupid decisions against the advice and better judgment of his companions - "I don't care if I die and as a result Darken Rahl kills millions of innocent people, I have to go rescue this innocent kitten!!". OK, I exaggerated slightly - insert "innocent woman/child" for "kitten." Every episode features the same slow motion sword-and-knife fight scenes with Richard and Kahlan defeating overwhelming forces of enemy soldiers, with the same exaggerated choreography with the dopey enemies falling dead under blows that don't even slightly resemble fatal swordthrusts or knife slashes, let alone ones that come close to actually connecting with the dastardly foe, all highlighted by Bridget Regan's martial shrieks. Oh, and what is with Kahlan's inexplicable wardrobe changes? - in one scene, she's wearing her white Confessor's dress, minutes later she's wearing her olive traveling dress, and then she's back in the white one again. Every episode is concluded with some lame philosophical statement that more or less says "I guess I/we have learned my/our lesson," that lesson usually being stick to the quest for Richard or trust the Seeker's intuition for Kahlan and Zed. The show features a diverse cast of characters with one characteristic in common: none of the thespians in this series seem like they could act their way out of a soggy paper bag - the acting is abysmal, about what one would expect from a 9th grader who just joined his/her school's drama club and just remembering their lines is as much as they can do. Perhaps part of the blame for the uninspired performances can be laid at the feet of director Sam Raimi (creator of the Hercules and Xena shows) and the screenwriters, who sludged, rather than crafted, much of the dialog in this series (e.g. the endless lines about the duty of the Seeker and the duty of his companions to protect him and advance his quest), which turned out rather lame and melodramatic. The show is not altogether devoid of positives. The two lead actors, Craig Horner and Bridget Regan, are terrifically attractive and charismatic and even manage to have some chemistry from time to time (but sadly, they then go back to spewing formulaic lines in a less-than-convincing fashion). For a television show, it actually has pretty good special effects, particularly the wizard fire and other magic. And hey, it's a fantasy series, not just some lame sit-com trying to copy Friends or yet another forensics-based police-legal drama. I would have given this series maybe a 1.5/5 rating but rounded up to a 2/5 for ABC's courage to do a sci-fi/fantasy drama in the age of the endless cheap, pointless, nearly identical and omnipresent reality series; we sure as hell don't need any more singing contests or day-in-the-life-of-some-worthless-pseudo-celebrity-or-washed-up-hasbeen types of shows. The Legend of the Seeker's plots tend toward the silly, the acting is stilted and wooden, and the individual episodes plod forward toward the inevitable final confrontation with Darken Rahl with much sameness. I think the show would have benefitted it Raimi had treated it with a bit more seriousness (akin to HBO's Game of Thrones, which features some excellent acting) or with a lot less seriousness and more humor. Instead, it tends to have the same sort of slightly silly tone that Raimi's previous shows Hercules and Xena had and I can't recall seeing many, if any, critics labeling those two shows quality television. ======================== I am confident that my comments here will draw the ire of many people including both fans of the Goodkind books and fans of the TV series. If you are inclined to click on that "NOT HELPFUL" button, before you do that, please do something - please post a comment to this review and explain exactly why you think anything that I've said above is not accurate. Don't just say "You're wrong!" or "I disagree!" or "You're a dope!" Please, give me some intelligent, logical reasons, backed up with examples, for why you do not feel my opinions make sense. Thank you. Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2010 Legend of the Seeker is the show that Sam Raimi was born to make. I remember watching Hercules and Xena with my parents, and I liked them well enough. There was a high cheese factor and I was never sucked into them as much as other shows, but they were fun. I've always had a soft spot of the Evil Dead movies, with their mix of horror and goofiness. And, of course, the action and adventure of the first Spider-man film is hard to deny. Legend of the Seeker takes all of those elements that Raimi is so good at directing and mixes them together in a story of high-fantasy. If you ever watched "Lord of the Rings" and wished you could hang out in a magical world for longer than the 9 hours that all 3 movies run...well, you can now join the Seeker. I'll should probably mention that I have not read any of Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. I've never been able to read fantasy novels because the world building usually bores me to tears (though sometimes the movies will encourage me to read the books). I like a lot of action and adventure and I want it NOW. That's why Seeker is so great for me. It has the action sequences of Hercules and Xena, the evolving plot of Spiderman and sometimes even the creepiness of Evil Dead. Yes, sometimes it feels like half the stuff out of their mouths is "exposition exposition exposition" but I'd rather get it from episode to episode than all at once. Some might say it is derivative of other fantasy stories. To that I say - what isn't? Seriously, everything is a take on the Arthurian/Tolkien/Lucas mythos that we all know and love. At least, the good ones. Seeker takes the classic fantasy story of the chosen hero and the evil villian and creates a very polished story. For those not familiar with the specifics - Richard Cypher is a normal farm boy out in the woods and he runs into a mysterious woman in white being attacked by soldiers. Being all noble and such, he jumps into the fight to protect her. What he doesn't know is she doesn't need his protection - she has her own magical powers. She is a Confessor and has the power to suck away a persons free will and make them do her bidding. Together they escape the guards and she tells him she's looking for the Seeker. They go to visit the crazy old man in town who turns out to be (surprise!) a Wizard! He rescued Richard back when a prophecy said he would grow up to kill the Evil Bad Guy Darken Rahl. Now Richard must journey back to his home land and defeat Darken Rhal with the Sword of Truth. See? He's Luke! He's Arthur! He's wandering around like Aragorn, hanging out with a Gandalfian Wizard (complete with kooky sense of humor). One of the things I really like about the show is Kahlan, the female lead, played by Bridget Regan. Kahlan, the Confessor, is a very strong character. Yes, there is a love story involved with her and Richard, but she is more than just his girlfriend. When she ventures off into battle, you know she can take care of herself. Usually she is the one saving Richard or coaching him on how to be a better Seeker. It's nice to see a non-damsel in fantasy. I get chills when she goes into battle with her twin daggers, her gorgeous dress twirling as she jumps and stabs a guy. Awesome. I don't know why Jay La'gaia is on the poster - he's only in a few episodes. Zed, the Wizard, should be on there but I guess he wasn't pretty enough. I am very impressed with this show. It starts off slow, but after they get their footing and establish the characters a bit, it really gets going. The stories are clever, the characters are likable, the battle scenes are awesome. It's a strong series, very re-watchable, and a lot of fun. Top reviews from other countries4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable first (of two) season, establishing the characters and setting up for the (even better) second and final season Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 6, 2018 Good, but the second (and final) season from 2009-10 was even better. The excellent, well-matched, ensemble cast act their little socks off. It was a pleasure to watch. The cut and thrust of the storyline showed that the writers cared about their material, which was inspired by the original two or three books in the "Seeker" series. In my opinion, 42 minutes of television is more digestible than multiple 500-plus-page books (although the books allow you to use your imagination in terms of how the protagonists look). The special effects remain impressive, not over-blown and appropriate to the atmosphere of this series; the designers, of sets, costumes and production, all worked well and have given of their best. This is a good TV legacy from the Noughties. Once more, the New Zealand scenery adds great value to the sweeping lines of the story. Well-acted, straight-faced, earnest dialogue without being cheesy; the entire team behind this series can be proud of the legacy of material which they have left behind. Whether fighting on grass or sand, the hairstyles remain neat! Whoever sponsored the dental work on this series did very well - everyone amongst the leading cast seems to have perfect teeth! The cartoon-like fantasy level of violence is manifested in many actors being smacked, hard, in the face yet without apparent injury. Similarly, a full-blooded slash with a sword inflicts little apparent damage (although the "victim" falls down dead) whilst the Mord-Sith characters bounce back from an Agiel to the face. The costume designers did an excellent job, delivering an object lesson in developing fighting corsets. Having discovered this series in 2018, some eight years after the original broadcast (the two seasons ran between 2008-2010), I enjoyed the time which I set aside in March 2018 to enjoy the pair of boxed DVD sets, covering Season 1 (when the cast were finding their feet) and Season Two (when they stormed through the material and left an enjoyable legacy). I liked it. I would love to see an "out-takes" (blooper) package at some point - because at many points in production someone MUST have fluffed a line or started laughing! This fantasy series has left many happy memories. 4.0 out of 5 stars It works in English. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2017 To reassure people again, on the disc menu you get a choice of languages and if you pick English it runs in the original form. So the only thing German is the writing on the box. I like the books and I like this series. The series does not follow the books closely because using the episodic TV format it cannot. I actually prefer that, seeing them as two closely related but different things. The problem with straight adaptations from books is that you see the director's imagination and characters not the pictures you have formed in your own head. This often leaves me slightly disappointed as they are almost certain to be different. This point however leads me to my one issue with this series. As ripped as Craig Horner is, in my mind he does not have the presence to be the Seeker. Using him would be like using Tom Cruise to play Jack Reacher. Oh hang on..... I was really surprised to find Craig is 5'11" as he comes across much smaller on screen, especially in scenes where all the main characters are together. Put that minor irritant to one side though and just enjoy this entertaining romp. One word of caution, some of the detail in some of the scenes involving various monsters mean this is definitely a 12 possibly even a 15 certificate. I would not recommend this for younger members of your family. 5.0 out of 5 stars one of the most underated TV series <3 Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 4, 2014 If you've watched series 1, you know the type of stuff that will lurke to the screen. I personally find that this series shouldn't have been cancelled because this is a true fantasy TV series which obviously has fantasy elements, romantic elements, emotional elements even a little hit of a horror element in some episodes. After seeing series 1 I was so excited to watch the second series but I was really sceptical of what they will show because it
felt like at the end of series 1 there's not much more they could do for series 2 but how wrong was I. I found every episode really fantastic and in some ways better than series 1. Plus with this series a new character is introduced Cara whom appeared at the end of series 1 which I thought was clever. I highly .recommend this series if your a person whom lives fantasy films and series and even if you aren't a fan because before I watched legend of the seeker I couldn't stand the fantasy genre... just five it a try, you won't be disappointed 5.0 out of 5 stars I'm so gald I gae this a shot! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 5, 2013 I first saw clips of both seasons on the YouTube video of this song that I like, and the clips were amazing so I thought to give the show a shot because it looked really good... Unfortunately when I began watching it, after 3 episodes, I didn't like it that much because it
was too cliché and cheesy, so I thought to stop watching it, but I decided to watch a couple of more episodes before I gave the verdict and I'm glad I did. I thought after the couple of episodes, I'm so glad that I did because I began to enjoy it because the cheesiness went away and the story actually started to expand, and each episode is really exciting and creative, I couldn't stop watching it. 5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Swords and Magic Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2012 Very good series for those who enjoy swords, magic spells, monsters, ect. I don't think it does full justice to the Sword of Truth books (11 of them!), but of course it's only a tiny fraction of what is contained in the books, with much added material, so that it really stands on it's own. As such it's a great show, well acted and produced for a limited budget. For anyone who is a fan of the books it changes quite a lot of the storyline, not always for the better, though some additions are good. Cara is perhaps the closest to how she is in the books. Richard for example is much more aggressive I think in the TV show, charging in with his sword at the drop of a hat while in the books he can be more restrained. Like his one and only potential combat encounter with the Mord-Sith in the first book, when they block his path. He doesn't want to harm them unless he has to and simply warns them that he has the Sword of Truth and they will probably die if they fight. They wisely stand aside and let him pass. In fact I think the worst departure from the books concerns the Mord-Sith. GREAT characters in the TV series, probably the best in the whole show, but could have been better used if they had followed the books, in which the Mord-Sith all join Richard and become his most trusted and loyal bodyguards as well as some of his closest friends. He even crys over one as she dies in his arms. Them on his side would have been a most interesting storyline I think. But that aside, it isn't the books and shouldn't really be judged as a comparison with them. The acting is overall very good, with Bruce Spence outstanding as Zedd and the wonderful Tabrett Bethell as Cara, who only comes in at the end of Series 1 but dominates Series 2 with her superb performance, to say nothing of her great beauty! The show is worth getting for her alone. I would recommend it all lovers of fantasy stories as it has a lot in it for them, and a great deal of humour, especially from Zedd. |
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