Our latest trip to Atlantis puts a little flesh on the comedic big bones of Mark Addy's Hercules - it would be easy to relegate Addy's less-than-legendary son of Zeus to slapstick buffoon status, and it's a role he's filled once or twice, but 'The Song of the Sirens' pleasingly digs a little deeper.
The episode sees Hercules, driven to desperation by his love for Medusa (Jemima Rooper) and a few unkind words from his friends, delve into the black arts and make an ill-judged pact with the dread witch Circe (Lucy Cohu).
No, writer Lucy Watkins isn't treating us to a Game of Thrones crossover - that's Cersei, fantasy nerds - but what we get instead are some pleasing nods to Hercules' backstory and to wider Greek mythology.
Even the opening fight scenes are a welcome addition, as Addy's 'strongman' loses a bout but displays just the right...
The episode sees Hercules, driven to desperation by his love for Medusa (Jemima Rooper) and a few unkind words from his friends, delve into the black arts and make an ill-judged pact with the dread witch Circe (Lucy Cohu).
No, writer Lucy Watkins isn't treating us to a Game of Thrones crossover - that's Cersei, fantasy nerds - but what we get instead are some pleasing nods to Hercules' backstory and to wider Greek mythology.
Even the opening fight scenes are a welcome addition, as Addy's 'strongman' loses a bout but displays just the right...
- 11/2/2013
- Digital Spy
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