Okay - I must have missed something or maybe it’s just my expectations were too high due to all the hype around the show - but boy, what a let down. I rather of scrub to a shine a cement floor than have spent the two hours (it was an eternity or at least it seemed like one) watching this ROTTEN TOMATO.
The only redeeming quality of “Kings” is Christopher Egan as the heroic David - now there’s a looker, you know where he can eat crackers anytime - wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
So in a nutshell here’s my 2 cent summary of what NBC was hailing to be the best thing since sliced bread.
Egotistical man, King Silas is running Gilboa and is at war with Gath
Gath takes Gilboa soldiers as hostages
Egotistical man says about the hostages “let them eat cake”
Egotistical man finds out his son is one of the hostages - now who is “eating cake”
Young hot abitious stud plays hero, David and saves egotistical man’s son unknowingly…or does he?
Egotistical man is forever in the stud’s debt and offers him his Kingdom
Stud seems shy, quite, reserve (yeah right, we all know that’s going to change if “Kings” makes it pass the 3rd episode)
Stud says “Aw shucks, I don’t want anything”
Sexy young thing in red evening gown enters - but you can guess who she was
You got it egotistical man’s daughter - I guess stud wants King Silas’s Kingdom after all
As you can see, the plot of “Kings” is not really exciting unless you like brain dulling daytime soaps.
NBC get with it and give us some intelligent programming or at least something with more complex, characters with depth.
My recommendation: Don”t bother with “Kings” you have better things to do, like watching paint dry.
Oh, did I mention, “Kings” is based on the Biblical story of King David.
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