Carnival Row (2019–2023)
4/10
I tried to give this another chance, but no
19 February 2023
The story doesn't really grab, it's all over the place, but what I can't get past is to suspend belief in the basic setup. Humans with ram's horns on their heads? How would that ever develop? Ridiculous.

But the real issue is the wings. First, when they're not flying, they walk around with pieces of fabric down their backs. There's no use pretending they're wings, they're cloth. The effects department blew it so bad with that, it's impossible to gloss over. But never mind, it's what happens when the wings go in motion that's the real problem. First, they're way too flimsy and way too small to carry the weight of even a small human, that's so obvious. Second, where's the massive musculature required to make them beat? After all, most of the weight of a bird is in the breast muscles that flap the wings, that's where your Chick-Fil-A sandwich comes from. And if those overweight chickens can't even dream of lifting off, what chance does a human have, with no additional muscle at all?

You could say, well, you're being picky, this is fantasy, you're suppose to overlook common sense. But in this case, the violations of physics and biology are so gross, it's just not doable. I just have to laugh when I see some dude with horns. Silly.
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