Lockwood & Co. is a show where teenagers fight ghosts with swords. And bombs, but let's talk about the swords. Pre-order my book here: books2read.com/juststabmenow
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Hello. I think that you would like the illustrations for Lockwood from Polina Graph that she made for russian edition of the books. In my opinion they are quite stylish and deserve to be seen from more people
Pure gold is no good for making pretty much anything out of, it is far too soft. Most gold is alloyed with silver, or sometimes copper. But even a gold/silver alloy sword would be unusably weak against the steel swords the children are using. I can't help thinking it's a gilt sword ie normal steel with a very thin layer of gold foil applied to it (and presumably frequently re-applied).
That makes sense, though now we have to add "meticulously re-foils his sword" to the list of character traits for this man (which makes me chuckle). I'm curious on a lore level if the gold still doesn't make it less effective. The ghosts haunt buildings made of steel, so there has to be some amount of direct contact in order for it to affect them. The gold foil feels not just flashy, but potentially silly if it coats the steel too much. @@owensmith7530
i wondered about that. i think swooshing itself might require some fair bit of skill. i mean, what if you just wave it? or swing it? no, swooshing requires flair and speed and full 60 degree motioning. DO NOT SELL SWOOSHING SHORT! ...btw, idk if you typo'd or just went off Jill's accent, but it's perimeter, not parameter. same w swoohishy. i mean, going of Jill's accent, not that it's perimeter.
Oh that's what she said! That makes more sense than what I thought - I thought it was a sushi parameter of pain, which also sort of made sense. Thinly sliced adversary...
Mad respect for suggesting to fans to unsubscribe. Good on you for taking steps to protect yourself from complaints despite how unsubs would affect your algorithm treatment. I’m happy to hear more about the book!
If you feel like it, I would love an episode on Holga's fights from Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. I love how she uses the environment to her advantage, and lots of stuff in her fights. She's not just "I have an axe and will only ever use that" as I feel many movies/series does. No, she uses whatever she can find, and that makes her fights both very cool and interesting to watch.
I would _love_ to see some fight analysis from Honor Among Thieves! It is definitely fun, and funny (especially if you play D&D) but heavier than I was expecting, and with a lot of on-brand graphics and jump scares. Still 100% worth a watch, just be aware that while it's _fun_, it's not really _fluff_
Yes to all of this! As many have said, this movie had no business being as good as it is and I love it. It has it all, heart, comedy, great characters and fantastic magic and combat.
One of the reasons why the agents have swords is because they are recognisable and a status symbol, agents wear their swords at all times in public so people know who they are and are usually respected because of it, they are also usually recognised by their uniforms but Lockwood and co don’t do uniforms, so while yes technically you could just use an iron bar and swing it around they do use swords for other in universe reasons also it’s probably a lot easier to swing around a tool designed to be swung around rather than a big heavy crow bar. I’m also really glad they took the time to show us Lockwood’s skill rather than just pointing to the newspaper article that hangs on his wall telling us he is a champion fencer
"I like fun" finally puts into words why I don't watch the vast majority of TV. I have ebough serious staff to bother me in real life, I don't need it in my entertainment. That's why I was upset when LnC was canceled, it was much fun. And watching you watching it is double fun, so I'm pretty content😊
agree. It's why, despite its flaws, I was so well entertained by the live-action One Piece show. It's just simply adventure and fun. I don't need every show to be dark and brutal and whatever
Hiiii, I’m one of the people who organized and was a part of the “strategic” email campaign😅 Thanks SO much for reviewing the show!!! Us fans of Lockwood and Co have been trying to increase exposure for the show in order to try and save it, so having you give such a wonderful review of it means the world to us! Thanks a million!❤❤❤
Hi hi, I'm one of the people who asked you to review Lockwood & Co as part of an effort from LockNation to get the show more exposure [and because I love your channel and Lockwood & Co, so the two together seemed like a natural conclusion :)]. Thank you so much for making this video, it was really cool to watch. I hope the next months go well for you; I'll buy your book when it comes out and is available where I live. Have a good week! Blue
I'm sad that Netflix did its number on "Lockwood & Co.". It's gotten me to check before starting new shows to see if Netflix has already cancelled them. And it's yes on a lot of them.
I can reasonably argue that the reason it's "sword" instead of "iron bar" is a weight thing; making iron into a sword gives you a good length with minimal weight while retaining strength. Why their swords are sharpened is harder to justify, but I'm guessing it's to deal with the graverobbers that are mentioned at one point as "they'll kill you for the relics they're after".
@@williamchamberlain2263 It's not really magic, but more like anti-magic. Ghosts and other supernatural phenomena are disrupted by salt, iron, and silver, running an iron blade through a manifestation disrupts that manifestation and forces the ghost or whatever to reform elsewhere, which takes time. This allows the agent more time to find whatever object is the source of the ghost and contain it, it also gives more data for narrowing down where/what the source might be.
As for why it's sharpened, a tool for defense against graverobbers is likely a big part of it, but also I imagine that since they might need to break a source while fighting off a ghost, or get through a wall or locked door while fighting off a ghost, having the tool already in-hand for ghost defense purposes also be a cutting implement that enables you to get into walls, through doors, or to just generally break things is a good idea. Any time you're getting out other tools mid-combat is time spent not defending yourself from the non-corporeal thing that can kill you with a touch, and if you do need to smash through a wall, which a ghost could easily reach through to kill you, using an iron or silver implement is to do so is just a good idea since it means your path isn't just cleared of wall, but also of ghost.
There could be a psychological element to it as well - Ghosts are shown to react to emotions, so maybe the act of actually "stabbing" it with a sword gives the iron a little extra oomph.
Those kids are really good as swordfighters, assuming they did their own stunts. It's hard to tell these days what is actually on-set skill and what is just CGI, but I'm willing to believe that those young actors have some talent.
I thought the Golden Blade was in the books, just not given the name in the show because I think Lucy doesn’t learn it until book 2 or 3. Either way, love and highly recommend the books and the show, even if it will be, like me, forever alone. The casting for Lockwood is so spot on, and I like the changes they made to George’s character so he’s not just the fat nerd. They also increased the diversity a lot, which given it takes place in London also makes sense. Flo Bones, for example, really shone for me.
The Golden Blade isn't technically in the books, but he has a lot of overlap with a book character called Rupert Gale. Rupert Gale only appears once in the two books that were adapted for the show, but is a young-ish, blonde expert swordsman (although he uses a sword cane, not a golden blade) who attended the Winkman auction and has a connection to the Fittes Agency, so a lot of people assume they're meant to be the same character, but it hasn't been officially confirmed.
Yeah, pretty sure Golden Blade is supposed to be Sir Rupert Gale, who only has a short first appearance in the second book and isn't named until the third one.
@@ViveMeorLeti If they did expand his character for the series, it's easy to guess why. Someone decided that protagonists carrying swords should get the opportunity to duel once in a while. It's a bit of a tease if they don't.
well, given experience with lots of great shows being milked to death (GoT etc), i find it lesser of two evils, to be left wanting, as opposed to being forced to watch once great show deteriorating into disgusting mess and sigh: it WAS a great show but sucks big time now...
Thanks for the great review, Jill! Just one more question if you'd be so kind - how about Lucy's footwear? It certainly looked like some of the most sensible female combatant footwear I've seen in media.
I liked the fencing parts in Lockwood & Co. but I had to wonder, if the ghosts are more affected by iron and steel rather than edge and heft, then why not go with a lighter Olympic style sabre? Lightweight, flexible, great for all kinds of swishy movements, AND the guard actually covers the entire hand. Granted it wouldn't be great in a sword fight against a person but these kids are fighting ghosts, not people. Usually! :D And Golden Blade Boy was in the books. I don't think they called him that, though. He was the hitman for the Fittes Agency.
The Golden Blade is in the books. He is one of the people at the auction, and they do fight him on the rooftop, it's just he wearing a mask, and they don't find out who he is till much later (a few books later, if I remember correctly).
Lockwood and co was a delightful surprise to me! I wish it had more time but concur with your feeling that Netflix’s track record is not great even with its continuing shows
Lockwood and Co. is such a fantastic show! I loved your observation about how the sword designs tell us so much about the characters--it's clear the team gave a ton of attention to the details.
I DEMAND that you stop making such interesting and amusing videos! 🙂 I love how you analyse what the fights tell us about the characters. I just wish more directors understood that action scenes can be used in this way instead of just as action.
Jonathan Stroud absolutely knows how to right FUN. I havent read all of Lockwood and Co, but Ive read the Bartimaeus Trilogy many times and it is fantastic.
Thanks for talking about this show! I liked hearing your analysis of the fighting and that the rapiers would have been shorter because they were being used by children and teens rather than full grown adults. Part of what made Lockwood & Co so good was that Jonathan Stroud wrote the scripts, and he had season 2 written and ready to go before the untimely cancellation. Meaning Netflix probably wouldn't have ruined it. And the Golden Blade does have a book counterpart, but they used him in more scenes in the show.
It was a shame the show got cancelled, but it got me invested enough to read the books, so could be considered a blessing in disguise. Not perfect books (they did Lucy’s characterisation better in the show actually), but quite fun. I think Golden Blade is meant to be some Lord bloke from on the books. I always took some of Anthony’s more redundant moves as good characterisation. They show that he is a show off and while he can fight humans, he is more used to ghosts which requires a different set of skills. This why he loses to golden blade who is better at human sword fighting.
I’m a simple gal. I see Jill uploaded a video talking about Lockwood and Co, I click. Also, for shows that have interesting fights, Into the Badlands. Flashy swords, martial arts, interesting world! Nick Frost in the second season!
I loved this show so much and it re-introduced me to how fun it is to be part of a fandom. I had been put off internet fandoms for sometime but the community I have felt with Lockwood and Co is unbeliveable. I am still heartbroken that it got canceled but I'm so glad it exists and my view on it cannot be tainted.
They did cancel the show sadly, but it is really good. We have a petition to save it. If you all would please go sign it, that would be great! It's a show that's worth a watch. Thank you!!!
I loved lockwood and co. The dialogue is probably the most natural character driven dialogue I've heard in years. I was increadibly sad to hear they cancelled it, because it was genuinely fantastic. It was a shame so many cliffhangers were left, but I'm glad to hear its a book and i can find the answers to my questions.
I love that Lucy is good with a clue-by-four. That's my second favorite weapon, next to the frying pan. (Ooh, that would be a great fence-off: Home Ec vs Shop Class.)
I am right with you on the wanting something to have fun in it. The world is far too serious at times. I enjoyed Lockwood and Co and am sad there won't be more. I did not read the books but the show itself was a nicely done. The fight scenes didn't trigger my 'yeah right' skepticism that some other shows do so it was nice to see your commentary on them.
I loved the fun of LnC. The quick action was good. My main problem is that much of this action happened in the dark, and my old eyes (65) couldn't see the details. This is why I like the SW spinoffs: lightsabers are easy to see in the dark.
I think Peter in Prince Caspian used a hanging parry. There was a lot of surprisingly sensible non-standard-Hollywood stuff happening in that duel, overall
I'd definitely agree Ahsoka isn't really trying to be fun. There is *one* fight scene that definitely had me grinning, though, and that was the first time we see Ezra in action. It does a really good job of both showcasing that Ezra is still that wisecracking goofball we saw in Rebels, while also showing that he's really developed in his connection to the Force in the intervening years. But it's a long walk to get there, for sure.
I'd say Ahsoka is more trying to tell a part of an epic story, somewhere between Andor and The Mandalorian in seriousness level. I did like the fight choreography though, especially as they manage to make it look like they are actually aiming for eachother as opposed to the usual empty air above/besides the adversaries.😊
I rather thought it was trying to be fun, with Sabine and Syndulla and Huyang throwing wisecracks everywhere and avoiding the plot as much as they really could.
I found it fascinating how Ezra in rebels was a total fun sink, but in ahsoka the opposite. Scenes are *only* fun if Ezra is in them. And this despite live action ezra being the only rebels character they nailed.
I love Cyrano De Bergerac Theater Fight with Gerard Depardieu. He's so delightful in timing his poem with the hits, the honor of hitting an opponent face on versus when he's turned around. He's taunting the opponent, proving he is both a superior swordsman and a superior thinker.
Buffy the vampire slayer is definitely a fun show worth reviewing. Buffy uses all kinds of weapons, being a vampire slayer, including a fencing sword, a crossbow, at one point she uses a bazooka, along with a bunch of stakes and knives. The coolest weapon is the slayer axe from season 7, which makes a really cool sound when swung around and is instrumental in the finale.
The Scythe, the hunga-munga from "Anne," Giles' double-headed ax, Faith's dagger from the Mayor ("The Jackal" by Gil Hibbens; also used in Star Trek: The Next Generation "Nemesis"), plus all the improvised stakes - pool stick, tree branch, broken tennis racket handle...
I think my favorite character from Buffy is actually Giles, who is an adult in charge of managing a teenager, but grows to simultaneously respect and nurture Buffy as a slayer and a person.
Wait, they made a show out of these books? I love Jonathan Stroud, the author of the original novels. His previous fantasy books, *The Bartimaeus Trilogy* were absolute favorites of mine growing up, and I'm delighted to report that they still hold up, this is not some nostalgia-blind recommendation.
No no, Barnes is with DEPRAC, not just the regular police. My man *did* sign up to deal with teenagers with special powers, he's just very much regretting it :')
I have friends into L&Co and I am not at all surprised they were very polite and with form letters, they've all still got the organizational skills left over from the petitions for Netflix to renew the show.
Absolutely love this series and am sad to hear it's cancelled. Something from the books that might shed a little light on Lucy's sword fighting is that in the books they have a set of forms (I think they call them seals) specifically designed to work on ghosts. Since stabbing a ghost at best buys you some breathing room these forms usually focus on using flourishes to keep the ghost at a distance. This is part of why Lucy is much more competent against ghosts than people. Also it might explain some of Lockwood's unnecessary flourishes.
I went into Lockwood & Co without much hope but I was pleasantly surprised. The fighting styles made sense in universe. The children and teens are trained to fight against ghosts, the blades are sharp, just in case they do need to cut or stab something solid. Although I did find it strange that some characters would fight with one hand extended in front of them, as if they were supposed to hold a shield or dagger. Against a ghost that is just asking for trouble. I'm sad the show was cancelled but that is Netflix, it has an terrible habit of canning the good shows and renewing the dross.
Combining fun and drama seems to be a bit of a lost art at the moment. It's something Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis got pretty well. And it's something I remember loving about the BBC's Musketeers and Merlin. Now if they'd make a good fun Mistborn adaptation...
One part from the series that I think is somewhat missed in the show is the blades. The blades are implied in the books to be more like fencing swords than historic swords, since all they really need to fight are ghosts, which the material mostly takes care of. They do end up fighting humans in the books often enough, but just having a decent point on the blade would take care of nearly everything I can recall the blades being used for in the books. Also, I really wish they had kept to the original book costumes. Ghosts tend to be very cold, and any exposure to ectoplasm (which can easily be found flying off them if you hit them with your sword) can be swiftly fatal. Thus, they were known for wearing long coats and gloves. It would have looked better than random t-shirts and shorts, especially since this problem has been around for 50ish years. Style would definitely matter to these people. On the idea of the iron bar: you're absolutely correct- and the night watch uses what is essentially just that. The night watch are kids with some ghost senses, but not enough to pass any of the agency exams. They get staves tipped in iron, which is fairly useful outside with lower senses and less training to rely upon. The rapier is also the mark of an agent (or in some cases, former agent), and they are the only ones legally allowed to wear one.
I completely agree with the 'too dark' comment. I stopped watching the series after the second episode because of that. If they don't want people to see their product, why don't they just make an audio drama?
I actually really liked how dark it was, it really made it feel like these kids were just flailing around in the dark most of the time. I assume they're not supposed to ever feel like they know what they're doing.
If you haven't already, I would like to politely demand (🤣) that you check out the Firefly episode "Shindig", which has a very short sword fight in it but the episode itself is just delicious! Very funny, very typically Firefly, and sadly one of my favorite shows that got cancelled after just one season. Thanks, and as always, lovely work here.
Now, didn't watch the show but I did read the books (only the major titles, not the short stories). Quick notes: 1: I believe the "Golden Blade" is actually the shows interpretation of Sir Rupert Gale, a character who doesn't feature in the first book, is treated as a somewhat inexplicable antagonist in the second and third one and only shows his true affilitations from the ending scene of the fourth book onwards, where he becomes an outstandingly hateable character. From what I have read the show played a bit fast and loose with the timeline, so it's maybe not entirely inexplicable for him to feature in the one season that was made. The nickname itself is entirely exclusive to the show. 2: Going by the books, Lockwood is supposed to be an outstandingly good fencer (as a matter of fact, we only know of one fencer to have clearly beaten him in a clean, fair duel. Not gonna tell who though, because that's minor spoiler for like the last quarter of the final book), just like Rupert Gale (who, as already mentioned, is probably "the Golden Blade"). Lucy and George both are noted to have servicable fencing skills, with Lucy having concerns about her own sloppyness early on but getting more confident towards the end of the series. You don't necessarily have to be a super competent fencer, since it doesn't come down to feints and ripostes as much as being able to reliably smack away ectoplasmic appendages when they're coming towards you, but a lot of the better agents take pride in improving their skills at fencing and also take part in competitions.
Actually Rupert Grint was in the first book. He was the man they fought on the rooftop at the auction, he was just in a mask, using the golden blade, and they just don't figure out who he is till later books
I have already pre-ordered "Just Stab Me Now," and I am looking forward to having it drop into my Kindle library. My teenager also plans to be reading the book when it comes out.
I love Lock&Co - the books were great. I would love to suggest an armor review - Warrior Nun, particularly Beatrice. You could also do a fight analysis, but I am more keen on the armor review. Warrior Nun is fun, it has light moments and the characters are interesting - and once again it is a favorite show of mine, killed by Netflix.
Thank you for the review! I’m so glad you, like the rest of us, couldn’t stop at 5 min, then one episode and had to finish the season! I did watch the show at some point on every tv in my house (4), my Mac, and my phone and had zero issues with the lighting.
I think I have a new favorite word in "Teamworkely" So... Can I politely demand something? (jk) :P But anyway, I'd love to see you cover the sword fight between Snow and Price Alcott in Mirror Mirror. It definitally qualifies as "fun" and the movie itself is just a great adaptation on the original Snow White story. But the fight I feel would be very much your cup of tea (hee hee). Alcott has much more expirience with sword play then Snow and it shows, but Snow has trained and improoved a lot in a short time, so she has her moments. But her best moves are when she uses the enviroment aroutd her to her advatage (As well as funny call backs)
A suggestion for a stage swordfight to review: The 'trial by combat' scene in the closing part of "One Corpse Too Many", the Brother Cadfael TV series, starring Derek Jacobi and Sean Pertwee. Use of found stuff (a saddle!)!
I’m very sad Netflix cancelled the show! I read the books after watching it and the first thing that struck me was how faithful the adaptation was 🥲 good to know that they’d done some research on swishy stick things, and nice to see that a big piece of wood is just as effective sometimes 😂
Interesting! I first stumbled on the Lockwood & Co. Show but couldn't really get into it. Darkness may also have been a factor, pivoted to the books which i loved because they just have so much more insight into the characters. Maybe I'll reconsider watching the show as a bonus after i finish the series.
Once Villeneuve's Dune part 2 releases, you could do 3 different Paul vs Feyd knife fights! The first version (David Lynch Dune 1984) is unintentionally funny because it's campy and weird, but also Sting (the musician) is just plain having fun. The Dune miniseries and Villeneuve's are more serious. There's some more notable knife fights: the Paul vs friend Jamis, Paul vs Captain Picard, and Aquaman vs the throat singing prison gang.
10:31 honestly, the whole Obi Wan/Anakin "swinging the sword around not even trying to hit each other or the other's blade" thing might actually be useful for defense against ghosts...
I had to scroll through all your older videos to make sure that you haven't covered it before, but umm how about a review of "Highlander" sword fighting? Come on, a movie about ancient immortals that can only die when you take their heads? Katana's, rapiers, and claymores oh my. And best yet Bob Anderson was the sword master on the film and series. And just one more bonus, the sound track is comprised of all Queen songs!!!!!!
I loved this show. Same experience - watched the first five minutes. Then the rest of the episode. Then the whole series. So good. Thank you for your video!
This was so cool! As someone with no background in pointy metal things, I learned a lot and am quite interested in learning more. It feels so mathematical! And, can’t wait for fantasy heroine stuff too!! :D
So then. since its just the metal that is the weakness, then the ghosts in this TV show can be taken out with say...a pewter spoon? A crescent wrench? A pocket watch? Your house key? A pin cushion (pins included)? Meditation balls? Shooting a sewing needle out of a straw? Ball Bearings and a slingshot? Steel tipped arrows? Bullets? Perhaps? I'm thinking that someone did not think this all through sufficiently.
They use salt and silver bombs and iron filings and iron chains etc etc. (A steel wrench would work, depending on how you define cold iron, I suppose). But also swords, presumably because Swords Are Cool. (Naturally they do not throw bombs at other humans. To the best of my recollection, anyway :D)
@@JillBearup The reason why they don't use spears is probably because they are hard to swing around indoors. Usually, when a mortal touches a ghost's ectoplasm, it's game over. Or so I remember from the books. It's possible to thwart death with an adrenaline shots and something else, but it still requires a hospital stay. That's why hunters stay as far away from ghosts they are exorcising as possible. And if the characters are teenagers, they may have been aged up. I highly recommend the audiobooks.
@@613aristocrat I was wondering why they couldn't just wear a few bits of metal on their clothes and then walk into the ghosts but if staying a decent distance away from them is advised then a stick with a nail in the end seems simplest, if not very showy. @_aullik "Nunchucks - taking the simplest weapons ever, the stick, and making it worse."
You are spot on w.r.t. Ahsoka not being fun; it is far from trying to be. From your description, I believe you have made the right decision, at least for now.
Giving teenager long sharp pieces of metal sounds like a good idea to me. After all what is the worse that could happen. BTW still waiting on Feb 5th to get her.
Fun...sword fights are fun. We've heard of the fencing in Mark of Zorro and additional Zorro's and most movies Basil Rathbone and/or Errol Flynn...and Tyrone Power ... and even Danny Kaye appeared. But there is one swashbuckler and it's almost line for line move for move remake that we don't hear about... "Prisoner of Zenda," either 1937 or 1952 version. The fencing is rather nice and the bad guy comments on the good guy kicking or tossing furniture at him, and how he wasn't used to it. And it suddenly occurred to me how often you do see tables, chairs, curtains and such in movie fencing. Adds to the fun.
I'm among the show fans, but I didn't know about the campaign. Thank you so much for making this video! I loved these books for years, and now we have at least one season about these cute losers. Good to know that creators made rapier fights pretty decent, because the attention to details in this show is just amazing from a perspective of a fan. Good luck with book campaign!
Thank you for your honesty concerning upcoming content. Thankfully, I am interested in Fantasy heroine stuff, and I wish you the best of luck in your move!
"Swooshy Perimeter of Pain" is just *chef's kiss* such a great expression. I'm going to try and use it from now on in any situation I can vaguely apply it to.
I discovered and watched Lockewood while getting and recovering from Covid. Ngl it kept me going. 😂 But sad to see it canceled with just one season. Though I will start reading the books and imagine the actors in these parts
If you are looking for sword fights and fun, Percy Jackson is getting adapted into a tv show. No, not the weird movies. The iconic book series with gems like ‘i accidentally vaporized my pre algebra teacher’ and ‘I am now supreme lord of the bathroom’. The first book (and hopefully the first season) has multiple iconic fight scenes including Alecto(said math teacher), Luke, Clarisse, and Ares.
I wouldn't necessarily defend Ahsoka, but tonally, it is trying to be much lighter and more fun than was Kenobi. I enjoyed it so far, but it is best to not analyze it too closely, as the writing is a bit questionable. But if you don't question it, and just watch for fun, I think it delivers. I'll have to check out Lockwood and Co. Thanks for what you do!
If you like found objects in fights. I would recommend The Three Musketeers 1973. It has some fantastic fights often with random stuff almost in a slapstick style. Still my favourite Musketeers movie.
The Golden Blade is in the books! He's just known by a different name, but it's pretty obvious who the character is supposed to be if you read them. Great video, thanks for listening to the fans that requested it
Picking up a sword with your foot has a lot of advantages: 1) It is easy. It looks flashy and difficult but it's not. You are picking it up by the balance point. 2) You can keep you eyes on your opponent. 3) It's fast. Everyone I know uses that method while in active combat. 'Fancy' is when you get it to flip as it comes up. A sword is an optimized form for swinging iron around quickly. Flat bar stock would be heavier without any advantage. For kids, I would lean toward lighter rather than shorter, that said, those weapons struck me as the right length for each combatant. As usual lots of fancy moves that would get you killed when a more standard move would have worked as well.
Hope you enjoy the last swordy video for a while!
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Hopefully not too long the swordy ones are my favorite
But the other stuff is great too
I like cheese
Hello. I think that you would like the illustrations for Lockwood from Polina Graph that she made for russian edition of the books. In my opinion they are quite stylish and deserve to be seen from more people
Quick question is Just Stab Me Now going to be available as an audiobook at any time?
Also fun to note, the teenagers carry swords because the iron wards off ghosts. If someone is using a golden sword, it's not for fighting ghosts...
Pure gold is no good for making pretty much anything out of, it is far too soft. Most gold is alloyed with silver, or sometimes copper. But even a gold/silver alloy sword would be unusably weak against the steel swords the children are using. I can't help thinking it's a gilt sword ie normal steel with a very thin layer of gold foil applied to it (and presumably frequently re-applied).
That makes sense, though now we have to add "meticulously re-foils his sword" to the list of character traits for this man (which makes me chuckle). I'm curious on a lore level if the gold still doesn't make it less effective. The ghosts haunt buildings made of steel, so there has to be some amount of direct contact in order for it to affect them. The gold foil feels not just flashy, but potentially silly if it coats the steel too much.
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Jill Bearup Quote of the day:
"You don't need to be particularity skilled to establish a swoohishy parameter of pain" @10:40
With lots of spinny twirly thrown in for good measure
i wondered about that.
i think swooshing itself might require some fair bit of skill.
i mean, what if you just wave it? or swing it?
no, swooshing requires flair and speed and full 60 degree motioning.
DO NOT SELL SWOOSHING SHORT!
...btw, idk if you typo'd or just went off Jill's accent, but it's perimeter, not parameter.
same w swoohishy.
i mean, going of Jill's accent, not that it's perimeter.
I read that literally just as she said that in the video
Oh that's what she said! That makes more sense than what I thought - I thought it was a sushi parameter of pain, which also sort of made sense. Thinly sliced adversary...
Mad respect for suggesting to fans to unsubscribe. Good on you for taking steps to protect yourself from complaints despite how unsubs would affect your algorithm treatment. I’m happy to hear more about the book!
The Sword Lady has spine! 🤩
I already knew that... but it's good to have that re-verified, every so often. 😃
She probably suspects (rightly) that we will hang around whatever she suggests.
@@changingform250 And why wouldn't you? Worst that happens, I get some notifications that I choose not to watch...
@@LD-OrbsThat pun seems to have gone under appreciated. I found it funny though. 😂
People who are subscribed not watching videos is also bad for the algorithm so swings and roundabouts.
If you feel like it, I would love an episode on Holga's fights from Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. I love how she uses the environment to her advantage, and lots of stuff in her fights. She's not just "I have an axe and will only ever use that" as I feel many movies/series does. No, she uses whatever she can find, and that makes her fights both very cool and interesting to watch.
And DnD is definitely a movie that wants to be fun, and is succesful!
I would _love_ to see some fight analysis from Honor Among Thieves!
It is definitely fun, and funny (especially if you play D&D) but heavier than I was expecting, and with a lot of on-brand graphics and jump scares. Still 100% worth a watch, just be aware that while it's _fun_, it's not really _fluff_
Yes to all of this! As many have said, this movie had no business being as good as it is and I love it. It has it all, heart, comedy, great characters and fantastic magic and combat.
She's great, I second this
One of the reasons why the agents have swords is because they are recognisable and a status symbol, agents wear their swords at all times in public so people know who they are and are usually respected because of it, they are also usually recognised by their uniforms but Lockwood and co don’t do uniforms, so while yes technically you could just use an iron bar and swing it around they do use swords for other in universe reasons also it’s probably a lot easier to swing around a tool designed to be swung around rather than a big heavy crow bar. I’m also really glad they took the time to show us Lockwood’s skill rather than just pointing to the newspaper article that hangs on his wall telling us he is a champion fencer
"I like fun" finally puts into words why I don't watch the vast majority of TV. I have ebough serious staff to bother me in real life, I don't need it in my entertainment. That's why I was upset when LnC was canceled, it was much fun. And watching you watching it is double fun, so I'm pretty content😊
agree. It's why, despite its flaws, I was so well entertained by the live-action One Piece show. It's just simply adventure and fun. I don't need every show to be dark and brutal and whatever
Hiiii, I’m one of the people who organized and was a part of the “strategic” email campaign😅 Thanks SO much for reviewing the show!!! Us fans of Lockwood and Co have been trying to increase exposure for the show in order to try and save it, so having you give such a wonderful review of it means the world to us! Thanks a million!❤❤❤
I am so happy that people are doing this because my god we need season 2! Thank you guys so much for doing the real work and fighting the good fight
Hi hi,
I'm one of the people who asked you to review Lockwood & Co as part of an effort from LockNation to get the show more exposure [and because I love your channel and Lockwood & Co, so the two together seemed like a natural conclusion :)]. Thank you so much for making this video, it was really cool to watch. I hope the next months go well for you; I'll buy your book when it comes out and is available where I live.
Have a good week!
Blue
*whispers*
“we do it for the aesthetic”
I'm sad that Netflix did its number on "Lockwood & Co.". It's gotten me to check before starting new shows to see if Netflix has already cancelled them. And it's yes on a lot of them.
"Swooshy perimeter of pain"... gotta remember that one...
I can reasonably argue that the reason it's "sword" instead of "iron bar" is a weight thing; making iron into a sword gives you a good length with minimal weight while retaining strength. Why their swords are sharpened is harder to justify, but I'm guessing it's to deal with the graverobbers that are mentioned at one point as "they'll kill you for the relics they're after".
Does the magic concentrate with area and/or volume?
@@williamchamberlain2263 It's not really magic, but more like anti-magic. Ghosts and other supernatural phenomena are disrupted by salt, iron, and silver, running an iron blade through a manifestation disrupts that manifestation and forces the ghost or whatever to reform elsewhere, which takes time. This allows the agent more time to find whatever object is the source of the ghost and contain it, it also gives more data for narrowing down where/what the source might be.
As for why it's sharpened, a tool for defense against graverobbers is likely a big part of it, but also I imagine that since they might need to break a source while fighting off a ghost, or get through a wall or locked door while fighting off a ghost, having the tool already in-hand for ghost defense purposes also be a cutting implement that enables you to get into walls, through doors, or to just generally break things is a good idea. Any time you're getting out other tools mid-combat is time spent not defending yourself from the non-corporeal thing that can kill you with a touch, and if you do need to smash through a wall, which a ghost could easily reach through to kill you, using an iron or silver implement is to do so is just a good idea since it means your path isn't just cleared of wall, but also of ghost.
There could be a psychological element to it as well - Ghosts are shown to react to emotions, so maybe the act of actually "stabbing" it with a sword gives the iron a little extra oomph.
Those kids are really good as swordfighters, assuming they did their own stunts. It's hard to tell these days what is actually on-set skill and what is just CGI, but I'm willing to believe that those young actors have some talent.
They discuss being trained in swordfighting in the behind the scenes content!
I thought the Golden Blade was in the books, just not given the name in the show because I think Lucy doesn’t learn it until book 2 or 3. Either way, love and highly recommend the books and the show, even if it will be, like me, forever alone. The casting for Lockwood is so spot on, and I like the changes they made to George’s character so he’s not just the fat nerd. They also increased the diversity a lot, which given it takes place in London also makes sense. Flo Bones, for example, really shone for me.
The Golden Blade isn't technically in the books, but he has a lot of overlap with a book character called Rupert Gale. Rupert Gale only appears once in the two books that were adapted for the show, but is a young-ish, blonde expert swordsman (although he uses a sword cane, not a golden blade) who attended the Winkman auction and has a connection to the Fittes Agency, so a lot of people assume they're meant to be the same character, but it hasn't been officially confirmed.
Yeah, pretty sure Golden Blade is supposed to be Sir Rupert Gale, who only has a short first appearance in the second book and isn't named until the third one.
Yes! The adaptation really made a lot of great choices. I'm pretty heartbroken that the series won't continue, I enjoyed what they did.
I like the majority of the changes they made, but I think I like the Skull in the books much better. He's such a great character.
@@ViveMeorLeti If they did expand his character for the series, it's easy to guess why. Someone decided that protagonists carrying swords should get the opportunity to duel once in a while. It's a bit of a tease if they don't.
There's a Lockwood and Co. Netflix series!?!
Don't mind me, I have a season to binge in a night.
How on earth did I miss this? God damnit
Netflix unfortunately only made book 1-3(ish) into the series and then dropped it after the first season, so don't get your hopes up too high... :(
The show is so good. We have a petition to save the show. If you wouldn't mind signing it that would be great thank you!!!
@@littlebitofeverything1134 Signed it. Thanks!
It sucks they aren’t doing a season 2. It was a great show.
It really does, but we have a petition to save it. If you don't mind signing it, that would be great thank you!!!
You are completely correct about Ashoka.
@@littlebitofeverything1134
Who is we and where does one find the petition?
@@raraavis7782 if you Google lockwood and co petition it should come up and I mean Locknation as a whole. Thanks!
well, given experience with lots of great shows being milked to death (GoT etc), i find it lesser of two evils, to be left wanting, as opposed to being forced to watch once great show deteriorating into disgusting mess and sigh: it WAS a great show but sucks big time now...
That was one of the better shows on Netflix last year. Such a shame it got canceled.
Thanks for the great review, Jill! Just one more question if you'd be so kind - how about Lucy's footwear? It certainly looked like some of the most sensible female combatant footwear I've seen in media.
Such good shoes, our Lucy. I'm so proud XD
I liked the fencing parts in Lockwood & Co. but I had to wonder, if the ghosts are more affected by iron and steel rather than edge and heft, then why not go with a lighter Olympic style sabre? Lightweight, flexible, great for all kinds of swishy movements, AND the guard actually covers the entire hand. Granted it wouldn't be great in a sword fight against a person but these kids are fighting ghosts, not people. Usually! :D
And Golden Blade Boy was in the books. I don't think they called him that, though. He was the hitman for the Fittes Agency.
The Golden Blade is in the books. He is one of the people at the auction, and they do fight him on the rooftop, it's just he wearing a mask, and they don't find out who he is till much later (a few books later, if I remember correctly).
Lockwood and co was a delightful surprise to me! I wish it had more time but concur with your feeling that Netflix’s track record is not great even with its continuing shows
5:20 I think he chose that opening stance simply to channel as much Hello There as possible.
I wasn't one of the people who requested Lockwood, but yes please and thank you. :D
That's okay. we all love the show. We even have a savelockwood and co social media to help try and save it.
I'm very sad that they cancelled the series, it was really good and I loved the cast.Atleast there's a book series.
Lockwood and Co. is such a fantastic show! I loved your observation about how the sword designs tell us so much about the characters--it's clear the team gave a ton of attention to the details.
I DEMAND that you stop making such interesting and amusing videos! 🙂
I love how you analyse what the fights tell us about the characters. I just wish more directors understood that action scenes can be used in this way instead of just as action.
Jonathan Stroud absolutely knows how to right FUN. I havent read all of Lockwood and Co, but Ive read the Bartimaeus Trilogy many times and it is fantastic.
Lockwood & Co. is a good read, can absolutely recommend.
The Golden Blade is in the books as Penelope's henchman, Sir Rupert Gale. He causes a lot of trouble for the kids. I enjoyed your analysis!
Thanks for talking about this show! I liked hearing your analysis of the fighting and that the rapiers would have been shorter because they were being used by children and teens rather than full grown adults.
Part of what made Lockwood & Co so good was that Jonathan Stroud wrote the scripts, and he had season 2 written and ready to go before the untimely cancellation. Meaning Netflix probably wouldn't have ruined it. And the Golden Blade does have a book counterpart, but they used him in more scenes in the show.
It was a shame the show got cancelled, but it got me invested enough to read the books, so could be considered a blessing in disguise. Not perfect books (they did Lucy’s characterisation better in the show actually), but quite fun.
I think Golden Blade is meant to be some Lord bloke from on the books.
I always took some of Anthony’s more redundant moves as good characterisation. They show that he is a show off and while he can fight humans, he is more used to ghosts which requires a different set of skills. This why he loses to golden blade who is better at human sword fighting.
I’m a simple gal. I see Jill uploaded a video talking about Lockwood and Co, I click.
Also, for shows that have interesting fights, Into the Badlands. Flashy swords, martial arts, interesting world! Nick Frost in the second season!
I loved this show so much and it re-introduced me to how fun it is to be part of a fandom. I had been put off internet fandoms for sometime but the community I have felt with Lockwood and Co is unbeliveable. I am still heartbroken that it got canceled but I'm so glad it exists and my view on it cannot be tainted.
Wait. They made the books into a TV series!? I'm gonna watch it. Fantastic series. Almost tops his Bartimaeus books.
I didn't watch the series because i thought Netflix is going to ruin it. Then they canceled it after 1 season ....
There’s no topping Bartimaeus
@@quintevail7500 The best unreliable narrator ever.
They did cancel the show sadly, but it is really good. We have a petition to save it. If you all would please go sign it, that would be great! It's a show that's worth a watch. Thank you!!!
The series was a pretty decent adaptation!
That is the most relatible Star Wars take I have EVER heard. Thank you, I needed that.
I loved lockwood and co. The dialogue is probably the most natural character driven dialogue I've heard in years. I was increadibly sad to hear they cancelled it, because it was genuinely fantastic. It was a shame so many cliffhangers were left, but I'm glad to hear its a book and i can find the answers to my questions.
I love that Lucy is good with a clue-by-four. That's my second favorite weapon, next to the frying pan. (Ooh, that would be a great fence-off: Home Ec vs Shop Class.)
I am right with you on the wanting something to have fun in it. The world is far too serious at times.
I enjoyed Lockwood and Co and am sad there won't be more. I did not read the books but the show itself was a nicely done. The fight scenes didn't trigger my 'yeah right' skepticism that some other shows do so it was nice to see your commentary on them.
wait...? there's sword fighting? i've been subscribed for years, mostly for the cheese. love you, jill!
I loved the fun of LnC. The quick action was good. My main problem is that much of this action happened in the dark, and my old eyes (65) couldn't see the details. This is why I like the SW spinoffs: lightsabers are easy to see in the dark.
I think Peter in Prince Caspian used a hanging parry. There was a lot of surprisingly sensible non-standard-Hollywood stuff happening in that duel, overall
I'd definitely agree Ahsoka isn't really trying to be fun. There is *one* fight scene that definitely had me grinning, though, and that was the first time we see Ezra in action. It does a really good job of both showcasing that Ezra is still that wisecracking goofball we saw in Rebels, while also showing that he's really developed in his connection to the Force in the intervening years. But it's a long walk to get there, for sure.
I'd say Ahsoka is more trying to tell a part of an epic story, somewhere between Andor and The Mandalorian in seriousness level.
I did like the fight choreography though, especially as they manage to make it look like they are actually aiming for eachother as opposed to the usual empty air above/besides the adversaries.😊
I rather thought it was trying to be fun, with Sabine and Syndulla and Huyang throwing wisecracks everywhere and avoiding the plot as much as they really could.
@@CrissaKentavrWhen you have David Tennant in your show, you better have him wisecrack as much as possible.
I found it fascinating how Ezra in rebels was a total fun sink, but in ahsoka the opposite. Scenes are *only* fun if Ezra is in them.
And this despite live action ezra being the only rebels character they nailed.
I love Cyrano De Bergerac Theater Fight with Gerard Depardieu.
He's so delightful in timing his poem with the hits, the honor of hitting an opponent face on versus when he's turned around.
He's taunting the opponent, proving he is both a superior swordsman and a superior thinker.
Great fight. Love the play and the film
The version I’m familiar with is Jose Ferrer’s … I’ll have to check out the Depardieu version
@@weswolever7477 check out the Steve Martin version, too - "Roxanne"
Buffy the vampire slayer is definitely a fun show worth reviewing. Buffy uses all kinds of weapons, being a vampire slayer, including a fencing sword, a crossbow, at one point she uses a bazooka, along with a bunch of stakes and knives. The coolest weapon is the slayer axe from season 7, which makes a really cool sound when swung around and is instrumental in the finale.
I would love to see you dissect some of the fights between Buffy and Faith or Buffy and Spike.
The Scythe, the hunga-munga from "Anne," Giles' double-headed ax, Faith's dagger from the Mayor ("The Jackal" by Gil Hibbens; also used in Star Trek: The Next Generation "Nemesis"), plus all the improvised stakes - pool stick, tree branch, broken tennis racket handle...
Wasn't the bazooka at the very last episode?
I think my favorite character from Buffy is actually Giles, who is an adult in charge of managing a teenager, but grows to simultaneously respect and nurture Buffy as a slayer and a person.
Buffy is absolutely worth watching for anyone, but I’m not sure the fight scenes ever become a big draw.
Wait, they made a show out of these books?
I love Jonathan Stroud, the author of the original novels. His previous fantasy books, *The Bartimaeus Trilogy* were absolute favorites of mine growing up, and I'm delighted to report that they still hold up, this is not some nostalgia-blind recommendation.
It’s a fantastic show!! You should definitely watch!!
Would live to see Bartimaus as a tv show.
I loved the Lockwood books, but I couldn’t take to the tv show.
Since this movie I have read some Stroud, and it has been a blast!
No no, Barnes is with DEPRAC, not just the regular police. My man *did* sign up to deal with teenagers with special powers, he's just very much regretting it :')
Lockwood and co is amazing i was so gutted when they decided to not renew for season 2, ive read all the books and couldn't put them down!
Did you sign a petition to save the show? :) LockNation is still actively trying to bring back L&C.
I have friends into L&Co and I am not at all surprised they were very polite and with form letters, they've all still got the organizational skills left over from the petitions for Netflix to renew the show.
Absolutely love this series and am sad to hear it's cancelled. Something from the books that might shed a little light on Lucy's sword fighting is that in the books they have a set of forms (I think they call them seals) specifically designed to work on ghosts. Since stabbing a ghost at best buys you some breathing room these forms usually focus on using flourishes to keep the ghost at a distance. This is part of why Lucy is much more competent against ghosts than people. Also it might explain some of Lockwood's unnecessary flourishes.
Great series wish it had lasted longer
I went into Lockwood & Co without much hope but I was pleasantly surprised. The fighting styles made sense in universe. The children and teens are trained to fight against ghosts, the blades are sharp, just in case they do need to cut or stab something solid. Although I did find it strange that some characters would fight with one hand extended in front of them, as if they were supposed to hold a shield or dagger. Against a ghost that is just asking for trouble.
I'm sad the show was cancelled but that is Netflix, it has an terrible habit of canning the good shows and renewing the dross.
Combining fun and drama seems to be a bit of a lost art at the moment. It's something Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis got pretty well.
And it's something I remember loving about the BBC's Musketeers and Merlin.
Now if they'd make a good fun Mistborn adaptation...
Yes
Yes
And yes!
One part from the series that I think is somewhat missed in the show is the blades. The blades are implied in the books to be more like fencing swords than historic swords, since all they really need to fight are ghosts, which the material mostly takes care of. They do end up fighting humans in the books often enough, but just having a decent point on the blade would take care of nearly everything I can recall the blades being used for in the books.
Also, I really wish they had kept to the original book costumes. Ghosts tend to be very cold, and any exposure to ectoplasm (which can easily be found flying off them if you hit them with your sword) can be swiftly fatal. Thus, they were known for wearing long coats and gloves. It would have looked better than random t-shirts and shorts, especially since this problem has been around for 50ish years. Style would definitely matter to these people.
On the idea of the iron bar: you're absolutely correct- and the night watch uses what is essentially just that. The night watch are kids with some ghost senses, but not enough to pass any of the agency exams. They get staves tipped in iron, which is fairly useful outside with lower senses and less training to rely upon. The rapier is also the mark of an agent (or in some cases, former agent), and they are the only ones legally allowed to wear one.
That makes a lot more sense!
I completely agree with the 'too dark' comment. I stopped watching the series after the second episode because of that. If they don't want people to see their product, why don't they just make an audio drama?
I actually really liked how dark it was, it really made it feel like these kids were just flailing around in the dark most of the time. I assume they're not supposed to ever feel like they know what they're doing.
Lockwood & Co is great. Such a shame we’ll not get more show. I recommend the books though.
If you haven't already, I would like to politely demand (🤣) that you check out the Firefly episode "Shindig", which has a very short sword fight in it but the episode itself is just delicious! Very funny, very typically Firefly, and sadly one of my favorite shows that got cancelled after just one season. Thanks, and as always, lovely work here.
Now, didn't watch the show but I did read the books (only the major titles, not the short stories). Quick notes:
1: I believe the "Golden Blade" is actually the shows interpretation of Sir Rupert Gale, a character who doesn't feature in the first book, is treated as a somewhat inexplicable antagonist in the second and third one and only shows his true affilitations from the ending scene of the fourth book onwards, where he becomes an outstandingly hateable character. From what I have read the show played a bit fast and loose with the timeline, so it's maybe not entirely inexplicable for him to feature in the one season that was made. The nickname itself is entirely exclusive to the show.
2: Going by the books, Lockwood is supposed to be an outstandingly good fencer (as a matter of fact, we only know of one fencer to have clearly beaten him in a clean, fair duel. Not gonna tell who though, because that's minor spoiler for like the last quarter of the final book), just like Rupert Gale (who, as already mentioned, is probably "the Golden Blade"). Lucy and George both are noted to have servicable fencing skills, with Lucy having concerns about her own sloppyness early on but getting more confident towards the end of the series. You don't necessarily have to be a super competent fencer, since it doesn't come down to feints and ripostes as much as being able to reliably smack away ectoplasmic appendages when they're coming towards you, but a lot of the better agents take pride in improving their skills at fencing and also take part in competitions.
Actually Rupert Grint was in the first book. He was the man they fought on the rooftop at the auction, he was just in a mask, using the golden blade, and they just don't figure out who he is till later books
@@ritasprinkle5098 That's the second book
Lockwood and Co ... thank you for the recommendation 👻🗡
I love the phrase "swooshy perimeter of pain"
I have already pre-ordered "Just Stab Me Now," and I am looking forward to having it drop into my Kindle library. My teenager also plans to be reading the book when it comes out.
I loved this series, and I am sad that it won’t get a second season. But I am happy with what we got.
The "swooshy perimeter of pain" is my new favorite expression now. 😂😂😂
I love Lock&Co - the books were great. I would love to suggest an armor review - Warrior Nun, particularly Beatrice. You could also do a fight analysis, but I am more keen on the armor review. Warrior Nun is fun, it has light moments and the characters are interesting - and once again it is a favorite show of mine, killed by Netflix.
Fortunately, it's been revived. They've announced a movie trilogy sequel
Thank you for the review! I’m so glad you, like the rest of us, couldn’t stop at 5 min, then one episode and had to finish the season! I did watch the show at some point on every tv in my house (4), my Mac, and my phone and had zero issues with the lighting.
I think I have a new favorite word in "Teamworkely"
So... Can I politely demand something? (jk) :P
But anyway, I'd love to see you cover the sword fight between Snow and Price Alcott in Mirror Mirror. It definitally qualifies as "fun" and the movie itself is just a great adaptation on the original Snow White story. But the fight I feel would be very much your cup of tea (hee hee). Alcott has much more expirience with sword play then Snow and it shows, but Snow has trained and improoved a lot in a short time, so she has her moments. But her best moves are when she uses the enviroment aroutd her to her advatage (As well as funny call backs)
A suggestion for a stage swordfight to review: The 'trial by combat' scene in the closing part of "One Corpse Too Many", the Brother Cadfael TV series, starring Derek Jacobi and Sean Pertwee.
Use of found stuff (a saddle!)!
I’m very sad Netflix cancelled the show! I read the books after watching it and the first thing that struck me was how faithful the adaptation was 🥲 good to know that they’d done some research on swishy stick things, and nice to see that a big piece of wood is just as effective sometimes 😂
I hadn't paid enough attention to your book cover. It's BRILLIANT! Absolutely love it. Magnificent!
It's so sad that they canceled Lockwood. It reminds me so much of older british TV shows.
Great analysis as always! I enjoyed Lockwood & Co, despite not being the target audience
*stubbornly sticking around* hit me up with the repeats! I'm here for it.
Interesting! I first stumbled on the Lockwood & Co. Show but couldn't really get into it. Darkness may also have been a factor, pivoted to the books which i loved because they just have so much more insight into the characters. Maybe I'll reconsider watching the show as a bonus after i finish the series.
ahh, I love this show, and loved your breakdowns of the fight scenes 😁
Thank you for reviewing this! I loved the show and how faithful it was to the books. They cast *so* well and the fight choreo is really cool!
Once Villeneuve's Dune part 2 releases, you could do 3 different Paul vs Feyd knife fights! The first version (David Lynch Dune 1984) is unintentionally funny because it's campy and weird, but also Sting (the musician) is just plain having fun. The Dune miniseries and Villeneuve's are more serious. There's some more notable knife fights: the Paul vs friend Jamis, Paul vs Captain Picard, and Aquaman vs the throat singing prison gang.
10:31 honestly, the whole Obi Wan/Anakin "swinging the sword around not even trying to hit each other or the other's blade" thing might actually be useful for defense against ghosts...
"We do it for the aesthetic" is so much of cinema😂
I had to scroll through all your older videos to make sure that you haven't covered it before, but umm how about a review of "Highlander" sword fighting? Come on, a movie about ancient immortals that can only die when you take their heads? Katana's, rapiers, and claymores oh my. And best yet Bob Anderson was the sword master on the film and series. And just one more bonus, the sound track is comprised of all Queen songs!!!!!!
You are completely correct about Ashoka.
I loved this show. Same experience - watched the first five minutes. Then the rest of the episode. Then the whole series. So good. Thank you for your video!
This was so cool! As someone with no background in pointy metal things, I learned a lot and am quite interested in learning more. It feels so mathematical! And, can’t wait for fantasy heroine stuff too!! :D
I love the fantasy heroine series. I can't wait for the book! ❤
So then. since its just the metal that is the weakness, then the ghosts in this TV show can be taken out with say...a pewter spoon? A crescent wrench? A pocket watch? Your house key? A pin cushion (pins included)? Meditation balls? Shooting a sewing needle out of a straw? Ball Bearings and a slingshot? Steel tipped arrows? Bullets? Perhaps? I'm thinking that someone did not think this all through sufficiently.
They use salt and silver bombs and iron filings and iron chains etc etc. (A steel wrench would work, depending on how you define cold iron, I suppose).
But also swords, presumably because Swords Are Cool. (Naturally they do not throw bombs at other humans. To the best of my recollection, anyway :D)
@@JillBearup Breaking out the metal covered nunchucks might have been a fun option!
@@JillBearup The reason why they don't use spears is probably because they are hard to swing around indoors.
Usually, when a mortal touches a ghost's ectoplasm, it's game over. Or so I remember from the books. It's possible to thwart death with an adrenaline shots and something else, but it still requires a hospital stay.
That's why hunters stay as far away from ghosts they are exorcising as possible.
And if the characters are teenagers, they may have been aged up.
I highly recommend the audiobooks.
@@classicslover Nunchucks are always a great option if you wanna look cool, be a big thread to yourself and be completely useless at the same time
@@613aristocrat I was wondering why they couldn't just wear a few bits of metal on their clothes and then walk into the ghosts but if staying a decent distance away from them is advised then a stick with a nail in the end seems simplest, if not very showy.
@_aullik "Nunchucks - taking the simplest weapons ever, the stick, and making it worse."
You are spot on w.r.t. Ahsoka not being fun; it is far from trying to be. From your description, I believe you have made the right decision, at least for now.
"Perimeter of pain", this is poetry.
Giving teenager long sharp pieces of metal sounds like a good idea to me. After all what is the worse that could happen. BTW still waiting on Feb 5th to get her.
Fun...sword fights are fun. We've heard of the fencing in Mark of Zorro and additional Zorro's and most movies Basil Rathbone and/or Errol Flynn...and Tyrone Power ... and even Danny Kaye appeared. But there is one swashbuckler and it's almost line for line move for move remake that we don't hear about... "Prisoner of Zenda," either 1937 or 1952 version. The fencing is rather nice and the bad guy comments on the good guy kicking or tossing furniture at him, and how he wasn't used to it. And it suddenly occurred to me how often you do see tables, chairs, curtains and such in movie fencing. Adds to the fun.
I'm among the show fans, but I didn't know about the campaign. Thank you so much for making this video! I loved these books for years, and now we have at least one season about these cute losers. Good to know that creators made rapier fights pretty decent, because the attention to details in this show is just amazing from a perspective of a fan. Good luck with book campaign!
I sooo love lockwood & co
"they mostly come out at night..." .... i really thought you were going to complete that quote.
Thank you for your honesty concerning upcoming content. Thankfully, I am interested in Fantasy heroine stuff, and I wish you the best of luck in your move!
"Swooshy Perimeter of Pain" is just *chef's kiss* such a great expression. I'm going to try and use it from now on in any situation I can vaguely apply it to.
I discovered and watched Lockewood while getting and recovering from Covid. Ngl it kept me going. 😂 But sad to see it canceled with just one season. Though I will start reading the books and imagine the actors in these parts
If you are looking for sword fights and fun, Percy Jackson is getting adapted into a tv show. No, not the weird movies. The iconic book series with gems like ‘i accidentally vaporized my pre algebra teacher’ and ‘I am now supreme lord of the bathroom’. The first book (and hopefully the first season) has multiple iconic fight scenes including Alecto(said math teacher), Luke, Clarisse, and Ares.
I wouldn't necessarily defend Ahsoka, but tonally, it is trying to be much lighter and more fun than was Kenobi. I enjoyed it so far, but it is best to not analyze it too closely, as the writing is a bit questionable. But if you don't question it, and just watch for fun, I think it delivers. I'll have to check out Lockwood and Co. Thanks for what you do!
Enjoyed this … and I’m THRILLED about the all-book, all-the-time (for a bit) to come!!!!
If you like found objects in fights. I would recommend The Three Musketeers 1973. It has some fantastic fights often with random stuff almost in a slapstick style. Still my favourite Musketeers movie.
The Golden Blade is in the books! He's just known by a different name, but it's pretty obvious who the character is supposed to be if you read them.
Great video, thanks for listening to the fans that requested it
Picking up a sword with your foot has a lot of advantages: 1) It is easy. It looks flashy and difficult but it's not. You are picking it up by the balance point. 2) You can keep you eyes on your opponent. 3) It's fast. Everyone I know uses that method while in active combat. 'Fancy' is when you get it to flip as it comes up.
A sword is an optimized form for swinging iron around quickly. Flat bar stock would be heavier without any advantage. For kids, I would lean toward lighter rather than shorter, that said, those weapons struck me as the right length for each combatant.
As usual lots of fancy moves that would get you killed when a more standard move would have worked as well.
Thanks so much for reviewing it!! Great analysis❤