>>I really don't know why they didn't go with two sets of actors the younger characters, as it has created more problems than it has solved.
Not that big of a problem, IMHO. But yeah! Having a younger set of actors might have worked better in some places. But if budget was an issue, then using the same actors but with some aging makeup or props would have worked too. In the case of Richard, turned into an accomplished knight 4 years later, a different hairdo, some facial hair, some battle scars on his face would have done the trick. They were not paying enough attention to some of these details in their screen play that's for sure.
>>Yes, they were ambushed - though not completely, as they were trying to bar the door; not as though they were attacked in their sleep! - but there is still a fight instinct that should have had some muscle behind it.
Perhaps you did not watch the same series I did. The series shows William and 2 cohorts arriving quietly by night in the deserted castle yard and stealthily making their way in. Aliana, Richard, and the guard were unarmed playing some game when they saw armed enemies ALREADY inside the room with them. William’s sidekick quickly gutted the guard and jumped Richard. No one had time to bar or push any door. If this is NOT a total ambush then I don’t know what is. I don't understand how someone can be only "partially" ambushed. In situations like these, it doesn’t matter how experienced and trained the ambushed persons are. You were caught totally unaware and defenseless, the most logical outcome is that you are done with. Period. How does having young Richard (just because he looks like a man) singlehandedly save the day more believable? This is not a superheroes flick, LOL.
One could nitpick that Aliana & Richard got overconfident in thinking that they were alone and safe, leaving lights on, and playing games. But the plot showed a logical progression into that. They were shown getting away using some secret door during the attack. The castle was shown as being left deserted afterward until Prior Phillip came in. Then Prior Phillip had an exchange with Aliana and Richard specifically discussing their escape, the secret passage, the fact that no one knew about their fate etc. All was laid down in the plot to make the next chain of events believable. All that “should have” arguments against the portrayal of Richard is just plain unwillingness to accept how this adaptation depicted things IMHO.
The bottom line in this thread is that when some folks are against something, there are no arguments to be had. Faults will be found in everything and everywhere.
Oh well! To each their own.
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