The Mythmakers

It's a bit late to say woe to the horse.

It is very unfortunate that The Mythmakers does not exist, except as recons. This was a very enjoyable story with a nice balance between action and engaging dialogue.

Probably the most enjoyable thing about this story was how real and fleshed out the characters were. Odysseus is a brash and arrogant blowhard who you can't help but enjoy. He would be an entertaining man to have a drink with. Paris is a simpering, upper class prat and provides excellent comic relief without becoming too farcical. Even Cassandra is good. She is shrill and you don't like her, but that is part of the character and it's easy to see how that kind of attitude plays into the legend of her prophecies not being believed.

Even the things I didn't like, I understood. Vicki was being written out of the show so her romance with Troilus is understandable. However, her introduction to Troilus is not shown and the romantic scenes they have afterward seem a little stilted because of that. Maybe it would have been better if it wasn't a recon so that some of the physical acting could be observed, but the romance was not developed as well I would have liked it, certainly to justify leaving Vicki behind.

I would enjoy it greatly if they found this one. I could watch it again although I think I would like to find a better recon if I did. The audio wasn't synced quite right at times. This would also be an excellent candidate for animation treatment. But a good story at the very least.

Overall personal score: 4 out of 5