![]() The only goddess even named is Hera, who is relegated to ‘scorned woman’, while perpetual philanderer Zeus is posited as a good, loving man. We don’t hear anything from Aphrodite, Athena (who, you know, might be helpful in a war), Artemis, or Demeter. Zeus is joined by his brother Poseidon, as well as Ares, Apollo, Hermes, and Hephaestus. It’s worth noting, too, that despite a very wide pantheon to draw on, you really only get a few major (and male) players among the gods. It is harder, in a story where gods and mortals coexist, to make the stakes feel equal across the board – and it’s this interplay that makes Blood of Zeus so thrilling, even if some delicacy is sacrificed to do it. The size of the cast, and short length of the series, also means there isn’t really room for the kind of gradual softening seen between Trevor Belmont and Alucard, or the slow manipulation of Hector by outside forces, in Castlevania’s several seasons. I can’t even count the number of times someone exclaimed “By the gods!” The complex characterization found in Castlevania, the way its figures slowly morph through the result of their own actions, delicately prod their own doubts and hopes in between the fierce action sequences, isn’t to be found here.īlood of Zeus’ cast is a bit happier moving along with the plot, doing what they need to advance the story, in a way that sacrifices some personality. This isn’t Castlevania by any means, despite some similarities in art style (it’s the same studio, after all) and even plotting (wave of demons across the land, etc). And for that, it should do the job nicely. With Castlevania season 4 expected to land in late 2021, anyone after a fix of bloody, myth-driven anime will be looking towards Blood of Zeus as something of a stop-gap series. Dracula having feels in Netflix's Castlevania (Image credit: Netflix) ![]()
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