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Happy Friday, everyone! It's me again, Justine. I hope I'm not the only one spending Friday night in but I have no regrets because guess what? I'm going to spend it watching @CursedNetflix and live tweeting my #ThoughtsWhileWatching!

#Cursed EPISODE 1 queued and ready to play!

@CursedNetflix I love this opening credits sequence! Just the right mix of eerie/fantasy.

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@CursedNetflix Wherever this place is, it's beautiful! Also, she is super chill for someone who's hearing voices from a deer.

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@CursedNetflix Oh okay, it's because she does actually have powers and is aware of them. That's why voices are normal for her.

I have questions already. What is a Summoner? Who are the Hidden? And why is she marked by the Dark Gods, and more importantly, how does that make her different from the others with powers? I need answers!

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Ah, so these guys in red cloaks are the villains of the show. Persecuting the people with powers in the name of God. Yikes.

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There he is, the Weeping Monk! Okay I know I'm not supposed to be excited because he's a bad guy, but I've been a fan of @daniel_sharman since Teen Wolf, so...let me have this moment of joy lmao

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@daniel_sharman Dead crows in a perfect circle, that's not weird at all. What does it mean?

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THAT'S Arthur?? Holy crow he is handsome. So in this reimagining, he's..a street performer? That's new. Okay, can't wait for the show to unveil some of his backstory!

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Well that was kind of a huge, unnecessary risk to take, exposing her Fey powers for a bit of fun at a dice game.

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I'm sorry, WHAT? Is that seriously a three-headed dead baby? I -- I'm confused.

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Uh woah those are creepy seizure visions. Is she sharing them with Merlin, though? Or was that a coincidence?

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Oh no, that's their village! Oh no not Pym! Is anyone going to survive this? The Red Paladins are horrible.

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This is it, when Nimue finds out what her mission is.

She needs to bring the Sword of Power to Merlin. But with none of us, Nimue included, knowing yet for what purpose?

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It's...raining...blood?

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Initial #ThoughtsWhileWatching the pilot of #Cursed:

1) Katherine Langford was a-ma-zing.
2) I'm definitely interested to see how this version of the Arthurian legend plays out.
3) That last scene with Nimue fighting the wolves with the sword was pure, cinematic, gold.

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Woah what is that giant bear thing? Call to the Hidden!!

I really do love this animation to switch between scenes.

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Oh is that why they said Nimue was touched by the Dark Gods? She has some sort of blood connection with wolves? I'm reaching/speculating here, but I'm excited to know more of her history.

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Hoooooly -- he just pulled her tooth out right there. Cringe.

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I was wondering how she'd meet up again with Arthur.

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I don't understand why people would still antagonize her knowing that not only does she have powers, but she's also been touched by the Dark Gods. Wouldn't the former be reason enough to stay away or at the very least be nice to her??

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Now I really need to know how Merlin plays into all of this. Why give the sword to him? How does he know Lenore?

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Who's this creepy black-veiled "Widow"?

Also, seems like they're keeping the part of the Arthurian legend about the sword leading to the "one true King". Is it Nimue this time, though? Or still Arthur?

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Side note: on voice alone, the Widow sounds like either Kate Winslet, Eva Green, or Carice van Houten.

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Why would Arthur take the sword and put it upon himself to deliver the sword to Merlin? I mean...it's not his mission, it's Nimue's. It was HER mother's dying wish. Come on, Arthur.

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Oh, okay. So Arthur took the sword to compete in a tournament and prove himself as a knight?? Cue eyeroll. Please tell me I'm wrong.

So the Paladins are also terrorizing other religious groups, like the nuns at this convent?

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Oof the Paladin is in REAL bad shape. Not that he wasn't asking for it, of course. But imagine being killed by roots from the inside out. Yikes.

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Nimue seriously needs to get that sword back from Arthur, like NOW. Before it ends up with the Red Paladins and they go after Merlin.

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Does the Weeping Monk also have some sort of special supernatural ability? He could just "sense" Nimue or that a Fey was around?

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Ah, I figured. That nun helping Nimue at the convent is Arthur's sister.

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Also how does King Uther (and now apparently his imprisoned and slightly mad mother) play into all of this?

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Wow. Igraine is a nun in a relationship with another nun at the abbey. Due credit to the show for Nimue saying Igraine did nothing wrong!

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Okay, Arthur, we know you're a good swordsman *but you still took that sword from Nimue*

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LMAO the subtitles when Arthur pulled out the sword to show his uncle, Sir Ector:

[ mystical twinkling ]

I laughed too hard.

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Ugh who is this tattletale of a nun? Seriously, why rat anyone out.

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Great, now the Red Paladins have the sword. Good job, Arthur. Here's hoping Nimue's on her way to save your butt.

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#ThoughtsWhileWatching #CursedNetflix EPISODE 4!

Wow, the strength it takes to hit yourself on the face with a rock. Props, Igraine. I mean, Morgana.

Pym is alive!!

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Wow, Morgana is a true bad*ss. Helped build the Fey Underground, undercover at the abbey, smuggling Fey kind to safety. We need more Morgana.

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Well Arthur, that's what you get for stealing the sword from Nimue in the first place.

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I knew that tattletale nun was going to be a problem. I bet she's gonna cause more trouble later on.

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Oh no wait, I'm confused. Was that Dizier's caravan, the one the Weeping Monk upturned and massacred? The caravan with the Snake clan father and daughter??

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Oh thank God, okay it wasn't Dizier's actual caravan. Maybe it was just another of his in another part of the woods.

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I don't know about you guys, but I have no sympathy for Arthur right now. He finally sees Nimue after taking her sword, and has the audacity to have attitude like "you knew who I was let's be done with each other". I mean???

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Oh wow she found the sword. Is that what was whispering to her? Or it was the voices of the Hidden helping her find it?

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Nimue for wielder of the sword/rightful Queen! She just slashed through that group of Paladins like it was nothing.

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Uh did Iris just burn down Yvoire Abbey?? Is SHE the "avenging angel" Carden is praying for??

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This scene in Nemos...with Nimue finding the other Fey kind...is literally making me sob. So beautiful.

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Well, it isn't a fantasy series without SOMEONE disputing the rightful heir to the throne, right?

I like Morgana. Much more than I'm liking Arthur at the moment.

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And I thought Father Carden was as bad as it gets. "His Holiness" (their version of the Pope, I'm guessing?) is like a hundred times worse.

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Okay handsome blonde Viking, coming to Pym's rescue.

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He just....stripped.

I just can't bring myself to ship Nimue and Arthur. She's just going to forgive him? They're gonna gloss over the fact that he stole the sword? I mean, regardless of the reason he did it..he still took it.

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Katherine Langford dressed and made up for the Fey Joining looks goooorgeous!

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Oh, the reunion I've been waiting for! Squirrel is aliiiive! I'm also waiting for Nimue and Pym to see each other again.

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Ah, so Merlin's little "story" sort of explains why there's someone disputing Uther's claim to the throne. He wasn't the real son of the King? If I understood that correctly.

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Iris is giving me serious villain vibes. And now she's amongst the Fey kind in Nemos. Is she still going to try and kill them even though they're being so nice to her?

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Finally, Nimue and Merlin meet. Fingers crossed it reveals how they're connected e.g. how Lenore knows Merlin!

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OH. MY GOD. I genuinely did not see that coming. Her father??

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#ThoughtsWhileWatching #CursedNetflix EPISODE 6!

I mean seriously, Nimue needs neither Arthur nor Gawain.

Okay Gawain, calm down. Arthur actually seems to know what he's talking about and I'd bet that he's right about the Paladins luring them in.

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Um gross. What is Lenore digging out of Merlin??

WHAT. She pulled the entire sword out of his body??

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Is Squirrel gonna be the one to get through to Iris? Or is there no hope for her at all and she's going to end up a vigilante-esque Red Paladin?

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Ah I was wondering when and how Merlin had lost his powers. So I'm assuming it has something to do with the sword being taken off of his body.

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I feel like Merlin maybe has good intentions overall but I just can't place my finger on whether he's a decent guy or not, whether he knows what he's doing or not.

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THANKS FOR THE CLIFFHANGER ON EPISODE 6, @CursedNetflix! Jeeeesus.

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@CursedNetflix #ThoughtsWhileWatching #CursedNetflix EPISODE 7!

Okay Arthur, this may be your chance for redemption yet!

Why do I feel like these women are going to regret going into those tunnels? Maybe they should have listened to Kaze.

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Did...did she seriously just toss it into the well? After all the trouble everyone's gone through for it.

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Oof, the Weeping Monk is BRUTAL. And personally, the verdict is still out on whether the Green Knight is a likeable character or not.

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Ooh is this the beginning of Nimue coming into her destiny as Queen of the Fey?

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OMG is that really Celia? What are the chances of that? Hopefully she knows or will figure out it was Iris and that she's hiding with the Fey at Nemos!

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Oop -- I spoke too soon. It is Celia but a freaky, dead Celia who's got some weird evil plan for Morgana?

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If they both come out of this alive, Arthur and Gawain are going to become friends, I'm calling it. Especially now that it's crystal clear Gawain sees Nimue as a little sister.

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Whaaaaat is going on with that windmill fire? And oop - the Weeping Monk accidentally killed one of his own.

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Wait that man slaughtered everyone. Isn't that the family of that woman who went with Merlin? Who is she, even?

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OOOHHHH she's the midwife who colluded with the queen -- and one of the few who knew the truth about Uther!

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Yaaaaaas Nimue! The Fey Queen!

Side note: what is up with Morgana and NOPE to that spider in her eye

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#ThoughtsWhileWatching #CursedNetflix EPISODE 8!

I don't disagree - it's a pretty bloody mad plan to take back Gramaire from the Red Paladins.

So the Red Paladins are trying to ally with Cumber in the quest for the throne. And by extension, Merlin? Hmm.

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OH that was brutal it just went straight through his cheek! Nimue is so powerful, I LOVE IT.

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NICE TAKEOVER. Especially with Nimue literally cutting that guy in half.

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Yay the Nimue and Pym reunion! Finally!

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Noooo come on! Pym deserves better, she deserves to be with Dof!

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Jesus. That's their version of the Grim Reaper? Talk about nightmare fuel! I love spooky things and scary movies but even that face will give me nightmares.

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She kicked Sir Ector out of his seat in Gramaire lmao I love that so much.

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Her name has been given for what? What's her fate? Days and hours until WHAT? What??

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And who the heck is this fisherman guy? He's also the one who killed the midwife's family. Did I miss something?

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I -- ohmygoodness. The Weeping Monk is a Fey! That must be why he's so sensitive to like scents and why he's such a good hunter.

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Hooo boy those are big armies coming to attack. I hate to be a negative Nancy but can you really hold Gramaire against them?

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#ThoughtsWhileWatching #CursedNetflix EPISODE 9! Down to the last stretch, guys.

No way that Merlin just dies like that, right? With an arrow in the chest? Someone saves him, right?

Okay yeah so Merlin saves himself. Whew, thank goodness. That would've been the most anticlimactic way for him to die.

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All of this talk of alliances, multiple claims to the throne, uncertainties of who are the good guys and bad guys -- this is like a (much) milder Game of Thrones!

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Okaaaay what is up with Iris? That's some serious Gollum business happening with her there.

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Ergh what the -- that is a dead dog she's dissecting. Why are there so many things wrong with these people!? Iris, Morgana - who's next?

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I'm gonna call it: Squirrel is gonna be one of the unsung heroes in this series. Saving Gawain, maybe?

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I mean, I didn't like Uther's mother either but wow he really killed her.

Also it's so weird that he refers to himself in plural i.e. "we decided", "our mother".

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Hoooo she straight chopped off his hands. Please tell me she isn't letting the sword's power overcome her. Don't let this be another Daenerys type fall from grace.

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I need to know the Weeping Monk's story - why does he weep, why did he turn against his own kind, how did he end up an ally of the Red Paladins? I. Need. To. Know.

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Um EXCUSEZ-MOI? Squirrel is Percival?? Like Knight of the Round Table Percival?! I saw spoilers about who Lancelot is but SQUIRREL IS PERCIVAL??

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I was legitimately blindsided by that. I went from sobbing for Squirrel and the Green Knight to nervous wreck that he got caught.

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Ooh, first glimpse of a possible heart in the Weeping Monk. Guess he really doesn't harm children.

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Okay so now the alliances are:

King Uther with the Fey, provided Nimue surrenders herself.

The Red Paladins with Lord Cumber.

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#ThoughtsWhileWatching #CursedNetflix EPISODE 10!

I tried dragging out watching the whole season, knowing there's no news on a renewal yet. But here we are, on the last episode already!

I hate it, but I was beginning to wonder when Iris would lose her mind completely and start on her killing spree.

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GOOD LORD I really thought Arthur was going to get his hands chopped off too.

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Is that creepy Grim Reaper thing also the Widow that Merlin spoke to? Who's she there to claim for dead?? Is it Merlin? I mean, he looks half-dead already.

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Oh wow, it's actually pretty heartbreaking to see the Weeping Monk like that, with the lashes all over his back and actually, legitimately weeping.

I hate Father Carden.

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Okay FINE, I guess Arthur has earned his redemption after taking the sword. I reeeeally held that against him but FINE. I GUESS he's doing a good job protecting Nimue and the Fey people.

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Noooo. Nope nope nope. I'm going to remain in denial that Merlin is dead. Nope.

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OH NO. The Fey folk and Arthur and Pym ohmygod I'm so nervous!

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Oh shiiiiii -- is the Red Spear about to come and save them??

OH NO WROTH.

I'm tense. This is nuts.

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Side note: who is this actress who plays the Red Spear? Because she is GORGEOUS.

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Cue hyperventilation! The Weeping Monk is saving Squirrel. He has a heart!

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Aw man. Gawain deserved better.

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I'm holding out hope that the Weeping Monk will eventually become a good guy and return to his people.

Also, him saving Squirrel and then Squirrel saving him -- I'm 100% here for it.

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Despite how violently graphic that was, it was satisfying to see Father Carden finally die.

Also 100% here for Morgana becoming the Widow!

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Of course she's not dead. RIGHT? She can't be.

I'm glad that Merlin seems to have his powers back, though. Please use it to kill Iris, thanks.

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I stan the budding Percival+Lancelot friendship.

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Final #ThoughtsWhileWatching on #CursedNetflix:

1) This is very reminiscent of GoT with the backstabbing and complex alliances, and I'm excited to see them expand that potential.

2) Preeetty sure Nimue is still alive. Maybe she'll come back as a stronger incarnation of herself?

3) The Weeping Monk needs his redemption arc to continue through to Season 2 -- and Percival needs to be at the center of it.

4) THERE NEEDS TO BE A SEASON 2. Come on, @CursedNetflix!

5) I just plain loved it, tbh.

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