They’ve sidelined the harfoots, introduced a Stranger Things star and thrown in full-blooded romance. It’s probably not enough to stop the fantasy prequel feeling boring, though
I think prequels can be quite good, but when you deprive yourself of the “what happens?” hook, then you leave very little wiggle room, so the “how it happened” needs to be really compelling.
Very few prequels seem to walk that tightrope successfully.
i’m also just sick of this tendency to work backwards with prequels. knowing how something ends automatically takes my interest down a notch or three.
I think prequels can be quite good, but when you deprive yourself of the “what happens?” hook, then you leave very little wiggle room, so the “how it happened” needs to be really compelling.
Very few prequels seem to walk that tightrope successfully.