Should you watch The Odyssey?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
The Odyssey
Series · 1997
Warrior Odysseus leaves his idyllic life in the kingdom of Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War. Following victory, he now must endure a lengthy, decade-long return journey, and with all his wits, overcome deadly monsters, powerful forces of nature, seductive enchantresses, and even journey into the bowels of the Underworld.
The sides of The Odyssey
- Odysseus leaving Ithaca for Troy
- Ten years trying to sail home
- Monsters, gods and the Underworld
The Odyssey is good for you if…
- you like Greek myths with gods and monsters on screen.
- you like ancient Greece and the Trojan War.
- you like a hero fighting his way past the Cyclops.
The Odyssey is bad for you if…
- you find 1990s TV effects dated.
- you'd rather not watch a three-hour miniseries.
About: homecoming · loyalty · fate
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