20170923:
I love the video game series and, in need of a series I can watch in the background, I decided to start Castlevania. Unfortunately, it was only four episodes long!
On 20181120, Netflix determined the movie for me as a ≥98% match (in fact, the first item in My List). The series already had a thumbs up and remained a thumbs up.
20181122:
I decided to watch Season 2 today, but I had forgot what happened in Season 1. However, rather than rewatch Season 1, I just read the episode summaries on Wikipedia.* Apparently, however, Netflix has a Season 1 recap!**
I watched episodes S2E01 through S2E05.
*I wrote this summary for myself: Vlad Dracula Tepes has been angered and says he will enact his revenge by destroying the town of Wallachia in exactly one year (episode 1). Trevor Belmont rescues Sypha Belnades (episode 3) and the two encounter Adrian Tepes, also known as Alucard. He agrees to fight with them against his father Vlad (episode 4).
**This can be rewatched at any time by going to the "Trailers and more" section.
20181126:
The other day (20181123) I watched episodes S2E06 and S2E07, and today I watched the final episode of the second season, S2E08. I'm looking forward to the third season!
[20210908 Edit]
20200420:
Ada and I watched episode S3E05 today. There wasn't much action outside of Alucard practicing with his new students. Speaking of which, I hope they don't betray him. In any case, despite the lack of action, I enjoyed the new story elements that were revealed by Trevor and Sypha's discussion with Saint Germain.
20210906:
Since it's been such a long time, today I went back to S3E03. Afterwards I fell asleep.
[20210908]
20210912:
Today I spent the evening watching all of Season 4. I didn't take any notes while watching, but I have the following notes (tons of spoilers):
- I thought Trevor would have used the dagger earlier. But they were delaying it so much that I figure maybe it was a red herring
- I didn't expect Saint Germain to die (he might not be dead)
- Hehe. Lenore rejected the beauty of the sunrise
- I definitely didn't see the whole Varney twist
- Hehe. Trefor is a bad name
- Smile. Hector's final comment regarding the sexual innuendos which Lenore started off
- I figured it made sense for Dracula to be resurrected this season (as opposed to last season which felt too early). Oddly, Trever interrupts the creation of the Rebis and after the defeat of Death, I wondered if there would be a Season 5. Then after a couple of scenes it was clear there would be more and that somehow Vlad and Lisa were resurrected.
Watched Season 1 20170923 (Netflix, Instant)
Watched Season 2 20181122-20181126 (Netflix, Instant) (occasionally English subtitles)
Watched Season 3 20200329-20200420, 20210906-20210908 (Netflix, Instant)
Watched Season 4 20210912 (Netflix, Instant) (English subtitles)
Castlevania
Relevant Links:
Castlevania (TV series) (Wikipedia.org)
Castlevania (IMDb.com)
S1E01:
"I think I might like you."
Hmm. What's gonna happen here... At this stake burning.
Not bad. He's not entirely evil. Gives them 1 year.
Oh, mainly because it'll take him one year to gather an army.
I suppose regardless, he didn't have to warn them. And he did. And anybody in that area had a choice.
1=20170923
S1E02:
"The Belmonts fought monsters. So I'm told."
Trevor Belmont.
"Listen, I used to fucking fight Vampires."
"I'm fucking Trevor Belmont."
Holy shit. His eyeball.
1=20170923
S1E03
Haha. "Reflexes like a cat."
It's great they have principles, but the grandfather also made a deal with Trevor Belmont. And for him to stay shows that he nor his people are a people of their word.
Lol. An arrow into his other eye.
1=20170923
S1E04
Epic battle.
1=20170923
S2E01
Watching them ransack her home and the bishop making these accusations is infuriating.
1=20181122
S2E02
Lol. "Oh, please. We're not children." Sypha leaves. "Eat shit and die." "Yes, fuck you." They laugh
Carmilla
That self-flagellation.
Smile. Carmilla is such a badass:
S2E03
Alucard makes lifting the rocks seem trivial (effortlessly uses one hand)
Mentions Leon Belmont
In my head, I'm thinking all this is grand, but hopefully it doesn't get trashed by the enemy.
Morning star. It's like when you're playing the game and find a new weapon.
I'm confused whether Dracula simply wants to destroy Wallachia or all humans.
1=20181122
S2E04
I suppose the artists make the raid bloody for the purposes of being entertaining for viewers, but if vampires truly raided towns so messily, then that would be a waste.
That was a great ending to the episode. Isaac.
1=20181122
S2E05
polymath - a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning.
Impalement. Vlad the Impaler.
1=20181122
S2E06
Ha. They find the time to implant some comedic relief: Belmont tries to barricade the door
I love the choreography for Belmont.
"What the fuck just happened?" - Carmilla when the Castle is under Sypha's influence.
Oh no... the Belmont library...
1=20181123
S2E07
Hehe. Sypha ice battle.
What makes Dracula so strong?
Hehe. If this were the game, this is basically Dracula going into his second form.
1=20181123
S3E01
1=20200329
S3E02
1=20200411
S3E03
1=20200411, A=20210906
S3E04
1=20200411, A=20210908 AM
S3E05
A: He's actually sorting some papers. [He later lets a set of papers on his lap fall to the ground.]
A: Creepy markings on the ceiling.
A: hehe. He asks if they've heard of the "Infinite Corridor" and they both answer yes. 1=20200420, A=20210908 AM
S3E06
1: Hmm. Interesting story from FlyEyes.
1=20210908 AM
S3E07
1: Chuckle. "What the fuck is toilet paper?"
1: Hehe. Sala refers to the toilet paper.
1: Interesting how he's so open about the book though.
1: "worse than betrayal"
1: Nice, some action.
1: Hehe. Crammed into the barrel
1=20210908 AM
S3E08
1: "Dracula must be brought back"; ah yes... I felt as if he should be brought back to the show at some point... maybe not at this time though
1: interesting. this night creature was madeby Isaac
1: Their insistance with the moving mechanism of the castle is beginning to be annoying
1=20210908 AM
S3E09
1: Jaw drop. Threesome.
1: I wonder what caused Alucard's eye to tear.
1: sneaky of Lenore, I didn't see that as being the method of her deception; I did figure she was just seducing him
1: That's upsetting. I earlier was hoing they didn't betray him (I guess because there was the obvious likelihood they would); with that said, I'm guessing Alucard would just summon his sword
1=20210908
S3E10
1: Huh. I don't understand why Isaac changed his mind.
1: Nice. Even more epic battling to follow up the last episode. Sypha is such a badass.
1: Hmm. Apple tree. What I'm wondering about is in that other episode there was something the Judge was doing with his hands...
1: Whoa. Whip + Morning Star.
1: Sigh. Fucking Taka and Sumi. Impatient little fucks.
1: "He was the Judge. And he found his little pleasures."
1: Smile. "[shush] The real people are talking." - Lenore to Hector
1: Interesting comment by Trevor: "We've spent a couple months living your life. Adventures and victories. Now, we're living my life."
1: Hehe. Went his father's route of impalement. That must be some major pain... though I suppose Alucard has been through worse. 1=20210908
I love the video game series and, in need of a series I can watch in the background, I decided to start Castlevania. Unfortunately, it was only four episodes long!
On 20181120, Netflix determined the movie for me as a ≥98% match (in fact, the first item in My List). The series already had a thumbs up and remained a thumbs up.
20181122:
I decided to watch Season 2 today, but I had forgot what happened in Season 1. However, rather than rewatch Season 1, I just read the episode summaries on Wikipedia.* Apparently, however, Netflix has a Season 1 recap!**
 |
| Trevor Belmont (right, Richard Armitage) and Sypha Belnades (left, Alejandra Reynoso) |
I watched episodes S2E01 through S2E05.
*I wrote this summary for myself: Vlad Dracula Tepes has been angered and says he will enact his revenge by destroying the town of Wallachia in exactly one year (episode 1). Trevor Belmont rescues Sypha Belnades (episode 3) and the two encounter Adrian Tepes, also known as Alucard. He agrees to fight with them against his father Vlad (episode 4).
**This can be rewatched at any time by going to the "Trailers and more" section.
20181126:
The other day (20181123) I watched episodes S2E06 and S2E07, and today I watched the final episode of the second season, S2E08. I'm looking forward to the third season!
[20210908 Edit]
20200420:
Ada and I watched episode S3E05 today. There wasn't much action outside of Alucard practicing with his new students. Speaking of which, I hope they don't betray him. In any case, despite the lack of action, I enjoyed the new story elements that were revealed by Trevor and Sypha's discussion with Saint Germain.
20210906:
Since it's been such a long time, today I went back to S3E03. Afterwards I fell asleep.
[20210908]
20210912:
Today I spent the evening watching all of Season 4. I didn't take any notes while watching, but I have the following notes (tons of spoilers):
- I thought Trevor would have used the dagger earlier. But they were delaying it so much that I figure maybe it was a red herring
- I didn't expect Saint Germain to die (he might not be dead)
- Hehe. Lenore rejected the beauty of the sunrise
- I definitely didn't see the whole Varney twist
- Hehe. Trefor is a bad name
- Smile. Hector's final comment regarding the sexual innuendos which Lenore started off
- I figured it made sense for Dracula to be resurrected this season (as opposed to last season which felt too early). Oddly, Trever interrupts the creation of the Rebis and after the defeat of Death, I wondered if there would be a Season 5. Then after a couple of scenes it was clear there would be more and that somehow Vlad and Lisa were resurrected.
Watched Season 1 20170923 (Netflix, Instant)
Watched Season 2 20181122-20181126 (Netflix, Instant) (occasionally English subtitles)
Watched Season 3 20200329-20200420, 20210906-20210908 (Netflix, Instant)
Watched Season 4 20210912 (Netflix, Instant) (English subtitles)
Castlevania
 |
| Dracula (Graham McTavish) and Lisa Tepes (Emily Swallow) |
Relevant Links:
Castlevania (TV series) (Wikipedia.org)
Castlevania (IMDb.com)
S1E01:
"I think I might like you."
Hmm. What's gonna happen here... At this stake burning.
Not bad. He's not entirely evil. Gives them 1 year.
Oh, mainly because it'll take him one year to gather an army.
I suppose regardless, he didn't have to warn them. And he did. And anybody in that area had a choice.
1=20170923
S1E02:
"The Belmonts fought monsters. So I'm told."
Trevor Belmont.
"Listen, I used to fucking fight Vampires."
"I'm fucking Trevor Belmont."
Holy shit. His eyeball.
1=20170923
 |
| Alucard (James Callis) |
S1E03
Haha. "Reflexes like a cat."
It's great they have principles, but the grandfather also made a deal with Trevor Belmont. And for him to stay shows that he nor his people are a people of their word.
Lol. An arrow into his other eye.
1=20170923
S1E04
Epic battle.
1=20170923
S2E01
Watching them ransack her home and the bishop making these accusations is infuriating.
1=20181122
 |
| Dracula |
S2E02
Lol. "Oh, please. We're not children." Sypha leaves. "Eat shit and die." "Yes, fuck you." They laugh
Carmilla
That self-flagellation.
Smile. Carmilla is such a badass:
"Perhaps on the general notion that the Belmonts hunted the likes of us for fucking centuries."1=20181122
"And if there's one left alive, then it may have access to the trove of weapons and magical materials talked of across generations but never found, which they used to hunt us through fucking centuries."
"Am I making myself clear now?"
(turns to Dracula)
"This is your war council, my lord?"
S2E03
Alucard makes lifting the rocks seem trivial (effortlessly uses one hand)
Mentions Leon Belmont
In my head, I'm thinking all this is grand, but hopefully it doesn't get trashed by the enemy.
Morning star. It's like when you're playing the game and find a new weapon.
I'm confused whether Dracula simply wants to destroy Wallachia or all humans.
1=20181122
 |
| Trevor, Alucard, and Sypha |
S2E04
I suppose the artists make the raid bloody for the purposes of being entertaining for viewers, but if vampires truly raided towns so messily, then that would be a waste.
That was a great ending to the episode. Isaac.
1=20181122
S2E05
polymath - a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning.
Impalement. Vlad the Impaler.
1=20181122
S2E06
Ha. They find the time to implant some comedic relief: Belmont tries to barricade the door
I love the choreography for Belmont.
"What the fuck just happened?" - Carmilla when the Castle is under Sypha's influence.
Oh no... the Belmont library...
1=20181123
 |
| Hector (Theo James) and Isaac (Adetokumboh M'Cormack) |
S2E07
Hehe. Sypha ice battle.
What makes Dracula so strong?
Hehe. If this were the game, this is basically Dracula going into his second form.
1=20181123
S3E01
1=20200329
S3E02
1=20200411
S3E03
1=20200411, A=20210906
S3E04
1=20200411, A=20210908 AM
S3E05
A: He's actually sorting some papers. [He later lets a set of papers on his lap fall to the ground.]
A: Creepy markings on the ceiling.
A: hehe. He asks if they've heard of the "Infinite Corridor" and they both answer yes. 1=20200420, A=20210908 AM
S3E06
1: Hmm. Interesting story from FlyEyes.
1=20210908 AM
S3E07
1: Chuckle. "What the fuck is toilet paper?"
1: Hehe. Sala refers to the toilet paper.
1: Interesting how he's so open about the book though.
1: "worse than betrayal"
1: Nice, some action.
1: Hehe. Crammed into the barrel
1=20210908 AM
S3E08
1: "Dracula must be brought back"; ah yes... I felt as if he should be brought back to the show at some point... maybe not at this time though
1: interesting. this night creature was madeby Isaac
1: Their insistance with the moving mechanism of the castle is beginning to be annoying
1=20210908 AM
S3E09
1: Jaw drop. Threesome.
1: I wonder what caused Alucard's eye to tear.
1: sneaky of Lenore, I didn't see that as being the method of her deception; I did figure she was just seducing him
1: That's upsetting. I earlier was hoing they didn't betray him (I guess because there was the obvious likelihood they would); with that said, I'm guessing Alucard would just summon his sword
1=20210908
S3E10
1: Huh. I don't understand why Isaac changed his mind.
1: Nice. Even more epic battling to follow up the last episode. Sypha is such a badass.
1: Hmm. Apple tree. What I'm wondering about is in that other episode there was something the Judge was doing with his hands...
1: Whoa. Whip + Morning Star.
1: Sigh. Fucking Taka and Sumi. Impatient little fucks.
1: "He was the Judge. And he found his little pleasures."
1: Smile. "[shush] The real people are talking." - Lenore to Hector
1: Interesting comment by Trevor: "We've spent a couple months living your life. Adventures and victories. Now, we're living my life."
1: Hehe. Went his father's route of impalement. That must be some major pain... though I suppose Alucard has been through worse. 1=20210908
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