The Wayfinders
Stream on Angel
Runtime: 1 Hour and 46 Minutes
Rated PG-13
THIS IS AN ONGOING REVIEW. SO FAR, I HAVE WATCHED THE FIRST FOUR EPISODES.
A smart antisocial girl, a jock who wants to be in theater, and a video game-playing hacker
Themes:
Elves, parents, potential, fantasy tropes, prophecy, trickery, warriors, thieves, sorcerer, marrow, parents forcing their dreams unto their children, adventure, first folks, trust, friendship, different world/dimensions, the void key, insecurity, fear, guilt, parenting, failure, shortcuts, learning from mistakes, training, love, love = greatness, treasure hunting,
Language:
Crap - 1 Freakin - 1 Heck - 1 Sucks - 1 Wuss - 2
Jeez is used a few times.
Minor insults such as meathead, lazy, jerk, dufus, hobo, vagrant, and whelps
Stuff to be aware of: Some of this may be spoiler territory.
Alcohol/Drugs - One character asks if something is drugged and makes a joke about someone else knowing about that kind of thing. One character mentions not having his fake i.d. when entering a tavern.
A few scenes take place in taverns. People drink out of mugs, but people do not appear drunk. A guy tells the bartkeep to only let a kid “drink water.”
Gross - There is a woman who drops a bag, and a skull rolls out of it. A character throws up off-screen, but you can clearly hear it.
Scary - A man turns into a werebear and attacks several men and kills them, but their deaths are mostly not seen. A man on a table starts to transform into a monster, but then the transformation stops, then he turns into a monster. The scene could be pretty scary for younger viewers.
At the end of episode three and the beginning of episode four, some bad guys are introduced who have sunken-in looking eyes. They kind of resemble a well-preserved zombie.
Sexual - In episode 2, a male character gets shot in the butt with a crossbow bolt. Later, a woman touches his butt to heal the wound.
In episode three, a man takes off his shirt and spars with another man. He is shirtless in several scenes.
Violence/Gore - There are multiple battles with people who are killed by swords and catapults. There is not much gore or blood. I will mention the more intense things here. A man gets shot in the back with two arrows, but he does not die. No blood is seen. Several people get burned up in the dragon’s fire, but you only see them enter the flame, and that is all.
Two characters practice and spar with each other. There isn’t any blood, but there are some bruises.
Other - One character receives visions. During this time, the character’s eyes roll up in their head, and they spasm.
Overall:
Seeing It With Your Family
Being that this is made by Angel Studios, the creators behind The Chosen and the Wingfeather Series, you won’t be finding anything too bad, but there are some intense scenes and monsters.
What I Thought
Coming Soon
Pop culture References - Disney princesses, Avengers, Hulk, Nintendo, Harry Potter, Dungeons and Dragons, Dr. Phil, Bon Jovi, Star Wars