This episode is really a study in contrasts between the new and old blood. Read more
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Every so often Kingdom - which is really good all the time - has one of those episodes. Read more
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As usual, completely great and almost completely ignored. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 08
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If you look at history as a series of paintings, the role of a series like this really is to frame it. Read more
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Kingdom 4 – 22
A truly great story is often many great stories, and Kingdom is one such example. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 05
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Kingdom 4 – 14
Now that's what I call nation building. Read more
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Kingdom 4 – 03
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Kingdom 4 – 15
We're about to reach one of the critical nexus points in the story. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 04
That was a real audience pleaser of an episode. Both of us... Read more
Kingdom 4 – 02
Why does Lu look so pleased with himself? Read more
Kingdom 4 – 12
Everybody meet as Wu’s place. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 20
They call it historical fiction for a reason. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 19
What we're seeing on Kingdom right now is just great drama, plain and simple. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 18
The gloves are off now. Read more
Kingdom 5 – 10
Huan Li and his sycophants are in the wrong, but I'm not sure they're wrong.
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I have to assume a chunk of you are still watching Kingdom, because really - why drop it now? Read more
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There's no disguising what this dream of Zheng's really is no matter how noble its supposed aim. Read more
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It almost seems like it should be illegal to introduce yet more characters at this point. Read more
Kingdom 3 – 05
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Kingdom 3 – 16
If you're interested in strategy and tension over raw and brutal action, this might have been the best Kingdom episode of the season.. Read more
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There just aren't a lot of anime that do military epics well, and the pedigree behind this one is pretty unassailable.
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“Oversimplify” is an interesting word in context of this episode, because it’s used in the episode itself.
Kingdom 3 – 25
Kingdom has really come a long way. Read more
Kingdom 3 – 03
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Kingdom 3 – 06
I think this is a series that often benefits from scaling it down a little. Read more
Kingdom 5 – 06
Liyan is clearly an important word in this arc, and Zhao history.
Kingdom 3 – 01
It's been six years, but fortunately the state of affairs crystallized itself pretty clearly here - Qin is screwed. Read more The post Kingdom 3 – 01 appeared…