I think the idea is good, but the storytelling suffers from needing too much exposition. Which makes it feel quite heavy-handed (and is a pity).
I liked it first time round, hated it second, and am now back to thinking of it more positively...
I suppose there’s no reason to assume Marcus would be an Arthurian scholar
Tue, he is essentially an (ex-pat) Brit with a sense of history, and as such more likely to have raed TH White (etc.) than Malory (let alone the earlier stuff).
I am surprised that the others seem to know so little about the myth, though; after all, both its history and its modern (at least 20th/21st cent) appeal far transcend this sceptred isle...:-)
So, where did Arthur/MacIntyre get the sword and armor from?
...and how did he get them on the transport in the first place, if security picked him up getting off?!
I also like the post-office plot - another suggestion (after meals, newspapers etc.) that staff have normal human lives!
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I liked it first time round, hated it second, and am now back to thinking of it more positively...
I suppose there’s no reason to assume Marcus would be an Arthurian scholar
Tue, he is essentially an (ex-pat) Brit with a sense of history, and as such more likely to have raed TH White (etc.) than Malory (let alone the earlier stuff).
I am surprised that the others seem to know so little about the myth, though; after all, both its history and its modern (at least 20th/21st cent) appeal far transcend this sceptred isle...:-)
So, where did Arthur/MacIntyre get the sword and armor from?
...and how did he get them on the transport in the first place, if security picked him up getting off?!
I also like the post-office plot - another suggestion (after meals, newspapers etc.) that staff have normal human lives!