I'm aware that @Anna J. is making one of these tomorrow that's actually about Feather Fest, so this is nowhere near as inclusive as hers is going to be...but I have to tell someone else (the basics) about the clip we saw and a few things Chris Wall (!!!) told me about Season 2
Clip
Animation was gorgeous. I mean, it was amazing in Season 1 (especially at the end) and I didn't think it could get any better BUT IT DID.
Colors were so vivid and vibrant. In fact, it was so amazing that I didn't even notice that the background wasn't filled in all the way (my parents noticed though. I was too enraptured, lol). It's possible they aren't going to because of the added element of mysticism.
Running was VERY MUCH improved. In Season 1 it sometimes looked like they were kind of sliding across the ground on their feet, but it looks realistic and fluid now. I'm glad of that, because they do A LOT of running in Book 2.
They called Peet(ham) Artham already. I'm happy they did this so early because it really shows his progression. Also, for any Lost fans out there, he sounds a lot like Desmond when he's in his right mind, which I'm SO THRILLED about.
They're already calling Tink Kal(mar). This was a bit more of a surprise and I can see why they made the choice, though it seems a bit...off. They did have Janner purposely calling him "Tink" when he did something irritating, though.
This one might seem strang for me to include and I don't think it's too gruesome, but blood/bleeding animation is much better. Last season it was a little...I don't want to say "tacky," but it wasn't great. Not that it should be obvious or excessive or anything, but it should be reasonably believable without being gorey. Anyway, it was done really well :)
Season 2 Info from CHRIS WALL!!! (SPOILERS if you haven't read N!obE)
He was actually kind of just there the whole time and lots of people talked to him so it wasn't necessarily unique, but it was special to me. He's really nice :)
Nugget is going to die in episode 2. He didn't say this exactly, but he basically said that episode 2 was going to be very emotional and intense...meaning Nugget dies then.
I GOT INFORMATION ON THE FORK! FACTORY! Specifically information on how they're going to go about with the physical trauma Janner deals with when he's there. This is what I've really been wanting a clear answer for, so I'm pretty pleased that I got one.
So. Janner is going to get beaten up the first time before he gets put in the coffin. I'm surprised because this is a violent scene. And Chris didn't say anything about not showing it.
So. Janner is also going to get whipped by the Overseer. Well, he didn't say the Overseer was going to do it, but who else would? However, it will (as I theorized a while ago) be "off screen," in the sense that we'll hear it and know it's happening but we won't see it.
HOWEVER. There is one thing they decided was too gruesome for a kids TV show. Not the beating, not the whipping. The Coffin. They decided it was too not-child-friendly to stick Janner in an actual Coffin. I find this ironically hilarious. They're doing something different a "box thing," and I think they had a picture of it, but my mom took the photo so it's super blurry and a little unsee-able. I'm honestly really confused as to how it'll be the equivlent, but we'll find out in the spring :)
So anyway it was great and I'm super excited for Season 2 :DDD
I agree; the animation was a lot better in that episode. It almost seemed strange, though, that the colors were so vibrant and cheerful, when there was so much action in the scene. It didn't seem to fit the mood of the scenes.
That's really interesting about the coffins. I always thought that the idea of locking children in coffins was kind of disturbing (also, the scene where Janner gets claustrophobic and loses his mind). But if they're really trying to make it friendly for younger kids, they would have to change other things later that are much worse that are more important to the story.
I wish they could keep things exactly as they were in the books. I don't think that an actual coffin would be any different than a box in general, as far as scariness goes. I also didn't think of the Fork! Factory! as being scary or intense when I first read the books at 9.
Wow.
That was long.
My attention span was lost around the first sentence...
YAY!! That sounds so cool!! I really hope season 2 is better than season 1!! And Nugget!!!😭😭😭😭😭
That's all so cool! I really wish we could have been there. 😔
Also, what?? Why are they not going to use a coffin in the Fork! Factory!? That seems kinda ridiculous. It doesn't seem much worse than a child being kidnapped in a big, creepy carriage in the middle of the night... Or, like you said, kids being beat and whipped. It makes me wonder what else they might change in the show, since that's definitely not the scariest thing that happens in the books. Hm.
Btw, did you see a Thwaphousers? 👀👀
😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱*squeles so loud glass breaks *
OH MY GOSH THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I NEEDED TO KNOW INFO ABOUT SEASON 2!!!!!!!
THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!! I've been waiting for SOMEBODY to tell us about Featherfest!
*squeals*
Exciting and interesting! What exactly do you mean by "box thing?" 😂 Why no coffin? How is that worse than a box? 😅
I'm so glad the running is improved. Very sad that Nugget dies so early in the season. 😭
THIS IS SO EXCITING!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!