Primal Slayer
Let the Siren scream
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Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft arrives exclusively to Netflix on Oct. 10, 2024.
It's probably because Hayley Atwell has been in the MCU off and on over the past decade and Netflix probably wanted a higher-profile actress to provide the voice.No one has ever explained why it's not Camilla Luddington voicing the character in this series. It's her version of the character. It's a continuation of her trilogy. Yet they recast the role. Why? No one is saying why. I don't get it.
The lack of guns probably boils down to guns are bad mmkay. I definitely think the ice axe would be a more violent death. But shooting someone with a bow has the potential to be long and drawn out death. Yes a poorly placed gun shot can produce similar results as a poorly placed bow shot. In reality the end result is the same but one object is considered more scary than the others.Okay, I haven't finished watching the show but I've gotten through a fair bit of it.
I think its a mixed bag. Some fun stuff, some good stuff, and a fair amount of cringe.
Jonah is absolutely annoying in this. He is a nag. He is upset Lara won't spend Christmas with him and his love interest from Shadow, who he is getting married to. He is upset Lara is not wanting to spend time in Croft Manor. He is upset Lara doesn't want him coming along. He seems more obsessed about Lara's life than his own. He is getting married, but all he seems to care about is what Lara, a grown ass woman, is doing with her own life. And then they do the thing again where they tease his death, only to reveal that he's still alive and mind controlled by the villain. And honestly, mind controlled Jonah was the best version of this character. When he was beating up Lara and going off on her about how her grief doesn't make her special, that she isn't the only one who's lost people... it felt like he was speaking for fans who hate how Lara has been written the past decade. It was the most entertaining and interesting the character of Jonah has ever been.
I still don't understand why Lara wore converse sneakers with her dress. She wasn't expecting to go into action, so she didn't do it for that reason. The dress looked terrible. For me, its not how Lara Croft should look in that type of setting. Its like James Bond wearing sneakers while in his tux at a party. I don't like it.
And what is up with Lara going into multiple adventures on this show without a gun? Roth's daughter is packing heat with her at one point, but Lara either sticks with her ice ax or her bow and arrow. I don't get it. Even in the Survivor games, Lara uses multiple guns (pistol, shotgun, assault rile). What is the deal here?