They seem to be following the rule for most videogame adaptations: Fuck the games, fuck the source material, and fuck you fanbois.
Sure, the show has a John Doe as the "protagonist" but now they added Mirabel Madrigal as a character that was "oppressed into silence by her community..." I guess they weren't fans of the Madrigal Family song...
and they named her Quiet... Really, Quiet? I mean if we didn't have
one of those already, I wouldn't complain much about the name.
one of those already, I wouldn't complain much about the name.
But the main reason to complain is that She's a brand new character created for the show... Yeah, we know how those work. They are the ultimate Middle Finger to fans of the property, since they take the source naterial, wipe their ass with it and become the focus of the shows/movies...
Milla Jovovich in "Resident Evil"
Cole Yawn in "Mortal Kombat"
Are the two biggest offenders. I could Mention The Rock in rampage, but at least the focus was kept mostly on the Monsters Rampaging.
Twisted Metal in name only has The Falcon as an amnesiac who drives a milk truck and has to deliver a mysterious package in order to find out the truth about his identity.
Kinda sounds more like The Book of Eli than Twisted Metal. The cast right now are Anthony Mackie and Stephanie Beatriz. Not inspiring any confidence. Sweet Tooth barely gets referenced in the article as a "deranged clown".
The closest thing to an actual Twisted Metal is called Death Race... not this show. Just like Down Periscope is a much better Battleship movie than Battleship.
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