People are pretty aware of the existence of Greek gods, with one like Zeus being namedropped years after people moved on from him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He leads Kaos<\/em>, and Jeff Goldblum<\/strong> brings him to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what becomes clear is that, like what happened millennia ago, no one cares about these gods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They exist in a weird place of being remotely known but not understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is the first thing that fails to work for the series. Intended viewers neither know nor care about these gods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We don’t know the scope of their powers and how they operate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So when we’re sold Zeus, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Dionysus, and the rest of them, it doesn’t feel interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Okay, Zeus has lightning. What now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What should have been an epic tale of war between gods and humans fizzles out and becomes a schoolyard squabble between a big bully and smaller bullies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Unimarginativeness of It All<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Nabhaan](\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dxa836jig\/images\/w_1500,h_1000,c_scale\/f_webp,q_auto\/v1725489289\/Nabhaan-Rizwan-Killian-Scott-Kaos\/Nabhaan-Rizwan-Killian-Scott-Kaos.jpg?_i=AA\")
Nabhaan Rizwan and Killian Scott in Kaos. [Photo Credit: Justin Downing\/Netflix]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThere really is no limit to what one can do with omnipotent gods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can have them living on a cloud, in a castle of gold, or behind a waterfall. But a villa somewhere in the skies?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kaos<\/em> exists in a realm of its own with how unimaginative it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If I had a Netflix budget for a show about Greek gods, the underworld would not look like an abandoned construction site. Is a black-and-white filter really supposed to make the place interesting?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why do gods in the underworld look like secretaries who are not paid enough to deal with that bullshit?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apart from Medusa, no god is scary since they’re just like people. And maybe she, too, isn’t, but my fear of snakes would not allow me to see past anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Where Is the Kaos, I Ask?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n“A line appears, the order wanes, the family falls and kaos reigns.”<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
From the promotional materials to the prophecy repeated in the show, it teases chaos that never materializes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everything seems to hurtle toward that end, even with a narrator who keeps the viewer abreast with one thing or another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the story stumbles along for eight episodes, and the characters seem to have nothing else to do in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take Dionysus, for example. What did he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He rolls from one place to another without a clear goal in mind. This is bad for a TV show. It leads to an overcrowding problem<\/a> and with very uninteresting characters to boot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ironically, Nabhaan Rizwan<\/a><\/strong>‘s portrayal of the character is the most entertaining thing about the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All without direction, humor, and chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Okay, But How Gay Is ‘Kaos’?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Nabhaan](\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dxa836jig\/images\/w_1024,h_683,c_scale\/f_webp,q_auto\/v1725489297\/Nabhaan-Rizwan-Kaos-Phone\/Nabhaan-Rizwan-Kaos-Phone.jpg?_i=AA\")
Nabhaan Rizwan in Kaos Season 1. [Photo Credit: Netflix]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nIt’s unsurprising that with how underbaked most of it feels, Kaos<\/em>‘ gayness is meh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite featuring various queer and achillean characters, it focuses on being uninteresting that the characters are too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It would seem that most of the gods, if not all, are queer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some humans are, too, and occasionally, a ship comes along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The show features a transmasc lead, and his arc is the most interesting in the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Misia Butler<\/strong> plays Caeneus, an Amazonian who transitions but later dies and is stuck in the underworld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Riddy arrives, an attraction develops, and they begin a relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Caeneus feels vital to the whole thing, and Butler’s portrayal makes him fascinating to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Verdict<\/h2>\n\n\n\nKaos<\/em> is not well thought out. From the story to the characters and the hook, it epitomizes what not to do with stories about gods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rating<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u2605<\/span>\u2605<\/span>\u2605<\/span><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kaos fails on many fronts as it attempts to tell a story about Greek gods but with a modern twist. Plus, we review how gay it is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2757,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,41,59],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-2756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv","category-english","category-reviews","tag-netflix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2756"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2761,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756\/revisions\/2761"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
There really is no limit to what one can do with omnipotent gods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can have them living on a cloud, in a castle of gold, or behind a waterfall. But a villa somewhere in the skies?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kaos<\/em> exists in a realm of its own with how unimaginative it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If I had a Netflix budget for a show about Greek gods, the underworld would not look like an abandoned construction site. Is a black-and-white filter really supposed to make the place interesting?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why do gods in the underworld look like secretaries who are not paid enough to deal with that bullshit?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apart from Medusa, no god is scary since they’re just like people. And maybe she, too, isn’t, but my fear of snakes would not allow me to see past anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Where Is the Kaos, I Ask?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n“A line appears, the order wanes, the family falls and kaos reigns.”<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
From the promotional materials to the prophecy repeated in the show, it teases chaos that never materializes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everything seems to hurtle toward that end, even with a narrator who keeps the viewer abreast with one thing or another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the story stumbles along for eight episodes, and the characters seem to have nothing else to do in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take Dionysus, for example. What did he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He rolls from one place to another without a clear goal in mind. This is bad for a TV show. It leads to an overcrowding problem<\/a> and with very uninteresting characters to boot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ironically, Nabhaan Rizwan<\/a><\/strong>‘s portrayal of the character is the most entertaining thing about the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All without direction, humor, and chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Okay, But How Gay Is ‘Kaos’?<\/h2>\n\n\n\nNabhaan Rizwan in Kaos Season 1. [Photo Credit: Netflix]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nIt’s unsurprising that with how underbaked most of it feels, Kaos<\/em>‘ gayness is meh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite featuring various queer and achillean characters, it focuses on being uninteresting that the characters are too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It would seem that most of the gods, if not all, are queer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some humans are, too, and occasionally, a ship comes along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The show features a transmasc lead, and his arc is the most interesting in the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Misia Butler<\/strong> plays Caeneus, an Amazonian who transitions but later dies and is stuck in the underworld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Riddy arrives, an attraction develops, and they begin a relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Caeneus feels vital to the whole thing, and Butler’s portrayal makes him fascinating to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Verdict<\/h2>\n\n\n\nKaos<\/em> is not well thought out. From the story to the characters and the hook, it epitomizes what not to do with stories about gods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rating<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u2605<\/span>\u2605<\/span>\u2605<\/span><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kaos fails on many fronts as it attempts to tell a story about Greek gods but with a modern twist. Plus, we review how gay it is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2757,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,41,59],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-2756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv","category-english","category-reviews","tag-netflix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2756"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2761,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756\/revisions\/2761"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
“A line appears, the order wanes, the family falls and kaos reigns.”<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
From the promotional materials to the prophecy repeated in the show, it teases chaos that never materializes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everything seems to hurtle toward that end, even with a narrator who keeps the viewer abreast with one thing or another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the story stumbles along for eight episodes, and the characters seem to have nothing else to do in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take Dionysus, for example. What did he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He rolls from one place to another without a clear goal in mind. This is bad for a TV show. It leads to an overcrowding problem<\/a> and with very uninteresting characters to boot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ironically, Nabhaan Rizwan<\/a><\/strong>‘s portrayal of the character is the most entertaining thing about the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All without direction, humor, and chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Okay, But How Gay Is ‘Kaos’?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Nabhaan Rizwan in Kaos Season 1. [Photo Credit: Netflix]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n It’s unsurprising that with how underbaked most of it feels, Kaos<\/em>‘ gayness is meh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite featuring various queer and achillean characters, it focuses on being uninteresting that the characters are too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It would seem that most of the gods, if not all, are queer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some humans are, too, and occasionally, a ship comes along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The show features a transmasc lead, and his arc is the most interesting in the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Misia Butler<\/strong> plays Caeneus, an Amazonian who transitions but later dies and is stuck in the underworld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Riddy arrives, an attraction develops, and they begin a relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Caeneus feels vital to the whole thing, and Butler’s portrayal makes him fascinating to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Verdict<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Kaos<\/em> is not well thought out. From the story to the characters and the hook, it epitomizes what not to do with stories about gods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rating<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u2605<\/span>\u2605<\/span>\u2605<\/span><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kaos fails on many fronts as it attempts to tell a story about Greek gods but with a modern twist. Plus, we review how gay it is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2757,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,41,59],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-2756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv","category-english","category-reviews","tag-netflix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2756"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2761,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756\/revisions\/2761"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achilleankilig.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}