Dragon Age: Redemption

Dragon Age: Redemption
Created by Felicia Day
Written by Felicia Day
Directed by Peter Winther
Starring Felicia Day
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 6 (List of episodes)
Cinematography John Bartley
Release
Original release October 10, 2011

Dragon Age: Redemption is a six-part webseries based on the BioWare video game series of the same name. It is created by and stars Felicia Day, creator and star of the webseries The Guild.[1] Day is playing Tallis, an Elven assassin.[1][2] Filming began in early January 2011 and Day has enlisted the help of many prior Hollywood acquaintances.

The web series premiered on October 10, 2011.[3]

Cast

Plot

List of episodes

# Title Original airdate
1"Tallis"October 10, 2011 (2011-10-10)
Introduces the protagonist, initially referred to as "Athlok", who is tasked by the Qunari to recapture a rogue Qunari mage, who was originally captured and imprisoned in Kirkwall by the templars but managed to break out of captivity. She is promised to have her title - Tallis - returned, if she succeeds. In her search she crosses paths with a templar named Cairn, who is tracking the same mage.[4]
2"Cairn"October 24, 2011 (2011-10-24)
Tallis has a religious clash with Cairn, but saves him in the Dalish encampment. In the encampment they pick up another travelling companion - Josmael - a Dalish apostate. This episode gives a deeper insight into Thedas's lore.[5]
3"Josmael"November 7, 2011 (2011-11-07)
Tallis and her companions continue on tracking the Saarebas. Josmael reveals he is a talented healer, and Tallis puts his skills to a grim test.[6]
4"Nyree"November 21, 2011 (2011-11-21)
Tallis hires the mercenary reaver Nyree for her quest and fills in with her back-story and motivation for tracking the Saarebas. The episode reveals some more of Qunari lore.[7]
5"Mercenaries"December 11, 2011 (2011-12-11)
This episode delves into the back-story and motivations of Cairn, as the companions have an inside clash when he tries to kill Josmael and is in turn stopped by Nyree.[7]
6"Saarebas"December 25, 2011 (2011-12-25)
The heroes finally manage to track down the Saarebas, who is preparing a blood magic ritual to open a rift into the Fade. Josmael tries to rescue his bride-to-be only for her to reveal she's helping the Qunari willingly. In the resulting confusion, he fatally stabs her. Tallis, Cairn, and Nyree enter the fray. Tallis manages to stop the ritual, causing the angered Qunari mage to fire a lightning bolt at her. Cairn jumps in front of her and is killed. Tallis subdues the Saarebas and slits his throat against her orders. After burying the templar, Nyree leaves to escort Josmael home before heading back to Nevarra, while Tallis goes back to report to her superiors.

Reception

Overall reaction to the series on YouTube has been positive.[8]

S. Jim Browski of movie review website AintItCoolNews.com writes:

“ The series is innovative in the respect that it pushes the boundaries of the media experience, having a character that exists in not only live action webseries but also within a videogame. I appreciate her innovation, and hope she continues to push the limitations of what the Hollywood machine and media enable her to do. I have enjoyed the series so far and if you’re a fan of the fantasy genre it is another well produced by Felicia Day.[9] ”

SteveGarbage of GreyWardens.com also reviewed the series favorably.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Felicia Day. "Felicia Day Blog Archive: Dragon Age: Redemption". Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Felicia Day breathes fire into 'Dragon Age' series". USATODAY.COM. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Comic-Con icon Felicia Day, LA Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 DA:Redemption – “Tallis” Review, GreyWardens.com
  5. ↑ DA:Redemption – “Cairn” Review, GreyWardens.com
  6. ↑ DDA: Redemption – “Josmael” Review, GreyWardens.com
  7. 1 2 DA: Redemption – Eps. 4 and 5 Review, GreyWardens.com
  8. ↑ Dragon Age: Redemption episode 1, "Tallis" on YouTube
  9. ↑ ambush bug (15 November 2011). "AICN's Wide World of Web Series. November 15th, 2011". Aint It Cool News. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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