The Fastnesses

The Fastnesses is a TV show by 1001 Spears.
== Background ==
The terrible Trolls and Skeleton Warriors are against the humans in constant warfare. But when the Dwarfs arrive, will things change for the better? The worse? At all?
== Cast ==
* Steve Buscemi as King Antonio B'rge
* Hale Berry as Queen B'rge
* Knottyorchid12 as Prince B'rge
* Zendaya as Princess B'rge
* Skylanderlord3 as Hatad'g
* Robert Downey Junior as Sir Arnold B'rge
* Elyar as Sir Matt Gladius
* Justin Long as Sir Rex Swift
* Kieran Culkin as Sir Hayden Lukewarm
* Luke Evans as Sir Muirenn Ó Dubhthaigh
* Johnny Depp as Merlin the Magical
* Thomas Middleditch as Squire Terence
* Mike Shinoda as Bullock the Baneful
* Keira Knightley as Beck Graves
* Marshall Allman as King Hogarth of the Trolls
* Sean Marquette as Rocketh the Ripp'r
* Devin Bostick as Bale the Ballistic
* Ben Affleck as King Arthur
* Joel Egerton as Black Knight
* Michael Keaton as The Crusader
* Diego Luna as Conquistador Lopez
* James Corden as Don Quixote
== Episodes ==
=== Season One ===
* The Squires
* The Knighting
* The Deep Wild'r
* The T'rt'ore Che'bur
* The Squaring
* Battle'h of Coronet Castle
* Attack't on Skeleton Tow'er
* Combat at the Trolls' F'or't
* That Gent'rot Hall
* Dwarves' Mineth
* Did Trap in a Stronghold
* Don Quixote
* Conqusitad'r Assistance
* King Arthur and the F'restmen
* A Calleth to Arms
* F'rbidden F'rest
* Siege of Arthur's F'rtess
* Coronet Sabotage
* The Fastnesses
* The Final Battleth
== Parents Guide ==
=== Sex & Nudity ===
* Female peasants wear corsets, which expose their arms, upper back, and cleavage.
* Male characters talk of "sowing their oats".
=== Violence & Gore ===
* The premise of the show is a fantasy-based medieval conflict. As such, multiple instances of violence occur.
* Humans battle against trolls and skeleton warriors. Not much dismemberment or blood is depicted.
* In one battle, a viking skeleton divides a knight in two (blood mist is depicted).
* The monsters burn down a chapel; a fleeing squire is crushed under the cross.
* A dragon attacks Coronet Castle; Arnold punctures it through the head with his long sword (blood wafts out).
* Another dragon burns the cavalry in a later episode (charred corpses are depicted).
* A beast attacks a mead hall; some are gored through the mouth by his claws, others stabbed through the stomach. Matt chops the beast's forearm off, killing it.
* In a dramatic scene during the season finale, Swift is impaled by a cutlass (he removes it and survives).
=== Profanity ===
* Some medieval profanity.
=== Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking ===
* Characters drink mead to the point of getting drunk and puking at the mead hall before the beast attacks.
* A tipsy man waves a bottle of mead to other peasants in a village; a child swallows some, but spits it out.
=== Frightening/Intense Scenes ===
* The scenes detailed in Violence & Gore may frighten younger viewers.
* The beast appears scary and hideous, with razor sharp fangs and puss oozing out of it.
== Trivia ==
* It is technically a medieval centered show, but is fantasy based, a la Lord of the Rings.
== Tropes ==
* Animal Motifs: Downplayed; the Coronet Knights sport lions on their shields, but this is historically accurate, as the shields for different kingdoms had different animals so they could tell each other apart.
* BFS: Downplayed; Lords wields the largest and shiniest (Cool Sword) blades in the series, but they are still at a realistic size and wielded with a plausible two handed style.
* Cool Horse: The various factions all have unique horse armor at their disposal.
* Cool Ship: The Skeletal Ship and the Troll Battleship are classic viking scows, but overall amazing.
* Dragon Rider: Bullock's skeleton warriors ride black dragons, while the Coronet knights ride green ones; however, the trope is Downplayed in that they are dropped off by the dragons before combat.
* Fantasy Counterpart Culture: Zigzagged; while the Coronet kingdom is an ordinary western European kingdom, the skeleton warriors, trolls, and dwarfs prove to be anything but normal.
* The Good King: Although it all depends on your view of who is good or bad, King B'rge tends to fall into "heroic" territory.
* Public-Domain Character: Robin Hood joins the Coronet kingdom, and Don Quixote gets his own episode.
* Red and Black and Evil All Over: Bullock's robes, cloak, and wizard hat qualify, as does his dragon.
* Shown Their Work: Granted, there is a lot of fantastical elements present in the show, but all of the architectural, ship, siege engine and weaponry designs are period-accurate.
* Token Evil Teammate: Robin Hood is a robber who is loyal to the Coronets, however, unlike most of his depictions, here he is depicted as an actual accomplice and the knights keep their distance from him.
Category:Television series