I have been watching a lot of stuff online lately as a form of procrastination to keep me from doing work. If you have read my blog 'Alien invasion? I'm the first one to die' you will know that I especially like watching things that have a hint of surrealism. So I came across 'Fallen' whilst browsing through my favorite TV streaming site. It only consists of 3 episodes so I thought I'd give it a shot. You can guess from the name that it is all about Fallen Angels, Nephilims etc.
It revolves a lot around John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' which consists of the fall of Lucifer and his army of angels after their rebellion in Paradise. I studied the poem for my A-Levels and can't exactly say that I loved it. I struggeled to understand the language used the majority of the time, but once you get the grip of it, it is an extremely intriguing piece of literature. At some points the reader even finds themselves sympathising with the Devil for his damnation.
'Fallen' is about an 18 year old boy who discoveres that he is a nephilim. A nephilim is a half breed of angel and human. I am tempted to write the whole stotyline but don't want to spoil it for some who are actually considering watching it. It has an amazing twist towards the end and makes you think about whether such things actually exist. Whether these so called 'Fallen Angels' could actually be among us. And I absolutely like watching/reading things that evoke such questions to which you will probably never know the answer to. For those of you who like this kinda stuff, give it a go. It's only 3 episodes
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