Author Archives: Ubu Roi

What comes out is actually a very engaging mix with likeable characters, and a fun story. It’s never entirely original, but it’s never predictable either. Even its clichès amuse, and it’s faults are easy to forgive, because the characters, while familar, are still likeable, and you can care about them. In fact, I’m hard pressed to think of any semi-regular character I don’t like at least a bit — even the bad guys are never totally despicable. They may be working at cross purposes because of who and what they are, but you get the feeling that most of them actually care about something, and sometimes it’s even the same thing — albeit they all do it in their own way. Continue reading →