Dragons occupy kind of a weird space in the awesome/lame spectrum. In the context of, for example, video games dragons are utterly amazing. The draconic combats in Dragon Age were some of the most memorable parts of the game, and the other night I watched a friend bring down one of the great beasts in Skyrim. The combat was fantastic, and I actually applauded when he slew it mightily. I don’t play World of WarCraft, but I’ve heard that Deathwing is kind of a big deal, his very name striking fear and awe into the hearts of MMO addicts everywhere. In interactive fantasy media, the big aerial reptiles rule supremely.
Movies and TV are another matter. For some reason, most movies that feature dragons prominently are not exactly high-quality. Movies like Dragonheart, Dragon Wars, Reign of Fire, and Sucker Punch all manage to make the immense mythical beast boring. Dragons are fun to think about, fun to slay in video games, fun to fight and fun to interact with- but, as of late at least, they have not been too terribly fun to watch.
Last night, in an utterly non-good episode, Grimm gave us what are quite possibly the worst dragons ever. More after the jump.
