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of heroism in an attempt to gain power. Michelle realizes that she could serve as David's alibi and thus save him from death despite the evidence stacked against him, and promises to testify on David's behalf. However, Rose convinces
Michelle that it would be too dangerous to defend David, and she betrays him. Cross, who initially hoped for David's execution, switches sides and teams up with Reverend Ephram Samuels in an attempt to help David escape. However, David refuses their help after realizing that they are planning a coup. Unaware that Jack is one of the conspirators, David attempts to warn him of the threat to Silas's crown.
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finds Silas hiding out with his secret family. Despite their reasons for hating each other, David and Silas must work together in order to put an end to Cross and Jack's tyranny. Backed by an army of tanks on loan from Gath and commanded by David, Silas bloodlessly and easily resumes command of Gilboa. Restored to the throne, Silas is told by God that he must step down in favor of David, but Silas instead attacks David in a physical confrontation. As both David and Silas see more and more signs that David, despite his reluctance, is destined to be the new king, David realizes that his life is in danger, and he flees to Gath.
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successor. This troubles the King so much that he initially plots to have David killed. David, however, soon comes to interpret the appearance of the monarch butterflies as an omen that he is meant to serve King Silas, and the sovereign accepts this, progressively drawing David deeper into his court. Through the series, David and
Michelle's romance blossoms, first secretly and then publicly when Michelle informs King Silas. Silas falsely accuses David of being a traitor because David lied to Silas about his relationship with Michelle. During David's imprisonment, Michelle learns that she is pregnant with David's child.
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the time came for the marketing, there was a very deliberate, outspoken, loud desire articulated by them that, 'We are not going to say King David.' They were scared to say King David. They just felt that that would be detrimental to the show. I thought it was the clearest way to express what the show was about, and I thought it might actually generate interest. But there was a fear of either backlash or marginalizing or pigeonholing. There were a lot of reasons they had. They wouldn't go near it in the marketing, but they never had a problem with it on the creative level, which is why I was so baffled.
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the anonymity of the dark to enjoy forbidden romance; Jack spends the evening with his boyfriend, while
Michelle spends it with David. However, unaware that Michelle has left willingly, Silas and Rose order a search party for the princess. Meanwhile, as he waits in the dark, Silas has flashbacks to when Michelle was younger and ill. The flashbacks reveal that Silas, to prevent Michelle from dying, made a deal with the Angel of Death (
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return of a prodigal son (or nephew, in this case), and King Silas making promises and pleas directly to God that are answered, but not always as he had hoped. There also are references to more modern themes, such as the Cold War, encroachment of technology in our lives, companies that perpetuate wars to make money, and national policy being influenced by holding the nation's treasury hostage.
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secretly tells Silas that the war has been highly profitable for Cross's company, CrossGen, and asks that peace be delayed. Dialogue reveals that nearly all of the royal treasury is made up of gold on loan from Cross, so when Silas refuses to honor Cross's request, Cross uses his power over the treasury to undermine Silas. Meanwhile, Jack goes on a shopping spree to spite his parents.
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protests and defend the king's decision, which puts David at odds with his family and old neighbors. David and
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their romance, lies to the king and swears that he has no secrets. When
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I talked extensively with them about this. It was a very bizarre divide. I found that in the development of the show, on the creative level of what the episodes and their content would be, I got nothing but support and interest in the religious or magical or somehow belief-inspired storytelling. When
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More fearful than ever of David's popularity as a national hero, Silas arranges for David to be framed and arrested for treason, and appoints Jack as prosecutor; together, Jack and Silas conspire to stack up false evidence that David is a spy from Gath, who has carefully orchestrated all of his acts
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Despite his wife's request to invite their nephew, Andrew Cross, to his birthday party, Silas refuses to do so. In revenge for the slight, Andrew's father attempts to ruin the party by ordering his company, CrossGen, to shut off the power for all of Shiloh. Jack and
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King Silas goes on a pilgrimage and takes a surprised David with him. While out in the country, David is introduced to the king's hidden life and secret second family outside the palace walls. Silas asks David to reveal a secret in return, but David, having promised
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Jack and William seize power when Jack declares himself king. Despite Jack's initial plans to be a good king, he immediately becomes a ruthless, violent tyrant, while also serving as a puppet for Cross, who pushes for renewed war with the Republic of Gath. Remembering Silas's "pilgrimage," David
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David goes to the frontlines of the renewed conflict to see his wounded brother. In doing so he reveals the truth of the Goliath encounter to him before he dies. Filled with anguish he crosses no man's land to plead for peace which is ultimately successful. Gath agrees to discuss a possible treaty
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David's loyalties are tested after Silas leverages Port Prosperity during negotiations with Gath; Silas's plan to give the region to Gath as a gesture of good will would cede a farming community of loyal Gilboa citizens, including David's family home, to the enemy. Silas orders David to go to the
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King Silas Benjamin (Ian McShane) confronts escalating tensions with a neighboring country in the premiere episode of this drama set in a modern-day monarchy. Meanwhile, a young soldier named David Shepherd (Christopher Egan) inspires the nation after a bold rescue mission in which he unknowingly
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is ultimately a show you're either going to dismiss as silly and pretentious or fall in love with because of its silliness and pretentiousness. I find myself in the latter category because I'm always a sucker for swing-for-fences serialized shows like this, especially when it looks ... and feels
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In revenge for David's secret romance with Michelle, King Silas sends David on a quest to recover a national treasure, the stolen Charter of Gilboa. Hoping that David will never return from the mission, Silas sends David to look for the charter in the dangerous southern territories, a high-crime
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I'm hoping because intent went up and awareness went up after it aired, clearly people responded to it, and it grew over its two hours. That gives me some hope. It's just hard to launch things that are not obvious. We may get nailed for it, but I'm proud of the show, and we need to keep taking
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Feeling threatened by David's popularity, Silas and Abner plot against him, but this backfires when his absence from the treaty signing with Gath prompts concerns from Gath's leader, who refuses to proceed without David. Behind the scenes, William Cross (Dylan Baker), the King's brother-in-law,
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Jack and David go to Gath to shore up the peace treaty, but end up behind enemy lines after they are attacked by Gath soldiers who don't want peace. Elsewhere, Michelle encounters problems stemming from her health-care bill, as she learns that universal care has over-crowded the hospitals. In
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All is not well for Silas. His policies and actions are being manipulated by his queen's brother, William Cross, who holds substantial control over the royal treasury and also appears to be the major stakeholder as CEO/Chairman of Crossgen (which appears to have a large stake in the economy of
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praised the series' themes, scope, art direction, cinematography and Ian McShane's performance, concluding: "The dialogue is just so artful and poetic, the characters are so appealing, the whole damn package is so original and daring and lovely, that after watching the first four hours, it's
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In the two-part finale, William Cross orchestrates a coup with the intention of placing Jack on the throne as his puppet. Silas is shot twice, but survives. Although Silas has framed David for treason, David helps return him to power. Reverend Samuels, Silas' long-time spiritual advisor and
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magazine said that Liberty Mutual was involved in the show's creative development — including "the right to go over the show's scripts", and even "clean up dialogue". However, show creator Michael Green denied that Liberty Mutual controlled or censored the show in any way.
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Queen Rose runs the royal household with an iron fist and does her best to keep the warring factions of the family from destroying the monarchy. She is the one person to whom the King will listen, while he will not hesitate to turn his back on or even order the
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region where many citizens would not respect David's royal authority. While on the mission, David discovers shocking information about his father's death. Meanwhile, Jack's engagement to Katrina brings grief from Queen Rose and generosity from Silas.
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penance, Michelle purposely exposes herself to the Plague, so that she can comfort a dying boy. Silas takes steps to prevent the plague from ravaging the city, and end the plague that exists in his own house.
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Silas ducks out of an event to be with his ailing illegitimate son. Elsewhere, Jack takes David out for a night on the town in hopes of tarnishing his image, and Reverend Samuels continues to clash with
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as William Cross – industrialist and brother to Queen Rose. William finances Silas's Royal Treasury, but withdraws his funds when, contrary to his wishes, Silas seeks an end to the war with neighboring
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Silas rewards David by appointing him as the royal family's press secretary. This inspires jealousy in the prince, who sees David as a rival for both power and his father's affections.
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impossible not to feel inspired and cheered by the fact that a drama this ambitious and unique could make it onto network TV." Young adult book author
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who is constantly reminded that the rules of succession have yet to be set. Silas himself has a secret mistress with whom he has a young son.
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through the 1980s, but to watch something so anal-retentive and full of itself in the new century can't help but play as unintended farce."
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with US$ 5 million. Liberty Mutual had previously approached ABC and CBS about such an arrangement. A report in
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once landed on his head in the form of "a living crown" which called upon him to form the Monarchy and Kingdom.
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unlike anything on television right now." In a glowing review of the series' pilot, Heather Havrilesky of
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to so-called cultural tastemakers, hoping they'll help spread the word to the masses".
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was considerably stronger at an average 6.3/10 in the overnights."
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3071:"A Sneak Preview of NBC's New Drama Kings"
3011:"NBC's 'Kings' script: bold, bizarre, fun"
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3094:"The Futon's First Look: "Kings" (NBC)"
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3603:Seidman, Robert (March 24, 2009).
3546:"Hoops, Obama lift CBS in ratings"
3375:Hinman, Michael (March 16, 2009).
2978:Kings – The Complete Series (2009)
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3346:"Kings rules, but not in ratings"
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2811:"Huh: NBC didn't promote 'Kings'"
2727:Brown, Lane (February 10, 2009).
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2270:Hibberd, James (March 16, 2009).
2210:"Reviews from Metacritic – Kings"
2178:Maloni, Joshua (March 12, 2009).
1480:After airing only four episodes,
3687:. April 19, 2009. Archived from
3544:Kissell, Rick (March 23, 2009).
3486:Picchi, Aimee (March 18, 2009).
3009:Hibberd, James (June 19, 2008).
2838:Adalian, Josef (March 1, 2009).
2303:"NBC pulls 'Kings' from Sundays"
2301:Hibberd, James (April 7, 2009).
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2884:on February 9, 2010
2546:"Kings TV Listings"
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3249:"A Dream of Kings"
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3213:"TV Review: Kings"
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1049:Teleplay by
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606:Directed by
575:Ish-bosheth
559:Leslie Bibb
456:Dylan Baker
396:Ian McShane
306:, a modern
167:Erwin Stoff
142:of episodes
92:Dylan Baker
68:Ian McShane
3974:Categories
2995:Metacritic
2215:Metacritic
2094:References
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1557:"Goliath"
1373:said that
1327:Metacritic
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1140:sponsored
1076:Production
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1018:2009-07-18
1008:Ed Bianchi
986:2009-07-11
954:2009-07-04
920:2009-06-27
907:Ed Bianchi
880:2009-06-20
846:2009-06-13
806:2009-04-18
772:2009-04-05
736:2009-03-29
704:2009-03-22
672:2009-03-15
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336:homosexual
277:King David
249:2009-07-25
239:2009-03-15
150:Production
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2222:March 19,
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545:, or the
521:Brian Cox
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2194:April 2,
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102:Composer
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3551:Variety
3492:TV Week
3048:Variety
2990:"Kings"
2712:May 15,
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3350:TV.com
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1101:Heroes
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440:Samuel
430:Michal
354:Shiloh
314:, and
312:Carmel
304:Gilboa
3885:Logan
3834:Kings
3778:Kings
2945:Kings
2758:Kings
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