{"id":33535,"date":"2021-05-02T14:46:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T21:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.com\/blog\/?p=33535"},"modified":"2021-05-02T18:45:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T01:45:12","slug":"van-helsing-review-lumina-intunecata-and-the-inquisition-of-count-dalibor-as-we-go-back-to-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/02\/van-helsing-review-lumina-intunecata-and-the-inquisition-of-count-dalibor-as-we-go-back-to-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Helsing Review \u2013 Lumina Intunecata and the Inquisition of Count Dalibor as We Go Back To The Future!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Welcome back Helsingers<\/a> and WormholeRiders<\/a>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Images and videos courtesy SYFY, Nomadic Pictures and Dynamic Television<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The terrific third episode of season five, \u201cLumina Intunecata\u201d was wonderfully written by Jonathan Walker<\/a> in an another episode that was dynamically directed by Jonathan Scarfe<\/a> that pivoted the story arc \u201cBack To The Future\u201d (pun intended) subsequent to the full rising of Dracula, The Dark One in \u201cOld Friends<\/a>\u201d!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The third episode of Van Helsing<\/a> once again delivered outstanding performances by each of the four female leads, Nicole Mu\u00f1oz<\/a> as Jack, Tricia Helfer<\/a> as Dracula, Heather Doerksen<\/a> as Michaela, and Jesse Stanley<\/a> as a vampire hunter portraying a \u201cgood\u201d version of Bathory.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Importantly, Kim Coates<\/a> who portrayed Count Dalibor, fought, and ultimately lost to The Dark One when he sacrificed himself realizing that his sweet Olivia was lost forever. In the end Dalibor set his own castle on fire to help allow Jack and her allies to escape.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Kim Coates as Count Dalibor. Image by: Mayo Hirc, Nomadic Pictures Inc, courtesy SYFY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kim Coates<\/a> delivered a great performance as Count Dalibor in Van Helsing<\/a>! We were sorry to see him sacrifice himself to help, but thankfully was at least was able to save his son Cristof from direct threat from Dracula who was witnessed during the episode breast feeding the little waif. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This breast feeding of the child leaves us to wonder if that tainted milk will have an effect on the baby Cristof later in the series? We shall have to wait and see.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When Michaela (Heather Doerksen<\/a>), who had her head chopped off during the action, is believed to be dead, we learned that the power of The Dark One, was able to reattach Michaela\u2019s head and call her back to her side, and was ultimately able to overpower Bathory and turn her to evil. \u00a0So much for chopping heads off to kill Dracula\u2019s evil minions!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Nicole Mu\u00f1oz as Jack. Image by Mayo Hirc, Nomadic Pictures Inc, courtesy SYFY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sadly, Jack (Nicole Mu\u00f1oz<\/a>) lost her strongest ally in \u201cLumina Intunecata\u201d, when in the distant past, Bathory (Jesse Stanley<\/a>) using magical ancient incantations, held Dracula (Tricia Helfer<\/a>) temporarily at bay, allowing Jack to drain dark energy from The Dark One and barely escape with her own life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, Jack who was sent back to the past on a mission from her mother Vanessa (Kelly Overton<\/a>) to kill Dracula before she was fully resurrected, was only able to achieve a partial victory as we found at episodes end. The question is; has Jack learned enough, and become powerful enough to free her mother from the tomb to defeat Dracula in future time periods where we know that The Dark One has ascended to nearly unlimited power occupying the body of President of the United States (Jill Teed<\/a>).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click to see our interviews with Van Helsing SDCC 2019. Image courtesy Kenn of TeamWHR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With Jack witnessed heading back to the United States on a sailing ship at the end of the episode, it is believed that the fourth episode entitled \u201cState of the Union\u201d will offer an opportunity to rejoin many of our old friends like Vanessa, Violet (Keeya King<\/a>), Axel (Jonathan Scarfe<\/a>), Julius (Aleks Paunovic<\/a>), Doc (Rukiya Bernard<\/a>), Ivory (Jennifer Cheon<\/a>) and hopefully many other characters who have made Van Helsing<\/a> one of the best science fiction fantasy series in the past five years!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For all of these reasons, and more, Team WHR<\/a> awards a well deserved straight \u201cA\u201d to everyone involved with the series in general, and the season five Van Helsing<\/a> episodes in specific that have been to aired to date. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Great work by series creator Neil LaBute<\/a>, season four and five showrunner Jonathan Walker<\/a>, the entire cast, crews, and creators\u00a0 who have brought this superb science fiction fantasy series to life on our screens!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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