Netflix's Castlevania Reactions: 5 Things You Need To Know
4. The Writing
The series is written and produced by Warren Ellis, who also wrote Dead Space and an assortment of comic books. Ellis' realm is usually science fiction, so it's interesting that he took on the project of writing a series based in gothic-era Europe.
Richard Armitage's character, Trevor Belmont, is very well written as a whole and he dominates every scene that he appears in (which is almost all of them). However, this makes it very obvious when the quality of the writing slips.
There are some moments that really suffer from bad writing, such as the first time that Alucard is introduced to the viewer, and some of the humour is a little bit less refined in certain areas, but it hits the nail on the head given how the cynical portrayal of Trevor Belmont.
From time to time, the music also drowns out Richard Armitage, which is particularly irritating when there's a real change of character going on.
Overall, Castlevania's writing makes it a fun take on what could have been a very dark series. It's full of sarcasm and black humour, and while there haven't been many emotional moments, there is certainly potential there.