Who said Grant even had to be a pirate? He could have been an ordinary thief. He could have been a "rebel" from the Danesti clan (which was real) wanting to avenge his family. They tweaked Isaac and Hector, who were tie-ins to CV3, so why couldn't they tweak Grant who was actually part of the original cast? He could have helped them get into the castle and then get killed off, even - he could have been a throw-away character and still satisfy fans of CV3.
I do like how s2e1 brought back the old lady that Dracula had warned to gather her family and flee Wallachia before his rampage.
I liked Isaac the most out of all the characters this season. Anyone else think he might change his name to Shaft?
I'm OK with Carmilla having her own agenda. Some of the other vampires weren't actually loyal to Dracula, they feared him. But I can't help but wonder if Carmilla is even that strong. She never actually does anything, just skulks in the shadows conniving how to wipe out the other vampires.
Was Dracula's army supposed to be the ghouls from CV1? I never played some of the CV games, but I didn't recognize his vampire army's uniforms.
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Was Dracula the only character to have a ghost, or is Alucard just mental? He did see his mom and...himself...while sitting in his dad's study, so was D really a ghost or just a wistful memory as well?
As for the "Treffie" scene, I didn't mind it too much. It seemed out of place, but I just assumed it was their way of showing Trevor and Sypha had a bond forming (because, you know, defeating a dark lord wouldn't be a good enough reason alone for them to hook up). I loved Alucard's look there.