本周二(1月5日)，MTV音乐电视网首次完整播出了《沙娜拉之剑》这部史诗剧，该传奇故事根据Terry Brooks的系列小说《沙娜拉三部曲》改编。

　　两小时的首播提供了大量剧情——精灵公主Amberle (Poppy Drayton饰)意识到自己的使命是要去阻止一群正在毁灭自己国家的恶魔。由于正在枯萎的埃勒里树树叶脱落，恶魔们将被释放，为对抗正在逼近的恐怖怪物，她要同具有一半精灵血统的Wil Ohmsford(Austin Butler饰)，德鲁伊族人Allanon(Manu Bennett饰)，以及Eretria(Ivana Baquero)成为搭档。

　　然而，既然故事主线已经确立，本剧也已开始了制作，或许其首播集本可在动作场景方面再下点儿功夫，而在剧情方面则可以再少些赘述。首集在最后几分钟倒是充满了动作场景，包括Amberle姨母的死亡，她曾是Allanon的挚爱，那可真令人失望。

　　总之，尽管，这部剧似乎是有了良好开端，但是MTV的观众们，要让你们自己说呢?你们会回归到《沙娜拉之剑》中吗?

　　MTV debuted quite the epic series on Tuesday (Jan. 5) in “The Shannara Chronicles,” a saga based on Terry Brooks’ “Original Shannara Trilogy” book series.

　　The two-hour premiere was a lot of set-up — elven Princess Amberle (Poppy Drayton) realized her calling to stop a wave of demons from annihilating her world. They are set to be released as the leaves fall off the dying Ellcrys tree and in order to fight the impending horrors, she’ll need half-elf Wil Ohmsford (Austin Butler), druid Allanon (Manu Bennett) and eventually Eretria (Ivana Baquero).

　　While perhaps the premiere could have been a little heavier on the action and a little lighter on the set-up, now that the storyline has been established the show looks to be off and running. The final few minutes of the debut episode were filled with action, including the death of Amberle’s aunt, who is also Allanon’s former love, that was pretty disappointing.

　　Overall, though, it seems like a solid start. What say you, MTV viewers? Will you be returning to “The Shannara Chronicles”?

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（编辑：何莹莹）