![]() ![]() She’s there because King Rat, another recurring character and a source for secrets in Trolberg - the source for secrets in Trolberg - offered to trade information for a sandwich. The story kicks in when Hilda happens across the Wood Man at a port tavern. Some have a major influence on the plot others hang out in the background. Since we’re still early in the season, the creators take some time to reintroduce us to a few peripheral characters. That’s not to say that’s absent from the series, it’s just that the overall vibe is far more chill. Pearson’s book is filled with energy and forward momentum. Oddly, the show is calmer and more relaxed than the comic. Coyle and company guide us through the story instead of tugging us along. That being said, even in the lax time, every beat, every scene flows and leads into the next one. It’s a show that encourages its audience to set forth and discover their own adventures. “The Draugen” packs in so much information and not overwhelm us because it’s fine with sitting back to go sailing, Walter Martin’s “Let the Tall Ships Sail” playing on the soundtrack. Even if they last only a few seconds, we are still encouraged to marvel at Trolberg and the surrounding area. I think this works because we’re given moments to breathe. It understands the world is wide and wonderful, not only in this heightened version of it, but in every sight, every experience around us. Hilda exists at this pace where we never lose its gentle spirit while we also never dwell in drudgery. ![]() And it never feels rushed or chaotic or like we’re being bombarded with information and gags.Īndy Coyle keeps the episode snappy and fluid. This week, for example, we travel from the Trolberg sewers to the port to the open sea and finally through the city all over again, in the span of 22 minutes. This is “The Draugen,” written by Ben Joseph and directed by Andy Coyle.Ī lot of story happens in “The Draugen.” OK, a lot happens in every episode, and part of the show’s strength lies in how the creators guide us through the setups, carry us from scene to scene. After watching him at work in the previous episode, she immediately identifies something’s off about this guy and, unless she acts quickly, her entire way of life will be in jeopardy. The concept of a haunted ship emerging in the fog is reminiscent of the legend of the Flying Dutchman and any other ghost ship.Hilda wastes no time this week trying to uncover Erik Ahlberg’s secrets.What is remarkable, the word Draug itself is translated from Icelandic as "ghost", but it means a revived dead man (like a zombie), and not just a disembodied spirit..It is believed that during a storm, you can hear the howling of the strandvaskare souls. The prototype of the draugen is most likely the creatures of the Swedish and Danish folklore Strandvaskare - the ghosts of the sailors who died in the shipwreck (The name of the spirit translates as "washed ashore").It is possible for Draugen to become regular ghosts again once they return to land.Any sailor captured by Draugen has the right to challenge the Draugen for a race back to safe harbor, and shall be freed at once if he/she wins. ![]() They prefer stormy weather and are thus unlikely to be encountered on a sunny day. Like ghosts, they can fly and phase through solid objects. Their ghostly bodies however are of a greenish color, while regular ghosts are bluish. In many ways, Draugen look just like ghosts transparent, humanoid beings, with transparent, spectral bodies, glowing skulls and their bones visible inside their bodies. However, when Hilda encounters them, it turns out they voluntarily stay at sea because they prefer being Draugen over being regular ghosts, and they can return to shore if they want to. According to Wood Man they are doomed to stay at sea, sailing a ghost ship and remaining forever seperated from their loved ones. They do not appear in the graphic novels.ĭraugen are spirits of sailors that died at sea. " Chapter 2: The Draugen" Draugen are a species of Ghosts, that first appear in Chapter 2: The Draugen of the Hilda series. ![]()
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