Mrs. Davis: A Baby with Wings, a Sad Boy with Wings and a Great Helmet

April 21, 2023 6:17 AM - Season 1, Episode 3

While pursuing a lead, Wiley endures an absurd competition; Simone reveals a long-kept secret.
posted by ellieBOA (8 comments total)

Too many hours on the damn sword!
posted by jazon at 7:15 PM on April 23, 2023 [1 favorite]

Loved the first 2 eps. This episode was so tedious. The decision to spend so much time on Wiley is baffling. He's so much less interesting than Simone (and the Lizzie joke is getting really tiresome). Hoping ep4 is better.
posted by kokaku at 9:25 AM on April 25, 2023 [2 favorites]

Though I will say that Jezabull and Excalibattle as names cracked me up way more than they deserved.
posted by kokaku at 9:26 AM on April 25, 2023 [1 favorite]

“Preston John Wiley III” sure sounds a lot like Prester John, the mythical Christian king of a legendary lost kingdom.
posted by thecaddy at 6:59 PM on May 1, 2023 [4 favorites]

Are there strange festive contests like Excalibattle in real life? I'm sure there's got the be something, at least in the past.
posted by fiercekitten at 9:40 PM on May 5, 2023

The visual pun of British Knights shoes in a King Arthur contest amused me.
posted by Pronoiac at 9:51 PM on May 10, 2023 [1 favorite]

Are there strange festive contests like Excalibattle in real life? I'm sure there's got the be something, at least in the past.

There was Touch the Truck (which was, apparently, based on a US series). No crown was conferred to the winner, nor mashed root vegetables, but the eponymous truck was.

I feel like the creators want me to try to work out the symbolism, but I'm not going to, I'm just going to let it wash over me.
posted by Grangousier at 8:25 AM on May 18, 2023

This was definitely not as compelling as the previous two.
posted by rikschell at 7:29 AM on May 19, 2023