In this solo vlog, the creator reacts to HBO’s trailer for the series The Young Pope. He introduces Jude Law’s character, Lenny Bellardo, who becomes the first American Pope, taking the name Pope Pius XIII, and notes Law’s “wise‑guy, Soprano‑type” delivery. The reviewer describes visual elements from the trailer—smoking, attractive women, a stylish aesthetic—and speculates that the show may explore a corrupt or controversial papacy, which could offend Catholic viewers. He praises HBO’s production values, mentions the supporting cast (including Diane Keaton), and situates the series within a broader cultural context that includes Dan Brown’s Vatican‑themed films. The vlogger expresses personal curiosity about Vatican secrecy, acknowledges mixed feelings about previous Dan Brown adaptations, and concludes that the series looks intriguing. He promises to watch the premiere and publish a full episode review later in the week.
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Hey guys, welcome back to the channel. And tonight HBO will air the series premiere of The Young Pope, and we got the trailers earlier. I didn't get a chance to comment on them, so I'm gonna comment on them now. I will as well tune in tonight and later this week do a review on the first episode. So we have Jude Law playing a character named Lenny Bellardo. I'm a big fan of Jude Law ever since Gattaca and The Talented Mr. Ripley. So Lenny Bellardo becomes the first American Pope, as well as the, you know, as well as a very young Pope, and takes the name of Pope Pius XIII. He speaks in this kind of wise guy, tough guy, Soprano-type voice. You know, so it's kind of funny and kind of has you scratching your head a bit. Uh, you know, so what we get from the trailer, uh, he's smoking cigarettes, it seems to be attractive women around him. It looks interesting, but I can also see where religious communities, specifically the Catholic Church, will find this somewhat offensive. The trailer does pique curiosity as to which direction they want to go with this. If they're gonna go in the direction of a corrupt pope of some sort, uh, although this is a fictitious pope and show, throughout history there have existed corrupt popes. So maybe not so fictitious, uh, maybe it shouldn't be so offensive if that's the case, you know. However, again, I can understand why some people won't want to tune into this show Now HBO does do a really good job at making quality shows. The acting looks like it's going to be good. They have Diane Keaton in it as well, um, and everybody's kind of been in tune with what's been happening in the Catholic Church and cinema ever since Dan Brown's books turned to the films based on The Da Vinci Code, uh, Angels and Demons. And I think they're doing a— they're working on another one now called King Solomon's Keys or something like that. But I wasn't a big fan of the movies. I thought they were okay. I did watch them. I felt they were fair, you know. As well, I've always been curious about things that aren't public knowledge at the Vatican, like what goes on there and, you know, why is there secrecy with some of the information, if that's the case. Seems like they would share everything with the public. But anyway, if nothing else, I think this will be an interesting show, so I'm gonna check it out and see what HBO has up their sleeves. Alright folks, tune in for my full episode review on the show later this week, and take care, guys.
