Asked By: Miguel Murphy Date: created: Oct 03 2023

What does pay the ferryman mean

Answered By: Mason Sanders Date: created: Oct 03 2023

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Who Pays the Ferryman?
Opening titles
Genre Drama
Created by Michael J. Bird
Starring

Jack Hedley Betty Arvaniti Stefan Gryff Neil McCarthy Patience Collier Takis Emmanuel

Theme music composer Yannis Markopoulos
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 8
Production
Producer William Slater
Production locations Elounda, Crete
Release
Original network BBC2
Original release 7 November – 26 December 1977
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Who Pays the Ferryman? is a television series produced by the BBC in 1977. The title of the series refers to the ancient religious belief and mythology of Charon, the ferryman to Hades, In ancient times, it was custom to place coins in or on the mouth of the deceased before cremation so that the deceased could pay the ferryman to go to Hades.

Asked By: Colin Foster Date: created: Aug 05 2022

What religion pays the ferryman

Answered By: Miguel Walker Date: created: Aug 05 2022

Who Pays The Ferryman? According to Greek mythology, to be properly buried, a coin called an obol needed to be placed under your tongue. This would then be presented to Charon (the ferryman of the River Styx), as payment for the crossing of the river.

The entrance to Hades, the underworld, was on the other side of the river. If you were not buried with a coin in your mouth you were destined to wander the banks of the Styx until you found the paupers’ entrance to Hades. So, who pays the ferryman in New Zealand? Who bears the cost of funeral and burial arrangements? The answer it seems is your executor – if there are assets in your estate.

In one court case, the High Court was asked to consider the following situation: Mr V had died and the Public Trustee had been appointed as the executor of his estate. Mrs V made the funeral arrangements and asked the funeral directors to forward the account for the costs of the funeral to the Public Trustee.

The Public Trustee was then faced with the problem that the only asset in Mr V’s estate was a one third share of the house that he shared with Mrs V. There were no cash assets or any other assets in the estate, from which it could pay the account. The account was not paid and the funeral directors brought proceedings in the District Court to recover payment either from Mrs V (who had arranged the funeral) or the Public Trustee as executor.

The funeral directors were successful, with the Public Trustee being found liable to pay the account. The Public Trustee appealed the decision, questioning whether they should be required to pay when there was no money available, and the only asset in the estate was a share of the house.

  1. Everybody agreed that Mrs V was not at fault and was not liable.
  2. The question for the High Court on appeal was whether in the circumstances, the Public Trustee could also escape liability.
  3. In the High Court it was held that where there were assets in the Estate, (even if not in money form), the executor was liable to pay.

The Public Trustee, (or any executor) had the power to realise the assets or raise a loan against the assets to pay if necessary, although it was clear that it was not going to happen in this case. The Public Trustee had to pay the account from its own funds.

  • It is still unclear whether an executor will be personally liable for costs where the estate has no assets.
  • In fact the Judge in this case was careful not to answer that question or a number of others that were posed, including the liability of executors to dispose of the body of the deceased.
  • The moral of this story is – be aware of your obligations as an executor.

If you are appointed as an executor, be sure to consult with a solicitor before undertaking any action on behalf of the estate, including making funeral arrangements, especially if there is doubt about the estate’s ability to pay for the funeral. Be careful – for it may be you that is liable to pay the ferryman.

One way to avoid putting the executor of your estate in this position is to look at pre-paid funeral options. Parry Field is able to assist you in considering the terms of any pre-paid funeral offer to make sure that they are fair to you. We can also help advise you if you are acting as executor of an estate, to ensure that you do not become personally liable for estate debts after the assets in the estate have been distributed.

Should you need any assistance with this, or with any other estate matters, please contact (348-8480) at Parry Field Lawyers. : Who Pays The Ferryman?

Where did they film Who pays the ferryman?

I’ll make a start with ‘The Lotus Eaters’ and ‘Who Pays The Ferryman? ‘, both BBC tv series written by Michael J Bird and filmed in Crete during the 70’s. The picture & sound quality wasn’t great back then, but the storylines are quite gripping and entertaining!

How do I pay Charon the ferryman?

Questions answered When you die, how much exactly do you “pay the ferryman”? In mythology, the ferryman Charon was paid one obol, representing in weight one half of a scruple of silver (itself 20 grains) or one-sixth of a drachma. It cannot have been a large amount, as the coin was placed under the tongue of the deceased by his family, so he could pay his fare across the River Styx.

  • Stephen Karlson-Evans,
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The (one-way) fare was two obols. One obol coin was placed on each closed eyelid.There were no concessions.

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  3. Although the story of Charon and his fee to the dead of an

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Asked By: Jayden Phillips Date: created: Oct 13 2022

What happens if you can’t pay Charon

Answered By: Logan Gray Date: created: Oct 13 2022

Background – The song tells the story of a man who boards a ferryboat and sets off. A storm approaches and the ferryman demands payment. The song’s narrator warns the passenger not to pay the ferryman until the boat arrives at its destination on the other side.

The repetitive lyrics are believed to have a connection with mythology. The song describes the ferryman as “the hooded old man at the rudder”. The ferryman demanding his payment is also similar to the Greek ferryman of the dead,, He demanded an (coin) to ferry dead souls across the River, Those who did not pay were doomed to remain as ghosts, remaining on the plane of the mare, the restless dead.

In the of the song, lines from ‘s can be heard, spoken very low by British actor, BOATSWAIN: I’d strive to tell you. We were dead of sleep And (how we know not) all clapp’d under hatches; Where, but even now, with strange and several noises Of roaring, shrieking, howling, jingling chains, And moe diversity of sounds, all horrible, We were awak’d; straightway at liberty; Where we, in all her trim, freshly beheld Our royal, good, and gallant ship; This section of the song is omitted from the version of the song released as a single, which is approximately 20 seconds shorter than the album version.

Asked By: Gordon Walker Date: created: Nov 01 2023

Why did Charon want money

Answered By: Gerld Cooper Date: created: Nov 01 2023

Legacy – Charon, sometimes now better-known as Charos, continued to be a figure of importance in medieval minds and he appeared in many works of and, Charon features in the Inferno section of the Divine Comedy (c.1319) written by (1265-1321). More recently, Charon is the origin of the Charontas figure in Greek folklore, a sort of angel of death who some people believe appears just before a person dies. World History Encyclopedia is an Amazon Associate and earns a commission on qualifying book purchases. In Greek mythology, Charon is the boatman who ferries the souls of the dead across the waters of Hades to the judgement which will determine their final resting place.

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Is Charon The Grim Reaper?

Behind the scenes – Charon was a brother of Thanatos (the actual Greek personification of of Death) in Greek Mythology; and was the ferryman of both the rivers Styx and the Acheron of Hades. Although Charon has often been associated with death in medieval legend originally that was the position of his brother (who also quite often portrayed as a grim reaper).

In fact, the Grim Reaper is actually more inspired by Thanatos, and Charon is usually portrayed as a shrouded old man. In order to pay Charon’s toll across the river, ancient Greeks buried their dead with coins covering their eyes. It is possible that Father Death is yet a different character, and closer to a direct reference to Thanatos whom grim reaper/death is based on, but he also appears to share many similarities with the King’s Quest version of Charon/Death, to know for sure.

Although its worth noting that Grim Reaper Death seems to be linked to ‘woods’, while Charon is linked to rivers. Although elements of “Death/Charon” take on elements of the grim reaper (file names in KQ8, or the scythe in KQ6) to suggest that at least on some level the different ideas appear to be merged.

  1. The reference to Father Death hovering over Graham’s bed, and the physicians not being able to cure the king is a reference to the fairy tale Godfather Death (or Father Death).
  2. In the story he was the classic personage of Death in Grimm’s Fairy Tales.
  3. In the story the 13th son of a man becomes the godson of Death.

Death took the boy into the woods when he became of age promising him he would become a famous physician. Whenever the physician went to a patient Death would come along, if Death hovered at the head of the bed, the physician would administer a special herb from the forest which would cure the sick person.

  1. If death hovered at the foot of the bed, any treatment would be useless and they would soon die.
  2. When the physician goes to see the King of all lands who was suffering from a grave illness that no other could cure, he noticed immediately that Death was standing at the foot of the bed.
  3. The physician felt pity for the king, and decides to trick Death.

The physician then turns the King in his bed so that Death stands over the head. He then gives the King the herb to eat. This heals the King and speeds his recovery. This angered death but he was forgiven (but the second time the physician attempted it he died).

  1. Death as a servant of Dracula is is a concept made popular in the Castlevania series of video games.
  2. It would seem the idea transferred over to KQ games as well.
  3. Q2 predates the first Castlevania but the first edition of the Companion was published after the first few Castlevania games.
  4. Characters inspired by the Charon figure include the ghoul Boatman of the poisoned lake in KQ2,

As is the Boatman in KQ8. In fact KQC suggests that the boatman in KQ2 may even be Charon. It is possible that the Boatman/Ferryman in KQ8 is also the same character (known as the Reaper in the files). Father Death, as referenced in KQ4, is also roughly based on a mix of the traditional medieval grim reaper, Death.

  1. Perhaps intended to be the same personification of Death in the series as well.
  2. Charon can be found in the Underworld of the Isle of the Dead in KQ6.
  3. The information from the KQC would imply that the boatman’s identity is Charon thus suggesting that the character appears in two games.
  4. In the KQ7 Authorized Guide is referred to as ‘Death’ which also ties him to Charon.

The Ferryman in KQ8 also has much of the same background; he ferry’s the dead across the River of Death (aka River Styx) although he is using a ethereal boat in the Dimension of Death. Thus the River Styx appears to connect between Hades, the Realm of the Dead, and the Dimension of Death.

So it is possible that this character actually appears in three games. In general, the spooky ferryman is a common theme in many adventure games, always inspired by the Charon. One such appearance (although comical one) is in Monkey Island 3. Other personifications of death appear in the KQ lore based on other mythologies including Samhain (roughly based on a pseudo-Celtic myth created in the romantic era), Azriel based on the Angel of Death of the Azrael, and reference to Arawn ruler of the Welsh underworld,

The grim reaper style Death is able to travel about, while Samhain is bound to his throne. Azriel while not bound to his throne, it would seem is probably too busy to ever leave his realm (he does not reap souls but souls come to him).

What is Charon’s boat called?

Summary. A group of naked Whig politicians, including three Grenvilles, Sheridan, St. Vincent, Moira, Temple, Erskine, Howick, Petty, Whitbread, Sheridan, Windham,and Tomline, Bishop of Lincoln, crossing the river Styx in a boat named the Broad Bottom Packet.

Is the River Styx real?

Pass notes No 2,825: The River Styx Age: Don’t ask silly questions. It’s a bleedin’ river. Appearance: Stygian. What does that mean? Dark, gloomy, infernal, hellish, almost as murky as the Mersey basically. Mythical isn’t it? Something to do with the Greeks? The Styx is, indeed, part of Greek mythology: the river separating earth from the Underworld, across which Charon ferried the souls of the dead, and the place where the gods swore sacred oaths.

  1. If they lied, Zeus made them drink the poisonous waters, which instantly immobilised them.
  2. So I was right! If you’d let me finish.
  3. The Styx is based on a real stream and waterfall called the Mavroneri (AKA “Black Water”) in the Peloponnese, and two American researchers, historian Adrienne Mayor and toxicologist Antoinette Hayes, have just published an academic paper arguing that the Styx/Mavroneri contained a deadly bacterium and that water from it may have been used to poison Alexander the Great.

Who’s Alexander the Great? Jesus! Don’t they teach anything in schools any more? He was the Macedonian king who conquered half the world before dying, aged just 32, a prolonged and agonising death after a night’s binge drinking with his chums in downtown Babylon in 323BC.

Sounds like he had one vodka shot too many. Alcohol poisoning is one theory, and there are plenty of others – septicemia, pancreatitis, malaria, typhoid, West Nile fever – but Mayor and Hayes prefer Pliny the Elder’s hypothesis that Alexander was poisoned. Who’s Pliny the Elder? The uncle of Pliny the Younger.

How watertight is the theory? Decidedly leaky. How do we know the Styx is derived from the Mavroneri? From the description in Hesiod’s Theogony. Who’s Hesi, Sorry, we’re running short of space. You’ll just have to take my word for it that I know who Hesiod is, and have read his Theogony.

What mythology is the ferryman from?

Charon, in Greek mythology, the son of Erebus and Nyx (Night), whose duty it was to ferry over the Rivers Styx and Acheron those souls of the deceased who had received the rites of burial. In payment he received the coin that was placed in the mouth of the corpse.

  1. In art, where he was first depicted in an Attic vase dating from about 500 bce, Charon was represented as a morose and grisly old man.
  2. Charon appears in Aristophanes ‘ comedy Frogs (406 bce ); Virgil portrayed him in Aeneid, Book VI (1st century bce ); and he is a common character in the dialogues of Lucian (2nd century ce ).
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In Etruscan mythology he was known as Charun and appeared as a death demon, armed with a hammer. Eventually he came to be regarded as the image of death and of the world below. As such he survives in Charos, or Charontas, the angel of death in modern Greek folklore.

Asked By: Cody Richardson Date: created: Jul 26 2023

What culture is the ferryman from

Answered By: Daniel Baker Date: created: Jul 28 2023

Charon the Ferryman. Charon, also known as Kharon, is a figure from Greek mythology. He was the ferryman of Hades whose responsibility it was to row the souls of the dead across the rivers Styx and Acheron into the Underworld.

What is the scary story of the ferryman?

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What did Charon do with the coins?

Jump ahead to these sections: –

  • Charon’s Obol Explained
  • Putting Coins on the Dead’s Eyes Today

Charon’s obol is a myth surrounding the placement of coins on the eyes of the dead. According to legend, the coins were a bribe or payment used to ferry the dead into the Underworld. While this might sound strange in modern times, this practice brought peace to ancient people, ensuring their family members made it safely into the afterlife.

What does Charon mean?

Charon in American English (ˈkɛrən ) noun.1. Greek Mythology. the boatman who ferries souls of the dead across the river Styx to Hades.

Asked By: Reginald Robinson Date: created: Dec 08 2022

What do you get for killing Charon

Answered By: Landon Parker Date: created: Dec 09 2022

How to Beat Charon – Charon is no pushover, especially since he can appear when your build isn’t complete. He boasts a large frontal sweeping attack and an AoE (Area of Effect) attack that will surround him if the player gets close for too long. Additionally, Charon will spawn in waves of angry spirits that will rush you from either side of the arena.

  • During the fight, I recommend always keeping an eye out for the purple spirits, as they will typically cause the most damage.
  • Once they spawn, disengage from battle and dodge through or around them before taking the fight back to the ferryman.
  • You always want to try and keep an eye on his oar, as Charon will raise it up right before unleashing his AoE.

If he turns to the side then he will perform the sweep attack which you dodge around. After he gets to about 60% health, Charon will become invincible for a moment before spawning even more spirits. These will start coming at Zagreus faster and in greater numbers.

Their damage can stack and cannot be reflected, so dodge them at all costs. I found the spear, bow, and gun to be the best weapons for fighting Charon since you can keep away from his melee strikes and just watch the sides of the screen for the spirits. Additionally, make sure to use the four pillars to your advantage if you need to get some distance between you and the ferryman.

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Why did Charon refuse to take some souls?

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In the Odyssey, its entrance and outer court are on the western side of the river Oceanus, in the ground sacred to Persephone, with its grove of barren willows and poplars. Here is the abode of the Cimmerians, veiled in darkness and cloud where the sun never shines. The soil of this court, and indeed of the lower world in general, is a meadow of asphodel, an unattractive weed of dreary aspect usually planted on graves.

The actual abode of the subterranean powers is Erebos, or the impenetrable darkness. In later times entrances to the lower world were imagined in other places where there were cavernous hollows which looked as if they led into the bowels of the earth.

  1. Such places were Hermione and the promontory of Taenarum in the Peloponnese, Heraclea on the Euxine, and Cumae in Italy, where the mythical Cimmerli were also localized.
  2. The lower world of Homer is intersected by great rivers, the Styx, the Acheron (river of woe), Cocytus (river of cries), a branch of the Styx, Phlegethon and Pyriphlegethon (rivers of fire).

The last two unite and join the waters; of the Acheron. In the post-Homeric legend, these rivers are represented as surrounding the infernal regions, and another river appears with them, that of Lethe, or oblivion. In the waters of Lethe the souls of the dead drink forgetfulness of their earthly existence.

The lower world once conceived as separated from the upper by these rivers, the idea of a ferryman arose. This was Charon, the son of Erebos and of Nyx, a gloomy, sullen old man, who takes the souls in his boat across Acheron into the realm of shadows. The souls are brought down from the upper world by Hermes, and pay the ferryman an obolos, which was put for this purpose into the mouths of the dead.

Charon has the right to refuse a passage to souls whose bodies have not been duly buried. In Homer it is the spirits themselves who refuse to receive any one to whom funeral honours have not been paid. At the gate lies the dog Cerberus, son of Typhaon and Echidna.

He is a terrible monster with three heads, and mane and tail of snakes. He is friendly to the spirits who enter, but if anyone tries to got out he seizes him and holds him fast. The ghosts of the dead were in ancient times conceived as incorporeal images of their former selves, without mind or consciousness.

In the Odyssey the seer Tiresias is the only one who has retained his consciousness and judgment, and this as an exceptional gift of Persephone. But they have the power of drinking the blood of animals, and having done so they recover their consciousness and power of speech.

  1. The soul therefore is not conceived as entirely annihilated.
  2. The ghosts retain the outer form of their body, and follow, but instinctively only, what was their favourite pursuit in life.
  3. Orion in Homer is still a hunter, Minos sits in judgment as when alive.
  4. Perhaps the punishments inflicted in Homer on Tityus, Tantalus, and Sisyphus (for Ixion, the Danaides, Peirithous, and others belong to a later story) should be regarded in this light.

The penalties inflicted on them in the upper world may be merely transferred by Homer to their ghostly existence. For the idea of a sensible punishment is not consistent with that of an unconscious continuance in being. It must be remembered, at the same time, that Homer several times mentions that the Erinyes punish perjurers after death.

  1. We are forced then to conclude that the ancient belief is, in this instance, found side by side with the later and generally received idea, that the dead, even without drinking blood, preserved their consciousness and power of speech.
  2. Connected with it is the notion that the have the power of influencing men’s life on earth in various ways.

The most ancient belief knows nothing of future rewards of the righteous, or indeed of any complete separation between the just and the unjust, or of a judgment to make the necessary awards. The judges of the dead are in the later legend Minos, Rhadamanthys, Aecus, and Triptlemus.

  • It was a later age, too, which transferred Elysium and Tartarus to the lower world, Elysium as the abode of the blessed, and Tartarus as that of the damned.
  • In the earlier belief these regions had nothing to do with the realm of Hades ( See HADES ).
  • The name Tartarus was in later times often applied to the whole of the lower world.
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The ghosts of those who had lived a life of average merit were imagined as wandering on the asphodel meadow. In general it must be said that the ancient ideas of a future life were always subject to considerable changes, owing to the influence of the doctrines taught in the mysteries, and the representations of poets, philosophers, sculptors, and painters ( see POLYGNOTUS ).

The general tendency was to multiply the terrors of Hades, especially at the gates, and in Tartarus. (For the deities cf the lower world see HADES, PERSEPHONE, and ERINYES,) The Greek beliefs on the subject found their way to Rome through the instrumentality of the poets, especially Vergil. But they did not entirely supplant the national traditions.

( See ORCUS, MANIA, MANES, LARES, and LARVAe.)

Is Charon a mortal or immortal?

God of War: Ascension – Charon does not actually appear in this game but can be considered a Primordial being (although not necessarily a god ), since he’s a son of Nyx, It’s unknown if Charon took part in the war of the Primordials. Albeit having enough power to knock out Kratos once, he doesn’t seem to be powerful enough to have participated in this war and survived it.

Even his powers in Chains of Olympus seem to come from Persephone, and not from himself. Since Charon’s past was never mentioned or revealed in the Series, it’s possible that, in the God of War Mythos, Charon would have been a very powerful being, like the other Primordials, but would have died in the war, making him become the undead ferryman seen in Chains of Olympus.

It’s also possible that he was a demigod, but still a mortal, like the Jailer of Tartarus, and that after he died, he served Hades and Persephone for the rest of eternity.

Is Charon a skeleton?

Charon is a minor character in Hercules, He is a skeleton who rows Hades ‘ boat to his Lair. Charon is a ferryman for dead souls, and sends the souls across the River Stygian for the price of a drachma. Charon is very greedy, and corpses are buried with a coin in their mouth to pay the fee.

Why was Charon killed?

How John Wick 4 Reveals Charon’s Passing – Charon dies surprisingly early in John Wick: Chapter 4 ‘s story, with his fate looming over the rest of the film’s events. After John kills the Elder in Morocco, Charon is executed by the order of the Marquis de Gramont as punishment for Winston failing to kill the title assassin in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum ‘s ending,

The Adjudicator had warned Winston that there would be devastating consequences if John survived, with the High Table staying true to their word by executing one of the franchise’s most beloved characters. Charon’s death in John Wick: Chapter 4 isn’t a throwaway event like many characters’ demises, as his fate has a great influence on the dangerous choices made by Winston and John.

After Charon’s death, the vengeful and greiving Winston suggests that John challenge the villainous Marquis to a duel. John and Winston’s motivations being based on honoring Charon’s memory is a sad reminder of real life, and makes the character’s fate even more devastating.

Who kills Charon?

SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for John Wick : Chapter 4, If you have not yet seen the film, proceed at your own risk! The end of John Wick: Chapter 4 has stirred up a lot of conversation because it features the death of Keanu Reeves ‘ titular protagonist, but certainly not to be forgotten is that he is one of two major characters who doesn’t make it to the movie’s end credits.

Charon, played by Lance Reddick ( who tragically passed away earlier this month ), is killed by Bill Skarsgård’s Marquis in an early scene – instantly setting high stakes for the film. It’s a shocking moment given fan appreciation for the stoic, talented concierge of The Continental, and Reddick was definitely taken aback when he first learned about Charon’s fate from the script.

I learned about Lance Reddick initial response to his character’s death while interviewing the actor and co-star Ian McShane at the Los Angeles press day for John Wick: Chapter 4, After talking about Winston’s motives at the end of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and working with Ana de Armas in the upcoming movie Ballerina, I moved the conversation into spoiler territory.

  1. I specifically asked about his reaction to Charon’s fate in the movie, and he said with a smile, You mean when I read it? I was like, ‘What the fuck, man?’,
  2. I had a long conversation with Chad about it.
  3. I followed up the conversation in my own chat with Chad Stahelski nearly two weeks after sitting down with Lance Reddick and Ian McShane – the day before the news broke that Reddick had died.

I told the filmmaker that I had asked the actor about Charon’s death, noting that he seemed heart-struck, and he explained why it was that call was made in the John Wick: Chapter 4 script. Stahelski began by saying that he could understand criticisms of the decision, noting that he is aware that it is sometimes an indication of creative bankruptcy: I hope Lance doesn’t hate me When you kill a character, especially someone that’s beloved, the first gut reaction is, even to us, is it’s a gag.

You know, ‘We don’t have any better ideas, so let’s just kill somebody and we’ll do the Game Of Thrones thing and just make you feel shitty.’ He added that he wasn’t sure what version of the script Lance Reddick had read, noting that the movie changed over the course of the project’s development, but emphasized that it wasn’t a decision that was made flippantly.

There were evidently versions of the script where Ian McShane’s Winston was killed (something McShane alluded to during my interview), but ultimately it was understood that Charon’s death was what was right for the film: I could absolutely see where he thinks, ‘Look, you know, you gotta kill the puppy, now you gotta kill Charon.’ You know what I mean? It’s a gag.

  • And we tried it many different ways in the script with the death.
  • At first maybe it was Winston that was gonna die.
  • We tried a lot of things, and, again, it’ll be, I guess my opinion, but when I read the whole script, there’s a little bit of an emotional oscillation, right? You try to bring things up, bring things down.

When we took it out, it didn’t have a wallop. I didn’t care as much. The moment in question comes relatively early in John Wick: Chapter 4, Winston and Charon go to meet with the Marquis, and they face serious consequences for their association with the killer nicknamed The Baba Yaga.

  • Winston is stripped of his role as the manager of The Continental, but more importantly, Charon is shot and killed.
  • It’s a striking moment in the first act of the movie, and Chad Stahelski recognized it as a key and important plot beat: As soon as we did that, that just woke everybody up, like, ‘Oh fuck, they’re not fucking around this time.’ It’s hard to make a movie or a quadrilogy, whatever you want to call it, about consequences when there’s no consequences.

Unfortunately, shit’s gotta happen, and it’s gotta be bad shit sometimes. In any Greek tragedy, a loved one is taken. The god’s take, and they’re never afraid to take. Sadly, John Wick: Chapter 4 will now be remembered as one of Lance Reddick’s last films, though, as alluded to, we will see the actor back as Charon in Ballerina – which is set prior to the events of the new movie,

He’ll next be featured in the remake of White Men Can’t Jump, which is scheduled to be released on May 19 on HBO Max. If you haven’t seen it already, John Wick: Chapter 4 is now playing in theaters everywhere, and you can consult our 2023 Movie Release Calendar to learn about all of the titles set to hit cinemas and streaming services in the coming months.

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What is true about Charon?

Overview – At half the size of Pluto, Charon is the largest of Pluto’s five moons and the largest known satellite relative to its parent body. Pluto-Charon is our solar system’s only known double planetary system. The same surfaces of Charon and Pluto always face each other, a phenomenon called mutual tidal locking. Charon orbits Pluto every 6.4 Earth days.