Trickster
Directed by Jamie Paolinetti. With Aimee Auclair, Rebecca Bujko, Debra De Liso, Leigh Grace. Lucid Dreaming forces the dreamer's dreamworld to merge with his waking one. Unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, TRICKSTER is based on the best-selling novel Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson. Stream full episodes of Trickster.
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The Trickster is an Ascendancy class for Shadows.
- 2Passive skills
Overview
The Trickster is a versatile hybrid class that mixes high speed, maneuverability, and slippery defenses. He is well-suited for damage over time builds with his strong recovery from Patient Reaper and further damage over time specialization like poison via Prolonged Pain. The Trickster also gains added layers of defense to his evasion and energy shield from Ghost Dance and Escape Artist, rewarding playstyles that focus on taking hits periodically. Furthermore he is able to generate and enhance power and frenzy charges either from killing enemies or channelling an ability with Swift Killer. He can also choose to specialize in strong mana-based bonuses from Weave the Arcane or a chance to gain large amounts of extra chaos damage via Harness the Void.
Passive skills
Minor skills
This class has the following minor passive skills:
| Name | Stats |
|---|---|
| Attack and Cast Speed, Damage | 10% increased Damage 4% increased Attack and Cast Speed [1] |
| Attack and Cast Speed, Damage Over Time | 10% increased Damage over Time 4% increased Attack and Cast Speed |
| Attack and Cast Speed, Evasion and Energy Shield | 14% increased Evasion Rating 5% increased maximum Energy Shield 4% increased Attack and Cast Speed |
| Attack and Cast Speed, Frenzy Charge Duration | 4% increased Attack and Cast Speed 15% increased Frenzy Charge Duration 15% increased Power Charge Duration [1] |
| Attack and Cast Speed, Maximum Mana | 8% increased maximum Mana 4% increased Attack and Cast Speed [1] |
Notable skills
The class has the following notable passive skills:
| Skill | Modifiers | Prerequisite | Preceding Passive |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30% increased maximum Mana Movement Skills cost no Mana 20% increased Attack and Cast Speed if you've used a Movement Skill Recently 30% chance to Recover 10% of Mana when you use a Skill | Attack and Cast Speed, Maximum Mana | ||
| +1 to Maximum Frenzy Charges and Maximum Power Charges 15% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge and a Power Charge on Kill 5% increased Damage per Frenzy Charge 5% increased Damage per Power Charge Gain a Power or Frenzy Charge each second while Channelling | Attack and Cast Speed, Frenzy Charge Duration | ||
| Recover 3% of Life on Kill Recover 3% of Energy Shield on Kill Recover 3% of Mana on Kill 70% increased Recovery Rate of Life, Mana and Energy Shield if you've Killed an Enemy affected by your Damage Over Time Recently | Attack and Cast Speed, Evasion and Energy Shield | ||
| 27% chance to gain 25% of Non-Chaos Damage with Hits as Extra Chaos Damage 13% chance to gain 50% of Non-Chaos Damage with Hits as Extra Chaos Damage 7% chance to gain 100% of Non-Chaos Damage with Hits as Extra Chaos Damage | Attack and Cast Speed, Damage | ||
| 20% increased Skill Effect Duration 10% reduced Damage taken from Damage Over Time 20% more Damage over Time | Patient Reaper Harness the Void | Attack and Cast Speed, Damage Over Time | |
| 3% reduced Damage taken per Ghost Shroud Every 2 seconds, gain a Ghost Shroud, up to a maximum of 3 When Hit, lose a Ghost Shroud and Recover Energy Shield equal to 5% of your Evasion Rating | Attack and Cast Speed, Evasion and Energy Shield | ||
| +5 to Evasion Rating per 1 Maximum Energy Shield on Helmet +1 to maximum Energy Shield per 6 Evasion Rating on Body Armour 5% increased Attack and Cast Speed per Ghost Shroud Cannot be Stunned while you have Ghost Shrouds | Ghost Dance | Attack and Cast Speed, Evasion and Energy Shield |
Version history
| Version | Changes |
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| 3.7.0 |
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| Created by | |
| Based on | Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson |
| Directed by | Michelle Latimer |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Original network | CBC |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | October 7 – November 11, 2020 |
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Trickster is a Canadian coming-of-agesupernaturalthrillerdrama television series, which premiered on CBC Television on October 7, 2020.[1] The series is created by Tony Elliott and Michelle Latimer with Latimer also directing, and is adapted from Eden Robinson's 2017 novel Son of a Trickster.[2][3][4]
The series was renewed for a second season prior to the first season's premiere; however, these plans were eventually cancelled on January 29, 2021, after controversy regarding series producer Michelle Latimer arose.[5]
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Premise[edit]
The series centres on Jared, an Indigenous Haisla teenager and small-time drug dealer in Kitimat, British Columbia, who becomes increasingly aware of the magical events that seem to follow him.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Joel Oulette as Jared[4][6]
- Crystle Lightning as Maggie, Jared's mother[6]
- Kalani Queypo as Wade[6]
- Nathan Alexis as Crashpad, Jared's best friend[6]
- Anna Lambe as Sarah[6]
- Georgina Lightning as Sophia, Jared's grandmother[6]
Supporting[edit]
- Craig Lauzon as Phil Nelson, Jared's father[6]
- Joel Thomas Hynes as Richie, Maggie's boyfriend[6]
- Mark Camacho as Tony[4]
- Gail Maurice as Georgina[6]
- Jamie Spilchuk as Mr. Good, a school guidance counselor[6]
- William C. Cole as Mr. Jacks
Episodes[edit]
| No. | Title | Directed by [3] | Written by | Original air date [7] | Canada viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Episode 1' | Michelle Latimer | Tony Elliott & Michelle Latimer | October 7, 2020 | N/A | |
| Underachieving high school student Jared sells MDMA drugs from the Tasty Bucket restaurant drive-thru to pay the bills for his parents, who separated a year ago. Both are jobless, and Maggie owes money to drug dealer Richie while Phil's girlfriend Destiny is pregnant. Jared begins cooking more drugs to sell at a party but he is attacked by a look-alike and robbed. Maggie attacks newly-arrived Wade at the Tasty Bucket, costing Jared his job. Jared sees his double again at the party and becomes sick, and later a crow talks to him. His friend Crashpad sells a gaming account to pay Richie, but they find Richie's trailer burned down – Maggie did it in an insurance fraud scam, and has invited violent Richie to live with them as her boyfriend. | ||||||
| 2 | 'Episode 2' | Michelle Latimer | Tony Elliott & Michelle Latimer | October 14, 2020 | N/A | |
| Richie bullies Jared as man of the house but reconsiders after experiencing Maggie's volatility. Wade claims to be Jared's father though Maggie denies this. In a flashback, Wade helps birth Jared in the back of Maggie's truck, then takes him to a mamathlteeasa, but Maggie screams, injuring Wade, and she leaves him for dead. Wade takes Jared to the mamathlteesa. Maggie threatens Wade, and later casts a spell which has a tree fall in front of his motorcycle. Also, Georgina and Edna confront Wade over unstated obligations, Jared grows closer to Sarah, and Phil gives Jared a mobility scooter for a food-delivery job. | ||||||
| 3 | 'Episode 3' | Michelle Latimer | Penny E. Gummerson | October 21, 2020 | N/A | |
| Maggie locates Wade's motorcycle but finds he has escaped death a second time. She goes to Sophia for help, explaining that voices have been telling her that Wade must die. They identify Wade as a trickster. Richie kicks Jared out of Maggie's house and threatens to burn his stuff, so Jared has Richie arrested for arson. Jared's visions worsen. He sees Georgina's skin crawl, making her realize that he is Wade's son. Georgina follows Jared to school – which has been emptied for Sarah's die-in protest of pipeline construction – and Georgina is fought by Wade who initially appears in the form of a crow. Jared flees to his cookhouse where Wade tells him that he is a trickster and Maggie is a witch. | ||||||
| 4 | 'Episode 4' | Michelle Latimer | Zoe Leigh Hopkins | October 28, 2020 | N/A | |
| In a flashback, Georgina demands Wade 'open the north door' to let them go home, but he is enjoying a lifestyle of trading furs for whiskey. Wade urges Jared to lay low then accompany him to Vancouver. Jared meets Sarah while getting supplies; they do ecstasy and spend the night together. Georgina makes Wade hear the land screaming in pain, which incapacitates him. She abducts him and plans to force Wade and Jared together. Maggie and Sophia use a calling spell, and the hunters follow Wade to Sophia's cabin, where Jared is also called. A struggle breaks out and Maggie shoots each of the hunters, but Jared grows feathers and the hunters flee – as does Crashpad. Wade says that Jared must one day kill him to maintain balance. A flashback shows a trickster willingly drowned by teenaged Wade, while on the shore a skinless figure appears and witches sew it into a skin as Georgina, who guides Wade into his trickster powers. | ||||||
| 5 | 'Episode 5' | Michelle Latimer | Story: Tony Elliott, Penny E. Gummerson & Michelle Latimer Teleplay: Penny E. Gummerson | November 4, 2020 | N/A | |
| Maggie traps Wade but he escapes. She finds the hunters, whose torn skins have been mended by Sophia, and learns that Wade may sacrifice Jared in his place. Jared spends the day with Sarah; although she likes Kitimat, she agrees to go to Vancouver with him. At the ferry, Jared tries to explain his nature but Sarah feels rejected. Jared is guided by Wade to the ceremony; flashbacks show an earlier ceremony in which Wade killed another son. Maggie interrupts and shoots each of them with a crossbow. Wade transforms and flies away as a crow. Jared has a vision of a burning world littered with bones, until brought he is back to the living by Maggie and Phil. | ||||||
| 6 | 'Episode 6' | Michelle Latimer | Tony Elliott | November 11, 2020 | N/A | |
| Wade follows Maggie and Jared as they flee; he is ambushed by Sophia and the hunters, but escapes. The hunters want to restrain Wade so Jared can kill him, but Maggie believes it's too dangerous and that Jared isn't ready. Wade captures Maggie, drawing Sophia, Georgina and Edna away from Jared. Wade then appears in the form of Sarah and lures Jared away from Crashpad's house. As they confront each other and advantage shifts, Jared pleads for another way out and Wade pleads to stay alive to preserve their traditions from cultural genocide. Maggie arrives and burns Wade alive, collecting his ashes in a mason jar which she gives to Jared – as only a trickster can kill a trickster. Feeling betrayed, the hunters pledge to make sure Jared kills Wade next time, and to protect their world by ending the trickster line. Maggie and Jared attempt sobriety, while Sophia leaves with the hunters. Sarah is taken away by Indian agents, and Jared takes a bus out of town. | ||||||
Production[edit]
Despite being set in British Columbia, the majority of the show was filmed in and around North Bay, Ontario,[8] although some outdoor establishing shots were filmed in Kitimat.[9]
In advance of the television premiere, two episodes of the series was screened in the Primetime program at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival,[10] and at the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival in Sudbury.[11]
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The first season was directed and co-written by Michelle Latimer. Following the emergence of questions about the legitimacy of her indigenous status, two of the show's producers resigned in protest,[12] and Latimer resigned from the series in December 2020.[13] The network did not immediately announce any decision on whether to replace her or simply cancel production of the followup seasons;[13] the show's cancellation was announced in January 2021.
Writer Drew Hayden Taylor criticized the network's decision to cancel the series, writing that 'if the chief executive officer of a company does something questionable, you fire the CEO, you don’t dissolve the company.'[14] He pointed out that a significant number of indigenous filmmakers are working in the contemporary Canadian film industry, who could easily have been hired to continue the show under new leadership: 'The Indigenous film community is thriving, eager and capable of maintaining, maybe even improving, the framework that is already there and continue it forward. Just get a new showrunner. Showrunners come and go all the time in the television industry. I know three that are baristas.'[14]
International broadcast[edit]
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In Australia, SBSOnDemand acquired the broadcast rights for the series, where it premiered on October 27, 2020.[15][16]
In the UK, Syfy acquired the broadcast rights for the series, where it premiered on November 23, 2020.
In the US, The CW acquired the broadcast rights for the series, where it premiered on January 12, 2021.[17]
In Brazil, Globoplay acquired the broadcast rights for the series, where it premiered on March 5, 2021.[18]
Response[edit]
In its December 2020 year in review, the Canadian film and television industry magazine Playback named Trickster the Scripted Series of the Year.[19]
Writing for The Globe and Mail, Drew Hayden Taylor positioned the series as a leading voice in the contemporary emergence of indigenous speculative fiction, alongside authors such as Cherie Dimaline, Waubgeshig Rice and Yvette Nolan. He linked the genre to indigenous storytelling traditions, which are often based on stories of the fantastical and mystical, and concluded that 'Earlier, I mentioned that it was a genre we were interested in exploring. I may have been wrong. I think it’s a genre our Elders were familiar with. We’re just rediscovering it and putting new moccasins on it.'[20]
Awards[edit]
| Award | Date of Ceremony | Category | Nominees | Result | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Awards | May 20, 2021 | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Joel Oulette | Pending | [21] |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Crystle Lightning | Pending | |||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Joel Thomas Hynes | Pending | |||
| Kalani Queypo | Pending | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Lambe | Pending | |||
| Georgina Lightning | Pending | ||||
| Gail Maurice | Pending | ||||
| Best Makeup (Television) | Steve Newburn, Emily O’Quinn Code, Kayla Dobilas, Trina Brink — 'Episode 104' | Pending | |||
| Best Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series | Katie Chipperfield — 'Episode 102' | Pending | |||
| D. Gillian Truster — 'Episode 104' | Pending | ||||
| Production Design/Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series | John Dondertman — 'Episode 105' | Pending | |||
| Best Visual Effects (Television) | Tom Plaskett, Tracy Grant, Dayna Pearce, Matt Philip, Mercedes Delgado, Janis Cudars, Chris Doe, Adam Smith, Sawyer Tomkinson-Hunnef, Jay Stanners — 'Episode 104' | Pending | |||
| Best Writing in a Drama Series | Penny E. Gummerson — 'Episode 105' | Pending | |||
| Best Stunt Coordination | Randy Butcher | Pending |
References[edit]
- ^Hank, Melissa (May 28, 2020). 'CBC announces new fall TV series, returning favourites'. O Canada. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^van Koeverden, Jane (May 29, 2019). 'Adaptation of Eden Robinson's Trickster series coming to CBC-TV'. CBC. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ ab'Trickster – About the Show'. CBC Media Centre. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ abcvan Koeverden, Jane (September 18, 2019). 'Cast revealed for CBC's upcoming series, The Trickster'. CBC. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^'CBC says second season of Trickster will not go forward'. The Globe and Mail. January 29, 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ abcdefghijMutabdzija Jaksic, Vanja (September 30, 2020). 'Introducing the stars from CBC's Trickster'. CBC. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^'Trickster – Listings'. Next Episode. Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^Pinto, Jordan (September 18, 2019). 'CBC drama The Trickster goes to camera in North Bay'. Playback. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^Friend, David (September 15, 2020). ''Trickster' actor Joel Oulette on the 'overwhelming' rise of CBC's new series'. Vancouver Courier. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^Ahearn, Victoria (July 30, 2020). 'TIFF announces all 50 titles for pandemic-tailored 2020 event'. Toronto Star. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^'Sudbury festivals adapting to COVID-19'. Sudbury Star. September 2, 2020. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^Deer, Ka’nhehsí:io; Barrera, Jorge (December 18, 2020). 'Trickster producers resign amid Michelle Latimer Indigenous identity questions'. CBC News. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ abHertz, Barry (December 21, 2020). 'Michelle Latimer resigns from CBC's Trickster week after addressing questions of Indigenous ancestry'. The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ abTaylor, Drew Hayden (January 31, 2020). 'Why the CBC should reconsider cancelling Trickster'. The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Top new series in October 2020'. SBS. September 28, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^Northover, Kylie (October 30, 2020). 'Canadian Gothic tale is the scariest thing you'll see this Halloween'. Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^Pedersen, Erik (October 29, 2020). 'The CW Sets Season Premiere Dates For 'Flash', 'Batwoman', 'Riverdale', 'Nancy Drew', 'Charmed', 'Walker' Reboot & More'. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^Scalon, Roberto (March 5, 2021). 'Série inédita, 'Trickster' estreia no Globoplay'. VCFAZ (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^Pinto, Jordan (December 14, 2020). 'Scripted Series of the Year 2020: Trickster: How the coming-of-age drama from Streel Films and Sienna Films has created a new narrative around Indigenous storytelling and become a red-hot commodity in an international marketplace hungry for new voices'. Playback. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^Taylor, Drew Hayden (December 16, 2020). 'CBC's Trickster shows how Indigenous storytelling has developed'. The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Brent Furdyk, 'Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations'. ET Canada, March 30, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Trickster at IMDb