The first episode of "Ang Panday" was aired at 9:00pm, and it provided a recap of the previous stories of FPJ -- the meteor crashing into Sto. Sepulcro, the forging of the metal into a dagger and church bell (sounds like the Ring of the Niebelungs?), the battle between Flavio and the forces of Lizardo.
We don't know whatever became of the missing child of Flavio and Esmeralda, but it might be Tristan (Jericho Rosales). Eden (Heart Evangelista) is probably the woman the minions of Lizardo seek, because she can raise him (or what's left of his brain) back to life.
Some of the visual effects were quite good, such as the morphing of the fallen minions into the desert sand. Some, however, were a let-down such as those dog creatures clambering up the walls (their blackness did not quite match the darkness of the night so it was quite obvious they were just pasted on the scene).
The first meeting of Tristan and Eden looked awkward because the way they bumped into each other look stilted.
Anyway, it's just the first episode.
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