As far as I'm concerned Astrid & Lilly Save the World is filling the void in our hearts left behind by Todd and the Book of Pure Evil. Personally I think I like Todd a smidge better but I think I can say that's a matter of my tastes rather than a reflection of Asrid and Lilly's quality. This is a show that fought hard to establish itself. While it lacks in the excessive teenage cursing for no real reason it kinda excels in the guts bit of blood and guts.
We have a solid premise here of Astrid & Lilly being outsiders who become the schools guardians. But their arc in just this first season isn't the typical hiding in the shadows doing thankless work. Yeah they do have teenage romantic angst but they also develop relationships with the people who have looked negatively at them. It's an interesting take... on top of course of the gore. I can't unstress the gore.
It's plain fun. You could harp on the way our dynamic duo different from the typical protagonist in gender and body type and attitude but to put it simply they're just kinda fun to watch and rather refreshing and mostly reasonable. I'm a big fan of Astrid and I can sympathize enough with Lilly. They have a companion to be their "Giles" which is a great throwback and just perfectly captures the humor of the show. He's overly enthusiastic and you kinda assume he's lying about something. He is but it wasn't what I anticipated so even that was amusing.
Review by wolfkinBlockedParent2022-08-07T23:10:48Z
As far as I'm concerned Astrid & Lilly Save the World is filling the void in our hearts left behind by Todd and the Book of Pure Evil. Personally I think I like Todd a smidge better but I think I can say that's a matter of my tastes rather than a reflection of Asrid and Lilly's quality. This is a show that fought hard to establish itself. While it lacks in the excessive teenage cursing for no real reason it kinda excels in the guts bit of blood and guts.
We have a solid premise here of Astrid & Lilly being outsiders who become the schools guardians. But their arc in just this first season isn't the typical hiding in the shadows doing thankless work. Yeah they do have teenage romantic angst but they also develop relationships with the people who have looked negatively at them. It's an interesting take... on top of course of the gore. I can't unstress the gore.
It's plain fun. You could harp on the way our dynamic duo different from the typical protagonist in gender and body type and attitude but to put it simply they're just kinda fun to watch and rather refreshing and mostly reasonable. I'm a big fan of Astrid and I can sympathize enough with Lilly. They have a companion to be their "Giles" which is a great throwback and just perfectly captures the humor of the show. He's overly enthusiastic and you kinda assume he's lying about something. He is but it wasn't what I anticipated so even that was amusing.