"You know how sometimes you do the worst thing in the world to the person you love most in the world because you had no choice but she was the one who left you no choice, and then you think it's all over and you try to move on, but then she shows up in your dreams and it's like AHHHH" -Bean
She is like Fry AND Leela.
[8.7/10] I’ve often found comfort in the idea that love is caring about someone else’s happiness and well-being more than your own. That’s what Zog does here. Here is initially infatuated with Ursula, his magical part time bear, part time human paramour whom he clashes with and eventually falls for after an eventful trip to the forest. He is used to getting what he wants, no matter it is, all the time. So when it seems like Ursula is going to have to go back int he forest, robbing him of that newfound joy, he steals the fur coat that lets her return to being a bear and stashes it in one of his treasure dungeons.
But then he sees how unhappy and unfulfilled Ursula is in Dreamland. He sees her fumbling with a fork, gazing longingly at the path back to the enchanted forest, and he puts her happiness ahead of her own. He willingly gives her the bearskin back, knowing what it means, because he wants her to be happy even if it means that it’ll make him miserable. Considering the relationships he’s been through, the “never felt this way before” sentiment that he expresses, it’s a tremendous act of sacrifice and, yes, love, which is what makes it so heartbreaking when he echoes his earlier line about happily ever afters. It is a downright Futurama-like dose of heart and bittersweetness, and it gives Disenchantment its best episode yet.
Oh yeah, and the episode’s also damn funny. As charming as it is to see Zog and Ursula together, it’s also just amusing to see how many fun bear jokes “The Lonely Heart Is a Hunter” review busts out. Everything from Ursula talking bad about a bearskin rug, to rubbing her back against a pillar, to dancing around on a ball is laugh-worthy and delightful. Beyond the cuteness of the whole thing, which makes Zog/Ursula endearing together, the show finds fun ways to play up the silliness of the whole setup that earns the laughs.
The B-story, which sees Bean haunted by visions of her mom, is more intriguing than anything. There’s a vaguely Lynchian vibe of the cryptic dreams and mysterious objects. I’m not ready to piece the symbols together just yet, but it’s haunting in a way and adds to the depth and multifaceted nature of the show. And even here, the episode manages to pack in comedy, with Bean deciding that the “magic must be inside me the whole time” and Dream Dagmar returning to state that no, she should have been more specific, and she just means Bean should look around.
The weakest part of the episode is the C-story, which sees Luci dating Kissy, Elfo’s ex-girlfriend, over the elf’s objections. It’s pretty stock stuff, though there’s a few laughs from Elfo and Luci’s interactions here and there. And it’s neat to see “Elf Alley” and that whole little ecosystem transported to Dreamland.
But Zog’s story really takes the cake here -- a funny, sweet, and eventually heartbreaking take on what love means, especially to a character who hasn’t experienced much of it in his life. This is absolutely a high water mark for Disenchantment in a second season that’s been much stronger than the first so far.
Shout by KyriaCrosszeriaBlockedParent2019-09-28T18:24:47Z
Okay Ursula comes right after Oona. Bear and lizard women are definitely the best. Or -people. Not surprising, being partially animal would make any person a better one.
Which is why I have a hard time understanding the people’s reaction. I love her!
“At lease the reptile sex was quiet” :joy: