So much potential, and it wasted pretty much all of it. I was drawn to this show due to del Toro's involvement, and the amazing voice cast. Apart from a few things, it's been a real let down, though. The first 13 episodes were mostly enjoyable with a fast-paced narrative. After it wrapped that up, the second 13 episodes were almost entirely trash. Having killed off their excellent bad guy, they replaced him immediately with a weaker copy in Angor Rot. When you have the amazing Ron Perlman voicing a character, it's a good idea to keep him around.
The show does look gorgeous, and the cast are fantastic all round. The one big exception is Toby. TOBY. The most annoying, idiotic and pointless character. He's responsible for pretty much all the bad things that happen due to his mistakes, and he's borderline unwatchable whenever he's on screen. It's more exasperating when the show has good characters like Draal who remain completely underused.
The character of Blinky is also a mixed bag. Kelsey Grammar of course voices him wonderfully, but his design is incredible poor. Watching him run is disturbing due to the unnatural gait of a big head on a little body.
The show also suffers from the writing cliches that plague shows aimed at a younger audience. The heroes are never in real danger, relationships are boiled down to their most simple traits and bad guys would rather talk than deal a killing blow. There also seems to be very little rules to the magic, with convenient solutions always being found. It's time shows stopped relying on this stuff. The message seems to be that you can accomplish anything if you have your friends with you, but it also doesn't really demonstrate that their are consequences for your choices.
Review by LeftHandedGuitaristBlockedParent2017-03-13T10:13:41Z
So much potential, and it wasted pretty much all of it. I was drawn to this show due to del Toro's involvement, and the amazing voice cast. Apart from a few things, it's been a real let down, though. The first 13 episodes were mostly enjoyable with a fast-paced narrative. After it wrapped that up, the second 13 episodes were almost entirely trash. Having killed off their excellent bad guy, they replaced him immediately with a weaker copy in Angor Rot. When you have the amazing Ron Perlman voicing a character, it's a good idea to keep him around.
The show does look gorgeous, and the cast are fantastic all round. The one big exception is Toby. TOBY. The most annoying, idiotic and pointless character. He's responsible for pretty much all the bad things that happen due to his mistakes, and he's borderline unwatchable whenever he's on screen. It's more exasperating when the show has good characters like Draal who remain completely underused.
The character of Blinky is also a mixed bag. Kelsey Grammar of course voices him wonderfully, but his design is incredible poor. Watching him run is disturbing due to the unnatural gait of a big head on a little body.
The show also suffers from the writing cliches that plague shows aimed at a younger audience. The heroes are never in real danger, relationships are boiled down to their most simple traits and bad guys would rather talk than deal a killing blow. There also seems to be very little rules to the magic, with convenient solutions always being found. It's time shows stopped relying on this stuff. The message seems to be that you can accomplish anything if you have your friends with you, but it also doesn't really demonstrate that their are consequences for your choices.