Disenchantment – Season 1 Review

Disenchantment

I’m glad that Matt Groening finally got to work on something other than The Simpsons or Futurama for once, but Disenchantment is easily the weakest of the Groening trifecta. And, yeah, that’s not very fair to say this soon, because his other works took a while to find their footing. I think Disenchantment has the potential to turn into something really funny and charming, though. Much like Futurama’s sci-fi setting, a fantasy landscape is perfect for random, zany adventures. Plus, with the story taking place in medieval times, that means no obnoxious “celebrity of the week” cameos. That’s already a huge improvement over modern-day Simpsons.

The problem with the show in its current state is that it feels so small-scale and empty. Bean and her two sidekicks aren’t intriguing enough to carry each episode on their own, and the supporting cast is pretty limited and seldom seen. John DiMaggio as King Zog is great, of course. John DiMaggio is great in everything. But he’s really the only side character that stands out and doesn’t always—and maybe to good effect—get much screen time. Nat Faxon as Elfo, on the other hand, is fun in small doses but is in the show a little too much. If they can find the right balance with their characters, then I think the jokes will start to fall into place and feel more natural. As is, I’m interested… but not a fan yet.

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Clark
I love gaming so much, I wrote a book about it.

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Clark

I love gaming so much, I wrote a book about it.