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My Review of "Disenchantment Part 1 and 2"

Matt Groening has created another TV series but this time in a mythical medieval time.

By Brian AnonymousPublished 4 years ago 3 min read
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Matt Groening had first captured our hearts with the Simpsons. He followed that with Futurama. The only thing was Futurama didn't have as much of a following as the Simpsons. That's because Futurama went into a totally different direction than the Simpsons. Futurama dealt with adults (some of them not human) and their relationship with one another in the future. Their sitcom scenarios came from jobs that they had to run.

This third iteration called Disenchantment feels more like Futurama in a mythical medieval time. The same concepts of Futurama are there but with different characters. There's King Zog, voiced by John DiMaggio. This guy is a loud brash egotistical king that has a heart of gold. His daughter Bean, voiced by Abbi Jacobson, is the star of the TV series. She's trying to figure herself out and kind of has a few traits she's learned from her dad.

The series starts with her being forced to marry a prince by her dad in order to unite kingdoms together. She obviously doesn't want to do this and meets two of her best friends during this situation. First she meets Luci, voiced by Eric André. Luci is basically a demon that's mysteriously sent to her to cause havoc in her life. He's basically the devil over her shoulder because he always enables her to make the wrong decisions.

Counter to Luci, Bean meets up with Elfo, voiced by Nat Faxon. He's a more moral, goody two shoes of the group. With the devil they have to have an angel and basically Elfo is the angel of the group that so happens to have a crush on Bean as well.

When I was watching this I couldn't help but think of Sigmund Freud and his idea of the Id, Ego and Superego theory. The Id represents instincts much like Luci in this show. Id is basically our impulsive wants and desires. He's the one that's telling bean yes we have to do this because it'll feel good for you today.

Then Elfo would represent the Superego of the group. He would tell Bean the moral thing to do. He's always looking at doing the right thing and being all nice and friendly.

Bean herself would be the Ego. The Ego is set in reality. She has to judge between the two, what is the right thing to do in the situation.

I didn't think my psychology class would kick into my analysis of this show. They kind of use this in a lot of shows actually. You can even go back to the original Star Trek for this formula with Spock, Bones and Kirk.

Needless to say there are a few moral decisions that Bean has to make in this series that she's not sure of. I think this is kind the reason I think it feels more like Futurama but in medieval times. Since, it's in mythical times it's fun that Groening was able to have free reign with his imagination to place religion, magic and science into this series.

Just like his other series, Disenchantment is very witty and original. They play on a lot of sight and word gags. There were a few scenes that were extremely funny. That's not to say that this series is purely a comedy. Like Futurama it is very much a dramatic comedy. They play around with comedy and drama together to build up more of an emotional impact for characters.

Most importantly, this series is entertaining. It's fun from beginning to end but more so closer to the end. The beginning is a fun introduction to each of the characters and their flaws. As the series progresses each of the characters will open up like an onion. They all have layers that will be told with each episode. I felt like these 2 parts (they might as well have been 2 separate seasons, I don't know why they call them parts) were very well planned. You'll see what I mean when you watch through them. It's almost as if they planned this series like they did the Marvel universe but not quite as intricate.

Overall, the episodes are quite short making this series an easy watch through. If you can get through the introduction episodes I assure you that the series becomes so much better once you know each of the characters. The beginning is a little slower but still entertaining. You will be absorbed into the series by the time part 2 comes in. It is a heck of a ride that you will enjoy even though it ends on a cliffhanger. I'll have to give this part 1 and 2 an 8 out of 10. It's worth watching and I would recommend this to friends.

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Brian Anonymous

I have tons of opinions that change constantly. I watch a lot of movies and play video games. There are some articles on my struggles with languages and dance as well.

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