Disenchantment Part 2 Review
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Disenchantment returned to Netflix in September dropping the latest 10 episodes to the series. Did the break give the show a chance to find its stride? Let’s dive in and find out.
The story picks up right where it left off with the last episode with all of Dreamland turned to stone except for King Zog. Bean is on her way to Maru with her mother how has been turned back to human from stone after she used Elfo’s blood in the magic vial instead of saving Elfo’s life.
It’s in these first few episodes that major plot is set in place for the forthcoming episodes and seasons. The expansion on ideas that do not have immediate payoff is something I was very happy to see.
Jokes still tend to fall flat for a good chunk of the episodes. There are some jokes that seem to linger on too long, I can only imagine that these jokes are either attempting to pull of an awkward feel or are used to pad each episode. I have to admit however, that once the elves are moved into Dreamland things take a turn for the more comical. It could be my soft spot for the type of humor these creatures provide to the show, but the elf characters are easily the most entertaining to me.
The best opening in my opinion is episode 15 that takes place after the elves move into the city of Dreamland. The elves get sick due to the dirty water coming from uphill where all the humans live. They play in the water and drink it and then become very sick. Elfo, Bean and Lucy go on an adventure to obtain a fruit from a special tree that has the potential to cure the elves of their illness. This episode to me is the highlight of the season. It shows that there are story points that this show can work off and do it really well.
Another thing that this part of the first season improved on was the locations. From the fires of Hell, the desert regions of Maru, even the steampunk technology city of Steamland. There was so much new parts of the world to explore that all have plenty of potential in the future. It was these quantity locations that keeps the show feeling fresh and allowing for all sorts of new story to arise.
One more nice area of growth for this second part was the fleshing out of secondary characters. We the viewers get a much better idea about the quirks of some of the characters that were left rather bland and empty in the first part of this season. This is not the fault of any of the writers. 10 episodes is by no means enough time to try and give every character in the show an identity. I am left feeling after this second part much more satisfied with the secondary characters and know that there will be plenty more additions in the future as well as secondary character growth.
A perfect example of expanded character growth is with the character Prince Derek. In the first part of the series there was not much placed with him. The second part gives his character much more depth as well as gives us an idea of the kind of character he will be based off in the future. hint hint Ralph Wiggum.
At the end of the day, the second part of this first season takes a step up. There is room to improve for sure, but I get the sense that this series is much bigger now and that the writers were intending for it to be that way. Now that I have had a chance to see it more for myself I can tell that there will be just as many characters possible in this show as it’s predecessors and that it really does have the ability to stand on its own two feet.
What are your thoughts on the second part of this show? Comment below and let us know! We will see you around for the review of the second season when it comes in 2020 or 2021.
