Random TV Show Review - Disenchantment (Parts 1-5)

 

So after The Simpsons ran out of ideas and Futurama ran out of episodes, I kinda lost faith in all the things Matt Groening was being involved in. That is, until this Netflix series came about, and I gradually was able to be hooked to his shows again. It's far from a perfect show, but it does come across as the natural evolution in terms of how his shows have been tailored to. The Simpsons is tailored to a family friendly audience, but has on occasion gone into the adult area (just not as majorly there like its competitors). Futurama is tailored to a similar audience, but moves into the adult area a lot more due to some episodes being very risqué (and given it's based on one of several possible futures, that's to be expected). As for this show, it's tailored to the typical Netflix audience where nothing is off limits, and they can do anything they want, which is exactly what happened with this show. As the only one of Groening's work not to belong to Disney, it could mean lots can happen. But let's have a look at this fantasy show anyway:

Unlike other TV reviews I've done, I'm not going to break it down on this occasion and just review it as a whole because it's in parts and not seasons for some reason. Disenchantment is set in a fictional, medieval European kingdom and its surrounding area, called Dreamland. There, the series focuses on the princess of the kingdom, Bean (voiced by Abbi Jacobson) who isn't your typical princess and is very much against the whole idea of being a princess of a kingdom. She goes on a few adventures with her personal demon, Luci (voiced by Eric Andre) and her elf companion Elfo (voiced by Nax Faxon), exploring the kingdom and its surrounding area, all leading into uncovering a mythical conspiracy.

As a show, it's pretty alright. It knows its audience and does well to be in every way like Groening's earlier work. But while doing its own take. Much of the cast of Futurama, return to voice new characters, like John DiMaggio voicing the king and the likes of Billy West and Maurice LaMarche voicing various characters. Also in the show is The IT Crowd's Richard Ayoade and Matt Berry, who both play funny roles. So yeah it has a good cast, good animation that is recognizable, but allows itself to do its own style. Some great stories, good amount of lore and lots to really sink your teeth in. It may not live up to the latest and greatest of adult humoured animated shows, but it does try very hard to. 7/10