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Disenchantment

  • TV Series
  • 2018– 2018–
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Disenchantment (2018)
Princess Bean's misadventures this season include the discovery of an underwater castle containing secrets that could change the history of Dreamland.
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Princess Tiabeanie, 'Bean', is annoyed at her imminent arranged marriage to Prince Merkimer. Then she meets Luci, a demon, and Elfo, an elf, and things get rather exciting, and dangerous.Princess Tiabeanie, 'Bean', is annoyed at her imminent arranged marriage to Prince Merkimer. Then she meets Luci, a demon, and Elfo, an elf, and things get rather exciting, and dangerous.Princess Tiabeanie, 'Bean', is annoyed at her imminent arranged marriage to Prince Merkimer. Then she meets Luci, a demon, and Elfo, an elf, and things get rather exciting, and dangerous.
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    • Matt Groening
    • Josh Weinstein
  • Stars
    • Abbi Jacobson
    • Eric André
    • Nat Faxon
    • Matt Groening
    • Josh Weinstein
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    • Abbi Jacobson
    • Eric André
    • Nat Faxon
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    Disenchantment (2018)
    John DiMaggio, Nat Faxon, and Billy West in Disenchantment (2018)
    Nat Faxon, Eric André, and Abbi Jacobson in Disenchantment (2018)
    Abbi Jacobson in Disenchantment (2018)
    Maurice LaMarche, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille, Billy West, and Eric André in Disenchantment (2018)
    Nat Faxon, Eric André, and Abbi Jacobson in Disenchantment (2018)
    Disenchantment (2018)
    Nat Faxon, Eric André, and Abbi Jacobson in Disenchantment (2018)
    Eric André and Abbi Jacobson in Disenchantment (2018)
    Nat Faxon, Billy West, Rich Fulcher, Eric André, and Abbi Jacobson in Disenchantment (2018)
    Eric André in Disenchantment (2018)
    Nat Faxon, Eric André, and Abbi Jacobson in Disenchantment (2018)

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    Abbi Jacobson
    Abbi Jacobson
    • Bean
    Eric André
    Eric André
    • Luci…
    Nat Faxon
    Nat Faxon
    • Elfo…
    John DiMaggio
    John DiMaggio
    • King Zøg…
    David Herman
    David Herman
    • The Herald…
    Maurice LaMarche
    Maurice LaMarche
    • Odval…
    Billy West
    Billy West
    • Sorcerio…
    Tress MacNeille
    Tress MacNeille
    • Queen Oona…
    Rich Fulcher
    Rich Fulcher
    • Turbish…
    Lucy Montgomery
    Lucy Montgomery
    • Bunty…
    Jeny Batten
    Jeny Batten
    • Kissy the Elf…
    Sharon Horgan
    Sharon Horgan
    • Queen Dagmar
    Lauren Tom
    Lauren Tom
    • Trixy…
    Matt Berry
    Matt Berry
    • Prince Merkimer
    Noel Fielding
    Noel Fielding
    • Stan the Executioner
    Meredith Hagner
    Meredith Hagner
    • Mora…
    Richard Ayoade
    Richard Ayoade
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      • Matt Groening
      • Josh Weinstein
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    • Trivia
      Matt Groening stated that he drew Elfo with sideburns so he would not be mistaken for a child.
    • Goofs
      It is mentioned several times that the only elf to leave Elfwood, was Leavo. Later Elfo's Dad talks about his time as a Traveling Salesman who traveled outside of Elfwood.
    • Quotes

      Elves: Our minds are blank, but our hearts are free!

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    A victim of unfair comparisons, weak/mediocre nonetheless.
    So it seems like everyone and their mother expected Matt Groening and co to pull off a hat-trick and add a third golden animation series to his resume. It's hard to find a review that doesn't mention or compare it to his earlier work (And inevitably I will do so too). But people are being unfair, illogical and overestimating the current comedy prowess of the veteran crew around Matt.

    It makes no sense to compare Disenchantment to the golden age of the Simpsons, which lies more than 2 full decades in the past now. Nor to compare it to Futurama, which has been off the air for years now and that includes the revival, which was mostly build out of archived leftovers from the initial run hence why the revival was still top notch material.

    If you want to compare Disenchantment to something compare it to the last few Simpons seasons. Last one I saw was season 24 and that was already an atrocity so I can only imagine what depths they should have reached by now. Point here is: what was anybody still expecting here? that Matt and co would reinvent themselves after they've been unable to do so for years?

    Another major point in why a comparison is approaching disenchantment the wrong way is because it's clearly trying to be something different. There's a serialized narrative, a longer format, some mystery to the plot, a new painting-like art style (for backgrounds) and little segments here and there that seem to have a different purpose than straight up comedy, something that supports the idea that Disenchantment might not be intended or at least envisioned as a purely comedic effort.

    And herein lies the fatal flaw that impairs Disenchantment. It plays it way too safe. It doesn't fully embrace the new direction and misses on potential opportunities. disenchantment could have been crafted as a full blown adventure series, with a hefty dose of classic Simpsons comedy injected. There's a rule in comedy: the less grounded in reality your fictional creation is the harder you'll have to try to be funny. It's why series like family guy have to go way over the top while things like veep and curb your enthusiasm can keep it simple and still be funny. The idea is that making your comedy series more real creates potential to have impactful emotions beyond just those derivated from comedy. More grounded comedy series can instill for example fear, tension, sadness, melancholy etc. So in my opinion they should have shifted Disenchantment along the comedic spectrum in the opposite direction from where it is has gone now. Could have been something Avatar:TLA alike but with maturer comedy but now it's just Futurama in middle-earth.

    Which leaves us with only the comedic aspect as a potential selling point. And by now you've guessed it: it's simply not funny enough. Like another reviewer stated: Disenchantment seems to be content with being just amiable instead of being genuinely funny. I made it to the sixth episode. By then it came clear that there wasn't much novelty to disenchantment in general, they weren't really committed to the concept of serialization and this sixth episode was particularly unfunny.

    I'll give you an example of a joke from one of the first scenes of said episode (though it might not translate very well by just typing it out): The 3 main characters Bean, Luci and Elfo are playing a drunken game of guessing who the other is impersonating.

    When it's Elfo's turn he simply says: I'm Elfo. Luci reacts: Hmmm, I know this one, (keeps thinking aloud for a few lines), I wanna say Schmelfo? Elfo replies: No! It's me, Elfo!

    ........sigh.

    This sort of comedy level feels like watching one of those many third-rate short-lived stoner comedies on adult swim nobody's heard of or watches. Or like going to an amateur improv comedy night. Rest of the episode was on par, so that was my limit.

    In general it's fairly watchable, it doesn't deserve the 1 star rating from people who expected to relive the Simpsons/Futurama golden age and are just rate-bombing in frustration. It get's a 7.3 currently and that seems about right. 7.3 Counts as mediocre on IMdb but in my book average is still 5 logically so it gets a 5. Barely recommendable.
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    • Oct 5, 2018

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