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^ Probably the most cringe line used in the entire franchise. This movie uses the most basic horror formula to come up with something unworthy of the already deteriorating series. The characters are just awful. Heather (our lead scream queen) went through the dumbest character arch I've ever seen. She gets taken from the Sawyer cannibal family and given to a stereotypical redneck family yet somehow she turns out like some college kid from the north. She has no accent, dresses like one of the edgy Tim Burton chicks we all saw at high school, and gets upset over literally everything. Her character arch is hating her fake redneck family, hating her psychotic cannibal family, and then loving her psychotic cannibal family for basically no reason.

All of the lead characters come straight from the 80's slasher films. Meaning we have our lead protagonist Heather (sensible yet dresses scantily and suspicious of everyone while unprovoked), Ryan (her typical jock looking boyfriend who cheats on her), Nikki (her friend that cheats with Ryan and can somehow make her cashier work uniform seem clad), and Kenny (Nikki's very northern seeming boyfriend who basically does nothing) Yes this is exactly the same cast as every slasher film from the 80s.

And this is basically every character. This movie demonizes the crap out of southern people. Basically anyone with a southern accent is a villain and anyone who sounds northern is good. It's hilarious because everyone comes from the same exact area. The group of rednecks at the beginning reminds me of the townspeople in Halloween. They would basically just go wherever the murderer was presumed to be and then shoot up the place/burn it down without provocation. It just basically makes this unwatchable to anyone in a southern state because of its offensive portrayal. I come from the north and I've been here my entire life but I still don't agree with this stereotype.

Like the majority of this audience, I'm a huge Bob's Burgers fan. I was definitely skeptical about this show because spin offs are usually absolute garbage but I still had to give this a try. The show has potential but overall it couldn't even put a smile on my face. Even the most unfunny comedies are usually able to give me at least one chuckle or smile. This did not. To be completely honest, I did not feel that many attempts for laughs were made. This first episode felt more like character establishment.

This is my impression. Moon is basically just Louise. The appeal is that he is the youngest yet the most daring and likely to cause trouble through his bold and risky ventures. Judy is like a more strong minded Tina. She's the voice of reason, boy crazy, has an imaginary friend, and seems to be a caring individual. Ham is kind of like Gene. He seems a bit simple and basic. I wouldn't be surprised if he was more of a sidekick character to Moon or Judy. I have no impression of Honeybee or Wolf. They seem like they could either be obnoxious and troublesome or they could be helpful in some sense. Not that sure yet but I also don't find them intriguing.

I give the show a lot of credit for Beef's writing. The subject of divorce is often ugly and it's relatable to many people. Beef's feeling of not wanting to come to terms with the reality of people leaving him is a hugely underrated pain that affects almost everyone in some form. For the writers to tackle that subject in a strong father figure character is definitely commendable. However, this does not make the show funny.

I gave this four stars based on the first episode alone because it's currently all I have access to. I'm not really sure how other reviewers were able to get access to more episodes than that but some did. Personally I believe this show has potential. I liked the setting, the animation, and the characters were decent (not likable, just decent). I will watch another episode when it airs but if it leaves me feeling unamused (like this episode) then I won't continue.