Just finished S1/episode 10. The artwork of this series is awesome, a great mixture of real puppet work and CGI. But most characters are so cliché it hurts.
The story has a dark setting to it, which I like, but the evil Skeksis are way too weird and dumb in their behaviour and talking. It's completely unbelievable they could even hold a sword, except for the emperor. The heroes are mostly flat, in their dialogue and their facial expressions (but very nice costumes).
But there's that one character, Deet - this girl saves the whole show. She's got so much depth, her expressions and actions are so believable, so detailed, and heart touching. She's just great. I have watched all episodes only to see how her story will turn out. I don't understand why they the writers and puppet masters have put all their talent mostly into Deet, and left the others as extras. Deet shows what all others could have been, but sadly they aren't. Just compare her facial expressions to all other Gelflings, and you'll know what I mean.
The story has a dark setting to it, which I like, but the evil Skeksis are way too weird and dumb in their behaviour and talking. It's completely unbelievable they could even hold a sword, except for the emperor. The heroes are mostly flat, in their dialogue and their facial expressions (but very nice costumes).
But there's that one character, Deet - this girl saves the whole show. She's got so much depth, her expressions and actions are so believable, so detailed, and heart touching. She's just great. I have watched all episodes only to see how her story will turn out. I don't understand why they the writers and puppet masters have put all their talent mostly into Deet, and left the others as extras. Deet shows what all others could have been, but sadly they aren't. Just compare her facial expressions to all other Gelflings, and you'll know what I mean.