I really like "Big Mouth" - though I have to admit that I'm starting to wonder if perhaps the series has told all the stories that it has to tell. Maybe the creative team are too, as we now have this spin off, focusing on the various creatures that manifest as emotions in the human characters. I have to say that I didn't dig this as much as I have the original.
I normally write a paragraph here about the plot of the season, but I have a problem here as, despite having watched it all, one of the flaws with it for me was that I never came to learn who any of the new characters were. There are two love bugs that make up the central story of the season, as they fall out over an angel, but I couldn't tell you what either of these characters were called - nor could I consistently remember that there was another one, who is fired early on for a drinking problem.
That was the crux of my problem with the show. "Big Mouth" hangs these fantastical characters around the (largely) relatable human cast. Focusing on this one aspect of the show, and expanding it out, for me didn't work, particularly as "Big Mouth" has worked these characters in over the course of a few seasons - and "Human Resources" tried to introduce a number of characters all at the same time. I did like spending time with the characters from "Big Mouth" that I knew though - Maury and Connie - and of course, the shows best ever character, David Thewlis' wonderful Shame Wizard.
I also, If I'm honest, didn't find the show as funny as "Big Mouth". I'm not sure it's always attempting to be, shifting the focus from adolescents to adults gives rise to much weightier problems, such as postnatal depression and parental death.
There was enough that I won't abandon the show, should a second season be commissioned - but it's hard to recommend it to anyone who isn't already a big fan of "Big Mouth".
I normally write a paragraph here about the plot of the season, but I have a problem here as, despite having watched it all, one of the flaws with it for me was that I never came to learn who any of the new characters were. There are two love bugs that make up the central story of the season, as they fall out over an angel, but I couldn't tell you what either of these characters were called - nor could I consistently remember that there was another one, who is fired early on for a drinking problem.
That was the crux of my problem with the show. "Big Mouth" hangs these fantastical characters around the (largely) relatable human cast. Focusing on this one aspect of the show, and expanding it out, for me didn't work, particularly as "Big Mouth" has worked these characters in over the course of a few seasons - and "Human Resources" tried to introduce a number of characters all at the same time. I did like spending time with the characters from "Big Mouth" that I knew though - Maury and Connie - and of course, the shows best ever character, David Thewlis' wonderful Shame Wizard.
I also, If I'm honest, didn't find the show as funny as "Big Mouth". I'm not sure it's always attempting to be, shifting the focus from adolescents to adults gives rise to much weightier problems, such as postnatal depression and parental death.
There was enough that I won't abandon the show, should a second season be commissioned - but it's hard to recommend it to anyone who isn't already a big fan of "Big Mouth".
