You know, after last episode's review, I was really getting my hopes up for the next episode, for a a consistently good series.
That was a mistake.
This episode is all too familiar to the first. Once again, I will talk about the good moments first. The music is, and always will be AMAZING, and the animation seems way less choppy than before. And, this may seem random, but I think King Zøg really improved as a character. His voice is still very annoying (actually, all of the characters' voices are), but in this episode he delivered the funniest jokes and quips in out of everyone. That being said..the jokes weren't that good anyway.
I noticed that, unlike the smart, referential humor that was used in episode 2, they went BACK to the boring, formulaic jokes like the first episode. I hated Oona from the first second she appeared on screen, but using her as an actual plot point was too much for me.
Speaking of the plot, there was none. While the first episode had to introduce all the characters, and the second had to complete a (kind of) arc, I was expecting this episode to start off strong, with a new storyline to tackle. But instead, the main characters just kinda mess around and get high for the first half of this episode. Yes, the "unpurifing the princess" plot line is integrated into it, but it isn't done very well. It just looks like a lazy excuse to make the characters drunk again. (BTW, I don't really understand why the sorcerers or whatever are doing that to her. Wasn't she already a rebellious, drunk princess to begin with?)
The one off characters were absolutely terrible in this episode. While Merkimer provided hilarious jokes and furthered the plot, these characters were just part of the "get high and drunk" story, which doesn't go anywhere anyway. The "femenist thiefs" were predictable and unfunny, and all that Big Jo (What a stupid name) did was just make the plot for episode 4. Releasing evil upon to the world sounds like a big deal, but the writers played it out so poorly that they make it look like an everyday thing. Although, I did like how that tied into the "unpurify Bean" story, and I'm actually very excited to see where it goes next episode.
Overall, I really don't know where this series is going. I know it certainly isn't a masterpiece, but it could still be good...if it tried! Unfortunately, a lot of the moments in Disenchantment are boring, overused, and don't take any chances. Like THIS WHOLE EPISODE. Now, because of episode two I know that, if the writers try hard enough, they actually can make something good. Unfortunately, in this episode...they didn't. They really didn't.
Favourite Line: "I'm kinda scared to try this. Will you guys peer pressure me?"
Rating: 5.6/10
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