So I finished Part One and had a few hours to think about it. The show is definitely interesting. It’s not perfect but I see it setting-up to something bigger in Part Two. The first few episode are a bit off, not horrible or unwatchable but, does have some questionable pacing, lack of music, and some of the more direct jokes aren’t as funny as I would like them. A lot of the “good” jokes seem to be sprinkled in the background or hidden inside of other dialog, I wouldn’t be surprised picking-up on new jokes on a second re-watch. That said episodes 1-5 would be a 5-6/10. Normally a weaker opening to a series would lean me more towards dropping, however... The reason I say the show is interesting is that the trailer and promo material advertises the show as a comedy first with some adventure on the side, however, it’s very much a slice of life series with hints of adventure down the line in Part Two. I wasn’t expecting this and I actually like this angle more. In fact I wouldn’t be surprised if Part Two was exclusively adventure focused. Most of the episodes in Part One are about the daily life of the disobedient princess and falling into situations, all the while adding a LOT of world building. Part One seems very focused on familiarizing you with the world, people, concepts, etc... While this is taking place we get short cutaways to an unknown group of wizards/sorceress monitoring the situation in Dreamland, the main location in Part One, suggesting something bigger going on. I wont spoil anything at the end of Part One but the world building and hints towards a grandeur story definitely make this series interesting and I want to learn more. Obviously these are just promises for the moment but the care put into the world and the slower pace at the start to familiarize the characters gives me hope that this series will offer more. For now it’s a 6/10, good but until we see the rest I wouldn’t put much into the rating. --- Also the 2D animation is very good. CGI blending is better than most shows and a surprising amount of the scenes have a lot of animation in areas you wouldn't expect it. Casual walks in the city treat you to scenes with plenty of bystanders moving and interacting with each others in 2D (some are 3D). Lots of other shows would offer stills & pans so this gives this show's world a lot of life.

Wow... didn't expect this to be so bad. There are some beautiful backgrounds to look at here but that's about the praise this gets from me. Feels like Groening can't really progress as a writer. If maybe the leads had any chemistry then it would have been easier to get into it but as it stands I didn't even chuckle once and the jokes moreso were cringey given that fantasy setting this is supposed to takes place in.

This show is just great. I really don't and will not understand why people want to see some kind of mix between The Simpsons and Futurama... This is different, and obviously it should be! I personally enjoy the characters and the story. So if you want to see Groening's previous creations just do it, and let disenchantment be what it is.

literally anything: \*moves\* matt: i'm gonna make joke about it Every 30 seconds (or less) there is a joke about something. No matter how stupid jokes are, no matter if they are appropriate for situation, they are just there and you are waiting for them. You know that whatever happen there would be a joke about it. And because of this it's fairly hard to watch this show. So predictable, so plain... (But some jokes were good.) It's almost like sitcom but animated and w/o background laugh.

If people go in expecting "haha funny" all of the time, they'll be disappointed. It's a good show by the end (picks up steam around episode 5) but nothing like Futurama or The Simpsons, so I can see how it can be misleading if you go in with that expectation. My main problem with it is what other people seem to like: the drawing style. I'm not even sure I can explain it, it just doesn't do anything for me. The characters are what seems closer to Groening's previous works. You'll like most of them once you get to know them, with their quirks being decisive in it most of the time. If feels like it was too short of a season as well, so I guess that's one more thing on the pros column. I definitely would like to see more ASAP!