Disenchantment

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 17, 2018
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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6.7

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  1. BeeneMachine
    Sep 6, 2018
    3
    The pace meanders, the dialogue is flat, the characters are boring, and the jokes simply don't land. The worst part is that it's not even bad enough to enjoy ironically.
  2. duddy5698
    Sep 1, 2018
    6
    Disenchantment could be so much better. I still enjoyed it, though. Very hit and miss. It is very generic. Disenchantment is a giggle show. I never laughed out loud, but I never cringed. It gets better as it goes along. There are just so many better shows to watch.
  3. hornysoul
    Sep 21, 2018
    8
    Esta série é um must-watch. É espirituosa e hilária. Embora algumas piadas não tenham sido captadas por todos, a série compensa pela sua pura qualidade. Os personagens são divertidos e adoráveis.
    Creio que muitos dos usuários do Metacritic não viram a série com muita atenção. Não entendo como podem classificar a série abaixo de um 6.
  4. HannibalB
    Oct 24, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show depends too heavily on ongoing one-joke character gags: a demon who's always saying on-the-nose evil things, a drunken Tomboy of a princess, a slob King with a Brooklyn accent. This is old. It goes back to the '40s, and it really wasn't that funny even then. There are other, more interesting ways to subvert expectations, but Disenchantment seems to go for all the easy ones. The characters are so defined by their stereotypes, that you can't really get beyond them. And even in cartoons, character matters. This is a disappointing offering from a brilliant team. Maybe they're just too tired to come up with new things.… Expand
  5. ucankabak
    Dec 20, 2018
    0
    Sorry but it was really terrible. Not funny, also that elmo guy grinds me up so hard.
  6. erolsabadosh
    Aug 18, 2018
    6
    I'm only a few episodes in but I'm already fairly disappointed by the lack of humor; the show hasn't really made me laugh out loud much and that's a big problem. Yes The Simpsons started off a little shaky but it was still funny and had well thought out storylines. Disenchantment feels like a lesser Futurama clone; all of the characters remind me of previous Groening creations to the pointI'm only a few episodes in but I'm already fairly disappointed by the lack of humor; the show hasn't really made me laugh out loud much and that's a big problem. Yes The Simpsons started off a little shaky but it was still funny and had well thought out storylines. Disenchantment feels like a lesser Futurama clone; all of the characters remind me of previous Groening creations to the point where it feels way too familiar but without the strengths (Bean is more or less Leela, Elfo is Fry, the demon is Bender, the grandfather wizard dude is Professor Farnsworth, the dad is Scruffy as a King etc). Honestly there really isn't an excuse for this not being funny, Groening has the experience under his belt but it feels oddly lazy in some places and then really full of effort in others; the biggest problem is the writing and that's a glaring issue for a comedy fantasy series. Hopefully it'll pick up but judging by the flatness of it I just don't see this lasting unless they get a whole new writing team to save it.… Expand
  7. night4
    Aug 24, 2018
    3
    This is absolutely not funny in any way. I'm actually offended by how similar it is to Futurama. They're literally plagiarizing their own work, which is absolutely shameful. It is bad and the creators should feel bad.

    That rant aside, I haven't laughed once at it, and I'm not a difficult person to make laugh. The main characters are blatant copies of Fry, Leela, and Bender, and it's boring.
  8. ComandanteCobra
    Aug 28, 2018
    3
    It dind't amuse me. It isn't a moking of fantasy cliches or a different approach of cartoon comedy...it's just low quality sketches.
    It look dated, derivated, slow, prevedible so I stop watching after 5 episodes.
    There is much better out there, old or new, ...Gorgoth of Barbaria, Adventure Time, Futurama,
    Archer, South Park ..all are better that this one.
  9. arnav99
    Aug 19, 2018
    3
    Wow, honestly.... this show is a mess, a horrible and disappointing mess. Matt Groening has either run out of ideas or isn't even trying to make this show watchable. After creating 2 beloved series that have tugged at our heartstrings and introducing so many beloved characters, Matt Groening's third venture is a big flop and a huge slap in the face of anyone who is looking to be capturedWow, honestly.... this show is a mess, a horrible and disappointing mess. Matt Groening has either run out of ideas or isn't even trying to make this show watchable. After creating 2 beloved series that have tugged at our heartstrings and introducing so many beloved characters, Matt Groening's third venture is a big flop and a huge slap in the face of anyone who is looking to be captured by the charm and loveability that Matt Groening has imbued in his other characters.

    This show is so lifeless and derivative, the cast is so generic and the humor is pretty much non existent throughout the series. This show obviously hasn't had great care in the writing room since the jokes are horrible punchlines. I've chuckled twice and I've never been emotionally moved even once during this series. Simpsons and Futurama had characters whose relationships we were actively emotionally invested in giving us so many moving moments throughout the series.

    However, I could never connect to the cast of Disenchantment, the main character is an edgy brat, the elf is an airheaded weirdo complete with the good ol sexual tension subplot that just feels weird and unearned. The demon is fine, he's the reason I chuckled twice but he's far from redeeming the show, definitely a worse Bender.

    This show is such a disapointing excuse of a Matt Groening creation, I cannot believe that the comedy is so damn bad. It's so weird that I've never laughed out loud ONCE during this show. I hate the characters, they aren't likeable at all and honestly that's what I've loved the most from Simpsons and Futurama, those few sweet character focused moments in the absurd world that they live in, the one constant whether it be the sibling anomosity/rivalry/love or be it the romantic tension between 2 people that posess hugely different mindset in life, I've never gotten that here. .

    It just doesn't work here and I hope there's a huge changeup in the writing team because this show so far should have never even gone beyond the drawing board, it's just really bad.    … Expand
  10. Scraper
    Aug 20, 2018
    4
    A show badly in need of a re-write. It's bogged down by a slow rhythm. The characters are constantly explaining their next moves and motives. I think they were in love with the medieval concept and then tried to write around it. Too bad. I'm a huge Groening fan in general.
  11. EludiumQ36
    Aug 29, 2018
    3
    Wow, so many shills here. How can you tell? The shills don't go deep, don't discuss details, just shallow and vague praise. The real critics here provide details. This is NOT an 8/9/10 show, at best it's a 6 or 7. I'll give a 3 since it's poor and I wouldn't watch this season again. The artwork is good but doesn't break new ground. The voices are familiar coming largely from "Futurama".Wow, so many shills here. How can you tell? The shills don't go deep, don't discuss details, just shallow and vague praise. The real critics here provide details. This is NOT an 8/9/10 show, at best it's a 6 or 7. I'll give a 3 since it's poor and I wouldn't watch this season again. The artwork is good but doesn't break new ground. The voices are familiar coming largely from "Futurama". But annoyingly, John D ("Bender" before, "King Zog" here) largely channels Archie Bunker of 70s classic "All in the Family". "Luci" the flatly drawn demon "cat" is a much too obvious comedic foil, akin to JarJar Binks. And the writing is lazy throughout. The elf character is named "Elfo", great, thanks guys for spending the 2 minutes to determine that. The series plays out in sequential fashion so it's more like an extended movie/film than a tv series. This departs from Futurama and Family Guy where the episodes are more disconnected. That in itself doesn't make it better or worse but when you do the serialized plot then there better be a good payoff to justify the 10 episode commitment you've made, and it's not, it's just meh and disappointing overall. This is a throwaway, forgettable season. Even if this show plays out for multiple seasons, you're not going to want to watch this season again.… Expand
  12. GamerJosh0137
    Aug 20, 2018
    4
    I REALLY wanted to love this show. Considering my childhood in the early 90's consisted of watching the clock, waiting for the next simpsons episodes to air I was hoping to get that same sense of excitement from Disenchantment. Especially considering Groening wouldn't be bound by the same ridiculous network guidelines on Netflix. Instead what I got was a humorless slog of a show.I REALLY wanted to love this show. Considering my childhood in the early 90's consisted of watching the clock, waiting for the next simpsons episodes to air I was hoping to get that same sense of excitement from Disenchantment. Especially considering Groening wouldn't be bound by the same ridiculous network guidelines on Netflix. Instead what I got was a humorless slog of a show. After season 1 I honestly can't remember any time that I legitimately laughed if I did at all. Most of the funny punchlines come from characters you only see in opening scenes, or from background characters that have nothing to do with anything. The main cast of characters is the worst part about the show. Bean is the Princess, and supposedly this alcoholic problem child, Elfo is the happy go lucky elf who just wants to be miserable away from his happy village of elves, and the Demon (I can't even remember his name or if he has one at all) who plays devil's advocate in Bean's rational. All in all Disenchantment for me is a forgettable show with an even more forgettable cast, where the good jokes are few and far between. I'm just going to watch re-runs of Rick and Morty. Maybe one day Matt Groening will return as a television sitcom legend, but Disenchantment won't help him fulfill that role this time.… Expand
  13. kuehnau
    Aug 18, 2018
    6
    I wouldn't say this is a bad cartoon by any means, but it does feel overly generic, there were plenty of jokes, but most of them barely managed to get a smirk out of me.

    The story itself is a little interesting, but they take the entire season to really get to the meat of it and then when they do, they end the season on a cliff hanger. Why do that? If the cartoon was good, it'd get    I wouldn't say this is a bad cartoon by any means, but it does feel overly generic, there were plenty of jokes, but most of them barely managed to get a smirk out of me.

    The story itself is a little interesting, but they take the entire season to really get to the meat of it and then when they do, they end the season on a cliff hanger. Why do that? If the cartoon was good, it'd get another season and if it failed, at least it wouldn't have been left unresolved.

    They could have easily take the entire season to wrap up this story, but instead they decided to put in a bunch of filler episodes that don't really lend to the overall story in any sort of meaningful way.

    I know a lot of times, it takes a show a few seasons to really fall into their groove, but at this point, I really wonder if Disenchantment is going to get the opportunity to even do so?    … Expand
  14. SimonKhan
    Aug 23, 2018
    2
    I wanted to love it so bad, but most joke just fell flat, the character are either despicable or boring, the story goes nowhere. Sadly bad.
  15. GrumpyReviewer
    Aug 20, 2018
    5
    I did not hate DISENCHANTMENT. I did not love it either. I was expecting so much more though...

    The Simpsons and Futurama are timeless masterpieces. I love those characters so much. It's like I know them, I connect with them, their stories. I have laughed AND cried with both Simpsons and Futurama more times than I have the courage to admit. And I honestly think Matt Groening is a    I did not hate DISENCHANTMENT. I did not love it either. I was expecting so much more though...

    The Simpsons and Futurama are timeless masterpieces. I love those characters so much. It's like I know them, I connect with them, their stories. I have laughed AND cried with both Simpsons and Futurama more times than I have the courage to admit. And I honestly think Matt Groening is a genius.

    So when Netlix announced DISENCHANTMENT, I was extremely hyped and excited. But.. as soon as I realized I could barely finish one 20 minute episode, I knew something was really wrong. And That made me so sad and disappointed. Because the show SCREAMS potential. Bean, Elfo, Luci, even the rest of the cast in the city/castle can do so much more. I mean SO MUCH MORE.

    The dialogue is not funny. At all. There is almost no character development. The jokes miss the mark 95% of time. Sometimes it's a pain to watch... and I kept pausing the episodes to watch them later because I was almost falling asleep half of the time.

    But here is the thing: I blame the writing, really. Because the art style is beautiful. So is the direction and soundtrack. DISENCHANTMENT is, actually, pretty and charming. I WANT to love those characters. But the lazy writing won't allow it. The lazy writing is throwing this show, which is filled with potential, into the dumpster.

    Please, PLEASE, P-L-E-A-S-E fix the writing. Bring other/better people to write the story and this show will be saved. Right now, DISENCHANTMENT is a complete mess. And it pains me to say that.    … Expand
  16. Tal_Kalon
    Aug 29, 2018
    3
    Was so excited about Matt Groening tackling a fantasy cartoon, and on Netflix too! But it's so uninspired, boring, and unfunny that I barely finished the pilot episode. I don't understand how this is satisfying anyone.
  17. bulger_paul
    Aug 18, 2018
    5
    I'm very in the middle on this. I've seen quite a bit of Futurama, and a few episodes here and there of the Simpsons, and I liked them both, though I was never a hardcore fan, and I hadn't even heard of Disenchantment until the day it came out and I saw it at the top of the Netflix homescreen banner, so it's not like I was looking forward to this for long enough to be particularlyI'm very in the middle on this. I've seen quite a bit of Futurama, and a few episodes here and there of the Simpsons, and I liked them both, though I was never a hardcore fan, and I hadn't even heard of Disenchantment until the day it came out and I saw it at the top of the Netflix homescreen banner, so it's not like I was looking forward to this for long enough to be particularly disappointed by it, so to me so far, it's a rather "meh" series.

    There's at least a few witty moments per episode, it's just that the pacing is bizarre, and jokes that rely upon precisely timed edits fall flat, because there's something bizarre about the editing here. It feels as though edits happen just a few counts late, and jokes that might have been very funny don't exactly stick, because they don't feel timed properly.

    I also don't like how safe this all feels. I know The Simpsons was highly regarded, because, during at least its first ten years on the air, it was always pissing off the right groups, such as various religious groups and all the mom groups, etc. So I would expect a new series from the creator of The Simpsons to have a little more edge to it than this. Sure, there's some more jokes poking fun at religious people and at sexual politics, but it's all fairly toothless stuff.

    I'll stick around for a few episodes when season 2 comes out, but if it doesn't get any better than this, I'll mark this off as a simple misfire. Groening caught lightning in a bottle twice already, everything he does doesn't have to be a modern classic.    … Expand
  18. thisseatofmars
    Aug 19, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There's more room for comedy and grand ideas in science fiction because SF is the art of the possible. Futurama is a genius show because it managed to be both hilarious and have clever SF plots. For example, the time travel episodes connected to other episodes while maintaining a SF logic. Look at the episode "Roswell that Ends Well," a (hilarious) story that developed into a larger plot where Fry is the chosen one to ward off the brain spawn. Or, the episode focusing on Fry's dog, which would not have been as touching if not for the internal SF logic keeping the plot together. And, thanks to the open nature of SF, Futurama was even able to have fantasy-focused plots, like "The Honking" and even "Bender's Game."

    Straight-up fantasy isn't as strong because for it to remain fantasy it has to adhere to stricter confines. Science fiction can be post-apocalyptic, set in a space station, a military setting, or even a few years from now, like Pacific Rim. SF can even be part fantasy, like Star Wars. Fantasy by itself however is almost always set in a castle. Sure enough, the opening of Disenchanted is in a pub, then castle town, then the castle. You have fairies, ogres, elves, and demons, all standard fare for fantasy. The only new or interesting element is the king's wife, who appears to be a member of a Zora-like race from the Zelda series.

    But such innovations are rare given the limitations of fantasy and Disenchantment's stubborn choice to play it safe. The show is filled with stock, boring characters. The protagonists are all the same, in that they feel like they don't "fit in." A spoiled brat princess who wants to be a warrior? Holy cheese but that is a plot as old as time. An elf who doesn't like being a happy elf? It sounds like the creators saw that crappy Will Ferrel (spelled right?) movie and just ran with that plot. The elf even remarks in episode nine, when approaching the other elves, "I smell cocoa, caramel, and conformity!" Wow, what a rebel. How about you take charge and muster up ambition instead of complaining, dude?

    It is a tactical and insulting choice of using such malcontent characters who refuse to fit into society as Disenchantment's protagonists. The creators of Disenchantment are trying to pander to a demographic, the demo being misfits, losers, basement dwellers: people who have always wondered why they don't "fit in" while stubbornly refusing to change and/or better themselves. After all, who else would watch an animated sitcom about three bores who run away from responsibility to play in a fantasy world? Sounds like the comics and video game industry to me. (By the way, the creators of the show are very wealthy people: they certainly "fit in.")

    Disenchantment tries to make you laugh with bouts of gore and violence, a cheap attempt to make you laugh with shock. (Huh, elves and gnomes blowing up giants. Clever, guys.) But in this day and age, such cartoon violence is ancient, old hat. The most famous episode of Rick and Morty (a tedious and overrated show) is the one where Rick turns himself into a pickle and slaughters a group of sewer rats: but really, the violent parts of that episode were the most forgettable. There's also a monologue in the pilot where a priest-type character proclaims skepticism in her belief in God, ending with the line, "If I talk with confidence, you dopes will believe anything I say." (Shots at people who believe in God. That's great, guys. Enjoy that false feeling of superiority, and that big empty hole in your heart.)

    I suppose the show has some potential. The colours are beautiful, many backgrounds looking like they were done with watercolours. I also like the design of the demon Luci... but not the voice. He's well designed, almost always appearing in profile form, with a long black pointed tail and tiny cute horns: I can see the design working well in a comic strip. But the voice spoils him. He would've been stronger with a voice more like Bender's from Futurama, instead of some smarmy hipster-type dude. Bender's voice is different, and it needs to be different because he is a robot. Luci the demon sounds like someone you reach when calling customer support. It's weird too, the similarities between Luci and Bender: both are misanthropes, both smoke cigars and drink hard liquor, both say "chump" like it's meant to be funny. But Luci's black sprite design is the highlight, and most original and clever part of the show.

    Is the show funny? No, not at all, it is actually very slow. You chuckle once every 25 minutes or so. If this was Groening's first effort he'd be forced out of television and into a different field (perhaps even a literal field, like landscaping or agriculture or something). It doesn't help that a lot of the season is a tease. Apart from the tired gags (rejected from Futurama?) the plot offers no closure. After this limpness of this first season, I'm not motivated to watch more.    … Expand
  19. chesaro
    Aug 18, 2018
    4
    Groening did it almos perfect storytelling for futurama (yes, the simpsons way wouldn't work for this), and yet, he couldn't even keep the basics for this one, i don't know what the hell happened to him, but this is plain bad, boring, the music is not very good, the character lack a lot of personality, i was hoping this was going to be great, and the disappointment hit me right in the face
  20. FearlessKing
    Aug 22, 2018
    2
    I really wanted to like the show. I love the fantasy setting and have been a fan of The Simpsons and Futurama for as long as I can remember. Plus, with an all star voice lineup and a Netflix budget it seemed like an easy home run.

    However, the writing is just offensively bad. Not only are the jokes completely lazy, but so is the overall plot. It feels like Groening phoned this one in. I    I really wanted to like the show. I love the fantasy setting and have been a fan of The Simpsons and Futurama for as long as I can remember. Plus, with an all star voice lineup and a Netflix budget it seemed like an easy home run.

    However, the writing is just offensively bad. Not only are the jokes completely lazy, but so is the overall plot. It feels like Groening phoned this one in. I read online that "Things get better around episodes 8 or 9! Just stick with it!" But this excuse didn't hold up for me. There are no redeeming qualities to be found. There is no silver lining. Don't waste your time on this garbage show.

    God forbid more seasons of this crap get released. If so, I look forward to not watching them.    … Expand
  21. 19x
    Aug 20, 2018
    3
    Matt Groening laughing all the way to the bank. The rest of us not so much. Simply put another meh show in Netflixs long list of below average to terrible original programming.
  22. Louwidji
    Aug 19, 2018
    7
    I've been looking forward to seeing it since it was announced. I liked it overall, I definitely felt some Futurama and Simpsons vibes. Not a huge fan of the huge number of cliffhangers, the weird pacing and some inconsistencies, but I'm still looking forward for season 2. I remember Futurama having a "meh" first season, and this is one of my favorite shows. I can't wait.
  23. toonvailo
    Aug 20, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Abstract:
    Disenchantment as the latest project from the Simpsons and Futurama create Matt Groening is disenchanting to put it on the nose. While this series definitely stands out from his previous works, it fails to be memorable. A promising show with lots of characters and world to explore, already slated for a second season on Netflix, I hope we get more depth out of it.

    Review:
    First and foremost if you are worried this will be a duplicate the Simpsons with a Bart-esque looking troll, or an extended rendition of “Bender’s Game” from Futurama, you may rest at ease. It is definitely not like either previous work from Groening. That being said, I am personally disappointed that is nothing like his previous work. The fantasy show walks a wide line between comedy and trying to be serious failing to be neither.
    The season sets up with Princess “Bean” facing a cruel fate, a royal marriage. Try as she might she simply cannot escape it, until the wedding itself becomes so inconvenient that King Zøg simply calls it off. That’s it. The main premise and highlights pointed out in the trailers are resolved after 2 episodes. This leaves Bean to focus on being drunk, unruly, and an overall very unlady like princess; a point which really seems to be hammered at the audience again and again. If there were a trope opposite of a Mary Sue, it would be a Princess Bean, as we are reminded time and time again that she is good at nothing.
    A slightly more interesting plot arises in the form of Luci the Demon. While the character himself is nothing more than a devil on your shoulder, he is “gifted” to Bean on her first wedding day by two mysterious people, who watch the plot unfold via magical fire. Sadly after episode three they by and large receive little screen time and are all but forgotten about. Luci is exercised, but Bean and Elfo agree the group isn’t as fun without, and so rescue him and hundreds of other demons from their volcano-y fate. Luci almost serves less as a bad influence and more as a reason for the plot to advance as he’s there to fill in awkward silences and to reveal plot devices the other characters missed.
    Least interesting of all is Elfo the Elf, He is hunted and nearly exsanguinated for his magical Elf blood in the pilot, that King Zøg might obtain the Elixir of Life, only for the King to nearly forget about it soon after. The character’s main motivation then becomes dancing around his awkward friend-zoned crush on Bean.
    Episodes 4-7 try to expand the realm that we find ourselves in featuring characters and plots that don’t really seem to matter. We are introduced to the Which Gwen whom doesn’t gather much attention but who owns a copy of a cookbook which might yield the Elixir of Life! We are introduced to the Dankmire kingdom where King Zøg’s current queen Queen Oona comes from. We learn that giants are rampaging monsters and the castle seems to have an alchemy parlor.
    But it isn’t until the end of the season that we seem to return to any semblance of plot. It seems with some regularity Elfo has had his blood taken, but in smaller less deadly volumes. And now the King may finally gain immortality with just a mere drop of Elf blood. Quickly over two episodes we find a lost city to obtain an amulet and reveal their terrible statuesque fate, we learn that Princess Bean’s Mother, Queen Dagmar, is not dead but herself a statue (the victim of an assassination plot on the King gone wrong!) These are interesting turns of a events that would’ve been used better to pad out the season including the finale. At last we have a motivation for the King’s obsession with immortality, we know now why he has been so cold and distant with his daughter.
    Now in a comedy do we actually need motivation and plot and reason? Possibly no, but I say that to highlight this next point. The show just isn’t that funny. It lacks the wit of Futurama and the zany antics of the Simpsons. I could only see about half the sight gags, and what I could see were light chuckles at best. When the humor falls flat the show needs something else to stand on. I would’ve loved for this to have been a more serious show with occasional humor, but it’s not. If you’re looking for something to just binge this weekend on Netflix while you fold laundry or wash the dishes this will do the trick, because you won’t miss much only paying half attention. Here’s hoping Season 2 gives this cartoon some depth.    … Expand
  24. Atzilla
    Sep 25, 2018
    4
    So okay, it's average.
    You wont hate every second you watch this.
    You will chuckle once or twice in a better episode.
    You will neither care about the story nor the characters.

    Nothing remarkable about this series.
    General writing and timing of jokes are subpar.

    Sadly, a wasted opportunity.
  25. McGillotine
    Aug 17, 2018
    3
    I have to ask is this a Kids shows?, Adult comedy?, or is it something you watch for when your extremely baked?. I'm asking because i have no idea who the target audience for this show is. Matt Groening's most recent 'comedy' creation is lackluster beyond all belief, with dull plot lines, a weak premise and above all boring characters there is little to be invested in, in the shows shortI have to ask is this a Kids shows?, Adult comedy?, or is it something you watch for when your extremely baked?. I'm asking because i have no idea who the target audience for this show is. Matt Groening's most recent 'comedy' creation is lackluster beyond all belief, with dull plot lines, a weak premise and above all boring characters there is little to be invested in, in the shows short 10 episode run.… Expand
  26. Rednetter
    Aug 30, 2018
    1
    The same joke, over and over and over again. Had it been funny, ok maybe I could have enjoyed an episode, but the execution of the "humor" reminded me of Michael Scott in the office. It was like "Simpsons for Dummies".

    Oh what, you really loved this show and wanted to read a positive review about it? Well here's one for you... this is a negative review! hahahahaha. Ooh, you just got    The same joke, over and over and over again. Had it been funny, ok maybe I could have enjoyed an episode, but the execution of the "humor" reminded me of Michael Scott in the office. It was like "Simpsons for Dummies".

    Oh what, you really loved this show and wanted to read a positive review about it? Well here's one for you... this is a negative review! hahahahaha. Ooh, you just got burnt. [repeat x 100]    … Expand
  27. ozymandias79
    Aug 18, 2018
    3
    Certainly disenchanting. The biggest issue is how overwhelmingly unfunny this show is. Maybe one or two jokes in four episodes got a smirk out of me. Couldn't make it past episode four, it was just too boring. Nice animation, but the writing lacks any degree of humor.
  28. kaenek
    Aug 18, 2018
    2
    I was waiting for this. Hoping for the fresh approach of Futurama or something completely different with actual storytelling.

    What I got was a series of dad jokes and a Disney's Brave story. 1. This is not funny. I smiled a couple of times. This is 12 yers old comedy with an occasional sex joke or a brutal kill. This is not adult comedy. This is "I can't write scripts" comedy. 2. The    I was waiting for this. Hoping for the fresh approach of Futurama or something completely different with actual storytelling.

    What I got was a series of dad jokes and a Disney's Brave story.
    1. This is not funny. I smiled a couple of times. This is 12 yers old comedy with an occasional sex joke or a brutal kill. This is not adult comedy. This is "I can't write scripts" comedy.
    2. The characters are bland. Elfo doesn't exist. Bean has no set character and motivations. Half of the story motivation comes from Luci (who is a pretty well written character, but lazy art style makes me not care for him much) and that motivation is "let's do something wicked".
    3. This is a second show, after Final Space, to wrap up with "everything ended horribly halfway through a sentence, let's hope there's another season". I think this is because of the "whole season" release strategy.

    Don't watch lazy tv or we'll end up with mediocre characterless popculture. This is one of the laziest tv shows there.    … Expand
  29. Customer
    Aug 17, 2018
    3
    Disenchantment is certain to disappoint. Terrible jokes that fall flat every time. Music score that depresses. Characters that are boring and unrelatable. Story-lines that are weak and boring.

    Stay away from this one and watch reruns of the Simpsons or Futurama instead. Even if you've seen them 50 times, it's more entertaining than this.
  30. Donttalk2
    Aug 18, 2018
    3
    I love early SIMPSONS and FUTURAMA (and SOUTH PARK, BOJACK and dark humour), but I find this mix of sentimentality and sadism rather disturbing (not to say disgusting). We live in openly violent times, do we really need this kind of casual brutaliity in a cartoon? I miss playfullness, surprises and any kind of love for the genre. Good characters, good animation, but for me the show is tooI love early SIMPSONS and FUTURAMA (and SOUTH PARK, BOJACK and dark humour), but I find this mix of sentimentality and sadism rather disturbing (not to say disgusting). We live in openly violent times, do we really need this kind of casual brutaliity in a cartoon? I miss playfullness, surprises and any kind of love for the genre. Good characters, good animation, but for me the show is too bleak, too slow, too repetitive and too cruel.… Expand
  31. Eman0221
    Aug 18, 2018
    3
    The name of this show is quite apt as it is pretty disenchanting. It shows that Groening and his brand of humor and writing haven't really changed, grown, or matured in over thirty years, as it seems he's just riding on the coattails of Futurama and The Simpsons for a quick cash in.

    Archer, Bob's Burgers, Bojack Horseman, Rick and Morty, and Venture Bros are showing how to do adult    The name of this show is quite apt as it is pretty disenchanting. It shows that Groening and his brand of humor and writing haven't really changed, grown, or matured in over thirty years, as it seems he's just riding on the coattails of Futurama and The Simpsons for a quick cash in.

    Archer, Bob's Burgers, Bojack Horseman, Rick and Morty, and Venture Bros are showing how to do adult cartoon and animation right in this day and age. Groening who pioneered the genre and inspired all of those shows should be leading the charge, instead, he's just recycling the same brand of characters and humor from Futurama and The Simpsons, literally down to the same voice actors from those shows. Sure, this first season could be the same first rough start as those shows and it could get better as time goes on, but it's more disappointing as a whole to see that Groening is still the same after all these years. Perhaps its time for him to hang it up for good if he is unable to evolve and grow his brand of humor and let the new generation that he influenced take over.    … Expand
  32. Davrosdaleks1
    Aug 24, 2018
    7
    Matt Groening's new fantasy land-set, animated series Disenchantment is so far the weakest of his shows. However, I still find it entertaining.

    I commend this show for trying a few new things compared to The Simpsons and Futurama. The story is serialized and does a good job of world building. There are also a few truly emotional moments for the characters and a couple philosophical    Matt Groening's new fantasy land-set, animated series Disenchantment is so far the weakest of his shows. However, I still find it entertaining.

    I commend this show for trying a few new things compared to The Simpsons and Futurama. The story is serialized and does a good job of world building. There are also a few truly emotional moments for the characters and a couple philosophical ponderings. Being on Netflix also allows the show more leeway when it comes to content and darker humor.

    Overall, the show is more interesting than outright funny. I mean it is funny; it's just that the laugh-out-loud moments are few and far between. Plus, several of the jokes rely on tired medieval times cliches.

    The episodes are a bit repetitive as most of them revolve around Princess Bea trying to be independent while arguing with her father. The main trio are good, but the supporting cast is lacking. I mean they have their moments, but they're mostly based on tropes like the weird/cranky advisor or the arrogant captain-of-the guard. They have their moments but not a lot of strong personalities. You'll find no Moes or Zoidbergs here.

    The animation is really good. The background coloring and lines truly have a fairy tale quality to them. The show utilizes 2 1/2 half computer graphics to give buildings and such dimension and it's very impressive. The music is rather unique.

    I am looking forward to the next season. I'm invested in what's happening, I just hope next season will be a little funnier.    … Expand
  33. daymanap
    Aug 19, 2018
    9
    I'm taking the series in small chunks and really enjoying it. Of all the Netflix Original animated shows i'm most pleased by this one because of the Futurama and Simpsons relationship. I can see myself watching this show for a long time!
  34. Angel_Sigh
    Aug 31, 2018
    3
    I know this has already received pretty 'mixed' reviews, so most people won't be expecting too much from Disenchantment - after all, the Groening name has lost some of its lustre after the atrocity exhibition of late-period Simpsons, The Show That Wouldn't Die, as well as the slightly 'meh' quality of Futurama as it progressed. So I think people were hoping for something great but had theI know this has already received pretty 'mixed' reviews, so most people won't be expecting too much from Disenchantment - after all, the Groening name has lost some of its lustre after the atrocity exhibition of late-period Simpsons, The Show That Wouldn't Die, as well as the slightly 'meh' quality of Futurama as it progressed. So I think people were hoping for something great but had the good sense not to expect it, and like I said, the reviews bear this out.

    I'm here to tell you the reviews are wrong, or at least the Metacritic rating is wrong. There is no way this is a 55% show, as it is at the moment. It is much, much worse. It is fist-chewingly bad in places, and at times I just had to marvel at the fact that it got made at all.
    Sometimes with a show it's a combination of factors that render it unwatchable - the actin, plot holes, rubbish soundtrack, etc., they all come together to make something rubbish on a general level. That's not the case with Disenchantment, because there is plenty about it that is very good...
    - it's lovely to look at; I still like the Groening aesthetic, it still has charm, and character designs are as likable as ever, the princess with her two buck teeth in particular.
    - the soundtrack is decent enough
    - the voice acting is pretty good, with some brilliant choices in regards to British comedians. Noel Fielding, from The Mighty Boosh and The IT Crowd pops up, as does Matt Berry from The IT Crowd again, who is as dementedly brilliant as usual, and does the best he can given the quality of writing he has to work with.

    And that's what decimates the show: the writing. It is so bad, SO bad, there are moments where your mouth falls open at its awfulness. There are jokes where you spend thirty seconds trying to figure out whether it even is a joke, or just a non-sequitur that randomly found its way into the script. There are awful, obvious jokes, there are jokes that try to be smart, there are obvious jokes, there are ones that aim for subtlety but just end up unintelligible. There are all kinds of jokes, and I'd say 98% of them are either awful or depressingly obvious. The writing is staggeringly bad. Its best moments are so few and far between that you end up thinking they weren't actually intentional, and the writers just accidentally wrote something funny, much like one chimp in a thousand will accidentally manage to get onto the zookeeper's phone and start Skyping someone.

    It's baffling that something with Groening's name attached to it is so profoundly unfunny. Despite the nosedive in quality over at the Simpsons, and despite the slightly up and down quality of late Futurama, both those shows started out focused and uproariously funny, with brilliant characters embedded from the very beginning. The first series of Futurama is sublime, both in its pastichey elements and in the tightness and brilliance of its writing, and although The Simpsons' peak came, imho, around season 4, its first season was still fabulously, cynically, funny. The writing in Disenchantment is so bewilderingly bad it's impossible to understand how Groening thought it was acceptable as is. I can only assume his involvement extended no further than coming up with the setting and the three main characters, because if I thought he was satisfied with things as they stand my respect for him would go through the floor. Maybe he's bored - you certainly get the feeling from this show, that no-one involved cared that much about the quality.

    Either way, I promise you, you _will_ be disappointed. This is one of the worst things I've watched in a long time. Fans of Groening's work might want to watch it for the appearance of some of his staple voice actors and actresses(John DiMaggio as the king is relatively likable, perhaps a character that could be rescued from the mediocrity of the show if they fleshed him out a little), or the reassuring Groening art style, or they might just like watching a well animated, stylish cartoon that parodies the fantasy world.
    But if you're a Groening fan above all because of the sheer brilliance of the writing in his shows, the scrape-yourself-up-off-the-floor hilariousness of prime Simpsons, then you may find your heart broken after watching this.    … Expand
  35. Reneator
    Aug 18, 2018
    10
    I personally really enjoyed this series. The atmosphere, the storywriting, the art-style, the characters.

    They feel familiar (The style of matt groenings), but have a certain freshness to them. I enjoyed the small side-jabs and interactions between the characters, that go a bit deeper than their laid out characteristics. If you go into this as a diehard simpsons or futurama-fan    I personally really enjoyed this series. The atmosphere, the storywriting, the art-style, the characters.

    They feel familiar (The style of matt groenings), but have a certain freshness to them.

    I enjoyed the small side-jabs and interactions between the characters, that go a bit deeper than their laid out characteristics.

    If you go into this as a diehard simpsons or futurama-fan you may get disappointed. But if you are open to something new, this could be the series-food you craved.

    Mature themes, smart jokes.    … Expand
  36. Subsided16
    Aug 18, 2018
    9
    Funny and interesting hopefully this one lasts a long time, similar anestechics to Futurama which is great. I like it more then the simpsons nowadays.
  37. basiclur
    Aug 17, 2018
    9
    New and refreshing - A plot driven comedy with characters you want to grow with.
    Matt Groening's new animation series immediately grasped my excitement and anticipation part of my brain, like before a release of a new Game of Thrones or Rick and Morty season, not only because of the awesome voice actors (Eric Andre from the Eric Andre Show and Bender because Bender), but also because of    New and refreshing - A plot driven comedy with characters you want to grow with.
    Matt Groening's new animation series immediately grasped my excitement and anticipation part of my brain, like before a release of a new Game of Thrones or Rick and Morty season, not only because of the awesome voice actors (Eric Andre from the Eric Andre Show and Bender because Bender), but also because of plot that not only appeals to the nostalgia of a more simplistic time but also the magic and deceptive evil that comes along with a classic medieval tale. Reviews you see on here and other sites may come from one with EXTREMELY high expectations because of The Simpsons and Futurama's mass appeal. I will say that this is a totally different experience from those shows. I was partial to Futurama as a kid because I didn't give a crap about a dumb pizza delivery guy and his love for an alien, but Simspons caught my eye for many reasons including a stupid father (Homer) that gave me an excuse to secretly laugh at my own. Oh how I would have LOVED Disenchantment as a child and that's without getting the numerous hilarious jokes only understood by adults. I'm not too much different now I guess since I finished the first Season and am dying for more. The characters are all very lovable, even a demon somehow, and their arches really drive the story forward with my 23 yr old self along for the ride. Watch it!    … Expand
  38. Shaniqua
    Aug 18, 2018
    9
    I binged all 10 episodes in one day and have no regrets. Although the show may have a slow start, it all pays off with the twist and cliffhangers we get at the end of the season. Unlike Matt Groening’s other shows, in disenchantment, there are consequences for the characters actions and character development. I got attached to the characters of disenchantment much faster than I ever gotI binged all 10 episodes in one day and have no regrets. Although the show may have a slow start, it all pays off with the twist and cliffhangers we get at the end of the season. Unlike Matt Groening’s other shows, in disenchantment, there are consequences for the characters actions and character development. I got attached to the characters of disenchantment much faster than I ever got attached to the cast of the Simpsons or Futurama. Overall, this show is great and worth binging.… Expand
  39. phredthefish
    Aug 18, 2018
    10
    Honestly I'm not sure why this is getting any hate. It feels just like Matt Groening's other shows in terms of mood (lighthearted, and occasionally sweet), and the characters get developed pretty darn well over the course of the season. I definitely want to see where it can go from here, and I think it will become something really special (like Bojack did after the first season).
  40. Voodoo123
    Aug 18, 2018
    10
    Couple episodes in and so far am having alot of fun! Definitely picking up a futurama vibe in the writing/use of the setting, on my 4k screen this looks phenomenal at times. Great voice cast and the animation is excellent. Really hope this does well as the lack of more futurama left a gap which this show nicely fills!!
  41. Shelbyelainee
    Aug 19, 2018
    10
    My husband and I binge watched this show in one day. In one word, it is simply amazing. It's definitely one of our favorites already and I am dying to know what is going to happen next! It wasn't just funny but it was also great with it's plot development, and character development. It saddens me to see some negative reviews, because it absolutely deserves nothing but shining reviews!My husband and I binge watched this show in one day. In one word, it is simply amazing. It's definitely one of our favorites already and I am dying to know what is going to happen next! It wasn't just funny but it was also great with it's plot development, and character development. It saddens me to see some negative reviews, because it absolutely deserves nothing but shining reviews! 10/10 for me!… Expand
  42. ksr91
    Aug 18, 2018
    10
    Love it. It instantly felt familiar. and it's funny. can't wait for this series to grow. give it a break. every one is so harsh. Geez!
  43. slate0
    Aug 17, 2018
    9
    I binged the first 10 released episodes today.
    If you like "new Simpsons" (I draw the line around pre- and post-tomacco) or the Zombie Futurama episodes then maybe you won't think this show is anything special. But as a lifetime fan of Groening's work, who has watched his other series tumble into mediocrity, this show is awesome. The voices are great, none of the episodes made me want    I binged the first 10 released episodes today.
    If you like "new Simpsons" (I draw the line around pre- and post-tomacco) or the Zombie Futurama episodes then maybe you won't think this show is anything special. But as a lifetime fan of Groening's work, who has watched his other series tumble into mediocrity, this show is awesome. The voices are great, none of the episodes made me want to hide my face in embarrassment, and most importantly, they were able to nail COMEDIC TIMING, an art that seems to be lost in so many other places. The king is Sal from Futurama, the queen is Melania Trump, and they did a pretty good job at writing a princess who does funny things without getting weird about gender. The jokes aren't a mile-a-minute but maybe that's because the show also has decent stories and plotlines that progress through the season. Also they know how to do humor with setup and delivery. I could see how people with short attention spans might not appreciate that.    … Expand
  44. OlivierPiel
    Aug 19, 2018
    6
    a fun satiric fable that is an obvious nod to Voltaire's Candide or Swift's Gulliver's travels but makes fun of the present sociall ills of America. Certainly wastes too much time in unnecessary side quests, but it is not as bad as pundits claim it to be. It is actually far better than the usual Netflix fare.
  45. rodericrinehart
    Aug 21, 2018
    9
    This is an entertaining show with a great art style and some good humor. I'm not sure I understand the critic or user scores. It just feels like a show in the 80's. I can usually peg a show's metacritic even if I don't personally like it, but this one seems about 15-20 points too low. Watch for yourself and decide. I really liked it and will definitely watch future seasons.
  46. alejandro970
    Sep 23, 2018
    7
    That is you get when mix in a shaker Shrek, The Simpsons and Game of Thrones. Cynical and sarcastic characters and distinctive humor of Groening. Maybe will not like for everyone but have it´s good moments. Shall we wait or not a next season?
  47. Valeli
    Aug 23, 2018
    7
    I really didn't like the first two episodes, but I stuck with it and it sort of grew on me. It's not an amazing show by any means, but not a bad way to kill half an hour if you have nothing else going on.

    People are saying it feels familiar, which is true. It feels a little too familiar though, imo.
  48. Media_Justice91
    Aug 20, 2018
    8
    Honestly, I think this show is a great way direction away from the Future(Futurama) & Present(The Simpsons) and now a creative fun spin on the past medieval fantasy way . I think it's unfair to judge this show solely on how the characters of Futurama and Simpsons "were like putting Leela, fry, and Bender in a blender", of course they are going to use fry & bender as the core of the comedyHonestly, I think this show is a great way direction away from the Future(Futurama) & Present(The Simpsons) and now a creative fun spin on the past medieval fantasy way . I think it's unfair to judge this show solely on how the characters of Futurama and Simpsons "were like putting Leela, fry, and Bender in a blender", of course they are going to use fry & bender as the core of the comedy source of characters & Bean is nothing like Leela. And really it's just the animation that makes that. A really entertaining show & I am excited to see where it goes, and glad they took the leap to make another show after Futurama, good for them...I think its it's own show apart from the others and did a great job of throwing in funny pokes at other medieval movies and shows.… Expand
  49. cardscook77
    Aug 22, 2018
    9
    I believe the show is a great new fantasy style comedy show. The show really excels when Violence has taken place. The humour is very limited but when it hits is extremely comical. I enjoyed my experience with the show. More fight scenes, violence and humour would make this show a great one.
  50. jpmmart17
    Aug 25, 2018
    9
    The show remained pleasingly captivating as it built the world around Dreamland in its opening season. A story-driven, overarching plot is just what I have always wanted out of Groening ever since the few bits and pieces of it that we got from Futurama. Now that the world is set with interesting twists, repeating side characters, and endless outlets for world-exploration Matt has the toolsThe show remained pleasingly captivating as it built the world around Dreamland in its opening season. A story-driven, overarching plot is just what I have always wanted out of Groening ever since the few bits and pieces of it that we got from Futurama. Now that the world is set with interesting twists, repeating side characters, and endless outlets for world-exploration Matt has the tools he needs for a season 2 that could truly launch an excellent replacement for Futurama.

    It is certainly a shame that some of the wit and charm from the main characters is lost when compared to Groening's other works, however the amount of genuinely funny gags within the world such as the constant sign quips and repeating appearances of unique character gags show that the comedy is not completely lost. Now that the world-building is over and the writers have gained experience with these new characters, the stage is set for a new, wonderfully comedic group dynamic for the next season.    … Expand
  51. PalmaTot
    Aug 23, 2018
    10
    Disenchantment part 1 is addicting!! I love every character of the serie, the story, the simbolic universe... everything!
  52. SlipKorn777
    Aug 20, 2018
    10
    An excellent cartoon, I do not understand why they criticize him. Great riches, funny and charismatic characters.I have such an impression that Matt Groening promised that he would make a second Futurama or the Simpsons and when he did not do everything started to mud the cartoon. Why do you need the second Futurama or the Simpsons , when there is an original.If Matt would have made a copyAn excellent cartoon, I do not understand why they criticize him. Great riches, funny and charismatic characters.I have such an impression that Matt Groening promised that he would make a second Futurama or the Simpsons and when he did not do everything started to mud the cartoon. Why do you need the second Futurama or the Simpsons , when there is an original.If Matt would have made a copy of his previous masterpiece, everyone would have cried out for a pitiful parody of this or that cartoon, or they would say what mediation he did,so at my opinion he done a fantastic job and proved once again that he excellently knows how invent new worlds, epic characters and of course funny jokes.… Expand
  53. RonaldoDArcadia
    Aug 20, 2018
    10
    Essa é provavelmente a série mais subestimada pela crítica dos últimos tempos. Pra mim a união Groening e Netflix funcionou perfeitamente, me lembrou muito os primórdios dos Simpsons, só que novo, diferente, completamente e politicamente incorreto. Os personagens são cativantes, os atores oferecem o trabalho de suas vidas, trilha sonora memorável, visual incrível, que é familiar eEssa é provavelmente a série mais subestimada pela crítica dos últimos tempos. Pra mim a união Groening e Netflix funcionou perfeitamente, me lembrou muito os primórdios dos Simpsons, só que novo, diferente, completamente e politicamente incorreto. Os personagens são cativantes, os atores oferecem o trabalho de suas vidas, trilha sonora memorável, visual incrível, que é familiar e hipnotizante... e por fim, continuidade!... linearidade! Casou tudo perfeitamente. Série extremamente viciante e gostosa de assistir.… Expand
  54. Errtai
    Aug 21, 2018
    9
    It's basically a carbon copy of Futurama into medieval times, but it's done well and funny as hell so far.
  55. ElPapasote
    Aug 20, 2018
    10
    A pesar del comienzo lento y tedioso que toma la serie, poco a poco construye una historia entretenida y sobre todo divertida con sus carismáticos personajes e ingeniosas escenas. Personalmente esta serie creo que tiene muchísimo potencial y ver una segunda temporada creo que es algo que muchísimos de los fans de los proyectos de Matt como los Simpson o futurama estamos impacientes de ver.
  56. NShep53
    Aug 20, 2018
    10
    Great show, Eric Andre kills it as Luci. Can't wait for more. (This is as a fan of Futurama, but not The Simpsons).
  57. Tragedy
    Aug 20, 2018
    10
    Disenchantment is great, love it.
    Beautiful visuals,Funny.
    I have not laughed at at show so much in a long while.
  58. zemaj
    Aug 21, 2018
    10
    After all the negativity for Disenchantment, I'm surprised by how much I like it. There's a few poor episodes early on, but I look forward to coming back to each night. It's familiar but also new in many ways. Much like Futurama the humour is situational, rather than loud out loud funny. Very enjoyable and some of the last episodes in the this first part of the series are fantastic.
  59. smw66466
    Aug 26, 2018
    10
    The critics have no idea what they're talking about. I think the critics giving the show a bad rating are growing far too old and stale to appreciate modern adult comedy. With that out of the way, this is an absolutely amazing animated series that I can't wait to see grow. This is the best animated show to come out since Rick and Morty and if you stick around until the end and give theThe critics have no idea what they're talking about. I think the critics giving the show a bad rating are growing far too old and stale to appreciate modern adult comedy. With that out of the way, this is an absolutely amazing animated series that I can't wait to see grow. This is the best animated show to come out since Rick and Morty and if you stick around until the end and give the show a chance for the story to build, you'll see what I mean. As a big fan of Futurama who hated to see the show come to an end, this show is everything I could have asked for. The Simpsons has grown old and tired and this show has blasted a breath of fresh air into Matt Groening's work. The expedition of the show starts slow but it sets the stage for what is an amazing series that I sense will only grow better with age. All of the loose ends left untied at the end of Part I will have you dying for Part II to come out the same way you died waiting for Season 3 of Rick and Morty.… Expand
  60. alex2542
    Aug 26, 2018
    7
    Better than the critics are saying but still hasn't quite hit its stride either. The first five episodes are pretty mediocre. But things pick up from there. There's good potential here, and in the shows more insane scenarios you start to see the writers really take advantage of the world they've created. The pacing of the comedy also gets better after the first four or so episodes whichBetter than the critics are saying but still hasn't quite hit its stride either. The first five episodes are pretty mediocre. But things pick up from there. There's good potential here, and in the shows more insane scenarios you start to see the writers really take advantage of the world they've created. The pacing of the comedy also gets better after the first four or so episodes which feel pretty...disjointed. I did also enjoy that the narrative feels a lot more procedural than the past two Groening outings but we'll see how they resolve the cliffhangers to know the full effect of that quality. One thing that bothered me a bit was that all the funniest stuff in season 1 came from the non regular characters.

    First off, Luci. Luci to me was the weakest part of the show. I mean I love Eric Andre but his line delivery sounded like he would pop ambien before going into the recording booth and try to say his lines while trying to stay awake. Luci is basically Bender if you took Bender's energy and brashness from a 10 to a 2. I mean the funniest Luci parts were background characters talking or interacting with him. He offered very little that hasn't been done before and better. If you're gonna do a Bender type, it has to be a bender type. Not a Bender that acts and sounds Narcoleptic.

    Elfo was fine overall. His boyish obliviousness makes the moments where he acts up and says something outlandish amusing.

    Bean I think was fine but not very funny. Where Fry was immediately funny because of his lack of intelligence it feels like the writers can't figure out how to make Bean funny. Others have said she's not relatable, and I can see that argument cause it's hard to relate to someone who has access to the comfort and glamor of royalty and finds such a life tedious. But I think there's something to the idea that such a life would make her feel imprisoned when she'd rather explore the world and go on adventures. It's a classic preset for the hero's journey and so in that sense I think Bean works as a protagonist but as a comedic lead? I'm not so sure.

    Zog is...occasionally funny. More so towards the end. It's just kinda hard to get past hearing the fat slob Futurama character.

    Oona is an utter waste of a character. Muh foreign accent and being like an alien. At least with Zoidberg it was funny given the Jewish sounding name and voice. Oona's humor is: she's got a foreign accent and is gross and annoying. I hope going forward they give her more substance.

    The Little alien prince half brother (forget his name): basically Ralph Wiggums but replacing rocks for brains with hyper pampered and oblivious. He had one mildly amusing line the whole season.

    The Wizard: outside of one side story in the party while Zog is away episode and one fourth wall break he really wasn't all that funny. Oh no wait, there was this gag where he was getting threatened to get beaten by a chair that was amusing. But outside that, his role is to be some Professor Farnsworth type but it is severely lacking in Farnsworth's crotchety old man unpredictability.

    The court...Varys type guy with three eyes. Voiced with the same voice as the eldest of Mom's (Futurama) sons, forget the name, he's just not all that funny. Granted neither was the aforementioned Futurama character, but given the expanded role I expect more. All he is is an unfunny Varys type.

    Pendergast: outside an amusing locker room moment, there just wasn't any comedy with this character. And the problem is there's potential there for so much good stuff. He has some inklings of a seeming obsession with sex and then his courting of Bean, while also being the head knight. There's so much to work with there without going full Zapp Brannigan. Make him an overconfident but unsuccessful sex addict who always has his head in his own pants and there's plenty you could jump off with. All he becomes is this loyal knight with a minor fixation on courting Bean, and even that felt underdeveloped.

    Merkimer: one of the funniest "regulars." he should have gotten more screen time. His voice acting and joke delivery is the quality I expect from Groening products. I can only assume there was a scheduling conflict or something cause he was fantastic.

    Bunty: with that cockney accent and dark background there's a lot more potential with Bunty that was unmet. She did have a couple amusing moments.

    But with all these regulars combined, the bulk of the comedic weight comes from one or two off characters that have very limited moments to shine and do so by using the main cast as a platform or just work on their own. Chazz, a laughing horse, two maids attracted to Luci, an even smaller than usual elf, an unseen guy screaming up at Zog's balcony, an unnamed assassin. All combined for great fleeting moments.

    I give it a 7 cause there's a great framework to work with and the last half did show a lot of growth and showed some sign of heart. Hopefully season 2 builds on all that.    … Expand
  61. Smirk
    Aug 20, 2018
    5
    I was a great fan of the Simpsons and really enjoyed Futurama, Why is it that I'm not impressed with Disenchantment? Perhaps I was hoping for similar satire, mockery of well trodden fantasy tropes, or just a better level of humour?
  62. Pedzz94
    Sep 6, 2018
    10
    I found this series amazing so far. Its unique, takes place in a setting i love (the art is awesome). The characters are great and the humor is just right.
  63. coljac
    Aug 27, 2018
    8
    Improves strongly over the course of the first season. While the quality of the episodes is highly variable, there are more than enough laugh-out-loud moments to make it worth your time.
  64. Untrustedlife
    Aug 25, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show is very entertaining to me as a fan of dark fantasy and rick and Morty. This show cheerfully takes fantasy tropes and corrupts them. For example the elves are happy and singy . And they stay happy and singy as they are lynching and stabbing people, which got really disturbing fast. The giant in the show (middle of the run) is not a stomping evil monster it’s a really annoyed person who’s being used for a lie. The princess is not a generic princess she’s a violent murderous alcoholic. It’s wonderful.… Expand
  65. WhiskeyStories
    Sep 1, 2018
    7
    Kind of an uneven show. Some episodes were utterly brilliant (The Princess of Darkness, Faster, Princess! Kill! Kill! ), on par with The Simpsons or Futurama and there's some which were just unfunny bores (Swamp and Circumstance is easily the worst episode). There's a lot to like (wonderful world building, some genuinely great characters, fantastic music etc.) and a lot to be disappointedKind of an uneven show. Some episodes were utterly brilliant (The Princess of Darkness, Faster, Princess! Kill! Kill! ), on par with The Simpsons or Futurama and there's some which were just unfunny bores (Swamp and Circumstance is easily the worst episode). There's a lot to like (wonderful world building, some genuinely great characters, fantastic music etc.) and a lot to be disappointed by (unoriginal ideas, half-baked jokes and writing, some underwhelming voice-acting etc.), so the divisive reaction from both the public and critics is perfectly understandable. For me the good outweighs the bad and I can see Disenchantment's potential to get better. Will tune in for season 2 for sure.… Expand
  66. JPK
    Aug 19, 2018
    6
    Off To An Okay Start
    Things May Not Be Perfect Now, But Like Bojack Horseman And Bob’s Burgers, I Think This Will Get Better As Time Goes On.
  67. W2IRT
    Aug 27, 2018
    8
    This show belongs on network television, not on a streamer. They play it safe all the time; there's nothing really edgy here at all. It has potential to be great, but it's not there yet, and at only 10 half-hour shows a year, it might never achieve that status. The series drags a bit in the middle but really finds its groove in the final two episodes and it ends at a point where you'llThis show belongs on network television, not on a streamer. They play it safe all the time; there's nothing really edgy here at all. It has potential to be great, but it's not there yet, and at only 10 half-hour shows a year, it might never achieve that status. The series drags a bit in the middle but really finds its groove in the final two episodes and it ends at a point where you'll really want to see what happens next. Too bad you'll have to wait a full year to find out.… Expand
  68. Pazza123
    Aug 28, 2018
    10
    This show is a must watch. It is witty and hilarious, and while some of the jokes fail to land, this is more than made up for by the sheer quality and quantity of laughs found in the rest of the show. The characters are fun and loveable and all seem to deliver their own style of humour. My favourite qualities of the show are found in the attention to detail that the animators put into theThis show is a must watch. It is witty and hilarious, and while some of the jokes fail to land, this is more than made up for by the sheer quality and quantity of laughs found in the rest of the show. The characters are fun and loveable and all seem to deliver their own style of humour. My favourite qualities of the show are found in the attention to detail that the animators put into the signs and background writing of every episode. At first glance, it seems like the show has a general cyclical structure, but this structure is undermined in later episodes in which the plot becomes more important and slightly darker. Many of the reviews below seem overly harsh and have failed to give the show a chance, as I genuinely cannot see how someone could rate this lower than a 6.… Expand
  69. TheSwindler
    Aug 28, 2018
    10
    My wife and I loved this series! We haven't laughed that hard in a long time. I've not really watched the Simpsons before or Futurama. We may have liked it because we weren't comparing it to those. We love the setting and this was just such a good time. Can't wait for season two!
  70. MikefromAngus
    Nov 4, 2018
    7
    The characters are very likable, sometimes its funny as well. Loved the animations and music! The show is alittle slow, but very watchable. The animations and music are excellent !
  71. Risax
    Sep 23, 2018
    7
    I must admit, the first few episodes didn't really grab me. It all felt...rushed, even though the first episode was nearly 40 minutes long.

    The characters flew at you and seemed to come out with their back stories and motivations immediately. Which honestly made me feel as if there was nothing new we could learn about them. Comedy was also a bit hit and miss for me, though I remember    I must admit, the first few episodes didn't really grab me. It all felt...rushed, even though the first episode was nearly 40 minutes long.

    The characters flew at you and seemed to come out with their back stories and motivations immediately. Which honestly made me feel as if there was nothing new we could learn about them.

    Comedy was also a bit hit and miss for me, though I remember laughing more in the later half of the season than in the first half.

    Where it really became interesting for me was in the last two or three episodes where more of the ongoing plot, which continues to play out in the background over the course of the season, became more apparent. And we do learn some new things about Bean and Elfo...right before it ends on a big cliffhanger!

    Overall, Disenchantment is a good, but not great, show that took too long to get me hooked. It'll give you a few laughs, especially if you liked Futurama and The Simpsons, but like I said it took me a few episodes to genuinely start enjoying it and actually get interested in it. I remember that it took me some time with Futurama before I really loved it too, but generally saying "It's not great, but give it a few episodes and you might like it." isn't high praise.

    Still...give it a few episodes, and you might like it. For now, I'd say Disenchantment is a solid 7 for me and I am curious about Season 2.    … Expand
  72. hopefulcynic
    Oct 20, 2018
    5
    Made by Matt Groening (known for The Simpsons and Futurama) this show is painfully average. It's not a bad show, but it's not good either. The biggest problem is it's lack of likable characters. The Simpsons and Futurama were built around the characters. Sure the episodes had plots, but you tuned in for the characters and how they interact with each other. This show boils down to Eflo=dumbMade by Matt Groening (known for The Simpsons and Futurama) this show is painfully average. It's not a bad show, but it's not good either. The biggest problem is it's lack of likable characters. The Simpsons and Futurama were built around the characters. Sure the episodes had plots, but you tuned in for the characters and how they interact with each other. This show boils down to Eflo=dumb and naive, the demon's evil and a bad influence, Bean is a rebellious alcoholic, and the king is dumb and yells a lot.

    That's about as developed as the characters get. As far as the plot and story telling, well, it's mediocre at best. The things that happen in the episodes have no consequence, but that's kind of how these types of cartoons are. The first two episodes had a couple witch looking mofos watching Bean in a crystal ball talking about how the demon is working and so is their plan and whatnot. I don't know what happened to that because I'm at like episode 9 and that hasn't been brought up again (I'm sure the show will revisit that eventually). Basically it's not a bad show, but there's not a single memorable thing to it. It's nice to watch an episode then leave it on to fall asleep to.    … Expand
  73. Tuneison
    Aug 26, 2018
    5
    You know, I'm glad this series supports and represents many different groups. For example, like how children wrote the jokes and blind people picked the storylines at random from a "Cliché Fantasy Storytelling Lottery". It's decisions like those that make this an exceptional and outstanding show that isn't completely dumb and devoid of originality.
  74. KeenWatcher
    Feb 19, 2019
    3
    When I watched this all I could think of was not disenchantment as a fantasy comedy. More like disappointment.
  75. Darkshine
    Sep 14, 2018
    10
    Ragazzi c'é da constatare che anche i Simpson e Futurama all'inizio facevano cagare, ma poi hanno fatto un successo della madonna, dategli fiducia.
    Disincanto secondo me è strutturato molto bene, soprattutto riguardo agli eventi e i costumi che ricordano molto l'epoca medievale.
    Ritengo che sia migliore dei Simpson e Futurama, perché c'è più ironia scurrile e la trama e tutto un    Ragazzi c'é da constatare che anche i Simpson e Futurama all'inizio facevano cagare, ma poi hanno fatto un successo della madonna, dategli fiducia.
    Disincanto secondo me è strutturato molto bene, soprattutto riguardo agli eventi e i costumi che ricordano molto l'epoca medievale.
    Ritengo che sia migliore dei Simpson e Futurama, perché c'è più ironia scurrile e la trama e tutto un susseguirsi, essendoci un filo logico episodio dopo episodio rendendo il tutto più coinvolgente.    … Expand
  76. TristanMH
    Oct 29, 2018
    8
    Most reviews I've read of this show compare it to the Simpsons or Futurama, but that comparison really doesn't do it justice. Disenchantment is a comedic fantasy adventure set in a world with a surprisingly detailed lore.

    Jokes don't stem from crazy antics or one liners but instead from characterization that develops over the season. Take Elfo for example. He is basically a badass of    Most reviews I've read of this show compare it to the Simpsons or Futurama, but that comparison really doesn't do it justice. Disenchantment is a comedic fantasy adventure set in a world with a surprisingly detailed lore.

    Jokes don't stem from crazy antics or one liners but instead from characterization that develops over the season.
    Take Elfo for example. He is basically a badass of an Elf. Yet when he gets to the human world he goes on to gradually realize just how innocent and gullible he really is. And he changes. He becomes increasingly manipulative of others and temperamental (In the entertaining way). That's the key to this. The characters are multidimensional and change.

    The season does get of to a slow start. While I was amused, I didn't binge this until around the 5th or 6th episode. But that's not to say the episodes were bad. Rather, they have satisfying conclusions that don't make me feel a need to find out what happens next. A show like this would be better suited for a weekly release schedule.

    This show is entertaining. But if you constantly try to compare it to the Simpsons or Futurama, you will be disappointed. Because this show, at it's core, is not like Futurama or The simpsons. It is far bloodier and dare-I-say sexier than those. It's not a pure comedy. It's an adventure show.

    If you're looking for the same kind of 2-jokes-a-minute comedy as Futurama or Simpsons, you will be disappointed. If you're looking for something to just kick back and enjoy while eating a pizza, this is the show for you.

    I'm looking forward to the future of this series. The world evidently has a ton of thought and lore put into it and I can't wait to find out more about the Demons.

    I bet that by the time of it's third season, Disenchantment will have a rabid fanbase of conspiracy theorists. Might as well get on the bandwagon now.

    All in all, a decent show with great world building and fleshed out characters. Not binge-worthy.    … Expand
  77. Dsros96
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    Everybody was waiting this show to be The Simpsons. This isn't the Simpsons. The characters are interesting and not plain once they are fully presented. The medieval world portrayed is amazing and the animation is beautifully performed.
  78. KaiserGuy
    Nov 10, 2018
    4
    Tired predictable jokes, tediously awkward comedic timing. Uninspired and not engaging. 5 and a half episodes in and I'm not going to miss it. Loved Futurama and the Simpsons. No magic here.
  79. Cyri76
    Sep 29, 2019
    10
    J'en attendais beaucoup et j'ai eu un truc éblouissant, super travail de la part de Matt !
  80. Virrus999
    Feb 15, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Season 4 of the series is the worst of all. Plotting around LGBT propaganda turned a good series into 0… Expand
  81. geewah
    Jan 9, 2021
    5
    Disappointing. Groening's third project for TV lacks the wit and edginess of his predecessors.

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56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 27
  3. Negative: 1 out of 27
  1. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Sep 22, 2018
    70
    If The Simpsons and Futurama are PG-13 shows, Disenchantment is maybe PG-14, ever-so-slightly sexier and bloodier. Like the other shows, its jokes are more suggestive than bawdy.
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  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Aug 17, 2018
    58
    In the last three episodes, Disenchantment embraces its story in a way that makes for easy viewing--there’s still nothing revolutionary here, and much of the comedy is still too stagnant, but it’s a far more effective fairy tale.
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  3. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Sophie Gilbert
    Aug 17, 2018
    50
    Disenchantment just feels full of potential that it hasn’t yet figured out. That’s maybe because it stays very much in safe territory.
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