Disenchantment
Netflix | Release Date: August 17, 2018
7.6
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CasandraComplexDec 14, 2020
There's nothing worse than seeing a once great artistic team that may have even been considered somewhat cheeky in it's first few seasons grow to be a neutered, pale milk toast of it's former self. Futurerama barely survives as a secondThere's nothing worse than seeing a once great artistic team that may have even been considered somewhat cheeky in it's first few seasons grow to be a neutered, pale milk toast of it's former self. Futurerama barely survives as a second offering and now Disenchanted unfortunately, lives up to its moniker. The show is so incredibly boring and blasé it can't even manage to scrounge up any enthusiasm for it's own show. All off the creativity seems to have been leached out by all of the many hands that stir the pot. Hollywood is no longer capable of being imaginative anymore because of the culture that they have created for themselves. Disenchanted is a place for talent to die a miserable and slow death. If you can't even tell good jokes or make cutting social commentary anymore then it's time to get out of the business or reinvent the production company model so that one can create like it once used to. Otherwise, we get more of this incredibly not funny waste of talent.… Expand
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Phteve11Feb 18, 2022
Season 1 is good but the rest are God awful. Not funny at all, weird story, add political pokes. Just don't watch it.
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SebiAkreaJan 18, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nice animations, but there was not a single joke that made me laugh. Of course, everyone has a different understanding about humor, but all the loooong dialogs that try to be funny are just boring and dumb. the king is acting "crazy" but after 5 episodes of animal sounds it adds nothing new to his character. sorry, but that was not even a bit funny and a waste of time, but the illustration and animation were cool.… Expand
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imjuliocesarSep 20, 2019
It's a very good series, really. the whole story and the characters, it's really cool to watch.
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BozoniniMay 30, 2021
Well I was so happy to find a fresh Simpson like show with so many great characters! The only characters who I completely didnt attach to is Bean. She is literally boring not natural forced SWJ feminist, lgbtq, weedloving, netflixagendaWell I was so happy to find a fresh Simpson like show with so many great characters! The only characters who I completely didnt attach to is Bean. She is literally boring not natural forced SWJ feminist, lgbtq, weedloving, netflixagenda character. There is nothing about her you can admire. She is a lazy alcoholic drug user and a part of a broing story. Netflix as usual try to inject maximum leftist politics in the show so if you want to relax and transfer into a magic world of Dreamland with funny characters - you won't because Netflix is there to brainwash you with politics. Third season made me completely quit the show.… Expand
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ColBuckshotOct 7, 2021
Fantastic series!! Really fills the hole the futurama left. Amazing animation, well recognisable voices from futurama characters. Great wit, the humour is top notch. Can't believe there's official reviews out there rating it at 56. WhatFantastic series!! Really fills the hole the futurama left. Amazing animation, well recognisable voices from futurama characters. Great wit, the humour is top notch. Can't believe there's official reviews out there rating it at 56. What absolute drongos!! Watching it through for a 3rd time and can't wait for series 4, long may the series continue!… Expand
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GundalfTheGreyJan 23, 2021
Quite a fun new series that feels like a medieval fantasy setting of Simpsons/futurama. It has some
fun references to actual history as well as current political occurrences. It has to be noted however, that season one is nice, season twoQuite a fun new series that feels like a medieval fantasy setting of Simpsons/futurama. It has some
fun references to actual history as well as current political occurrences. It has to be noted however, that season one is nice, season two less good, and now half way through season 3 I am considering watching altogether...… Expand
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rcal26Feb 20, 2021
I love it! Eager for season 4! Absolutely amazing! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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S3XU4LH34L1NGMar 27, 2021
This is like if the Simpsons or Spongebob Squarepants had an actual story and plotline. Also the music and the artstyle is fking great!
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BahrTunaApr 20, 2021
You probably won't like this series as much as I like it, but I love its characters so I'm so warm to them that super characters are so sympathetic that it's the best-written characters I've seen so far (for me) or I'm watching it for the 4thYou probably won't like this series as much as I like it, but I love its characters so I'm so warm to them that super characters are so sympathetic that it's the best-written characters I've seen so far (for me) or I'm watching it for the 4th time I'm still having an orgasm while watching, but it's an average for you. making it but 56 or not or **** please how could it be so low… Expand
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Legit_LeeApr 5, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i ate Mcdonalds tonight it was pretty good not gonna lie. i had a large coke,chips and two Mchicken burgers with no sauce or lettuce.… Expand
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RyleegatesJan 30, 2021
I love this show! I love season 3! What an ending ! Can’t wait to see what happens next!
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lennyiSep 18, 2021
This is probably my favorite netflix show. This show is exactly what my sh*t sense of humor is.
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10
samichsupernovaFeb 13, 2022
I have so much to say about this show. It is not perfect, but I sure love the heck out of it. I started watching fairly recently and was lucky enough that Season 4 dropped just as I was finishing Season 3. I love the characters and voiceI have so much to say about this show. It is not perfect, but I sure love the heck out of it. I started watching fairly recently and was lucky enough that Season 4 dropped just as I was finishing Season 3. I love the characters and voice cast, the art, the humor, the fact that they try to stay somewhat consistent with their world-building despite juggling so many disparate tones and elements, and that the show has kept its heart in the right place throughout its run so far. Character arcs progress organically and there is a real sense that the writers are building up to an overarching climax, even if they're taking some roundabout ways of getting there, and as the case with many Netflix/Amazon shows, certain tonal inconsistencies between adjacent episodes highlight the incongruous nature of applying the episodic TV "writer's room" format to a streaming series. King Zog and Bean are some of the best and most iconic characters Groening and Cohen have ever worked on. DiMaggio and Jacobson fill them with so much soul. Probably any burnt-out, underachieving, neurotic Millennial (I was born in '87 and happily married with a kid now, but she reminds me in so many ways of my lost, lonely college self, and my early-mid '20s coming to terms with personal responsibility) can relate to Bean and all of the stressors she's saddled with, and King Zog is my favorite take on the "burnt-out dad" archetype, a truly three-dimensional character, even if the writers tend to forget that sometimes (stealing gold and jewels from the Sea Trogs? really?). What he goes through at the asylum and monastery is masterfully written. Luci, Elfo, Oona, Pops, Jerry, Dagmar, and Ursula are all fantastic supporting players, even if they are never given enough to do and get to be a bit one-note at times.

The writing is the show's strongest suit, but also perhaps its greatest hindrance. The world as established is so rich with little details, throwbacks (the Fritz Lang Metropolis refences in Steamland? Heck yes!), and recurring jokes that at times it feels as if the writers are hemmed in by their own wit, either stuck writing between the lines so as not to diverge too much from the typical trappings of the fantasy, comedy, or sitcom genres, or perhaps their hands were tied by Netflix themselves, those killers of joy and pushers of mediocrity.

I will say this - I really dig the idea of the "episodic, but not" format where plot threads and thematic elements weave and bob in and out. Yet, despite episodes having varying runtimes, I don't so much feel that this show's unique storytelling format has been allowed to breathe and blossom in quite the way that it could have. With a little more focus and time, this show could be an absolute epic masterpiece of comedic and fantasy storytelling, but it isn't, and that's an absolute shame. It works better as a series of character studies (when it gets to developing and fleshing out its cast) with sharp quips and cool concepts. Does that make it a disappointment? I don't know. I'm just so darn glad that it exists, because just like Futurama, it warms the cockles of my heart.

Anyway, if anyone who's ever worked on the show is reading this, THANK YOU!! Thank you for making such an excellent and life-affirming show!! As long as you can keep the political and social justice stuff to a minimum, focus on the characters as established, and axe any dialogue that references real-world stuff, I have absolute confidence that you will stick the landing. Bring on Season 5!! Oh, one more thing - I am amazed that the only merch available for Zog and Bean are ugly Funko Pops. I want actual figures, darn it!! HONK!… Expand
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agg8877May 10, 2020
Toda la serie girará en torno al empoderamiento femenino que tal parece significa consumir licor, drogas y ser promiscua. Humor más bien poco pero eso sí unos gráficos superiores incluso a otras series como los Simpson del cual saca su arte.
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ajzeg01Feb 13, 2020
Much like Star Wars Resistance, I was very mixed on Disenchantment’s first season. It was really slow and awkward and clunky and not that funny, but when you go back to The Simpsons season 1 or even Futurama season 1, those shows didn’tMuch like Star Wars Resistance, I was very mixed on Disenchantment’s first season. It was really slow and awkward and clunky and not that funny, but when you go back to The Simpsons season 1 or even Futurama season 1, those shows didn’t really hit their stride until later on. I assumed Disenchantment would follow the same pattern as Matt Groening’s other shows. Again, like Star Wars Resistance, Disenchantment season 1 had a great season finale that got me really excited to see where it would go next. However, they resolve everything that season 1 set up within the first couple episodes and go back to pretty much just standalone stories. This is one of the most frustrating shows to watch. You can see the potential, there are great characters, some good jokes and opportunities to have an overarching plot, but it doesn’t take any of those opportunities. It feels like a network TV series, not a streaming series. Disenchantment season 2 is, unfortunately, still pretty slow and awkward and clunky and not that funny. Once again, it had a great season finale, but I’m not taking the bait this time. This show has let me down before. If you’ve never seen the show before, there are some positives. The animation is great, the voice acting is strong, the music is good, the characters are likeable and memorable and the show is really good at worldbuilding. It creates a very unique and cool fantasy universe. I just wish it was more funny and had an interesting story. I’d say don’t bother watching it right now. Wait and see how it ends before starting, the fourth and final season is coming out in 2021. Maybe season 3 will turn things around? I doubt it, but I’ll keep watching and see.… Expand
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DharlasSep 24, 2019
Season 1: as the entry into the whole plot of the series it takes things very slowly and introduces the characters but it trips on this point. It re-uses a lot of voice actors from Matt's other shows and while it nice to hear the familiaritySeason 1: as the entry into the whole plot of the series it takes things very slowly and introduces the characters but it trips on this point. It re-uses a lot of voice actors from Matt's other shows and while it nice to hear the familiarity of these voices they are type cast so hard that they are a near parallel to their characters from the other shows. Character development is non-existent. Bean does what she wants because she is an alcoholic (a Matt staple) where she murders, destroys at whim because she just can. Nothing really stops her and she even touches on this fact negligently. She doesn't develop at all. Elfo changes slightly but even then is still bound by the chains of 'being an elf'. Luci is a demon and demons are evil, his job to corrupt Bean however could have been done by literally anything else with a half hearted malicious attempt. Definitely one of the superior characters, but entirely irrelevant as far as plot goes. One of the things this season is a true criminal for however is the wrongful usage of John DiMaggio. His character Zog (King of Dreamland and father to Bean) does nothing but yell. That I would argue is John's strong point but it's the escalation of his voice that brings real depth to the situations. But in Disenchantment all he does is yell. There is no escalation, no comedic timing its just yelling all the time and it is a waste of his efforts. The plot is barely noticeable, it bounces around until the ending of the season then wraps it all up with annoying scene changes to prevent the viewer from obtaining information which only leaves more questions, with an ending that just leaves more to be desired, and not in a good way. The 3d transition sequences are very awkward, this could just be me, but they hit the eye oddly and are to a point a bit nauseating. The first season could be just this however, the first season. An awkward first step into a new IP that will get stronger as it learns its new footing. However this is from Matt Groening. I believe he and his team are better than this. Which brings me to the final point for Season 1, the comedy (or lack thereof). The 'comedy' is so opaque its incredibly painful. I saw the jokes coming and the punchlines were so weak and obvious it was hard to enjoy them. In the entirety of this season there was one joke that actually surprised me and made me laugh. But the rest of it there was nothing to bother even mentioning. It makes blatant attempts to make jokes and its rather annoying. Perhaps if you have never watched Futurama or The Simpsons before these jokes would be enjoyable, but that doesn't help the delivery, or the impact. It was painful to watch and expect better from such a prolific series creator. Season 2: Everything that happened in towards the end of the first season gets dealt with and thrown away in the first couple episodes. So plot once more takes a back seat in this season, as they tease a new plot for a bit but never go along with it, in fact one of the new characters that starts the plot vanishes for no apparent reason, he is simply gone after starting this new adventure. The characters don't seem to change much outside of Zog who shows some actual development, albeit not very much. But some is better than none, the comedy this time around is even worse, perhaps I was not as invested going into it and paid less attention but the comedy wasn't as obvious, but it impacted just as feebly, there is not a single moment in this entire season that stands out. Elfo goes through some random developments that could be set up for something interesting, but then just resets himself as nothing ever happened. Luci gets a bar. Doesn't really impact anything just kind of happens. Its used as a staging point but it could have been used without him owning it and nothing would change. That seems to be the theme of season 2, things happening that have no purpose. Its still lackluster and could be done better in many ways, throughout the season there are multiple teases at the plot that they never touch again until the final episode, which they then leave on a cliff hanger. Which as in season 1 comes across as a desperate grab at attention to get another season, which has been already greenlit for 2020. There really isn't more to go on, the characters don't really have any growth, Bean does what Bean does. Elfo follows around as the annoying Deus Ex Machina, and Luci really sits on the sidelines this time around, more than usual, with less of a puppet master role and more of a bystander. Zog does deal with issues and grows a bit, and some of the side characters get more plot involvement, but its all teases. Some characters get even less time such as Sorcerio, I actually forgot about him in this season he was barely around. All in all Disenchantment hasn't done better going into a second season, when it didn't really have a good foothold to begin with it seems to have just stumbled even more.… Expand
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roxxkie97Feb 12, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Seasons 1 and 2 were great, 3 was a bit of a let down in light of how all over the place the season was, and season 4 was very much the same if not more so than its predecessors. With this most recent season, it just feels like no ones knows what they're doing. Plot's all over the place/ends too quickly, pacing is terrible, needless dialogue and moments, things are revealed way too quickly with very little suspense. They start one plotline, don't take it anywhere or handle it poorly. Take the transition where the group is chasing after the puppets for instance. They're chasing them, then they suddenly are in the underwater world. It was handled in a very strange way. My hopes are not high for the remainder of the show. Very disappointing.… Expand
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michdawDec 16, 2022
Disenchantment is easily the best show by Matt Groening. I think what makes it that is the fact that this series puts plot first, jokes second. The humour follows the plot, not the other way around.
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