- Network: Netflix
- Series Premiere Date: Jul 12, 2024
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Exploding Kittens is intermittently funny, occasionally sweet, and rarely annoying. But it never really distinguishes itself from the coolest cartoons of the 2010s.
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Chaos can only get you so far, and “Exploding Kittens” coasts along as far as it can, but the series isn’t invested in its own story, its own design, or its own jokes — so why should anyone else be?
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This lack of direction prevents the show from being memorable. Instead of the fast-paced, lighthearted adaptation similar to the card game, Exploding Kittens feels like learning the rules itself. You can swear you’re interested, but nothing else is going on to keep you hooked.
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Tom Ellis and Sasheer Zamata attempt to give things a boost through their vocal performances, though the material they’re working with isn’t up to the task. The animation may be serviceable, but it’s actually in service of very little. By the time it comes to a generally disappointing close, Exploding Kittens ends less with a bang and more with a whimper.