- Network: Apple TV
- Series Premiere Date: Mar 26, 2025
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It also feels like a seamless extension of the original series, exploring what it means to be a creative person in a commodified world and what community looks like for those accustomed to living inside their own lonely minds.
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While the episode with McElhenny, Waters and Konkle was funny, the episode that starred Grant was funny and heartwarming.
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Overall, Side Quest waxes and wanes in quality, carrying some writing flaws while achieving moments of dramatic greatness. But luckily, it ended on a high note with an episode that is a touching tribute to the gaming community.
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With a mere four, however, it feels more like a series of excursions into the ripples of the video game world that couldn't be fit into a standard season — delicious leftovers, but leftovers nonetheless.
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It’s an enjoyable and ambitious supplement to one of today’s best streaming comedies – but at only four episodes, Side Quest feels too slight, and unable to reach the high bar set by previous Mythic Quest one-offs.
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The distance it puts between itself and its parent proves as much a curse as a blessing. Siloed off into a separate realm, these odds and ends struggle to find much of a way forward on their own.
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“Side Quest” is an easy watch, but a forgettable one.