All goes wrong in the indomitable Gaulish village when the Roman conqueror Julius Caesar sets his eye on them. Based on the original French comics of the same name, Netflix’s new animated miniseries, Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight, is a sharp and entertaining series, blending clever wit with brisk, well-paced storytelling. The show basically is an almost perfect recipe for a good old laugh.

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What happens in the show?

The Big Fight begins in 78 BC, and we see two best friends, Asterix and Obelix, who are nothing but absolute babies. Due to a silly bet with a bully called Cassius Ceramix, the two friends sneak into the Druid Getafix’s hut late at night. Getafix has been working on creating a magical potion his entire life, but he’d never managed to do so. When tiny Obelix tastes the potion, he rates it as bland and decides to add strawberries,...