vicmashkov

The worst part of this series is being a part of the franchise, because it can set certain expectations that won't be met. IMHO, this series is much more interesting than anything you could expect from a kid-friendly adaptation. They moved everything to post apocalypse, so they can have as much creative freedom as they wanted. And some of the concepts are quite bald and unique, never could be expected to be featured in a Highlander franchise. And this baldness is the thing I can respect. Every episode is a self-contained story with fast pacing and one the most creative usage of Saturday morning cartoon formula you can see around, to be short about it. The fact some immortals can actually die makes each story much less predictable and thus, more engaging. The art style is mostly hit or miss, but to me it sells the idea of "toy commercial post apocalypse", which is a product of 80s to 90s cartoons, to me it has its own charm. There are some major flows though - even though usage of formula is creative, formula is a formula - you have this big bad villain, heroes always win, et cetera. But you can call me a fan boy if you want (just trust me, I am not), but I just can't be mad about this show.

Hilarious critique of Dan Harmons' own Story Circle structure, usage of tropes and being overly attached to fiction, and the biggest yet "in your face" idea - modern entertainments' only purpose is to advertise the merchandise. First - money, creativity second. It's like writers room cry from the heart, but, well, not overly dramatic. Also, expectation subversion at its finest. It's like they are fully aware of this shows' cult status and its' fans theories and attachment to this show, yet writers don't have much desire to get into this mold of sticking with the formula, giving character mandatory growth and drama. They made a statement in a very first episode - they want to do "a little bit of this and a little bit of that", not sticking to the formula, not giving everyone something, that is a staple in sitcoms - give some drama, make characters overcome it and learn a valuable lesson. And they are committed to it, not that they don't care about the fanbase, but they are trying to keep their creative integrity as much as possible, and I think it's really hard in modern era television. But still, if there will be more classic story structure in the future, I have no doubt, they will pull that off even without repeating anything we've seen in the story machine moment. Still, like I'm very sure Dan Harmon is very aware himself, I can see why people might have problems with that episode. It is too conceptual to be immersive, especially if you are unfamiliar with that type of humor.