Disenchantment (2018)

My wife loves it. I liked the Simpsons and I loved Futurama... but honestly I don't think this offers anything knew.

It's not trying to be either show, or recapture any former glory, so I'll give it that. And it does have it's moments here and there, but it doesn't feel as if it's trying to say anything.

It's not exactly ripping into pop culture like the Simpsons did so brilliantly when it was so good, and it's not a social commentary channeled through the lens of Sci-fi geekdom like Futurama... it's not even ripping into pop culture or giving any social commentary as channeled through the lens of fantasy.

It's just kind of there, kind of episodic, kind of meh. It's not even the kind of meh where you can say that you don't like the character, or the situation, or whatever... because that would have just a tad more meaning than this offers.

Really it's kind of fun, but kind of empty and meaningless. The jokes aren't layer upon layer, they only come up when offered. It's almost like it was phoned in, and in a way that tries to tell an over-arching story about really nothing all that fun or different.

Disenchanted with Disenchantment.

Started off well enough but what i can only assume is the last season, ended on a sour note for me. Putting aside all the usual woke trappings I've come to associate with Netflix, was a brief but nasty poke, at people who have concerns around what appears to be the COVID vaccines.

In my country, like many others, people were coerced into taking experimental vaccines with threats of job loss. Moreover, increasing scientific evidence demonstrates that those concerned about the efficacy and safety of these products, may well have every reason to be so. Still an on going consideration, not one to be tritely dismissed.

Beyond this, season fives story was alright but it did feel like the ideas were running thin and the net result was basic and in itself, not overly inspiring.Nor for that matter was it genuinely funny. Instead, leaning on childlike humour about things like "bum bums". Really?

In summary, I feel this series should really have ended at least a season ago. Its sparkle is well and truly, gone. Add to that its playing politics, wokeness, suffice to say I found it an unappealing proposition. I can not envisage another season. If there is one, I wont be watching it.