Side Quest

As a huge fan of Mythic Quest (MQ), I was excited to see this spin-off. With only four 30-minute episodes it seemed like a great way to pass a rainy day.

Unfortunately this show pales in comparison to the original MQ.

While the acting is good, the writing lacks the charm and humor of MQ. There is no cohesive factor joining the episodes together other than they are fans of MQ. It is a flimsy premise on which to base an entire show.

None of the characters are compelling or sympathetic. The fourth episode was one that actually had some pathos injected into it.

It is definitely not worth the two hours.

Episode 3 was amazing but the rest if the episodes so far range from amusing to insightful.

If you look at it as a spin-off you might be looking at it the wrong way.

As an anthology series it touches vaguely on the main show but really does its own thing.

I haven't seen the entire thing yet (just 3 episodes) but I'm getting a pretty good feeling from this.

I hope we get more deep dives into the different aspects of this world.

It's not just comedy for comedy's sake. Heck, some parts of it are downright dark in tone but again, this isn't meant to be viewed as a sequel to the main show.

Hope they do a VO episode too.

Along the lines of the VO episode in Alan Tudyk's Con-Man.

4 episodes....

So what is the "side quest"? Apparently, unlike Mythic Quest, the Side Quest is to use the platform of TV to, in a minor way, "preach" some morals or life lessons to viewers.

The first 2 were decent. (Morals: Be assertive and don't be self centered).... Relatable stories with some MINOR humor injected. Not as much humor as Mythic Quest, but still I found the first two episodes engaging.

I found episode 3 (Moral: Working too much) dreadfully boring, uninteresting, and trying waaaaaaaayyyyy too hard to be deep and meaningful in an effort to convey some sort of "life lesson". Acting was good, the problem was the story.

Episode four.. (Moral: Be respectful) again, trying to be more deep and meaningful that it actually was.. and centered around pre-teens so, yeah there's that. It's been a while since I was in High School, much less Junior High...simply didn't find it interesting. But I can accept that I'm not part of the "Twitch Generation" and I'm not the audience for it.

So.. meh.. its a 50/50 series. If you're looking for the humor of Mythic Quest, it's not really here. The stories, other than the first episode, are far more tangential than directly related to MQ.

None of the episodes seemed worthy of a second viewing to me.

If you're expecting to watch something in the lines of Mythic Quest, you'll be disappointed. It's VERY different from mythic quest. See it more like a completely different series, about modern life, with some vague references to Mythic Quest, and no link between the episodes. Some episodes have elements of fun, but far from those of MQ. Some elements have absolutely no element of fun but are nevertheless beautiful.

I have watched only three episodes so far but i had to share my opinion as i thought the third episode was brilliant. It may be dark, but with an amazing direction, sound design and actors.

The first episode was IMO less interesting. It's not bad, i just did not connect to it much. Too classic for me.

Second episode was more human, with a hint of the Big Bang theory / geek culture.

As a fan of Mythic Quest, I was drawn to watch this spinoff. The first episode wasn't that great, but hey, it was only 4 half hour episodes, so I was determined to try to finish it all. Well, in the middle of the 4th episode, I bailed. Shame on the makers of Mythic Quest for releasing this, and relying on the goodwill of fans of the original show to watch it.

I suppose this series came about because there were one-off episodes that the Mythic Quest creators had thought about over the years that they wanted to produce, but didn't fit into the Mythic Quest paradigm (which is puzzling, because as all Mythic Quest fans know, each season there is a one-off episode included that has nothing to do with the plotline of that season).

Suffice to say, if they ever do a second season of Side Quest, I will not be watching it.