I wrote a review of "Disenchantment" when the first season/first half of the first season/whatever was on Netflix and unfortunately, for my money, this second run is even worse than the former one.
With Dreamland turned to stone and her mother resurrected instead of Elfo (Nat Faxon), Bean (Abbi Jacobson) is transported away to her Mother's Kingdom, but she soon discovers that Queen Dagmar (Sharon Horgon) is not all she seems.
I'm constantly staggered that with all the talent and experience in animation that these people have, they've created a show as awkward, as "Disenchantment" and awkward is the only word I can think to describe it as. It's not just 'not funny' . . . that would be enough, but the line reads that they use, and the pauses, and the lack of background noise all gives the show the atmosphere of an amateur comedy night that's not going very well. Maybe it's the casting of comedians and actors, rather than genuine vocal artists to a number of the key roles that has something to do with this, maybe it's the editing, I'm not sure.
I can see that there's a lot of thought and effort gone into it, there are a lot of background sight gags, for example, and the animation is well done. There is a lot of story there, a lot of ideas maybe, but not one that comes together as a genuinely coherent narrative at any point, despite the ongoing story elements.
I was desperate to see if the show could improve after that disappointing debut and I love a number of the people involved with "Disenchantment" but, with a heavy heart, it's not bad "relative to the Simpsons or Futurama", it's just bad and I'm not willing to give it any more chances.
