This is an absolutely top notch show with a legitimate season long story arc like Buffy the vampire slayer. Characters, friendship, and relationships are emphasized and everybody speaks with their own voice. Top notch voice acting from Kelsey grammar, Anton yelchin, Ron Perlman, and the people nobody heard of as well. Very positive role modeling. And of course unparalleled world building, monster design, and visuals that always come with Guillermo Del Toro. Troll market's wondrously glowing beauty reminding me of Book of Life. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
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SPOILERS: If you loved Buffy, lots of stuff clearly referencing Buffy. No question the plotting is HEAVILY influenced by season 1&2 of Buffy the Vampire slayer, which was also set in high school with a "chosen one" in a world of supernatural (trolls replace vampires) . The first two episodes here are actually titled becoming part 1&2 which is the name of two of the greatest Buffy episodes of all time, as if to cement the Buffy reference. The main character lives with a single mom, just like Buffy, and slayers/trollhunters are supposed to work alone. Except this one acquires a gang of scoobies who eventually make indispensable contributions. Angor Rot, one major opponent, is Basically much like "the Judge" in Buffy. They sit basically on a hellmouth type gate out of which the greatest evil entity is trying to escape, and only The hero himself is key to opening the gate to let him into our world.as season goes on, he is hiding more and more from mom, straining their relationship The coming out as a hunter/slayer scene to mom is a little reminiscent of the Same scene in Buffy. The mom bashing a bad guy in the back of the head shouting get away from my son is a direct homage. Also like Buffy, huge emphasis on having to hit the ancient tombs and study to beat their enemies. And the trolls turn to stone in daylight like the vampires.
Yet despite taking many plot points and the core character dynamic from Buffy, it feels fresh and there are constant surprises. The main characters are very different. Jim is a nurturing type boy who cooks gourmet meals for his mom to take to work at her night shift work as a physician. The bully kid interestingly is strongly reminiscent of Kent from Real genius. Too much like him not to have been deliberate.
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SPOILERS: If you loved Buffy, lots of stuff clearly referencing Buffy. No question the plotting is HEAVILY influenced by season 1&2 of Buffy the Vampire slayer, which was also set in high school with a "chosen one" in a world of supernatural (trolls replace vampires) . The first two episodes here are actually titled becoming part 1&2 which is the name of two of the greatest Buffy episodes of all time, as if to cement the Buffy reference. The main character lives with a single mom, just like Buffy, and slayers/trollhunters are supposed to work alone. Except this one acquires a gang of scoobies who eventually make indispensable contributions. Angor Rot, one major opponent, is Basically much like "the Judge" in Buffy. They sit basically on a hellmouth type gate out of which the greatest evil entity is trying to escape, and only The hero himself is key to opening the gate to let him into our world.as season goes on, he is hiding more and more from mom, straining their relationship The coming out as a hunter/slayer scene to mom is a little reminiscent of the Same scene in Buffy. The mom bashing a bad guy in the back of the head shouting get away from my son is a direct homage. Also like Buffy, huge emphasis on having to hit the ancient tombs and study to beat their enemies. And the trolls turn to stone in daylight like the vampires.
Yet despite taking many plot points and the core character dynamic from Buffy, it feels fresh and there are constant surprises. The main characters are very different. Jim is a nurturing type boy who cooks gourmet meals for his mom to take to work at her night shift work as a physician. The bully kid interestingly is strongly reminiscent of Kent from Real genius. Too much like him not to have been deliberate.