'Amphibia' was actually watched with high expectations. The Disney Channel has been in decline for years, ever since stopping airing the 80s-early 2000s Disney shows and dominated its scheduling with the Disney sitcoms (which varied in quality, mostly not great). It still had gems, 'Phineas and Ferb' was a big part of my late teens years and in recent years 'Gravity Falls' (their best in years) was an absolute gem and once it settled there was much to like about 'The Owl House' too.
Was actually intrigued as to how the show was going to make something entertaining, charming or adventure filled out of a world centered around amphibians, which usually do not appeal to me. Luckily, 'Amphibia' does that incredibly well. Absolutely loved the show throughout its duration, with the Season 2 finale being a highlight, and didn't think it was a slow starter (certainly not near as much as 'The Owl House' was) personally. Maybe not quite as good as 'Gravity Falls', but has pretty much everything that made that show so good and what made 'The Owl House' great when it got better.
Everything works. Really like the animation, which is very vibrant in colour (the colours literally popping out without being too dizzying) and rich in background detail. The character designs are also creative. The music is always dynamic with the action and full of energy and atmosphere. The theme tune is very catchy. The voice acting is excellent all round, so much life and enthusiasm from all. Brenda Song should continue going in this direction, she does voice acting really well and more than holds her own against the more experienced voice actors such as Bill Farmer (best known to me as the voice of Goofy).
Love the characters and right from the start like 'Gravity Falls'. Their character personalities were well established early on, as well as the relationships between the characters, and both grew as the show went on. All the characters were interesting and either lots of fun like Sprig or easy to relate like Anne, and never found them annoying or found myself frustrated by any behaviours or decision making (not the case with the early episodes of 'The Owl House'). A great job is done with fleshing out all the different relationships and character and situation conflicts. It was one of the best things about Season 1 and done even better in the second.
Furthermore, the writing is very funny and smart as well as rich in depth. The style of humour never came over as crude or childish, not quite the same as 'Gravity Falls' but is on that level of maturity, meaning that adults can enjoy the show as well while not being complicated for younger viewers. Can't fault the storytelling either, the mystery elements are always intriguing and suspenseful while never feeling predictable, the adventurous elements thrill, the nostalgic elements charm and loved the complexity and maturity of it. All the stories go at a good pace, especially in the even better second season, and avoid repetition, while also exploring very emotionally investable themes. So more depth than most shows today.
Personally didn't feel there was too much filler to begin with, and how brilliantly and remarkably quickly the characters are set up and developed more than made up for it. Even if structurally the stories were slight, there was a lot going on in the character moments, developments and relationships always.
Summing up, an absolute gem. 10/10.
Was actually intrigued as to how the show was going to make something entertaining, charming or adventure filled out of a world centered around amphibians, which usually do not appeal to me. Luckily, 'Amphibia' does that incredibly well. Absolutely loved the show throughout its duration, with the Season 2 finale being a highlight, and didn't think it was a slow starter (certainly not near as much as 'The Owl House' was) personally. Maybe not quite as good as 'Gravity Falls', but has pretty much everything that made that show so good and what made 'The Owl House' great when it got better.
Everything works. Really like the animation, which is very vibrant in colour (the colours literally popping out without being too dizzying) and rich in background detail. The character designs are also creative. The music is always dynamic with the action and full of energy and atmosphere. The theme tune is very catchy. The voice acting is excellent all round, so much life and enthusiasm from all. Brenda Song should continue going in this direction, she does voice acting really well and more than holds her own against the more experienced voice actors such as Bill Farmer (best known to me as the voice of Goofy).
Love the characters and right from the start like 'Gravity Falls'. Their character personalities were well established early on, as well as the relationships between the characters, and both grew as the show went on. All the characters were interesting and either lots of fun like Sprig or easy to relate like Anne, and never found them annoying or found myself frustrated by any behaviours or decision making (not the case with the early episodes of 'The Owl House'). A great job is done with fleshing out all the different relationships and character and situation conflicts. It was one of the best things about Season 1 and done even better in the second.
Furthermore, the writing is very funny and smart as well as rich in depth. The style of humour never came over as crude or childish, not quite the same as 'Gravity Falls' but is on that level of maturity, meaning that adults can enjoy the show as well while not being complicated for younger viewers. Can't fault the storytelling either, the mystery elements are always intriguing and suspenseful while never feeling predictable, the adventurous elements thrill, the nostalgic elements charm and loved the complexity and maturity of it. All the stories go at a good pace, especially in the even better second season, and avoid repetition, while also exploring very emotionally investable themes. So more depth than most shows today.
Personally didn't feel there was too much filler to begin with, and how brilliantly and remarkably quickly the characters are set up and developed more than made up for it. Even if structurally the stories were slight, there was a lot going on in the character moments, developments and relationships always.
Summing up, an absolute gem. 10/10.