So, I finished watching the series only yesterday, I think it was a pretty great series. It probably had the best animation for any DreamWorks web series. It had great action sequences, voice acting, great humor, storytelling but had some flaws in writing which I will discuss.
Pros: -
First and foremost is the animation. The animation is even better than Dragons: Race to the Edge. Everything of the animation was top notch. Action sequences, character designs, camera movements and angles, layouts, etc.
Main Characters and voice acting - The series had several likeable characters. Jim, the main protagonist was a typical DreamWorks hero like Po or Hiccup. He is charming and innocent. Tobey was a great and amusing character and I liked the chemistry between Jim and Claire. The credit should go to the voice actors for making these characters so much amusing and relatable. (Rest in Peace 🙏 Anton Yelchin). I have seen for other DreamWorks shows like The Nine Realms, the voice acting feels forced and lazy,
Apart from the main characters, the supporting characters were also great like Blinky, Argh, Vendel, Draal and Notenqriue. These characters had very well written character arcs. Especially Vendel and Draal.
Humor - Most of these shows like The Dragon Knight or The Nine Realms, they lack the witty humor of the originals. But this show has a lot of good witty humor.
Villains - This show had a lot of compelling villains. They are not just powerful or intimidating, they keep forcing the characters into making difficult choices. Bular, Gunmar, Angor Rot, Morgana.
Redemption Arcs - I liked how the show handled Redemption arcs of characters like Nomura and Strikler. They felt very gradual and well written and not rushed or forced.
Cons: -
The first few episodes were not that interesting and did not hook me. Like Camp Cretaceous had really great opening episodes that were engaging and I rewatched them again and again. I was on the verge of quitting the show but later convinced myself to watch it and I am glad I did.
The show had a lot of fart jokes and toilet humor which made me cringe. I mean such humor is present in other shows but it felt like this show had these types the most.
I feel like some villains were underused like Bular who was killed too soon and I wanted to see more stalklings as they were cool dragonesque creatures.
The ending of season 3 was a bit disappointing. Like I wished Merlin turned Jim into human after the final battle. I know he would be turned normal in the future installments but like it felt a very risky ending. There are always chances of future shows to get cancelled and I feel like it should have ended on a more satisfactory note.
So these are just my opinions. I give the show an 8.6/10 rating. So what do you guys think ?