I watched both seasons, and I have to say I like the show a lot more than I thought I would but it's not really good. I think the voice acting is great, the background art is nice, and the character designs of the non human characters are really well drawn. I like most of the characters, my favorite being Pauline.
What I don't like is the main character Barney. He's entitled, annoying, and 99% of his character is about him being trans. I think diversity and lgbt representation is great but that shouldn't be the only thing about a character. The thing is, he's the only character that's like this, the other characters are lgbt and from diverse backgrounds but they're not one dimensional like Barney is.
Norma is bisexual and autistic but there's more to her than that. She's passionate about working at the park, she's really into solving the mysteries at her workplace, etc. She's more than just being bi and autistic, she's got a personality, interests and struggles.
Barney's entire character is "I am trans, and because I am trans I felt like I didn't belong anywhere. But now I found a place where I can belong" He lashes out to his loved ones and is rewarded for his entitlement by everyone bending over backwards for him.
Because Barney is so one-dimensional, all the episodes about him are really boring. The show is much more interesting whenever he's not on screen, personally, the show would have been better if Norma was the protagonist.
With the episodes, I feel like the show would have been better if each episode was 11 minutes long instead over 20 minutes. The episodes aren't interesting enough to justify the length, this show was definitely more suited for the 11 minute format.
I don't like the character designs for the human characters (except for Pauline), they're ugly and bland. I suppose that's not a big deal but it definitely takes some time to get used to, especially the snowman noses all the characters have.
What I don't like is the main character Barney. He's entitled, annoying, and 99% of his character is about him being trans. I think diversity and lgbt representation is great but that shouldn't be the only thing about a character. The thing is, he's the only character that's like this, the other characters are lgbt and from diverse backgrounds but they're not one dimensional like Barney is.
Norma is bisexual and autistic but there's more to her than that. She's passionate about working at the park, she's really into solving the mysteries at her workplace, etc. She's more than just being bi and autistic, she's got a personality, interests and struggles.
Barney's entire character is "I am trans, and because I am trans I felt like I didn't belong anywhere. But now I found a place where I can belong" He lashes out to his loved ones and is rewarded for his entitlement by everyone bending over backwards for him.
Because Barney is so one-dimensional, all the episodes about him are really boring. The show is much more interesting whenever he's not on screen, personally, the show would have been better if Norma was the protagonist.
With the episodes, I feel like the show would have been better if each episode was 11 minutes long instead over 20 minutes. The episodes aren't interesting enough to justify the length, this show was definitely more suited for the 11 minute format.
I don't like the character designs for the human characters (except for Pauline), they're ugly and bland. I suppose that's not a big deal but it definitely takes some time to get used to, especially the snowman noses all the characters have.